(2) I Don't Like the Idea of "No Birth and No Death" in Buddhism | Thich Nhat Hanh, 2014 06 21

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  • I have been slowly practicing Buddhism over the years. Recently it has become the major part of my life and mind. Thay has been a great teacher to me the past few months. Dealing with sexual abuse as a child, suicide has always been a struggle for me. My mind always opens to the words of Thay. This is the first time I've realized that suicide is not an annihilation for suffering. Thay's words always create joy in me. Meditation and dharma has brought so much truth, hope and joy into my life.
  • @HandmadeDarcy
    Dear Thay doesn't laugh at him as the students do, he understands the man in so much distress.
  • @kentbyron7608
    Bless this man for speaking his truth, it takes great courage. It’s a good question. It is touching to hear the people laugh in a way that is welcoming to his question and not laughing at him. A great moment.
  • @annacorne1815
    Thank you, Plum Village, for uploading these at such a raw moment in time. Hearing his voice, his teachings brings comfort to the soul. 🙏🏻🌿
  • @susan1302
    Thank you Thay, so much. As a therapist, I meet people every day who ask this question, "Why should I bother to keep living? Why should I keep suffering?" And I struggle so hard to help them. This is so helpful and good wisdom which I will take into my heart as I keep trying to hep others who suffer; it helps me, too. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us through all the years of your life, thank you Thay. Please be at peace. And thank you, Plum Village, for sharing with us.
  • @leesterism
    A beautiful response to this question of desiring either an immortal self (ego) or wanting no self (annihilation) ✧
  • @poetryjones7946
    I’m so happy that guy had the stones to ask this question, it’s a query I’ve been harboring in my own secret greasy heart for some time 😸🙏🏼🦋
  • With this kind of wisdom, is it any wonder, that we are all suffering so deeply for losing this precious man. Full of wisdom, and wonder. Absolutely one of a kind xxx
  • @Pennee101
    I used to be so afraid to die because I thought my identity, with all its fears and panics would die with me. Through the years I have learned that this identity is not the real me. It is just a bunch of thoughts that I used to believe was me. Now I know that the real me, (or the "I am") is a deep impersonal peace that has no identity. It is that life force that was not born and will not die.
  • @BA-gb3ol
    "that is a good smile," Thay said twice after his teaching was received. Thay's loving and understanding appreciation of the young man's smile is one of the most beautiful moments I think I have ever witnessed. That I have ever taken in. Just absolute love and kindness and seeing and joy at having communicated clearly and at having helped to relieve another person. The miracle of mindfulness indeed.
  • @hamletshero
    Listening to these teachings I can feel Thay continuing in all of us. Love you Thay.
  • @goldilocks913
    I place no bad intentions on those laughing at the question but for the questioner and those listening it is a vital one and one l think you have to have many times in order to be able know what you’re aiming at. Even if it appears silly to you, unless you’re enlightened then some of those issues he raises are an obstacle. Thay of course holds him and his question in his love and wisdom. I met Thay in Birmingham 🇬🇧 35 years ago and remember the tears l shed knowing that there were really human beings who were what they espoused, what they taught, they were in essence. Thank you dear Thay, please appear clearly again soon to these clouded eyes and bring even more beings to freedom. 🙏🙏🙏
  • @lindaj5492
    3:50 When Thay says, “… there are those who are tired of life…” he pauses and gazes at the young man with such compassion 💗. I had felt sad when I heard the students laughing at the young man’s question; it seemed disrespectful and non-inclusive. I hope Thay’s response has helped him
  • This is now one of my favorite excerpts of Thây. Thank you so much. Thây, I love you so much. I know you are still here; I feel it has allowed me to see that much deeper that the Buddha is still here as well. Namaste
  • @serene_today
    Wow, I'm literally crying watching this. Thank you, Thay. For the truth.
  • Help us, Thay, as we mourn your passing; may we know you are here with us.
  • @lukez9567
    🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Namo AMITABHA 🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽 THẦY vẫn ở mãi trong LÒNG của CHÚNG CON❤️❤️❤️ Dear TEACHER, You will forever stay in our HEART and our MIND ❤️❤️❤️.....🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Namo AMITABHA 🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽 THẦY vẫn ở mãi trong LÒNG của CHÚNG CON❤️❤️❤️ Dear TEACHER, You will forever stay in our HEART and our MIND ❤️❤️❤️....🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Namo AMITABHA 🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽 THẦY vẫn ở mãi trong LÒNG của CHÚNG CON❤️❤️❤️ Dear TEACHER, You will forever stay in our HEART and our MIND ❤️❤️❤️
  • @johnmcandrew852
    The fellow who asked the question must have been pleased by the seriousness with which Thay answered his question, after it had elicited laughter from other people there.
  • @MultiMb1234
    Coming and Going in Freedom... may all beings be free.