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TALK - LISTENING TO VENERABLE THÍCH THIỆN THUẬN SHARE HOW TO RECOGNIZE TRUE HAPPINESS THROUGH THE BUDDHA'S TEACHINGS
If suffering and misfortune have always been life's greatest fears, then happiness is the goal humanity forever seeks—everyone longs to find happiness. The Buddha's appearance in this world, together with the Buddhist teachings, exists for no other purpose than to bring peace and happiness to both celestial beings and humankind.
SETTLING THE MIND, DWELLING IN PEACE OF BODY WITHIN A HOME PRACTICE SPACE
In search of inner peace and serenity, many people have turned to the Dharma and taken up home practice. "Settling the mind" means calming the heart so it remains steady and undisturbed by life's misfortunes. "Dwelling in peace of body" means living with ease and comfort, free from the sway of外部 circumstances.
TRENDS IN DESIGNING CLASSICAL, STATELY WORSHIP SPACES THAT BRING PROSPERITY AND ABUNDANCE TO THE HOMEOWNER
Classical-style worship spaces often carry an elegant, refined beauty, combining natural wood with intricately carved details
A DETAILED AND PROPER PRAYER FOR ALTAR CLEANSING (BAO SÁI)
When cleansing the worship space, the prayer for altar cleansing is a vital element that calls for great care and reverence. Let Diệu Tướng Am guide you through a detailed and proper altar cleansing prayer to express sincere devotion to the Buddhas and filial gratitude to one's ancestors.
WELCOMING BLESSINGS: ENSHRINING SACRED STATUES FOR THE NEW YEAR
As the year draws to a close and the pages of the calendar grow thinner by the day, everything seems to move faster, more urgently. It is in this season that we come to realize the closing days of the year are not only a time to look back with gratitude, but also a time to swiftly prepare all that is good and auspicious to welcome a truly abundant new year.
DWELLING IN JOY WHILE CONTEMPLATING BUDDHIST PAINTINGS
Stepping away from the restless noise of the outside world, from the very first moments of contemplating a Buddhist painting, we feel as though a seed of enlightenment is being planted within us, and we begin to experience peace arising from the heart.
HOME WORSHIP SPACE FOR THE TRIPLE GEM – GRATITUDE AND CONNECTION WITH ONE'S SPIRITUAL ROOTS
Who among us is born without carrying countless debts of gratitude—the debt to our parents who gave us life and raised us, the debt to our teachers who guided us, the debt to our homeland… For those who follow the Buddha's path in particular, there is one profound debt of gratitude that must always be remembered above all: the debt to the Buddha, the debt to the Triple Gem.
THE ANCESTRAL WORSHIP SPACE: A RETURN TO ONE'S ROOTS AND BLOODLINE
No matter how far and wide life may take a person, the final days of the year before Tết always call them home to solemnly arrange their family worship space and light a fragrant incense stick upon the ancestral altar — a quiet reminder that one has roots, and a gentle call to always turn back toward the source of one's bloodline.
A PEACEFUL HEART BEFORE THE WONDROUS FORMS OF THE BUDDHAS AND BODHISATTVAS
Peace is a feeling—one that can nurture a calm body and mind amid life's countless waves. The more modern and mature life becomes, the more people seek ways to find peace, and it is here that wholesome affinities with the Buddha begin to form.
TALKSHOW “VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST CULTURE NURTURING THE NATIONAL SOUL” - VEN. THICH THO LAC AND ASSOC. PROF. DR. NGUYEN TIEN VINH
In the joyful atmosphere of the year's final days, Diệu Tướng Am Buddhist Art Space was honored to accompany the Phật sự Online Radio-Television Channel in filming the talkshow “Vietnamese Buddhist Culture Nurturing the National Soul.” The talkshow featured the participation of Ven. Thich Tho Lac and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tien Vinh.
THE SACRED FORMS OF VAJRAYANA BUDDHAS – THE ART OF TANTRIC BUDDHISM
Vajrayana, also known as Tantric Buddhism, originated from Mahayana Buddhism around the 5th–6th century in Northern India and flourished magnificently when it spread to Tibet with the coming of Guru Padmasambhava.
TALKSHOW “THE BEAUTY OF VIETNAMESE SPIRIT THROUGH TRADITIONAL TET” - VENERABLE THICH TRI HUE
“As long as culture endures, so does the nation,” and cherishing the fine values of the traditional Tet festival is precisely how we preserve the ever-flowing source of Vietnamese spirit's beauty, contributing to the promotion of national cultural identity and deepening every person's love for their homeland and country.
SPECIAL OFFER PROGRAM "OFFERING THE SEVEN BUDDHA LAMPS - PRAYING FOR PEACE"
At the start of the new year, offering lamps to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas is a beautiful spiritual tradition passed down through generations. Offering light is considered the most powerful form of offering, for light symbolizes wisdom. The moment a lamp dispels darkness, its light represents the dissolution of the darkness of ignorance and the attainment of the Buddha's clear wisdom.
Continuing the Living Heritage of Vietnamese Traditional Attire, Opening the Journey Toward a Peaceful and Joyful New Year
Welcoming spring 2025 through a series of spiritual cultural experiences and immersion in the nation's traditional heritage values is surely the most meaningful way to greet a new year filled with smooth fortune and peaceful happiness.
TALKSHOW “THE BEAUTY OF VISITING PAGODAS AT THE START OF THE YEAR” – VENERABLE THÍCH VẠN LỢI
Visiting pagodas to worship the Buddha in the early days of the new year has become a cherished custom, a beautiful expression of spiritual life among the Vietnamese people. Returning to the Buddha's gate is a return to peace and ease, allowing us to release the worries and burdens of the old year and welcome a new year filled with tranquility.
TALKSHOW “UNDERSTANDING HOME WORSHIP RITUALS AND KEY CONSIDERATIONS FROM A BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE” – VENERABLE THÍCH TIẾN ĐẠT
As Lunar New Year draws near, this is the time for people to return to their roots — and dignifying one’s worship space while upholding these sacred rites is a spiritual practice deeply infused with the humanistic spirit of the Vietnamese people.
GRAND OPENING OF THE JOURNEY TO SERENITY EVENT SERIES - CONTINUING THE HISTORICAL STREAM OF VIETNAMESE ANCIENT COSTUME
To usher in a joyful spring of 2025 and send New Year blessings of peace and prosperity to everyone, on January 12, 2025, Diệu Tướng Am Ho Chi Minh City held the event series “Journeys to Serenity,” opening with an event titled “Continuing the Historical Stream of Vietnamese Ancient Costume.”
TALKSHOW “REMEMBERING TET OF OLD, REFLECTING ON TET TODAY” – MOST VENERABLE THÍCH BẢO NGHIÊM AND MERITORIOUS ARTIST ĐỖ KỶ
Join Most Venerable Thích Bảo Nghiêm and Meritorious Artist Đỗ Kỷ as they travel back in time, following a stream of memories to revisit the Tet of old and reflect on the flavor of Tet today, in the talkshow “Remembering Tet of Old, Reflecting on Tet Today”. Diệu Tướng Am is deeply honored to have supported the production and served as the filming location for the program.
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