Thich Nhat Hanh Dharma Talks

Originally given in Vietnamese, available from Lang Mai, the talk from Upper Hamlet, Plum Village is dated Thursday, January 9, 2014 and is the sixteenth talk of the 2013-2014 Winter Retreat. English translation, available below, is by Sr. Tue Nghiem.  Today we learn about the dharma body and the practices of letting go, concentration, and insight. 0:00-10:00 Two Chants from Monastics 10:18-20:40 What is Dharma Body? 20:40-34:40 Nourishing our Dharma Body 34:40-56:25 Joy and Happiness - Letting Go 56:25-1:06:36 Joy and Happiness - Concentration 1:06:36-1:19:25 Joy and Happiness - Insight 1:19:25-1:22:30 Walking Meditation The dharma body is bringing morning light - this is part of the morning chant offered each day. What is this "dharma body" that shines brilliantly in the morning light? It is the teaching body. There are two kinds: the living dharma and the dharma that is written or recorded. Whenever we breathe peacefully, walk in meditation then this is the living dharma. Another meaning is our own pract