One Day Meditation Practice for English Speaker on Saturday, May 16, 2026
Dear Friends in Dharma:
Thuong Hanh Buddhist Monastery warmly invites you to join our upcoming One Day Meditation Practice Retreat on Saturday, May 16, 2026 – a time to pause, reflect, and return to the present moment. This program is designed for those who have an interest in learning and practicing meditation and mindfulness.
Experienced meditators wishing to refresh their practices are also welcome to join us.
This retreat will offer: Guided sitting and walking meditation Chanting and prayers for peace and compassion Dharma talks and mindful sharing Noble Silence periods for deeper practice.
The program will be guided by Zen Master Ven. Khai Thien – Thich Tam Thien & Venerable Master Nguyen Thong-Thien Tue and will be free to all participants. A vegetarian lunch and beverage will be provided by the Monastery. Donations are gratefully accepted to support the Monastery’s activities. Below is the schedule of the program:
09:45am - 10:00am : Meet and greet
10:00am - 10:15am : Introduction
10:15am - 10:45am : Chanting
10:45am - 11:15am : Sitting and Walking Meditation
11:30am - 12:00pm : Formal lunch
12:00pm - 01:00pm : Resting
01:00pm - 01:30pm : Dharma talk
02:00pm - 02:30pm : Sitting and Walking Meditation
02:30pm - 03:00pm : Discussion and Conclusion of the retreat.
We kindly ask participants to register in advance by emailing [email protected] or messaging (214)
531-2243. May this retreat bring peace, clarity, and compassion to all beings.
With Compassion
Thuong Hanh Buddhist Monastery warmly invites you to join our upcoming One Day Meditation Practice Retreat on Saturday, May 16, 2026 – a time to pause, reflect, and return to the present moment. This program is designed for those who have an interest in learning and practicing meditation and mindfulness.
Experienced meditators wishing to refresh their practices are also welcome to join us.
This retreat will offer: Guided sitting and walking meditation Chanting and prayers for peace and compassion Dharma talks and mindful sharing Noble Silence periods for deeper practice.
The program will be guided by Zen Master Ven. Khai Thien – Thich Tam Thien & Venerable Master Nguyen Thong-Thien Tue and will be free to all participants. A vegetarian lunch and beverage will be provided by the Monastery. Donations are gratefully accepted to support the Monastery’s activities. Below is the schedule of the program:
09:45am - 10:00am : Meet and greet
10:00am - 10:15am : Introduction
10:15am - 10:45am : Chanting
10:45am - 11:15am : Sitting and Walking Meditation
11:30am - 12:00pm : Formal lunch
12:00pm - 01:00pm : Resting
01:00pm - 01:30pm : Dharma talk
02:00pm - 02:30pm : Sitting and Walking Meditation
02:30pm - 03:00pm : Discussion and Conclusion of the retreat.
We kindly ask participants to register in advance by emailing [email protected] or messaging (214)
531-2243. May this retreat bring peace, clarity, and compassion to all beings.
With Compassion
ĐẠI LỄ PHẬT ĐẢN - VESAK PL 2570 - 2026
KHÓA TU MÙA XUÂN - SPRING RETREAT - MAY 22 - 24, 2026
PHÁP ĐÀN TRÌ CHÚ ĐẠI BI – GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA CHANTING ASSEMBLY
On the sacred occasion of Vesak, the Buddha’s Birthday (B.E. 2570 – 2026), Thuong Hanh Buddhist Monastery
will joyfully hold a Spring Retreat & The Great Compassion Mantra Chanting Assembly on May 22 through May
24, 2026. This special event offers a meaningful opportunity for practitioners to come together in reciting sutras and
mantras, thereby gradually eradicating afflictions and karmic obstacles, fostering a life of purity and peace for both
oneself and others. Together, we will offer prayers for peace, harmony and the well-being of all sentient beings. The
recitation of sutras and mantras is a noble path of spiritual cultivation, serving as a foundation for the purification of
individual karma. Through this profound practice participants will nurture wisdom and accumulate immeasurable
blessings.
