Burn yourself up that goes.

 

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Once, when the Buddha was ill in Beluva, before anxiety distress Venerable Ananda (School III, page 101), and once more, the news Venerable Sariputta (Buddha's relics) have shared destiny and advance the venerable Ananda anxiety (Ananda) (Same V, 170), the Buddha has declared this teaching, has been advice summary consolidate his practice methods are condensed, and also a word stared masters of a dying knew he should have a good message and encouraged his disciples what practitioners need to practice, after the guru passed away:

- "So this Ananda, be yourself is a lamp unto yourself (atta-DIPA viharatha), let yourself lean y themselves (attasarana) y not entitled to something else. Use the Dhamma as a lamp, used Dharma as refuge, do not rely on something else ...
Ananda, in life, the monks residing in the body, ardent, mindful awareness, convince covetousness life. Place of residence life on the feelings ... mind residing in the heart, residing on the legal measures, earnestness, mindfulness-awareness, convince covetousness life.
This so Ananda, bhikkhus himself is a lamp for himself, he leaned himself himself, he did not lean something different, use as a lamp Dharma, Dharma used as shelters, not rely on a something else.
Ananda, who now or after I kill, himself is a lamp for himself, he leaned himself himself, he is not entitled to something else, use as a lamp Dharma, Dharma used to do shelter, not a legal refuge else, these persons, this Ananda, is the ultimate taste in my restaurant, brethren, if he earnestly learn ".

Here, because the word has DIPA means a lamp, just means that the island should be able to translate : the torch yourself up and go , or build your own island for yourself . Take yourself is a lamp unto yourself.
In particularly important teachings and this bizarre Buddha emphasized two points. Be a lamp unto yourself be yourself, be yourself leaning y, y is not leaning one else. Take the Dhamma as a lamp, take the Dhamma as shelter, not rely on something else. The main two points of view can be seen as reflecting the life honestly find religion, religious practice, evidence-based guidance of Bhagavan His personal experience and also fully packed all his own teachings throughout 45 years of the birth of his sermon to pass on to his disciples.
Indeed, it is clear that, for more than six years aspirant, practice and evangelism, Bhagavan himself using individual effort, self-help himself find direction and asked the director to two masters pagan times Alara Kalama and Uddaka list is Ramaputta, made her way to practice self-mortification, self-help himself to meditate, and also on their own self-development and ultimate intellectual enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, the Chief Career Equal Enlightenment. He did not ask a god force, not the embodiment of a divine being, not the incarnation of a supreme being. He's just a man, with physical strength and mental power of man, has begun to find direction and successful director, made her way to practice their religion and religious practices have resulted, had himself witnessing and evangelism done the whole fullness, as we have seen in his life, if we cast aside the later additions to deify his life.
He had to find religion and learning self-directed and self-described as follows:

"Not only Alara Kalama have faith, I also have faith. Not only have diligently Alara Kalama, I also diligently. Not only have Alara Kalama concept, I also thought. Not just Alara Kalama have set, I also have to. not only have the wisdom Alara Kalama, I also have wisdom. So we have to try to be legal proof that Alara Kalama, after the self-cultivation, self-certification, achieving self-proclaimed. and this the brethren, not long, I am self-knowing, self-certification, achieved legal order was fastly, I dwell " (Intermediate I, 164b).

Later ascetic, he himself also practice self-mortification as he himself describes:

"Because I eat too little, my limbs became like the grass, or the burning withered vines. Because I eat too little, so I became the roundtable as camel toenails. Because I eat too little, exposing my spine like a ball chain. Because I eat too little, my emaciated ribs like a stilt columns rui disrepair. Because I eat too little, so my pupils glitter lies hole deep in the eyes, like light sparkling water located deep in a deep water well ... " (Central I, 80).

Buddha after practicing asceticism no results. He decisively abandon austerity and start meditating themselves, evidence is meditation, meditation Monday, Tuesday meditation, meditation Wednesday, develop wisdom, evidence was sufficient intelligence network, intelligence divine eye, gonorrhea take intelligent , as it is hard to know, know as the truth of cankers, free from illegal sex, property illegally smuggled ignorance. For itself has freed so, start up position of understanding: "Sanh took advantage, has a dignity, work to do have done, no more callbacks this state" (Central I, 248). Thus, also with their own experience, rid ourselves of asceticism, meditation, intellectual development, the Buddha attained Enlightenment.
For the Master had to rely on self-help to the aspirant, study and evangelism, so in 45 years of preaching for the birth, his teachings primarily to practitioners as well as self-help self-knowledge teachings: "Be himself is a lamp unto yourself, be yourself leaning y yourself, do something different titles y. use the Dhamma as a lamp, used as shelters Dharma, do something other refuge. "
First of all, the Buddha confirmed "beg" and "desire" no benefit, not only on the path of Dharma practice, but also the desire for worldly matters.
Samyutta, Volume IV, page 313 states:

