Love Meditation and Beginning Anew | Dharma talk by Thich Nhat Hanh, December 31 2009 (Plum Village)

Thay taught the Metta Sutra on December 31, 2009, as part of a special Dharma Talk for the New Year, encouraging us to practice loving-kindness mediation as a form of beginning anew. On the first day we practice for ourselves. On the second day we practice for the ones we love. On the third day we practice for the other person (or institution) that makes us suffer.
Transcript of the meditation:
May I be peaceful and light in my body and in my mind.
May I be safe and free from accidents.
May I be free from anger, unwholesome states of mind, fear and worries.
May I know how to look at myself with the eyes of
understanding and compassion.
May I be able to recognize and touch the seeds of joy and happiness in myself.
May I learn how to nourish myself with joy each day.
May I be able to live fresh, solid and free.
May I not fall into the state of indifference or be caught in
the extremes of attachment or aversion.
May you be peaceful and light in your body and in your mind.
May you be safe and free from accidents.
May you be free from anger, unwholesome states of mind, fear and worries.
May you know how to look at yourself with the eyes of understanding and
compassion.
May you be able to recognize and touch the seeds of joy and happiness in
yourself.
May you learn how to nourish yourself with joy each day.
May you be able to live fresh, solid and free.
May you not fall into the state of indifference or be caught in
the extremes of attachment or aversion.
(And I may help. Just as good as I can.)
May all beings be peaceful and light in their body and in their mind.
May all beings be safe and free from accidents.
May all beings be free from anger, unwholesome states of mind, fear
and worries.
May all beings know how to look at themselves with the eyes of
understanding & compassion.
May all beings be able to recognize and touch the seeds of joy and
happiness in themselves.
May all beings learn how to nourish themselves with joy each day.
May all beings be able to live fresh, solid and free.
May all beings not fall into the state of indifference or be caught in
the extremes of attachment or aversion.
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[@sophialam2895]

Whenever i'm about to lose my way, I find you in the dept of despair. And here I am, walking mindfully on this road again. Thank you, Thay!

[@reef6826]

I feel the same, I always return to the dharma talks when I feel down.

[@rosemarycurry6825]

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[@Miss2BeFree]

I make your words my own🙏🏼❤️

[@never_late_late]

❤the last time I felt this unsure of the future was when I was a monastic student of Thay and had just gone through a lot. I felt hopeless and my faith in the Dharma was depleted. So I got up in the middle of the night and went to Upper Hamlet’s meditation hall and sat in meditation, swearing that if the practice doesn’t work, I will walk away from the path. I think my karmic self wanted to destruct, but I sat and practiced as Thay taught and all the nourishment healed my despair. Thay saved me when no one else could.

[@sonjagracin961]

🙏🙏🙏 Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.

[@jmbalmes]

thank you, Thay! you're in us forever🙏

[@tigistusiba7837]

Amazing teacher! As he put it let's think only for peace and love all over the world in this coming new year 2024. We are so much consuming each other. So, let's bring peace to our lovely world and its inhabitants!! Thank God for giving us these kinds of unique people like Thay!!

[@susan1302]

Thay's words on the sangha are so beautiful. I am not fortunate to have a sangha of other people with me, but I have so much gratitude to Plum Village for providing the opportunity to receive these teachings and to sit in meditation with the online sangha. Thank you so much for everything always.

[@ritamorelli3869]

Yes Susan appreciate Every thing that can be appreciated

[@dustinperry8512]

I feel a closer connection would be nice, but if the energy of thay and the sangha is received. If you felt better from the healing of the sangha, then you were part of the sangha. I hope you also find healing in thay's videos. Thank you for sharing. Bless you 🙏

[@rajappashama6247]

Thay lives on in his gentle teaching

[@jiniaroon8640]

I was thinking, that even if we don't have an actual physical Sangha community, Thay & Plum Village created an Online Sangha Community we can all be part of! How lucky are we to be part of this wonderful Sangha...🙏🙏🙏

[@adrianbeaumont6745]

I could listen to this wonderful learned man forever. RIP Thay 🙏

[@jenniechen24]

Thank you for the precious video, breathing in I feel dear Thay, breathing out he is with us. Enjoy my inbreath, enjoy my outbreath. I am happy I can listen to Thay 's teachings today eventually .

[@melliecrann-gaoth4789]

I am very close to despair by the repeated actions of “good people” in a safe system. Right here, right now. I seek refuge. 🙏

[@wildoceanappaloosawomangay2535]

Father, teacher Thay. You live on in my forgiveness and compassion. 💔😞🙏💚

[@geovaniavaninha2640]

"All of us have the capacity to understand and love". We just have to cultivate the right seeds. Beautiful! 👏👏❤💛

[@klasgroup]

Peace descends just by listening to Thay's voice....

