Heart Wisdom – Ep. 144 – A Peaceful Heart in a Time of War & the Legacy of Thich Nhat Hanh

This dharma talk was recorded on 2/28/22. I had planned to talk about Thich Nhat Hanh, the great and wise Zen master and teacher who died recently at age 95. But it seemed critical to also acknowledge the grief of the war in Ukraine.
As it says in the Buddhist teachings (and in other wisdom teachings), in this world, hatred never ceases by hatred, but by love alone is healed. There has to be a better game than war for human beings. We have to look at the war within ourselves as well. Thich Nhat Hanh’s instruction was to stop—stop making enemies. Make prayers. Make blessings. This is our moral task.

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