The ideal virtues of the monk

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The Sangha, a group of Buddhist disciples, was established and operated under His direct leadership. The Buddha established the Sangha into an ideal body, united and harmonized as a guiding principle in community life. In the Mahayana Sutra,  the 16th Sutra; and texts equivalent of  Travel , School A-levels 2, Buddha raised seven ways (often called the seven measures retrogression) encourage each member of the Sangha practice self dignified For her noble qualities do not rot on the path of practice, while contributing to build, consolidate and maintain the prosperity of the Sangha.    

Preferred little, not much love

With a monk who has left the secular life, it is necessary to first remove the habits that have been infected before, do not like to do so, not happy to do so, not passionate Do (the  Great bowl of Nirvana, Business  School No. 16).The  Traveling Trip  (A-junction) calls this virtue simply by " less work, less work ." When choosing the path of renunciation is to separate yourself from the secular flow, choose a different path, if not the opposite of the secular path that most people in society pursue. Those who left home, before entering the path, also has been rolling for years with this secular life. It is not a simple thing to get out of a habit that has been practiced for a long time.

When we have the same layman, the pre-occupied temperament is still latent, we tend to prioritize the task of accomplishing the job, forgetting more important things to the person. Attend school. Participants in too many tasks will lose their mindfulness, be attached to the task, without concentrating on the main work of the monk. 

It is noted in the sutras that Phra Ananda, who lived in the midst of the Kosala people, was so busy with many layman contacts. Seeing that, a natural reminder that: " He was the man who decided to choose a way to live peacefully, living the distance in the quiet, should direct his mind about the purpose of Nirvana. Therefore, meditate and live without any distance. Excessive exposure, talk more in vain . Ananda deeply touched with this reminder and timely return to live with headings meditation ( Saṁyutta economic , Volume I, Chapter IX, the V: Ananda).

But then you get involved in work, always wandering with a mountain of work, mind to worry, think, solve work is how different people, how can focus attention on the topic Meditation item? In addition, when it comes to work, when the ego is raised, there is no time to contemplate and practice the selfless nature of dharma-dharmas, so the more obstacles on the path of dharma practice. . Therefore, the Buddha taught " fancy work, can not live in permanent body in the body " ( Increased spending sutras , chapter VI, XII products, business 117). Such a person even if the round head shape, square shirt is also only general but not mind. The more people do more work, the more skilled in the work, The more motivated to enjoy more work and neglect the practice, although the monastic body that is still living secular life. The Buddha calls this class a rotten person in the teachings. He taught: " The monk possesses a lot of work, many things to do, skill in work to do, renunciation of meditation, not concentrating on pure meditation. This is the first law that causes monks to learn rotten rot. "( Increase the volume,  chapter V, product IX, business number 90). 

Even when we are not skillful at work, not too passionate about our work, we are still attached to living in confusion with the layman, working with them, being caught up in worldly tales or Things related to work life, hand to mouth speak, mind boggling thought western thought forget mindfulness. One of the harmful things of a person practicing the Buddha's teachings is that not everyone is aware that there are " many jobs, many jobs to do, no dexterity in what to do; Living in confusion with the host and the monk , depending on the relationship with the host "( Chapter V, Vol. XXII, No. 223). 

Burying head on a job where the mind is not strong enough to be self is frustrating, uncontrollable and inexperienced, self-submission to the dominant anger and maneuver. Such people often hurt their own heart and hurt others. Therefore, the Buddha said: " Less is one of the conditions for lovingkindness " ( I.8 ). Conversely, someone " U preferred work (physical) lead to rot rotten " (Increased spending sutras, chapter V, IX products, trading 149; Chapter VI, the III, of the 21).  Only when our minds abiding and self-reliant in all circumstances, walking in the ceiling without sticky dust to dare to "hand to market" life!

Una quiet, not much talkative

The monk needs to live with the virtue of the second is to train yourself to become mature in life " quiet favorite, do not like to say much " (Kinh  Travel , No. 2 School of A jaw). This is described in more detail in  the Mahaparinirvana Sutta  (School of the Ninth Sutra ), which is " not interested in gossip, not gay, not indulgent ." This is a quiet and sedentary lifestyle, a life-skill to ourselves, whether we are in a large congregation. This virtue is very much in line with the path of renunciation, because practice is the work of each person, the process of working with one's own mind, the way of going back inward. The road needs a quiet environment and minimal communication. If need be, Practitioners should just discuss the Dharma to understand together the classic teachings to practice, should not say things not related to the purpose of liberation. Therefore, the Buddha taught " when the teacher meetings together, this Nandaka, there are two things to do: say legal or keep quiet saint " ( Increase in the economic , Chapter IX, the I, of 4).

