Retreat for Children " Em Về Bên Phật”

On Jan 14, 2018 (Nov 28, lunar calendar) Hoang Phap Pagoda held 2nd One-Day Retreat for children "Em Về Bên Phật".

After registration in the morning, children gathered at the main hall to listen to a short Dharma talk from Senior Venerable Thich Chan Tinh, Head of Organizing Committee. He skillfully taught kids how to be mindful with body, speech, and mind, perform Buddhism etiquette when walking, standing, lying and sitting, pressing palm together, bowing, kowtowing in front of Buddha statue and clergy people via the poem:

Today I go to pagoda

For the retreat

"Come with Buddha"

With lots of fun.

Buddha always smiles

When we play,

Learn how to eat, to say

How to stand, to sit.

Monks teach us Buddhism etiquette

How to press palm together and bow

How to stand, go, and pay homage

Properly and beautifully

Come to pagoda to see Buddha

And monks and nuns

Let’s press palm together

To salute them with respect

After the Dharma talk, kids had good time with activities as team building, skill learning and vegan lunch.

In the afternoon, monks taught children meditation and the verse “Nhớ Ơn”. After everyone practiced walking meditation in pagoda yard, the retreat closed in the joys of all.

Following are recorded photographs: