Four Elements of True Love | 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 the Four Elements of True Love, also known as The Four Immeasurable Minds or The Four Unlimited Minds.
Excerpt from Love and Happiness | Dharma Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh, 2004.11.25 ( • Love and Happiness | D... )
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1st Element: Maitri 慈 (Goodwill) By loving you, you still retain your freedom. 2nd Element: Karuna 悲 (Compassion) The capacity to understand the suffering, you are like the doctor, you don't have to suffer, help them not to suffer. 3rd Element: Mudita 喜 (Sympathetic joy) The joy that is shared by both of you. Be able to offer joy in your relationship. 4th Element: Upeksa 捨 (Equanimity) None discriminational love.

[@mygreyperiphery]

maitri. not maitu. It's related to the word 'mitra'.

[@seed_of_the_woman]

typo, i by u :D

[@ommanipadmehum4975]

This (to summarize that way, support of the video) is called to Be efficiently helpful ! Thank you 🙏 🌟

[@Nick-gq2iy]

Thank you. 🙏🏼

[@giz7051]

Rest in peace dear Thay, you helped so many of us

[@truth8307]

Today I discover the word non-discrimination. If all religions are taught non-discrimination like Buddhism, there will be less disputes and wars in this world.

[@sehrish1079]

All religions do taught non-discremination but,followers make it discreminating for their own benefits.

[@truth8307]

@@sehrish1079 are you sure ? Christianity taught their god is the only true god, also all mighty and the creator. Also written clearly in the Bible under Mark's words that non-followers be condemned. This is discriminating to others as well as being extreme. So don't blame their followers, just blame the religion.

[@colleendeane7888]

This talk should be incorporated into marriage guidance

[@samuelgio1975]

It could seriously prevent divorce

[@inezgraer5482]

I have been in a marriage for 31 years where these four elements were only one-sided. I finally found the courage to walk away. These elements are vital in identifying the relationship from the beginning. Thank you Thich for your teachings. I feel privileged to have been introduced to them even though I am already 67. Even after you have now left this life you bring joy to hearts like mine. You live on...

[@HarishKumar-hx8if]

Sadhu sadhu sadhu

[@Reinehr]

4:19 "If you are not able to help him or her remove their suffering, you are not a real lover."

[@drylakes]

I wish I could have met him, I am so thankful for these videos. They have improved my life in countless ways. 🙏😇

[@plumvillageapp]

Keep the practice dear Peter. Plum Village App Team plumvillage.app (free)

[@mellainenewman576]

I so love him and so value his beautiful teaching.🙏💗

[@whitneyvanbrocklin5525]

Listening to you speak has changed my life. I listen to all your videos and they bring me such peace. Thank you

[@clairedeberry578]

So gentle, so generous. Rest in peace dear one

[@melodyst.claire5389]

So much love to you Thay , you are Buddha to me ❤🙏😌

[@chhunsingha6995]

I was born, raised and educated in a Buddhism ‘s culture, but no one has been able to explain this teaching to me in an understandable way although everyone references this teaching everyday. In fact, this true love called: Brahmahihara. Titch Nathan us a true ambassador of the Buddha. He us a genius

[@pratibhapandya9262]

Dear Thay ,i know you are blessing all from wherever you are ,i feel so blessed to listen to you.🙏

[@user-sy6do1tg4c]

It’s never to late to learn, his wisdom and sharing make me feel so free

[@user-vs9yc3qs5z]

This is a wonderfully deep teaching. The 4th element, equanimity, is explained in an exceptionally clear manner. More recently, I have heard Brother Spirit mentioning the concept of "Radical Love" which is, from what I understand, another way of explaining equanimity, non-discriminational love. "When your heart becomes immense, you can accept everything...but in the case you have a big heart that can include everyone, every living being, you do not suffer anymore". Thank you dearest Teacher, beautifully explained and SO TRUE! Marco

[@tamara8088]

Friendship such that you and the one you love feels free. Capacity to be able to see and transform suffering. Compassion is not having to suffer with ...it's understanding and presence that warms, bring and shares joy. Total equanimity. Enlarge your heart. Be a river. Love is infinite and inclusive.

