Congress “Serenity”
July 2000
Prague, Czech Republic
 
by Luong-Vi-Kien

Translated by Xuan Mai
 
 

Congress “Serenity”

Let be sincere and lovingly trust the Lord to perfect ourselves,
Communicating with the sphere of energy, our mind naturally attains clarity,
  With a sincere heart, we realize our mistakes and accept the karmic opportunities to awaken ourselves,
With faith and perseverance, we strive to understand ourselves.

The skies of this world are always blue,
Contemplating the dear heavenly scene, we turn within to perfect ourselves,
Though the sphere of energy seems afar, it attracts us with its splendor,
In spite of the turbulence of the world,
We arrive here with a sincere heart and  rejoice in both social and spiritual planes,
We learn about the Original Principle and awaken ourselves with the words of Truth,
The Lord provides love, beauty and peace everywhere,
Through our spiritual practice, we awaken our consciousness and discuss spiritual matters,
Accepting the Original Principle, we always live in peace and harmony
Everyone, whether he is close or afar,
Is able to develop his social and spiritual life with an abundant love,
The universe provides us an open path,
Loving and respecting serenity, we equally love all human beings,
From conversation to laughter,
Everyone’s consciousness is awakened, and we meditate joyfully,
Working together, we build spiritual opportunities,
The vivid love of The Lord unifies our hearts,
Our serene heart and mind produce a multitude of colors,
United, we develop tolerance and harmony,
We rejoice together and exchange with sincerity,
Advancing with faith and perseverance, we receive the Blessings of The Lord.
 

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Let be sincere and lovingly trust the Lord in order to perfect ourselves:
A spiritual adept must devote himself to spiritual practice with sincerity and diligence. He must lovingly trust The Lord and The Buddha in order to perfect himself.

Communicating with the sphere of energy, our mind naturally attains clarity:
When the flow of energy at the cranial psychic center lights up to reach the sphere of energy, we will naturally understand our true self, and will move and work with spiritual awareness.

With a sincere heart, we realize our mistakes and accept the karmic opportunities to awaken ourselves:
With a sincere heart, we turn within to awaken our consciousness and understand our errors. We accept the karmic opportunities granted by The Lord and The Buddha to learn and reach spiritual awakening.

With faith and perseverance, we strive to understand ourselves:
With perseverance, we practice in order to understand where we come from and where we will go.

The skies of this world are always blue:
The skies of this world are always serene, fresh and blue.

Contemplating the dear heavenly scene, we turn within to perfect ourselves:
We practice to attain serenity. When we are serene, we harmonize with the pureness and nobleness of The Lord and The Buddha and contemplate the beautiful scenes of the Superior World. We see that we are perfecting ourselves and making progress. The more pure and light we are, the more we will improve.
  
Though the sphere of energy seems afar, it attracts us with its splendor:
Even though the sphere of energy is unknown to us, we discover light and freshness as we enter this area. When we harmonize with the sphere of energy, we can feel the freshness and brilliance of the Superior World.

We must work positively in order to succeed with our sincere heart:
If our heart is sincere, we will succeed. If we practice with sincerity, we will achieve good results. We must work positively; we must help ourselves in order to progress. We must be resolute in order to progress.

In spite of the turbulence of the world:
Even if there are many changes, and people are trying to destroy and slander our work, we keep our sincere heart. Even if the world is agitated, and the celestial mechanism is unstable, we always advance with faith and determination. 

We arrive here with a sincere heart and rejoice in both social and spiritual planes:
All of us come here with a sincere heart, and we have succeeded in coming here. We rejoice in both social and spiritual planes. Today, we listen and understand the meaning of spirituality. Spirituality comes from our desire of elevating ourselves and purifying our heart. Therefore, we want to pay our gratitude toward society, and we work constructively to help society.

We learn about the Original Principle and awaken ourselves with the words of Truth:
We learn about the Original Principle of Heaven and Earth, i.e.,  the law of constant births and rebirths. We are able to understand the words of truth in order to perfect ourselves spiritually.

The Lord provides love, beauty and peace everywhere: The Lord always provides love and beauty; we breathe the pure and light air, and feel peace everywhere. Everywhere, The Almighty Lord provides a secure and peaceful place with His blessings.

Through our spiritual practice, we awaken our consciousness and discuss about spiritual matters: We practice a spiritual method to perfect ourselves. The more we practice, the more we understand ourselves, and are able to discuss spiritual matters. If we do not understand things thoroughly, we cannot exchange with others.

