"The closest distance between two people is their story." The dialog in this dharma talk illustrates this point exactly. Sister, brother, I benefited from your candor, perspectives, and stories of personal transformation. I identify and empathize with your struggles, am encouraged by your revelations and insights. I commend your courage in choosing to alter course, in setting aside accomplishments that no longer serve your needs or align with your higher aspirations. Many of us stand to benefit from your example. Even the young Palestinian man dared to make himself quite vulnerable by sharing turbulent thoughts and emotions he grapples with as he struggles to understand and apply Thay's teaching. He is a work in progress, a Buddha to be, as are we all.
"We don't allow the [seeds of ] suffering to intoxicate us... Don't become the toxin." And, "What is the quality of your intention?" Very helpful 🙏🏼🌱 Thank you
Once I reached the end, I listened to it again. The answers came before the question. Deep love to everyone who spoke in this video- we are all in this together 🤎
Oh my gosh, this talk touched me so deeply that I cried. As a Vietnamese lady living in Canada, I understand firsthand the harmful effects of colonialism, Western imperialism, and those kinds of ism. It triggered me recently with an incident at work where people made a decision for me without my presence or consent. I know immediately that people like me have been silenced and controlled for so long. So I understand the rage of the Palestinian guy. There is no just war! Thank you to the Dharma talks in this BIPOC retreat, which reminded me to come back to my personal healing while acknowledging that we also need collective healing and institutional changes. May we all be grounded in our practice! May we be at peace! May we be calm activists! ❤🩹
Thank you so much. Greeting from Japan. We don’t have BIPOC concept here in Japan or in Vietnam. BIPOC includes everyone in the world except people with light skin? Besides people with light skin everyone else in the world without exception is okay? Should we have meetings here in Asia too with Africans and Asians together and exclude people with light face skin? This concept to include all ethnicities of the entire world except people with a light skin shade on their face is so unbelievable for us here in Japan, Vietnam and Asia. Japan has great affinity with Germany, our cultures are very similar, and with Europe. Cultures of Africa and Japan are very different. Maybe this is an American idea. We in Japan, Vietnam and Asia don’t share this idea of BIPOC at all. I hope this idea of America to include all ethnicities of the world except for one type of face doesn’t come here to Japan or to Vietnam. I still can’t believe my eyes. Incredible concept. Affinity with all ethnicities of the world except for one type of face skin. My grandson has typical Japanese face skin but my granddaughter has light face skin. How can I explain to my granddaughter that she cannot participate because other members don’t feel affinity with her face? She would lose all faith in the common sense and goodness of human beings. People are not their face. In Japan and Vietnam we have affinity with everyone equally, no need to include everyone in the world, Arabs, Indians, Mexicans, Japanese, Chinese, absolutely everybody, and exclude just one type of face. I can’t believe my eyes. How can you include everyone in the world without exception and exclude just one type of face? And not one monk or sister disagrees with excluding just one type of face and including all others in the entire world without exception? You exclude people because of their face and not one monk or nun has courage to say “I will not participate. It is never never ever to exclude someone because of their face”? And then say things like “We’re not excluding your face, your face just can’t come. We feel affinity and safe if your face isn’t here. Look in the mirror. We feel more affinity without your face.” I can’t believe my eyes. Please don’t spread this American way thinking to my home in Japan, Vietnam or China. We have many faces here, including faces with light skin and blue eyes along our Silk Road. Shame on you. I’m so sorry to say so but I can’t accept excluding people because of their face and saying “I don’t feel affinity with your face.” Vietnam has 54 ethnicities. Should we have a group meeting with 53 of our ethnicities and exclude just one and tell them “We don’t feel affinity with your face”? Please keep your uniquely American way of racial exclusion in America. I plead with you. Don’t bring it here. You will hurt so many of us Asians and especially children here in Asia who have light skin and because of the diversity of their ancestors. It’s a terrible thing to exclude a child because of their face. Or say “I want to have an affinity meeting without your face.” I hope that way of thinking never ever comes here to Japan, China or Vietnam. 阿弥陀佛 🙏🙏🙏