"If people do ten evil deeds, then a large crowds to pray with hands pleading, hoping that he would be born animal friendly, gender-friendly. The supplication so vain, because he made ten evil happiness will fall into hell for such a toss a rock into a lake, then some mass to pray, pray, pray that accept the hand that rocks will be surfaced. the so imploring vain, because his rock, with its weight, can not stand up, can not drift to the shore, as the public prayer was.
In contrast, a ten-virtue abandon, do ten good virtues, if there is a large crowds to pray, pray, with hands, pray that he will be born into hell, deprivation, in the prayer he was not pleased to be achieved. He was born to be good fun, good sex, the human realm. For such a person engulfed an oil smashed into the lake and then smashed his stool, the amount of oil that will float on the water. Although there is a large crowds to pray, pray, accept hand, demand that the oil was sinking to the bottom of the water. Plea was of course no results, some oil was still floating on the water. Thus, it can invoke, has pleaded not have any benefit. "

Angutara IIIA, page 123 testimonials add the futility of begging and pleading. A monk is not interested in the practice, start-up desire to be liberated from the taints without grasping, certain desires are not fulfilled. As the hen has eight, ten or twelve eggs, incubation sitting improperly, improper heat incubation, hatching improper maintenance, the oil for starting up the chicken's got the will hope that the chicks of it, with feet, with nails, with the mouth, cracking the shell and exit safely, hens that were not fulfilled. Wherefore? Because hens do not sit properly Hamlet, Hamlet is not heated properly, not nursing properly hamlet.
In contrast, a focus brethren living in the practice, though not arise desire: "I hope that the mind is freed of defilements, without clinging," yet his mind still was freed without attachments. Wherefore? Must say that he has practiced. What have practice? There are four foundations of mindfulness practice, with four main practice necessary, as standard practice four-sufficiency, have required years of practice, with practice in force, with seven enlightenment practice, practice Noble has eight branches. For as hens, eight, ten or twelve eggs. It sits properly incubating, hatching hot it properly. Though the chicken did not arise desire, hope that its chicks, with feet, with nails, with mines, cracking the shell and exit safely, these chicks break the shell of it and get out safely. Thus, there is no wishes or desires is not a problem. The main problem is the right action, right way to lead to the desired results only.
A further passage (Central I, page 303) emphasize the futility of begging. If the wrongful act of dignity, not how to achieve fruition. Hanh Pham wrongful conduct here mean by wrong knowledge, wrong thinking, wrong speech, wrong now, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong set. Wherefore? As this is not the method to achieve fruition. Then Buddha oil seekers example, after pouring the sand into the bucket, continue to sprinkle the juice for the oil sands, although he has the desire to look out for oil will not be fulfilled. Wherefore? Because this is not a method of finding oil. Buddha used another example, more meaningful, as a seeker of milk, a cow, horns again grabbed the milking cows, though the time may wish or not wish, it does not get milk.
Conversely, if any monk or Brahmin does, have the right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, mindfulness, right concentration, despite the wish or not wish, Committing acts well will reach fruition. Wherefore? Since this method is attained. For such a person to find oil, to the seeds after oil in barrels, then continue to sprinkle water squeezing oil out of oil seeds. Though he has no wish or desire, will also get the oil. Wherefore? Knowing methods produce oil. Also likened seekers milk to cow, milked from cows breast newborn child, despite the wishes or desires were also found milk.
For events in life, too, not by begging, by the wish that accomplishment. Forums are people, often wished in pleasurable things, difficult to find in life such as longevity, color space, peace, good rumors, and are born of heaven. In Beijing Ability Lac (Increase IIB, page 74), the Buddha stated in this law so that people pray, not because of the desire that was, because if it's due to beg, by the desire that there be, there are times in this life who wither for what probably, when that just begs to be fulfilled is. Buddha said very clearly: Want allotted life span can not pray or praise human life span to bring life span. Saints disciples want to practice life-needed path to life span, leading to excellent capacity, leading to peace, leads to good rumors, leading to natural birth, he was then achieved, to achieve five things they desire pleasurable in life.
In the definition of the role of the Enterprise and Industry stated very clearly Buddha karma (Karma) means action, from karoti verb meaning to do, is to act on the body, the word and the attention, but action action had to be private mental states, ie an act of his own will do, personally decide to do, no one instigated, not by anyone false security. As was himself conscious action do, themselves decide to do, so we have the Buddha identified as the owner of the Enterprise (Kammassako) we are the heirs of Industry (Kamma-dayada), we just charge for our actions, we have solely the result of our actions do. Dhammapada states:

