One Day Retreat

On Aug 27, 2017 (Jul 06, lunar calendar), thousands of Buddhists from provinces came to Hoang Phap Pagoda for the 7th One-Day Retreat in 2017.

After breakfast, participants gathered at lecture halls to listen to the Dharma talk from Venerable Thich Tam Dao, Deputy Abbot of Hoang Phap Pagoda. In more than an hour, he talked about the topic "Impermanence".

Life and universe around us change in every hour, every minute in terms of space and time. Nothing can last forever. Our body and mind are subject to impermanence:

+ Impermanent Body: with the cycle of Birth-Aging-Sickness-Death together with available accidents in life.

+ Impermanent Mind: with interchanging modes as happiness, sorrow, love, hatred... in every moment.

Thanks to impermanence that things can develop in a positive trend: evil becomes sage, sickness is healed, things grow up and progress.

Life is impermanent, let's try to live meaningfully and practice to gain peace and happiness in both present and future:

If it is sure that we can live longevously

Then it is not necessary to hurry up practicing

Otherwise

Practice, Practice, Practice right here and now.

(Ven. Thich Chan Tinh)

Via analysis and stories of impermanence, the Venerable showed mass the value of life. From this point of view, he encouraged participants practicing diligently for the Path of Enlightenment and Liberation.

After the lecture, everyone joined recitation course as usual.

In the afternoon, after reciting time, Buddhists listened to the statement of Precepts for lay members and practiced meditation.

Following are the recorded photographs:

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