KNOW AND DO NOT KNOW.
When a new enlightenment , the Buddha said: "Strangely all beings are virtues of the wisdom of the Tathagata that was ignorance obscures should not play out to be".And the Buddha's wish is to expose the beings who enter into the knowledge of their own Buddha , that is, the Buddha wants to show us that we have the knowledge of Buddha. Therefore, the duty of the student and the Zen teacher is to recognize how To live with the knowledge of his Buddha .
Socrates, a philosopher Western "Enlightenment" is the record on port temple Delphes: Ask yourself know thee , the same as Memories reflective of the Patriarch or Reactions related self commemorate the fate of the Tuệ Trung . Why do we have to look back at ourselves? Because we can know many things but never know whowe are. Today we try to address the problem : Know and do not know this.
One philosopher said: The most painful thing in this world is that one does not know two things:
1- People do not know that people do not know anything.
2- People do not know that they are nothing.
At the beginning of this we may think that it is ridiculous , but it is startling to thinkabout it again. We know a lot but that is what we do not need to know. And the best thing to know, I do not know at all.
For example, you may know, where war is happening in the world ; Where is the disaster , floods? Or who is the famous model in the world ... But "Who am I?", then know very vague . There is a poet once wrote something like this: I've been to many places and so many I see I thought I knew everything, and yet I just know that I do not know what The truth finally I find out how there!
Traveled everywhere to finally realize that he does not know a thing. The truth cruel!So, we should not be guilty that we do not know this, that ... We live in life, everyone knows a little by his karma, enough to contribute to life to make it better .Such as a doctor , it can not know about poetry, about music; predicates writers , poets, it can not know the closing table, closed seat ... But that's just the ones known and unknown temporarily What we need to know most is why we were born, when we die we will go? And what do we live in this world to do?
In the last paragraph of this poem, there are sentences like this:
T cell i laboriously around five people slaves
C á i school life for t cell i is not easy
M à life mentor rigorous process of r a,
N a y t ó c b sir c , coal box i ! T cell i v á n Security h games n h o .
People call life a school, a place to learn . But unfortunately! We do not know how to study, so he has been lifting his entire life without learning anything. Learn in school life means when a collision with the circumstances or people around , we can draw the lessons, the truth in order to avoid mistakes , stumbling , or self-employed for the life of her style richer up Who study religion also changed the school to train his mind.
As Buddhists , we can use the Buddha's eyes to show us how to observe this life , to see that life is not very interesting , because it is dominated by four mountains: birth, old, sick , death. Then add the love that must shuns , hates that must meet needs without ... Buddha showed us those who like fad and are chasing as talented, fame , money ... ultimately it These are just bubbles, illusions . Finally , when the eyes are closed only two hands and a pensive . Another philosopher said: "People close their eyes and walk in this world. Only once awake to open his eyes , but alas that opened it was squeezed immediately. That is when we are going to die. " We usually only wake up at the last minute of our lives, when there is nothing left to do.
However , the Buddha also teaches that this world is not a place of suffering . If we know the cause with suffering , then we can escape it. Suffering is not due to fate or destiny arrangement, also not by heaven or parents created, which cause we caused. Since ignorance ignorance , do not know the truth of things, we are wrong to look at the wrong life, create countless karma and the industry itself is dragged into misery. Therefore , we must endeavor in every second, every minute transform the looks wrong , to make the life of her right now and after this value .
Things we often desire , learn , think , distinguish ... sometimes all the things that are not necessary . The Buddha calls that the falsehoods that we need to boldly let go .The "strange" of the Buddha can make us peace of mind because we believe that the mind is available pure capital , peace . Live with this mind, all problems will disappear, all suffering is disarmament , all anxious insecurity is a child. And living with this mind does not need to know a lot of things outside, no need to go anywhere, no need to read in any book and no need to learn from anyone ... just look right in mind now of myself. Luc held after listening to five organizations teaching experience Vajra to question: "Ung numerous cylindrical base pediatric care delivery period" also uttered a series of sentences where n edges :
Da u unexpected nature of this ancient bar t ị n h ,
A â u n g er t u t sentenced h not being not kill,
Da u questionable nature of the own capital full of e annealing,
Da u questionable nature or birth m u umbrella n legal ...
