Ram Dass interviews Thicht Nhat Hanh

Ram Dass interviews Thicht Nhat Hanh at the State of the World forum, September 1995

[@KateReadsBooks]

this is the calmest interview of all time.

[@rcoldman]

When someone has seen and known unimaginable suffering and offers this teaching, all we need to do is to sit in front of our screen, listen, learn, and be grateful for the opportunity.

[@dsthorp]

This video is a gift to humanity. Thank you

[@joopsnoop]

He has become like a physical embodiment of gentleness and love. He is fearless.

[@guitaress1]

Remarkable to see Ram Dass interview Thich Nhat Hanh. Viewing video of Ram Dass at different times of his life, it's amazing to see the change and the consistency. Nice to see him here as the engaged interviewer.

[@soulutions88]

Thank You Ram Dass and Thicht Nhat Hanh

[@LBdr333]

For those dissing Thay, please research him. He has done so much good, he is educated and was not allowed back into his country for nearly forty years for asking for an end to the Vietnam war. He used calm and peaceful means to get his voice heard. He has suffered and seen much suffering. Martin Luther King recommended him for the peace Nobel prize, that year no one was awarded it. He has transformed many many peoples lives. He practices what he speaks. Mindfulness works for me. He is a gift in a world that cares little for others.

[@rainking50]

Who dissed him? I see no disses. 🙏

[@NaiNoskcaj]

this man (thich naht hanh) is incredibly beautiful, and his words and the sound of his voice make me want to break down and cry. This is as happy and simple as you can get when it comes to the spoken or stated word. Silence is an entirely different phenomenon though, I believe.

[@mindrunfree]

I love that. Turning anger into something fluid and becoming mindful of it. Breath in and exhale it out. So sweet.

[@einsteinbpc]

Thich Nhat Hanh should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, hands down. An amazing man and an amazing teacher. Brilliant.

[@sukhenkaur7971]

Love it! His teachings bring peace to my mind and help me become a better person 💕

[@boblovelove]

To paraphrase: "Many people cry and suffer when a person they love leaves them . . . But when this person was there, we did not do what we could have to make them happy. We were not mindful of the moment, the impermanence of the experience, the chance to love those we love."

[@codymiller7143]

"Hold your anger like a mother holds a baby." Sage words.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

That really hit me hard...But now, 10 mos later I need to understand it better

[@Heartforce]

I love both of these guys.

[@DemoSure]

The last time I got REALLY ANGRY, I started being mindful about how my body, mind, and spirit felt, and I realized: I was in terrible agony. It really hurt. There was energy, but it was not good energy, it was diseased. So I am now more mindful, I modulate my vibe, I meditate because anger and fear is really suffering and there is already enough of that. Namaste.

[@petermulvahill210]

I hope you are in a good place?

[@DemoSure]

@@petermulvahill210 haha! I am now -thanks to meditation!! Monday I am leading a meditation class and I am going to attempt to help others learn a practice that has benefited me greatly

[@1080sahara]

What a beautiful human encounter,we are blessed venerable Thich Nhat Hanh is always so soft and deep on his anwsers,God is shining on this two men , thank you for sharing

[@precioustange]

If every you feel uninspired, just listen to this sweet amazing human being, God Bless him

[@druidia9]

Oh, to have been in the same room with the indescribable light of compassion that emanates from these two souls, these great teachers of humanity!

[@TunaPi]

Here's a smile and another high five to add for the love given in this very special video. I'm using it in my meditation class at a community college in Arizona. Blessings to all.

[@monikakochs9575]

Mindfulness of anger. Breathing mindfully in, breathing mindfully out. When you breathe mindfully you are not ignoring anger. You are mindful also of your anger. You know I am angry. I take good care of my anger. Our anger is a kind of flower, that needs the care of the sunshine, namely mindfulness. More useful than to use the energy of anger is to use the energy of compassion and the energy of understanding. - Thank you so much for your teaching.

[@carmenmaria3884]

I love this man, a true Buddha, dear Master, dear Thay ❤

[@terrycreagh4103]

The energy of compassion.

[@Liucilla]

Thank you for your beautiful upload. Amazing.

[@heartlz555]

If no one has read it yet, "Old Paths, White Clouds" is a wonderful book.

[@mongwabusty]

Such a Sincere reply.... Good teacher's s action, speech and thought are always GREAT......May everyone understand the impermanence, suffering and non-self..

