K18123: OPENING THE SOURCES OF LOVE Discover the strengthening and healing power of our heart

Course with Thay Phap An and Sister Song Nghiem

The practice of love is an important element of mindfulness practice. Love can help us to find true healing and awakening. The four elements of true love are: loving kindness, compassion, feeling the joy of others and equanimity.
In this course we will practice speaking and acting on the basis of these four qualities. At first we practice to return to ourselves and love ourselves. If we don’t develop compassion for our own suffering, it is unlikely that we can feel compassion with others. Then we practice to send our love to those who are closest to us and finally even to those who are difficult to get along with.

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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