Thursday, July 30, 2015

Compassion is the basis of Buddhism.



"Compassion is the basis of Buddhism," This sentence is taken from the conclusion of the book 27 Great location Nagarjuna. Why say "Compassion is the basis of Buddhism"? Want discussion this matter, we must learn from the meaning of the word compassion.
I. Meaning of Compassion

Compassion is a phrase very familiar to everyone. Speaking of compassion people associate the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara rescue aid suffering. Or more clearly, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is the incarnation of compassionate. So why call is compassion? This meaning is derived from? It is located like in Buddhism? For existing social life means nothing? This people do not necessarily understand. Discussed this issue we first should define the word compassion.  In the tenth texts, Bodhisattva Vasubandhu said: "from the contract with the causal joy; Ball is a causal co-pros with suffering. " Therefore, we are not the blissful consciousness with living beings, but also to bring joy mortals, that's called from; beings see no sorrow beginnings sympathetic heart, but also to create the wholesome beings makes them less anguish, that's called compassion. From here showed, compassion is being unified with the causes and results of sorrow and joy. Beijing Bodhisattva Samadhi Buddhist concept says "kindness shop beings, like electronic form Nhut anniversary. Vu evil foe any access, rambled born wing center ", means using the mind from being observed as the mother thought remember me, for the enemy evil mind does not arise, as opposed to their being merciful heart. The have compassion for all beings irrespective of who plaintive ones, must come to them with compassion, love sincere heart and sympathetic heart. In view of Confucian "what we want to exist, as well as for other people exist; what we want to achieve it also makes others achieved ". Analects taught that "gentleman Career worry before anxiety of the galaxy, just after the joy of all peoples" (co-first as offers logistics optimistic spirit follow Mencius). Ie up to the spirit beings with "injured person as his injury," "selflessly to save lives", "carefree liturgical constitution", etc ... This spirit will certainly contrasts with the stance of those who live ordinary "people who live not for themselves, the extermination of", "harm his people benefit," "capitalist interests", etc ... Therefore, when a presentation on the meaning of the word compassion is to be understood correctly absolutely positively identify the benefit of others.  In other words, it is the Bodhisattva spirit supreme sovereign, because people forget themselves. Because Buddhism is that suffering mercy birth, so the basic responsibilities of the Enlightenment was "necessarily the yoke of suffering", means making people always happiness, so say compassion is fundamental religion of Buddhism. Here want to emphasize one thing: "my heart harmony with all beings, all things are one with me."  Before the economic conditions of today's market, the more we have toward compassion, need to mentally exhaust selfless century. Since initiating radical neo benefit of others, it can purify people's hearts, eliminating greed, hatred and delusion, can even reduce acts of corruption, corrupt, rotten puppets, fake, inferior immoral, so will have a positive effect on the human being and to purify society. Compassion helps people forge personality, enhanced origination realm, regulate the public relations, reform good old customs, which works to promote positive social progress in many ways area, making people always love each other in harmony. So says compassion is the basic spirit of Buddhist morality.  We existent bi: coast to the suffering of beings, beings from suffering relief. By Location business, one should contemplate beings predestined by twelve endorsed achievement, birth and death flows which starts compassion. But according to location, then he should maintain consistency reasoning beings are conditioned by innumerable sufferings which starts compassion.  2. France charming bi: shop the beings of the year due to the warm coast, selfless, infinite goodness that launch compassion. Star-called start-compassion? There are two explanations: one is the idea being for the bonds of mercy which starts fell down, then life is worth suffering of samsara mercy, compassion should start. Two beings say legal because compassionate, honest approach that makes beings out of suffering, should call it compassion. 3. Ungainly Ball: warm year consistent beings that launch ultimate emptiness compassion. Customary law is not so-called boot President compassion? Has two meanings: one is the idea being for the tie which starts up unpleasant thoughts of birth and death, which is called start-compassion. Secondly initiate legal concept because beings speak of compassion, he is honest approach makes all beings from suffering, so-called bi.  From also has three meanings:  1. We occurrence from: being conditioned by the sensual desire that departs from the center. 2. French coast from: conditioned beings merely karmic law of warm years, selfless, infinite goodness that departs from the center. 3. Ungainly word: consistency all beings ultimately is not only president of that departure from the center. Why called the French coast, ungainly which starts from the center? This meaning is similar to the French coast and ungainly ball bearings. In Mahayana works that show, magician Hui Far offer logical because all beings want to be happy that depart from suffering compassion, called them existent mercy, grace and compassion called birth, or compassionate beings. Next, he mentioned as being only a method of warm years, countless selfless kindness that launch compassion, compassion called the French coast. Again, he turned his all citizenship law that ultimately was not initiate compassion, ungainly called compassion. Since division into three legal compassion, which says the law of impermanence, selflessness, emptiness, so say we existent mercy, compassion French coast, ungainly compassion, which is the relationship moving gradually infiltrated hierarchical gradually.  