[@StarSeedThom]

Fantastic.Wonderful.Two great heart/minds meet in soul/spirit conversation..Psychedelic communication,like intimate flame of love,pray continue...

[@StephenFiorentini]

What a wonderfull human being

[@gamelanplan]

Thank you for sharing, RamDass108.

[@johnyprestige]

Ram Dass is awesome why all the hating?

[@lastnamefirst4035]

Who hates Ram Dass?

[@KarmicDrifters]

So damn beautiful! Thank you!

[@yogituky]

Thank you for sharing this video. It is rare & invaluable.

[@Targer4u]

Thank you for uploading. A lotus for you my dear friends.

[@cshack]

Anger is born of angry thought. Self-enquire, "To whom has the thought arisen?" and abide in the Self.

[@uradragon]

Thank you for posting. Something now on the edge of my mind I'm near recalling.

[@chica272727]

Thank you for the words of wisdom on anger. I will bookmark it so when I am angry I can listen and practice holding it as a child. Mountain girl Milena

[@ptheodor]

What a nice gift this sort of thing is. Much like reading Jefferson's letters to Adams. Here you have two men who while being fully human and full of weakness and frailties that afflict us all, shine a light into the darkness of illusion. Thanks for posting this

[@Shazbut01]

Argh, wish I could have heard Thay's answer to that last question. Wonderful interview; very insightful questions and very insightful answers, as one might expect.

[@lnelson9826]

perfect for today.... much love.

[@BrightMakesGreen]

Thank you for the video.

[@healingwheel]

Thanks for this beautiful video.

[@keithcampbell8838]

Thank you.

[@viajemagico7762]

GRACIAS INFINITAS

[@Chesterton7]

i love this

[@StephenFiorentini]

Words of Wisdom.

[@cdceciliasea]

wonderful video! love it when TNT used the image of the Sun & the Flower :)

[@Per_se]

Amazing two characters

[@EnergyOM]

Yes i'm interessted to watch the whole interview of TNH and Ram Dass @Lilly0304 WORD! True Words you spoke!

[@minahsulah2834]

My two favorite teachers..

[@AS-qx1db]

3.45 Even Buddha did social and religious revolution in his time of Indian society without anger, he did it with his compassion and it affects worldwide even today.

[@suffolk-sancuaries]

Thank you :O) Peace -

[@BrainwashedHumanity]

"A human being is like a television set with millions of channels.... We cannot let just one channel dominate us. We have the seed of everything in us, and we have to recover our own sovereignty." - Thich Nhat Hanh

[@shughes428]

so important..thankfulness

[@Silverpinstudios]

Mindful breathing. You cant break it down more simply that that!

[@peopleunite3605]

"Our anger is a kind of flower"

[@knivesandforks]

because you are an amzing magical person:)

[@daniellee5413]

Just a couple of hours of sunshine? I wish! More like a couple of centuries!

[@thiminhthao]

you are great. You understood Thay's advices.

[@deadrozes575]

It's interesting to hear a Buddhist monk talk about how anger is apart of us despite the doctrine of no self.

[@mercurius0]

"I have wiped entire civilizations off my chest with an old grey gym sock" Bill Hicks

[@MelWalford]

Relevance?

[@the-wonder-of-it-all]

So important for self peace and ultimately world peace

[@TheSuzane27]

First one have to love oneself and be happy before one can love others....and understanding deeply the momentary nature of everything will help. But mind and reactions are tricky

[@movadoband]

Luke: I cant believe it Yoda: That's why you fail.

[@dahunan]

How can any "human" not feel thankful for people such as these who know the root of all evil or love is in our own minds. Allowing external influencers to manipulate us to break our bonds as ONENESS is what has caused all the sicknesses in the world today.

[@Lilly0304]

Kind of sad that people so often feel the need to put down and insult - if one does not like something - just don't listen to it or watch it. For some these words are very helpful and inspirational - I wish judging would stop because those who judge does not make their judgement true - but they define themselves as people who need to judge.

