Every year, every season of the Buddha "is everywhere all over the place" where "existing Buddha image, dwells" in which air as playful, lively. It is all bliss Buddhists celebrate Vesak. Celebrating Vesak is a tribute, review and gratitude for the great birth of the Buddha.

Aspiration of all beings is "want happy, avoid suffering." The desire or tendency to happiness and avoid suffering no limit. It's a very natural event, and also very righteous. The existence of Shakyamuni-Mau-Ni Bhagavan on this earth ago twenty-five centuries "indeed" not outside of everything that purpose type beings.

As disciples of the Buddha, surely none of us has more than once heard a lecture presented significant step iconic Lotus Seven. Seven steps that are footsteps on the path to happiness, happiness leads to perfection, endless.

In an atmosphere of solemnity and respect with all the hearts of thousands of Buddhists "please share with each other, the Vesak season, the meaning has been heard from the gurus of the images in the scene that faith From women born "through which we will be able to understand anything, help us in life to have more happiness in the quality of survival correlation.

Kinh Mon Upasika France Hanh Tinh - Thuy Ung said that the "After pregnancy strips saint" chronic Quarter near an opening flower, Mahamaya-Sale customary homecoming for delivery. On the way, stopover at a beautiful park called Lumbini garden, queen deliberate walk in the garden enjoying a fresh atmosphere, refreshed after a long tiring journey. And under a root Radio priority, priority-talk look doa thousand years once blooming put incense "unconsciously" Mahamaya-part right arm raised up picking flowers "from the hip that instant friendship" Buddha was born - light seven steps over seven gentle shower, each step look each way: 1, Town of Oriental authors, the monks beings trying masters work; 2, Shinan method, the gods blessed beings filled wage fixed effects; 3, Thi Western authors, students of course take down ultimate urban fixed body; 4, Thi Bac respective authors, u necessarily beings, as A-recruiter-down multi-la-Miao-tam-Tam Bodhi incident; 5, Thi Ha the authors, the ghost army fitness flexible break an end-time incidents; 6, usually the author, who spent devas refuge fixed base; 7. Go to the last step, one pointing to the sky, one pointing to the ground and declared that: '' The only down fall Divine monopoly ''. Saying so, the gods offer two lines of hot and cold water for his bath. And he returned like every normal child.

Pictures Buddha was born and seven-step shower was a very meaningful symbol that the Mahayana describes the birth of the Buddha. The appearance of a Buddha - or, better, a being from the condition of ordinary, want to reach Buddhahood, must undergo the seven-step roadmap that shower.

* The first step, look to the East, he said: "Thi Eastern authors, the monks beings trying guru effect" (look to the East, because the beings as the ultimate guide). Orient is the sunrise. The sun represents the light of wisdom, of great understanding. That includes the entire journey formed a knowledge, building a knowledge which the Holy knowledge whatsoever. Every intellectual What? That one must have a knowledge, and from there, by the mature reflections know how a way of life and beautiful in life - a position in intellectual mortal, beings. But as a human being with human aberration of us before. The ancients used to say, to be a man for the full before a Buddha. Buddhism teaches two essential is compassion and wisdom. Basically is the understanding and love. True knowledge is knowledge of the truth according to the Buddha. Then, understanding is love, and vice versa. Wisdom is Compassion, compassion is intelligence.

There is a saying: "There are new traders understand it." Love, in life, those who live without. Ordinary love not flowing petal seldom selfish nature. It's a love earnestly desire (the other person) recognized and required to be answered. And just for yourself - it, in fact, just another torment it more. As those who showed any life, it should also represents a culmination selfish love that denied or unmet. Therefore, "the love" is something that is indispensable for life. It silvery throughout the relationship between husband and wife, father and son, friends, neighbors, relatives. In the interconnected lives of this - if everyone behaved with simple rigid in duties and responsibilities alone, without departing from a truly loving heart - then this life will be very monotonous, no color, and no bridge connecting the north are sympathetic to the people warm. It is easy to see that, in addition to the duty and responsibility, the parents injured children is a natural emotion, very natural. Also new was emotionally arousing, arising pious hearts of children, even the most unruly children. It was from the honest sympathies more tightening friends. Sincere concern for people of other familiar neighborhoods that make the day more people sticking glue. And to nurture his love for the long term and bring true peace to each other, the material and the first single is understanding. If no clear understanding, through reach - we will easily have the words, but it's clumsy gesture torment each other as severance. And to have an attitude of love wisdom to live - we must learn, to understand. Knowing what? As Buddhists, we must understand the doctrine, the way of life the Buddha taught - without anything radical and important than doctrine Causation. "In everything, before to think about its consequences." We, by which to comment clearly on how the evil acts, is to improve implementation options. So how is good? Buddha: a thought, speech or actions that benefit their peace, peace for the people, both at peace, peace for all, in the present to the future - it's called friendly; and vice versa. Thus, once we start living in it, ie we have gone one step further under the feet of the Buddha.

