The use of virtue.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.

 

Đ the Buddha is like a physician, spiritual healing for mankind. The path of his teaching is likened to a treatment program of suffering in the heart and mind. This example is often seen in the scriptures, to praise the Buddha and his teachings, though old but also suitable for today.Buddhist meditation is seen as a treatment, and now many psychotherapists have tried this as part of their therapy. 
However, experience has shown that meditation itself cannot provide full treatment. 
Peripheral support is required. Today's special yogis have been deeply influenced by material civilization, making them without the resilience, perseverance, and confidence necessary for the practice of Just-Quan meditation. Some Zen masters recognize this problem, and argue that the Buddhist path is not enough to provide our special needs. In addition, they experimented in combination with many other ways, such as mysticism, poetry, psychotherapy, sociology, asceticism, sacrifices, music, etc. In fact, the main problem here is not that there is any defect in the Buddhist path, but because we have not fully practiced the Buddha's therapy.
The Buddha's path is not only mindfulness, meditation and meditation, but includes virtues, beginning with the five basic precepts. Indeed, the precepts constitute the first step on that path, the precepts of the Precepts and Paths. Today's tendency is to contempt for these five precepts, saying that it is just the rules of the seminary class rooted in the old life, which is no longer suitable for modern and modern life. That concept missed the role that the Buddha laid out for virtue: virtue is a fundamental part of the healing program of the mind. The special virtue used to treat the two diseases created an inferiority complex:  regret and  rejection .
When we do bad deeds, not righteous, we often have regrets about doing it, or trying to deny them. Refuse by deceiving yourself that these actions really did not happen; or deny by saying that the criteria for evaluating those actions are of no value. These reactions are like wounds in the mind. Regret is like an open wound, very sensitive when touching it. Rejection is like a scars scar around the skin. When the mind is so damaged, it cannot settle freely in the present, because it cannot rest on a still wound, or on a scar scar. When the mind is forced into the present, it is only there tense, distorted and halfway. Wisdom appears to be distorted and halfway like that.
This is the time to introduce virtue: the virtue is used to heal wounds and scars. Healthy self-confidence stems from a good life, in accordance with good, practical, clear, human, and respectable standards. The five precepts (five precepts) are set to have life in accordance with these standards.
1- Reality: Standards set by the rules are very simple: deliberately killing, not stealing, no sexual misconduct, no lies, no drinking or using intoxicating substances. We can all live up to those standards - though sometimes there are some difficulties and inconveniences, but it can always be done. There are some people who seek to interpret these things, turning into a seemingly higher standard - such as the second moderation, not stealing, and the governing world not squandering the earth's resources. . Doing so looks high, but it is certainly difficult to do.Those who have experience treating people with mental illnesses will know the disastrous consequences of imposing far-fetched, unrealistic standards. If we set standards that patients only need a moderate level of effort and mindfulness to achieve, Their confidence will increase dramatically because they realize that they are able to meet those standards themselves. Thus, they have more confidence to perform other difficult tasks to treat their mental illness.
2- Clear: The precepts set by the Buddha are very clear, there are no doubtful words or, like: "If ..., It could be ..., But ...". This means that the precepts are transparent guidelines, there is no loophole for justification, not straightforward reasons. An action can only be appropriate, or not suitable for the world. Clearly like that!Therefore, it is easy to follow, not to be confused. Those who have taught children all know that although they often complain about iron and steel rules, in fact, they feel more comfortable with clear, transparent rules, rather than vague, easy rules. both to change. In the same way, for yourself, transparent moral laws will not allow false sleeping ideas to sneak into the practitioners' minds. If we follow the precepts of the Buddha, we cannot nurture the idea of ​​killing, and from there, we create an unlimited security for every creature. The other things will help create a security of property wealth, people's morality, a genuine communication, and a high level of mind clarity, not overshadowed by alcohol. drunk.
3- Duplicate: The precepts of the Buddha have humanity for both the precepts and the people around them. If you keep the precepts, you put yourself in the law of karma, and you will find that what you communicate with the outside world is the proactive result of karma, through body-mind, that you do. right in the present moment.You are aware of the world through your own karma, and you are completely proactive to control your reactions right now. You are not governed by the appearance of external beauty, body, intelligence, money status, etc., because that is only the peripheral elements that are the result of the karma created in the past. the past. You totally live in the present. The precepts help you focus your mind to live flexibly in gentle standards right now and in this place, not in the past,
If you live with people who hold the precepts, you will find yourself living in a totally unfounded and suspicious environment. They cherish your happiness as their happiness. They do not fight for control, do not create scenes of winners and losers. When they talk about compassion and mindfulness when meditating, you will find them reflected right away in their daily actions, words and work together. Thus, virtue not only increases the individual's goodness, but also helps create a good society - a society of confident individuals who respect each other's life.
4- Venerable: When you choose a set of standards for life, it is important that you know where and by whom and what the standards are, because when you follow those rules, Obviously, you have to join that group, be assessed by that group, and accept the measure of what is right and wrong. In the case of the Five Precepts, you cannot find a better group: it is the precepts of the Buddha and the great saints of the saints who rise and act. In classics, the Five Precepts are often referred to as "saints' standards". They do not accept the precepts because they are of universal interest. They accept them through experiences in their practice life and find them to be truly beneficial on the path to ultimate liberation.
Now, there may be many people who find it difficult to imagine joining such an abstract group, especially when they have never met a Saint. It is very difficult to have compassion and generosity when the society around us laughs at them, and always refers to the attractiveness of sex, material seduction and oppressive commercial competition. This is the time to have genuine Buddhist communities. Members of these communities will help us to see the example of good and virtuous actions. These people create a good environment for us to have the opportunity to finally apply the Buddha's path of therapy: to meditate and to develop Wisdom in a life of virtue.If we have such good environments, we will find that the practice of meditation does not seem to be mysterious and blind, because that practice is based on the intelligent reality of a meaningful life. Since then, you are confident enough to live in virtue, living perfectly well in a truly meaningful life of a person, on the path to happiness and happiness.END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.16/3/2019.