Revered teachers.

At the same time, beside the divine love with the mother, there are many touching stories about the teacher. Please write down some stories, perhaps many people also know through, to review together to grate the great masters, as well as immersed in the sweet source of warmth of the great spiritual teacher .

The Buddha - the close teacher - was self-taught pupils

Japanese Zen notes the story of Zen Master Bankei (1622-1693) raising many disciples. Among them was a dishonest student, foolish, foolish, clumsy but also of bad nature to steal from them, making the public bothered. Many times he was brought to trial, but the evidence does not change, never change. One time, the Damned Thieves again committed the crime of stealing. The monks in the monastery were all drawn together to report the matter to the teacher. They ask the teacher to either chase the damned monk, or they will all go. 

With that pressure, the meditator calmly told the people there that if they wanted to go, he would not pursue the monk. Everyone is both grumpy and confused, asking why the Zen master is only for a wretched wretched but willing to cast a whole mass, who are very good cultivators. Moreover, if the mass is removed, the reputation of the teacher will no longer exist. 

The monk looks at the monk, who is kneeling, and then looks at the masses, explaining that it is not that he does not need the masses, but that those who are virtuous, like the masses, can go wherever they live. and as the other monk, besides the Zen master, others in other places can not tolerate. That's why you have to cover him. The great compassion of the Zen master is no longer required to be removed. And the monk rose to the choke, kneeling in front of the teacher, vow to be a good man to not bother mass and to not cover the great love that Zen master for himself.

In that danger, according to the instinct of survival, he bowed under the foot of his master is the other teacher to help. But the devil ignored him as a disciple. At that moment, Ven. Hsu Yun came up to him and told the curator and everyone there that the wrong student was because he did not know how to teach, so he apologized to him. . He said that people who do not have time to do wrong, but doing wrong and repent should also give people the opportunity to do it again. He came to guarantee the request to be brought back to teach the disciples. With the personality and reasonable explanation of the Venerable Master, the adjudicator accepted his request. The disciple was deeply impressed by his compassion and generosity, so he abandoned the devil and worshiped him as his master.

Speaking of respectable teachers, we can not fail to mention the Buddha. Let us not see the Buddha sitting majestically on the high stupa on the altar of the temple, or as described in the sutras with the radiant glow radiating out over the ten directions that think of the Buddha as an altar god, only Can see that can not close. Actually he is a teacher even closer to any teacher today. 

As far as I know, among our nuns and nuns today, there are few who make their own hands or patches for the disciples, rarely see anyone showering their disciples when they are sick. But the Buddha did these things to the evangelists practicing under his guidance.

Some monks and nuns, when reading or listening to these deeds of the Buddha, were deeply moved to tears. One of the nuns said that she was orphaned to be brought to the temple at a young age so very hungry for family affection. She looked at her father as a parent but the teacher was very strict so she never dared to "chew" with the teacher as the other children beside her mother. 

When she was sick, many teachers just came to the bed to ask, even put her hand on her forehead to see if she has a fever or not. I was curious to ask some of the fraternities whose disciples considered this issue to be answered as "tu tu dien thoi nhat soi nhat gian nhat". Actually, I think that the care of each other does not discriminate between tu or not. The teacher's concern for his disciples does not make him addictive but instead encourages them to be more diligent in the path, and the Buddha's case is an example. 

Amitabha Buddha is also a teacher of compassion and compassion. The Pure Land sutras say that even if one is guilty of the five rebellions, the evil one only needs to recite the title of Amitabha, even though it is only a thought. And then it will be irretrievable. There may be different interpretations and interpretations of this matter, but for me, these teachings of Amitabha Buddha mean: "You, no matter how serious your sin, If you want to cultivate, I will give you the opportunity, I will create conditions for you to cultivate. I do not because you are not good to drive you away. Be sure to stay here to study with me until the achievement of the profession. 

Only three words "non-transfer" alone contained in it many unknown virtues of a teacher, father. He endured with obstinacy, tolerated with regrets, compassion for the sorrows, forgiveness with faults, and devotion in guiding all beings to study. I also wish there was a temple where the teacher or the abbot assures the public that "here will be non-degradation" is how happy.

In relationships relationships are the most special relationship, because of its educational function. Without education, people will have no virtue and good qualities, and society will not be able to become civilized. It can be said that good education is good people and society; If education is bad, do not expect humanity and society to be good. In the teacher relationship, the role of the teacher is very important. 

Recently, in the society, we see many cases of blasphemer students do not respect teachers, but in the temple also has the phenomenon of young monks living lung. Part of this is due to the tendency of the era to enjoy the five pleasures while human morality is no longer valued; But I think most of the causes are in adults, responsible for education. The status of adults is not enough to deter the deterioration and good example of young people to follow. There are teachers like Buddha, Confucius new students such as A-nan, Nhan Hoi. If adults do the right thing, the small class will not dare to do wrong; Conversely, "unrighteous, inferior." The wheel before the deviation, then do not expect the wheel after safety.

In fact, there are times when there are bad and selfish individuals who only want to benefit themselves and their families, and how others and society are not important. Fortunately, there are people who are altruistic and dedicated to the community. Somewhere in life we ​​still find people with great personality, especially their compassion, tolerance, generosity towards others. On the occasion of Vietnam Teachers Day, I recalled touching stories about the teacher and believed that such revered teachers always have. For them, we only kneel down to bow, because, as W. Goethe said, "Before a great mind I bowed, before a great heart I knelt."END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 times ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.VIETNAMES BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.28/11/2018.