The 3rd Retreat of reflecting on mind at Dong Cao Pagoda

On the 34th anniversary of the death of Master Ngo Chan Tu of Hoang Phap Pagoda (Oct. 16th, year of the Dragon, October 16th, year of the Tiger), monks and Buddhists at Dong Cao Pagoda (belonging to Hoang Phap pagoda's custom) in Thanh Hoa, have held thẻ 3rd Retreat Reflecting on inner mind from Oct. 25th to Nov. 5th, 2022 (October 2nd - 12th, LC) for good men and women who diligently practice under the guidance of Abbot Thich Tam Hung.

The retreat is an opportunity for practitioners to cultivate together the life of the monastic, review the teachings of the Buddha, thereby cherishing the moral values that Patriarchs have worked so hard to cultivate. All good merit will be dedicated to Late Most Patriarch Hoang Phap pagoda - the temple of the ordained generations with the ideals to propagate the Dharma for living beings. We pray that Master Thich Chan Tinh and Hoang Phap Sangha will always be stable, happy, and peaceful.

To cultivate this dignified merit, the practitioners seriously practice the following schedule:

4:00 am: chant the Buddha's Brief Sutra at the time of Nirvana

4:30 am: sit meditation

5:45 am: walk meditation

6:30 am: have breakfast

8:00 am: prostrate Buddha and sit meditation

9:00 am: chant the Liang-Wu-Ti Sutra

11:00 am: have lunch

14:00 am: prostrate Buddha and sit meditation

14:30 am: chant the Ksitigarbha Sutra

16:45 am: walk meditation

19h30: chant the the Liang-Wu-Ti Sutra and share about the dharma

We are sincerely grateful for all good conditions for the Retreat to be maintained according to tradition! Practitioners everywhere are cordially invited to spend time in cultivation and attend the 34th anniversary of the death of the Late Most Founder on Oct. 13th, the Year of the Tiger (Nov. 6th, 2022).

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