hello! you asked: “BIPOC is everyone except people whose skin is too light?” that is not what BIPOC means. 3:57 BIPOC means that Indigenous peoples of the Americas, and those of us who are descended from enslaved Africans, have UNIQUE EXPERIENCES of 1: SYSTEMATIC/GOVERNMENTAL RACISM & 2: WHITE SUPREMACY that distinguish us from other “people of color” living here. the term is meant for black & indigenous americans (mexicans, mayans, aztek, pre-european inhabitants of south america), and not other people “of color.” in the USA, everyone who was not white was thought of as a “minority” and a “person of color.” but most of the time, we are not talking about EVERY non-european ethnicity, so “BIPOC” is more specific. in Japan, everyone who is not Japanese is thought of as a “foreigner.” in that context, ‘foreigner’ means ‘not japanese’. in Japan, people who don’t look Japanese are often viewed as, and treated like “foreigners,” even if they have only ever lived in Japan (I’ve been listening to interviews with young people in Japan that have one Japanese parent & one non-Japanese parent. They describe this as how their society views & treats them). You could say: “police in the USA disproportionately target black & brown people driving cars,” OR you could say: “police in the USA disproportionately target drivers that are PEOPLE OF COLOR.” both statements are true, but one is more accurate. Asians are also “people of color,” but they are seldom who the police are targeting. ⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ I was reading about the Japanese police that have been racially-profiling Brazilian people recently, based on the assumption that their visas are expired. In that instance, are the Japanese police targeting “people of color”? (no, because Japanese people are people of color also 😊) are the Japanese police targeting “foreigners”? (no, because Japanese police are not targeting European foreigners-nor are they targeting ALL foreigners-for likely having expired visas). BIPOC is a more specific term than “POC”. similar to how saying ‘Brazilians are being targeted by Japanese police’ is more accurate than saying ‘Foreigners are being targeted by Japanese police’. For me, one of the most personally profound ideas, amongst the teachings of Thích Nhất Hạnh, is that instead of choosing one side or the other, we can choose RECONCILIATION-bringing both sides together. i hope what i’ve written helps you understand BIPOC, which is a fairly new term-many people here in the US do not understand it either! -Sam
It's about dealing with a social reality rather than complicated thinking. Many things that make sense in America won't make sense in other places. Listen deeply than can understand deeply.
@@oyoyoyo7624 Everyone is welcome, overseas Indians, rich Chinese, Japanese business people, wealthy Arab oil princes, Mexicans, Argentinians (unless they are Argentinians with blue eyes of course then they are forbidden because no affinity with blue eyes). Everyone in the world is welcome except certain faces are not welcome, like my granddaughter’s face? Because my granddaughter has a face with no affinity? A little darker face and she will be welcome to attend. But now my granddaughter can’t attend because of her face? But every other person in the whole world can attend except people with certain faces? Everyone from China can attend except from Xinjiang because some have light skin and you don’t feel affinity with their face? But the other people from China are okay? The Invitation page for the retreat has a warning that some non-BIPOC faces may be present at the monastery grounds for gardening and cooking and so on. What if it was an affinity retreat for Europeans only to honor their ancestors and there was a warning that “Some black faces may be present at the retreat grounds but they are only cooking and gardening. The black faces are our siblings too so treat them with respect”? Would you want to associate with people who thought of you that way? Who wanted to follow their in breath and out breath without your black face around because your black face triggered them and they didn’t feel affinity and wanted to meet without your face? Would you want to associate with people who thought of you in that way? People who preferred you not be around when they follow their breath? Thank goodness these meetings which exclude faces only take place in America. But in any case thank you for your response! Nam mô A di đà Phật. 🙏🙏🙏🌷
"The closest distance between two people is their story." The dialog in this dharma talk illustrates this point exactly. Sister, brother, I benefited from your candor, perspectives, and stories of personal transformation. I identify and empathize with your struggles, am encouraged by your revelations and insights. I commend your courage in choosing to alter course, in setting aside accomplishments that no longer serve your needs or align with your higher aspirations. Many of us stand to benefit from your example. Even the young Palestinian man dared to make himself quite vulnerable by sharing turbulent thoughts and emotions he grapples with as he struggles to understand and apply Thay's teaching. He is a work in progress, a Buddha to be, as are we all.
