Touching Reality as It Is | Thich Nhat Hanh (short teaching video)

In this short teaching video from the Plum Village app plumvillage.app/ Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh talks about getting out of the prison of past and future, and touching reality as it is ("suchness").
Excerpt from: Touching Life With Each Mindful Breath | Dharma Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh, 2012.10.07 ( • Touching Life With Eac... )
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[@samanthabrown7497]

Thich’s presence helps my presence and Stanley the dog beside me is teaching me to be in the moment too. ❤️😃🙏

[@rickyplay8]

Is it a Buldog ? Stanley is a Buldog name 😁

[@davebristol806]

my pets are wonderful teachers too 🐈🐶

[@webster594]

I love the little child mimicking the adult's cough.

[@jordanbetts1572]

😊💜🙏

[@Deborah-wy5yk]

Profound and deeply moving. Thay lives on in us. Grateful.

[@twostepRMX]

I am grateful for Thich Nhat Hanh’s spreading of Dharma, thankful for his work and the good he accomplished.

[@D121346639m]

We have to keep coming back to listien to this teaching and remind ourselves to stay in the present moment

[@melodyst.claire5389]

My in breath in is Lotus My breath out is my here and now 🌼❤💐🙏

[@atpeaceintheworld]

If you suffer , cry. If you feel prisoned , be prisoned. But do observe , nonstop wonder and question every aspects of your life. Then one day, when you close your eyes, listening to a simple dhama teaching by thay can be like cool long rain after a long drought

[@DG-sl3ev]

What questions should we ask whil facing some emotions? Could you please clarify.

[@crazerep]

@@DG-sl3ev see it as an emotion. And don't follow it, Don't investigate what your mind says. Imagine the emotions we had all of our life... they came... they went away. So just try to be aware of it as an emotion . Then it will pass. 🙏

[@DG-sl3ev]

@@crazerep Thank you! ✨🙏✨ Definitely I should practise new skill in that... Its just a habit. I got used to be afraid of strong emotions. 😌

[@cathylangley8377]

Thank U a thousand times. Your voice is so soothing. Gentle kindness & healing Flow from your talks😊💜😊❤😄💜

[@lulahummingbird664]

Such a powerful message for me at this time. Fear of the future is ruining my life. Thank you for your guidance. 💜

[@Birdo0o]

god.. sometimes send angels from heaven in a physical form and he gives them name ( thay ) is one of them , dear thay ur a ray of the sun , may u be always blessed with love, i salute the divinity in u ❤🌷Namaste

[@chinookvalley]

I used to be happy. Surgeons took away my life. I am alive, but I do not live. I try to move past this, but I am in constant pain. Every second of the day I try to find a way out, but so far the pain has me in it's grip 24/7. Peace to all.

[@jordanbetts1572]

That is difficult to bear. I hope you find peace and a way to bear it. Sending love and compassion your way. 🎉💜🙏

[@Livewell-xgi]

Surgeons took mine too. Wheelchair, nerve death and pain non-stop for many years already. I am so very sorry for the pain and grief you’re going through. Nothing I can say will make it better. Sending hugs from this prison of a body as we both seek peace.

[@gloryliu807]

Nothing isn't a wonder in the kindom of God because of nothing is different from each other. We are "ONE."

[@francoisedandre3644]

Thich Nahhat Hanh : la lecture de tous ses livres m'a soutenue au moment le plus dangereux. MERCI A SON BOUDDHA EN LUI.

[@veenasharma1440]

You are a wonderful and listening to you is wonderful

[@rararara4223]

Thank you Master i really see my God in you

[@kamalagrawal3345]

The kingdom of god is available to us 24 hours in a day, but we are not there to touch it....this is enlightening!

[@JoaoPauloSamara]

This is a beautiful lecture, a master class about happiness, self healing, self care. Thay is a blessing to all of us who suffer.

[@susydyson1750]

my son has terrible allergy so breathing in a strive!he is a pro surfer so is always aware and in the present moment 'In' the wave ..!

