How to Love Oneself: A Dharma Talk by Sister Dang Nghiem 

I am almost 50. Yet this dharma talk resonates within every part of me. I now know what seeds I would want to cultivate in me more. (Sometimes i forget !) I am grateful, 🙏 thank you

Sister D is my favorite Nun. I have all her books and have read them several times. I always find something new. I exchanged emails with her a year or so back. She gifted me something that has been so helpful to me. She is whom I go to in my thoughts when I feel overwhelmed. A few minutes of mindful breathing when I ask her to breathe with me brings me back to peace. Thank you Sister D. I love you.

I keep coming back to this dharma talk whenever I need to recalibrate, reflect, internalize and heal. It's a powerful reminder on how we should stop seeking answers, love and validation from external factors, but to look inwards instead. Thank you for this wonderful gem, Sister Dang Nghiem.

Gratitude and Blessings for this talk. With a suicide every 40 seconds around our world now and almost half being teenagers these conversations are vital. Would love seeing these in every school in the world and starting in grade school to instill habits of self worth and an understanding of harm of much social media. May all beings love, respect and honor ourselves and thus each other. Living a heartfull life.❤

When you so lovingly invited the teenagers to come to the front, the teenage part of me began sobbing for they never encountered such care. The focus of you practice on supporting young people is truly noble. 〰♥

You are changing the world, Sister D!

Sister Dang Nghiem’s talks always have me touching a deep deep part of myself that I never knew needed to be touched by love. And I end up in tears with a feeling of warmth.

I love the the Zen Buddhism and everything Buddha learn out even if I’m a Catholic. You are beautiful and I know that Thomas Merton liked Zen and mindfulness. Bless you 🙏🏻🕯️♥️🕉️☸️☮️

Sister D!❤❤❤❤ favorite monastic and teacher 🙏true continuation of Thay ❤

👋 What a fantastic dharma talk, Sr. Dang Nghiem! I'm not a teen but this message resonated with me at many levels and helped me to understand myself better. Blessings to you and to the Deer Park and Plum Village practitioners. 🙏

Dear Sister D, Your gentle kindness. and wisdom is always such a gift. I truly love your spirit . 🪷🙏🏻😘🪷

This... this came at exactly the right time. I have started my self love journey but for the last two days I have had the 'knot under my sternum'. I have tried to sit with it, not to run from it but I get consumed. This talk was so deeply insightful, her energy is so calming. I cannot thank you enough for offering this wisdom so freely... truly the most honourable work.

Wow. Exactly perfect. The part about trafficking 😔 sending so much love to you.

The 5 Components How thru and important they are Sr Dang . Must come back to my breath again even if I am 67 years old. Bless you dear Sr. Dang🌈🙏🏻💖🕯✨🕉☸️ How I miss Thay , but he is with me in a Amaryllis flower in my apartment ❤

You are so peaceful and compassionate Sr. Dang🙏🏻🕯️♥️🕉️

Sister D is a wonderful teacher! 🙏

Thank you so much, dear sister. Your talks and books have helped me so much. I wish I had had a mentor like you when I was a teenager. But I have access to your wisdom now and I can grow and learn how to be joyful and how to love myself

Thank you Sister, bless you. Im glad to have found your Dharma talk on self harm video one dark night I was having a month ago. I am 24 and have a 4 yo daughter and am healing from many traumas my body carries. I find comfort in your voice and kind smile. God bless

I ordered Sister Deng's book after listening to this talk. I'm hoping the Dhamma of the first Noble Truth of suffering will truly open my heart and finally have Right VIew 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Thank you for continuing Thay so beautifully, and sharing your light, and love with us. ❤

You're so peaceful and lovely

Sister D! You are so kind and compassionate. I even feel this immense love is unbearable so I cry while listening to you. But your sense of humor made me laugh again 😊 Clearly I’m not quite used to this type of true love and happiness and I have buried myself in the “fast food” type of love and happiness for so long… I will need to spend the rest of my life unlearning and relearning how to love myself and others. I told my mom about the immense healing power that Buddhism has and that all kids should learn this from childhood. She thinks that it’s bad for the kids. Oh my, no wonder I suffer… I’m glad that plum village is teaching kids these priceless lessons! 🤍

Powerful video to Empower self-love for each person, Thank you Sister Dang Nghiem and Plum Village

Love you sister ❤️❤️❤️

Soooo peaceful watching this ❤

BEAUTIFUL ❤️ Sister... THANK YOU for your HEALING words... I so NEEDED to hear them 🫶

Sr. Dang Nghiem's way of being is such an inspiration.

What a beautiful way to teach the most important principles of a good life. Thank you so much for the gentleness also to the young people who took part in the retreat.

You are amazing dear Sr. Dank. Thank you. I wish I can come over to Plum Village one day🙏🏻🕯️🕉️☸️

Thank you Sr. Dang. The talk is so meaningful ; & delivered with such grace, joy & love. I enjoyed hearing the laughter of the listeners. 💖💖💖

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You are so haerdtouching. Beautyfull thank you so much❤❤❤

I wanted to say thank you! I shared this with my children today.

Learning. I am immature in appropriate self love practice. Ty to Dang Ngheim for your talk.

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Sister D! You have helped me tremendously in the past few years. Wish you a peaceful and fruitful 2024❤🎉

Beautiful! Even for the experienced practitioner. It’s time to love ❤yourself.

