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Posted in SPECTACLES DE CONTES on mar 22nd, 2007
Aujourd`hui dernier jour a Saigon. Parmi mes co-voyageurs beaucoup sont heureux de quitter la pollution, le bruit continuel, les odeurs, et cette energie electrique qui ne dort jamais.
J`ai adore le monastere Prajna et la region de Dalat : j`ai voulu vivre pour toujours pres de la cascade au pied des plantations de the et dans […]
Posted in SPECTACLES DE CONTES on mar 22nd, 2007
Thay, what is the purpose of these three days of Great Chanting Ceremonies ? we asked.
To bring people together, he replied.
And so they did.
So many people. So many nationalities. Such sharings.
Each of us lived an unique experience during the three days.
Every day was a surprise.
On the first day after the opening ceremony, at […]
Posted in SPECTACLES DE CONTES on mar 12th, 2007
Posted in SPECTACLES DE CONTES on mar 12th, 2007
Posted in SPECTACLES DE CONTES on mar 12th, 2007
Posted in SPECTACLES DE CONTES on mar 12th, 2007
Yesterday was the traditionnel alms round day for the monks and nuns in Bao Loc, which is the town where the lay friends are staying at. Monks and nuns walk in procession ( whick in true Vietnamese style is rather difficult to maintain in an orderly fashion as here every one is so relaxed and […]
Posted in SPECTACLES DE CONTES on mar 12th, 2007
Hier c`etait journee des aumones ici a Bao Loc ou nous les laiques vivent a l`hotel.
Depuis 7h du matin les foules se sont deplacees avec des cartons remplis de nourritures et d`offrandes a faire aux moines et aux moniales. Une excitation fabuleuse, des sourires non stop, la population en liesse. En plus des nourritures traditionnelles […]
Posted in SPECTACLES DE CONTES on mar 7th, 2007
Lundi matin, nous partons dans deux cars pour rendre visite a six ecoles maternelles et creches construites par le programme d`aide du Village des Pruniers et ses partenaires.
La beaute natuelles des lieux que nous traversions est epoustoufflante : des montagnes derriere des montages, la foret ou autrefois des tigres et des elephants vivaient, et des […]
Posted in SPECTACLES DE CONTES on mar 7th, 2007
Today is 7th March here in vietnam. We are still up in the Highlands but have left the very European town of Dalat behind us and have enjoyed a four day retreat in Prajna monatery (see article on the monastery) and two days of visiting local sites.
The retreat was quite something ; four thousand people […]
