a song, people are familiar, with the following sentence: " Who said buffalo blanket is miserable? Buffalo herding very happy! ". That is the lyrics, the opening of the song, talking about the activities, of the shepherds, professional buffalo herding, in the countryside.

In Buddhism, the Patriarchs, often borrowed images, of buffaloes, to teach, methods of practice, surrender to the mind, disorderly wandering, and how to remain calm and calm. That method, often called: "The disciplines of buffalo herding " .

In this world, almost everyone, everyone thinks, also thinks that they are good people, no one accepts, they are bad people, they are evil. If I were not, being the honest, annoyed person in the world, my time was also, the one who did nothing, caused sin, probably after leaving the world, going to heaven, going to ecstasy, No work, no worries. Want to be more sure, remember to tell your family, after you die, sometimes many monks, many priests, invite many grandparents, go home to pray, publish condolences, chant prayers, pray for death, in the blissful place, or up in heaven, forever heaven!

If someone, having advice, cultivating the mind, then immediately think: that person must be crazy! It is not crazy that, because of the practice of spiritual practice, that of monks and nuns in temples, of fathers and in monasteries, it is not a matter of life of people living outside the world, wandering around, with hundreds of things, mundane world disturbance, equivalent to fighting, incurable, uneasy labor, and time, where to talk about spiritual practice?

There are people who think: practice what to do, know more suffering, do not know not guilty, from wading across the river, taking effort to learn, from having hardships, so healthy!

In fact, the story of life, as well as the story of religion, no one can, reasoning thinking, in a way too, so simple! People because, ignorance obscures the true nature, many lifetimes, so rolling, rebirth, living in delusion, living in delusion, living in insanity, not knowing. Why? Because humans, living in a coma, unintentionally intentionally, causing too much, poor injustice, endless, ever since.

For example, when a driver breaks a law and then claims that he doesn't know it, the traffic rules are exempt from the crime? Such as when, declaring papers, and then claiming, do not know foreign languages, finished story reasonable? For example, when we cause imprisonment, create afflictions, bring suffering, to others, and their families, even though they are sinful, punishable, we still feel secure, eat and sleep well, is there a good mind, such a mind, what is that mind?

Because people, like to live in dreams, always dreaming, heavenly, western ecstasy, don't know not to remember, live in the present, don't know that they are, living a life, utterly meaningless, can do nothing, benefit anyone, just know all day long, sleep and sleep, all kinds of benefits, fighting for struggle, more than losing to harass, then waiting until the day, to die is finished!

Because people, living in madness, so getting wrong, fiction is real, misery is fun. Such as: everyone knows, gambling for fun, loss is misery, but there are many people, still go on, you win the miserable, you lose your losses, your own suffering, do not have to complain!

Such as: many people think, this body, is "I" here, later of course, take that body, go to heaven, enjoy the richness, or bring that body, to the extreme. lost, really happy body itself! Where did not know that: after breathing out, this exact body, called a zombie, who dares to approach? Dust will then, return to dust!

In fact only, the karma of good and evil, artifacts in life, always follow  " his " , as shown with the ball, never leave, through many lives, consecutively later. And who  " I "  is, I don't know! " The true man " , has been ignorant, buried, buried for a long time, yet man, still not awakened, to realize it!

Those who awaken, stop career transfer, wisdom brighten.

It is at that moment that the human being, naturally liberated, walks out of ignorance, frees himself from samsaric existence, has no afflictions, no suffering, no life anymore, peaceful bliss. For example, when the dark clouds are gone, the sky is clear, everything is visible, people see, everything is "true", no longer vague, no longer crazy Island, clearly aware: who I am, no doubt, nothing more. But know how, to wake up, how to be, wisdom glowing?

That is really, the purpose of the end, the Buddha himself taught, is also the result, diligently practicing: "The disciplines of buffalo herding " .

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II. Development:
1. The disciplines of raising buffaloes through scriptures.

T rong four hoàng vows, ie four major vows, the third vow is: "The immeasurable dharma, are vowed to learn ", that is, in Buddhism, there are countless dharma disciplines, guiding practitioners, they I swear that all of them learn.

