K1922-1: TAKING CARE OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS

Course 3I with Thay Phap An and Sister Song Nghiem


In this course we will develop our skills of truly understanding our relationships with other people. We will practice meeting the other person with complete love and understanding. Important components of the class are the practice of deep listening and loving speech. We learn to listen without criticism and judgement relying on deep acceptance. We will use words that won’t hurt or judge, but heal and encourage hope. In this way we provide an opening for transformation.

Guided and still meditations help us realize when we are being guided by kindness and love. This way we develop a fundamental understanding for living in harmony with others.

Course language: English and German

Sister Song Nghiem

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Sister Song Nghiem, Adorment with Parallel, was born in Vietnam. She received her PHD in chemistry from Darmstadt Technical University. She subsequently worked as a chemist in research and in industry. In 2003 Thay appointed her as a lay Dharma Teacher and a year later she was ordained as a nun by Thay. In 2012 she once again received the Dharma teacher lamp, this time as a nun. Her special inter...

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Thay Phap An

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Bhikshu Thích Chân Pháp Ấn is one of the elder disciples of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh.

He received a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas in Austin in 1985. At the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), he received a Master of Science (MS) in Chemical Engineering in 1988 and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in 1990. He was a Re...

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