[@jom.a.md.s.h.2206]

Anumodana, Ven.Thich Nhat Hanh, 🙏🙏🙏

[@david.thomas.108]

This talk is such a simple yet profound lesson. Rare to hear from such an enlightened soul in this day and age. The existential philosophy, the importance of the here and now, the "is-ness", being a human "being" not a human doing! Peace through mindfulness. Easy to relate to his kind explanations. Thanks for sharing.

[@teeoli6515]

David Thomas sounds like you are also a student of Eckhart. 🙂 I enjoyed this simple yet profound lesson as well. Such a beautiful soul

[@jolentechi69]

You are great :)

[@Chris-op7yt]

yep. the nothing and everything and all the drug induced state like becoming one with all. i saw it in the crystals also. we are so lucky and clucky.

[@essvirk3467]

@David Thomas being a human being and not human doing👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@karinheuvelman1774]

Thay is available in the present moment. I'm very gratefull for that. ❤

[@Kate-fr7qc]

This thinking can literally save lives and the quality of life

[@susydyson1750]

mindfulness certainly 'transformed' mine ( having previously practiced transcendental meditated for 20 yrs. )

[@Chris-op7yt]

attention earthling! this thinking can literally harm human life. wake up from your drug induced coma.

[@thinginground5179]

@@Chris-op7yt attention chris. can you grabthe milk?

[@Chris-op7yt]

@@thinginground5179 : Robert Sapolsky lectures are past your attention span, kiddo. So stay with your ego tripping fads. Sorry, but Santa's not coming.Mindfulness can mean many things. Unfortunately this is another example of popular bs. Taking care of and being critical of own feelings is what i think healthy mindfulness is. Not just "listen to your feelings" garbage. When you grow up, if you grow up, it's there.

[@thinginground5179]

@@Chris-op7yt chris is drunk

[@colleendeane7888]

A tiny flower is an expression of Kingdom of God

[@tenzindolma1911]

❤🙏 may all being be free from suffering and may all be happy,joy and peaceful and may all be the cause of happiness and peace in the world

[@acgschouwenaars]

Thank you! I need that at the moment.

[@Eroblue11]

Thank you Thich for all your beautiful words of wisdom. I love you.

[@samuellozano3308]

This talks from Thich Nhat Hanh become a blessing during the hard times humanity is living... thanks ❤

[@lovedbythestars9609]

I couldn't have gone more deeply into my own tradition without Thay's teachings. Beloved teacher 🌻

[@faysaltaher5287]

Another beautiful and nourishing talk - thanks for sharing :) I love his quote "You do not have to die in order to see God, it may be too late. You have to be very alive in order to get in touch with God."

[@herlitaseblario562]

It's true

[@Unidentifying]

I am so so so happy I found this man, he is seriously the wisest person I ever heard , and I've heard a lot

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[@Kat-ko4hj]

Namasta .... my favourite Buddha ... you are a gift that this world so badly needs ....💫✨

[@WMTaft]

Oneness of Body & Mind Now! Bring Mind Back To The Body! Be Still Now!

[@lieselnaude5682]

My gratitude for these teachings given by this gentle, conscious, wise man is immense. Thank you.

[@denisekassal5949]

I never thought suffering could over take me…Thay helps to reset my Buddha nature. Thank you 🙏🏽

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[@chongseitmooi2593]

ideeply impressed by Thay's dharma preaching tactics

[@JoeLuvsCasey4ever]

What is so incredible is, this man was so centered in his practice. Just a beautiful soul. He knew when he was going to pass too.

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[@melodyst.claire5389]

My breath is lotus 🌺 My present is my breath here and now 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼 Much love Master They ❤💛♥💕 your my teacher ❤🙏

[@nancydorrier5403]

Life can be only found in the present moment

[@ethanlee-c3d]

Michael. He is teaching a way. What is your point?

[@kirstydignan8734]

He is a Buddhist man his no inspector gadget. He is a person explaining his home and humble mindsets do not shadow such shit his objective here is to teach suchness.

[@mlctotalgreen8489]

Rev.Teacher, The discourse regarding the entanglement of the future, present and past life is truly a blessing for me. The all important doctrine of the BUDDHISM is to keep away from the negative KARMA is totally relies on the present and thus, show us the future...I believe this absolute faith. May all beings have the loving kindness and compassion in abundance throughout their life times.

