One Day Retreat for Student

On March 1st, 2020 (Feb. 08th, the year of rat), over 200 students from colleges and universities in Ho Chi Minh City assembled at Hoang Phap Pagoda to attend the "One Day Retreat for Students".

After breakfast in the morning, students gathered at the lecture hall to chant “the repentance for the Six sense-organs” with the monks. Afterwards, they attended the Wedding ceremony taking place at the pagoda. By this way, attendees will understand more about wedding rite at the pagoda and establish for themselves the elements of building a happy family. 

In the afternoon of same day, learners had meditate sitting to peaceful the mind and body. After that, the students were assigned into small groups to meet and interact with the monks. From this sharing, they gained better understanding the life of a monk, the rituals taking place in the pagoda. In addition, the Monks also talked about current superstitious practices among young people, so that they can have the right view and effort, train themselves on the way to perfect towards a good future.

Before comeback home, all of them received dharma gifts as the books of One private Corner of Vision, A Gift of Spring.

The retreat ended in the joy of participants.

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