III. Classification compassion hierarchical We take the object of grace to sort of compassion, based on the engine's efficiency and benefactors to classification levels. This classification is only relative. Bodhisattva Nagarjuna in Great location speech, vol 27, has said: "pronoun is pleased with all beings, compassion is to make beings out of suffering. Pronouns are coming to mind being with joy, compassion is being divided scratched with anguish. Such as have his sons detained in prison. Now it was executed, the father's compassion for human compassion countless media use, makes you get out of suffering, his compassion is to make the child-suffering; because what gives them the favorite thing is that his great kindness. "  The heart pronoun, compassion is so, what is the elementary particle bi? Because there is so little other new big one, said to 'compassion in the quarterfinals immeasurable, called small; Hierarchical compassionate mentioned in any public gathering new bowl is called compassionate. Again, the compassion of Buddha called university center; compassion in mind others called sub ​​'. Question: "Where you rely on for that Bodhisattva practicing compassionate? '. Saith 'pronoun heart of the Bodhisattva is small compared to the Buddha, but for the great Theravada level. Here the big talk is just pretending, compassionate heart in the new Buddha is the supreme truth. ' Again, though said to be elementary words, but always have fun with the mind of sentient beings happy, in fact there is nothing amusing both; Primary balls, called to observe all sorts of body pain, suffering mind that mercy beings, can not make them out of misery. Pronoun, then a thought of making beings are happy and pleased with himself and the joy of living beings; compassion, pity for the suffering of living beings and make them free from suffering. " He classified into three levels of compassion: elementary, secondary, college.  Called elementary compassion, which only pleased with the launch center joy of beings and wanted them out of suffering, such as kindness, compassion compassion in four legal petal immeasurable level of Theravada. Called compassion, that not only pleased with the launch center's fun beings and makes them get out of suffering, but also capable of making them from suffering be funny, like compassion of the Buddha say in eighteen plus legal estate. However, the compassionate and merciful profile is only relative measures exist. Since there are new sub display modern, too landless by how high mountains? As compassion of Bodhisattva level, compared with the compassion of ordinary rank, rank bar text, pratyekabuddha that said, it is compassionate; if bringing comfort and compassion of the Buddha, that discussion is only elementary compassion. So saying, the Career compassion Bodhisattva called legal age is just pretending, if brought compassion comparable level bar text, pratyekabuddha it is the merciful call, only lap new Compassionate Buddha's compassion, the true law, supreme. Compassion differentiated beings of grace, charm and ungainly approach, the acting assignment, medium, small. Thus, the relationship of two types of distinctions like? Previous type is taken compassionate basis as an object to separate coast, the latter is taking effective and compassionate motives of the benefactors to judgment. Two types of this distinction, if existent compassion bring them into defined to enlightenment are all suffering, compassion arises by beings are equal, the elementary particle bi, ie preliminary compassion of ordinary, bar text, pratyekabuddha and Bodhisattvas; French coast enlightened compassion is selfless reasons of legal entities that explore compassion, ie the arising of compassion level Arhat, pratyekabuddha and the Bodhisattva from the local level upwards Profile , which is the intermediate bearings; ungainly as the Buddha of compassion for all beings want to attain non-discrimination launch compassion where equality, ie say compassion of the Buddha is compassionate. Thus, the level and type of compassion to be unified. In terms of that said, the Bodhisattva Nagarjuna in a comment book 20 Great location also spoke of the unity of the two types of compassion so.  IV. The practicality of compassion Buddhism teaches people to do so "document, private, religious," not only focus on theory, but also emphasize the practical. Discuss compassion can say this is a method with consistency between efficiency and engine. So, it comes to the practicality of compassion involves two issues, that is the extent and degree of compassion. Regarding the level of compassion, from the classification and level of compassion above shows ungainly compassion is compassion at extremely high levels. What is called ungainly compassion?  ungainly compassion ungainly ie pronouns and compassion homogeneous. Ungainly pronouns do not take friendship means trying former page, fraternity friends as special objects that must come with all beings with joy philanthropy center. In other words, we should give them immeasurable joy philanthropy with an unconditional mind, without cause, unconscious, etc ... Feature of compassion for all beings is bliss philanthropy whose mind is not turning a little distinction, absolute equality with all beings. So we can say, that is the spirit of respect from media press rooms.  