Thank you sister. This talk is so practical, so down to earth and so relating to our daily life. Digitals and gadgets are two edges sword, I can use it to listen /watch meaningful talks from Thay and sisters/brothers, or I can get drown in it with negative & violent stuffs. This wonderful talk should be introduced to all schools and parents. Much appreciated Sister!!❤❤❤❤❤

Love you Sister D 🙏♥️

Helpful, comforting teacher, thank you sister

Thanks Sr Dang Nghiem for your helpful sharing about mindful breathing and healthy habits ❤

Profound❤...thank you for this deep understanding of your pain and putting it out so well, simply making each word deeply understood...felt and ok ❤

So beautiful Sister. Your voice is pure peace. I will share with all the children and adults who may listen to me. Thank you for your wonderful gift.

Beauty of continuation 🙏🥰😊

This talk was special to me... it touched me very deeply. Thank you for all that made this video possible to come to us. ❤️

You are beautiful inside and out. Thank you for your teaching dear one.

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Greathanks sister 🎉fr tis lovely Dharma principle ❤

A wonderful teaching. Thank you Sr. Dang Nghiem 🙏

Thank you for this wonderful talk, sister. Thanks for reminding us and for making such a good impact on our young people. 💓💟💓

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The beautiful love you share and are is the true message and touches all so deeply. Great thanks 🙏

So healing. I love you all

Thank you ❤️

Sr. dang u are a gem ! ❤. U r so comforting to me .....u seem to have all the answers. I will try to live by what u preach. Thank u so much.

Fantastic talk. Wonderfully done 🙏

Thank you Sr. For such a kind and empowering talk delivered with such grace & compassion🙏

I met sister D at a retreat in 2007. She has a medical degree from a university in California. I love sister D

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Excellent instruction so wonderful ❤😁.

The Catholic nuns could learn love and compassion from this beautiful soul. Grew up in catholic schools, the nuns never made any of us feel loved or connected.

I smile with the broccoli meditation 🥦💖

I don't know who this is for but if there's someone here who has been struggling with hopelessness from constant narcissistic abuse from people practicing self love around you and naturally you're an empathic loving/giving person... you're not a people pleaser or traumatized to behave as a loving/giving person. You do not have to do all the meditation/yoga/affirmations to get to a place of peace and "enlightenment' that constantly seems like menta/emotional work when life circumstances constantly breaks you down and sucks out your life and exhausting you of your autonomy. If you're downcast running on low energy, hanging on my a thread in the spiritual treadmill and this trend of everyone seeming to be on and working for them and not for you because there seems to be no break. I'm here to let you know whoever this is specifically for that God is real, Yeshua (Jesus) is real and alive and if you reach out to Him to come into your life to heal everything with full surrender, He will reveal His character to you, His presence and heal/restore/change you in ways you never imagined and the people around you from the inside out because of your still small voice and faith to reach out to Him. Turn away from practices demons have distorted to become "like God" there is truly a Father figure no human beings can be perfect in, One who will mend things you thought you forgot about but deeply in your subconscious and lift darkness off of your life in a time-line that is not your own personal effort to struggle to get there/get positive/get "self love" and turn into a narcissist bc the world treated you with such take/take/take mentality. You don't go at this life alone. This meditation and all this is temporary. Whoever is reading this, God of Israel of the Bible is for you. Cry outloud to Him and invite Yeshua into your life for complete healing not of your own personal efforts. You're not meant to do this life alone. Hang on and keep holding on and cry out to Yeshua (Jesus) for help. He is with you and He is for you. Don't give up. Keep praying. Amen

Soooo beautiful. Sooo much Love❤️. Thank you. 🙏❤️🕊️

Brocolli and carrot😁 - awesome talk Sister D. It was meditative. Gratitude!

Thank you for sharing such precious wisdom 🙏

Coming back to the breath.

Oh, yeah, she's wearing a hat. I can listen. She is beautiful.

do any of these talks exist in london?

All master teachers need a whiteboard...

Start with my breath at night: I am afraid to close my eyes; because If I am angry: Be Here Now (Bob Ram Das, book) it is the greastest Joy. Finding Joy in Community is my sister's book. She wrote 3 chapters. Would you like to come for a moving meditation on Amtrak. A few years back. I took a 3 week meditation tour from Lawrence, KS to San Francisco. ....to be continued. You vote here. Would you like me to tell this story online? Joyce Pearl of Global Gardens. My clients...

She speaks to us in the morning so softly. Mindful breathing; Zhineng Qingong. Start here each month. I awaken at 4 or 5 naturally. So my day is very. I am gone back to elementary school; I am starting over in my World of Learning. My teacher are global teachers. She lives in Viet Nam; He resides in NYC. Podcasts. This is how we will learn in the future. We learn in air: Longwoods Botanical Garden. Signing family gets poor. Superstitions and Science- based learning. Where is your school. Where are you teaching. What do you teach.

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Voice way to soft. Could not hear. Disappointed.

Sighing makes you poorer

That loud gong is intolerable and damaging can’t you soften it to not hurt eardrums when people have earbuds or headphones?

What are the face masks for? There is no reason to wear them.

saw the masks and immediately stopped watching

UhOh!, they're wearing face diapers. I can't listen.

Bless you, Sister. You give me a new chance every time I listen to your Dharma talks. At 60, from an abusive childhood, your kind and gentle love and encouragement help me continue to heal. You nourish my child and teenager within who did not have you then but is so grateful to have you now. 🙏🏿🪷🙏🏿💕

I'm really grateful to come across Sister Dang Nghiem. I listened to her meditation and I relate to her so much because I struggled with depression all my life. I'd love to hear more of her singing meditations they are so comforting. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, story, and love.

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Thank you ❤

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