❤
Thank you for a beautiful healing moment during hard times ❤
very good Dharma - thank you!
"We don't allow the [seeds of ] suffering to intoxicate us... Don't become the toxin."
And,
"What is the quality of your intention?"
Very helpful 🙏🏼🌱 Thank you
Incredibly deep and healing.
❤
So inspiring and endearing!
Once I reached the end, I listened to it again. The answers came before the question. Deep love to everyone who spoke in this video- we are all in this together 🤎
Phiên dịch tiếng Việt cho chúng con ở VN được nghe với Thầy ơi, Con Mô Bụt ạ
🙏😄🪷
Wilson Anna Martin Amy Hall Frank
Oh my gosh, this talk touched me so deeply that I cried. As a Vietnamese lady living in Canada, I understand firsthand the harmful effects of colonialism, Western imperialism, and those kinds of ism. It triggered me recently with an incident at work where people made a decision for me without my presence or consent. I know immediately that people like me have been silenced and controlled for so long. So I understand the rage of the Palestinian guy. There is no just war!
Thank you to the Dharma talks in this BIPOC retreat, which reminded me to come back to my personal healing while acknowledging that we also need collective healing and institutional changes.
May we all be grounded in our practice! May we be at peace! May we be calm activists! ❤🩹
Thank you so much for offering this precious BIPOC space and for sharing with those who could not attend🙏🏼🪷
Thank you so much. Greeting from Japan.
We don’t have BIPOC concept here in Japan or in Vietnam.
BIPOC includes everyone in the world except people with light skin? Besides people with light skin everyone else in the world without exception is okay?
Should we have meetings here in Asia too with Africans and Asians together and exclude people with light face skin?
This concept to include all ethnicities of the entire world except people with a light skin shade on their face is so unbelievable for us here in Japan, Vietnam and Asia.
Japan has great affinity with Germany, our cultures are very similar, and with Europe. Cultures of Africa and Japan are very different.
Maybe this is an American idea. We in Japan, Vietnam and Asia don’t share this idea of BIPOC at all.
I hope this idea of America to include all ethnicities of the world except for one type of face doesn’t come here to Japan or to Vietnam.
I still can’t believe my eyes. Incredible concept. Affinity with all ethnicities of the world except for one type of face skin.
My grandson has typical Japanese face skin but my granddaughter has light face skin. How can I explain to my granddaughter that she cannot participate because other members don’t feel affinity with her face?
She would lose all faith in the common sense and goodness of human beings.
People are not their face.
In Japan and Vietnam we have affinity with everyone equally, no need to include everyone in the world, Arabs, Indians, Mexicans, Japanese, Chinese, absolutely everybody, and exclude just one type of face. I can’t believe my eyes.
How can you include everyone in the world without exception and exclude just one type of face?
And not one monk or sister disagrees with excluding just one type of face and including all others in the entire world without exception?
You exclude people because of their face and not one monk or nun has courage to say “I will not participate. It is never never ever to exclude someone because of their face”?
And then say things like “We’re not excluding your face, your face just can’t come. We feel affinity and safe if your face isn’t here. Look in the mirror. We feel more affinity without your face.”
I can’t believe my eyes. Please don’t spread this American way thinking to my home in Japan, Vietnam or China. We have many faces here, including faces with light skin and blue eyes along our Silk Road. Shame on you. I’m so sorry to say so but I can’t accept excluding people because of their face and saying “I don’t feel affinity with your face.”
Vietnam has 54 ethnicities. Should we have a group meeting with 53 of our ethnicities and exclude just one and tell them “We don’t feel affinity with your face”?
Please keep your uniquely American way of racial exclusion in America. I plead with you. Don’t bring it here. You will hurt so many of us Asians and especially children here in Asia who have light skin and because of the diversity of their ancestors.
It’s a terrible thing to exclude a child because of their face. Or say “I want to have an affinity meeting without your face.”
