One-Day Practice

Good men and believing women everywhere returned to Hoang Phap pagoda to attend One-day Practice on Dec. 01st, 2024.

After having breakfast, all Buddhists came to the lecture halls to begin reciting the Buddha name, walking meditation and chanting precepts.

 

After the ritual, all practitioners listened to a Dharma talk named "Mind suffering" preached by Junior đức Giác Minh Luật, Monks of Ngoc Minh monastery, Binh Thuan.

 

The monk hopes the practitioners to have a positive view of the things that are against our will in life. Suffering is an undeniable truth, so we need to recognize and accept them. We cannot separate ourselves from the losses, difficulties, and troubles in this mortal world, but we have the right to choose our attitude when facing those sufferings. Instead of being dissatisfied, sad, or angry, let's be calm, peaceful, and smile when encountering them. We cannot hold on to anything in this life, so let's be at ease, don't cling to negative things to hurt ourselves. Suffering happens not for us to sink into, but to give us a lesson to escape from the mud to rise up and shine like a lotus flower that is nourished from the mud and then rises up gently to spread its fragrance and color to life.

 

The dharma talk ended with the joy of the mass.

 

After reciting the Buddha name in the afternoon, Buddhists practiced sitting meditation quietly.

 

Before leaving the temple, Buddhists received book gifts.

 

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