[@zehrajafri9252]

What humanity is about, so simply explained, so true. His words and tone bring peaceful feelings. 💖

[@ritaraniwala9084]

Such a powerful talk . What an expansion of brahm vihar . Feels real today .,

[@tamiclose]

As I've touched my own deep suffering and discovered its deep origins, it has transformed me. I now have such a deeper capacity to understand suffering. Not all the time as I'm still a student of practice. As Thay says, although not in this video, you must touch ALL of life, which includes suffering. My mind is better able to accept, understand and apply what he says. I'm very grateful for understanding, for his continuation of teachings as I circle back to understand more.

[@victoriabianco8980]

I, too, feel my life enriched and expanded by listening and practicing your teachings, Thich. My heart is opened to feel more love for all beings. Thank you for extending your Love into the Universe.🙏

[@hanifamenen1082]

Such a beautiful video. Thank-you for your compassionate teaching taught through words and actions that inspire the world daily.

[@saoirsekay5204]

understanding, friendship and freedom, action to ease the other's suffering, shared joy, non-discrimination.

[@Cale_Davison]

Saoirse, today the sky is gray, billowed clouds promising rain.

[@saoirsekay5204]

@@Cale_Davison I imagine standing outside, arms raised high, getting drenched in it. "Rain on me! Rain on me!" kzbin.info/www/bejne/e32uk6d8oc-ombM

[@saoirsekay5204]

@@Cale_Davison Don't think you got the reply I sent. I imagine standing outside, arms raised, getting drenched in it. "Rain on me! Rain on me!" kzbin.info/www/bejne/e32uk6d8oc-ombM

[@rocioguevaraobando9075]

Infinito Agradecimiento. 😊🙏🌸

[@tylerwhitney3443]

Happy Velentines day 💞

[@adrianbeaumont6745]

What truly amazing man. So wise and spiritual in his teachings. Thankyou and bless you 🙏😌

[@maywin4204]

In burmese, very important points to cultivate daily.. - Myintar means understanging - Karuna means Compassion - Mudita means Happiness - Obeka means Nondiscremination

[@pinrayi7909]

Maitri - Karuna - Mudita - Upkesha -

[@karenhousley610]

, what a blessing of knowledgeable information, genius ✌❤

[@InspiredEvolutionProject]

You make complicated concepts so accessible. Thank you for being such an inspiration. You make complicated concepts so accessible.

[@divi2747]

thank you

[@marilynl2545]

Friendship...compassion...joy....non discrimination ......

[@ramansamal]

Respect for this great Teacher and all the efforts this channel do. 🙏

[@stellawilliams9303]

Love without boundaries

[@jyotivyas9286]

Pranaam 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🕉️🏹🔥💯😌🙏🏻🙏🏻Upadhyay Shri 🔥🙏🏻🕉️🙏🏻Thich Nhat Shri Shri 🔥🙏🏻🕉️🙏🏻✌🏼

[@richapathania9660]

Beautiful 🌸

[@sonjazawadzka3849]

I try to practice mindfullness every day, by listening to you and reading your books changes me, thank you so much ❤️

[@Reinehr]

8:43 "You don't say 'That's your problem!' In true love there's no statement like that."

[@berndmensing8707]

This expression is not completely true. It can create much tension - in both problems. If a person is for example addicted, this expression can create co addiction. His or her addiction is NOT my problem. If he or she does not want - or is able -to overcome it I have to go. Otherwise you also will get a problem

[@Mar108108]

I love this :) Love without frontiers... The four Unlimited Minds... how essential to cultivate these four in me and be and walk as these four qualities... Thank you.

[@marinaraikis5441]

Thank you for your wisdom, it helps a lot!🙏

[@tikagurung9338]

🙏🙏🙏Wandana Bhante jiu Hajur Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu Bhawatu Sabba Mangalam!!!

