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\expndtw0\charscalex100 assembly of meditation hall. I read somewhere in the new spaper in France, 400 \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 thousand people fall down and get hurt, many went to hospital and nine \line \up0 \expndtw0 \charscalex104 thousand people die because of the fall down, we have to be mindf ul when we \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 climb the stair, how we go down th e stair, and I remember two years ago I was \line \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 climbing mountain in North Vietnam, I had a lot of pain on my left shoulder, tha t \line \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 made it more difficult, because climbing i n that you need arms in order to cling to \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 tre es and branches, when you are not very sure of your steps, happily nothing \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 happened, and I arrived safely on top of the mount ain and went down safely. \par\pard\qj \li1135\ri937\sb416\sl-425\slmult0 \up0 \ expndtw0\charscalex100 In Vietnam does still has a lot of bamboo bridges that he lp us crossing the river, \line \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 just one bamboo tr unk for you to step on and then another bamboo trunk for you \line \up0 \expndtw -2\charscalex100 to step on, you have to grasp on it in order not to fall into t he river, and sometime \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex104 farmer has to carry a very heavy load of hay in order to cross the river in that \line \up0 \expndtw-3 \charscalex100 way. \par\pard\ql \li6865\sb0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6865\ sb0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6865\sb0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6865\sb 0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6865\sb130\sl-161\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-1\charsc alex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf9\f10\fs14 True Power - Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh, Deer Par k Monastery {\shp {\*\shpinst\shpleft1135\shptop7194\shpright2947\shpbottom7194\shpfhdr0\shp bxpage\shpbypage\shpwr3\shpwrk0\shpfblwtxt1\shpz204\shplid0{\sp{\sn shapeType}{\ sv 20}}{\sp{\sn fBehindDocument}{\sv 1}}{\sp{\sn lineColor}{\sv 8323072}}{\sp{\s n lineWidth}{\sv 9049}} }}\par\pard\sect\sectd\fs24\paperw11900\paperh16840\pard\sb0\sl-240{\bkmkstart P g2}{\bkmkend Pg2}\par\pard\qj \li1135\sb0\sl-420\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li1135\ri9 38\sb374\sl-420\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf3\f4\fs2 4 This is about our body concerning our mind, we have to be mindful also because \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 it can fall down, while we are having a ment al formation, when we are disperse, \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 dispersio n; when we are angry, anger; when we are confuse, confusion; we may \line \up0 \ expndtw0\charscalex100 fall dawn, you got hurt mentally, you got lost, that is w hy we need some kind of \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 guide, some kind of r efuge, something that we can grasp in order not to fall down. \par\pard\qj \li11 35\sb0\sl-420\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li1135\ri812\sb21\sl-420\slmult0 \up0 \expndt w0\charscalex102 Probably we have many wonderful gathas or short poems for us to practice, we \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 combine our breathing with these poe ms in order to through difficult moments of \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 our mi nd. It's very good if you can memorize this gathas, when everytime you are \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex102 about going through difficulty moment, you may need to p ractice these gathas, \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 combine with your in and out breath, you are safe if you know hoe to go through \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 these difficult moments, moment of dispersion, moment of anger, moment of \up0 \expndtw-4\charscalex100 confusion, moment of despair and so on. \par\ pard\qj \li1135\sb0\sl-420\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li1135\ri779\sb21\sl-420\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex102 One of the poem that I practice most is, \u8220?M y journey back to Island of myself\u8221?, \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 this po em is available in Vietnamese, English, French, and so on. During the time \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 you practice this gatha you take refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. You \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 are holding something fi rmly, you do not risk falling mentally in a very sub\up0 \expndtw-6\ch arscalex100 despair of confusion and so on. \par\pard\qj \li1135\sb0\sl-420\slmu lt0 \par\pard\qj\li1135\ri935\sb21\sl-420\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex102 I believe this gatha can be found in the sentient book, it is very good if you ca n \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex104 memorize them and learn to practice them in your daily life, to make it into a \line \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 habit, i n every time you are not walking very solidly insight, you remember to use \line

