Comments Lent anniversary in Patriarchal From Quang (Canada).

2-week period of study courses at the Patriarchal religious retreat from Quang (Montréal, Canada), although very short, but with the self-discipline, such as: do not talk a lot, keep a pure mind, the schedule on time, brought Back to the four boundless joy, feel the cultivation practice is somewhat more advanced than ever before. Traditional retreat from the Buddha, to benefit beings in many ways. After the May wandering religious practices, depending on the circumstances, life in everyday activities that individuals inevitable and disturbing moments dominated, the mind is let loose. Again, during the rainy season usually insects multiply, so to finish dues body and mind, cultivate compassion, avoiding trampled insect life, the monks need gathered in one place to translational practice.   Later initiates fourfold, Lent becomes very important for the cultivation, promotion on two aspects: compassion and wisdom. This is your chance to be the teacher groups and the four levels of honorable, reminding word Buddha taught to apply in daily religious life.   Through ups and downs, from domestic output to overseas, Head Abbot Venerable Patriarchal From Quang (Montréal, Canada), in joyful demeanor, dignified appearance, speech tenderness, compassion, lighthouse is still shining, still is the supreme spiritual leader of the Buddhist Church of Vietnam in the world. Age cranes high though, but virtuous and His wisdom is always shining example for them to emulate the quarterfinals.   ****   Every year, in Lent, Patriarchal From Quang (Montréal, Canada) have organized courses Cu Tu Look for them everywhere quartet gathered to study classics range, Dharma, passive radio writers, the bhikkhu, living Buddha, set alms ceremony, preparing younger guests, to donations, for Buddha meditating, chanting Bai continental. Like every year, this year is the merit, we work on attending religious retreat in Patriarchal Tu Quang, feel the benefit enormously from merit grace of Lord Chief Triem Venerable Sun engineers and Masters, as well as the development contributions mind, the result, offering material and financial resources and strength of the quarter we gather in this place, be genuinely happy to share records and wishing people fortunate last year attending for added benefits on the way to learn.   Time 2 weeks of settling religious studies courses but very short, but with the self-discipline, such as: do not talk a lot, keep a pure mind, the schedule on time, quartet has given us immeasurable joy, feel the cultivation practice is somewhat more advanced than ever before. People are living in true freedom of religious persons. These constraints, obstacles, sufferings, afflictions, from the inner to the external environment, not let go for a long time, this was given .   In today's world, there is so much material means, people almost correspond to the needs and ambitions. But there are few who find true freedom where? The human mind has always bound the world, harassed and driven by lust and selfishness. The only path is the path to liberation, to help people overcome all negativity and suffering.   Where research activities of religious retreat courses at Nest family from the main hall, well-designed art, gentle light in a cool, bright, high ceilings, spacious, pure, powerful and influential bass seriously. Statues of Shakyamuni Buddha in meditation posture, eyes closed, smiling serene smile, is the most obvious symbol of enlightenment and liberation. The two sides have statues of Guanyin Bodhisattva and Kshitigarha very simple and dignified.   Every morning, we wake up early, gentle footsteps quiet on the main hall, sitting in his seat, crossed legs and meditate in silence province. Thirty minutes of meditation, before locking meticulously recite Surangama morning, help cultivators return with a pure heart, avoid stressful moments, noisy, depression, feel comfortable, happy inner happiness.   Patriarchs have taught:   Provincial investment is often too century. Nhan's conversation regardless fees.   Sit in silence for reflection, realizing his mistake. No discussion at idle and wrong, the bad of the world's people. Purification is or meditation helps practitioners achieve bliss everlasting happiness, courage to see the gross, wrong of themselves and promote inner strength, diligently fix the laxity , increasing our confidence in life, see the legal world is temporary, is impermanent, change in every moment, every moment, every breath in and out.   