One Day Retreat for Student

Approximately 870 students from colleges and universities in Ho Chi Minh City came to Hoang Phap Pagoda to attend "One Day Retreat for Students" on Oct. 16th, 2022 (Sep. 21st, LC).

Before that, on the evening of Oct. 15th, 2022 (Sep. 20th, LC), at the lecture hall of Dharma Wheel Building, young participants had a show exchange with singers Lam Hung, Tuyet Nhung under the cheerful guidance of MC Lien Thao: Regardless of the starting point, but with will, bravery and strength, we will achieve success on the chosen path. The special thing is, no matter how the situation of failure, each of us should not let ourselves be attracted, and fall before the temptation of social evils.

In the morning, at the main courtyard, the Viet An Yoga group taught students yoga exercises to help them practice endurance, be quieter, improve their health, control weight...

After the time of chanting and sitting, the students came to a talk about "What young people need today" from Senior Thich Phuoc Tien, Abbot of Tuong Van Monastery (Binh Chanh, Ho Chi Minh City).

Young people are considered a factor for inheritance and development with full intellectual and moral energy. The previous generation should be responsible for caring, training and providing necessary skills for the next generation to build and develop a human community based on traditional values. The Venerable pointed out the necessary things for young people in modern social life. It is to experience the real feelings of the heart, have moral character, and live with love for people. These things help young people avoid conflicts in family and social relationships because of behaviors, gestures, and words that hurt themselves and others.

In the afternoon, speaker Nguyen Thanh Nhan, PhD, Senior Advisor of ATY Education System inspired hundreds of students in the topic "Touching Success".

The journey to success needs to clearly define the purpose, vision of the chosen path to continuously practice skills, learn knowledge, be confident in yourself, don't depend on others to take step by step without motion. That path is more and more solid with self-belief; This is necessary for one ‘s life and can change the community's life with good thoughts in daily behavior. To do that, we need a steady, strong inner force. The teacher shows obstacles and ways to overcome them to achieve success: stepping out of your comfort zone, getting rid of labels (judgment) from others, pride, letting go of negative thinking; accompanying the same principles: respect, listen, obey, family is always important...

When leaving, each student will receive a gift of Dharma, which is the book "The pearls in the scriptures".

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