Today is a very special day at the monastery as we return Thay’s ashes to Mother Earth. There will be a Dharma Talk offered by our Most Venerable Thich Phuoc Tinh followed by a short ceremony and procession to Yen Tu Mountain to spread the ashes.
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0PvOifLVac
Program:
- Sitting meditation (10 min.)
- Incense Offering
- Opening Verse
- Chant the Sutra of the Insight that brings us to the Other Shore
- Br. Phap Dung shares how to practice spreading out Thay’s Ashes and walking meditaion up to the Yen Tu Mountain.
- Four Touching of the Earth
- Inviting and carrying Thay’s Ashes
In order to provide our friends online with the very best possible experience, we will not livestream the procession from the Ocean of Peace Mediation Hall up to Yen Tu Mountain and spreading Thay’s ashes. However, by the afternoon we will post a recording of the activity both here and on YouTube.