East+and+West

26:52

Ante la presencia de un sentimiento doloroso en nuestro interior tendemos a buscar la forma de taparlo y dejarlo de lado, pero debemos conectar con su energía para llegar a la compasión y al alivio. Las emociones vienen y van, y no son las que determinan lo que somos, somos nosotros los que determinamos lo que son.

26:15

La felicidad se halla en el momento presente, en saber disfrutar de lo que ocurre en cada instante de forma plena y habitando cada acción, sin dejar que el pensamiento tome el control impidiéndonos ser lo que debemos en cada momento.

27:40

El ser humano es un tipo de flor, y de él depende mantener viva su frescura, su calidad de flor. Al eliminar sentimientos como el miedo o el enojo recuperamos su vida... no debemos imaginar que somos una flor, simplemente debemos tomar conciencia de que ya lo somos.

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.

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.

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.

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.