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Institute of Religious Studies - History of Buddhism
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara represents love and the capacity to listen deeply, helping to alleviate suffering and remove wrong perceptions that create fear and suspicion. The practice of compassionate listening and mindful breathing helps the body to relax, healing aches and pains and to transform the resentments in our hearts. When dwelling in the present moment, we recognize the countless conditions for happiness that are already present, realizing the state of Happiness in the Present Moment instead of running after the future.
Engaged Buddhism is a practice that is not confined to the meditation hall but enters into life through social service activities, helping to nourish compassion and solidity. The history of Vietnamese Buddhism bears the mark of Zen Master Tang Hoi, the first patriarch of the Zen tradition who combined the essence of the Southern and Northern traditions in the third century. Restoring the name Bụt instead of Phật helps awaken the national identity and closeness in the spiritual life of the Vietnamese people, while emphasizing the role of Buddhist psychology in watering the seeds of love and understanding.
Through looking deeply into the nature of reality, we can transcend the pairs of opposite notions to touch the nature of nirvana:
- Birth
- Death
- Going
- Coming
- Same
- Different
- Being
- Non-being
This contemplation helps us recognize the no-birth and no-death nature of all things, seeing the continuation of our parents and ancestors right in every cell of our body. When attaining this insight, we can transcend all anxiety and fear, and build a solid spiritual foundation to preserve the precious heritage of our ancestors.