[@lisablanchard8915]

Always calming,always grounding,always peaceful..

[@RisingofBodhisattvas]

Dharma wisdom is the light in darkness.

[@ahmadleandru]

He's just the best!

[@musicmavenpublishing2265]

So incredibly true. The past can imprison your mind, oppress your Spirit and completely paralyze your existence.

[@lihong9389]

He is so gentle and kind

[@ThịXoànPhạm-y9o]

Những buổi thuyết giảng này sẽ rất tuyệt nếu có thêm chú thích tiếng Việt ạ

[@ariesphenix1]

Thank you

[@heema520]

your words became blessings for me ...thank you so much....to be in my life..as a messanger of God

[@jackiebooth6227]

Timely, especially today, this week when it’s Thanks 🙏 Giving. When we want to be happy. Yet feel the burden that catches of in the fear this year of Virus and politics going forward. Today, listening to Thay, I am comforted.

[@jassmatass]

Thank you for all wisdom. I love you. May all beings be blessed with this peacefulness and joy in their life.❤️

[@janetprue2911]

Thinking about things beneath the surface.

[@lilithschwarzermond7342]

Wonderful teaching. Thanks.

[@AgentZeroZero]

Pure diamond

[@meditativethoughtsandwisdo1417]

You might like to handle your body, your breath, your mind in such a way that you can restore freedom because one in-breath made mindfully can pull you out from the prison of the past and the future... We should keep our mind in the present moment. The present moment is changing so fast that a casual observer does not seem to notice its existence at all. Our mind goes through a series of events like a roll of pictures passing through a projector. Some of these pictures are coming from our past experiences and others are our ideas of things that we plan to do in the future. As the mind can never be focused without a mental object, we give our mind an object that is readily available every present moment, i.e. our breath.

[@jbek63]

That is a beautiful way to explain how to learn to stay in the present moment as our minds rush off to worry about events that never happen , we spend so much mental energy theorising about the future and regretting the past the present barely gets a look in , as with all things good , practice makes perfect and the joy of meditation is the practice ,

[@ryanarellano3736]

Yeah, this guy MUST be a grandmaster to keep that calm with all that coughing from the crowd during the pandemic (especially considering his age). Much respect. He never even flinched once throughout his talk about breath.

[@plumvillageapp]

Dear Ryan, this event took place in 2012 :) 🙏

[@sharonazar1]

this talk was given way before Covid...

[@acgschouwenaars]

I cannot stay calm with the coughing so i put off the sound and look at the English translation :-).

[@smrrepair2435]

Sounds almost like he is in a TB clinic

[@greatquotestoliveby]

I literally clicked on this video from another where he was 20 years younger because of some woman coughing and there she is again lol

[@HanNguyen-xy6qs]

Con cảm ơn thầy rất nhiều. Con sẽ cố gắng luyện tập để những hạt giống của tình yêu thương, an lành luôn hiện diện trong con🙏🙏🙏

[@dan-andreivasilescu228]

Indeed the present moment is the key to unlock the true, authentic power that transforms challenges into blessings😇

[@mj-bz2xe]

thank you very much🙏🙏🙏

[@vasilikirompotinos4268]

I love him 🥰

[@ConexionHumanaOficial]

Mind and body together is my practice every single moment. Thank you Beloved Thay, your teachings are so precious. Evangelina Cortes.

[@SharynGensch]

How wonderful and joyful his teachings are.

[@alfreddifeo9642]

Thank you 🙏

[@InesAzaiez]

Thank you master 🙏🏼 Nour ala Nour ✨💞✨

[@nannan2790]

Thankyou so much

[@titabell360]

Much thanks for your time and knowledge and mindfulness.

[@artskiwendy]

I woke up in the "prison of the past and future"

[@anitauttakleiv824]

Thank you:-)

[@dominiquehouseaux2951]

Thank You so much!

[@hadihusain378]

All love to you, Thank you 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼💖💖💖💖

[@sevi4492]

God is available 24 hours a day!!! You can generate energy of mindfulness and become fully present in the here and now!! Just one Inbreath and you are fully alive!! 🙏 He was a true Buddha!!

[@breathemindfully1340]

Talk about enlightenment. Wonderful.