Accepting the Original Principle, we always live in peace and harmony : We accept that the Original Principle of Heaven and Earth always has noble purposes. We must abide with this principle and practice in a righteous manner, so that we constantly live in peace and harmony. We will always feel content and peaceful.

Everyone, whether he is close or afar:  Everyone, whether he is close to The Buddha and The Immortals, or unfamiliar with The Buddha and The Immortals,

Is able to develop his social and spiritual life with an abundant love : We are all able to develop our social and spiritual life, and experience an abundant love. Therefore, I often say that in this world, there is only one Religion of Love. All religions aim at developing compassionate love.

The universe provides us an open path: The universe provides an open path of evolution for the soul.

Loving and respecting serenity, we equally love all human beings:  Only when we dearly appreciate our own serenity, will we be able to truly abandon our agitation. We will then equally love all human beings.

From conversation to laughter,
Everyone’s consciousness is awakened, and we meditate joyfully:
From conversation to laughter, we are aware of the Grace of The Almighty Lord that gives us a clear mind and words of wisdom and purity to help each other. We meditate joyfully with an awakened consciousness. We understand the original principle of Heaven and Earth that is guiding us, and we meditate with peace and contentment.

Working together, we build spiritual opportunities:  If we advance in the same direction, we are cooperating with each other. Otherwise, this is not cooperation. We work together to build a good opportunity for those who will follow us on the path of spiritual perfection.

The vivid love of The Lord unifies our hearts: The love of The Lord and The Buddha is always vivid and unifies our hearts. Therefore, when we mention the Lord and The Buddha, everyone’s heart is touched and we want to turn toward The Lord and The Buddha to perfect ourselves spiritually. When we mention the heavenly sphere, everyone wants to return to the heavenly sphere and live there.

Our serene heart and mind produce a multitude of colors: A multitude of colors will shine when our mind and heart are serene and well balanced.

United, we develop tolerance and harmony: When our lights of compassion are united, we achieve tolerance and harmony. Compassion always guides and helps humanity, and never destroys humanity.

We rejoice together and exchange with sincerity : We rejoice together and truly exchange with each other within sincerity. We work constructively to progress together.

Advancing with faith and perseverance, we receive the Blessings of The Lord: We must maintain our virtuous conduct with determination and advance with faith. Then, we will always enjoy the purity and lightness that The Lord bestows upon us.

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 We had the opportunity to attend many congresses and felt how others had served us. Therefore, we should practice in a righteous manner in order to have the opportunity to serve those who will follow us on the same path of spiritual perfection.

We must adopt the same way of working constructively, and believe in the Love and Grace of the Almighty Lord for all our actions. Then, we will succeed in everything, and we will not cause trouble to anyone. If we practice with sincerity, we will progress. If we practice with sincerity, we will be able to resolve all difficulties. In the past, we have seen many problems among ourselves, but we were able to resolve them eventually. During the meditative contemplation, we accept to resolutely abandon all intransigence and rivalry in our inner consciousness. We clearly see that they are impurities; to release our impurities, we must abandon them. If we still hold on to impurities and rivalries, we will never be able to purify ourselves. When we cannot purify ourselves, we will only create problems for ourselves.

I have teached you this spiritual method in person.  As a pioneer, I have experienced many conflicts in my inner consciousness. Therefore, I am able to give you this clear analysis: This path is not the path we want to take. We must advance on the straight and clear path of purity and lightness, under the guidance of The Lord and The Buddha who are helping us constructively at every hour, minute, and second. We should not forget our filial duties and reject the blessings that The Almighty Lord has given us. Without The Almighty Lord, this world cannot accomplish anything. Without the sublime purity and lightness of the Superior World, this earthly world won’t accomplish anything. As spiritual adepts, we must follow the Original Principle, i.e., we must practice patience and humility. We respect and love the Original Principle, and we strive to realize this principle with our spiritual practice. At that time, our thoughts will naturally travel to any destination that we wish, without any tardiness.

Every night, you devote yourselves to the Meditative Contemplation to help yourselves. You restore order and peace to your mind and body in a constructive manner. You are truly making progress. Your soul will open up each day. As your soul releases more impurities each day, you will return to purity and nobleness. Wherever you are, your mind will always remain noble and pure, instead of being coward and destructive like those who lack spiritual practice and claim to be the masters of the world. The duty of a Vo-Vi adept is to practice in order to influence those who will follow the same spiritual path. If we lack spiritual practice and want to control others, this is unacceptable. We can only influence others through our spiritual practice. Even The Lord and The Buddha do the same thing. Why don’t we follow their spiritual  virtue in order to advance? If we calculate and devise plots for our self-interest, we will only bring suffering to ourselves; we don’t want to act in this manner. These are unnecessary things. We must work on necessary things, i.e., we must work for the common benefit. Holding to unnecessary things is to go against the common development. Why do we meditate every day and every night? – We meditate to remind ourselves that our serenity is invaluable. The sphere of serenity is eternal and indestructible.