We want to know many things in life without knowing the mind is the master of all understanding , the mind is aware. Without consciousness, what do we perceive to be things? But we often go outside, distinguish there is no good, bad then hate, take ... and create all good evil . The Patriarchs say that they forget about the things . Now, we must realize and believe that the interest of us traditionally inherent purity , it only becomes "opaque" when we are affected by the external situation. We must know how to keep our minds in its pure state , defilements can not arise.Furthermore, we need to know your own mind which does not kill , only to accept things being destroyed as the body and mind will follow kill that twist. We know so well, do not be afraid when the body of temporary mental condition , disintegration.
In the past , a layman came to ask a Venerable Master :
- When you die, where is your mind?
The Venerable replied :
- Do not know what to do with death?
She said:
- The life you already know so just want to know how to die!
The Venerable asked:
- Where did you come from? And where does the living come from?
The lay silent, do not know the answer . The monk hit his shoulder and said:
- Are you running away? The layman came out.
Our mind is not shaped , it is constant but we do not know, keep running the mind is born kill . A common story heard in the Zen house:
Mr. Ba Truong, one day, came to Ma for the playground, saw a pack of flying ducks passing by. Group code :
- What is this?
Tượng replied :
- Duck feather sky.
Group code :
- Where is it going?
Treasure:
- Yes, it's over.
The source of the nose of Mr. Truong was very strong. Mr. Ba was so scared. Mausoleum :
- Why do not you fly it?
Attempted Trượng.
We are always clinging to the scene, dominated by the scene ... never remember the Tanh see , Tanh know their availability. Buddha often remind us that: Tanh see , Tanh hear not change according to the body. Than we change from small, large, and old ... but before you see is not. There are those sitting meditation suddenly find the body is calm or see the loss of mind and body . But where does this fear come from? Know not lose! This body does not work is the nature of us . Nature surpasses space and time .
It is also important that our minds can produce all things. That is my situation created by the mind. Means that the heart of us how it will compare it with the situation consistent with it. Suffering is also the only mind. The birth of the method of birth, the mind to kill the destroying . Mastering this, we must prepare our minds so nice , the scene we will follow that good , "Tam pure Buddha of purification". We can transform suffering into joy, change defilements Nirvana. Such as a person to denigrate everything. Often, when the ego is passive the reason will fade away, the will will "rush". I will be angry, will hate, I will be angry. no attention to anything else , just how wreak news only. And so, may be causing the scene as: bear, fight , even kill each other ... But if we remember the ancient capital pure capital, which is not destroyed , which does not change , which has the right to create Everything, when we hear people say bad about themselves, we just laugh, then everything will cool salary .
Leave out non-market , right from wrong , good from evil aside, then we new recognize and live with his mind.
One king had three beautiful wives. He lived happily with all three. One day, he suddenly wanted to know, in the three wives, who is the most beautiful. He asked the courtiers, no one dared to speak. The king invited a general to see who is the most beautiful. When first brought his wife in, master Minister not say anything; to the second he rolled his eyes but did not speak; and to the third he was silent, but he did not reply to anyone who was better than anyone. Finally , he told the king that they were equally beautiful. The king said that he wanted to hide his secret, so find a way to force the master to say. Someone told the king a successor, to write three letters in the name is the wife's three, to invite the master to come. If he comes to her first, then she is more beautiful.
After receiving the three letters, the general went to her place three times. The king after knowing the results, immediately beheaded the general. And after that, the king made a good effort, o her grandmother. The other two wife to feel so jealousy , so together to calculate the next three killed her. The king knew that the culprit poisoned his wife is the other two wives, so they killed two women. Eventually , the king becomes "orphaned" by his wife only because he wants to know.
In life, we like to know crap. If we know less and let go of the knowledge that causes anger , right and wrong is very good. This will make the pure heart of us is evident and we can live very comfortable . Must always remember that the mind we purify , we should not muddy it.
A teacher specializing in Duy Thuc's teachings came to inquire about Hai Hai :
- What kind of mind does the Zen Master use to cultivate?
The Venerable replied :
- I do not use any mind to cultivate. And there is no religion to cultivate.
The magus asked:
- If there is no mind to use and no religion to do so every day to combine them to sermon?
The Venerable replied :
- He did not have any land where they fit, no tongue, where do you recommend?
The Venerable has denied all, does not recognize the body of the four elements , nor the mind of hope , no stranger to language , no general body ... The listener does not know what to understand, just because he lives with The mind has no shadow but covers all over . So if we live with a pure mind , we do not need to use mind and religion to cultivate.
In the Prajnaparamatas there is the phrase "no eye, ear, nose, body, mind , mind" means "no eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, mind." He threshold Son childhood, when he heard this chant to the questions with the monk . You monks are not answered and told him Threshold Son goes and asks the Zen masters . The position Zen master new reiterate that specializes only in mind, but the mind that is not itself, so to let go of all these things new to realize is the mind of his.
