Month: March 2018

Practice meditation

Chua Dao Vien

On March 23, 2018, we had about 30 minutes meditation session and had a great discussion  on reincarnation, mindfulness meditation, attachment in Buddhism and cancer with our master teacher, Bhante Maithree.  In summary, we talked about Reincarnation In Buddhism there is a belief in rebirth, (even as an animal in the next life). Your soul will reborn again into a different body. Mindfulness meditation Mindfulness meditation is pay attention to the breath, when your attention wanders, aware of it and return. Allow thoughts to come and go without any judgment…

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Learn meditation

Chua Dao Vien

Dear Friends, On March 16, 2018, we had about 15 minutes meditation session and had a great discourse  on The Four Noble Truths (the first Dharma talk of the Buddha after his enlightenment).  Our master teacher, Bhante Maithree explained the first noble truth during this meeting. -Truth of Suffering, the below events, items are suffering.– 1> Birth is suffering 2> Aging is suffering 3> Illness/Sickness is suffering 4> Death is suffering 5> Dealing with unpleasant people, things, events/displeasing is suffering 6> Departing from pleasant people, things, events/separation from what is…

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Dear Friends

Chua Dao Vien

At the 9th March session last Friday, we had a 15 min sitting, followed by a tea meditation. There was an interesting question brought up at the discussion, how to forgive our enemies, forgiving others has been a difficult task for us. The teachers shared their insights with us, the best practice is to prepare the environment from the inside out in which forgiveness starts from ourselves first. Everyone makes mistakes, it is usually easier to blame or point a finger than to accept our own mistakes. When we start…

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