Illustration The lotus buds are attached to the lotus calyx and the young lotus leaves stretch to show off their colors, giving off a subtle fragrance. In feng shui, the display of lotus flowers will help purify the air, increase good sand energy and remove evil spirits, helping homeowners avoid all worries. These days, flower lovers often go up to see lotuses on West Lake. Early in the morning, the lotus pond appeared in the mist, as if we were lost in the fairy world. The pink and white lotus flowers rising high above the emerald green lotus leaves make us think of enlightenment, getting rid of the dust of greed – anger – delusion in the life cycle. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, feel the pure fragrance spreading in the wind, your soul is suddenly light. The scent of lotus is like the agglomeration of the spirit of the sun and the rain in the summer. Looming on the lagoon, people rowed small boats to pick lotus flowers to marinate tea. Lotus is usually picked from the mist or when the afternoon falls, because this is the time when the lotus has the deepest scent. Tay Ho lotus tea has become a “famous tea” with a delicate aroma, mysterious charm. Each family has its own traditional secret that is meticulous, sophisticated and precise to make the name of Ha Thanh tea. And behold, the sun has risen… Wherever the sun shines, the lotus wakes up and spreads its wings. The whole lotus dress is like a watercolor painting in the summer sun. Each color of lotus contains a different meaning. The pink lotus is said to be the supreme flower, the symbol of the Buddha bringing peace to sentient beings. The white lotus flower symbolizes purity and innocence. The blue lotus is a great harmony between humans and the natural environment, so it is always taken as a symbol of peace The red lotus symbolizes the love of all species with the compassion of each person. Golden lotus brings good sand and prosperity to the world. The purple lotus is quite rare and symbolizes one of the Buddha’s noble teachings about human enlightenment. Coincidentally, most of the ancient temples at West Lake face the lake. Perhaps that is also the meaningful feng shui of the ancients. In the evening, the sound of temple bells spreads in the air, the fragrant incense and the pure lotus scent make our mind strangely calm. For a moment, it seemed that all the delusions and profanity stopped outside the three-door gate. Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh once wrote the famous calligraphy “No mud – no lotus” with a wise explanation: “The lotus cannot exist without the mud. Likewise, without suffering, there is no happiness. It is through suffering that we know how to create happiness. Therefore, the lotus cannot be rid of the mud. The lotus flower blooms beautifully to show the value of mud. The Zen master’s meaningful message gives us insight into the two categories of cause and effect in everything. Sen had to wait patiently for many days in the mud to come to the right season to bloom and blossom. In June, Ha Thanh street enters the pure and gentle lotus season.

The book “Forever Life 2” appeared in the National High School mock exam in 2021. Specifically, in part 1, the test contains an excerpt from the book, and candidates read and understand and answer questions about the message the author sends in the passage: “Knowledge and education are completely different from wisdom. People who study more degrees and have more knowledge are not necessarily more talented and wise than people. The more people rely on them, the more they think they learn, the more they cling to things. Their ideas are limited and they often show intolerance and empathy for other people’s thoughts.Those who are good at reasoning often prefer to argue, argue, disagree with others according to their thoughts rather than listening. , explore and empathize. Knowledge helps us argue and convince with valid arguments, but it will not really affect others, because it cannot really win hearts and penetrate human souls. Only what goes from the heart can reach the heart of another.” The passage in the above exam is one of the tips given by the author in the book to help people transform their minds to be able to overcome the terrible upheavals that are taking place. The work has pointed out the difference in rank that is often confused between “Knowledge” and “Wisdom”, between “Knowledge” and “Spiritual”. The limit of knowledge, knowledge is still not enough for humanity to understand the deep roots of all problems. People still need to achieve more comprehensive enlightenment of “mind” in order to be able to “see beyond” things. “Forever Life 2” gives you a new perspective on the world, the cycle of reincarnation and the law of cause and effect; wake up and cultivate a good attitude towards life. Following Thomas’s strange lives in the mighty civilizations of Atlantis and Egypt in volume 1, “Forever Lives 2” is Thomas’ next unprecedented journey on a train through time – no The period stretches from contemporary America, back to the Mesopotamian desert of Assyria to ancient Greece, Persia, and India through the conquests of Alexander