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Namo Buddhaya!
Hope you are having a wonderful week. We would like to kindly remind you of our English Dharma Service this Sunday May 21 @ 2:55pm. We also have the below activities on this Sunday:
- The Women's Support Group will meet from 1:45 - 2:45pm in the Meditation Hall.
- After the 2:55pm service, we would really appreciate it if you can stay to help set up the Meditation Hall for A Day of Mindfulness. This will take about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
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We kindly invite you to join us for A Day of Mindfulness on Saturday, May 27th, 2023 from 9 AM - 5 PM at Vietnam Buddhist Center - Meditation Hall. We are honored to have this Day of Mindfulness practice under the guidance of our Sangha: Sister Hy Nghiem from Plum Village Tradition, Mississippi, Ven. Hanh Tan and Ven. Tri Thanh, from Vietnam Buddhist Center, Texas. What is A Day of Mindfulness? |
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The Vietnam Buddhist Center cordially invites all Venerable Sangha, fellow Buddhists, and friends of the 10 directions to attend this memorable event, observing the inauguration of the new Dharma Hall, the commemoration of Quan Âm Bodhisattva, and the 30th anniversary of the Center. May we all live in the Compassion of the Buddha; may we embrace the Loving Kindness of Quan Âm Bodhisattva, so as to transform all our karmic transgressions to a life free of suffering for ourselves and for all sentient beings. |
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Houston, December 12, 2014
Namo Sakyamuni Buddha!
Respected Venerable Sangha! Beloved Buddhist members and friends!
As people come and go, so does everything else. Sharing this fate, the main sanctuary at the Vietnamese Buddhist Center (VNBC), which has been nurturing the communities for the past 18 years, is now gone from these delightful surroundings. Reflecting on the impermanence of life, amidst the loss of the physical structure of the main sanctuary, we are comforted by so many invaluable blessings: |
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He's been a Buddhist monk for more than 60 years, as well as a teacher, writer, and vocal opponent of war—a stance that left him exiled from his native Vietnam for four decades. Now the man Martin Luther King Jr. called "an apostle of peace and nonviolence" reflects on the beauty of the present moment, being grateful for every breath, and the freedom and happiness to be found in a simple cup of tea.
The moment I meet Thich Nhat Hanh at the Four Seasons Hotel in Manhattan, I feel his sense of calm. A deeply tranquil presence seems to surround the Zen Buddhist master. |
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ANNOUNCEMENT
- Quan Âm Festival – A Day of Pilgrimage and Prayer - 2010
- Venerating the Jade Buddha Statue for Universal Peace
- Grand Requiem for Unjust Suffering and the Hungry Ghosts
Namo Sakya Muni Buddha
 Quan Âm Festival – A Day of Pilgrimage and Prayer, organized by the Vietnam Buddhist Center (VNBC) each year at the end of March, has become an annual traditional religious, cultural, and spiritual activity of Buddhists far and near. It is an opportunity for us to be thankful to the Loving Mother Quan Âm for Her blessings which protect us from dangers. May we take refuge in Her when we are faced with unforeseen dangers, adversities, and disasters.
In the cultural and spiritual environment of this year’s Festival, we will have the auspicious opportunity to admire and venerate the Jade Buddha Statue for Universal Peace. This jeweled sculpture is presently the largest and most serene Buddha statue in the world which is carved from a rare boulder of translucent jade. In 2009, more than four millions people have had the good fortune to come and revere the jeweled statue, to pray for World Peace, for the well being of all sentient beings in this world of suffering. |
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 Dharamsala, India -- Tibetans spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama presided over a special prayer session dedicated for the victims of last month’s devastating earthquake that rattled Southwest China’s Sichuan province here this morning.
More than 2000 people, including Tibetan Buddhist monks, nuns and foreign devotees, joined the prayer gathering here today, which also marked the beginning of Buddhist holy month of Saka Dawa, the annual festival that represents the three most important events of the life of Lord Buddha - his birth, enlightenment and parinirvana. |
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