Surrender Yourself to the Present Moment | Dharma Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh, 2004-01-14

The monastic community is practicing during the Rainy Season Retreat from January 4 to March 14 at Deer Park Monastery with the lay community. This 55-minute dharma talk in the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall takes place on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 during the second week.
We begin with a reminder of the gatha we learned in the prior dharma talk. The gatha can be used when we are practicing sitting mediation, standing, walking, and lying down - the four positions of the body. We can listen to the music of our breathing in and breathing out.
This is practice of stopping. This does just mean stopping the mind, but it also applies to our body. Because our body also has a habit of running; a feeling of restlessness in the body. And the body contains the mind along with the mind containing the body. Helping the body to stop is also helping the mind to stop. And this is why meditation includes the body. The Buddhist term for stopping is samatha. We also need some insight, vipasyana, in order to truly stop. These are like two wings of a bird.
The first insight is to stop running. Being in a retreat environment is a good opportunity to learn how to stop. With our practice of walking, each step is a healer. We can totally surrender ourself to the present moment. To the power of healing that is inherent in our body. In the Plum Village tradition, we offer the practice of total and deep relaxation. We use the techniques of mindful breathing to allow our body to rest. We embrace our body with tenderness. This is a practice of love. Darling, I am home. Thay takes us through some parts of meditation on the body. We also learn some of the exercises found in the Sutra on Contemplation of the Body in the Body. This practice can be very pleasant and healing.
Stopping means to be fully present. In the here and the now. And when you are fully present in the here and now, then you are present to being fully alive. And vipasyana is what helps us to see this. Another function of samatha is to recognize: to recognize what is happening in the present moment. When we are able to recognize, then the "blue sky" is always there. We come to Deer Park so that we can learn to practice stopping.
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Pure soul. Blissfull being. Now eternal light. He's one with the one. Thank you. Paolo from Italy

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A deep message from a saintly man and he ends off with humour: what did u learn at Deer Park? I learnt to stop! Bless u Thay

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listen to something that talks about Jesus. through Christ u can heal not this wolf . meditation is from the devil.

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Samatha ( to stop) and vipasyana (to be within) are the two wings of a bird ~so beautifully expressed by a great teacher... In gratitude 🕊️🤍🕊️

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Thich thank you. Your being is so kind and gentle. I feel the love and compassion energy

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You dont use or say RIP for masters, he was always at peace , whether in body or not.

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“Honey, I’m home.” Beautiful.

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Thank you and I love you.

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Thank you Master for these precious teachings!

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May he rest in peace eternally. Thank you

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Of course, it is so simple that it is easy to miss. The body will trigger the mind , so simple, relax the body too. I love this mans ability to teach simply.

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Thay is so present and so helpful. He will always be

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He is the Buddha himself. What a privilege to live in a generation where Buddha incarnated himself as our beloved Thay. I will recognize you and I will smile, so that you are happy our beloved Thay. We miss you so much but we will continue your legacy by practicing peace. One love.

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Thanks Master. 🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏

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This is a very, very nessecary meditation to me, I just discovered. I almost felt guilty, that I did not do this before in my life. But nobody taugtht me as a Child. Noone told me when I became an adult - everyone is running, that is even much more than ever in human history. Yes, Tich, You've used Your time to give humanity a lesson here. And I Hope many more here on KZbin will recognise the sensirity of it and also teach their children ! Namaste, greetings from Annabella, 70' next month🐥🐦🐤🌿🌱🌳🙏

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Thank you, master Thich. I have arrived I am home. I relaxed my body, my feeling, my emotions and my life have enriched. My intuition guide me to holy master real teaching and sharing. My gratitude. 🙏🙏

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Thank you 🙏

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Shamata means acquired capacity. And so the acquired capacity of stopping from running all the time is imp. Love this," I am alive , i am home" thanks for explaining so well! It's a bliss!

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💐 🙏 💐 grateful for this priceless teaching from master Thay. 🌹 beloved.

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I’m so so grateful to be here. 🧘‍♂️💕

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His voice, his message renews energy for compassionate action.

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Dewain Angeletti it's healing itself

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I whenever l see, hear Thich, l want to be the best l can be. I've said this before on Plum, with certain people you, l can feel the serenity, presence, love, you know they are living a different existence than nearly all of us. I love Thich & Eckhart completely for who they are, with these 2 special people we know it's possible for us all to be Buddha's 🙏❤️❤️

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With tears of enlightenment i rejoice in the simplicity of relaxation

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I have finally come home to my master 🙏

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Our loving dearest Thay. You have arrived home, in the here and now. We love you. Eternal Peace to you.

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Thay is also a poet

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Deeply thank you thank you thank you from my side 🙏

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Enlightening Lecture.Thankyou .I am grateful

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Thank you so much for the wonderful message. I need to love my body more!

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loved this, and as for his voice- it's beautiful, i could listen to it forever!

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Kind hearted man.. wish all youngsters around the world watch his talks and learn the art of perseverence. Thank you .

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🌹❤️✨I love this man.✨❤️ 🌅My refuge. My healer.🌄 Thank you, my dear, THICH NHAT HANH 🕊️🙏 ❤️🌷🍃

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Only Christ can heal , not this false teacher.

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@@nancygerke1648 I recently got into Christ. Praying to heal

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Such sweet and tender voice... besides all the Kindness in his words. Thank you dear teacher. It"s a pleasure to learn from you, You give us life.

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This beautiful soul has now moved on❤️🙏❤️ Thank you for sharing your beauty with the world 🙏🙏🙏

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Cảm ơn thầy thật nhiều, and I wish you an eternal good health 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

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Where would the world be without this guy, or, Mr Rogers, or, other gentle people. I never look at it so simple as such people get one to understand. Doesn't matter race or gender. Simple its important you're never going to be alive again, yet you're going to die. Stay with this moment of holding and letting go.

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eternal gratitude Dear Master Thay

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Really the embodiment of peace 🙏 I feel so grateful for Thay!!

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😊🙏🥰💕💕❣ Much love to you my Master ❤💐💐💐💐

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Wonderful. Thank you dear Thay, dear Sangha from Plum Village ❤

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Tanto amor de nuestro maestro Thich Nhat . "Podemos vivir cada momento de nuestra vida.que se convierta en un momento curativo". Que tesoro nos dejo Gracias,gracias,gracias.

[@properpsychology1276]

"The person most in control is the person who can give up control." -Fritz Perls