There is an interesting story recorded in this sutra. At that time, the Buddha and the monks were staying in a garden in Thich Kieu. The two monks, supergiant Sariputta and Mankindi, led 500 practitioners to travel across the region, who immediately came to pay homage to the Buddha and the emperors. When they arrived, they did not meet the Buddha, the monks met with joy and greeted each other to make noise. Buddha heard the noise, asking Ananda what was happening. 

Upon hearing the incident, the Buddha told Ananda to banish Sariputta and Moggallana elsewhere. Then the two Venerable Masters guide 500 disciples to the Buddha's repentance, and He rejoices. Taking this opportunity, the Buddha taught the monks the practice of self-satisfaction with the silent life in order to develop the mind and insight in the Dharma, in which one of the factors to cultivate mind is " Live alone place, do not fancy crowded people "( The most advanced A-function , the Nine Dhamma, product 45, business No. 2).

People who like to talk a lot will enjoy chattering enough, it is difficult to control and master mind while speaking, so the more easily said the wrong. When the mind is caught up in the dharmas not related to the practice life, the more we talk about the ordinary life, the more we become saddened and the further away from the virtuous way of life. The Buddha said: " Preference talk can not live on the body itself " ( Increase,  Chapter VI, product XII, 117). This teaching seems simple, easy to understand but difficult to practice. Those who leave home when the coast charm according to the law does not put the power, energy and time for the practice of the Dharma. Therefore, when not enough internal force, it is not easy to find joy on the way of practice. 

In addition, when discussing things that are not related to the goal of liberation, the mind of the yogi is easy to oscillate, easily rotten back to secular life. Therefore, in many texts, the Buddha reminded: " Conversation is one of the things that makes the monks friendship school rotten heart " ( Increase in the economic , Chapter V, the VIII, of the 89), " rotten rotten "( Increased spending sutras , chapter V, IX products, trading 149; chapter VI, the III, of the 21). The body of the monk, but the heart is rotten is a waste of human life. The above teachings of the Buddha have the effect of activating good mental states in the mind which help us to have more internal force to wade the secular stream towards the sense of peace.

Sleep, sleep not mind

The Traveling Trip  (A-junction) states the third virtue needed for a monk is " less sleep, no sleep, " and the  Great Sutra of Nibbana  (business school) called this virtue Is " not favorite sleep ". It is the choice of the wise, the wise, the arrogant, the awakened, the controlled, and regulate their trivial needs at a reasonable level. Sleeping is a legitimate demand, but Buddha said, sleep is never satisfied ( Increase spending sutras , chapter III, the XI, of the 104). Moreover, it is impossible to accumulate sleep, so "sleep" only takes time and tolerates a bad habit.  

Usually people need 8 hours of sleep a day, so a normal person has spent a third of his life to sleep! That is not to say the first 10 years of life still do not know what to do and the last years of life are old and sick, so taking care of yourself is very precious! Still, many people are still unaware of how rare our time is. Once you spend too much time sleeping, people become passive, depressed because while we sleep, most bodies in the body return to rest or work very little. Therefore, allow yourself to sleep more active, even when awake, our body becomes stagnant, slow, lack of vitality, insensitivity, lazy and kiss.

The consequence of the desire to sleep is bad. Buddha mentioned so many times in doing that, the desire to sleep is " one of the things that makes the monks friendship school rotten heart " ( Increase in the economic , Chapter V, the VIII, of the 89), and is  "Bliss that hinders the practice of the Dharma " ( Chapter V, Volume  XXI, No. 206). Nature " prefer sleeping lead to rot rotten " ( Increase in the economic , Chapter V, the Ninth of 149); home person like that " monks rot rotten " ( Increased spending sutras,  chapter VI, the III, of the 21). The Buddha said, " Those who prefer to sleep are unable to live on the body. " ( Sutra , Chapter VI, XII, Sut. No. 117). For ordinary people only know how to enjoy pleasure in life, immersed in the sleep is very normal demand. However, with the monk, lifelong sloping mind to study the rest of the necessary sleep will be a major obstacle to slow down the path of inner transformation. 

Therefore, the Buddha encouraged his disciples, who are striving on the path towards the goal of liberation of birth and death, that " monks, monks, only the  monks to drink glasses Beneath the night, sleep less awake. "( Sutra,  Chapter V, Product XIV, Business No. 137). Only when we know the direction of noble, far-sighted to clearly see the escape of the birth of birth and death is essential and urgent efforts to overcome the temptation of the village. I do not want to sleep to spend all my life for the practice.

No gatherings say useless

If living with virtue fourth home people will " not the friend, friend, do not say useless things " (Business  Travel , No. 2 school A-levels), and in doing  Dai bowl Nirvana  (No. 16, the business school), this is expressed as " not favorite clusters, not happy gathering, not passionate gathering ." Clearly in life, language is a necessary means of communication between people and people. However, with a monk, the precious time should be prioritized for the practice; Only when it is necessary to exchange the things related to the practice and the purpose of liberation, to communicate with others. Buddha reminded the disciples, the path of the monk, although living among the monks, are still the way to go alone, Like " one rhinoceros horn in the desert " ( Kinh , Chapter I, No. 35-36). The six-roomed new life style is the true way of the retreat, devoting all his life to the path of the world.

Congregation to say is useless is the habit of people who do not put themselves in the trajectory of the practitioners, dedicated to studying and practicing Buddhism. Meeting conversations only wastes time in vain and it is the job of those without a clear direction in life. For those who do not know how to live according to the Buddha's teachings, the mundane worldly affairs do not bring about any benefits in terms of inner transformation, which can become a topic of discussion without end. Looking back, each person spent nearly half his or her life sleeping. Most of the time spent on food, clothing, shelter, illness for themselves and other non-benefits. If more gathering to talk in vain, then there is no time to invest in the practice of Dharma, after all the suffering itself. 

This is reminded by Quy xo Sơn:  "Wandering headaches, jokes people. The most irreconcilable rule, the misleading knowledge of suffering. Nang near death, often reflect.   HT. Thanh Tu translation is: " Eat and then start your head noisy, just talk the whole world. Song, a happy race, not happy is the cause of suffering. Many lifetimes follow the ceiling, never wake up.

The monk is determined to choose the way to go alone, despite being surrounded by many people, is always living mindfulness of mindfulness, resting on the body and mind of oneself. Therefore, people who chatter chatter, enjoy the masses, laugh is not self-control is toward the outward, it is difficult to live alone, can not be directed toward the inner life. The Buddha taught that anyone who " likes the congregation can not live on the body " ( Sang chi , chapter VI, product XII, economic 117). In other texts, he said, who " preferred congregation brought to rot rotten " ( Increased spending sutras,  chapter V, IX products, business 149). Only when you enjoy and learn to live in a quiet environment to have a strong internal force,

Do not self-praise when you lack virtue

The fifth virtue of a monk should be solemn and self-respecting as " there is no evil desire, not subject to evil desire " ( Great bowl of Nibbana, the business school ). In the  Travel  ( A-junction ), this content is recorded as " not self-praise when you lack virtue ." Although this content in two suttas does not exactly coincide, they are intimately related and can be considered as one, because only the evil one governs and manipulates new self-praise. Not bragging and self-praise is the quiet, modest lifestyle of the sage; Normal people can hardly do. 

The world people do what they do not show off full breeze, show off many times and still not bored. Even when they themselves have little accomplishment, they also add a lot of details to honor themselves, so that their image is more "shimmer" in the eyes of others, just because greed: greed for praise. Such a person is a living person who is driven by desire and maneuver, happy with the virtual name, living dependent on the evaluation of others. This is the common psychology of those who have poor inner life and are wild, extrovert and so on, who volunteer to external circumstances that govern their mind. 

Therefore, if a person has a monk's appearance and compliments himself, even if the accomplishments are only small things, it is not worth compare with others, he is not a true monk. . Once the attachment is nourished, we will be drawn into the worldly stream. This is one of the factors that ruin the quality of the cultivator.

Persons interested pat himself (usually psychological accompanied belittle people) like being admonished, called " foolish " and " so will bring unhappiness, suffering long " ( Saṁyutta business Volume II, Chapter VI, Product I, Business No. 5). The self bragging documents a possessed her, but when Buddha or monks dignity, the same questions to the embarrassment, loss of self-confidence, unable to answer, the Buddha called it people " make black dots in teaching The law, the breaking the world, the law and the legal damage. "( Sublime,  Chapter X, product IX, business No. 85). As a true cultivator, one should be mindful of mindfulness, contemplation and timely control of one's mind and actions at every moment, so as not to make this mistake, Become a degenerate life of his own life, while also tarnishing the pure life of the Sangha. The virtuous person who compliments himself is the one who is driven by greed and lust, it is difficult to progress on the path of Dharma practice. Such a person is also grasping the self, polishing the self, living untrustworthy when showing off what he does not have, or have a little show off. This is a great obstacle for the practitioner.

