{"id":503,"date":"2017-02-08T19:22:06","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T19:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/?p=503"},"modified":"2017-02-16T16:13:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T16:13:10","slug":"healing-in-practice-tan-ngos-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/index.php\/2017\/02\/08\/healing-in-practice-tan-ngos-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Healing in Practice: Tan Ngo\u2019s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tan Ngo, a local Buddhist monk, is using his Buddhist meditation teachings to bring peace to both the Vietnamese Buddhist community and himself after fleeing a life of violence in Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-503 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-598'>\n\t\t\t\tForever learning, Ngo is now pursuing a PhD in Political Science. He studies the South China Sea, the very body of water he traversed by boat to escape an internment camp. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P3-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-599'>\n\t\t\t\tNgo\u2019s mother hid in the jungle with communists, leaving him in a monastery at the age of eight. Photo Courtesy of Tan Ngo.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P2-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-597'>\n\t\t\t\tTan Ngo became a monk at age eight, his mother\u2019s attempt to protect him from war. He eventually fought in that war, then fought to escape it.  Photo Courtesy of Tan Ngo.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P4-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MEDITATION-W17-4B-GRP4-P4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-601'>\n\t\t\t\tNgo\u2019s philosophy is that Nirvana is now, that peace is attainable no matter the challenge. He ends every email with \u201cStop searching\u2026 miracles are all around you.\u201d \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/knzmy_owpec\" width=\"650\" height=\"365.625\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Produced, filmed and edited collaboratively by David Deen, Kristine Lee and Emma Tranter.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to the community at Tu An Pagoda<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/(http:\/\/needledrop.co\/artists\/Loch-Lomond)\">From Here to Icelan<\/a>d (Full), Loch Lomond<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/3.0\/\">Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tan Ngo, a local Buddhist monk, is using his Buddhist meditation teachings to bring peace to both the Vietnamese Buddhist community and himself after fleeing a life of violence in Vietnam. &nbsp; Credits Produced, filmed and edited collaboratively by David Deen, Kristine Lee and Emma Tranter. 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