Repentant Ceremony Jan. 29th, 2020

Before taking the rite, Ven. Thich Tam Duyet had a talk on the title of “Facing to Corona Virus – Keep Calm!”.

 Taking a real story “A Calm Mind in the Pandemic Season”, he lets people see how important the spirit’s value is when disasters or diseases coming. To reassure people as well as make them understand about the Corona pandemic season, he’s given four methods to lift up one’s health to help them self-protect before the vaccine coming:

1.      Prevention by healthy food means enhance beneficial nutrients for the body.

2.      Doing regular physical activitíe such as exercise, playing sports, Buddha bowing-down ...

3.      Limit contact with the pathogen, in the crowded or epidemic area, we must wear a mask, germicide hand-washing ...

4.      A method of establishing a calm mind through love and gratitude.

In particular, he went into the analysis of love in the aspect of the four infinite minds: Loving-kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equity as well as gratitude through the four important kinds from parents, master, nation and all beings. Then each person should show his love and gratitude through actions, words and good thoughts in order to create positive energies, build a peaceful and happy life for himself and others.

Finished the talk, an official ceremony was taking as usual.

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