The Practice of Gratitude | TWOII podcast | Episode #66

Описание: In this episode, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and leadership coach/journalist Jo Confino talk about the practice of gratitude and its power to shine a light in even the darkest circumstances. Their conversation touches on many aspects of gratitude, from the way it has been viewed in Buddhism since the days of the Buddha, to gratitude for life, gratitude as a gift and a rebalancer, and gratitude even when things don’t go well.

Brother Phap Huu further talks about nourishing our deep connection to interbeing; opening our hearts to suffering; loneliness in the monastic community; gratitude for the Earth, all living beings, and (even) minerals; the feeling of ‘enough’; the Cong Phu Sheet; and more. And why is gratitude a such a difficult practice, even when there are many opportunities to apply it?

Jo delves into daily practices of gratitude; coming back into balance; Christmas presents and meaninglessness; approaches to economic development in Bhutan; and more.

The episode ends with a short meditation on gratitude guided by Brother Phap Huu.

Enjoy!

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Promo live podcast
00:01:07 Intro
00:02:15 Gratitude when things don’t go well; Gratitude in Buddhism
00:31:36 Dharma names
00:31:55 Gratitude for all beings in the animal, plant and mineral worlds
00:32:52 Why is gratitude a difficult practice when there are many opportunities to practice it?
00:42:50 Why practicing gratitude is important; The Cong Phu book
00:53:52 Gratitude as a gift; Gratitude for the Earth
1:01:16 Conference on economic development in Buthan; Gratitude as rebalancer
1:06:00 Why monastics gave up Secret Santa; Christmas presents and meaninglessness
1:10:54 Gratitude for the ability to be present
1:15:50 Short meditation guided by Brother Phap Huu
1:22:24 Outro

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Resources:

Plum Village Community ➛ https://plumvillage.org/
Thich Nhat Hanh ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-n...
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🎙️ Jo Confino ➛   / joconfino  

The Way Out Is In live recording ➛ https://wakeuplondon.org/thewayoutisin/
Bodhicitta ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhicitta
Old Path White Clouds ➛ https://plumvillage.org/books/old-pat...
Ananda ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80n...
Shariputra ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Śāriputra
Interbeing ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbeing
Bhutan ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan
The Alchemist ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alc...)
Dharma Talks: ‘The Three Doors of Liberation or the Three Dharma Seals’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/dharm...
‘Cong Phi Journal - Everything You Need to Know About the Practice Notebook’ ➛ https://plumvillage.app/cong-phu-jour...
Maudgalyayana ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maudgal...
‘A Teacher Looking for His Student’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/poems
Brother Bao Tang (Brother Treasure) ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma...
Gratitude for the Four Elements (short audio meditation by Brother Phap Dung) ➛    • Gratitude for the Four Elements | Brother ...  

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