In the "trip to the West" there is the Tripitaka trip when passing through a forest, Tripitaka said to Wukong that:
- Disciples , watch out for the demon.
Wicked No answer :
- Master chanting Bat Nha nostalgic that I do not remember.
The Tripitaka says :
- I am hearty, how can forget.
Listen, Sun Wukong said:
- Master read but I forget, in the Prajnaparamas have the phrase "unkind, atrial, billion, damage, body, mind." Have no ears, eyes, nose, tongue, body, mind, the mind afraid of ghost where is that?
At the time the new Tripitaka startled, fearing for themselves forget that forget to go to meet the mind . Because this body is the body , created by kamma. If we attachment this body too, when just out of this body, I'll take the other to stick shooting at. So will every rebirth forever, can not live with the mind wandering , the mind can make all the world around.
Buddha also once said: "I am from a director to until the day death had not said a word" to only legal body with no talking, must turn off the language , thought New realize is the mind of his. Just let it be, if not, it's not.
Back to the story of Zen master Huimin . When listening to the teacher Hui Hai sure that no tongue to say this very instant, the monk, saying he lied . Zen Master he answered that:
- I have no tongue to tell the truth, where to get to lie.
The monk said:
- Serious is not understand the words of the teacher .
Master Hai Hai also replied :
- I do not understand, too.
The teacher was very thorough. Do not understand, do not know is only very clear.Because the mind is knowing, is understanding. It is not an object to know . All the thoughts and actions of us are from the mind that out.
The Dhammapada once said:
Italy d à n top of the p h á p
Italy made c h incubation, the creation.
N If the Y n h IEM
N ó i up or action
K h drive brain will follow
Nh u vehicle v é t pull.
And:
N h Ữn g a i with the bar t print h
N ó i up or operating the n g
A n optimistic follow after
Nh u fertilizer g not leave h Print h.
Mind that I know it has become "object" rather than the owner. He wants to live with virtue, want to return to the pure mind is to let go , the mind itself manifest . And when you receive the mind , you can say that too. And when not received, whether or not say anything wrong. The hard part is that. In the Zen house, there are very goodanswers . For example, one asked Chao Chau :
- C h í e sir o v umbrella n a n , d u y h IEM g i Arab n scouts . Having said that, the distinction is a slash , so what?
Mr. Zhao Zhou responded :
- This question has been asked for five years that he is still upset .
Listen to the answer to this, surely someone will expressed doubt he Trieu Chau .But really, he Trieu Chau was answered very clearly. The "embarrassment" means that the language is not spoken, if not, it is not.
Or, as the Bodhidharma Bodhidharma came to China when meeting with the Emperor Wu . Luo Võ Đế asked:
- I build pagodas, increase , do more good . So what is the merit ?
He replied :
- There is no merit !
Although King Emperor Liang, who was a learned dharma , once stood to teach the court to listen. At the lecture, the rain fell. But before the answer of The King also expressed confusion because of the unclear standard Zen. Here, we need to distinguish merit completely different from merit . Blessings are blessed compounded , as the blessed but charity will spend before. As then remain in samsara , without merit , ie, what makeswe return with Buddhahood true of himself.The position bodhisattva practice , create merit unconditioned to see where beings need is manifested to without being bound now , ie they want to come, they'd go away. While all sentient beings come here, they are drawn by karma. If good karma produces good fruits, peace . The kamma will produce evil fruits. But if we know how to cultivate one 's own mind , then kamma becomes vow However , there are cases where , due to dominate the will of we get into now.
Mr. Nam Tuyen one day to visit the monks at Mount three schools. Mr. Ba asked,
- The gods in front of any law that can not tell him?
Mr. Nam Tuyen replied :
- Yes.
Mr. Ba continued:
- What is the dhamma can not say?
Mr. Nam Tuyen replied :
- Not the mind, not the Buddha, not the object.
He Matsu have a saying nice when directing for people: That the mind is Buddha .Ie pure mind of us is Buddha. That mind is within each of us . Therefore, we do not need to pray, find the Buddha outside. We prostrate , exalted the Buddha outside because they show us the Buddha in our mind. There was one question:
- Why should not the Buddha ceremony?
A Zen master had replied :
- Do not worship the Buddhas outside because those Buddhas are like a beautiful piece of white cloud cover the door, making the birds forget the way back to the nest.
