Opening of Zen Meditation class

More than a week after soft opening, the free Zen meditation class for VHV volunteers was officially opened at 6 am on Sunday morning, October 11, 2015.

Although getting up early in the morning is not easy, nearly 30 members of VHV still showed up on time at 6 A.M.  at 69 Phung Khac Khoan to attend the first lesson under the instruction of Zen Master Hien Minh .

It was the first time to practice Zen meditation for most of the participants. Sleepiness was eliminated by their enthusiastic and excitement. In this class, all of the participants paid close attentions to to Master Hien Minh when he explained about Zen meditation and its benefits. By practising Meditation (Zen), people will reach an inner peace, have an opportunity to develop self-awareness, which make lives easier and give a motivation to do meaningful things. Moreover, Mediation is also used as a cure for ordinary diseases. In addition, People can use this method for medicinal purpose to prevent cancer.

The instructor instructed participantshow to listen to their breath and their inner feeling. Although sitting in the same position for more than 15 minutes made people feel uncomfortable, when overcome this barrier participants was able to reduce negative thoughts in their mind..

After finishing the class, participantsgave thanks to Ms. Phượng – the Director of Yoga Viet center, for letting them use the location that was cozy and comfortable. Besides that, they also expressed great appreciations to Master Hien Minh for sharing his knowledgeabout meditation despite a long journey from Dong Nai toHCM city. Participating in this meditation class, VHV-ers was able to learn each other and share many meaningful things in life.

See you every peacefulSunday morning!