“How do I stay in the present moment when it feels unbearable?” – Thich Nhat HANH

Thich Nhat Hanh answers questions during a retreat in Plum Village (May, 2014). He addresses the question: "How do I stay in the present moment when it feels unbearable?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Ka2RS0UC4 Thích Nhất Hạnh (born as Nguyen Xuan Bao; October 11, 1926 – January 22, 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author,…

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“How do I stay in the present moment when it feels unbearable?” – Thich Nhat HANH

"What is truth?" is a fundamental question. But what is it compared to "How to endure life?" And even this one pales beside the next: "How to endure oneself?" - That is the crucial question in which no one is in a position to give us an answer.CIORAN, Drawn & Quartered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Ka2RS0UC4 Thich Nhat Hanh…

“A Cloud Never Dies”: documentary about Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh

A new biographical documentary of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh narrated by actor Peter Coyote, A Cloud Never Dies (2022) weaves together original film and photographic archives, telling the story of a humble young Vietnamese monk and poet whose wisdom and compassion were forged in the suffering of war. In the face of violence, fear,…

“How to stop looking for other people’s approval?” – Thich Nhat HANH

Thich Nhat Hanh answers questions during a retreat at Deer Park Monastery, California (October, 2013). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqmY3bnyOXM Question: I always feel like I am not good enough. How do I become more stable so I do not need to seek affirmation outside of myself?

“Loneliness and the illusion of connection” – Thich Nhat HANH

Since life can be fulfilled only within individuation—that last bastion of solitude—each being is necessary alone by the fact that he is an individual. Yet all individuals are not alone in the same way nor with the same intensity: each occupies a different rank in the hierarchy of solitude; at one extreme stands the traitor:…