Ven. Thích Trừng Sỹ
POEMS OF SUMMER RETREAT
Today’s Dharma propagation technology
Monks and nuns practice with days in peace
Communication is extremely effective
Bringing immense happiness and joy
Do not give up when facing difficulties
Stably move forward without losing compassion
Together share with everyone
Achieve happiness of today’s smiling.
Monks and nuns practice with days in peace
Communication is extremely effective
Bringing immense happiness and joy
Do not give up when facing difficulties
Stably move forward without losing compassion
Together share with everyone
Achieve happiness of today’s smiling.
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Committing to bringing the Dharma into life
Monks and nuns practice to brighten their bodies and minds
The more they practice compassion, the more wonderful their wisdom gets
Bringing happiness and peace everywhere.
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Tonight, the Buddhist nuns share the Dharma
The great Sangha is happy to practice the Dharma at peace
Together we cultivate it wonderfully
Bringing benefits to all gods and human beings brightly.
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Đại Bi Nunnery organizes Vassa-Summer Retreat
Many monks and nuns practice the Buddha Dharma
Everyone tries hard
Together practice despite difficulties,
Be diligent, faithful, and make great effort,
Step onto the shore of enlightenment with infinite joy.
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Đại Bi Nunnery organizes Vassa – Summer Retreat
Many monastic and lay Buddhist devotees come here
Together practice the Buddha Dharma here
Wholeheartedly meditate to express peace and joy.
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Vassa – Summer Retreat at Đại Bi Nunnery
Monastic and lay Buddhist devotees practice peacefully
The more they practice, the lighter their lives will be
The body and mind will be calm and peaceful, with infinite peace.
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Vassa – Summer Retreat is right here
Monastic and lay Buddhist devotees are at right place in peace
The more we practice the Dharma, the more wisdom arises
Practicing the Eightfold Path, we are so happy.
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1. Western proverb says:
If you want to go fast, go alone,
but if you want to go far, you must go together in the spirit of peace, harmony, reconciliation, solidarity, mutual love, mutual respect, etc.
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2. If you and your children have a good harvest, the Temple will be prosperous.
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1. Living in harmony together
2. Speech in harmony without argument
3. Mind in harmony to be happy together.
4. Precepts in harmony to practice together.
5. Opinion in harmony to conciliate together.
6. Benefits in harmony to share together.
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The sun shines by day
The moon shines by night
The warrior shines in armor
The true person shines in wisdom, meditation, and morality
But the Buddha shines brightly both day and night. (PC. 385)
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Listening to the Dharma this morning
My heart is always filled with joy
The path of education is always progressing
Happiness attaining is right here.
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We listen to the Dharma from the Master
The transmission of education is truly wonderful
Dharma learning and Dharma practice are always developing
Benefit oneself, benefit others, benefit all living beings.
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The Most Venerable Master preaches the Dharma tonight
The Sangha practices every day
Towards serving the Triple Gem
Building the love of Dharma friends right here.
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Điều Ngự Temple organizes a summer retreat
Monastic and lay Buddhists strive to practice
Cultivating virtue is paramount
Understanding that impermanence is very fleeting.
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Listening to the wonderful Dharma from the Master
Monastic and lay Buddhists here are at peace
Be diligent to practice the Dharma today
Bringing benefits of days and months peacefully.
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Education of talent needs to be deployed
Helping future generations
Threefold learning needs to be cultivated
The path of education is always enduring.
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We listen to the Dharma tonight
Diligently practice and study every day
Protect the Triple Gem with joy
Bring benefits right here and right now.
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Education of talent always keeps developing
We listen to the Dharma of our predecessors
We vow to practice what you teach
To attain Dharma happiness in this place.
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This year’s vassa – Summer Retreat
The Sangha practices and studies peacefully every day
Cultivating merit and virtue solemnly
Protecting the Triple Gem, day and month, with joy.
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The role of the Sangha is really good
Loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom are always evident
Educating talented monastic people is paramount
Passing on and continuing must be done immediately.
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This year’s Summer Retreat at Điều Ngự Temple
We practice the Dharma for 10 days in harmony and peace
Our body and mind are cultivated lightly
Bringing boundless happiness and love.
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Discussing the Buddha Dharma this afternoon
Monastic and lay Buddhists explain their doubts
Now Buddhists are coming near and far
Let’s practice and learn together to contribute to the joy and beauty for all beings.
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Ask not what you can do for your country.
Ask what you can do for your country. (John F. Kennedy)
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Ask not what you can do for your Sangha.
Ask what you can do for your Sangha. (By Ven. Trừng Sỹ)
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Inheriting the true Dharma is better
Inheriting wealth harms oneself day and night
Now Buddhists and sentient beings
Practicing the Buddha Dharma is bright, wise, and shining.
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Discussing the Dharma this afternoon
Monastic and lay Buddhists are in peace every day
The more we cultivate the mind, the more wisdom is expanding
Promoting the Dharma to countlessly offer.
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Discussing the Dharma this afternoon
Monastic and lay Buddhists are very happy at this time
Wishing for the bright Buddhism
All practitioners smile in peace.
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Dharma talk transmitted by the Venerable
The Buddha’s Dharma permeates our body and mind
We are diligent and assiduous
The Master teaches the patriarchal lineage very close to us.
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Tonight, there is a tea meditation session
Dear monastic and lay Buddhist devotees
Practice and understand impermanence
Let go of everything without attachment at all
Diligently cultivate and practice the Dharma
Step onto the shore of enlightenment, wisdom and compassion are really bright
Teachers, students, Brothers, and Sisters are wonderful
Bring peace, joy, and happiness everywhere.
By Ven. Thích Trừng Sỹ
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