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Re: Thich Nhat Hanh has died

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Post by tristanMatthias »

suketk wrote: post #39
KerryJones wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you know of anyway to find more of those? I'm in Oakland and that sounds delightful.

I highly recommend Vipassana [0]. It's similarly free from commercialism - there is no cost for teaching, lodging and food. At the end, you can pay if you found it beneficial and want to pay it forward. They also only accept contributions from people who have completed the program. Despite this policy, they've grown to 200+ centers across the world. I was so inspired [1] by it that I adopted a lot of their principles…

Vipassana changed my life

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Post by alecst »

KerryJones wrote: post #19
carabiner wrote: post #3

Wow. I used to go to the mindfulness retreats at his affiliated monastery in San Diego. You left your phone in your car, and had 3-5 days (or more sometimes) of meditation, fresh cooked meals, and nature. It was really peaceful, and so different from what I had expected (something like a cult, being plied for donations etc. there was none of that). I stopped going when I left California, but it's hard to feel much mo…

Do you know of anyway to find more of those? I'm in Oakland and that sounds delightful.

Abhayagiri and City of Ten Thousand Buddhas are both reputable alternatives to Goenka Vipassana retreats, just to give you some things to look into.

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Post by kelp »

lprd wrote: post #54

I haven't heard of him until today. I am very interested in learning meditation/mindfulness, but as an agnostic I tend to shy away from religious teachings. Are his methods heavily religious?

I've read maybe 3 or 4 of his books, and it all tends to be pretty much secular.

He specifically argues against ideology, and argues for adapting buddhist teachings to the needs of another culture. IIRC, in The Art of Living he argues for an "American style of Buddhism" which is adapted to American culture.

I'm generally pretty allergic to religion, but I find his teachings to be really palatable and quit helpful.

So generally I think you'd find the Plum Village tradition pretty easy to swallow.

You might want to check out the documentary "Walk With Me" which came out in 2017 and gives a pretty good picture of what Thich What Hanh and Plum Villiage tradition is all about.

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Post by Zanni »

carrolldunham wrote: post #40
grp000 wrote: post #34

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I don't think this is as simple as a google search. This isn't a regular business, and it would be nice to get a HN-user-vetted answer on a retreat that doesn't try to upsell you, and offers the "right" daily events.

No, not 'why can't you just google it'. The question is why can't you just DO it. Take some food in to your room, put your devices outside, close your door.

I imagine for the same reasons they can't "just" quit smoking, lose weight, get in shape, write a novel, etc. They may not believe they're capable, they need support, they need structure, they need incentive, etc.

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Post by zoom6628 »

suketk wrote: post #39
KerryJones wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you know of anyway to find more of those? I'm in Oakland and that sounds delightful.

I highly recommend Vipassana [0]. It's similarly free from commercialism - there is no cost for teaching, lodging and food. At the end, you can pay if you found it beneficial and want to pay it forward. They also only accept contributions from people who have completed the program. Despite this policy, they've grown to 200+ centers across the world. I was so inspired [1] by it that I adopted a lot of their principles…

Vipassana was life changing for me too. Can’t recommend it enough to everyone. I did my course in New Zealand.

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Post by colordrops »

This man was my first introduction to meditation. I read his book "the miracle of mindfulness" when I was undergoing an extremely difficult, near suicidal period of my life, and it pulled me out and put me back on track. I'm indebted to him and I wish I had an opportunity to meet him.

Re: Thich Nhat Hanh has died

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Post by colordrops »

markdown wrote: post #56

What is it with HN and assuming everyone else knows what or who you're talking about. I mean look at all these people: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Anews.ycombinator.com+... I recognise one name in that list. At least tell us who these people are when writing your titles. For anyone else clueless, I googled... a better title would be "Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese-French Buddhist monk, has died"

You can't expect everyone to be familiar with the vast array of items posted here. It's assumed that everyone is understands the ease with which information can be found on the internet in this day and age, so there's no need to spend so much effort and page space on curating and adding introductions for every concept and person.
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