When you have reached the sphere of Birthlessness, you will no longer have any worries. No one can oppress you. The Almighty Lord has given you the pure breath at each hour, minute, and second. You don’t need me to remind you in order to receive His blessings. At each hour, minute, and second, you possess the purity and lightness of The Almighty Lord, but because of your lack of purity and lightness, you are not able to comprehend this point, and forget His Grace. As spiritual adepts, we must devote ourselves to spiritual practice with diligence in order to fully enjoy the blessings of The Almighty Lord.  We travel to the spiritual Congress to develop ourselves in a constructive manner. We embrace each other with joy, and we rejoice ourselves in the sphere of energy. People feel a change when they meet us. Profane people are happy when they meet us, because we engage ourselves in spiritual practice in order to return to our true origin instead of holding to temporary conflicts and rivalries. We don’t create conflicts and we work constructively to develop our soul. No plots can destroy and harm us. We must have a sincere heart in order to receive the Divine Guidance. We must have a sincere heart in order to progress with honesty. The Lord guides us and provides us with good opportunities to perfect ourselves spiritually.  For example, we now have many good opportunities. We attend the spiritual congress to rejoice with each other. We see that our brothers and sisters have served us to give us an excellent place. We have the facilities for rooms and meals, and our transportation is easy. All comes from the sincere hearts of our brothers and sisters who have worked constructively. What has motivated our brothers and sisters? What have they received? Our brothers and sisters have received a good opportunity from The Lord. They have a virtuous conduct , which enables them to contribute their work for the common benefit.

When we understand this matter, we will be touched, and we won’t have the heart to torment our brothers and sisters. They have spent days and nights to work constructively in order to advance on the righteous path of The Lord and The Buddha and evolve spiritually. They do not dare to act wrongly for their personal interest, or harm anyone because of rivalry and jealousy. Therefore, you should not listen to the external rumors, but you must face the facts to distinguish what is true and false. We have a brain, and the right to perfect ourselves spiritually in order to become more serene each day. The more serene we are, the better opportunity we will have to analyze the truth. We should not listen to the stories of one or two people who describe things according to their wicked mind, and obscure our own mind and body. No one in the organization committee wishes that you receive these erroneous matters. Instead, they wish that you receive benevolent matters to advance spiritually. We should follow the righteous teachings of The Lord and The Buddha to perfect ourselves spiritually, and we should not think wrongly about anyone.

The moon and stars are shining upon us. The Lord and The Buddha disperse the pure energy to give us a pure and healthy air during this peaceful seminar. However, our consciousness is not peaceful, and we feel an infinite shame toward The Lord and The Buddha. If we want to return to the realm of The Lord and The Buddha, we must practice like The Lord and The Buddha. We must be pure and light, fresh and vivid. True spiritual adepts have bright eyes and a fresh face. Those who are involved in a conspiracy have low energy. Their faces are somber and obscure. There are Vo-Vi adepts with a dark and impure face. They do not make any progress because they do not practice with a sincere heart. They are attracted to a different sphere, greedy with desires of fame or personal gain. They only cause suffering to themselves.

After the conflicts, we are able to see clearly. We will know more clearly what we must do for ourselves and it is essential that we correct our mistakes to advance spiritually.  The Celestial Mechanism is changing; this is the Year 2000 with plenty of rumors! Even The Lord was blamed that Heaven would fall, and everyone would die. However, today, we are present here in order to understand clearly that we are no longer superstitious. We will no longer listen to anyone who will invent stories and lead us wrongly. The important thing is to devote ourselves to spiritual practice with our own efforts and to awaken our consciousness. We must work seriously and practice the spiritual method in a righteous manner. We will certainly awaken our consciousness. Profane people like to invent stories, and we should pay attention to their real intention. I don’t need to listen to profane matters which are unecessary for a Vo-Vi adept. I don’t need to load them into my mind. I must practice to help myself progress positively on the spiritual path and influence others in the future. This is the duty of a Vo-Vi adept.