[@RoxettePaint]

oh... thought I heard he died - I stand corrected and thanks for the info

[@CFSLosAngeles]

@TheJourney: you can find the entire interview on myspace (dot com) /ramdass/videos/ram-dass-interviews-thick-nhat-hahn-part-1/35558253 (KZbin won't let me leave the link)

[@noga7107]

2 × r.i.p 🕯🕯

[@TheJourney2218]

was awesome, though

[@luv2bud]

Great stuff, and much needed. I am stuck in an abusive relationship, and my wife's arrogant, disrespectful behavior often makes me angry. I must be mindful and hold my anger like a child. It's not necessary to say something shitty back to her after she has said something shitty to me. When she says something shitty, it reflects on her, not me. And when I reply with something equally shitty, it reflects on me, not her. If I don't reply, maybe she'll get bored and find something else to do.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

There's always divorce if you haven't already. Its not bad just very very costly

[@ptheodor]

@InfoRoom You are right.

[@UnReelStudios]

One paradox of the dualistic mind is that the only thing we need to experience fulfillment is the direct realization that there is nothing we need to experience fulfillment. Nothing to achieve, nowhere to go. It is the seeking and searching that perpetuates the illusion...we are what we have been searching for all the time.

[@StephenFiorentini]

I wish to visit plum village

[@onefugue]

I see the energy of anger and negative emotions as a motivator to understand what is *really* going on. If we saw reality, there would be no anger. In this way all negative emotions are positive, showing us where we're off track, and stimulating us to find a real solution (no matter how difficult or long it takes). And pretending doesn't count. :)

[@mountainmmama]

Thich Nhan Hanh is an amazing teacher. The name should be fixed though so more people can find this video.

[@okzon]

4:50 "Love thy enemy."

[@mrcuteblackie]

excellent answer. it is easy when reasoned like brokenzoobies. happines is so easy thart one does not have to change the life

[@cawobeth]

♪ ♥ ♪♪

[@pweek]

it seems like there's more to this interview. Is there a part two?

[@weestro7]

Is there more to this interview? I want to hear the reply to the closing comment/question.

[@owlandpenny]

You clearly have no Idea who he is. But, agreed Thich Nhat Hanh is a gift.

[@qxw667]

Mindfulness is essential to realize all other things, like anger. Since all things come from the mind, then only mindfulness can control and transform destructive energies to constructive ones. If destruction is required, then this too must be done with mindfulness.

[@TheJourney2218]

I wanna hear the rest :(

[@blaireedwards]

Ahhhhh part two... where are you?

[@leesterism]

Where can I find the next part of this interview, Thanxx ..

[@tommyhawke9677]

I'd like to invite you, I suggest with an expression arising from compassion… the next part is already in your heart and you don't have to find it. Metta and karuna...

[@absurdmike]

hi other sean martin students. Go SRJC!

[@onefugue]

By understanding what's going on is to see through ones illusions and insecurities. To see them and be secure with them. Then to gradually redirect your life more and more towards reality. It *is* a long (endless) and rough road. I love it. I have a hard time seeing another way, but I could be wrong. So I wonder: Do you know and abide in yourself? Was it quick and direct and complete? Is everything taken care of?

[@baptm727]

"we don't have to throw away anything" :)

[@epytel]

transforming... sounds like alchemy... interesting...

[@mrcuteblackie]

with me, everything is taken careof, and it is hust the beginning. It only gets better. Anger rarely even arises, in the first place because my jocular nature is coming out more and more. Follow the bright way, not the solemn way.

[@S70tC6]

video ending seemed?

[@EnergyOM]

Ram Dass really has a account here on YT, but i don't know if the actually takes care of it or some of his friends, since that incident.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

That incident?

[@rithmanavy]

Interest to watch the entiire interview... His answer about non-self would be?

[@fntime]

Or our mind is a TV with million channels. If we fail to 'tune' in to a different channel, we will never even know that it exists. The problem is a closed mind!

[@tommyhawke9677]

Thank you. t's a funny thought that we can flip that sign to the doors of the mind from 'open' to 'closed'. Maybe it's someone's fear that holds the expansive wonder, that mind is a small part of and invites one to question everything that one has been told…?

[@Romperjet]

i'm sure you would love you too, if he knew you. :)

[@Maralyssa]

LOL!

[@sniffableandirresistble]

Only ego wants to get rid of the ego boys

[@ruzickaw]

Anger is part of life. Jesus got angry many times.

[@qvd9141]

with your long comment, u just want to say you dont understand what they said

[@ujin765]

@fullmoonsunrise - Samadhi is a state of complete consciousness. Full consciousness yields full concentration. It's literally tomato tomahto. :P

[@stoveall83]

Yeah he did win it Martin Luther king nominated him.