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{\rtf1{\fonttbl{\f2 Bookman Old Style Bold Italic;}{\f3 Bookman Old Style Bold;}{\f4 Bookman Old Style;}{\f5 Bookman Old Style Italic;}{\f6 Bookman Old Style;}{\f7 Bookman Old Style;}{\f8 Bookman Old Style;}{\f9 Bookman Old Style;}{\f10 Bookman Old Style Italic;}{\f11 Bookman Old Style Bold Italic;}{\f1000000 Times New Roman;}}{\colortbl;\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue127;\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue0;}\viewkind1\viewscale100\margl0\margr0\margt0\margb0\deftab80\dntblnsbdb\expshrt

n\paperw11900\paperh16840\pard\sb0\sl-240{\bkmkstart Pg1}{\bkmkend Pg1}\par\pard\ql \li1135\sb0\sl-230\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li1135\sb0\sl-230\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li1135\sb0\sl-230\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li1135\sb220\sl-230\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf1\f2\fs20 DP05A-01Oct06 \par\pard\ql \li5797\sb0\sl-276\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li5797\sb256\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 True Power\ul0\nosupersub\cf3\f4\fs24- \ul0\nosupersub\cf4\f5\fs24 Talk from 01 Oct 2006 Part I \par\pard\ql \li7330\sb0\sl-276\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li7330\sb28\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh \par\pard\ql \li8327\sb4\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf4\f5\fs24Deer Park Monastery \par\pard\qj \li1423\sb0\sl-420\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li1423\ri1243\sb306\sl-420\slmult0\fi130 \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 You have to allow the truth to penetrate, because when you have ideas, that \line \up0 \expndtw

-2\charscalex100 maybe an obstacles; and the secret of Buddhism is to remove allideas and all \line \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 concepts in order for the truth to has a chance to penetrate and to rebuilt itself. \par\pard\qj \li1135\sb0\sl-233\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li1135\sb0\sl-233\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li1135\ri969\sb89\sl-233\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf5\f6\fs20 This is Sister Susan from Deer Park Monastery in hills over Escondido, California.Today October \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 1\ul0\nosupersub\cf6\f7\fs12 st\ul0\nosupersub\cf5\f6\fs20 2006, we have a talk for you given by our teacher ThichNhat Hanh, given this morning in \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex104 France, entitledthe True Nature of Power. This talk will be included in his upcoming book on \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 \u8220?Power\u8221? to be publish next year. \par\pard\qj \li1135\sb0\sl-233\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li1135\ri809\sb15\sl-233\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 If you have any feed back or comments we wou

ld like you to email it to the following email \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex102 {\field{\*\fldinst {HYPERLINK mailto:dpcast@gmail.com }}{\fldrslt {\ul0\nosupersub\cf7\f8\fs20 dpcast@gmail.com}}}\ul0\nosupersub\cf5\f6\fs20 we would like you to find a comfortable position and be with your breathing \line \up0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and enjoy the talk and take it all in as its a very veryprofound talk, so enjoy your breathing and \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 the talk. Thank you. \par\pard\qj \li1135\sb0\sl-422\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li1135\ri937\sb309\sl-422\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 \ul0\nosupersub\cf3\f4\fs24 Good morning dear sangha, today is October the 1\ul0\super\cf8\f9\fs22\ul0\super\cf8\f9\fs21 st\ul0\nosupersub\cf3\f4\fs24 the year 2006, we are in \line \up0

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\expndtw0\charscalex100 assembly of meditation hall. I read somewhere in the newspaper in France, 400 \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 thousand people falldown and get hurt, many went to hospital and nine \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex104 thousand people die because of the fall down, we have to be mindful when we \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 climb the stair, how we go down the stair, and I remember two years ago I was \line \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100climbing mountain in North Vietnam, I had a lot of pain on my left shoulder, that \line \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 made it more difficult, because climbing in that you need arms in order to cling to \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 trees and branches, when you are not very sure of your steps, happily nothing \line\up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 happened, and I arrived safely on top of the mountain and went down safely. \par\pard\qj \li1135\ri937\sb416\sl-425\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 In Vietnam does still has a lot of bamboo bridges that help us crossing the river, \line \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 just one bamboo trunk for you to step on and then another bamboo trunk for you \line \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 to step on, you have to grasp on it in order not to fall into the river, and sometime \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex104 farmer has to carry avery heavy load of hay in order to cross the river in that \line \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 way. \par\pard\ql \li6865\sb0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6865\sb0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6865\sb0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6865\sb0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6865\sb130\sl-161\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf9\f10\fs14 True Power - Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh, Deer Park Monastery{\shp {\*\shpinst\shpleft1135\shptop7194\shpright2947\shpbottom7194\shpfhdr0\shp

bxpage\shpbypage\shpwr3\shpwrk0\shpfblwtxt1\shpz204\shplid0{\sp{\sn shapeType}{\sv 20}}{\sp{\sn fBehindDocument}{\sv 1}}{\sp{\sn lineColor}{\sv 8323072}}{\sp{\sn lineWidth}{\sv 9049}}}}\par\pard\sect\sectd\fs24\paperw11900\paperh16840\pard\sb0\sl-240{\bkmkstart Pg2}{\bkmkend Pg2}\par\pard\qj \li1135\sb0\sl-420\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li1135\ri938\sb374\sl-420\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf3\f4\fs24 This is about our body concerning our mind, we have to be mindful also because\line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 it can fall down, while we are having a mental formation, when we are disperse, \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 dispersion; when we are angry, anger; when we are confuse, confusion; we may \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 fall dawn, you got hurt mentally, you got lost, that is why we need some kind of \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 guide, some kind of refuge, something that we can grasp in order not to fall down. \par\pard\qj \li11