[@jadeelena4998]

Thanks Master, I'm so be touched deeply, profoundly. Tears come ,tears of joy and happiness. Kingdom's of God i could be there 24 hrs a day, so marvelous!!!

[@dianaboughner7977]

💖 I feel such gratitude for this teaching. Thank you Thay 😊

[@basem899]

In the prensent moment, in the here and now A LWAYS GRATEFUL for your essence iin lifes teachings. Deeply so.

[@lepiota1074]

Thanks, the practice of meditation must be democratized,so humanity as a whole can go Deep into the present moment and from there into the realms of the soul and Spirit.

[@Michelle-gv9mk]

Such calm and healing talk! 🌷

[@sonjazawadzka3849]

Great! Thank you🙏🏽

[@ethanlee-c3d]

Omg this video is perfect for what I am feeling. Is this a coincidence? I don’t know. Master help me.

[@community1854]

Such beautiful and penetrating words! Soo loving and powerful!

[@bernadetterichard6796]

Thank you for this 🙏🏼❤️🌹

[@FPD1950]

No se inglés maestro, pero su voz es sumamente dulce y ojalá se acuerde desde el más allá de este mundo enfermo❤

[@livk8190]

Wonderful thank you 🙏

[@devinramos6317]

Wow!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@dianabenobo]

This message is so refreshing. It makes me wonder if my hobby of fighting demons will ever bear edible fruit. At this moment it seems that I have been eating the fruit of demons fighting among themselves. Perhaps it is simply enough to vote.

[@janhoracek6438]

When mind and body are together they are growing lutus flowers naturaly!

[@ilonkaleibfried2142]

Dharmakaya 😊 suchness 🌿🌊🌼 Es ist, wie es ist. ☺️🐚

[@gabrielofficial7859]

Wonderful lesson

[@OSSovik]

Beautiful teaching 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@vibhutisanchala6461]

Beautiful! :)

[@chi_warainsight7834]

zTruest of Truth

[@pmamiceli1037]

What a beautiful soul 🔔❤️🙏🏻🔔❤️🙏🏻 Thay made such a profound difference in the world…may his teachings and words of wisdom live on! Each one, teach one!

[@pbanther3902]

Of course, just when I needed this ( could accept IT) and the 'universe' sends to my in box! My teaching for today!!

[@dorisgerson3199]

Thank you so much, Thay 🙏❤️

[@carlaalexandrasalvador1345]

Aqui e agora, 🙏🌷obrigado

[@niamhkelly9428]

Carla Alexandra Salvador merci

[@윤지현-i8o]

한국어로 번역해주셔서 감사합니다

[@Yael-Angel]

Please don't forget animals. Not just flowers, clouds, or our body....Animals are also a manifestation of Suchness or Dhama body. I also want to say that if a flower is a manifestation of the suchness, then, we shouldn't pick them. Same for animals, we shouldn't kill them.

[@plumvillageapp]

We agree, dear friend. 🙏

[@faithwind3376]

True.

[@majoy-osterlundfreeman5425]

I am Not the body and Iam here there and everywhere 😉

[@무주향]

큰스님 법문을 듣는 행운의 인연에 감사하고 감사드립니다 🙏 😊 💕

[@jorgeteotonio1955]

Gostaria de saber como está nosso Mestre. Vi um vídeo dele de há 3 anos em uma cadeira de rodas e com semblante de quem teve algum problema tipo AVC, Isquemia. Gostaria de saber. Deus o conserve em paz e sempre com muita luz a nos irradiar

[@barbararoyal6139]

🕊

[@plumvillageapp]

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[@shanewallace7614]

Why people like him not our world leaders?

[@ida444]

Such thoughtful words. Unfortunately, the person coughing was distracting and threw off the energy. I wish they could've left the room for a moment...

[@lancewest2389]

Often when we are annoyed by something, we like to believe that it must objectively be annoying and wish for it to stop. It is easy to point outwards, but you will never fix the conflict until you point within and admit that annoyance and negativity is generated within you and projected outwards onto those objects. It is intuitive that nothing in reality is objectively annoying or anything beyond what it is without our thoughts, humans just think it is objective if enough of us agree on a matter.

[@juliemcc9706]

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