The 71st Dharma Light Program

On July 3rd, 2022, devout Buddhists from inside and outside HCMC came to Hoang Phap pagoda to join the One-day practice. This time, the Organizers continued the 71th Dharma Light Program.

After chanting and reciting the Buddha 's name, Most Master Thich Chan Tinh of Hoang Phap Pagoda had some encouragement to the mass by poems carved on the rocks around the temple.

Previously, Junior Thich Tam Truong, Abbot of Hoang Phap Pagoda, lectured on the program's benefits, helping Buddhists understand better about what to do, cause and effect, evil and blessing. Then, we have the right way to behave in accordance with the natural law, cause and effect.

In response to the invitation of the Organizers, Junior Thich Quang An, Abbot of Hai Quang Pagoda in Tan Binh, studied for a Master's program at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in HCMC, Lecturer at Buddhism Primary School in Tan Binh.

Question 1:

Dear Venerable! I often get angry when my husband or children do something wrong. I have been going to the temple to read sutras for a long time, I see reciting Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara will have compassion, I often also recite, why do I still get angry when I encounter something? Please help me to practice properly to transform my habit of anger.

Question 2:

Dear Venerable! I really like going to Hoang Phap pagoda, because I see monks diligent and pure practicing. The happiest thing for me is when I see the monks in dignified robes, walking in reciting the Buddha's name from the accommodation to the main hall to chant sutras. May I ask, why do monks have to walk in the sound of the Buddha's name? Is walking meditation like that a beneficial practice? Please kindly answer this question, if something is not allowed, I would like to repent, because I just went to Hoang Phap pagoda!

Question 3:

Dear venerable! I am a Buddhist in Binh Phuoc. In daily field doing, I often plow, hoe and trample upon crickets, worm; or when sweeping leaves in the yard, sometimes I sweep and step on ants. I know that is killing, harming creatures. Then I repented, recited the Buddha's name and dedicated merit to those creatures, but I was still afraid of sin. Please tell me if the sin is serious? I can't avoid that, what should I do?

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