Introducing the Four Objects of Mindfulness

August 13, 2013. 91-minute dharma talk given by Thich Nhat Hanh from Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario during the 2013 Nourishing Great Togetherness teaching tour. This is the second dharma talk for the 6-day retreat with the theme Happy Teachers will Change the World. We begin with two chants from the monastics.

Talk for children
Story of a dream Thay had 20-years ago. A dream of being a young university student with a famous teacher. A music class. This is followed by a teaching on how to be a good bell master.

Main Talk Topics

• Practicing mindfulness in a meeting
• Establishing space in the home for practice
• Slow walking to arrive
• Mental formations
• Four Objects of Mindfulness (body, feelings, mind, objects of mind)
• Selective watering (True Diligence)
• Eating meditation

http://youtu.be/Fr0VxPVIy7k