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Written by Viên Minh
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 Viên Minh Translated to English Read in Vietnamese
After the self-immolation of The Most Reverend Thich Quang Duc, it was a great surprise to learn that his heart did not burn to ashes like the rest of his body, even after hours of cremation afterwards. For nearly 37 years since the self sacrifice, the Vietnamese Buddhists always have this nagging question on their mind: Why didn’t it burn? Not only the question was raised by normal people, but numerous scientists, philosophers, researchers of holy phenomena and mysterious wonders of the non-form world also were at a lost to adequately explain this strange fact. Last week the Vietnamese Newspaper had posted an article by Mr. Mat Nghiem Dang Nguyen Pha, in which the author gave an account of what happened and his reasoning of why the heart remained intact and did not burn in the intense fire and re-cremation after. |
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Written by Viên Minh
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 Gil Fronsdal Read in Vietnamsese
Most contemporary Buddhists know that Prince Siddhartha, the Buddha-to-be, left his family in search of liberation on the day his son, Rahula, was born. Many have been perplexed, sometimes outraged, at such a seemingly irresponsible act. What is less well-known, though, is that after his awakening, the Buddha became his son’s primary parent for most of the boy’s childhood. From the time Rahula was seven, he was under the care of his father, who proved to be a remarkably effective parent: Rahula had reached full awakening by the time he reached adulthood. So we can ask, what kind of parent was the Buddha? What kind of parenting techniques did he use? How did an enlightened teacher convey his spiritual message to his own child? |
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Written by Viên Minh
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 Excerpt from the book titled “Non-Self” by TT Thich Tri Sieu
Viên Minh translated to English Read in Vietnamese Normally when people go to the temple (and we’re not talking about those who just spent time doing routine volunteer works), they usually want to learn about Zen (meditation) or Pureland or Tantric Buddhism, etc… to find a tradition that leads them toward total salvation and enlightenment. But have you ever question what is there to enlighten? Who to save? |
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Written by Tâm Hải
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 CURRENT WINNER Read in Vietnamese
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. – The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader whose long-standing engagement with multiple dimensions of science and with people far beyond his own religious traditions has made him an incomparable global voice for universal ethics, nonviolence, and harmony among world religions, has won the 2012 Templeton Prize.
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Written by Viên Minh
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by Dr. Christophe André Lire en Vietnamien  Samedi dernier, j’ai vécu deux moments intenses; différents, mais que j’ai ressentis dans une continuité.
Le matin, j’assistai à la communion d’un de mes neveux. Il y avait une quinzaine d’enfants sur l’autel, la nef de l’église était remplie de familles et d’amis. Le tout dans un incroyable tumulte. Le public bavardait pendant l’office, à tel point que le curé dut demander plusieurs fois le silence. Les parents et proches allaient et venaient pour trouver les meilleurs angles pour leurs photos ou leurs films. Les jeunes communiants étaient psychologiquement dispersés, chuchotant entre eux, observant le public pour y retrouver les visages connus au lieu d’écouter le prêtre. À un moment, un des diacres fut même obligé de prendre dans ses mains la tête d’un des garçons, qui faisait des grimaces à ses amis sur les bancs, pour la tourner doucement vers le curé qui tentait de s’adresser aux jeunes.
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