Do not make friends with bad people

The virtue of a practitioner's sixth virtue is " not to associate with bad people " (The Way  of the Astral), while in the Mindfulness, the sense is expressed slightly differently, No evil friends desire, no relatives evil desire, not associate with evil desire . The difference here is that, while the  Journey  emphasizes the "evil bad man",  the Mahaparinirvana Sutra  (The 16th Sutra) focuses on leaving the evil, not the human Evil The nature and purpose of the problem are the same, because evil people are "possessing" the evil, nourishing the evil and using the evil to feed the mind. Not close to evil, not close to evil executives so that we stay away from the evil injections from the outside,

Ancient people often say "choose you play". Another common saying that everyone knows is "Tell me who you are, I'll tell you who you are". Yes! Black near ink near the bright lights; Playing with bad friends is bad and bad scandals are not good at all. Quy Son has taught:  "The good father, as the middle route, though inferior, time profit; Fake evil association, evil leader knowledge, understanding evil creation, the news delivery, a post-depression, uniquely personal identity, life after death. Closer to people like walking in the dew, although not wet, but  gradually absorbed. Closer to the evil, more evil knowledge, early dark creativity, before the eyes bear fruit, death and then down. One phen lost body, Want to find life again "( Quy Son book ). In our lives, where we are often around, our personality is greatly influenced by that person, even the impact of close friends can change the trajectory of the future path of a person. human. Because personality formation and development is a process of socialization in which people and habitats have a direct and direct impact on the process. Choosing to live close to the good person to have the opportunity to leave the evil is a virtue is very necessary for the practitioner as well as for all people living in society. The Buddha taught: " Do not befriend the evil one, do not be a human being, be a good friend, be a supreme person " ( Dhamma, v. 78). We often stay with someone whose personality is greatly affected by that person, even the impact of close friends can change the trajectory that drives a person's future path. Because personality formation and development is a process of socialization in which people and habitats have a direct and direct impact on the process. Choosing to live close to the good person to have the opportunity to leave the evil is a virtue is very necessary for the practitioner as well as for all people living in society. The Buddha taught: " Do not befriend the evil one, do not be a human being, be a good friend, be a supreme person " ( Dhamma, v. 78). We often stay with someone whose personality is greatly affected by that person, even the impact of close friends can change the trajectory that drives a person's future path. Because personality formation and development is a process of socialization in which people and habitats have a direct and direct impact on the process. Choosing to live close to the good person to have the opportunity to leave the evil is a virtue is very necessary for the practitioner as well as for all people living in society. The Buddha taught: " Do not befriend the evil one, do not be a human being, be a good friend, be a supreme person " ( Dhamma, v. 78). Even the impact of close friends can change the trajectory that drives a person's future path. Because personality formation and development is a process of socialization in which people and habitats have a direct and direct impact on the process. Choosing to live close to the good person to have the opportunity to leave the evil is a virtue is very necessary for the practitioner as well as for all people living in society. The Buddha taught: " Do not befriend the evil one, do not be a human being, be a good friend, be a supreme person " ( Dhamma, v. 78). Even the impact of close friends can change the trajectory that drives a person's future path. Because personality formation and development is a process of socialization in which people and habitats have a direct and direct impact on the process. Choosing to live close to the good person to have the opportunity to leave the evil is a virtue is very necessary for the practitioner as well as for all people living in society. The Buddha taught: " Do not befriend the evil one, do not be a human being, be a good friend, be a supreme person " ( Dhamma, v. 78). Choosing to live close to the good person to have the opportunity to leave the evil is a virtue is very necessary for the practitioner as well as for all people living in society. The Buddha taught: " Do not befriend the evil one, do not be a human being, be a good friend, be a supreme person " ( Dhamma, v. 78). Choosing to live close to the good person to have the opportunity to leave the evil is a virtue is very necessary for the practitioner as well as for all people living in society. The Buddha taught: " Do not befriend the evil one, do not be a human being, be a good friend, be a supreme person " ( Dhamma,  v. 78).

Love to live in a place of leisure

A person who truly wants to spend the time, energy, and energy in the practice of dharma will know how to separate himself from the noise of the city, returning to his main work is the effort on the real path. Act with your own mind. This is the seventh virtue expressed in the Book of  Travel  is " like being alone in the desert forest ". 