The schedule Surangama and recite the Lotus Sutra or Bai continental courses, help people reciting and listening nervous person please acquire the precious teachings of the Buddha and to apply immediately in everyday life especially the practice day retreat in religious studies courses at Patriarchal From Quang. Pure air of solemn chanting sessions Bai continental feel more confident of the Buddhist middle path where the Buddhas were just pitching, Patriarchs and Currencies led the Masters monks in daily practice monastic life. Without settling the religious studies courses like this, surely not begin proceedings teachings to this day.   Life in a collective practice of people, the Masters and the fellow regularly remind everyone, mind always alert, always awake, not to the expectations have an affinity wandering mind arises in the mind and all must dwell in the present. Want to be such, kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, equanimity to silver over the place, everywhere throughout the study religious courses at home, mind not anger, not bigotry, no more than you lose, no non-market, non- visual fault people, do not begrudge little jealous, do not lose the positive values ​​of the initiates.   Sakyamuni is natural Career sphinx, Awakened virtue consummation, has attained smoothly, just teach the path of enlightenment and liberation for the four evenly and equally. The duty we have to live, how to practice, how to preserve the teachings to achieve the ultimate aim of Buddhism, to deserve the Buddhists, whether at home or renunciation.   Humans propelled into rebirth, life is very short, this life reborn all other life depends on each person's karma. People generally do not like to acknowledge that truth and forget the truth, to be living in a dream, hallucination life has been blissful comfort, find easy proof method easy to cultivate, easy to realms other happy, to continue to enjoy! So, whether in person or ordained religious, people often forget that he is the practitioner, must wake up, have to walk, but go up the torch itself, lit torches Dharma to enlighten children right path, not to fall into heresy due to be neglectful of myself!   Humans alive is still active, and living is also suffering, also by anxiety, worry. Let's look at the reality of the mind awareness, no attachment, what then is the past, let the past always, do not cling, people would remove as many as sorrow, suffering! In the context of pure religious studies courses at home, everyone will eventually find appropriate legal subjects for frugal level of its own or circumstances, do not waste this precious time!   Buddha says: "Friendly nan Nhon attained. Dieu religion nan bridge ". The body is difficult. Dharma is difficult to meet.   This life was dear people, to meet fellow practitioners, to meet key research practice Dharma in this retreat, everyone was determined to proceed, do not wait any longer, decided except clean the polluted mind of jealousy envy , greed, anger and delusion.   *****   After timetable elaborately morning, everyone was enjoying a cup of tea or a tasty cup of hot coffee. Some Buddhist meditation concept around Guanyin Bodhisattva statue cast in the field Patriarchal From Quang. Some people attend exercise classes or qigong class. The person responsible for preparation and issue lines son prepare the breakfast for a public meeting. Committee composed worry son prepared everything ready the night before. In the morning, the woman in boyfriend to wake up really early writing, around 4 am, while people were still asleep, to cook away the big elbow, vo shaped cakes really clever little bare, steamed rolls attacks real vegetarian elaborately curled, public service attended hundreds of studies have been settled initiates the frugal meal, have health to be good practice!   Referring to the woman in boyfriend composer, who also had leaned admired, praised the diligent effort and heart to your religion, because the men initiate, manage no heavy work day and night to light, always smiling security communicate with the enormous fry pan, the giant pot of soup, boxes of vegetables towering, sometimes clothes spattered the white flour, cooking oil, and especially grandmothers always had a hard thick belt against pain back, hidden beneath cooking apron! Yes grandmother said: I was in the hospital about, heard a religious studies courses at home, went to the temple, if there is something slightly lighter do help, support legs corbels that, but to find work here too cluttered , forget about the illness, thanks Bodhisattva blessing, as always a few days before that, well done!   Every drop of sweat on the face stretches May, age 70, many grandmothers Bodhisattva though not life, but obviously are practicing the bodhisattva, dedicated his best to serve the public attending religious studies an apartment, a plea not tired heart, the heart of the woman as a jewel, practice the patriarchs taught: " Serving beings are offering to the Buddhas! "   So everyone, no one said anything, they all appreciate things in mind because your woman really make the effort ingenious, meticulous hard day and night, not squandered, not merit criticism! Before the meal, everyone silently recite triangle threads and five bars.   