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Looking Back on the Theo Dấu Chân Bụt Retreat (1st Edition) – The Path of Happiness

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Chư Tăng và khóa sinh chắp tay, ngồi thiền buổi tối quanh những vòng nến thắp sáng trên mặt đất

“Được cho những buổi thư nhàn
Được đi đến chốn mở mang tâm hồn.
Khoá tu lắng bặt tiếng ồn
Chỉ còn dư lại pháp môn với mình.”

(Given leisurely hours of ease,
given a place where the soul can open wide.
The retreat stills all the noise,
leaving only the Dharma door and oneself.)

~ written by Thanh Huy

Group photos of the monks and retreatants with the caption “Khóa tu Theo dấu chân Bụt”, by a Buddha statue and in front of the retreat backdrop

At the Theo Dấu Chân Bụt (In the Buddha's Footsteps) retreat, 1st edition, on the theme “Con đường hạnh phúc” (The Path of Happiness), the retreatants came back and touched a simple, peaceful way of life, practising looking back at themselves amid a busy, hurried life.

The retreat days included walking meditation, listening to the monks' sharing in the shrine hall and exercising together in the yard.

The monks leading the retreatants in walking meditation under the treesThe monks giving a talk in the shrine hall, and retreatants practising in the hallRetreatants doing exercises together on a stone-paved yard among the trees

The elders and young people prepared the meals together, and the monks and retreatants then ate together at long tables.

Elders and young people picking vegetables and preparing bowls of food in the kitchenMonks and retreatants with joined palms before a meal at long tables

Besides the practice sessions, the retreatants also made crafts together and joined an outdoor game.

Retreatants smiling at a crafts table, and a group photo in front of a Buddha statueRetreatants dusted with white powder after a game, in front of the backdrop “Khóa tu Theo dấu chân Bụt (Lần 1), Chủ đề: Con đường hạnh phúc” (theme: The Path of Happiness)Monks and retreatants walking in single file, then sitting together in the shrine hall in the evening

The presence and wholehearted practice of each retreatant contributed peaceful energy and joy to one another. We are so happy and grateful for your presence at this retreat.

With love!

Vườn Sala Editorial Board

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