* Second, look to the south, Beijing said: "Thi Southern authors, the monks blessed beings filled wage fixed effects" (Look to the south, because the farmer blessed beings well).

According to the teachings of the Buddha to live as we begin to create their own merit - that is, we started practicing, start moving now, wholesome form. That means that the refuge.

Factors become a Buddhist is the refuge - that is returning that refuge, but live according Jewels - in consciousness have reciprocation, redirects. It was an important decision for your life and interests. From here, if we abandon the delusion dimensional life, aberration or torment each other, by itself (beat ...), verbal (say harsh, piercing, sharp shock both ends ...), by the (cunning, evil), but instead by the enlightened way to live - known sense of karmic cause and effect, discriminating the consequences of what they do to make each other happy. So when refuge ie double slit his life - life just ended reincarnation, suffering; just beginning life liberated and happy.

Opening the liberated life, happiness - we must return to the refuge of the factors bringing deliverance qualities, happy - that's Jewels - Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Buddha who is enlightened, liberated and notes to the doctrine, the truth. Increasing the mass of the people who practice and spread the teachings of liberation did. France is the doctrinal content. So called Jewels. Privacy is precious. Jewels are three precious earth. Because we can easily see clear, gold, money is not necessarily the decisive factor peace happiness, although it is likely to contribute to happiness. But sometimes it brings dissension, hatred, killing, inflicting suffering on another. Only the happy way of life, peace of mind was put to genuine happiness and more sustainable. "There is no greater happiness in the tranquility of the soul". Therefore, we can define is roughly that Buddhism is a way of making life meaningful. The refuge or study Buddhism as well as the French heard of us today - based first and foremost weak and Buddhists we need to realize is that the chief reason for living where the true, good and beautiful that I must follow. And I pray spontaneously follow. It is the leading life aspiration and practice in the world - or in other words in human personality in human goodness. Because as previously mentioned, to be a complete human being before the Buddha (5 things you should keep to perfection personified).

- On the first way: Aware that the network itself is the most precious capital. So may I protect my network itself carefully. No self-destructive it with toxic stuff. I am determined to do an honest man, by taking to neutralize reason suffering, taken from the heart to love all. I am determined not to kill, nor countenance the killing. No war, nor endorse the war.

- On the second way: The sense that life is to be supplied to the living organisms. I will work to create livelihood to support themselves with the hands, minds, and hearts around. I am determined not steal, nor endorse any form of theft. I will work to implement honesty by taking out wisdom and good fortune to benefit people, for the betterment of the world, to bring happiness to the life of this interdependence.

- On the third way: Aware that conjugal happiness is what people-adults in the world have been longing. I will work to protect the happy couple, not a mentality adultery, promiscuity in order to protect the family happy, peaceful and safe society for our race. I am determined to do honest people, not to cause suffering to life, nor endorse actions bring suffering to every couple and every family.

- Personality Wednesday: Aware that words can bring happiness or suffering. I am determined not say the words gruff, rude, vulgar, sarcastic, creating dissension, hatred, disunity. I am determined not say false, except when altruism. Son will not spread, nor criticize what you do not know. Con sense that language is the common property of all people, should willingly use good word to come to life. I vow to practice cultivating loving speech, using words softly, gently, lovingly, construction, unity and harmony; in order to neutralize internal misunderstanding. I will work to implement right speech, aimed at clarifying words, a healthy society, protect the good voice for the race.

- Personality Thursday: Aware that Intelligence is the torch path to truth, goodness, beauty. I am determined always to preserve the calm and clarity of mind. I vow not to use drugs, and toxins such as alcohol harms the body, mind, tobacco, including products with chemical dispensing cause cancer and disease. I am determined not to use toxic products soul like movies, books, tapes with content not healthy for the body and mind, war, violence leads to hatred. Will ingest only useful products for body and mind, in order to protect the health of ourselves, solace to the family, the race healthy and peaceful life.

