{"id":6986,"date":"2021-06-12T23:12:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T16:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/?p=6986"},"modified":"2021-06-13T00:59:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T17:59:23","slug":"ten-feelings-of-vesak-celebration-and-ordination-ceremony-at-phap-nhan-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/ten-feelings-of-vesak-celebration-and-ordination-ceremony-at-phap-nhan-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Feelings of Vesak Celebration and Ordination Ceremony at Ph\u00e1p Nh\u00e3n Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dharma Brother Ph\u00e1p Thanh<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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TEN FEELINGS OF VESAK CELEBRATION AND MONASTIC ORDINATION CEREMONY AT PH\u00c1P NH\u00c3N TEMPLE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

First, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha that shows me the right, happy, peaceful, and bright path in life.\u00a0 I would like to express my deep gratitude to my Parents who gave me birth, nurtured, and have educated me to become a talented and virtuous person in life. I also would like to express my deep gratitude to donors and givers who continue to give support, food, drink, and other things so that I can safely cultivate, learn, and apply the Buddhadharma in my daily life to benefit oneself and others right in the present life. Today, although the Vesak celebration and my monastic ordination ceremony at Ph\u00e1p Nh\u00e3n Temple has ended, I have had time to reflect and would like to share 10 key points that I feel most excited about in my newest Dharma propagation journey.<\/span><\/p>\n

1\/ \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The weather was absolutely wonderful on Vesak day. A few days before Vesak celebration, the weather forecast indicated a possible chance of rain or thunderstorms, but as the time approached our Vesak celebration day, the chances of rain or thunderstorms diminished and disappeared altogether. What we had was a nice cloudy day with a pleasant breeze followed by a bright sunny afternoon. The Dharma guardians did indeed bless and protect us on our most auspicious day.<\/span><\/p>\n

2\/\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Though there was so much preparation required and work to be done to make Ph\u00e1p Nh\u00e3n Temple ready for our most wonderful Vesak celebration day, the Temple was decorated very well.\u00a0 The flags danced beautifully in the wind and the long banners brought regal honor to the outdoor Buddha hall. For the last year and a half, the Temple was left simplified in the absence of guest because of coronavirus, but on this wonderful Vesak day, all the best decorations and signs were taken out of their storage and were to set up in honor of the Buddha, the Dharma, and His wonderful Sangha. The festive and inviting nature of Ph\u00e1p Nh\u00e3n Temple was restored to its original glory.\u00a0 The decorations at the Temple were beautiful and ready by the time everyone arrived to all our participants\u2019 excitement<\/span><\/p>\n

3\/\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0On this Vesak day, we had a most wonderful turnout of Dharma Sisters and Brothers. My heart felt overjoyed with the presence and support of the Sangha. In the Buddhist hall, Buddhists and non-Buddhist followers including my family completely filled the hall. It was wonderful to look out over the Temple property and see so many Brothers and Sisters in the Dharma come to visit and celebrate Vesak day and my Novice ordination. <\/span><\/p>\n

4\/\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The presence, witness, and support of monastic people was so wonderful. There was a total of four Vietnamese Monks, including one most Venerable Master, two senior Venerable masters and one Venerable nun. Also two most Venerable Sri Lankan Bhantes, and two Venerable Thai Bhikkhus and finally our respected Master Th\u00edch Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9 and S\u01b0 C\u00f4 H\u1ea1nh Minh, Dharma student of Ph\u00e1p Nh\u00e3n Temple.\u00a0 This means there were 10 total venerable monastics overseeing and supporting the ceremonies this Vesak day. I was filled with great Dharma joy and a zealous heart to see so many respectful Masters of the Dharma on this great day.<\/span><\/p>\n

5\/\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Dharma was shared most clearly and joyously.\u00a0 The Vesak message read and written from our respected president Joe Biden as well as the United Nations Message of Peace, brought great honor to our ceremony.\u00a0 Regardless of our ancestry and nationality, we are all Americans and citizens of the great world.\u00a0 By hearing how renowned the Buddha\u2019s teachings are in our own country and in the rest of the world makes me feel so connected to all other beings.\u00a0 The meaning of the Dharma shared and heard at the ceremony on that day in both Vietnamese and English were wonderful, clear, and lively, and made people happy, excited, impactful, and interested.<\/span><\/p>\n

