Children in summer retreat making donation

Today Saturday, Jun 17, 2017 (May 23, lunar calendar), kids in Summer Retreat at Hoang Phap pagoda have a memorable day.

In the morning, all gather in the main hall to listen to the Dharma talk from Venerable Thich Tam Tien, monk of Hoang Phap Pagoda, teaching them practical, simple things to practice in daily life as: be integrity, regularly self-contemplate, share house-work with family members, make offerings to Triratna to diminish the greedy mind, satisfy with current situation, avoid competing with friends and others, be dutiful and love parents, ...

At the end of the talk, participants recite the Ullambana Sutra and Parent Merit Sutra that help them understand more about parent’s merit and love. From that point of view, each child pledges to him/herself to be a good kid in the family, obey parent’s guideline, try the best doing things to express the gratitude to parent’s merit.

After lunch, monks of Hoang Phap Pagoda make the alms tour around the main hall for children’s donation. This is the opportunity for them to practice offering, sowing good deeds, opening the compassion and nurturing the belief in Triratna.

In the afternoon, the course keeps on its schedule as usual.

Following are the recorded photographs:

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