The Practice of Deep Listening - with Sisters Chan Sinh Nghiem and Trang Mai Thon

The practice of deep listening is such an important offering in this age of technological connection and over-stimulation. How can we really listen to our body and our heart when our senses are constantly stimulated, and we are pulled in all different directions? How can we hear the unspoken messages from our loved ones and friends to really connect deeply with each other? In this session we can offer some of our experiences in the practice of deep listening for you to experiment with in your daily life.

We were joined by Sister Chan Sinh Nghiem and Sister Trang Mai Thon from the Stream Entering Monastery of the Plum Village Tradition. The monastery website https://nhapluu.org/ has details of their online morning meditation program.


0:00 - Introduction
2:37 - Guided meditation
22:19 - Q & A
25:17 - What is the practice of deep listening?
31:24 - Stopping
34:42 - How to practice deep listening?
40:22 - Responding to suffering
56:12 - Family members
59:05 - Thought disorders
1:08:49 - ADHD
1:15:22 - Self-talk
1:21:36 - Negative self-talk & emotions
1:25:40 - Letting go ego to listen deeply
1:31:46 - Listening wholly
1:35:25 - Closing & sharing of merits


About the Speakers:

Sister Chan Sinh Nghiem is a fully ordained nun with the Plum Village tradition. She ordained in March 2009 at Plum Village France and has served in different Plum Village centres including France, Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism in Hong Kong, and now she currently resides at Stream Entering Monastery, Porcupine Ridge, Victoria, Australia. Her interests are sharing the practices with children, teens and young adults.

Sister Trang Mai Thon, a Plum Village nun of Vietnamese origin. Before becoming a nun in 2011, she lived in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and practiced with the Brisbane Mindfulness Practicing Group (English-speaking) and the Solidity and Freedom Sangha (Vietnamese-speaking). She currently lives and practices with the Plum Village Sangha at the Stream Entering Monastery, Porcupine Ridge, Victoria, Australia. ** About us **

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