That's five basic personality that every one of us must learn and practice. So, for humanity to survive long fate on this earth.

Thus, talking about the significance of the South - ie fields complete blessing of living beings - the South is not the scorching sun as the East, nor bleak as the North - the South is the light and mellow cool - definitely a bad example for our healing. We specialize in thinking, speaking and doing benefit to living beings, which is blessed for his homemade rice - yourself cool, calm but also everyone around content, optimistic air. This is our stage, Buddhists begin the episode guide Jewels and practice good deeds.

But route finding a lasting happiness, surely not stop there - the next step by step again. Of course is to have the necessary steps to have walked before.

* Third, in the West, there are sentences that "Western Town, the ultimate reason for living beings body problem" (Looking to the West, because they are born so this is the last body).

We, who have been and will struggle with life - experience how turbulent uncertainty of life - if you take the trouble to look back - it is easily concluded that it was happy, as happy as could be quiet soul. Because my soul has rarely escaped the ideas and worries, fears qualify of life. "He reviews" just traveling with illusions forever projections uncertain future or back twinge pity something wrong miss another sad year, last month or regret the moment of the fun was ephemeral through rarely repeated. In the current confusion, forgetfulness overpriced (disorientation, intentional) or repeating itself mechanically like a small department in a soulless giant social machine always sweep us into the its severe operating. We were soon back to their own lives, though for a moment to enjoy the peace of his soul. So, after the maturation step "end to evil doing good" is next to "keep your mind clean, calm, quiet, peaceful" - that roughly translates, for understandable - after career move career step is stopped. Action now is all artifacts have profound motive in mind. And its power is the power steered us away from the other life after life will be no end. Of course, everyone understands that each student such an element, contained in it much more suffering misfortune is joy. Thus, freeing vital, really new is great fun under the ultimate finality principle Buddha. So, stop the implementation of the standard artifact makes clear, silence is considered as the method would lead to the cessation of suffering. Here we see that the mind is very important in our practice, decided happiness, our peace. Obviously, the only acceptable attitude fingertips, in capacity, our ability to limit what they wish - that new and decided to put our happiness - that is with me, Standard to have fun is simple, gentle so that ambitions are not taking on everything. Buddhists call it the motto sexual minorities. Of course, that's not the police department, was stopped, molded - on the contrary makes us strive to make our happiness is more and more qualities: parallel with physical comfort, life spirit to be concerned, emotions must be transformed for good mind, holiness. Emotional transformation in the sense of how "end now"? There sentences "in charity with germ of evil" - it is probably treat dualities of life itself to bring this conditionality. "Because this is the other should have." Thoughts and evil with us now so if going into another tier of psychology. Knowing that with words, work, thoughts immoral, contrary to the conscience itself though no one saw, heard, who knows - by itself has been facing "court of conscience" in depth his dark, tormented soul. And do good, why? Of course it brings serenity yourself because not fear the consequences if I did not participate artifacts. But one truth is, when it becomes psychologically hate and react fiercely, being agitated before the act of sin, evil - want removed, destroyed, purged a zero tolerance the element that - but in many karmic connections propelled, we take the trouble will gradually realize: for this reason, or other circumstances make it behave like an evil spirit so dense . The idea of ​​karma minute glory when winning is brilliant. But immediately afterwards, within it, the fear silently always latent in the soul it is very terrible. Knowing this, each one of us in public life and in family, friends, society we have an attitude of tolerance, easier to accept each other better; and since then also easily modified for different metabolic whenever given the chance. Perhaps, if not so, then the threshold communication between people with wicked style clog forever, will never be open to the north bridge of the people connected to life the beautiful blooms.

So, in this Western sense - the neutral between good and evil, purity of mind to end the flow of industrial artifact, freed mortal, gave us some very practical life lessons. West is the sunset. Let's make your mind settles down the agitation, illicit thoughts, measure, jealousy, hatred - as long as the life of the mind that only rogue occasion arises final right when we realize its true face and it will be gone forever in my soul - to make way for universal love, compassion great understanding, at that time, we were going to end minutes walk This third "Western Town ultimate reason're sentient body problem". That burden has to down, from here no longer return to mortal pain anymore.

But the path to Buddhahood is, beyond "self" and "sense tha, feeling happy consummation" - preaching of fertility. So we continue to follow Buddha remarried.