The Eightfold Path of Human Enlightenment, the fifth part of the Pentagon, the Buddha taught:  "Foolish birth and death, Bodhisattva often recites, multidisciplinary square, growth of wisdom, accomplishment of eloquence, necessarily education, of course bliss " . Because of ignorance, so beings, samsara samsara, so Bodhisattva, always remember thinking, to study broad, listen to the Chief Justice, practice so that the wisdom, elegant, growing, be eloquent, can educate, be sentient beings, of course, bring great joy and happiness to all living things.

In Sam Quy, there is a saying: " Study necessarily the method, all stages of communication " .  We make vows, learn to study, all disciplines, be clear, reach the righteous deeds.

In the Di Giao Sutta, the Buddha taught: " Practice practice: such as raising buffaloes, holding a watch, always controlling, not infringing upon, rice seeding " .  The mind is the buffalo, the shepherd is himself. Thus, among the immeasurable disciplines and practices, the Buddha points to Buddhism, there is a method, a practice called: "The disciplines of buffalo herding " .

Today, we develop the mind to study the practice of raising buffaloes so that we can, thoroughly apply, the teachings of the Blessed One, into practice, the daily life, of the Buddhists, whether at home, or renunciation.

Whenever we understand the practice, the practice of raising buffaloes, where we are not enlightened, we will enter the door of the door, after we have been in the temple for a long time, our minds enter and enter the holy lineage, different from the life stream, Although the body is still alive, in the world, like many others, the mind does not suffer, suffering and suffering.

The holy line, that is, the four saints, or the four saints, begin to include: Tu da perfect, Tu da jaw, to A na jaw, and A la Han.

Everyone, who understands the practice, the disciplines of the buffalo herding, the wisdom of light, life changes, from this day on, for the Dharma, there is no more regression, the mind of collecting, the vows of the buffalo herding, the evil stopped doing, determined to do good, no guilt, low self-esteem, peaceful bliss, began to appear.

Everyone, who understands the practice, the practice of herding the buffalo, doesn't like to go anywhere, wanders around, around the outside, just having fun, enjoying gloating, chattering, laughing and crying, cried just finished, shady forest prayers, begged to pray, invoke the gods, superstition, money loss disability, no benefit, pray for peace, to pray for reunion, expensive trade, In the end, what did you get?

Everyone, who understands the practice, the disciplines of the buffalo herding, if they are at home, can see the distant story, cultivate their minds, not just the ordination to enter the temple, but that is: the work of everyone, of oneself, of anyone, ordained as a monk, wishing to reduce suffering, stirring up disturbing emotions, to save himself, to save people, to transcend, a firehouse, want to be realm, peaceful bliss, in the present, in every situation, in this world.

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2. Benefits of the disciplines of buffalo herding:

In the Buddhist canon, the Buddha taught:

" After Tathagata, passing away Nirvana, who is diligent, diligent in awareness, lives in mindfulness, rejects everything, craves for the world, always remembers thinking, developing meditation, sees himself as , his island, is a refuge, not seeking refuge, anywhere else, outside himself, he will step, out of the way, wandering aimlessly, present life, and put an end to it , defilement of suffering " .

From now on, preserving the mind, promoting the body and mind, promoting meditation, that is, grazing buffaloes, not allowing trespassing, seedlings of people, trying on their own, getting out of the circle, rebirth, by elaborately doing one's own practice, rather than praying, pleading, begging to depend on others, practicing for me, of course there is no effect at all, how can we be enlightened, and be liberated?

Chanting meditation, reciting the Buddha's name, meditating, is the means to help us, the best buffalo herding, because then: the  body is pure , the sitting is straight, the body is still, the  mouth is pure , due to the silent mouth, or reciting the Buddha's words, the  mind is also pure , because by focusing, on the verse of the verse, remember to think of the Buddhas, not to start reciting thoughts.

We should know: the disciplines of buffalo herding, no need for moments, no rosaries, no bells, no instruments, no homes, or temples. Anytime, anywhere, any scene, we are all able to apply buffalo herding, to create for ourselves, people around us, a new life, peaceful bliss, right at the moment of life, in a positive way, without pleading, praying to the gods and the heavens.

