One Day Retreat for Student

On Nov 26, 2017 (Oct 09, lunar calendar), nearly 1.300 young students from HCMC and other provinces went to Hoang Phap Pagoda for Student One-Day Retreat.

In the morning, after breakfast, under the guidance from monks, participants gathered at lecture halls for repentant rite. After that, it came the Dharma talk: "Youth - Love - Ideal" from Senior Venerable Thich Buu Chanh, Standing Member of Executive Committee, Deputy Head of Preaching Division of Vietnam Buddhist Congregation, Deputy Director of Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Ho Chi Minh City, Abbot of Phuoc Son monastery in Dong Nai province.

 

With lively, attractive, and joyful manner, the Senior Venerable delivered helpful knowledge to audience. The contents of his lecture are also hot issues that the society is paying attention and putting those into education programs for youth. Via the talk, he helped participants realize the value of young age, understand clearly about the nature of love… so that they could have true happiness and shy away from suffering in life. Finally, he advised them building personal mission and vision.  Youth is the future of the country. It is necessary for young people to nurture strong vitality, sound love, and noble ideal to build up happy family, the cell of society. This is a possible mission.

 

In the afternoon, the mass was divided into eight groups for team activities. This is an opportunity for everyone to communicate and discuss with clergy advisors regarding their queries and concerns in Dharma and in daily life. Mentors, based on Buddha’s teachings and examples, helped release all relevant issues from members. Besides, there was entertainment program with exciting  activities as games, performances, Buddhism quiz making the day more meaningful and joyful.

 

Following are recorded photographs:

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