Thich Nhat Hanh Dharma Talks

June 4, 2012. 185-minute dharma talk by Thich Nhat Hanh from Upper Hamlet in Plum Village during the 21-Day Retreat with the theme The Science of the Buddha. The talk is given in English and this is the third dharma talk (of 15). We begin with 10-minutes of chanting followed by the main dharma talk by Thay. After some mindful movements, we continue (at 2:10 into recording) with University of Virginia Astrophysicist Professor Trinh Xuan Thuan interviewing Thay. Topics of the Talk Obstacles of Buddhist Practice  Knowledge Afflictions Four Foundations of Mindfulness Body Feelings Mind (51 mental formations) Objects of Mind ('nature' for the scientist) From the objects of mind we have "double grasping" and the "perceived and perceiver" - entanglement. Two Realities Ultimate Historical A=A?B (science) A?A=A (Buddhism) Interview Question 1: Buddhism says that one has to get rid of all previous knowledge, to have a clear mind. I think in science one has to know things that were done before, but