The 3rd day retreat of “Learning as the Buddha‘s practice” at Dong Cao Pagoda in Thanh Hoa Province

In the morning of Jan. 1st, 2018 (Nov. 25th, Rooster Year) Junior Ven. Thich Tam An, Abbot of Hung Phap Pagoda in Dong Nai Province arrived Dong Cao pagoda in Nga Son commune, Thanh Hoa Province to preach a dharma talk with the theme of “Joyful smile.”

In his speech, he emphasized that when the ones who come to pagoda, they should smile together first, though they are not familiar with each other. However, when coming to the pagoda, they are relatives, cultivate together at pagoda, learn together the Buddha’s teachings and Sangha’s words. The smiles should be used to family, children, sibling, neighbor, accustomed friend, etc, They should not be look unpleasant that will early lose good feelings when meeting together.

In the afternoon, the club of youth Buddhists continuously served vegetarian meals as usual at Nga Son Hospital.

In the evening of same day, Junior Ven. Thich Tam Hung, Thich Dao Quang arrived to Dong Cao Pagoda to preach a dharma talk with the theme “Causing Karmas.” We‘ve caused how much karmas from the past to the present, the good ones as well as the bad ones also have had. Karmas mean the doer’s thoughtable actions or doings. When we want transfer the bad one becoming the good one, we have to change our self as from the bad person to the good person, from the good one to the better one. The last words, The Junior lecturer extremely praised the Junior abbot who organized the retreat for the Buddhists’ cultivating.

The 3rd day of cultivating ended in the joyful of the mass.

 Here are some images recorded