Discovering our Inner Teacher through Mindfulness of Breathing and Walking | Sr. Tue Nghiem
This talk was recorded on the 14th January 2024 in Lower Hamlet, Plum Village (France). It is the 14th and last of our live Sunday talks of the Rains Retreat 2023/2024.
0:00: 🧘 Reflection on teachings during retreat and remarks on ethics and suffering.
• 0:00: Emphasis on practicing ethics and revising precepts for guidance.
• 9:41: Learning to distinguish between right and wrong, happiness and suffering.
11:41: 💡 Exploration of suffering, happiness, and the Noble Eightfold Path to cultivate happiness through Right View and mindfulness.
• 11:41: Suffering leads to a spiritual journey of understanding its causes and conditions.
• 13:59: Embracing suffering is necessary to touch happiness and cultivate greater happiness.
• 21:23: Cultivating mindfulness, concentration, and Insight are essential in meditation practices.
23:21: 💡 Importance of mindfulness, concentration, and insight in daily practice, emphasizing the significance of precepts and mindful manners.
• 23:21: Mindfulness, concentration, and insight are treasures that can be utilized anytime.
• 25:02: Right view involves understanding interconnectedness and impermanence.
• 31:17: Practicing precepts and mindful manners is essential for monastics to inspire others.
32:26: 💭 Reflections on mindfulness, precepts, and staying present to find happiness.
• 35:24: Being in the present moment allows for true savoring of life and recognizing interconnectedness.
• 36:55: Constantly remembering to focus on the breath as a Dharma door for insight.
• 39:23: Acknowledging neutral feelings and finding happiness in simple conditions.
39:58: 💭 Reflections on gratitude, presence, and self-discipline for cultivating happiness and overcoming loneliness.
• 39:58: Importance of being present and grateful for the presence of kind people
• 46:24: Connecting with ancestors and loved ones to overcome loneliness and isolation
48:15: 🌟 Emphasizing the importance of self-discipline in following the inner teacher's guidance and honoring the teachings of a beloved teacher.
• 48:15: Self-discipline is crucial for connecting with the inner teacher and overcoming habit energies.
• 48:38: Continuing to carry the teacher's guidance by practicing self-discipline even after leaving a retreat.
• 56:20: Acknowledging that the teacher resides within through mindfulness of breathing and steps.
56:43: 🌿 Reflecting on the practice of mindful walking and breathing to honor and continue the teachings of Thay.
• 56:43: Emphasizing the importance of mindful breath and steps in deep Buddhist teachings
• 1:00:25: Inviting everyone to honor and commemorate Thay through their breath and steps, even if unable to attend ceremonies
• 1:01:50: Expressing gratitude for the shared journey and teachings in the retreat, emphasizing the importance of returning to the present moment
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Thank you Sr. Tue Nghiem, for sumarizing the Rains retreat on ethics so well. Thank you for sharing about your own rebel side and the importance of the precepts, and that we should find the inner teacher within ourselves and the breath. With a bow
Thank you for this teaching. Greetings from germany. 🙏
This was point on. I had a toothache last night…. Soooo true. Happiness is I I woke up without a toothache!
Beautiful teaching, beautiful teacher. Thank you Sister, you have inspired me. Blessings from Tucson, Arizona, USA🙏🏽🐇
Thank you, it is good for me to listen , I will do my best🙏 she is such a good teacher, saying the right things 💛🐣 Lots of love and respect to our teacher Thai 🪷
💛😋💛🍃😌🌹🙏awesome , love from Italy
Love from Kenya for this talk
Thank you sister! Greetings from Spain 🪷🙏
Thank you dear sister, so inspiring ❤
Thank you so much ❤
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During mindfull breathing i lose my normal subconscious breathing rhythm. It feels horrible as i struggle to breath. I haven't worked out how to simply observe my breaths without intervening in the process.. When i focus on them i consciously take over and things go down hill from there 😊. Any tips to overcome this so i can enjoy the practice?
@lorenacharlotte8383
2 ай бұрын
Hello there; The difficulties you experience might be because you are not familiar with breathing in awareness. Suddenly when practicing like this for first time through your breath is noticeable to you how busy is your body and mind. Suddenly you realice that you are not calm. And that awareness is not bad on the contrary is great. You need to hold there. Not to worry. Don’t force your breathe. Just let it be as it comes. Keep breathing in awareness, concentration of your in/out breathing . Acknowledging all what is going on in your body, in your mind. Noticing in you all sensations whether these sensations are pleasant or unpleasant. And stay there in stillness regardless of the clumsiness manners your breathe appear, let it be just as it is. Treating yourself with kindnesses and patience. After twenty or 30 minutes open your eyes, bow to the Buddha, do some body stretching. I wish you well. Greetings 🙏
@katesmiles4208
2 ай бұрын
Thank you. ❤
@jenniferg5625
2 ай бұрын
Oh my gosh I was the same way when i started yoga. It gets easier with time, I’m still not there yet but it’s easier. for now just breathe normally and focus on how the air feels as it enters/leaves your nose. It’ll be irregular and that’s ok
@4LovePeace
2 ай бұрын
Yes, it's beginner's mindfulness... the intense focused attention disrupts the body's natural mechanical rhythms... try not to fret about it, maybe gaze out a window or at an object in your meditation room, or do a little walking meditation to break up that tension, and then return to sitting practice.
@lorenacharlotte8383
2 ай бұрын
@@4LovePeace : Minfulness means to be aware of something. If one is practicing correctly, there is not disruption over the mechanic body functions but just awareness. Before awareness, something was there but the person was not aware of that something being there. Therefore, It is not a good idea “have a break” and focus into something else because by doing like that healing wouldn’t be possible. Running away from what arises it will only increment the problem. Healing, calmness, clear mind, insight... are amongst the multi-benefits when practicing correctly.
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