Monday, 01/13/2025
Retreat for Students
One Day Retreat for Student
Update: 24/01/2021
Before that, in the lecture hall on the evening on Jan. 23rd, 2021, all participants had a meeting of collective activities, exchanges, and interviews with the monks. The monks answered the questions about predestined conditions, life orientation and balance, solving emotional problems, the cultivation with Buddhist development ... at the same time, they asked the question how to behave when being played badly by friends, key factors to becoming a sage. Then, all attendees practiced meditation with the monks.
In the morning, monks instructed the participants to do exercise outside the main hall along with time to meditate. After having breakfast, they swept the leaves together around the temple yard. Next, they chanted the Eight things - compassion Sutra and attended the ordination ceremony at the temple.
In the afternoon, they gathered in the area of the Dharma Wheel Building to listen to the talk from Junior Ven Thich Tam Hanh By the topic of the Intricacy of love.
Most people hope to find a peaceful, happy destination in many different ways, but they are combined by many factors and also disintegrate, then people are always faced with unwanted suffering. From the monk's story to the story of each listener, though in different ways, they have the same nature.
The intricate story from the monk's life from childhood, school, going to work and going to practice are lessons for us to ponder. We always dream that life is beautiful, but unexpectedly, there are always hidden risks and unpredictable things. When facing everything, it is important to control our mind and our behavior.
By this preaching, he reminds us to go beyond the trivial things that seek for a life of mental freedom when faced with "Money, forms, fame, food and ignorance". It doesn't matter how many times we fail, it matters that we can stand calm on our feet.
Next, Senior Thich Chan Tinh, the abbot of Hoang Phap pagoda gave a lucky pocket to each one as wishes for the new year.
Before leaving, each of them will receive a gift of Dharma, including books, Lessons for Youth, Comic Book of Ten Great Disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni, a Spring Gift, Dharmapada sutra, Love Life and other gifts.
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