Today, we have the opportunity to attend Vo-Vi Congresses and Vo-Vi performances of spiritual music (“Thien-Ca”). These events provide everyone the opportunity to listen to the philosophy of a true spiritual adept in order to cultivate themselves spiritually and advance together. We will have more brothers and sisters in the future. When there are many people, we will encounter more problems, and if we lack serenity, we will fall down. Serenity is essential for the Vo-Vi adept; if we lack serenity, our mind will never shine, and our heart will never attain wisdom.  We must practice a spiritual method to attain serenity. We will then resolve all matters thoroughly and successfully through our practice. We should not patch profane stories with diverse theories and cause agitation for all; this is an unecessary thing. To share the same path, we must collaborate peacefully with each other in order to evolve spiritually. The right path is to work constructively for the  common benefit.

Why are you practicing meditation every night? Why are you practicing the breathing exercises? We practice the breathing exercises to inhale the pure energy of Heaven and Earth and unify the energies in our brain. This is not a joke. Those who joke are profane people who like gossiping. They do not assume responsibility for what they are saying. On the other hand, we are purifying our organism to advance toward purity and lightness and to harmonize with the Lord and The Buddha to perfect ourselves further. We are doing a major work, not a small one. Practice in a correct manner! You will clearly obtain the results that I have harvested and explained to you in my spiritual lectures. I have gone through these battles myself. Now, I can tell you clearly  about my experience, so that you will practice and reach the Sphere of Perfection.

There are many trials in the Superior World; it is not so simple. As we reach higher levels, we will encounter greater hardship. There are many Vo-Vi practitioners who have reached many different levels.  However, when they encounter the karmic trials, they fall down and abandon the Vo-Vi method to come back after many years.  I have read and received many letters. I have received many phone calls as well. Many Vo-Vi friends have lamented that they have acted wrongly, and Mr. Tam has done nothing wrong.  They agree that they have committed errors, and The Lord and The Buddha do not commit errors. When I commit errors and understand them, I will appreciate and respect The Lord and The Buddha. I will practice with determination in order to obtain good results. Today, I respect and love The Lord and The Buddha because I am resolute to lead a virtuous conduct like my predecessors.
 
 Today, we have a spiritual Congress with many brothers and sisters. We are united, and if each of us practices with the same determination, our serene community will radiate brilliantly in the world. No evil spirit will be able to infiltrate and harm us; those who have wicked intentions are just evil spirits. Evil spirits are obscure; if we radiate light, no darkness can come to us. When light comes, darkness must dissolve, this is certain. You can believe me: I have practiced in the sphere of ghosts and demons, and I was able to free myself till today.  There was a lot of suffering! Every night, I practiced meditation and encountered numerous adversities. I was even beaten up, but I kept enduring all trials in order to overcome them. I saw that my mind never surrendered. I only surrender when I lack serenity; if I have complete serenity, I will be able to resolve all matters without difficulty.

 Therefore, every night, I must practice necessary things and I do not practice unnecessary things, so that my mind and body can enjoy peace and happiness. Today, I have a high age, but you can listen to my voice and determine if I serve you with sincerity and completeness:  I care for you every minute and second, and remind you so that you can avoid errors. Even if I reprimand you, it is to help you progress. You should not nurture your profane ego and cause suffering to yourselves; otherwise, you will feel infinitely shameful toward The Lord and The Buddha. We say that we are spiritual adepts but we lack wisdom and serenity. So what kind of spiritual perfection is this? – If we keep our ego, we do not have serenity. We must abandon our ego and advance straight on the spiritual path in order to build our spiritual foundation.

 We come here and see that this country has gone through many oppressive governments, but eventually, it has to turn to The Lord and The Buddha, and Christ for spiritual cultivation. The people must release the impurities of the material world to bring good memories and maintain the vestiges of the past to offer these sights to us. Today, we see the good work and the positive times that they have spent to leave a good heritage for all beings to understand and progress together. We now have the good opportunity to meet here. Our brothers and sisters have worked hard in order to save some money to travel to various places. We now travel to a worthy place to learn, to see with our own eyes and to listen with our own ears. We see the proof of the blessings that The Lord and Christ have granted to people from all venues at each minute and second, instead of speaking lofty words without any evidence. This place shows the spiritual evolution in Europe. This place is a place where you can prove that all things have a vestige and a testimony, so that you can clearly see the divine benevolence and devote yourselves to spiritual practice.

