Understanding How Our Mind Works: A Conversation with Sister Lang Nghiem

Understanding How Our Mind Works: A Conversation with Sister Lang Nghiem | Episode #28

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In this episode, lay Buddhist practitioner and journalist Jo Confino is joined by Zen Buddhist nun Sister Lang Nghiem, of the Plum Village community, to talk about the role of Buddhist psychology in understanding how our mind works. What is the impact of our survival instincts in today’s world? What are the risks of focusing only on ourselves? And are we really responsible for everything?
Sister Chan Lang Nghiem (Adornment with Heroic March) was ordained as a novice nun in 2003, received full ordination as a bhikshuni in 2006, and became a dharma teacher in 2010. Originally from Vietnam, she and her family immigrated to America in 1979. She has lived in Lower Hamlet, France; Deer Park Monastery, California; and Blue Cliff Monastery, New York. With her love of books and of Thay’s teachings, she serves on the advisory board of Parallax Press and is happy to see Thay’s books appear in schools, hospitals, and prisons, on bedside tables, and even in local coffee shops around the world. Though an amateur at sewing, she can replicate practically anything just by looking at the original product. Many of the robes, jackets, hats, cushions, and mats in Plum Village are lovingly sewn with her mindful energy.
In this episode, Sister Lang Nghiem digs deeply into Buddhist psychology and how it can help people lead a better life. She further discusses manas, interbeing, and false boundaries and identities; protective and survival instincts; pleasure seeking and moderation; levels of happiness; avoidance of suffering; individual and collective consciousness; sharing; store and mind consciousness; cultivating peace through consciousness; and new ways to lead peace talks during a war. And: why do we need a self? How that works for us and where it stops helping.
Jo shares about the art of letting go; separation; work environments and happiness; gratitude practices; and the story of an unlikely friendship.
The episode ends with a short meditation guided by Sister Lang Nghiem.
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‘Thich Nhat Hanh on Mind and Consciousness’ ➛ plumvillage.app/thich-nhat-ha...
Thich Nhat Hanh On…: ‘The Mind as a Gardener’ ➛ plumvillage.org/articles/the-...
Dharma Talks: ‘Manas Consciousness, Teachings on Buddhist Psychology Retreat, 1997’ ➛ plumvillage.org/library/dharm...
Dharma Talks: ‘Interbeing and Store Consciousness’ ➛ plumvillage.org/library/dharm...
Dharma Talks: ‘The Power of Understanding - Transformation of Manas’ ➛ plumvillage.org/library/dharm...
‘Cultivating Our Blue Sky Nature: Skilful Means for Emotional Healing’ ➛ www.mindfulnessbell.org/archi...
Kristallnacht ➛ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristal...
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@pixispeacefulkaya 4 ай бұрын

🤗🙏🏽🤎💛Oh our wondrous minds, thank you for this wonderful episode🤗🙏🏽🌻✨

@sreeladevi1780 Жыл бұрын

Sister Lang Neem dear, how tender & patiently forbearing are u & yr teacings of Lord Buddha. Wish u wud stress n' emphasize more on de essential spirit of His central teachings: ie all relative worldly happiness is ephemeral, transient, fleeting like an arrow. So dive deep within 2 discover de truth there thru more meditation & selfless service 2begin with. I luv de peace of Silence u repeat, by replacing lower thoughts by potent higher thoughts☝🙂👌

@talori5417 2 жыл бұрын

I really want to be a conscious, loving, patient, healing person. I have been jumping back and forth with this and survival. Sometimes I secretly compare myself to others but I love it when I find gratitude for all my little unique traits desires and abilities. Thank you.

@plumvillageapp 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, dear friend, for sharing. A lotus for you 🙏🏼

@CanadianBear47 Жыл бұрын

Plum village is sooo awesome 1 place I find peace on the internet. I'm so glad our global community is breathing together

@plumvillageapp Жыл бұрын

Thank you dear friend! You can also download the app to your phone and have a "Monastery for Your Pocket" to sustain your practice wherever you go :) plumvillage.app  Thank you for watching. With much loving kindness, Plum Village App "Oak Forest" Team

@CanadianBear47 Жыл бұрын

yes i have your app as well. is there more episode about dealing with strong emotions?

@johndefazio4303 2 жыл бұрын

A wonder-filled discussion. Thank you both so much. Peace and joy to you.

@GingaFairbairn 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this broadcast, Jo and Sr Lang Nghiem. It has been a blessing in highlighting how important it is to find refuge within. Due to the latest famous court case, I found involving myself in all of the emotions and toxicity such a public event generates naturally due to triggering. I sided with the person I felt was wronged, and seeds of quiet anger and hurt threatened to blossom, and they did, if I am honest. Through my mindfulness practice thankfully, I became aware of my suffering and the negative impact it had on me after an intense week may I add. :) I appreciate these broadcasts greatly. Thank you very much. :)

@catherinscutt4082 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! That was a brilliant and well thought out talk well worth reflecting on and indeed playing again......I also felt you brought out new observations in Joe which were interesting.Your tslk has been very refreshing for me Sister.Blessings.Catherine ❤🙏🙏🙏🙏

@plumvillageapp 2 жыл бұрын

🙏 Thank you dear Sister 🙏

@Me-ju1zu 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you - I gained a deeper understanding of intervening through this explanation of how we are all responsible

@Me-ju1zu 2 жыл бұрын

Interbeing not intervening! Predictive text!