I hope that way of thinking never ever comes here to Japan, China or Vietnam. 阿弥陀佛 🙏🙏🙏
hello!
you asked:
“BIPOC is everyone except people whose skin is too light?”
that is not what BIPOC means. 3:57
BIPOC means that Indigenous peoples of the Americas, and those of us who are descended from enslaved Africans, have UNIQUE EXPERIENCES of
1: SYSTEMATIC/GOVERNMENTAL RACISM
& 2: WHITE SUPREMACY
that distinguish us from other “people of color” living here.
the term is meant for black & indigenous americans (mexicans, mayans, aztek, pre-european inhabitants of south america), and not other people “of color.”
in the USA, everyone who was not white was thought of as a “minority” and a “person of color.” but most of the time, we are not talking about EVERY non-european ethnicity, so “BIPOC” is more specific.
in Japan, everyone who is not Japanese is thought of as a “foreigner.” in that context, ‘foreigner’ means ‘not japanese’.
in Japan, people who don’t look Japanese are often viewed as, and treated like “foreigners,” even if they have only ever lived in Japan (I’ve been listening to interviews with young people in Japan that have one Japanese parent & one non-Japanese parent. They describe this as how their society views & treats them).
You could say:
“police in the USA disproportionately target black & brown people driving cars,”
OR you could say:
“police in the USA disproportionately target drivers that are PEOPLE OF COLOR.”
both statements are true, but one is more accurate. Asians are also “people of color,” but they are seldom who the police are targeting.
⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️
I was reading about the Japanese police that have been racially-profiling Brazilian people recently, based on the assumption that their visas are expired.
In that instance, are the Japanese police targeting “people of color”?
(no, because Japanese people are people of color also 😊)
are the Japanese police targeting
“foreigners”?
(no, because Japanese police are not targeting European foreigners-nor are they targeting ALL foreigners-for likely having expired visas).
BIPOC is a more specific term than “POC”. similar to how saying ‘Brazilians are being targeted by Japanese police’ is more accurate than saying ‘Foreigners are being targeted by Japanese police’.
For me, one of the most personally profound ideas, amongst the teachings of Thích Nhất Hạnh, is that instead of choosing one side or the other, we can choose RECONCILIATION-bringing both sides together.
i hope what i’ve written helps you understand BIPOC, which is a fairly new term-many people here in the US do not understand it either!
-Sam
It's about dealing with a social reality rather than complicated thinking. Many things that make sense in America won't make sense in other places. Listen deeply than can understand deeply.
@@MonkLife Listen deeply to why someone doesn’t feel affinity with my face? Thanks goodness this is only in America, like you say. 🙏
@@MonkLifeThanks for response though. I enjoy your VN TịkTok Lives. Thks. 🙏
@@oyoyoyo7624 Everyone is welcome, overseas Indians, rich Chinese, Japanese business people, wealthy Arab oil princes, Mexicans, Argentinians (unless they are Argentinians with blue eyes of course then they are forbidden because no affinity with blue eyes).
Everyone in the world is welcome except certain faces are not welcome, like my granddaughter’s face?
Because my granddaughter has a face with no affinity? A little darker face and she will be welcome to attend. But now my granddaughter can’t attend because of her face?
But every other person in the whole world can attend except people with certain faces?
Everyone from China can attend except from Xinjiang because some have light skin and you don’t feel affinity with their face? But the other people from China are okay?
The Invitation page for the retreat has a warning that some non-BIPOC faces may be present at the monastery grounds for gardening and cooking and so on.
What if it was an affinity retreat for Europeans only to honor their ancestors and there was a warning that “Some black faces may be present at the retreat grounds but they are only cooking and gardening. The black faces are our siblings too so treat them with respect”?
Would you want to associate with people who thought of you that way?
Who wanted to follow their in breath and out breath without your black face around because your black face triggered them and they didn’t feel affinity and wanted to meet without your face?
Would you want to associate with people who thought of you in that way? People who preferred you not be around when they follow their breath?
Thank goodness these meetings which exclude faces only take place in America.
But in any case thank you for your response!
Nam mô A di đà Phật. 🙏🙏🙏🌷