The third largest vow

GREAT PEACE

"I wish to live later, when the Bodhi direction, we use the wisdom of immeasurable immediacy for their sentient beings, so that everyone has enough supplies not for anyone to suffer the poor, poor also" .

Someone hears like this reciting the Medicine Sutra and wonders if he has attained enlightenment already, worth reading recitation forever must be full, why still poor? Here we must note what the Dai Sutra said. How much do you use to keep us from lacking, but in this life we ​​lack most? In today's world, the biggest issue that worries people is the degradation, lack of morality, human quality rather than the lack of money, property or rice. rice, so the Buddha must use all means to save us. Here we have the pearl that forget, like the same guy in the Lotus Sutra, the son of the head of the poor, said that he is poor, to the real world everywhere.

Thus, King Tran Thai Tong said in the verse Four mountains:

Only wrong thoughts, forget the concept

The left is not born with birth

Nostalgia of the incense, the tongue

Their eyes are fuzzy, the sound of love

Wander the ceiling room forever

Days are miles away.

That is the concept of forgetfulness leading to poverty, misery. I remember the idea, thinking that I am rich but actually I am suffering, then lead to take birth and death forever in the cycle of samsara. "Nostalgia fragrant", such as when I go over, smell something fragrant that I slow down, breathe deeply and then go on. Then I also like to listen to the sweet than smooth words angry, angry. For example, a person who likes to eat sour food is more susceptible to stomach pain, and a person who likes to eat sweets is more likely to have diabetes, if anyone can neutralize both, eating anything is normal. Also, my ears hear what is fun, but what is sad is not known that I am sick, have to adjust. We do not have the static, all day led by the French, Always be around those fools that I do not know. For example, one day someone complimented me, then I was happy, then they cried, then I was sad. If they praised or complained that they were still calm, laughed, they were not cheated, so we are friends all the time. Once a layman came to the Zen Master Ma asked: "Who do you want to be? "The Zen master replied:" Waiting for a drink to drink from the Jiangxi River, I will because of you said,"immediately lay down. Even when we are in bed, we have to go to bed at the same time as we do, even when we are meditating with friends, which is to go home, to walk the mountains and forests ... not living with the reality. I am still the poor and the poor. So Medicine Buddha save King Ly Quang Vuong used a number of skillful means to guide the sentient beings recognize the pearl to make themselves out of poverty.

In Ngu Dang Nguoi Nguyen, one day Zen master Canh Thanh was sitting in the room with a rising tiger standing next to him. The teacher asked:

- What is the outside?

Increase:

- White, the clown sound is snake bites.

The Zen master said:

- beings suffering, there are suffering of beings.

Which beings suffering? The frog was bitten by the snake, and then he grew up suffering because of running out of tongues forget the nature of listening is here, but running away is the loss of himself, to poverty.

Also in the Ngu Dien Hoi Nguyen stated: A monk named Thanh Nhue came to ask Cao Son:

- Dear white glass, very poor child. Please help me.

The Zen Master calls:

- Xue Le Nhue, come back.

After this monk approached, the Master said,

- The poor in Quanzhou have finished drinking three cups of wine, say not sticky lips.

What is the story above? If you do not understand, you can withdraw money for him to increase, but he is not really poor? The monks heard right away, that this monk was not poor in money but poor in morals, poor because of not received treasure, his own pearl. Speaking poorly, the Zen master said, "Just recently," he clearly heard every hour to travel. So what can hear, go? So where are the poor? If a man dies, if he calls, will he hear and stand up? So we have to discover for our boss.

In Chinese Zen Master, Volume 1 Record: Professor Hui Chinese National One day call attendant: " Author ", so called three times, then three times the steward would say " Yes " without light this place. So national teacher said: " Think your aunt, do not you think my assistant ." That teacher helped as much but did not realize that his fault.

Zen teacher Lam Te said very clearly: "You folks, want to know who do not hear the dharma, clearly in front of them is a person who is listening  clear, clear ." In the life of ordinary life, if we know how to cultivate then it is very rich. We walk to have mindfulness, awareness will be peaceful in this stormy weather.