[@scotthuey1981]

I offer you my friendship and brotherhood teacher. 💚🙏

[@Kat-ko4hj]

🙏🏼🧘‍♂️🌱🎉🌸....thank you ...my daily dose of love 💕 beautiful message ...peace & love ❤️

[@kalyanamale5727]

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu 🌹🙏🌹🙏🌹🙏

[@rozannedesilva8313]

Thank you for this

[@SuperGurmet]

I will always love you. May God bless you with health

[@carolbixby-mcdonald5660]

Non discrimination = equanimity ❤

[@lovethisday6511]

Many people that hurt others never had true love as children or they were never shown how to express it correctly or they lost their parents prematurely. There is also bad luck (wrong place, wrong time, wrong mindset, or even just ignorance). Very few people are evil!

[@larssjoberg584]

A beautiful talk with a deep meaning. Thank you.

[@talori5417]

I'm learning how to love. 🙏 Thank you.

[@1fishoutofwater]

Thank you for the shorter version of “ Four Elements of True Love” and also Korean translation!

[@syhan34]

Thanks for your comment. Here is the list of the Thich Nhat Hanh Plum Village videos with Korean subtitles: m.blog.naver.com/syhan34/221744083910

[@poonam4148]

Beautiful interpretation

[@heal.alenamana]

Beautifully said 💜

[@maeodok-laoskorat7097]

Love 🙏❤️

[@marine9501]

❤❤❤

[@wendyrual7179]

🙏🙏🙏🙏💕 thank you

[@robertopuccianti8498]

🙏🔥💙

[@scotthuey1981]

Thank you 😊💚🌱🙏

[@maywin4204]

Immense your heart...thank you.

[@adrienneclarkwall2149]

Love this man

[@esperanzacevallos2177]

Great teaching. Thank you 🙏

[@shiara4543]

Understand him~ By loving you I respect your freedom• ♥️

[@cristinabusacca6398]

Thank you 🙏

[@bernadetterichard6796]

Merci beaucoup ❤️ Thank you ❤️🙏🏼🌹

[@lulahummingbird664]

I’m overwhelmed with the insight you offer us. I would like a big heart whatever comes my way and now I know how to achieve it. Bless you and your invaluable teachings Thay.

[@nitishlvlogs2217]

1. Maitri 2. Karuna 3. Udita 4. Upeksha "Love without frontiers"

[@colleendeane7888]

Very important lesson on life. Even the Vietnamese characters are clear. Thanku Thay

[@elizabethwang8467]

I think those are Chinese characters. Maybe Vietnam borrowed some Chinese vocabulary.

[@colleendeane7888]

Pardon my ignorance

[@lauralunaazul]

He s so beautiful! Thank you 🙏❤

[@lovethisday6511]

Non-discrimination--- everyone deserves to be saved; no matter what.

[@booborgbarn3786]

Very nice VDO ,Thank you for VDO,So I like to hear,I'm not good English,But I try for understand for everything😊

[@plumvillageapp]

🙏

[@pcnair9868]

Wow.

[@steph2834]

🙏 🕊️

[@susanadiasjohnson457]

❤❤❤❤

[@pinrayi7909]

Maitri - Friendship, Benevolence Karuna - Compassion Mudita - Joy that comes from making others Happy. Upkesha - non discriminatory love, Equanimity

[@sleepycat224]

Agree

[@lovelyagrawal8164]

All I have understood in life is to stay occupied and busy . It will let everyone live freely !

[@subbalakshmisubrahmanyam4207]

🙏🙏🙏

[@sylvier333]

❤️🌻

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🙏🏻

[@melodyst.claire5389]

Peace dances in my soul 🙏❤💐💐💐💐🌿

[@goldenstar7499]

These wise tips remind me what important is to meditate on 4 elements, to have balance at any age. Check "meditations of four nature-elements to restore your balance"

[@meditativethoughtsandwisdo1417]

You should be able to identify that suffering and difficulty and try to help remove it and the capacity of removing it is called compassion... The greater your understanding of your loved ones, the more flexible and tolerant, the more compassionate you can be. You feel love and compassion towards others because you understand them, and you understand others because you have understood yourself. When you have learned compassion for yourself, compassion for others is automatic.