We warmly invite everyone to join us in this Vesak event and partake in the path of mindfulness.
For more information and registration please contact the monastery by phone at (214) 856-4636 or (214) 531-2243 or
by email [email protected].
This special event will be presided over by
Most Ven. Thich Tin Nghia - Most Ven.Thich Tri Hoang
Ven. Thich Tam Thien - Ven. Nguyen Thong - Thien Tue
Ven. Tsuchiya - Bhamte Vimala - Ven. Gheshi
Ven. Rissho Shimizu - Ven Shotoku Shimizu
Ven. Thich Kim Ban - Ven . Thich Minh Dat -
Ven. Bhikhu Bodhi - Ven. Thich Thien Tu
Ven. Thich Thien Tri - Ven. Dharma Sun
Ven. Thich Nguyen An - Ven. Dharma Shine and other Venerable monks and nuns.
CHƯƠNG TRÌNH TU HỌC - PROGRAM SCHEDULE
* Thứ Sáu, ngày 22 tháng 5 - Friday, May 22, 2026:
7:00pm: Vân tập đạo tràng - Preparation for opening ceremony
7:30pm: Khai Đàn Trì Chú Đại Bi (21 biến - thời 1)
Great Compassion Mantra Chanting (21 times - session 1)
Lễ Bái Hạnh Nguyện của Bồ Tát Quan Thế Âm
Homage to the Vows of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
9:00pm: Nghỉ Tối - Lights Out
* Thứ Bảy, ngày 23 tháng 5 - Saturday, May 23, 2026:
5:00 am: Thức Chúng – Wake-up Bell
6:00 am: Tọa Thiền, Công Phu Khuya - Morning Meditation, Early Morning Chanting
7:30 am: Ăn Sáng – Breakfast
8:15 am: Trì Chú Đại Bi (21 biến - thời 2)
Great Compassion Mantra Chanting (21 times-session 2)
9:30 am: Giải lao - Break
10:00am: Trì Chú Đại Bi – (21 biến - thời 3)
Great Compassion Mantra Chanting (21 times- session 3)
11:30am: Quá đường - Ngọ trai - Formal Monastic Lunch
12:30pm: Nghỉ trưa - Resting
2:00pm: Pháp Thoại - TT. Thích Tâm Thiện - Dharma talk by Ven. Thich Tam Thien
3:30pm: Giải lao - Break
4:00pm: Trì Chú Đại Bi – (21 biến - thời 4)
Great Compassion Mantra Chanting (21 times- session 4)
5:30pm: Ăn chiều - Dinner
7:00pm: Trì Chú Đại Bi – (21 biến - thời 5)
Great Compassion Mantra Chanting (21 times- session 5)
Lễ Hoa Đăng - Cúng đèn lên mười phương Tam Bảo
Candlelight Offering and Prayers
8:30pm: Nghỉ Tối - Lights Out
* Chủ Nhật, ngày 24 tháng 5 - Sunday, May 24, 2026:
6:00am: Tọa Thiền, Công Phu Khuya, Lễ Thù Ân - Morning Meditation, Early Morning Appreciation Ceremony
8:00am: Ăn sáng - Breakfast
10:30am: Đại Lễ Phật Đản PL 2570 - Buddha Birthday Celebration Ceremony
12:00pm: Cúng dường Trai Tăng – International Sangha offering
12:30pm: Phật tử dùng cơm trưa - Lunch
Văn Nghệ do Nhóm Phật Tử Đạo Tâm – Music Performance
2:00pm: Lễ Quy Y Tam Bảo - Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels Ceremony
2:30pm: Phổ Thí Âm Linh Cô Hồn - Offering to Hungry ghosts
5:00pm: Hoàn mãn - Celebration ends
will joyfully hold a Spring Retreat & The Great Compassion Mantra Chanting Assembly on May 22 through May
24, 2026. This special event offers a meaningful opportunity for practitioners to come together in reciting sutras and
mantras, thereby gradually eradicating afflictions and karmic obstacles, fostering a life of purity and peace for both
oneself and others. Together, we will offer prayers for peace, harmony and the well-being of all sentient beings. The
recitation of sutras and mantras is a noble path of spiritual cultivation, serving as a foundation for the purification of
individual karma. Through this profound practice participants will nurture wisdom and accumulate immeasurable
blessings.