Three problems: 1.       A prayer is not to do evil, 2.       Secondly pray diligently do good work, 3.       Third vow of all beings.   Five bars: 1.       One is thinking hard effort benefactors of their offering, 2.       Two are considered virtuous life worthy use real objects, 3.       Thirdly prevent food craving and habit merit criticism, 4.       Four is considered as food animal medicine really hungry, 5.       In the temporary use real animal health to practice their religion.   Three threads and contingent customary means Patriarchs teach cultivators to convince the mind, before and during its life as the food offerings, to the growth of compassion and wisdom.   The event offered guests boys, boys rose very dignified purity, four Buddhist chanting initiates repatriation benefactors family and to all beings in all over France are experiencing eternal dharma to proceed to the day practicing enlightenment and liberation. Four we initiate follow harmoniously law, but differ in origin, inside or outside the church, but all options are no discrimination, equal behavior, purity and harmony, from material for the spirit, harmony fun mortgage operation, operating the road, help each other from great stories about small, heavy or light work, they all know and love one another in the direction of place your meditative calm subjects during the course Research initiates settle at Nest family from. That's the real true spiritual practice.   Germany Head Venerable Sun engineers but age 90, still regularly look after the work, presided over the ceremonial session, law teaching experience for the four arguments to prove the conclusion of your hearings in Ban Lay preaching of Patriarchal From Quang. The lecture, lecture, presentation was attended by numerous local Buddhists and the four key research fellow in religious retreat. Germany Head Venerable Sun engineers in place as an ancient forest meditation, always give the words told the manager of teaching, composing the texts himself from the Tripitaka, typing and explain each question particularized advantage wall, each Buddha's words for the four clearly understood, be more beneficial when applied in practice.   In the first day or the full moon day, as well as net principal day, dad slapped ceremony also merit the attention of Sun Chief Venerable monk, recite the monastic rule, play giant repent, reminding us a mind quartet let loose in daily life, to the knife you and repented mistakes, no one does not foul, it is important to realize and know remodeling. Keeping the monastic age who complete virtue, happiness international posture, help for themselves, for the four virtues copper, reduce sufferings sorrow, growing inner peace and happiness.   Buddha says:   "Tam led the French. Italian artifacts evil things. "   So the four practitioners should maintain peaceful courteous words, avoid actions that upset other people, wronged depending distinguish whether in front or behind.   *****   In summary, the Venerable masters of law teaching speech, are the four questions about the practice, remind each other about the virtues, photography pure mind, exchange of experience, practice and practice their religion, the religion of growth hub director're passionate, leading to friendly relationships with high educational value, that is, of the four blessed, so Lent is Buddha appreciated.   Buddha said: Verily all life of dignity of the four essential in friendship between the people prefer the good, in love of brotherhood, minded. A monk with good friend, who you hang out with prospects and abundant practice the Eightfold Path, freeing fellow as yourself him.   For years, the four Triem everywhere graciously merit of virtue reformatory last Venerable Head Masters, which was blessed by the life as a human being, to be met and know Dhamma practice, we children dike head bowed, devout gratitude and prayer threshold Gift Jewels lobe from witness and bless the Lord Chief Venerable Masters can calm approach, the simple beings, wisdom posted regularly screens, Buddhist Members cycles, rapidly into Buddhahood.   May the Lord Chief Venerable Thich Tam Chau Chun, Shanghai Prime Vietnam Buddhist Church in the world, home to the Ancestral From Optics Institute (Montréal, Canada) permanent office to the four newspapers were the lead in fulfilling Look Tu Retreat courses the next year. Wish initiates fourfold reaching many of its peace. 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