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Positive Messages in the Programme “Lessons from Life”

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To spread the Buddha's teachings and to carry positive messages that build character and a good, meaningful and humane way of life for each person and for society, “Lessons from Life” (Bài học từ cuộc sống) was born and is gradually reaching every region of the country. Approaching life from many directions, through different themes and guests in different places, the programme offers a varied, open and practical view of the things and events around us, so that anyone with the affinity to come across these lessons can apply them to themselves and to daily life in the most effective and positive way.

A monk in a yellow robe talking with a woman in an orange-brown blouse in a shrine room, with two cameras on either side

Venerable Thích Nguyên Hiền, adviser to the programme, shares “The Lesson of a Smile” (Bài học từ Nụ Cười)

A monk in a brown robe holding prayer beads, talking with a woman in a blue áo dài in a bonsai garden

Venerable Thích Nhật Tuệ shares “The Lesson of Patience” (Bài học từ Nhẫn)

“Lessons from Life” is produced by Vườn Sala, with Venerable Thích Tâm Thành and Venerable Thích Nguyên Hiền as advisers. The programme is directed by Venerable Thích Tánh Mẫn together with the Venerable Monks and Nuns of the editorial board and people versed in both Buddhist and secular learning.

A senior monk talking with a woman in a yellow dress at a carved wooden table, green trees beyond the veranda

Most Venerable Thích Thái Hòa shares “The Lesson of Giving” (Bài học từ Bố Thí) at Phước Duyên Pagoda (Huế)

Each episode invites one guest (senior monastics, monks, nuns, entrepreneurs, artists, teachers, university and school students…) and is filmed in a different place. Not only in Hồ Chí Minh City: the programme is made across the whole country, in five regions – the North, the Centre, the South, the Mekong Delta and the Central Highlands – each with its own regional host.

Two monks in brown robes facing each other at a tea table, with a bookcase and white orchids behind them

Venerable Thích Pháp Tịnh's sharing on “The Lesson of Selfishness” (Bài học từ Vị Kỷ)

An elderly woman in a purple áo dài and a woman in a light green áo dài talking in an old house, a camera in the foreground

Prof. Dr. Thái Thị Kim Lan shares “The Lesson of Tradition” (Bài học từ Truyền Thống)

When the guest is a monastic, the episode has two parts. The first introduces the history of the pagoda the guest leads or lives in, with narration by the voice team of Pháp Âm Nhà Bụt; the second is the interview with the guest.

Two monks talking beside a small tea table, a wooden shelf with Buddha statues and books behind them

Venerable Thích Tánh Mẫn, director of the programme (left), and Venerable Thích Thông Định (right) in “The Lesson of Impermanence” (Bài học từ Vô Thường)

Part 1 of the programme was broadcast at 8 pm on Thursday every other week (twice a month) on the YouTube channel Thích Tánh Mẫn – Nghệ Thuật Sống, the YouTube channel Sen Vàng Online (the team that helps with filming and editing) and the TikTok channel Phatphapvanghethuatsong.

Part 2 of the programme is broadcast at 8 pm every Thursday on the Vườn Sala YouTube channel, the Thích Tánh Mẫn YouTube channel, the TikTok channel Phatphapvanghethuatsong and the Facebook page Phật Pháp trong đời sống.

The programme has filmed 11 episodes in the South (Part 1) and 12 episodes in the Centre (Part 2). It is a lively and much-needed way of sharing the Dharma for the benefit of beings in the age of Industry 4.0, bringing the Buddha's teachings to the wider public.

Below are some moments the programme captured during its episodes in the provinces. We invite you to enjoy them:

A monk in a yellow robe talking with a woman in a blue áo dài who joins her palms, a lotus arrangement on the table

Venerable Thích Trung Định shares “The Lesson of Happiness” (Bài học từ Hạnh Phúc)

Two monks in brown robes sitting on a mat by a bamboo tea table in a glass corridor overlooking the garden

Venerable Thích Thường Chiếu in “The Lesson of Contentment” (Bài học từ Biết Đủ)

Two monks facing each other at a tea table, behind them the sign “Giáo hội Phật giáo Việt Nam huyện Hòa Vang – Ban Trị sự”

Venerable Thích Huệ Chấn (right) in “The Lesson of Humility” (Bài học từ Khiêm Cung)

Two monks talking in front of a bamboo wall with a Bodhisattva statue and a round light

Venerable Thích Pháp Trí shares “The Lesson of Loving Eyes” (Bài học từ Mắt Thương)

A monk in a brown robe talking with a woman in a pink áo dài in a wooded grove

Venerable Thích Chánh Đức in “The Lesson of Mindfulness” (Bài học từ Chánh Niệm)

Produced by: BTT Vườn Sala

First published on Phật Giáo Đời Sống on 15 September 2023.

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