* The fourth step, look to the north: "Thi Bac method, the living beings, as A-recruiter-down multi-la-Miao-tam-Tam Bodhi" (look to the north, the Buddha because beings which Marketing for granted out by the body five degenerations achievements Enlightenment - and liberating truth overs suffering to sentient beings).

Northern is the bleak cold, dark - for example, where they are not met Jewels, lusts keep on his mundane but create negative karma and suffering sea diving mortal Drop in many lifetimes, not Know escape road. Buddhas, Bodhisattvas - like Kinh said, was one of the follow, upholding lead us on the way of improvement. But our karma deeply, blazing the sexual pleasures too heavy ceiling, obscuring mentality, do not get your degree light to him. In real life, we see the phenomenon of telepathy between two people injured another. Mother missed you - you always think about her - so the distance between mother and child but still have an emotional relationship intangible, that this important matter what happens, the invisible medium, other people also feel be. Buddhas, Bodhisattvas always remembered beings with immense compassion and equality. Yet we are hardly ever remembered to him - whether painting distress, danger? ! So in this way - wants to emphasize the birth of Buddha in the flesh of the body, then export from and experience the results - let us see that, as you are as a human being too. According to Buddhist teachings, the human body is the most ideal to practice. Who of us has the potential to become Buddha - "Necessary beings during the Buddha nature Organic" - like the lotus in the lagoon, each person is a lotus. Buddha, you Bodhisattva, the sages are lotuses put themselves out of the mud sensual pleasures of life and death, stained the light of truth, beauty blooming blossom and soothe pain for life. We also are showers but not out of the water there. So with this said Northern beings for which evidence Supreme enlightenment. Thus stated the idea appears in the world of Buddhas - a powerful demonstration of Buddhahood that in each of us, who also share hesitate -How about without worrying about practicing Buddhist teachings.

* The fifth step "down the market, the casual sexual beings trying row ma" (look on the bottom, because they are born conquered the ghosts).

What if the devil was not always do what our body and mind obstacles, hindering the advancement of practice, making good of each of us. There where, other obstacles. Let's talk to foreign offensive drills. Let us look at our own internal drug. Those are the ghosts spineless not win hearts lusts, ma arrogance, disdain, greed, jealousy, selfishness - see successful people also brought envy, who's seen her without stopping the bullying , met the needy without knowing whether their alms sharing redundant power ma ... All things that prevent us do something beneficial for everyone, in addition to their own benefit, so do not do it a good job no matter how small; our minds are prison forever in selfish behavior - hell, hungry ghosts, animals do not mean only in places far away - we need to understand that, that is the state of consciousness in him, our hearts burn with anger. At that time, everybody, everything seemed to have an enemy. Most people who suffer a lot of anger. It is like being in hell fire hell heart - blushed purple ears, heart pounding, blood pressure rises ... both body and mind are unpleasant! ... Peta, the animal too - well is a state in which the mind are ordered by insatiable greed, lack of intelligence, lack of reasoning - just act instinctively - just do what you want without thinking about consequences. Here we see more clearly, once the refuge, turn to the wisdom, the love, we have to untie her self, to save themselves from the triangle chart hell, hungry ghosts, animals that .

The devil also alluded to the difficulty of living beings cang intensity. Therefore must manifest satanic, devil to convince it. So, we see in the temple with his face Text Size United Devils looked fierce wrath, mouth spit fire to shock her photography of our soul - folk call him evil literally - on top with Guan Yin Bodhisattva -All - it is only the engine is derived from the great love. Only great love really neutered every extravagant life. We see the face of great labels Gypsy who comes from a lack misfortune loved ones something from, and return paths also improved from a heart of love saw something on the road of life.

But vile beings at the bottom, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas also not forget the mature mentality species - should be step one step further.

* The sixth step: "Thi Thuong method, the living beings, the refuge's natural problem" (On the way out, as beings, as refuge of heaven, people).