[@shelleymariejohnson503]

Yes, and there is such greatness being spoken in every gentle word. ❤

[@hughslevin7120]

EVERYTHING That we will ever need to know is contained in this wonderful enlightenment for which I am so so grateful Thank you most wonderful Thay and all the wonderful people at Plum Village I am still doing my best with the practice for more than 1 year without a Sanga I will do what I can to change that as soon as possible

[@leanh4435]

Dear Thầy, dear Plum Village’s Sangha, Thầy is always with us in every moment of here and now, in every word of dharma talks having illuminated scores of human beings’ souls🌻🙏🙏🙏🌻 Deep gratitude to Thầy 🌻🙏🙏🙏🌻

[@graceacer9369]

Thank you for keeping the original hour long Dharma talks. They are precious jewels unparalleled by other talks.

[@victoriahangula382]

Thank you for being a world teacher for all and has always a peace displayed and a role model to attain peace, love happiness and companion for the sake of all. Your voice is quaite but your light shine internally Thank you.

[@nilminiamunugama6461]

Dear Ven. Thich , I listen to your Dhamma, always you are with us. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@soyladormidera]

Thanks beloved Thay ❤

[@sarinaphan5508]

Thank you Thay, thank you Plum village Sangha. The path of peace and happiness continues and Thay lives on. 🙏🙏🙏💕💕💕

[@artofmetta7401]

Thats soo soo beautiful, my hearts gratitude is flowing to u. ❤️

[@day6545]

Much Love for you teacher Thay ;-;💜

[@enzogonzales608]

I’m working on recovery and I think the really important things are the sangha body, dharma body and buddha body. Meditating together and then talking about our experiences. The early 12 step meetings were a lot of scripture reading and meditation. I’ve been cut off from the sangha for so long

[@anaaverescu5419]

I'm a recovery Worker and using Thay teachings to develop group work curriculum!

[@user-tq6ld4yo1f]

الـسـلامـ 🌹🙋‍♂️

[@WarrenRCG]

Thank you. I really needed to hear this today.

[@windyli9865]

Thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏🕯️🙏

[@kimtaylor9096]

Thank you Plum Village. Thank you dear Thay.

[@antoinettemarchand8378]

Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound! So needed in the world as is. I cannot imagine why earth’s beings develop such polarity. These talks help one find a central path-a balance, if you will.

[@HelenasUkulele]

Thank you dear Thay, I am deeply grateful for my sanghabody. Working on growing my dharmabody and recognising and feeding my Buddhabody. Love must starts with ourselves, thank you for the reminder 🙏

[@lluviadeluz]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🌸

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♡♡♡from the Netherlands

[@jennytan2301]

The name of Amitabha Buddha is immeasurable and boundless, inconceivable, profound and mysterious, wonderful, and unsurpassed. If you recite the name of Amitabha Buddha wholeheartedly, all the merits and virtues are contained in it. The two benefits of the dark and yang, the protection of the world and the cessation of disasters, the merits and benefits of the "Three Seasons"! The relatives of the Yangshang family came to participate in this dharma meeting, and persuaded the dead to believe and wish to recite the Buddha's name to live in the Western Pure Land! so important. May the world be peaceful, the country is prosperous, the people are safe, the weather is good, the common cause of this generation, the disaster will be eliminated, and we also pray that this sword calamity can reduce the damage, peace, happiness, and good luck. Namo Amitabha 🙏🙏🙏

[@tehswansin6712]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jenw1936]

Thankyou dear Thay. 🌳 🌏 🍃💖

[@JB-fv8bi]

🙏🌸

[@yuradita]

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[@renataral952]

💚💚

[@eyzup]

Thank you for sharing

[@susanyacenda3934]

Dear Sangha, please be invited to share this video with the greater Sangha this coming year. There are no words to express my gratitude for Thay’s life and for the Sangha which supported him so reverently.

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💓🙏🏻

[@user-db2tk3rr5i]

I live in Florida US, I need a Sangha if anyone can help me find one. I can’t really start one around ,everybody is deeply caught up in projects, running non stop. Pls help!

[@henrywhite8944]

If I am home alone at home can I have the sanha body with me in my practice?

[@reef6826]

Its a shame that Buddhism is often viewed under the same light as nihilism. A Buddhist could not be further from the drab, depressing and aimless nihilist, a Buddhist vows to live each moment as deeply as possible, cherishing life, and recognizing the joy in every moment.

[@GardenYourHeart98]

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[@stephendoyle4751]

Doan, if you see this, I'm not holding back anymore.

[@RH_YUUHARINN1964]

🙏🌏💒

[@yourbadmum]

If I don’t have a Sangha in my country, can I still be a part of the Sangha even my only connection with Sangha is via internet?

[@enzogonzales608]

There’s lots of online meditation groups! In person is best of course but the spirit and energy are still there

[@raquelsantos4802]

Minuto 30-40

[@abcmedia2297]

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[@bfefofefon]

Thay who? Who is this bald guy? I heard he knows ancient Chinese. Where did he speak it?

[@tehswansin6712]

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[@zenazen878]

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