 Today, we have a good spiritual method which uses the Pure Energy of Heaven and Earth to dissolve our impurities. We release the impure and preserve the pure. We restore the order of our spiritual energy in our inner organism and consciousness.  There are many Vo-Vi friends who have practiced till today, and who can no longer worry. They are unable to worry and only know happiness. When our spiritual energy has reached equilibrium, we cannot worry even if we want to; we can’t remember and worry about things, and there is nothing worthy to remember. This world is transient and delusive, and nothing is real! If it is not real, why do we need to remember? We remember and write down things, then we turn them into complicated politics. This kind of politics is a complicated politics. On the other hand, the politics of The Lord and The Buddha is to remember the major task, i.e., to correct our mistakes and perfect ourselves. This is the necessary task of the Vo-Vi adept. We don’t hold on to a capital and a government to regulate the people; we don’t do this task. We don’t repeat the same mistake due to our blindness and ignorance in numerous previous lifetimes.

 If we kill each other without providing mutual salvation, our soul will disintegrate and go through karmic reincarnations. We will take the form of all kinds of animals, then we will have to die eventually. If we devote ourselves to spiritual practice, we will release the impure energy and we will no longer seek to fight in adverse circumstances. When we release the impure energy, there is no longer adversity. Darkness turns into light. We will become youthful and happy, and we will be reunited in happiness instead of being divided and dispersed.

 Profane people involve themselves in politics and devise plots to cause divisions. How can they evolve spiritually? If they are agitated in social life, how can their soul progress? Therefore, we should not cause divisions. We have gone on the same path and we should work for the common benefit in order to develop ourselves spiritually. We only perform the major task of working in a constructive manner; this is essential. We no longer do unnecessary tasks! We must be resolute about this matter in order to enjoy peace in our inner consciousness. We will rejoice with The Lord and The Buddha, and fully enjoy the Pure Breath that The Almighty Lord has granted us at every hour, minute, and second.

 When we meditate at midnight, we have often cried, and we see that our capacity of serving others is still lacking. We have to cry because we have collected impure energy in our consciousness. To cry is an opportunity to cleanse our inner consciousness. After crying, we will feel lighter naturally. In social life, we have overcome many adversities. Everyone must overcome difficult times. Many Vo-Vi adepts who have practiced for a certain period have cried wholeheartedly when they listen to the meditation tapes. We cry to see our own mistakes. We must touch our own heart before practicing with sincerity. Only then will we be able to restore order and equilibrium in our inner consciousness. Our voice will change as well as our face. Our words will come from the spiritual consciousness in order to provide an infinite guidance to all beings. We will no longer use words of treachery to dupe each other. We are truly able to perfect ourselves. We have truly saved ourselves. It is sufficient to speak out the truth with strength and courage.

 There are many Vo-Vi friends who have practiced with sincerity, and they were able to release their sufferings and overcome their adversities. They would like to tell their experience so that everyone can learn for the common benefit, but they don’t know how to express themselves. They still have to go through a period of trials. The higher we elevate ourselves, the more karma we must endure. To endure karmic trials is a spiritual merit for the practitioner,  so that he can perfect himself and build a solid philosophy to provide infinite guidance to humanity in the future. From now on, what we say must have evidence. We only say what we clearly know intuitively; we should not talk without clear comprehension. We should not rely on books: We admire these words and those words, but we are not yet worthy of admiration. After a period of practice, we will see that we have an equal level with the authors of these books. From that moment, we will devote ourselves to spiritual cultivation with strength and courage, and we will practice with greater righteousness. We will be stronger, more courageous and resolute. From all ages till today, there is one single word “resolution”. A spiritual adept who is not resolute will only encounter adversities; he will only commit errors and repeat them. I am also a human being with a profane body, who has perfected himself spiritually until today, and I have also committed errors and repeated them. I must be resolute to correct my mistakes and perfect myself, so that I can offer you a solid philosophy. If I am not resolute to correct myself, how can my words touch your heart, so that you can realize your mistakes and take the firm resolution to advance spiritually?

 There is only one direction for advancement. If we still follow tortuous paths, we will only harm ourselves: Money and fame will pull us into the abyss and won’t help our elevation. Money and fame always bring humans to hell. There are crowds in hell, so why do we fight to descend into hell? What do we gain from fighting and competing? Is there any benefit in harming each other? We need to serve others well, and build a good spiritual foundation to influence others, so that they become good people like us. This is the most valuable thing to do in this earthly world.

