Repentant Ceremony on July 14th, Year of Mouse

Before beginning the rite, Junior Ven. Thich Tam Quang had a dharma talk to all participants with the topic: Two Buddhas in our Life.

Ullambana 's filial piety is not only one of the Buddhist moral values but also a beauty of national tradition. On this occasion, Buddhists commemorate and show their gratitude to two Buddhas being present at the house.

From the story about the father’s image and mother’s memories by the monk, it recalled back the story of our respectful parents. The monk recounts these things to remind us of the hard work of the parents who made a living to raise their children. However, we are often careless, unthinkable and have upset our parents with wrong actions. In connection with the present, the monk talked about the virtue of the founder who gave us knowledge and the master instructed us to evolve on the spiritual and ethical path. The Monk helped the mass to look back deeply on the great parents' love for each child. He transferred the message about being a child, besides taking care of material things, please guide parents to deeply believe in cause and effect, to have a pure faith in the Three Jewels, to do good things, cultivate good causes for at present and also in future. This is a way of repaying the divine merit from parents.

After that, the mass listened to the song Sand Dust of Life.

After the talk, the mass entered the penitential ceremony as usual.

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