Dharma Talk at Ngoc Tuong Monastery – Ben Tre

In response to the invitation of Nun Abbess Thich Nu Dao Lien, Senior Ven. Thich Chan Tinh came to Ngọc Tường Monastery, Dinh Tho Hamlet, Tuong Da Village, Chau Thanh District, Ben Tre to have a Dharma talk to Buddhists in the morning of July 13th, 20014 (Lunar June 17th, Horse year)

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Being born in a human body suffers from a common law of\r\nbirth, disease, old age and death. As in Angutara Sutra, the Buddha taught: All\r\nhave to suffer from the age, the disease, the death. Disintegration implies\r\nseparation. We are the owner of karma and its heirs. This entire world such as\r\nassets, spouses, children, relatives, etc., cannot follow them after their\r\ndeath, except the karma, which is an action derived from the body, speech and\r\nmind.

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Good thought, good speech, good deeds are good karma. Bad\r\nthought, bad speech, bad deeds are evil karma. Good causes mean good results.\r\nEvil causes involve in wicket results. Good karma gives birth into the\r\nheaven, the humankind. Bad karma creates afterlife into the hell, the\r\ndevils, and the animals.  The result and consequence of karma not only\r\neffect to the next life (after result), but may be at the current life (current\r\nresult) and more lives (post-result). Doing charity, saying good things, and\r\nhaving mild thoughts will result peacefully and happily in current life.\r\nPeaceful, happy presence will produce the same in future. It was the content\r\npresented to them. At the end of the preaching, each person was offered a VCD\r\nof “Winds shaking small bamboos”.

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Following photos are taken:

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