We warmly invite everyone to join us in this Vesak event and partake in the path of mindfulness.
For more information and registration please contact the monastery by phone at (214) 856-4636 or (214) 531-2243 or
by email [email protected].
This special event will be presided over by
Most Ven. Thich Tin Nghia - Most Ven.Thich Tri Hoang
Ven. Thich Tam Thien - Ven. Nguyen Thong - Thien Tue
Ven. Tsuchiya - Bhamte Vimala - Ven. Gheshi
Ven. Rissho Shimizu - Ven Shotoku Shimizu
Ven. Thich Kim Ban - Ven . Thich Minh Dat -
Ven. Bhikhu Bodhi - Ven. Thich Thien Tu
Ven. Thich Thien Tri - Ven. Dharma Sun
Ven. Thich Nguyen An - Ven. Dharma Shine and other Venerable monks and nuns.
CHƯƠNG TRÌNH TU HỌC - PROGRAM SCHEDULE
* Thứ Sáu, ngày 22 tháng 5 - Friday, May 22, 2026:
7:00pm: Vân tập đạo tràng - Preparation for opening ceremony
7:30pm: Khai Đàn Trì Chú Đại Bi (21 biến - thời 1)
Great Compassion Mantra Chanting (21 times - session 1)
Lễ Bái Hạnh Nguyện của Bồ Tát Quan Thế Âm
Homage to the Vows of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
9:00pm: Nghỉ Tối - Lights Out
* Thứ Bảy, ngày 23 tháng 5 - Saturday, May 23, 2026:
5:00 am: Thức Chúng – Wake-up Bell
6:00 am: Tọa Thiền, Công Phu Khuya - Morning Meditation, Early Morning Chanting
7:30 am: Ăn Sáng – Breakfast
8:15 am: Trì Chú Đại Bi (21 biến - thời 2)
Great Compassion Mantra Chanting (21 times-session 2)
9:30 am: Giải lao - Break
10:00am: Trì Chú Đại Bi – (21 biến - thời 3)
Great Compassion Mantra Chanting (21 times- session 3)
11:30am: Quá đường - Ngọ trai - Formal Monastic Lunch
12:30pm: Nghỉ trưa - Resting
2:00pm: Pháp Thoại - TT. Thích Tâm Thiện - Dharma talk by Ven. Thich Tam Thien
3:30pm: Giải lao - Break
4:00pm: Trì Chú Đại Bi – (21 biến - thời 4)
Great Compassion Mantra Chanting (21 times- session 4)
5:30pm: Ăn chiều - Dinner
7:00pm: Trì Chú Đại Bi – (21 biến - thời 5)
Great Compassion Mantra Chanting (21 times- session 5)
Lễ Hoa Đăng - Cúng đèn lên mười phương Tam Bảo
Candlelight Offering and Prayers
8:30pm: Nghỉ Tối - Lights Out
* Chủ Nhật, ngày 24 tháng 5 - Sunday, May 24, 2026:
6:00am: Tọa Thiền, Công Phu Khuya, Lễ Thù Ân - Morning Meditation, Early Morning Appreciation Ceremony
8:00am: Ăn sáng - Breakfast
10:30am: Đại Lễ Phật Đản PL 2570 - Buddha Birthday Celebration Ceremony
12:00pm: Cúng dường Trai Tăng – International Sangha offering
12:30pm: Phật tử dùng cơm trưa - Lunch
Văn Nghệ do Nhóm Phật Tử Đạo Tâm – Music Performance
2:00pm: Lễ Quy Y Tam Bảo - Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels Ceremony
2:30pm: Phổ Thí Âm Linh Cô Hồn - Offering to Hungry ghosts
5:00pm: Hoàn mãn - Celebration ends
Completion of the stone Buddha statue (35 feet tall, 80 tons)Dear Friends in Dharma:
We are pleased to inform you that after much effort over the last 3 years, the Avalokitesvara statue construction and installation project has been successfully completed. The statue, crafted from granite stone, is considered to be the largest of its kind in the state of Texas. This is a great source of happiness for all of us. We would like to thank you very much for your kind helps and supports given to this project. The spring 2020 is coming and the weather becomes warmer, we would like to take this chance to invite you to visit the great Buddha of peace and compassion; and together with us, we pray for peace and well beings for ourselves and for the world. Your visit will be of great honor for all our members; and will go a long way to help establish the first Buddhist zen monastery in Mckinney, Texas. May you be well and happy. Sincerely, Zen Master Venerable Khai Thien - Thich Tam Thien, Ph.D. * Dharma Friends from outside of Texas who are planning to visit us, please contact us at 214-856-4636 so we can plan for your arrival and hotels. |