Beijing has taught: "Most heart decads specific instructions". Quartet holy flesh continent were in our minds at all. Heaven, human realm, too - is the realm of our minds. That is the state of consciousness in which we have a lot of goodness sublimated in myself - have tried, have control of vile sentiment has been compared to the lower realms of hell, hungry ghosts, animals, A-tu-la. The life that is always conscious that, as a life brought joy to ourselves and to others. However, this is not the unchanging bliss - achieved by the realization of the Buddha and his disciples Saints. These are just the joy of the senses, of feelings, ie pleasures illusion created by the ego from inherent. So this is a temporary bliss, however, and may fall back into the realms of suffering - even when unpleasant things happened. Infatuation stems from ego is common denominator for the existence of three worlds, is the cause of beings in six road Drop diving. Bodhisattva Buddhas present in all the realms that is, to set the example, to lead them out of the joint enclosure of the Self was grim. This meaning has been the Buddha asserts when you Brahmin asked the Buddha: "Is He will be for the money, he would be Càn-beaver-grandmother, he would be Yakshis, he will be the species who? ". Buddha replied that he would not Korea, is Qian-beaver-three, was Yakshis, as men; but for the gods do not make an end to the illegal or he might be gods with gonorrhea or annihilation, was severed from the roots of ego, no longer occupied again ... he can be passive drag beaver-grandmother, was Yakshis, that person - but the person with gonorrhea or annihilation.

That is the meaning of the buddhas, Bodhisattvas existence and wanders to the exit beings. Coming here also gives us realize one thing: as long as we completely escapist ego, we become a Buddha until then - even if we are in any position, status whatsoever. So, last step:

* Seventh Step, Buddha declared: "Divine Ego galaxy unique" (On heaven, under heaven, above all, I am only).

According to the above, we can understand na that causes floating up and down in the three worlds as the serving line six deep on an ego in our mind ends. But the true meaning of the statement that, in terms of awareness and practice, we can draw two meanings - it's true sense of the world all your flock and herd's all.

World sense-above all, it is the event appears in the world as a most noble rank, is the most supreme, unprecedented of Buddha.

Beijing Anguttara, Volume I, p.23: "One person, the monks, as appears in the world, is a unique appearance, has no peers, no comparison, no similar , without the owner, no parity, no parity set, supreme among species legs. The man is? It is Tathagata, Arhat Career Enlightenment. "

And Central Business 3, p.110, say the ultimate reason location of the Buddha: "There can not be a monks, the Brahmin, fully accomplished, fully all methods as Bhagavan, Career Arhat Enlightenment accomplished. This Brahmin, Bhagavan is the one who arises roads have not been previously present; make known path previously unknown, say the road had not previously been said, is the degree to understand religion, religion and skillful know about religion. "

Amidst all existing religions on this planet, the Teacher Interest-Ca Bhagavan has a voice "dependent arising - selflessness" complete shock - between the road to happiness is known by humanity , the path that the Buddha Eightfold Path is the path overs holiest, most perfection to bring us all to the brink of true joy. That makes sense, "unique", "unparalleled" in the town of Shakyamuni-contradiction-ni Bhagavan.

With meaningful Area Forum's latest bridge also means that my life are dead because I decided. My life is; pleasure or pain; rich or poor; into or cowardly ... all because I decided. So later Buddha taught that: "No parent, who made heaven and earth or noble or depraved me, only my actions make me noble or ignoble only; no one else makes I polluted or clean, but just because I make I polluted or clean only ".

It is significant that the Buddha said in the statement: "In the heavens, as only heaven I are paramount". He wants to market to us that every act of right and wrong, good and evil, suffering or happiness ... in life, all they do, personally decided to take his life. He graciously handed over to human autonomy between the voice of divine power vague mysticism.

At this point, may conclude that lotus is the symbol of truth - truth is a reality in life - it's visible in very earthly sorrow and this corollary. It is a symbol of the spirit of lively incarnation of Buddhism - which dialect is commonly known as the "Residential Real infected bare ceiling" - "Dharma world cup feeling".

In summary, according to the Buddha, each of my steps are also supported on a lotus, every step is a step in this life sen. It brings pure qualities, "Life is not wet." Buddhists practice the Buddha's teaching, each in his footsteps is that each separate step. Take the 7-step shower is that we start a new life - "go into the world without belonging to the world." And right at the refuge or are on schedule to practice the teachings of instant peace, the presence in each step of our Buddhists - peace footsteps steadily going on the wharf fun. And that joy will not only enjoy ourselves - the joy of the Buddha's teaching practices of Buddhists we have the ability to share with others, for all humanity. Because the value of truth and happiness is the same general correlation. Let us step by step together to celebrate Buddha's lotus!END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGTHMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=THE EIGTHFOLD PATH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.14/5/2015.