One-Day Practice

On August 4th, 2019 (June 4th, LC), devout Buddhists from ins and outs HCMC came to Hoang Phap for One-Day practice.

After breakfast, people gather at the lecture hall for taking the walking meditation and reciting the five precepts. Then Ven. Thich Tam Hanh has a talk on the title of  “The Secret Energy – The Silent Protection”.

There are some secret energy changed people fate and bring about good luck, wealth, fame, happiness for everyone. With emotional stories and verses, he pointed out that actually, the secret energy we mistakenly thought for a long time is the silent protection from our parent and our spiritual masters.

There are three kinds of merit: material things,  dharma, and wisdom. People destroy their merit because of not knowing what is good to do and what is not, therefore they build firm selfishness in mind by ignorance.

Then he advises people should learn Dharma to be wise in doing merit, should understand that doing merit means bringing happiness to oneself and others, not for personal benefit. Doing merit is the means to promulgate the Buddha teaching to others, for the sake and happiness of all living beings.

In the afternoon, there is sitting meditation for 15 minutes before ending the practice day.

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