In the Kim Cang also wrote:
Nh is entitled to excellence is certainly n g ã
Di â m bar bridge n g ã
Seers practice deviant e sir o .
Unconsciousness As L a i.
Want to see the Tathagata , we have to look inside ourselves, but also look out to see the Buddha is not seen.
The external appearance is illusory, the core is to look at his mind. As the Buddha goes, his body is still the body of death . Therefore, when sitting in meditation , any image coming will not accept . If we cultivate good, always remember the mind of the "Ma mong lai ma pham, Buddhist hybrid carcass" means ghost to death, Buddha to die Buddha, I still do not move. In addition, if we live with the mind , we will find ourselves very rich . On the contrary, if anyone does not believe you will find yourself in need and need everything. So return to the heart is the path of liberation sole andproper one, no one can help us beyond ourselves.
All sages, whether Eastern or Western, said: "Knowing others is called wisdom. But know yourself is a person of wisdom. Because you know yourself, you can win the bad ones from which to create happiness . In the Dhammapada , the Buddha also taught: "Victory thousand troops not by winning yourself. His victory was the most glorious feat. " So, in life, when encountering obstacles , we need to know to drop immediately to go back . Let go like that, we gradually Become calm , calm before all events , and mind is always peaceful .
Under the Buddha , there was a benefactor or to donate food to the monks . One day, she was wrong handmaid to distribute food offerings . The woman dropped her hand and dropped the honey pot. She was afraid to face. Seeing the poor , he Xa-profit-waving her employer advised her not to scold her. Female benefactor was new and said:
- Miraculous fake , this is not worth anything. I do not care about it. The bigger things that you have not shaken. Because while I was about to be here at home, the robbers got in and took out my husband and children.
Woman benefactors were consistent impermanence successful , worldly nature is impermanent . The power of awareness can make us become a people strong.Therefore, Buddhism is not "call" we cultivate to get to Nirvana that set for us has been the leader in order to receive all the woes with a center average peace. There is a verse like this:
Afflictions adhered organic
T a i rotten g Origin Origin contract
Non-market -cum t h à n h palsy
N h à t set a total of k h umbrella n g .
Afflictions , the family has, water does also the disaster , and if we solicited again, all the success or failure , non-market in the world ultimately also are not. When we contemplate such things in life , we can easily accept everything that comes to us with a peaceful heart .
In the past , in China there are family Ban Ung - a family very famous with the couple and two children are enlightened . His family was very wealthy , but he brought all the gold money into the river, accepting life poor . The girl must flatten the flute to feed his father, while the son must go to earth to feed his mother. The whole family is always talk together uncontrollably , so they live very well and die well. Chen Chao , her daughter won the chair father died. Seven days later, Bang Ung Head on the knee of Vu Huy die that. His wife heard the news , ran newspaper for his son farming. He stopped fighting and stood dead. She buried her son into a dead mountain.
Houses are rich brought by them into rivers, then life frugally , human life is crazy or stupid surely give. But because they have found the treasure of their home should be willing to trade. Meanwhile the people around , the rich, every absorbed worry more rich, poor, every coal-air, land charge. We know the path and then rich and poor to cultivate. All we need to try to attempt to live back to the center of yourself, first of all to yourself happy , then is to let people around the impact spread. From that do the multiplication, multiplication happy in this world .
Return to the story of King Emperor Liang . The king asked the next question with the Bodhidharma Bodhi :
- What is the First Noble Truth?
He replied :
- But not holy.
Meaning: "Nothing is holy".
Question Answer This has led many people very surprised . Because beings are the faint so who also want to be transformed into holy , become the Buddha . But if we know watched the other hand is all beings are available pure mind even then we where need to distinguish where is the church, where the flesh. In fact, Saint is just a temporary use. Beijing Prajna also said "no evidence attained destroy wealth," ie no place attained so Bodhisattvas The mind is not restrained, so do not be afraid so do not be afraid , because not afraid so far away from all crazy island ideas and achieve the goal of Nirvana. Then three generations Buddhas but also according to this method is certified supreme Secretarial College, enlightenment .
In short , we live in the ceiling , we need to recognize the Buddha 's mind, then in the binding we also have the liberation . And from the liberation of this, we are the relatives of liberation and can ensure that the next life to be liberation continue .Must try to practice mindfulness in order to neutralize themselves, neutralize her children , neighbors, friends, in the afterlife meet again in the happy happy not be misleading. And finally to borrow collusion in the story king Liang emperor to end the talk today. The king asked the Bodhi: END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.28/6/2018.
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