the Great. The memory of the heroic warrior Achilles in the legendary siege of Troy, the sudden awakening of the undefeated great emperor when conquering the mysterious country or the mysteries of the tomb of tyrant Qin Shi Huang… The magnificent picture of the human condition has to rotate constantly in the causal storm of ambition, war, hatred and love throughout the history of the world. Not only are Thomas’ profound lessons on Cause and Effect, “Forever Life 2” also lifts the veil of mystery and explores the endless journey of souls through the realms, the transit station in countless lifetimes. living… All are summed up, logically strung together with a harmonious perspective between spirituality, science, philosophy and the history of civilizations from East to West, from ancient to modern. Through wise conversations, the work also offers a way to transform karma, at the same time, warn of great dangers and changes in the future of humanity as well as sending healing messages. Compared to part 1, the richness and breadth of knowledge of “Forever Life 2” is expanded in many fields to further clarify the universal law of cause and effect, the primordial energy that creates life. existence of all things in the universe, of which man is the most vivid reflection. As soon as it was released, the latest work of Professor John Vu – Nguyen Phong created a fever, was well received by a large number of readers, even “hunted” as a spiritual “vaccine” in the midst of the peak of the world. 4th Covid-19 pandemic. The world is entering a period of many challenges and witnessing catastrophic and traumatic events that have never occurred in human history. The Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, natural disasters, storms and floods, forest fires, potential regional war risks cover people in anxiety and insecurity not understanding what is happening and will happen. With compassion, love and profound enlightenment, Professor John Vu – Nguyen Phong wrote this work to help readers better understand the law of energy, the close relationship between cause and effect, spreading the seeds of awakening and healing, and providing alarming analysis of the future of humanity in a very special period – the cycle of the planet.

But the results of his becoming a Buddha and saving sentient beings are completely different from what he did before he became a Buddha. Therefore, people have a second view of the Buddha that he is a sublime saint. Indeed, when Prince Siddhartha went to Bodh Gaya to eat food, the five brothers Kieu Tran Nhu criticized him for regressing, unable to practice asceticism, so they left the prince to find another place to practice. Because these five men all witnessed Ly was born with joy and happiness, but the recluse Cu Dam did not enter this samadhi to live with joy and happiness, and went begging for food, then he gave up. But not as they thought, after 49 days of deep meditation under the Bodhi tree, he became a Buddha and immediately went to Loc Uyen to save the five brothers Kieu Tran Nhu. Becoming a Buddha or achieving the path power of the Supremely Perfectly Enlightened One, of course, the Buddha’s divine power had a strong impact on these five sages, causing them to automatically kneel to pay respects to the Buddha, completely different from their attitude formerly despised Him. In fact, these five hermits have attained the Four Meditations and Eight Concentrations, so as soon as the Buddha came, they saw the Buddha with their meditative eyes to realize the omniscient mind hidden within the Buddha. Not having attained samadhi, we see that everyone is the same. Just like we have not yet entered meditation, so in the mountains and valleys, we feel sad. And those who attained samadhi were happy with the scenery of the mountains and forests, because they lived in harmony with nature. Today, we are at the pinnacle of material civilization, yet creating a dangerous situation where man and nature are at odds with each other. In the end, nature knows us, while we consider ourselves in the civilized world but know only a small part of nature. What we know is limited, the unknown is infinite, the universe is so vast we don’t know it. In fact, we know all the viruses or not. The virus is in the air, in the water, we don’t know. But at some point, it appears to attack we do not know. That is to say, we are still very obscure to nature. But people who have attained meditation and concentration know nature, so they can live in harmony with nature. It can be said that nature feeds humanity and humanity feeds nature. Therefore, where humans live in harmony with nature, the grass and trees are lush because the plants and trees give life to them thanks to humans and vice versa, nature also gives life to humans. Thus, if we destroy nature, we destroy our own life, then we must die by ourselves. Nowadays, people have invented chemical drugs, insecticides against all kinds of things, but if you look closely with your eyes and meditate, you can see that this is dangerous. In fact, the more we resist, the more it surrounds us. Indeed, humans use chemical fertilizers and pesticides to fight nature, but we have been strongly opposed by nature. Because using chemical drugs to get rid of this worm, it gives birth to other stronger and more harmful worms. And chemical fertilizers are sprayed a lot, making the soil barren to grow on trees, or even on trees, it also gives us extremely toxic food that produces many diseases. It is clear that man conquers nature and is harmed by nature against us. Today, we are at the pinnacle of material civilization, yet creating a dangerous situation where man and nature are at odds with each other. In the end, nature knows us, while we consider ourselves in the civilized world but know only a small part of nature. What we know is limited, the unknown is infinite, the universe is so vast we don’t know it. Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang Therefore, all Zen masters in the mountains and forests live in harmony with nature to coexist and live healthy. We make nature live, we live. We make it die, we die but we certainly die first. Buddha and five brothers Kieu Tran Nhu living in Deer Park in harmony with nature made the garden lush, beautiful, and pure, creating a peaceful and liberating living environment that 50 Da Xa youths accepted. From this holy school, he immediately set out to follow the Buddha. Nature and humans interacting and co-existing is the world of the gnostic and understanding of the Way. People who are not enlightened, do not understand, only have ambition, often have a sense of conquest and destruction. But think if anyone can conquer nature for a lifetime. Or that the more people try to indiscriminately exploit natural resources, that is, the more people destroy nature, in the end, people will still be defeated by the disaster of epidemics, earthquakes, tsunamis, hunger and starvation. , war… Returning to the good roots of the five sages, they meditated with concentration and saw the Buddha in their minds, so their minds and the Buddha’s mind were connected. If teachers and students don’t communicate with each other, they will only cause trouble for each other. Indeed, when the Buddha preached the sutras French flower , 5,000 Bhikkhu-stilts high-conceited leave. The Buddha said it was good for them to leave because their minds and Buddha’s minds could not intersect, creating opposites that only hurt each other. The Venerable Don Hau, whom I respect, has a disciple, Mr. Tri Khong, who is very intelligent. The Venerable Master trusted this teacher the most. He went to England to study, got his doctorate back to Vietnam, and did not want to become a monk and return to the world. The Venerable Master was sad because of his expectations and invested in him all, but he did not follow him anymore and left. I think he wants to go the way of liberation, he wants to go the worldly way, these two things are completely different. If your mind is oriented to the secular world, will you be happy if you take the way to liberation? His mind towards liberation but entangled in worldly people is not suffering. This is simply taught by the Buddha that it is good for those people to go. The most important thing is that teachers and students understand each other like the soul of the national master Phu Van and King Tran Thai Tong, who helped the king not only develop the country, but moreover, he also sublimated his wisdom according to the three Buddhist principles. The student understands the teacher and the teacher understands the student, which means understanding in the heart is important. The five brothers Kieu Tran Nhu saw that the Buddha was higher than them, because they had previously practiced together with the Buddha in the ashram of Kamala and Ut Dau Lam Phat. And the Buddha attained meditation before these men, ie their understanding at that time was lower than that of the Buddha and now that the Buddha has become a Buddha, his wisdom is much higher. Therefore, they want to follow the Buddha to learn the results of Buddha’s enlightenment. Enlightenment is the Buddha preaching the Dharma in meditation, that is, the mind preaches the Dharma, conducts the teaching of the Dharma, and does not preach the Dharma in language. The Buddha preached the Law Turning Sutra to the five brothers Kieu Tran Nhu We know that the Buddha has the three turnings of the Dharma wheel: the turning of the body, the turning of the speech, and the turning of the mind. The Buddha’s body turning the wheel of Dharma is that he has enough 3,000 positions and 84,000 sacrifices. The fact that he is perfect is demonstrated by the Noble Eightfold Path, even though he does not say it, it makes people who see it have to be reverent. I have experience when meeting true practitioners, high monks don’t speak, but naturally I respect that they speak to me with their bodies and actions. Therefore, to listen to the Dharma is to listen to the body of the Buddha, learn from the Buddha’s deeds, and follow the Buddha’s conduct. The second is the Buddha’s speech turning the wheel of Dharma, which means that the Buddha speaks simply, he speaks the sutta Turning the wheel of Dharma and then say the Four Noble Truths. There’s that much, if expanded today is the canon Nikaya. All his life Buddha only spoke of the Four Noble Truths, nothing else. It is the Buddha who teaches the Dharma to those who have not yet entered meditation and have not yet entered concentration, the Buddha taught how to let us enter meditation into concentration. But entering meditation and remaining in meditation, Buddha spoke with the mind. Since then, the bodhisattvas, hearing the Buddha’s mind in meditation, have assembled the Mahayana sutras to serve as a solid and indestructible foundation for the development of the three continents of Buddhism. Lecture at Hue Nghiem pagoda

