East+and+West

6:31

What is nirvana? In a globalised context such as ours, that word has become part of everyday life and vocabulary. But what does it exactly mean? Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh speaks about its nature and power.

4:18

Sadhguru speaks about fear and how to overcome it. Rather than being an absolute reality, fear only exists in our mind, as its production. Thus, only by realising that fear does not exist by itself can one develop the mental discipline to overcome it.

1:34:39

Dharma talk in modern life. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh speaks about the ways of Dharma in modern society, in order to surpass the material surface we live in and achieve true knowing of our very own nature.

24:4

One of the four noble truths is the suffering which is inherent to living. The path we walk through has hardships, which may end up in pain. Only by facing and responding to such a pain in a mindfully way may we understand its nature, not only helping our hearts to let go, but achieving a greater understanding of the world and ourselves.

3:8

Thich Nhat Hanh speaks about a new programme which will bring a new future: conscious teaching. Teachers and education institutions will be able to apply this system which, based upon Buddhist foundations of dharma but applied in a secular way, will enable teachers and students alike to establish a greater connection with both themselves and their environment, favouring a community structure in class which will not only help them to live better with fellow human beings, but ultimately helping them to reaching their deepest core.

11:38

Fighting suffering. Thich Nhat Hanh discusses how to fight suffering in the world, by firstly fighting it in ourselves. Only by having a peaceful core can we expand peacefulness, just as only by being able to help ourselves can we help others.

8:2

Sadhguru speaks about the factors which influence in our life�??s success, escaping from the traditional clichés to affirm how only being truthful with our own nature can we achieve our full potential.