35\sb0\sl-420\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li1135\ri812\sb21\sl-420\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex102 Probably we have many wonderful gathas or short poems for us topractice, we \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 combine our breathing with these poems in order to through difficult moments of \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 our mind. It's very good if you can memorize this gathas, when everytime you are \up0\expndtw0\charscalex102 about going through difficulty moment, you may need to practice these gathas, \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 combine with your in and outbreath, you are safe if you know hoe to go through \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100these difficult moments, moment of dispersion, moment of anger, momentof \up0 \expndtw-4\charscalex100 confusion, moment of despair and so on. \par\

pard\qj \li1135\sb0\sl-420\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li1135\ri779\sb21\sl-420\slmult0\up0 \expndtw0\charscalex102 One of the poem that I practice most is, \u8220?My journey back to Island of myself\u8221?, \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 this po

em is available in Vietnamese, English, French, and so on. During the time \up0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 you practice this gatha you take refuge to the Buddha,Dharma and Sangha. You \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 are holding something firmly, you do not risk falling mentally in a very sub\up0 \expndtw-6\charscalex100 despair of confusion and so on. \par\pard\qj \li1135\sb0\sl-420\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li1135\ri935\sb21\sl-420\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex102 Ibelieve this gatha can be found in the sentient book, it is very good if you can \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex104 memorize them and learn to practice them inyour daily life, to make it into a \line \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 habit, in every time you are not walking very solidly insight, you remember to use \line

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\up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 the gatha and your mindful breathing in order togo through this moment. \par\pard\qj \li1135\ri944\sb416\sl-426\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 When you do not have a problem, practicing this gatha will help you to take \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 refuge and get in touch withwonder of life, insight around you, this practice can \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 be very nourishing, healing and transforming, you don't need to have a problem \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 or period of difficulty in order to begin practicing. \par\pard\qj \li1135\ri937\sb419\sl-420\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex106 While practicing this gatha, we generate a kind of energy, a kind of power, it \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 helps us to stand firm to walk firmly, to safely through difficult moment in our \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 dailylife. This kind of power or energy is called the energy or power of\par\pard\ql \li6865\sb0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6865\sb0\sl-161\slmult0\par\pard\ql\li6865\sb0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6865\sb91\sl-161\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf9\f10\fs14 True Power - Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh, Deer Park Monastery \par\pard\sect\sectd\fs24\paperw11900\paperh16840\pard\sb0\sl-240{\bkmkstart Pg3}{\bkmkend Pg3}\par\pard\qj \li1135\sb0\sl-420\slmult0 \par\pard\qj\li1135\ri943\sb374\sl-420\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf3\f4\fs24 mindfulness. Mindfulness is a kind of energy that you can generate in your daily \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 life, the energy of mindfulness is protecting you, you are solid, you are safe. \par\pard\ql \li1135\sb0\sl-276\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li1135\sb0\sl-276\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li1135\sb0\sl-276\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li1135\sb131\sl-276\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf2\f3\fs24 The First Energy : \ul0\nosupersub\cf10\f

11\fs24 Faith \par\pard\qj \li1135\ri942\sb22\sl-424\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 \ul0\nosupersub\cf3\f4\fs24 In Buddhis tradition we speak of 5 kind ofpowers, the first power is confidence, \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex105 faith. You have faith in the Buddha within, the Buddha not as a god, but the \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 Buddha is a energy of awakening, energyof compassion, energy of \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 understanding, we do have the capacity to understand, to be compassionate, to \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex102 be mindful. This is the Buddha in a concrete term, he is nota god, but he is as \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex102 an energy. \par\pard\qj\li1135\ri782\sb412\sl-430\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 So, you believeyou have confidence, you trust this kind of energy is inherent in \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 you, if you know how to practice, you can generate that energy, this kind of \up0 \expndtw-5\charscalex100 energy in order to prot

ect yourself, and to succeed in what you want to look. \par\pard\qj \li1135\ri780\sb415\sl-424\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 You have to trust in the Dharma, because the Dharma is effective, if you put into \line \up0 \expndtw-4\charscalex100 practice the Dharma, you will overcome the difficulties, youwould be able to \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex104 nourish yourself to transform yourself. The Dharma as practice not as words. \line \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 Suppose you have learned how to do walking meditation, if you walk properly, \line \up0 \expndtw-2\charscalex100 then every step can bring you solidity, freedom, joy, and nourishment, it can \line \up0 \expndtw-3\charscalex100 bring concentration. \par\pard\qj \li1135\ri942\sb417\sl-423\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex102 Walking meditation is a practice that can bring result righthere and right now, \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex103 as soon as you begin to do walking, you are feeling that you are safe, you have \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 a

rrived, you are at home, and you enjoy every step, you become more solid, you \up0 \expndtw-1\charscalex100 are free from wandering in the past, future, and soon. So the Dharma is effective \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex104 right here and rightnow, because you have practice, you have experience the \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 effectiveness of the practice, that is why you have faith in the dharma, you have \up0 \expndtw0\charscalex100 confidence in the Dharma. \par\pard\qj \li1135\ri780\sb420\sl-420\slmult0 \up0 \expndtw-4\charscalex100 Every time whenyou feel anger is going up, you practice mindful breathing, \line \up0\expndtw-4\charscalex100 recognize the anger, embrace your anger, then the angercan not push you to do \par\pard\ql \li6865\sb0\sl-161\slmult0 \par\pard\ql\li6

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