After receiving the sad news of the passing of former Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzō, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, has sent a letter of condolence to Mr. Abe Shinzō’s wife and family. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Mr. Abe Shinzō at the time of Prime Minister of Japan In a letter to Ms. Abe Akie, His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his…
Let’s calm down, reflect deeply, what is really necessary for our real happy life and those around us, worthy of our concern. Buddha taught tells us clearly about two types of caretakers: 1st place: take care of things that are not worth worrying about and do not worry about things that are worth worrying about. This person’s life will always be miserable and poor and gradually get worse. 2nd place:…
The life of the Buddha is a life of love. That’s why I call the Buddha the Compassionate One. Duc Tu Bi said roughly is a person who knows how to love, who has the ability to love and love many people. The reason why I love so many people is because I practice. If I want to have a lot of money to shop, I have to work a…
On the threshold of the Lunar New Year, Van Duc Pagoda (Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City) presented 1,600 gifts for people to welcome Tet warmly and happily. The gifts were distributed and presented at 12 branch offices in the Van Duc sect. Each gift is worth 300,000 VND, including: rice, noodles, necessities and envelopes. Most Venerable Thich Hoang Tri, Abbot of Van Duc Pagoda, presents Tet gifts to…
On the morning of January 7, Giac Ngoc Pagoda held a ceremony to see off 15 Buddhist volunteers who came to support the care of seriously ill Covid-19 patients at Cho Ray Hospital. Attending the ceremony were TT. Thich Nhat Tu – Abbot of Giac Ngo Pagoda; MSc.BS. Vo Ngoc Anh Tho – Deputy Head of Department of Tropical Diseases, Cho Ray Hospital (HCMC); Buddhist Giac Thanh Nha, Buddhist Giac…
On the morning of October 8, 2021 in Vietnam Quoc Tu, the BTS Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Ho Chi Minh City coordinated with the Standing Committee of the City’s Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee to organize a departure ceremony to participate in the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control of the volunteer forces. religious volunteers (Series 09). With the number of 50 religious volunteers participating, including 05 monks, 28 nuns and 17…
Each one of us who is present in this world is dependent on the birth and upbringing of our parents, like the one who lent us a debt first. For a child, it is the duty to be grateful to his parents and to be grateful to his parents for the merits of being born and raised. Once, the Blessed One was staying at the Jetavana temple near the city…
We observe to see clearly, when the season is hot, we don’t see grass growing, but when there is one or two rains at the beginning of the season, all kinds of weeds race to grow green. No one planted the weed, no one cared for it, no one watered or fertilized it, but why did it keep growing green? And the trees are delicious, sweet fruit, fragrant flowers… they…
Once upon a time, the Blessed One was staying at the Jetavana temple, near the city of Sāvatthī. At that time, the World-Honored One preached about the record of the Bodhisattva Suvaṇṇasāma, the previous life of the Buddha Gotama, born as the son of the ascetic Pārikā and the ascetic Dukūla living in the forest. The Bodhisattva Suvaṇṇasāma was led by two ascetics, his mother and father, who went to…
No matter how mature we are, inside each of us lies a wounded “baby”. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s book “The Zen Master and the Five-Year-Old Baby” helps each person to free himself from suffering and brings much healing. The book is Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh pen for those who are hurt in their souls, suggesting many methods of spiritual therapy. Many of us carry within us the “hurt…