In Chinese Zen master: One day General Bui Huu to a monastery saw a tall figure painted on the wall, he asked: " Where are the high rise here where the rise? "People at the temple do not know how to answer. Mr. Bui Huu asked again: "Are there any Zen masters here?" Abbot said, " In the morning I saw a Zen master coming here looking like a tall man ." In history, Hoang Ba Monk was the abbot of a monastery of 500 monks, once the monks were so loud that he became angry and went into the monastery to cultivate. When Master Abbot invites Zen Master Hoang Ba to see the Zen master, Bui Huu said, " Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh . "At this time, Zen Master Hoang Ba looked straight at:" Bui Huu" He said, " Yes ." The teacher continued, "  Where? " At this time, Mr. Bui Huu

I often imagine or find where to rise outside without actually knowing the boss is right where I am. Now try to notice, while I was listening to France, I did not think but still hear the fan whistling, birds singing, dogs barking, generally speaking all languages, which in that time I do not distinguish and accept all languages, which means listening to all, listening to the sound without the head is the same with the Medicine Buddha Venerable King Ly. So I say very rich, but never dare to admit it is not safe.

In the meditation there is written: Zen master Tu Ho once in the middle of the night to increase the road shouting:

- Thief! Thief!

Raise them to think that the real thief, everyone ran blanket run. At that time, a monk hit him. He grabbed this monk's tunic, saying:

- Got it, got it.

Increase:

- Venerable Master! Not me.

He said:

- Yes, he did not accept it.

Do you see the Zen master period? " Stealing, " then screaming " stolen, " then when he caught a person, he said not, then said: " Well, he did not take over only ." So the meditators in her old heart very earnest, see beings are not enlightened should use all the tricks, all means to declare, help beings recognize the jade are.

In the Chinese Zen Master, Volume 1 records: One day, Siddhartha went to meet the Zen Master of Medicine. The teacher asked:

- I heard in Chang'an chaos, do you know?

He said:

- The water is safe.

You go to the temple, go to the monastery, sometimes there are stories of not happening, not without. But if someone asks me: " I heard that there is no peace, pure right? "How do I answer? Is the answer "Is my water safe "? Or do you know that Mrs. Tam, Mr. Seven, the whole thing does not involve myself, then called tu tu. The pagoda is about the pagoda, the story is the story of the people, and I was still safe when it progressed very fast. They say that they always use the light to shine out, but never re-illumination themselves, so suffering, so unhappy throughout.

Doctor Kham Son asked:

- Can you see the business or ask?

Cao Di Cao:

- Because the business is not, nor ask.

The teacher asked:

- Many people do not see the business, do not ask, why not?

He said:

- Not saying they can not, just because they do not admit it.

I have a pearl that does not receive, or to start to separate the distinction must be disturbed, than to lose means that you are poor, suffering, and turn to look at yourself means that you are rich. Do you want to be poor, want to suffer or want to be rich like Medicine Buddha? In the Book of Enlightenment, he said: " There is only one word, it is the highest law ," said Truc Lam, " Do not follow ." So people who know meditation will find life is very simple, poor or not by yourself. Every thought that arises when he launches poor, but not follow, soi back is rich. Thus, just a word " KNOW " is enough.

In the meditation tells a story: One day the Zen Master has a trip to the city, on the way to meet a person who also walks like himself. After a greeting greeting as if there is a predestined relationship that something close, the more talked the better. At night, two people rent a room to rest, take the morning tomorrow morning. Because the inn did not have lights, two people went to bed, but in the middle of the night, because of a few small noises, the Zen master awoke and saw his companion. The teacher asked:

- Who are you?

People are too afraid to confess:

- Teacher, I forgive you. You are the thief, because you see the bag carrying too big bag so I set the middle of the night when I sleep to get up.

The Zen master said:

- Then he was a thief. How many times have you stole it?

Stealing:

- Teacher, from the day the child was born and grew up involved with theft so many times, do not remember clearly.

The master said:

- So every time he goes to steal, how long he happy?

Stealing:

- To see the value of the item you get to know how long the joy lasts. Like last week I got the ring to sell less money so happy half a day. Before I met four days, I stole pieces of jade sell food to eat comfortable so happy to come yesterday.

The teacher asked:

- So how long can you maintain?

Stealing response:

- Teacher, the happiest days are only a few days, then it is suffering as usual.

At this time the Zen master said:

- Why do not you try to steal one more time and then have fun?

Theft asked:

- Teacher, do you have experience stealing? How many times did you steal it?

The master replied:

- I only steal once.

Stealing asked:

- Just once? Is that enough?

The teacher replies:

- I steal only once, but not all my life.

Sneaky thief asked:

- Where to get it? Can you show me?

Master Thach Oc finished listening to the thief's chest tightening said:

- You understand this? It is not the same treasure, he brought out his whole life not. You understand, reasonable?

