Humility in Service to Life | TWOII podcast

Humility in Service to Life | TWOII podcast | Episode #48

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This instalment marks the first time the two presenters have recorded separately, with Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu in Thay's Sitting Still Hut in Plum Village France, and journalist Jo Confino at the Garrison Institute, New York.
Speaking from two different continents, they explore fame and humility. What price do we pay for our fame-obsessed societies? Can humility become a great power? How do we show up in the world? What is it ‘to be enough’ in the world? And how did Thay handle fame and other famous people?
These dimensions are discussed with help from Buddhist teachings, Thich Nhat Hanh’s practices, and the presenters’ personal life stories, giving us a flavor of experiences of fame, but also the power of humility in service to life.
Brother Phap Huu further delves into inferiority, superiority, and equality complexes; openness and insight; unconditional presence; humility in learning and being; simplicity; curiosity; Thay’s bodhisattva energy; and honoring blood and spiritual ancestors. And how is Brother Phap Huu coping with… feline fame?
Jo Confino muses about humility in leadership; the power of leading from the middle; responsible journalism; ‘un-cultivating’ fame; looking inwards and outwards with humility; fame as another form of extraction; and more.
The episode ends with a short meditation guided by Brother Phap Huu.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:32 Humility and Fame in the Zen Tradition
00:07:13 Zen Story about the Overpouring Cup of Tea
00:08:07 Beginner's Mind
00:08:54 How to Listen; Curiosity, Openness and Getting Insight
00:12:43 Observation; Looking Inwards and Outwards with Humility; Manas
00:18:43 The Story about Thay and a New Book; Honouring Blood and Spiritual Ancestors; The Practice of Sharing the Merit
00:22:46 Fame as Another Point of Extraction
00:23:44 The Power of Leading from the Middle
00:25:16 Humility as Action; Washing Socks Is Not A Waste of Time (Thay Story)
00:34:23 Superiority Complexes; Ambitions; Contributions to the World
00:37:41 Using Humility to Excuse Things or Belittle Ourselves
00:39:29 What Should an Abbot Do?
00:44:31 Humility in Leadership
00:47:27 ‘Un-cultivating’ Fame
00:49:44 Experiencing Fame (Jo’s Story)
1:00:19 Experiencing Fame (Brother Phap Huu’s Story)
1:09:00 Success or Happiness?
1:13:41 Fame, Loneliness, and Separation
1:19:44 How Thay Dealt with His Fame
1:32:26 Guide Meditation by Brother Phap Huu
1:40:14 Outro
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The podcast is co-produced by the Plum Village App:
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And Global Optimism:
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With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:
thichnhathanhfoundation.org/
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Resources:
Plum Village Community ➛ plumvillage.org/
Thich Nhat Hanh ➛ plumvillage.org/about/thich-n...
🎙️ Brother Phap Huu ➛ plumvillage.org/people/dharma...
🎙️ Jo Confino ➛ / joconfino
The Garrison Institute ➛ www.garrisoninstitute.org/
Dharma Talks: ‘The Power of Understanding - Transformation of Manas’ ➛ plumvillage.org/library/dharm...
Dharma Talks: ‘The Face of Manas Revealed: Understanding a Hidden Aspect of Our Consciousness’ ➛ plumvillage.org/library/dharm...
Parallax Press ➛ www.parallax.org/
The Happy Farm ➛ thehappyfarm.org/
The Order of Interbeing (OI) ➛ orderofinterbeing.org/
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ➛ www.iucn.org/our-union/iucn-w...
Plum Village Thailand ➛ plumvillage.org/practice-cent...
The Four Dharma Seals of Plum Village ➛ plumvillage.org/articles/the-...
Dharma Rain, and Being Alone (short teaching video by Thich Nhat Hanh) ➛ • Dharma Rain, and Being...
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@elizabethnesbitt3195 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 to you all who produced this pod cast. I am so blessed to be able to hear your wisdom, compassion and true humility. I met Brother Phap Huu last year at Plum Village. I recognised his voice from hearing the pod casts. At 82 I still have many things to learn, hear and experience. Bless you 🙏

@jenniferspring8741 Жыл бұрын

Brother Phap Huu, thank you for being you!🙏

@larryjoyceneumark8540 23 күн бұрын

Thank you for this profound and vital teaching! So often the word "ego" comes up in the podcast as an obstacle to true humility. Years ago, I recall a wise young person telling me that the word EGO is really an acronym which means "easing goodness out." I've never forgotten this statement and, now at 78 with a beginner's mind, I continue to learn through this wonderful podcast the value and embodied necessity of humility----and I am grateful!👍

@ravgill7355 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brother Phap Huu for the talk about humility and its importance. What you said was very beautiful.

