This Dharma talk was recorded in New Hamlet, Plum Village (France) on 7th December 2023. It is the seventh of our live Thursday talks of the Rains Retreat 2023 offered to our lay friend guests.

8:57: 🕯️ Sr. Trai Nghiem shares about the significance of light in various festivals and the importance of keeping the light lit in our hearts.
• 8:57: The presence of light is a common theme in various festivals
• 9:34: Our sister emphasizes the need to keep the light lit in our hearts in today's world

18:05: 🧘 Sr. Trai Nghiem shares about the importance of cultivating love, joy, and peace through the practice of meditation.
• 18:05: Hope, love, joy and peace are important for happiness and energy in daily life.
• 18:30: The practice of metta meditation involves cultivating qualities of love, peace, and safety within ourselves and sending good wishes to others.
• 19:37: Many practitioners have made metta meditation a daily practice and find it to be a beautiful way to cultivate peace and love.

25:34: 🌱 Despite facing repeated bombings, the youth activists in the village decided to continue rebuilding as a symbol of hope and resilience.
• 25:34: The youth activists in the village rebuilt their village after it was bombed multiple times, refusing to give in to despair.
• 25:55: After feeling despair, the activists contemplated giving up, but ultimately decided to continue rebuilding as a sign of not losing hope.
• 26:13: The decision to rebuild despite the risk of being bombed again was made to prevent losing hope and resilience in the community.

40:46: 🧠 Our sister shares about the six consciousnesses, with a focus on the mind and the impact of our thoughts on our emotions.
• 40:46: The six consciousnesses include the mind as the sixth consciousness.
• 41:20: Our mind serves as a window to receive and produce information, with 60,000 thoughts produced daily.
• 41:57: Being mindful helps recognize the impact of our thoughts on our emotions, with many thoughts leading to unhappiness.

48:23: 🌍 Our sister emphasizes the importance of understanding and respecting different views, and the significance of creating peace within our own families as a step towards global peace.

57:49: 🧘 Our sister shares about expanding the zone of mindfulness and the concept of the window of mindful opportunity.
• 57:49: Expanding the zone of mindfulness
• 58:31: The concept of the window of mindful opportunity
• 59:07: Courage to explore emotions within the zone of mindful energy

1:05:07: 🤔 Sr. Trai Nghiem shares about using their body's energy and insight to make decisions.
• 1:05:50: They feel expansiveness in their body and mind when making the right decision.
• 1:06:24: Contrarily, acting without insight leads to tension and contraction in body and mind.

1:12:05: 🏠 Our sister shares about the process of accommodating a new person in a shared living space and the initial resistance to the idea.
• 1:12:13: Initial resistance and negotiation among the sisters
• 1:12:32: Ultimately finding harmony and acceptance

1:18:41: 🧘 Sr. Trai Nghiem shares about cultivating habits for comfort and peace in daily life and meditation.
• 1:19:39: Being aware of the reasons behind our actions and words

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