 You have learned from history about wars and killings, fights and conflicts. Today, we live on this planet, but is there any peaceful land? There is no peaceful land! The Celestial Mechanism is in constant motion, why? –  Earthquakes happen because of the greediness of human beings. They use the resources of Heaven and Earth for production, they generate too much heat and cause the warming of the planet. The weather changes unpredictably, and there is no tranquility. Humans live without tranquility because of their greedy desires. When you have attained serenity, you will clearly see that greediness and lust of humans have caused these unforeseen catastrophes. Many people have cried desperately, and don’t understand why they piously revere The Lord and The Buddha, but a tornado completely destroys their home. They don’t know why it is happening. It is because of the greediness of humans who waste the heating resources of Heaven and Earth. Today, it causes disharmony between cold and heat, and generates tornadoes.

 Many people have cried desperately without understanding why. Thefore, we need to perfect ourselves in order to truly help the people who will follow us. Vo-Vi is a method of self-cultivation and self-progress. We must perfect ourselves in a resolute manner, so that we can truly contribute to the common good in the future.  You clearly see the spirit of service of a Vo-Vi practitioner. Those who serve  others with sincerity are those who practice  meditation for many hours. They are always ready to serve others in a constructive manner. You can ask at which institution they have learned? – No, they did not go to a formal institution, but they only practice; they practice and their consciousness recognizes the good and righteous things to do. They engage themselves in working day and night without any self-interest. We are poor, but we have a sincere heart. Therefore, we have a Spiritual Congress every year, also called the “Tet Vo-Vi” (Vo-Vi New Year’s Festival). What is “Tet” (New Year’s Festival)?  “Tet” means to enjoy the Pure Breath of The Lord and The Buddha. We advance with a sincere heart to progress spiritually. This is a major task, not a small one!

 Can you imagine that I first arrived here alone, and now, I was able to build seventeen, eighteen Congresses that you have attended personally. Every Spiritual Congress is different, none looks alike. This proves that the  Grace of the Superior World exists in order to provide us an infinite guidance and numerous transformations. The brains of profane people cannot do the same. Many people treat  me with disdain. They say that this man can only go so far, and he will fail. He will die on the road and will never attend the Congress. But then, I come to the Congress and you can meet me at the Congress. To build a Spiritual Congress is not easy; a lot of people must work day and night in order to accomplish a Spiritual Congress that only occurs once a year. Many people who stay leisurely at home say that a Congress is really easy. “I can grab the phone and book the rooms.” It is not so easy! It depends whether we have a sincere heart. If we don’t have a sincere heart, we will encounter many problems. When Vo-Vi adepts return from the Spiritual Congress, they don’t understand why they have a new job even though they have been jobless for five or ten years.  “I don’t know why after I return from the Congress, three, four places call me to offer me a job”.  I have heard these facts through many phone calls and have seen them clearly.

 When you practice meditation every night, your flow of energy develops steadily until the arrival of the Spiritual Congress. The Immortals and The Buddhas will attest to your sincerity and help purify your energy so that you will become even lighter. When our energy is light, we will encounter good fortune unexpectedly. We cannot judge by ourselves. Therefore, all religions need to build the spiritual faith. All religions consider that to strengthen the faith is essential, because we know that we are incapable and The Lord will grant His blessings upon us. If we devote ourselves to spiritual practice and correct our mistakes with diligence, we are truly contributing our share. Every night, we meditate, i.e., we work for The Lord. The Lord will not let us stay jobless, and He will help us become healthier and more youthful.

 Personally, I have listened to the phone calls of many Vo-Vi friends who say that after they return from the Vo-Vi Congress, they have experienced a complete transformation. They feel healthier and more fortunate. They see that their family is very happy and harmonious. If we tell profane people, no one will believe us. However, those who attend the Spiritual Congress will see clearly. This is why I say the Vo-Vi Congress is the Vo-Vi New Year’s Festival (“Tet Vo-Vi”). The Vo-Vi New Year’s Festival comes from the contributions of everyone; the Divine Spring Festival is a Festival of Heaven, not a Festival of profane people.  We are nourished with spiritual energy, not with money; we are nourished by the purity, lightness, and serenity granted by The Lord and The Buddha. We are touched when we see that our brothers and sisters have worked to provide us a secure  and beautiful place. We are touched when we listen to spiritual teachings that purify our mind and body, and give us infinite guidance. We want to do the same in our life, but we are unable to do so; now we have the unique opportunity. We must fully utilize this opportunity to practice the meditative contemplation in order to reach complete serenity which is the most valuable thing.

 I sincerely thank you for your attention.

 Luong Vi Kien