"What evil do it yourself,
your own being, his creation,
Mash the fool,
as diamond jewel." (Dhammapada 161)

A verse more clearly defined than:

"Yourself, do evil,
polluting yourself,
do not do evil yourself,
do it yourself pure,
Pure, pure not, by themselves,
no one pure one". (Dhammapada 165)
"Themselves his criticism,
his scrutiny themselves,
self-protection, brethren,
Mindfulness permanent peace." (Dhammapada 379)

In a highly prestigious texts, Kinh Kalamasutta (Increase I, 213-216), the Buddha advised His disciples to believe in their own place, do not believe anyone else, believed in where the ability to judge good and evil of yourself, do you believe in a different method:

- "Hey Kalama, do not have information because the tale, do not be believed because traditionally, do not believe it because I hear people say, do not have information because canon was handed down, do not have information because human reasoning, Do not believe it because of human reasoning, do not believe, after reflecting on the facts and conditions, do not have believed prejudices, preconceptions, do not believe it appropriate for the capable, do not believe because you Sa the subjects of the Master himself. But this Kalama, when he himself knew as follows: 'the law is immoral, as guilty of this law, the measures were criticized wise people, legal entities if implementation and acceptance, brought weaving misfortune of suffering. this time Kalama, abandon them '... But this Kalama, when he himself said the following:' The law is good. The law is no crime. the law, which was praised wise people. these measures, if implemented and accepted, lead to happiness, this time the Kalama, be attained and dwell '... ".

Once aware of his ability can distinguish good from evil, the Buddha taught should take care her only, no one else care only, as the following verse states:

"The title wanderer,
not just one medicine,
not make love,
not to hate work.
Therefore, in sorrow than,
in avarice stingy,
as the water on the leaves,
sticky do not remember" . (Business Class, verse 811)
"Who does not find the tree cores
For y birth,
convince Maybe greed,
attachment For
He does not care just
not to anyone led by
his brethren right feet,
Traveling in the world". (Business Class v 364)

But Buddha with caution. Though he has been liberated and enlightened than him, but he still found that he should care only in a recluses or Brahmins:

"So I go to pay homage, reverence and care only to live in a recluses or Brahmins, with full purpose of making the world Aggregates ... Aggregates ... Aggregates Property ... aggregates have not been fully liberated enough ... but I do not see a world where the gods, evil Ma and Brahma, among the masses recluses and Brahmins, gods and men, no one recluses or Brahmins else , the world, with the, with wisdom and with more fully liberated me that I can reverently, bowed and he just lived. then, brethren, I thought as follows: 'with France that I have legs the enlightened, let reverence, worship and live y France only did ''.

Thus the Buddha with a humble heart, looking for a recluses or Brahmins to care only refuge where the Dhamma. That is why the Buddha taught the brethren, " yourself is a lamp unto yourself (Atta dipaviharatha), let yourself lean y themselves (Atta Sarana), y not entitled something else. Dharma used as shelters, do not rely on something else ". This attitude of the Buddha explains why Venerable Ananda Buddha advised not to have sorrow after the Buddha passed away, because the disciples of the Buddha Dhamma always do the will, with the Dhamma as shelter titles.
In Samyutta III, 51, the Buddha identified for advice again his disciples took the Dharma as the island, taking the Dhamma as refuge : "Live, making the island self mines themselves, brethren, take refuge with yourself, do not rely on anyone else. take measures as the island, take refuge measures do not rely on someone else. " In the Gopaka Mahamoggallana, China III, page 111, we will see the Buddha's disciples after his death, acted as his word. Brahmin Venerable Ananda Gopaka Mahamoggallana asked: "Venerable Sir, there are a recluses monks installations Gotama: 'This person, after I kill shelter will be for you, and ye shall y only this position? ' ".
Venerable Ananda replied: "Hey Brahmin without a certain brethren is Exalted, Wise, author rank Ants, Arahat, Enlightenment arrangements: 'The after I kill , will be a refuge for you ', and we will care only to this position. "
"Ananda Venerable Sir, there is a certain brethren we Increases agreements and a large number of monks installations Presbyterian is this position, after passing Exalted, will be the refuge for us, and we will care only this position? ".
Venerable Ananda replied: "There is a certain brethren, the Brahmins, are we Increase Agreement and the majority of you, brethren Presbyterian ordering: 'This person, after Bhagavan's passing will be refuge for us', and we will care only to this position. "
"And so is (you) do not have shelter. Dear Venerable Ananda, so what's so you can blend?".
"Hey Brahmin, we are not without shelter. This Brahmin, we have shelter. And France is our refuge."
Take the Dhamma as refuge, which is also the Buddha's teaching us. END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.27/2/2016.MHDT.