In the  Great Sutra of Nibbana  , this idea is marked " not in the midway between the attainment of the lower rank and the fruit of victory ." Seemed content in texts  Nikaya  and  A-levels  differ, but in fact these are the two words of the same problem. Indeed, only those who prefer to live in the deserted forest are enthusiastic people, determined to go to the destination rather than stop in the midst of "being", dissatisfied with the low status, but Efforts to achieve the ultimate goal only. Only true practitioners can do this, because the psychology that most people find to be just one part of our path is satisfied, enough is enough, Should not continue efforts on the road going. With the psychological satisfaction when not to the destination, the practitioner has to go that can not come to the ultimate end of life.

Only the rank of sergeant, decisive determination to live in pure forest pure serenity can engage in meditation, discharge, full separation of evil as the Buddha taught in many suttas. Desert forest is the ideal environment for the practitioner, and is a scary place for those who have not put their whole lives on the path of liberation. The person who is infected before, body and mouth will not be pure, will be frightened, terrified cover and invade, so " can not afford to live away in the desert forest! The life of telecom becomes very difficult! It is difficult to enjoy living alone! "; Only those who live with the first three pure self-confident enough to live in the faraway countryside, in the wild mountains and forests (Business Center No. 4:  fear and terror ). 

To achieve full enlightenment, maintenance of the base and mindfulness awareness, the practitioner should choose " choose a quiet place, such as forest, trees, ravines, caves, yards, groves , outdoor, haystack "to meditate (Central business 27:  State of the footprints of elephants , of No. 38:  University of cessation charity ; of the 51:  Kandaraka ; Central business 112: business  Six purity  and Many more).

In the past, the footstep practitioners often find the forest in the high mountains to set up am distant, and from the cups to create a lot of ancient pagodas still quiet today in the quiet place, However, away from the hectic life of the hamlet and street market as a living historical witness to the tranquil life of the mountainous forest of the predecessors. Practitioners who choose to live in the city for a comfortable material life are those who only aim to satisfy the worldly pleasures rather than the sloppiness of the mind, to the ultimate goal of accomplishing the fruit Supreme Bodhi. Once the decision to renounce the family is  "From the non-tri-decision, Sapporo college. Understand the panic, starting the possibility of over time . HT.Thanh From translation: " From retired relatives , Deciding where to wear the dye is the way to go? Early in the morning worry, can not let time pass. "( Quy Son book scene ). But still choose the street near the road, next to the crowded residential area for many people to go back, choose the place for the needs of life to be there is easy to deviate from the heart My head.

In short, the Buddha taught the seven virtues very well and these are the basic elements needed to have the exemplary followers in a flourishing sangha. Through the presentation of the seven virtues, the Buddha advised us to use our precious time for the purpose of Dharma practice. This was kindly encouraged by the Buddha before he entered Nirvana: " Do not let the hour pass through the bed; Day and day of legal practice "(  Diocese ). At all times, in order to master the virtuous way of living, we need to separate life, which only takes time without connection to the goal of liberation. Need to find solitude, living alone, telecommuting can spend all precious time, health and life energy for the purpose of liberation of birth and death. If a person performs these seven virtues in full, then in this life he can attain liberation without having to expect a distant world in a vague place. Reread the warning of the Buddha to his commandments:

 Monks prefer work, enjoy the work, dedicated to work preferences; Like talking, enjoying talking, concentrating on talking; Preferred to sleep, enjoy sleeping, dedicated sleep preferred; Prefer them, enjoy the congregation, dedicated to the congregation preferred; Communication, communication and communication; To enjoy, to enjoy, to enjoy, to enjoy Thus, the Sage, monks live the same way, so when the dying is not good, when the common destiny is not good. This sage, here called the monks, has no body, not renounce the body to the right to end suffering  ( Sutra , Chapter VI, product II, business 14).

These seven are the basic meditation subject for each practitioner, it is necessary to use reasonable time, harvest the end of the world, to distance the world, steady practice not to be embarrassed when deciding to  "superpower The center of the wilderness, the Holy Trinity, martial arts marauders, the message of grace, the third nature " . HT.Thanh word translation is:  " Phàm who renounce the steps to heaven wide, the mind is different . Sacred sanctuary, restaurant Force ghost, to the temple to pay four gifts, save the three realms "( The book paints scenes ).

Every day want to hammer the world,

Do not be lazy to sleep,

No discussion of the matter  ,

No cobblestones rule the law,

Do not brag when you  lack virtue,

Without pollution of material,

Do not lean near the bad friends,

Seven conditions for the reign of the  dharma. END=NAM MO CAKYA MOUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.31/3/2017.