@thourklengtan1397 Жыл бұрын

Beautifully spoken. Thank you so much Brother for sharing Thay’s stories. Thanks so much everyone, who are working on this podcast. Your inspirational discussions have created so much positive impact on our lives. 🙏🙏🙏

@stepheniecopping7165 Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I have found your wonderful podcasts, both of your voices and wonderful words and your guest’s stories make me feel so comfortable and connected spiritually to Thay and Plum villages One day I hope to visit you Dear Thay you said that a cloud never dies and you didn’t xxxxxx

@leni.m1 Жыл бұрын

Dear Jo and Br. Phap Huu Thanks so much for this deeply honest, insightful and vulnerable sharing ❤️ A lotus for you both, Buddhas to be 🪷

@Daniela-sc5bs Жыл бұрын

I am so happy that you managed to record this podcast even though you are on different continents. I just love the podcast!

@lindamaree2630 Жыл бұрын

This podcast held particular resonance for me. I would not have expected that the Parkinson's disease that I deal with, and the anxiety that comes with that as a symptom, would call me to respond with a recognition that it is humility that I must cultivate in relation to both my physical and my spiritual well being. Thank you! I am so grateful for this podcast!

@irenamangone Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this podcast love the analogy of being part of a river sometimes at the front middle and at the end thank you

@florenciasananes5358 Жыл бұрын

I have so much to learn and its such a pleasure! I hope I can listen to this podcast many times and commence to live true humility. I am enjoying so much this podcast and its main theme..! Thank you everyone for continuing this very useful and special podcast. You have managed to go deeper and more genuine every time. This is one of my favorite podcasts, and I will probably enjoy listening to it repeatedly until I can interiorize authentic humility. You are spreading seeds worldwide in such an “amene” way, easy and approachable, relatable. You accompany our paths as teachers walking right beside us. I really hope you can continue this proyect if there is that possibility! You brother Phap Huu and Jo are as close as ever. You are getting better and better with every podcast! Congratulations 😊🙏🏻 I am so grateful for all this. This is my favorite podcast ever!

@Dyson750 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this podcast on humility in service to life. As always with these wonderful podcasts I was so taken by Brother Phap Huu's and Joe's openness and willingness to share their vulnerability. This podcast has particular resonance for me as I was recently at Plum Village where I was fortunate to meet Brother Huu a few times. The patience, kindness, and humility Brother Huu showed to me and the many others who were so keen to talk to him was beautiful. With deep bows of gratitude and respect.

@plumvillageapp Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing dearest Jane. A lotus for you, Plum Village App Team plumvillage.app

@martinakoole5974 Жыл бұрын

Thank you to everybody who making this podcasts possible. It is a pleasure and my honor to be able to listening and following your conversations about deep understanding, learning deeply, to open our harts and minds about what live on earth is asking to us in our lifetimes. I'm making very tiny steps to understand....my gratitude to you ...😊 🌺

@margaretmohan6971 Жыл бұрын

Another fabulous podcast! Live simply and stick with the daily practises. So many thanks and Happy Spring🙏✌💚🎨🌲🌞

@ninado6980 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I could listen to you guys for hours. What you have said could touch anyone's experience doesn't matter if they are high or low ranked.

@louisahadley7082 Жыл бұрын

Hello dear Jo and Brother Phap Huu, and all the people who bring us this podcast. This is my favourite podcast and I'm really enjoying it. I was wondering if we could please have an episode about self compassion. I have been going through a very stressful time in my life lately and I have been trying to be more compassionate with myself. I have realised that I'm very hard on myself and I would like to learn more about self compassion. Thank you 🙏❤