6\/\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My Mother\u2019s heartfelt speech. Normally my Mother is a quiet person that generally keeps to herself, so for her to stand in front of the crowd, especially the wonderful monastics and laypeople, and for her to share her heartfelt words was extremely emotional. There were many people who shared her heartfelt message and found it extremely touching, including my stepfather. Though she is a woman of few words, what she shared and spoke came directly from her true heart. I had many people come to tell me how they were touched by her sincere words and this made me so happy and proud of her courage and true love. Even though there might not have been many people able to understand English this didn\u2019t seem to matter because the language of her heart spoke clearly and had an impact on many peoples\u2019 understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n

7\/\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The bathing of the newborn Baby Buddha was sincere and happy.\u00a0 Much reverence was given in bathing the Baby Buddha on our auspicious celebration day.\u00a0 The beautiful multicolored flower petals that decorated and made fragrant the water, the large sunflowers used to ceremonially bathe the pure newborn Baby Buddha, flowers arranged on the Buddha’s table brought natural beauty to the whole great event. Everyone had such great happiness and reverence for the ceremony as they approached the stone newborn Baby Buddha statue and bowed, then continued to bathe Him with the fragrant floral water.\u00a0 I could see the joy and great honor in every heart of all my Dharma Sisters and Brothers.<\/span><\/p>\n

8\/\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A feast worthy of all participants.\u00a0 I was so honored to see a great bounty of food brought by so many faithful Dharma Brothers and Sisters. There were so many familiar personal favorites of mine and new wonderful dishes and desserts for me to try.\u00a0 I am never not amazed at how delicious and fragrant all the food is.\u00a0 I can taste the love and dedication in every bite of this wonderful lunch meal. On this Vesak day, people made food offerings to great Sangha while singers and musicians also made songs offerings to great Sangha. The food nourished our health and body while Dharma music served to refresh the mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

9\/\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As for the novice practitioner \u200bordination, I am so honored and humbled to receive this novice ordination in front of so many dedicated Monastics and the Sangha body.\u00a0 The ordination went so smoothly, the words and sentiments were very heartfelt and clear.\u00a0 I was filled with great joy being able to read my heart letter in front of the Sangha clearly and wonderfully in English while our Dharma Sister Di\u1ec7u Th\u00fay shared and read it in Vietnamese very deeply and touchingly. My heart as well as other people attending were deeply moved when she read my letter in Vietnamese translated by Master Th\u00edch Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9. I know she shared it with genuine love and great clarity to the entire Sangha. I feel truly blessed to have such a loving and kind Dharma family, and this motivates me to try to practice and learn to my best ability every day so I can apply the Dharma to benefit the many right in the present life.<\/span><\/p>\n

10\/\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This was a Great Vesak Day and ordination ceremony and gives me much deep gratitude to many people. The number of people who made food and drink offerings to the Sangha and the number of others jointly cleaned the tables and chairs and washed the dishes very diligently. With the right thinking, I have felt very clearly that everyone is making efforts to serve and protect the Three Jewels in the spirit of joy, harmony, peacefulness, and solidarity on the day of Buddha\u2019s Birthday and my ordination ceremony. Through the great events on that ceremony day, in my personal view, this is a good mark of a true Sangha. All people happily come together with their true hearts to serve, protect, and support the Triple Gem for both material and spiritual support. I am so proud of their grateful and useful works. As for me, in order to bring the right confidence and true faith to many people, after leaving my secular life for monastic life at Ph\u00e1p Nh\u00e3n Temple, I try to study, practice, and apply the Buddhadharma in daily life to bring benefits for oneself and for others right now and here in the present life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Original Master Sakyamuni Buddha<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dharma Brother Ph\u00e1p Thanh<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

M\u01b0\u1eddi C\u1ea3m Ngh\u0129 V\u1ec1 Ng\u00e0y \u0110\u1ea1i L\u1ec5 Vesak V\u00e0 L\u1ec5 Xu\u1ea5t Gia T\u1ea1i Ch\u00f9a Ph\u00e1p Nh\u00e3n<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n