You see, the Zen masters always expose themselves to the extreme. By receiving and living the force is very strong, while speaking, the force that affects the mind of the listeners make their minds match, destroy the bad karma of beings. So when we hear the dharma, if we hear directly, there will be a vortex energy in our minds that makes us more permeable, easier to understand than listening through the tape. Here, when the Zen Master Thạch Ốc grabbed the robes thief said, " Understand, do not understand? "Then how many evil seeds were eliminated. Thieves can enter the feeling of happiness should be true:

- Apparently, it seems not, but this kind of feeling gives you a very comfortable feeling, very happy.

From then on, the thief repented, taking refuge with the Zen Master and later became a famous Zen master of the time.

In Chinese Zen master: Master Huai Hai originally came to consult with Ma. Group code:

- What are you doing here?

Hu Hai said:

- I came to the Buddha.

Ma said:

- Treasures of my home do not look back, leaving home to find what? I do not have an object, what the Buddha Dharma.

Hu Hai asked:

- What is the treasure of his home?

Ancestor Code:

- The very right he asked me is his treasure, full of all not in need, free to use, where to seek outside.

Right here, Mr. Hai Hai himself received the mind without knowledge, joy and joy.

So ancient virtue has the sentence: " The most endless material endless organs. Own the moon mansion castle ". Sometimes I come here to think that all but not really, to continue to practice because of the endless treasure that has the moon, flowers, a castle, is full. That is the magic of the meditator.

In Ngu Dang Hoi Nguyen, Zen master Nhan Dung one day to read this, he felt should make a verse:

Yesterday year old gone

Today's New Year

The old year goes off

New Year does not come.

Through the snow full of snow

Dai land bare bust

Names are not words

Look back and see.

There is an unnamed man, not in us that we do not receive, because not received should follow the dharma and then all kinds of thoughts, leading to suffering pushing, going on the path of samsara birth and death Therefore, "the name does not have the words, look to restore".

Master Huyen Giac said:

Hang Buddha, poor mouth

That is poor, not poor

Poor body often patch

The mind is priceless

Price is not used up

Benefit people, benefits and regret

Three body, four full circle

Eight awards, six conscripts.

Thuy is poor, but despite the poor material, but always safe, self-directed because not poor. Now the facilities are full so life is better, the teacher did not wear torn as much, but in the Venerable Master Chan Chan in time, then you say she wears patches when near to hundred pieces. Then when richer than alms giving, helping the poor, doing good work but still at times stuck, but if the religious do not give the whole life insurance. So " priceless use of not all, benefit people and regret" I have not gone to the monastery has nothing, but come here and sometimes like a trash. The story in the sea, where people call themselves to solve, but thanks to us tu, there is calm mindfulness should not be led by the law, so when anyone needs to be able to share. without regret. " Three body, four full body", three body is the body, body and incarnation, the four positions are Dieu observation, Operation facility, Equality and the scene.

" Eight prizes, six conscripts ." As Zen Master Cau Chi said: " Since receiving the weakness of the Venerable Thien Long used forever not ." This is because there is a story, one day Zen Master Qi Chi is in the room, there is no woman named Wu Zun. He invited her to drink tea, but she refused, saying: " If you answered me correctly, then I enter, otherwise I definitely do not enter ." Finally, she did not remember what she was answering so she left. He was embarrassed because the body is a Sangha to save sentient beings that an answer to the nuns should not be so he was sad, wrapping the towel to the road. That night sleeping, he dreamed a dharma said:Venerable do not go anywhere. Tomorrow morning there will be a Zen master passing by. He will teach the Master, he will show the Venerable . " It was early the next morning that Thien Long came to his funeral. He told the story of yesterday's Nunnery to Thien Long. The Zen master listened to the story, raised a finger to the sky. Right there, he awakened. Through this story, we see, although only one, this one includes all dharmas. Everything in this life is just a word TAM is all in all, like hundreds of rivers flowing to the sea.

One day, Zen Master Thuy Luong came to the Zen Master, " What  is the great Buddha-dharma? " As soon as the question was completed by Master Ma Ma for a knead collapsed three times, then he laughed forever. From that time he was exhausted, all hungry, begging always.

Linji asked him: " What is the great Buddha Dharma? ", Three times asked three times to eat stick, then to the new Mahamudra emptiness. Returning to Hoang Ba, he said: " Since the receipt of his three teachers do not use forever ".

Also in the records: One day, Bat Nha Da asked the Bodhidharma: " In this life, what kind of jade is real? " He said, " Yes ." The Bat Nha Da La asked, " Where? " Bodhidharma is just " Here ". At this new Prajnaparamas passed the bowl. END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.1/11/2017.