[@susanadiasjohnson457]

La palabra LOVINGKINDNESS quiere decir en Kichwa ALLISHUNGU = GOOD HEART❤

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❤️

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💓💞💓🙏🙏🙏

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🙏🙏🙏💜💜💜🧡🧡🧡

[@lucianalima5135]

Por favor, coloquem legendas, até aquelas geradas automaticamente melhor que nada, pois ajudam nosso entendimento.

[@rubysharma8147]

Thanks a lot for guidance . What to do when none of these exist in the partner .

[@atmanand5802]

🌈we are all sacred love eternal💖 🌊ELLAM ONDRE🔥 ☯️HARI🌏AUM🌟👁🕉

[@J-C-K.]

1. Element: Maitri 慈 (Wohlwollen) Indem du dich liebst, behältst du deine Freiheit. 2. Element: Karuna 悲 (Mitgefühl) Die Fähigkeit, das Leiden zu verstehen, du bist wie ein Arzt, du brauchst nicht zu leiden, hilf ihnen, nicht zu leiden. 3. Element: Mudita 喜 (Mitfühlende Freude) Die Freude, die von euch beiden geteilt wird. Seien Sie in der Lage, Freude in Ihrer Beziehung zu vermitteln. 4. Element: Upeksa 捨 (Gleichmut) Keine diskriminierende Liebe.

[@plumvillageapp]

Thank you for sharing dear friend. Namo Buddhaya 🙏

[@ealeem8986]

Loving you I respect your freedom...does this mean if you someone then let he/she do whatever they want, even they have an affair...?

[@beatrijsdegroote2895]

What if l gave him all this but never got it back. Did hè love me then?

[@sumadbarua6486]

No English Subtitle?

[@plumvillageapp]

Dear Sumad, English subtitles have been added. 🙏

[@kimballbarrett1961]

mighty wind friends love offer brother loving kindness offer him understand he has campassion suffering you can heal compason joy sad peaceful on with the person you love may be sad higher love 4 children equinimity understanding love them all higher of love equinmity 4 unlimited unlimited level Buddha embrace salt water too salty throw it in the river river does not suffer Kimball Barrett

[@kimballbarrett1961]

friend friendship love maintain deprive happiness freedom living kindness understanding 2 understanding transforming identify compassion help buddha does not cry compassion 3 mundita cry no joy his happiness his joy is your joy wpekse non discrimination higher love equnimity doctors love without fringes all beings accept water salty throw in a river no suffer unlock your heart big heart equinmity Kimball Barrett

[@Robert-is7du]

Earth Wind water & Fire The 4 Quadrants between 2 planetary Magnetic poles

[@kalosevillinas]

The question is How can a person remove a friend pr anyones own suffering? What if they do not see they are suffering? Is not jiust better to walk away? Bless them and move on? We are all suffering. Some worst then other but still how can we help others remove theirs? I doubt I will get an answer but jist a like comment....These ideas are beautiful but do they really work in the real world? I love Thick but he was pne of the best monks ever. But I can't help but think he lived a monastary life..For thr lay people who work amongst co workers, friends or have family that have exteme difficulties I really wonder how well these teachings really work..Their is a term called idiot compassion..The person keeps putting up with someone's suffering only to be verbally abused and.or phyiscal abused.

[@The_Eno]

I enjoyed this. However I must point out that what he spoke about regarding the king is indeed false. Even the elect will be deceived.

[@Robert-is7du]

Thai has a tendency to speak in patriarchal language first born when the primal sound and light field of pure eternal absolute love consciousness is neutral gender even though the native Indigenous Tribes Native Spirit to this planet are Matriarchal as Mitra Gaia is a Goddess flower shield Volcano The highest lawful authority on the planet has always been the Clan Mother Every Breath on the planet should b aware of that Truth UNSA Esh' Ta Ah yah Khem A lo a T Mu ah VA Ah Yah Yana Sacred Sun Temples

[@nutnaziibkr8301]

Y so much suffering..

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🙏🙏🙏