Opening the 92nd Seven-Day Retreat

On Dec. 6th, 2019 (Nov. 11th, LC) Hoang Phap officially opened the 92nd Seven-Day Retreat (from Dec. 6th to 13th ), with the participating of 1.700 people.

As usual, the first day of the course the monk will give some training to participants, guide them the Buddhist poses for being the temple, show them the accommodation, the chanting hall, lecture hall… They also have to learn some rites which used during the practice time.

In the afternoon, there’s a talk from Ven. Abbot Thich Chan Tinh, also the chief organizer.  

If we know clearly our lifespan

Now just take  unhurried practice

If we do not know

You’d better hurry in practice now

In this world we can not be out of the controlling of impermanence, changing or the law of birth, old age, sickness, and death. But we don’t know anything about this and immerge in life-enjoying and create a bunch of bad karma which slave for greed, hatred, and ignorance only. By the talk, Ven. Abbot asks people to keep the thinking of death for hurry practice and purify oneself, no more unwholesome karma creating. Our practice should pay attention to purify our body, speech, and mind for better day by day. This is a long process of being persevering, enduring to accumulate enough good karma and condition for the final goal.  

Then all participants listen to a Dharma Talk was taken from the “Every morning Dharma” mentions the trap in love as a practical lesson for both the sangha member and the lay Buddhist in the practice way.

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