Dear brothers and sisters,
Ancient Vietnamese songs, exactly, ancient songs of ethnic minorities in Vietnam, are collected and arranged by Lê Cát Trọng Lý and Nguyễn Thanh Tú. Then Lý put Kinh lyrics into the songs.
This is the music of the people, of grandmothers, of mothers, of midwives, of shamans, of children, of undertakers… So the songs come from simple daily life. Continue reading Những ca khúc Việt cổ
Series on John:
(0), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),
(12), (13), (14),(15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (final)
Sunday, Jesus has resurrected. This day is celebrated as Easter today.
20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
“We” seems to mean Mary went with someone, possibly Martha, Mary’s sister, or/and someone else.
Mary Magdalene’s role as the first believer to discover the empty tomb is deeply significant, both theologically and symbolically. Here’s why:
Continue reading John 20Dear brothers and sisters,
The Western Pure Land (Tây Phương Tịnh Độ), or the Western Paradise (Tây Phương Cực Lạc), is a beautiful, pure and serene place. There is no greed, anger, ignorance, or other human sins. People there are peaceful, have a pure and calm heart, and can easily become a Buddha.
Where is the Western Pure Land? Continue reading Tán thán cõi Phật A Di Đà
Series on John:
(0), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),
(12), (13), (14),(15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (final)
Friday. Today, it is celebrated as Good Friday.
19 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe 3 and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face.
This scene is deeply symbolic and profoundly tragic. The crown of thorns and the purple robe are mocking imitations of royal regalia. In their cruel jest, the Roman soldiers unwittingly highlight the truth of Jesus’ kingship. While they ridicule Him as the “King of the Jews,” the Gospels affirm that He is indeed the Messiah and King, but not in the earthly, political sense they assume.
Continue reading John 19Series on John:
(0), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),
(12), (13), (14),(15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (final)
Chapters 13 to 17 contain Jesus’ teachings during the Last Supper,
which took place on Thursday, now celebrated as Holy Thursday.
Still Thursday night, after leaving the Last Supper. In the Garden of Gethsemane. And Friday cames near the end of this chapter. This Friday today is celebrated as Good Friday, the day Jesus died.
18 When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it.
The name of the garden is Gethsemane.
2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. 3 So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons.
Continue reading John 18Dear brothers and sisters,
What do you do when you are tired?
Praying to God and Buddha?
Good.
However, if you work in a building and do not go out in the sun, or if you go out in the sun, you wear sun-protective clothing, then you will easily feel that your prayers are not heard and feel more stressed. Continue reading Keep on the sunny side
Series on John:
(0), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),
(12), (13), (14),(15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (final)
Chapters 13 to 17 contain Jesus’ teachings during the Last Supper,
which took place on Thursday, now celebrated as Holy Thursday.
High Priest Prayer
This chapter contains Jesus’ prayer often called High Priest Prayer, because Jesus acts as a mediator, interceding on behalf of His disciples and all believers, much like a high priest would in the Old Testament.
The High Priest Prayer can be divided into three parts:
Jesus Prays for Himself (John 17:1–5):
Jesus begins by asking God to glorify Him so that He may glorify the Father. He acknowledges the completion of His earthly mission to reveal God to humanity and asks to return to the glory He shared with the Father before the world began.
Dear brothers and sisters,
Here is the song from the animated film “Raya and the Last Dragon”, released in 2021.
The film was inspired by the Southeast Asian cultures of 11 countries: Brunei, Singapore, Laos, Thailand, East Timor, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, creating the story that takes place in the fictional country of Kumandra.
The song was composed by James Newton Howard and performed by Jhené Aiko.
Enjoy and have a nice day. Continue reading Lead the way
Series on John:
(0), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),
(12), (13), (14),(15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (final)
Chapters 13 to 17 contain Jesus’ teachings during the Last Supper,
which took place on Thursday, now celebrated as Holy Thursday.
16 “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God. 3 They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. 4 I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you, 5 but now I am going to him who sent me. None of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 Rather, you are filled with grief because I have said these things. 7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin, because people do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.
Continue reading John 16Dear brothers and sisters,
Jesus said: “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends (John 15:13).”
The soldiers of the Vietnam People’s Army lay down their lives for us – greater love has no one than.
The song “For the people, forget yourself (Vì nhân dân quên mình)” was composed by Doan Quang Khai (student of Vietnam Army School) in May 1951. This is the first and only song in Doan Quang Khai’s composing career. Continue reading Vì nhân dân quên mình
Series on John:
(0), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),
(12), (13), (14),(15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (final)
Chapters 13 to 17 contain Jesus’ teachings during the Last Supper,
which took place on Thursday, now celebrated as Holy Thursday.
At the end of John 14, Jesus says, “Come now, let us leave,” which suggests a transition or departure from the room where the Last Supper took place. However, Chapters 15 through 17 continue with Jesus delivering extended teachings (such as the Vine and the Branches metaphor in John 15) and His High Priestly Prayer in John 17. These chapters seem to flow seamlessly, without an explicit mention of a change in location.
Continue reading John 15Dear brothers and sisters,
This song was composed and performed by Mỹ Tâm, released on April 15, 2024.
The good song, the beautiful voice, and specially, the performance of the youth in the summer retreat of Hoằng Pháp pagoda move me.
Enjoy.
Have a nice day. Continue reading Cứ vui lên
Series on John:
(0), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),
(12), (13), (14),(15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (final)
Chapters 13 to 17 contain Jesus’ teachings during the Last Supper,
which took place on Thursday, now celebrated as Holy Thursday.
14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God[a]; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going.”
Continue reading John 14Dear brothers and sisters,
Anh Hoành wrote in A brief exposition on the Heart Sutra (12):
“Suffering, ultimately, is a mental phenomenon. Even if the stimulus is external, such as a hard slap on the face, it is still the mind that suffers or not—if your cheek is burning from the slap but your mind feels happy about it, then where is the suffering? Therefore, Buddhism teaches the extinction of suffering by teaching us to control our mind, i.e., to keep the mind tranquil at all time. The mind is the beginning and the end—the mind is ignorance and Buddha. Continue reading Nhạc Kinh Pháp Cú – Verses 1 and verses 35
Series on John:
(0), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),
(12), (13), (14),(15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (final)
Chapters 13 to 17 contain Jesus’ teachings during the Last Supper,
which took place on Thursday, now celebrated as Holy Thursday.
13 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
I have talked about the Passover in John 4.
2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
Different interpretations of about “the devil had already prompted Judas.” Does that means Judas was not responsible for his act?
Continue reading John 13
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