LIKE A RIVER – VEN. THAY THANH

Like a River

Teaching at a retreat in Virginia Beach in 2017, Ven. Thay Thanh observed “Why does a river not flow in a straight line?  We should practice our life like a river, not rigid in a straight line.   Learn to be flexible like the river. “

Our venerable monks use references to the many forms of water often as ways to demonstrate how the teachings of the Buddha apply to our daily lives.  Try thinking about the properties of water, or bodies of water, and how they may serve as examples of the Buddha’s teachings regarding impermanence, equanimity, calm, suffering or non-self.

(Venerable Thich Chuc Thanh is the Dharma Master at Dong Hung Temple. These quotations were collected from 2015 through 2018 as he taught in Virginia Beach, VA and Southern Shores, NC.  The quotation titles and commentary are by temple member Mark Palamara.)