@domcannon6403 2 жыл бұрын

May you be well Sister, may you be well Jo. Thank you so much for a beautiful, insightful Dhamma talk and thank you to all at Plum Village 💖☸🌻🙏

@rachelolive7502 2 жыл бұрын

I have big ol crocodile tears listening to this! Thank you so much for sharing this. I am learning to love myself more, to be the doctor and nurse inside of myself care for the patient inside myself. I am learning so much in my life right now and all the plum village teachings have been so deeply helpful 💜💜💜

@plumvillageapp 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, dear Rachel, for sharing your insights. Keep the practice and continue daily loving kindness to yourself. Keep smiling. Keep hearing the birds sing.🙏 Please receive this very special quote from dear Thay: “No mud no lotus” ~Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay)   Deep bow, The Plum Village App Oak Forest Team    Kindly visit plumvillage.org for more mindfulness resources. Find a local sangha at plumvillage.org/about/international-sangha-directory/   Subscribe to The Raft newsletter plumvillage.org/subscribe/

@peggypate1983 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I will listen to this again and again.

@irinagoncharova5808 2 жыл бұрын

Thanking to sister for such necessary advice, I heard answers to something that bothered and tormented me for a long time. Now I see the light in my difficulties🙏

@dawnratzlaff4685 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing...this very day this very talk should come . Thank you 🙏🏼

@oshavanatta9533 Жыл бұрын

It’s challenging for people who have experienced complex PTSD and working with all that pain unprocessed. It can be very overwhelming. Our minds can have deep grooves of conditioning. It is not so easy for deep deep pain and mental illness which is the deep pain on the earth. There is so much more involved for people who have suffered deep trauma. It’s a much more complicated and challenging process. Good thing there is trauma healing out there. Healers have to go into difficult environments to create change and that is challenging.

@maelstrom8757 2 жыл бұрын

Sister Lang, I enjoyed your first podcast! Please continue to teach and share your insights with a broad audience!

@plumvillageapp 2 жыл бұрын

Dear friend, thank you for watching Plum Village App channel. You can also download the plumvillage.app to carry with you. It is free. ~ A lotus for you 🙏🏼

@leannbridwell1853 2 жыл бұрын

Blessings on you and yours. May you always be held in compassion.

@farazmasrur 2 жыл бұрын

48:00 - Thanks Jo for sharing thoughts from your life, really inspiring!

@talori5417 2 жыл бұрын

I’m reminded how to be happy with all the wonderful little things. Thank you 🙏🏾

@pearlyung168 2 жыл бұрын

Manas makes life enjoyable. Life is not all serious and boring. It also stops us from commiting suicide. All it takes is balance.

@beki1377 2 жыл бұрын

I think this is not true - unfortunately more than ever people commit suicide…. I am struggling alot with my teenager and all my open heart and bodhissattva thinking seems make it worse …. He is just annoyed about anything I will offer to him :-(( this is even with my practice quite hard to stand it 😢😢😢

@tinaoldenskov Жыл бұрын

Merci 💜

@misinca Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much sister and Jo! To understand our mind is so difficult but Thay and you now helped me a lot. Thank you again! 🙏

@plumvillageapp Жыл бұрын

Thank you dear friend. 🙏 Please keep tuning in. You can also download the free app to carry with you. (plumvillage.app) A lotus for you, Plum Village App Team

@irenamangone 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this talk sister and Jo

@TravisCBarker Жыл бұрын

Amazing discussion

@cindycaron7941 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and bless you all❣

@aparnaarampalli8217 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻

@GratefulTracy 2 жыл бұрын

I ask myself “What would the world look like if every person was thinking this thought right now?” If I don’t like that vision, I won’t entertain that thought for long. What I think this moment is my contribution to all of life. I get an equal vote every moment. So do you. Today’s thoughts are tomorrow’s reality. What if all the people in the world were thinking what you are thinking? What would the world look like?

@zenazen878 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you🥰🙏❤

@Kevin19HDS 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for this talk

@fingerprint5511 2 жыл бұрын

The Bhikkhunis, Nuns are so valuable to teaching the Dhamma 🙏🏼🙏🏽🙏🏼

@plumvillageapp 2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@chiekomiami5022 Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

@shantibadri2105 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 💕

@graceacer9369 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@LINZpassionzandtravelz Жыл бұрын

Awareness of the thoughts - and the seeds they are watering - because via Interbeing the actions that are generated go out into the world. And there is a ripple effect way beyond out geographic location.

@LINZpassionzandtravelz Жыл бұрын

thinking out loud 😀 interesting talk - thankyou 🙏💝

@plumvillageapp Жыл бұрын

Thank you for listening dear Lynette. 🙏 PV App Team plumvillage.app A monastery for your pocket.