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Friday Night Mediation Group
Dear Friends in Dharma:
Every Friday night from 7:00pm to 8:30 pm we have a section of meditation practice for English speakers at Thuong Hanh Buddhist Monastery. You are welcome to join us. Please call Don at: 903-904-9633 for additional information. https://www.thfnmg.com Project of Building THBM's Buddha HallLETTER FROM THBM (THUONG HANH BUDDHIST MONASTERY) Request for Assistance in the Construction of the Main Buddha Hall at the THBM Dear Friends in Dharma: The tradition of Supporting the Triple Jewels to promote the teachings of Buddhism is a sacred merit and virtue of a Buddhist. It serves a foundation for happiness in this life and future lives. Since early 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has inflicted terrible physical and mental sufferings to the entire world. As Buddhists, we are fortunate to have Buddha’s teachings, to develop a deep understanding of the nature of impermanence, and to create good karma. Calamity, sickness, and suffering arise from each individual’s karma. As Buddhists, we are always mindful of the suffering of others; cherish one another and to live to help and benefit others. This includes creating the conditions for others to learn of the Buddha’s teachings, to develop the Bodhi mind and be on the path towards Enlightenment. With that goal in mind, THBM (Thuong Hanh Buddhist Monastery) was established in 2017. Over the past three years, Buddhists and visitors from far and near have traveled to the Monastery to engage in Buddhist studies. Even in the midst of the difficulties created by the Covid-19 pandemic since last year, the Abbott of the Monastery, the monks and nuns, and Buddhist members of the THBM continued to complete the installation of the Statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. The Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva represents and brings peace and tranquility, especially to those who are in the midst of suffering. We are pleased to announce that this project has been completed. The statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva at the THBM is 35 feet high and weighs over 80 tons, located on top of a small hill in a 12-acre area on the grounds of the Monastery, is the largest marble statue in the state of Texas. Since the placement of the statue, thousands of visitors have come to the Monastery to visit, meditate and pray. While the THBM has a large meditation garden, and there is increasing number of guests and visitors to our Monastery, we do not yet have a Main Buddha Hall at the Monastery to engage in Buddhist studies, meditate and pray, as well as to honor the spirits of deceased relatives. The task of building a THBM cannot be completed overnight and requires dedicated efforts from many individuals over a number of years. While the current environment is challenging, to respond to the needs of the Buddhists community, it is important for us to continue our efforts of building and developing the Monastery. We would kindly ask for your assistance in continuing to help us to build and develop the THBM that will serve as a common spiritual house not only for ourselves but for future generations. Please see the DONATION FORM below for additional informations. We pray that the pandemic will soon pass, and our lives will soon return to a sense of normalcy. We pray that the Buddha will guide us to overcome these difficulties, help us to develop the Bodhi mind, leading to Enlightenment. May you be happy and well. _/\_ Abbot. Ven. Thich Tam Thien, Ph.D., www.thuonghanh.org 
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