Second day of Retreat "Establishing communication in the family - Solving knots, reconnecting deep love" of Plum Village.

On March 23rd, 2023 entered the 2nd day of Retreat "Establishing communication in the family - Solving knots, reconnecting deep love".

First, there is a session of sitting meditation, practice Touching the Earth, and walking meditation in the morning.

After that, the mass has breakfast together in mindfulness, and working.

At 09:00, the Retreat continued with the program of meditation and listening to the lecture "Communicating with ourselves" from Sister Hoi Nghiem.

We are often dominated by the hustle and bustle of work, worrying about parents, children and relatives in daily life. When do we have moments of reflection and wish for peace and happiness in our own mind? When our mind has peace, it is the foundation for bringing joy to those we love. It is difficult to bring peace and happiness to people when our minds are full of insecurity and sorrow. Quietly observing the breath, body and mind so that we can recognize, and soothe the unstable places in the body, the restlessness of the mind, we will realize there is an intimate relationship between the body and the mind. Each of us, everyone has his own garden of mind that we have long forgotten to love, and take care of. We will return to awareness, taking care of our mind garden to feel the sprouts of happiness growing every day. This practice is not only when we go to the temple, but each person needs to know how to apply those methods in life, change our life, love ourselves more to spread peace and happiness to relatives and others around us.

In the afternoon, there is a program of activities and Dharma talks for each group.In the evening, the meditators continued their practice, listening to the masters sharing about Five precepts - how to live a healthy family.

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