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前往支持Mabuhay Elderly Immerge Into Chinese Culture
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Belinda Tantuco
June 14, 2024
Mabuhay Temple Head Abbess Ven. Yung Guang, as a gesture of compassion and appreciation for the untiring supports and services of our temple devotees, sponsored the 2024 Song He Basic Class. This class is spearheaded by Venerable Zhi Pu and is held on every Wednesday afternoon for eight sessions. The first session on June 5, 2024 was attended by a class of 14 elderly dharma sisters.
During the first session, the participants were introduced to the rich background of Chinese tea history, the different types of tea and tea sets, the process of tea production as well as the art of tea preparation.
Participants were also introduced to two kinds of ancient Chinese musical instruments. One was “Guqin”, a seven-stringed plucked instrument and another was “Pipa”, a lute with 4 strings, large banana leaflike body and a fretted fingerboard. Based on scientific fact, the average percentage of fluid in human body is 60%-75%. With this, human body reacts actively to the sound wave produced by musical instrument. Like meditation, soft light music is effective for body and mind relaxation, can bring tranquility and reduce anxiety.
As Venerable Zhi Pu discussed, succeeding classes will include a variation of topics like the culture of incense, art of floral arrangement, health and wellness, arts & crafts. All these activities and discussions are like Buddhism convenience methods that will enable one to become self-composed, develop meditative concentration that will eventually help in the cultivation of inner peace, calmness and well-being. All these involve Chinese cultures, applied with the principles and practices on Humanistic Buddhism.
As Venerable Master Hsing Yun often taught “a rolling stone gathers no moss, running water does not breed beetles”. When a person is proactive, there will be motivation, vitality and stimulation. He encouraged everyone to continually learn new things, upgrade own skills, do delightful activities and share one’s know-how as approaches to become mentally, physically and spiritually healthy.
