Supporting cancer patients to attend One-Day Practice

On the occasion of One - Day Practice on Dec. 25th, 2022 at Hoang Phap pagoda, monks and Oncology Club, Ms. Tuyet Ngoc's group and Ms. Thanh Thao's family assisted 50 patients of Cancer Hospital gathering at the pagoda to attend One-Day Practice.

After having breakfast, Buddhists came to the lecture halls to begin reciting the Buddha's name, walking meditation and chanting precepts. After the rite, Most Thich Chan Tinh, Head of Hoang Phap's Pagoda had a few words of dharma to the mass. In order to have a peaceful and happy life right in this life and in the next life, each person needs to uphold Three refuge, keep Five precepts, not commit any dignity, live honestly and kindly. We should practice in giving, keeping precepts, patience, diligence, meditation, wisdom, harmony; as well as bad things need to be let go, such as greed, hatred, delusion, killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, drinking, etc.,

After the break, the mass listened to a dharma talk shared by Nun Dr Thich Nu Hue Hoa (Lecturer of Vietnam Buddhist University in HCMC). To prepare a journey to return to the Buddha land, practitioners need to follow the Buddha's example and cultivate, diligently practice, accumulate blessing and merit. After the sharing, the nun answered questions from Buddhists around dharma study and practice.

After reciting the Buddha name in the afternoon, Buddhists practiced sitting meditation quietly.

Before patients leaving the pagoda, Junior Thich Tam Hue gave gift portions to them. Each gift included two envelopes. The total amount and gifts are 9,000,000 VND supported by Ms. Tuyet Ngoc ‘s Group in Hoc Mon, Ms. Thao's Long An inLong An.

He praised the patients' difficult overcoming spirit, although the body was sick but the mind was not, and returned to the pagoda to cultivate. He advised patients to take refuge in Three Jewels, diligently recite Buddha's name, study and practice Buddha's teachings, and will have a peaceful and happy life.

The money is not much, but all patients felt gratitude for givers, because there are still many people helping to share, love and motivate them overcoming the disease.

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