The retreat "A comfortable day" at Hoa Phuc Pagoda

Hoa Phuc Pagoda at Hoa Truc Village, Hoa Thach Commune, Quoc Oai District, Tp. Hanoi solemnly organized the retreat "A comfortable day" for Buddhists in the pagoda on April 14th, 2019 (lunar Mar. 10th, the year of the Pig).

 This period retreat is organized on the day of the death anniversary of Hung King -  the Vietnam's National holidays. Under instructing of Monk Thich Quang Truc, the mass gathered at the main hall, solemnly began the chanting course. All participants sincerely prostrated, wishing to transfer merit and gratitude to the predecessors who have built the country.

Next, the mass was relearned Buddhists' necessary rules, prostrated to the Buddha, going a circle around the house of Four Great Debt, Three Jewels and Patriarch's House.

In the afternoon, the whole monastery welcomed Junior Ven. Thich Tam Hoa to the main hall, sharing a dharma talk.

The Ven. shared with the mass about the meaning of the poem in the chapter of Listening Dharma, the second book of the Ekottara -agama. The sutta talks about five dharma which we are unable to control and then reminded of the impermanence, temporary of human life. These five things are:

1. The irresistible thing of an ending.

2. The irresistible thing of destruction.

3. The irresistible thing of old age.

4. The irresistible thing of diseases.

5. The irresistible thing of the death.

After that, he also quoted  in sutra five basic cultivating practices so that Buddhists could achieve ultimate benefits. That is: 1. Beliefs; 2. diligence; 3. Mindfulness; 4. Concentrating; 5. Wisdom.

On the same day, the Ven. continued to teach the doctrine to 30 young people in the Youth Group of Hoa Phuc Pagoda.

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