\up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 the gatha and your mindful breathing in order to go through this moment. \par\pard\qj \li1135\ri944\sb416\sl-426\slmult0 \up0 \ex pndtw0\charscalex100 When you do not have a problem, practicing this gatha w ill help you to take \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 refuge and get in touch with wonder of life, insight around you, this practice can \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex 100 be very nourishing, healing and transforming, you don't need to have a probl em \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 or period of difficulty in order to begin practi cing. \par\pard\qj \li1135\ri937\sb419\sl-420\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex1 06 While practicing this gatha, we generate a kind of energy, a kind of power, i t \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 helps us to stand firm to walk firmly, to s afely through difficult moment in our \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 daily life. This kind of power or energy is called the energy or power of \par\pard\ql \li6865\sb0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6865\sb0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6865\sb0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6865\sb91\sl-161\slmult0 \ up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf9\f10\fs14 True Power - Ven. Thic h Nhat Hanh, Deer Park Monastery \par\pard\sect\sectd\fs24\paperw11900\paperh168 40\pard\sb0\sl-240{\bkmkstart Pg3}{\bkmkend Pg3}\par\pard\qj \li1135\sb0\sl-420\ slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li1135\ri943\sb374\sl-420\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex 100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf3\f4\fs24 mindfulness. Mindfulness is a kind of energy tha t you can generate in your daily \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 life, the energy o f mindfulness is protecting you, you are solid, you are safe. \par\pard\ql \li11 35\sb0\sl-276\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li1135\sb0\sl-276\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li1135 \sb0\sl-276\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li1135\sb131\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\cha rscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 The First Energy : \ul0\nosupersub\cf10\f 11\fs24 Faith \par\pard\qj \li1135\ri942\sb22\sl-424\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\char scalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf3\f4\fs24 In Buddhis tradition we speak of 5 kind of powers, the first power is confidence, \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex105 faith . You have faith in the Buddha within, the Buddha not as a god, but the \line \u p0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 Buddha is a energy of awakening, energy of compassion, energy of \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 understanding , we do have the capacity to understand, to be compassionate, to \line \up0 \exp ndtw0\charscalex102 be mindful. This is the Buddha in a concrete term, he is not a god, but he is as \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex102 an energy. \par\pard\qj \li1135\ri782\sb412\sl-430\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 So, you believe you have confidence, you trust this kind of energy is inherent in \up0 \expndtw5\charscalex100 you, if you know how to practice, you can generate tha t energy, this kind of \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 energy in order to prot ect yourself, and to succeed in what you want to look. \par\pard\qj \li1135\ri78 0\sb415\sl-424\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 You have to trust in the Dh arma, because the Dharma is effective, if you put into \line \up0 \expndtw-4\cha rscalex100 practice the Dharma, you will overcome the difficulties, you would be able to \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex104 nourish yourself to trans form yourself. The Dharma as practice not as words. \line \up0 \expndtw0\charsca lex103 Suppose you have learned how to do walking meditation, if you walk proper ly, \line \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 then every step can bring you solid ity, freedom, joy, and nourishment, it can \line \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex10 0 bring concentration. \par\pard\qj \li1135\ri942\sb417\sl-423\slmult0 \up0 \exp ndtw0\charscalex102 Walking meditation is a practice that can bring result right here and right now, \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 as soon as you begin to do wal king, you are feeling that you are safe, you have \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 a rrived, you are at home, and you enjoy every step, you become more solid, you \u p0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 are free from wandering in the past, future, and so on. So the Dharma is effective \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex104 right here and right now, because you have practice, you have experience the \up0 \expndtw0\charscal ex100 effectiveness of the practice, that is why you have faith in the dharma, y ou have \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 confidence in the Dharma. \par\pard\qj \li1 135\ri780\sb420\sl-420\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-4\charscalex100 Every time when you feel anger is going up, you practice mindful breathing, \line \up0 \expndtw-4\charscalex100 recognize the anger, embrace your anger, then the anger can not push you to do \par\pard\ql \li6865\sb0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6

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