Mac Van Khoa and actors in the movie Flip Face part 5 are set mainly in the West River region The role of Mac Van Khoa in Turn over: 48H (part 5) is considered as “measuring ni in shoes” for his charming comedic qualities and his lovely “ugly” face. * Humorous role for knack Interview Dong Nai weekend , Mac Van Khoa revealed: “When I continue to invite me to participate in part 5 of the series Turn over right after part 4 Turn over: The house has guests (in 2019), director Ly Hai understood my abilities, forte and people in real life, so he created the character Lam in the screenplay very well. Mac Van Khoa was born in 1992 into a family with no artistic tradition in the poor countryside of Hai Duong province. When he was a child, he had a skinny body, a shy personality, or low self-esteem because he did not have outstanding looks and had a “funny” pronunciation. Mac Van Khoa has a passion for acting but failed when he entered Hanoi University of Theater and Cinema. After that, Mac Van Khoa just fortunately passed the entrance exam to Nha Trang College of Art. After graduating, Khoa entered the vibrant market in Ho Chi Minh City and started to become a prominent comedian on the TV screen thanks to the title of runner-up in the program of Smiling through Vietnam in 2015. He began to love electricity image and become a “strange case” does not need common principles and norms to become an interesting face appearing in movies. Turn face 4, Crab back to pregnant wife, 30 not yet Tet, Flip face 5 . At present, Mac Van Khoa has affirmed himself on the way of art. I am very comfortable, not restrictive and even feel a bit easy when playing this role. I also like it because there is a “land” for me to release humorous lines as well as handle funny situations in the film. I think the inner comedy Turn over: 48H not too much, but very well suited to give this very fast-paced film the necessary gentle “breathing spaces”. Indeed, Turn over: 48H there are high-intensity action entertainment movies. The film brings a close atmosphere in the West of the river with cheery laughter from Mac Van Khoa – he is called “holy bog” by audiences who love him. The graceful and much-needed moderation from the role of the runner-up of this 2015 cross-Vietnam comedy contest has contributed significantly to the film’s success. “Although I play the right role, I actually have a lot of pressure due to it Turn over: 48H is a very thrilling action film, the scene takes place in many different localities and areas from streets to rivers. In addition, the filming schedule is very hard for the whole crew, so an individual actor like me must also prepare hard in terms of health. This is my biggest worry besides the high-risk and high-risk action sequences. Fortunately, director Ly Hai and the production team spent a lot of time and effort preparing everything for the most effective and safe way “- Mac Van Khoa revealed. * Kindness and humanity Although only playing the main role, the “hospitable” couple Lam – Thao, played by Mac Van Khoa and Le Ha Anh, brought sympathy and happiness to the audience with their sincerity, honesty, “why do you say that? ” their. Contrary to his close friend Hien who is good at martial arts and strong, Lam played by Mac Van Khoa is gentle and seems to be easily bullied. Mac Van Khoa is rated successfully in comedian roles However, Lam’s kindness is the highlight that brings a feeling of comfort and support from the audience. Because in life, whoever does not have a difficult time needs to rely on relatives around and friends for help. Lam is such a good friend, knowing that Hien’s family fell into a dangerous spiral “let go” to help her vital friend without even asking for anything. “With Turn over: 48H , I like not only because I can act in great scenes, have a high investment but also the “comedy – action” nature of the movie makes me need to act as a comedy in a fast, enough style. not being able to fumble or “idle” for a long time can ruin the main rhythm of the movie. Also, it’s interesting that I was a North Vietnamese actor in a movie set in the South West, so I learned a lot of things. Even thanks to the predestined relationship in acting, I also opened a noodle shop in the “capital city of the West” Can Tho – is the main setting of the film. (laugh) “- The famous actor through the show The Comedy Challenge said. Mac Van Khoa said that he is feeling like comedy – action like a series Turn over directed by Ly Hai and “in the near future may be able to learn martial arts to be more ready for the action comedy role”.