Dharma talk "True joy" preached by Senior Thich Phap Dang in the 104th Seven-day Retreat

On the sixth day of the Retreat of Dec. 16th, 2024, Senior Thich Phap Dang, Head of Director Board of Thong Nhat district’s Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Abbot of Hue Vien pagoda (Dongnai) had a dharma talk named "True joy".

Countless happiness and suffering follow together amidst an instant Dispersion and reunion world, living beings always look for joy and wish to escape suffering. However, the joy that living beings find in desire pleasures is not lasting, fleeting, and sometimes leads to suffering. Out of compassion, the Buddha have shown all beings the ultimate happiness, joys and overcoming all suffering, then those will be long-lasting and sustainable. Practitioners of Buddhism in general and practitioners of reciting the Buddha names in particular rely on the two conditions of blessings and wisdom as their foundation. Blessing comes from giving alms and keeping precepts, helping practitioners create peace for the body; cultivating wisdom by the Buddha reciting, following the Buddha example creating peace for the mind. By diligently practicing above, cultivator will definitely fulfill all merits, attaining supreme peace and joy in this life and many future lives.

 

 

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