Dharma talk “Reciting Buddha, Reciting Amitabha Buddha” in the 97th Seven-day Retreat

At the Dharma assembly to recite the Buddha's name, the Master briefly outlined the spirit of reciting the Buddha's name from the time of the Buddha in the world, and then the Theravada period to Mahayana Buddhism. The Senior has explained reciting Buddha's name means remembering, focusing (meditating) on seeing, knowing, being mindful, aware and understanding all things and phenomena directly without the one-sided view of criticism or scrutiny....

From the history of Mahayana Buddhism in which is quoted from the Mahayana sutra, the Master explained the meaning of the name Namo Amitabha Buddha and analyzed four stages of reciting the Buddha's name: reciting the name, looking at the Buddha image, contemplating in mind, and the meditative state of reciting the Buddha's name. When practitioners cultivate to the stage of "one mind without disturbance" (great concentration), body and mind are united, then they will enter the Western realm of Ultimate Bliss.

At Dharma Hall 1 of the Dharma wheel building in the evening, the retreat’s monks and nuns gathered at the dharma hall to listen to a Dharma talk and have a Q&A program exclusively for monks and nuns.

The program has the presence of Most Thich Tinh Nghiem, the Abbot of Van Hanh Pagoda in Khanh Hoa; Most Thich Thai Hoa, Abbot of Phuoc Duyen Pagoda in Thua Thien Hue; Senior Thich Tam Duc, Standing Member of the Executive Council of VBS, Standing Deputy Director of the Vietnam Institute of Buddhist Studies and Vice President, Lecturer of Vietnam Buddhist University in HCMC; Senior Thich Phap Dang, Abbot of Hue Vien Pagoda (Dong Nai Province).

Venerable Most and Senior answered issues around, such as, monastic life, the obstacles of young practitioners in today's digital age, steps in the practice of reciting Buddha's name, sitting in meditation, eight commands of a female cultivator in the Sangha ...

At the same time, there are Q&A activities of Buddhists at their lecture halls.