Mirror of the Buddha practice.

 

 

 - The achievements of the Magi Gotama liberated, enlightened birth, is a rare event.

But the ascetic not to enlightenment, but the process of finding the truth in order to implement the ideal of liberation during six years of ascetic Gotama Magi (the name of the Buddha during his ascetic) was to the shining example for the world of the will, the courage and perseverance.

In canonic Nikàya and Agama are recorded path aspirant His first teacher was life with the Taoist Alara Kalama two and Uddaka Ramaputta, then the process ascetic hermit group Kondanna (Kieu Tran As).

After leaving the palace, golden goodbye lavish life, Prince Siddhattha took off the jacket crown weight belt, barber who became a hermit (cultivators) live religious life for the goal sought truth. To find yourself a Scout master, Magi Gotama has come to learn with Alara Kalama, a hermit brilliant time, and here he was practicing meditation achievement land owned Wuxi, a meditation help practitioners living on the third floor of heaven after the body damage Immaterial common network. However, this evidence does not lead to meditation enlightenment, liberation. Alara Kalama goodbye, he found to Uddaka Ramaputta, also a renowned masters of contemporary, this position led him to practice a great achievement Phi Phi meditation originating non-ideal, this is the birth of meditation helps practitioners about fourth floor, the highest heavens of heavens themselves corrupt Immaterial after public network. After learning all that two other masters taught and accomplished what two other masters was accomplished, he found that: "France does not lead to disenchantment, dispassion (boring, leave abandon craving, lust), cessation (end all misery), peace, winning position, enlightenment, nirvana "( Central economic and trade No. 26). So he again retired from Uddaka Ramaputta hermit and go toward long-Pros-frequency-speakers, a town of origin Senani. Here he met the group of ascetic by Kondanna lead.

At that time the Indians have belief that to liberate the suffering they must close themselves into ascetic lifestyle. Also according to that belief, Magi Gotama with five brothers he Kondanna persistence ascetic mortification in 6 years uninterrupted. From a robust body gradually just skin and bones, his health seriously declined that no longer tenable, confused mind. Beijing Central (of the 12 and the 36) describe the state of his austerity as follows: "For I eat too little each day, so my body very thin. My limbs as thin bamboo tube winding dry. My two goals this time is like two nails buffalo marrow spine protruding column looks necklace. My ribs visible as rui columns of ruined houses. I deep-set eyes. My scalp shriveled withered. If I touch the touch stomach skin to the spine, because two things have to stick close together. If I rub the feathers limbs decay falling down ".

By the will and extraordinary energy he practice in a very severe situation. First time in the jungle is a huge challenge for a prince. In all of Fear and Terror (of the 4, Central Business), the Buddha told The Brahmin Janussoni listen and said that, going through a time he can fix that jungle scared place by the self. Buddha has narrated as follows: "... The desolation of jungle is hard to bear fruit, it is difficult to find peace and solitude in my life. At night when I stay appearance frightened other places, only a passing animal or a tree branch broke peacock, or the wind rustling among the leaves, I also shocking panic. "

Jungle where Indian farmers to have many ghosts hiding. There, flying fox bats and dozens of dangling beans into clumps like the soft black velvet bag on the high tree ... Winter in India, the cold night, he lives outdoors. And contrary to summer, sweltering night air is muggy He lived in the jungle, he again exposed his day under the scorching sun burning like fire. That was the ascetic mortification which he practiced (according to The Historical Buddha - HW Schumann).

 Magi Gotama had practiced all the ascetic method to bridge to achieve the truth, since method breathless, fasting, eating less (only once in seven days - according to the Central Business) , sometimes eating only wild herbs, dressed all in rags, with shroud corpses or braided bark, straw or hay ... Beijing Central (of the 36), he describes: "I bite hard again, tongue pressed against the roof of the throat, we try to convince the mind, surrender mind, to tame the mind ... Although painful sensations arise throughout my body but it does not do harm to my mind at all. Then I controlled breathing and breath from the mouth and nose. When I controlled breathing, breath in the mouth and nose, then blast out of the ears to create a huge sound unusual. Escaping air from his two blacksmith enema tube sounds like the time I stopped breathing fumes escaping from the ear to create a sound so well to it. Anyway, my unfortunate diligently persevered and indomitable. My mind is still strong and not perturbed. But my body languishes and not at peace after trying a suffering body has to yield to the persistent efforts. Despite the painful feeling arising over my body, but it can not do harm to my mind at all. At the time I thought to myself, I tried Executive Or hold your breath. We controlled breathing, the breath comes from the mouth, nose and ears. At apnea oral, nasal and ear kinda cornered head throbbed in pain like I have really strong people drill into my skull a very sharp drill. Although such pain, arising in my body, but it does not affect me at all interested. And I thought to myself, I tried Executive Or more breathless. Then I controlled breathing, the breath comes from the mouth, nose and ears. And when I stopped breathing, I hear flared head. Status horrible pain then have an athlete like ropes tightened my head again. But my happiness was a diligent perseverance ink. The pain did not affect my mind. Then the gods have seen me so, were saying to one another: "Magi Gotama will die!" Several others noted, "Magi Gotama is dying! ...".

Buddha has narrated what he meditated after years of ascetic: "Any recluses, Brahmin ever have the sensation of pain, fierce, terrible and can not exceed the unpleasant feeling that I have suffered. However with extremely harsh austerity this, I still did not achieve the ultimate finality, that wins knowledge, wisdom of sages. So there may be another path to enlightenment, or not? ". He found that the more persistent, the location and its ascetic masterpieces, dry lean body like a dying person, as far as the ultimate truth gradually. His 6 years of uninterrupted clear ascetic not obtained any result except as body only a handful of dry bones. Austerity true mortification is not the path to liberation.

Then he abandoned the rigorous ascetic practices, decided eating normally again, determined to yourself to strive to realize the ultimate truth. His bath in the river down Neranjara (Ni Contact Boat) and drink milk bowl of a woman named Sujata offered items. After regaining strength by drinking milk bowl, he came and sat down under a tree Ug-bowl-la (later known as the Bodhi tree, under the tree because the Buddha attained Supreme attainment Bodhi) . Now he is no longer the next fellow, given that he did not tolerate the ascetic life, degenerate religious center when they saw him in the river bathing and drinking her milk bowl female category. They had left him and pulled together the go. Since this time he alone on the road looking for the truth.

Abandoning the two extremes: the enjoyment and asceticism mortification, Magi Gotama start practicing with a new route - the Middle Way. In this way, with insight meditation, he opened up the horizon of liberation for ourselves and all beings.

We can say the enlightenment and liberation of Magi Gotama, enlightened birth, is a rare event; and the journey to find the truth of Him as a shining example for mankind to follow. 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,14/6/2015.