Thursday Afternoon - Summer Retreat "Life's Slope" 2026.

Junior Thich Tam Nguyen - a monk from Hoang Phap Pagoda, Abbot of Hanh Phuc Monastery in the United States – arrived at the Dharma hall to share with over 3000 students and listeners at 2:00 pm.

The Venerable Lecturer gave a Dharma talk on the topic of "Who" in today's session without choosing to talk about life's ups and downs, difficulties, or ways to overcome them.

 

People often live vaguely in life, lacking mindfulness and unable to find the root cause of their suffering. Therefore, the Venerable used the teachings of the five aggregates – form, feeling, perception, volitional formations, and consciousness – to guide everyone in understanding the origin of all suffering.

 

Regarding the "ego" that causes us suffering, the Venerable explained that because we often expect everything to go our way, we suffer, worry, or feel distressed when things don't go our way. Therefore, if Buddhists live with the spirit of adapting to circumstances or "letting things be as they are," living with mindfulness, with a loving smile and a heart that knows how to love, then countless wonderful things will come into our lives.

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