As The Wheel Turns

About this episode

Butsumon Tuck Stibich discusses the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh on anxiety and service in relation to cultivating peace.

In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk, Butsumon Tuck Stibich — a resident priest at Upaya — opens with a teaching from Thich Nhat Hanh. No stranger to war, Thich Nhat Hanh explains that our anxiety about the world’s suffering is an obstacle to service: that fear and worry do not help us cultivate peace, or become a refuge for others. Reflecting on this and the vows made in Jukai… Source

Topics covered

• Dharma Talk
• Thich Nhat Hanh
• anxiety
• service
• peace

Keywords

• war
• suffering
• Jukai
• vows

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Books & works: As The Wheel Turns

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