Buddhism says, the law is interdependence emptiness. So say, heaven and earth together with our ego is unitary, homogeneous universe with falls also, multiplication, within the four seas are brothers. What your strengths are suffering the pain of my strengths, the strengths of my suffering is also the advantages of your suffering; Your pleasure is my pleasure, my pleasure is your pleasure. Therefore, we should start loving heart, sympathetic heart, mind mercy, compassion center to eliminate all immeasurable suffering of beings, like esprit compassion that Buddha might have said above to come up with the suffering of sentient beings in the spirit of empathy concentric copper unitary body. Characteristics of copper is used compassion to absolute equality, irrespective of Belgium tried, endlessly generous heart, mind as nowhere, it was minus center clean all sorrow of beings, so-called infinite compassion. Infinite means no longer have any interest anymore wider. So say, endless compassion compassion is even higher, at rooftop. In short, ungainly pronouns and endless compassion compassion is supreme sovereign. Its great qualities is merciful life, which may be bunkered down with them, since that reached the level of "what we want to survive, they also make other people exist, what we want to achieve it also makes the other guys get. " Speaking to the scope of mercy, is the wide spread compassion throughout the world. Comments book 27 Great location, Nagarjuna Bodhisattva has written: "Again, great attention from all over the cross spectral beings until the third world of insects, in realms great Christian world not far from center beings fall into the three evil paths. If people per each of beings suffering substitute shall receive them, and they escape misery bi, get the sexual pleasure of the year, the joy of meditation, the supreme joy in the world, and himself for them, making the beings are satisfied contentment ". Of course arises from compassion to be the largest in the range, from the spatial to time, which is in the third world and continental cross tam world religion. Cross the four methods, only the quarter, on lower; three worlds is sex education, gender identity, gender identity wealth; triangle that is the past, present, future; six paths is natural, kindness, a-tu-la, hungry ghosts, animals, hell. And the object of grace, which is infinite myriad beings. Beings in the narrow sense as previously mentioned it is the official organisms. Thus, Every living thing in the natural world are objects of compassion coast basis. Overall the idea of compassion in Buddhism on the reasoning that everyone was living creature doomed to completely protect, rescue animals born, maintained protect the existence and development thoroughly, it is also a kind moral of the human world for animals born. Therefore, the new regime poses Buddhist precept of no killing and vow to free birth. No killing was to prevent the destruction end segment, injure the life of beings. Therefore, you should say, the scope of compassion for all sentient animals, have feelings, sensations have fun format. Based on this argument, we will encounter some doubts. The animals harmful to mankind, as for mosquitoes, we have compassion should arise? Based on the original meaning of compassion, of course, we should not kill. But not kill, maybe someday they will spread to endanger human life. If we start killing them, and cause harm to the life of gecko species, because there will be no mosquitoes to feed them, because according to the study, geckos are a beneficial insect for mankind, beneficial insects should protect them.  From arguments on that said, we must be like? According to Buddhism for skilled legal means must be right, not to fall into the accepted dualistic basis, should act according to the middle position to not destroy, destroy the creatures in the natural world. As for the free birth, which brought fish to catch, birds or bird species are predators, dropping them back to the lakes, mountains and forests, wild paint, etc ... inhabited by them, that they may live freedom in ecology. Obviously this is a protected species rescue creatures, especially it was a positive approach that will protect cattle treasured bird species.  In short, the spirit of compassion in Buddhism is a good gesture , said sacrifice personal interests to safeguard the interests of all species, is symbolic for career relief beings. If extend this spirit of a home, a village, a country, to the whole humanity, loving everyone knows each other, support each other, striving to unite together, to overcome difficulties and jointly create assets, together go to evolutionary paths enriches human life birth; Such a peaceful and stable world, the spirit of friendship between the countries will be evolving. If this mental development to the natural world, to build a peaceful world, live in spiritual things, the Pure fearlessness can be established right now, on this land. In short, the spirit of compassion in Buddhism is a good gesture, sacrifice personal interests to safeguard the interests of all species, is symbolic for career relief beings. If extend this spirit of a home, a village, a country, to the whole humanity, loving everyone knows each other, support each other, striving to unite together, to overcome difficulties and jointly create assets, together go to evolutionary paths enriches human life birth; Such a peaceful and stable world, the spirit of friendship between the countries will be evolving. If this mental development to the natural world, to build a peaceful world, live in spiritual things, the Pure fearlessness can be established right now, on this land. In short, the spirit of compassion in Buddhism is a good gesture, sacrifice personal interests to safeguard the interests of all species, is symbolic for career relief beings. If extend this spirit of a home, a village, a country, to the whole humanity, loving everyone knows each other, support each other, striving to unite together, to overcome difficulties and jointly create assets, together go to evolutionary paths enriches human life birth; Such a peaceful and stable world, the spirit of friendship between the countries will be evolving. If this mental development to the natural world, to build a peaceful world, live in spiritual things, the Pure fearlessness can be established right now, on this land.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH TAM GIAC.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN PRAYED BUDDHIST NUN MONASTERY.THICH CHAN TANH.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY.AUSTRALIA,ADELAIDE,SYDNEY.30/7/2015.

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