One - Day Practice

On April 03rd, 2022 (March 3rd, Year of the Tiger), Hoang Phap pagoda held One-day Practice for all good men and believing women everywhere to attend. Because the Covid-19 epidemic is still happening, the Retreat was held in accordance with the new situation, ensuring the conditions for prevention and control according to regulations

After breakfast, practitioners gathered at the Dharma Wheel Building to begin reciting Buddha's name, walking meditation and chanting precepts.

Next, Junior Thich Tam Hanh preached a dharma talk to the audience with the topic named: The rich are also crying.

In the face of the changes and deterioration of everything makes people's hearts unacceptable, insecurity is a huge pain, so we always run around everywhere to ask for peace and happiness. For the wealthy class, everyone thinks they have all the conditions to be happier than others, but if they are not skillful in using, that will bring unhappiness to the beneficiaries.

In the teachings of Buddhism, people who have enough material things are beneficiaries in five aspects: money, beauty, fame, food, sleep... the Lecturer has analyzed each aspect so that the listeners can better understand its advantages and disadvantages; as a result,  practitioners know how to take advantages and sublimate their own lives.

The preacher reminded all participants, especially the rich, they should know clearly the limits and enjoy in a moderate and reasonable way, and live a life for the benefit of many people, their position will be eternally stable. Life is always changing, the practitioners don't listen to one side, practice needs a stance, return to major values of Buddhism and know how to live and practice; otherwise, we easily fall into suffering.

After ending the Buddha recitation time in the afternoon, Buddhists practiced sitting meditation together.

Before leaving, the participants received a gift of dharma.

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