If you do not know, the method of raising buffaloes, just let the buffalo go, do whatever you want, do whatever, hustle the east, indiscriminate in the West, build back and forth, run back and forth, run back and forth, neighbors in the village, causing disaster, for many acquaintances, as well as unfamiliar, to be around us.

For example, in a meeting, or on a forum, someone who does not know, disciplines herding, does not need buffalo grazing, is free to go, to come, dare to open words, criticize the comments, muttering dotingly, criticizing criticism, slandering, arrogant contempt, laughing at all, messing around, mischievous miscellaneous, tripping off horizontally, escalating life, from relatives, unicorn came to the enemy, from acquaintances, ruthless and high-profile, unknown people, from the head of state, even to the people, the chief authority, the people, from the venerable, even to sa di, If speak more, also catch errors!

Oh, oh man, a black buffalo, running around wildly, is scary, if a whole herd, wild buffalos go wild, escape the cages, search for people, run around, they don't know, What are the consequences, what the injury is, to cure it!

Such as when, free time to sit, do not look at anything, who does not know, herding method of buffalo, let the mind, go wherever they go, wandering thinking, miscellaneous mourning, for buffalo to wear love, stroll around the village, sometimes suddenly remembered, the old story does, stabbed out angry, mood insecurity, extremely harmful. Worse, do not keep healing, if you continue, according to the flow of thought, that is the buffalo, will lead you, to create a crime, create new karma. We try to think, with that mind, wandering in confusion, hoping for delusion, knowledge of thoughts, such junk, we can, go to the Western world, rely on the Buddhas, live in the realm, nirvana nirvana, along with the Bodhisattva, the upper hand, good material?

People often have, practice temperament think badly, speak ill of others, when meeting the predestined relationship, restless mind, sleep often, dream full of nightmares, ever known, the realm of nirvana? Such elaboration, not yet mastered, whether at the temple, or at home, as well as meeting ghosts, never met Buddha?

The human mind, like a Buddha image, cast in pure gold, immensely pure, extremely pure, extremely precious, but because it is buried, many years and months, should be covered, by so many layers, dirt and dust, mixed in filthy mud, hard tar. We must have worked, honed, honed, repaired, replenished, wholeheartedly, wholeheartedly. Scraped somewhat, immeasurable dust, Buddha images manifest, light respectively. As well as suppressing, somewhat disturbing, people find, it is peaceful, in this life.

Some time later, until one day, the golden Buddha image returned to its original state, radiantly radiant, holistically. Those who refuse to do so, clean up, suffer and suffer, but pray for it quickly, return to the western realms of nirvana, that's just: not sleeping, dreaming, not silk weaving, cooking sand, but want to have rice!

All of us, Buddhists at home, or at the temple, all dream, live happily, and achieve happiness, in this world, so we have to know, apply it daily, the practice of buffalo herding, positively, day and night, in every situation, in every situation.

For example, when, at work, in a crowded place, or studying, eating and drinking, going out on the street, or in a deserted place, we should know: focus your thoughts, on what you're doing, on studying, resting to eat and drink, crowded with people, everywhere, not paying attention, thinking wildly, remembering wildly, wandering around in chaos, incessantly busy.

Whenever the thought begins, we think around thinking, we know right away, the buffalo runs away, keeps holding it, does not follow it, is dragged by it, floats everywhere, leads us to roam, Unexpected to come back, sometimes to the spot, creating offenses.

That is to say, we actively take care of the buffalo, in all circumstances, especially during the time, free time to rest, no play, no letting go, remember to think about everything, neglect, neglect to practice, wasting time. Therefore life, more meaningful, taking advantage of time, practicing buffalo herding, no longer have to find, how to kill time, empty excess, by fun, temporary earthly pretensions. Concentrate on thinking, don't worry about it, don't have bad thoughts, get better results, productivity, higher quality, better results.

For example, when, sitting and resting, but not thinking, or lying down, resting in peace, before work, let your mind, peace, emptiness, calm and tranquility, not stirring up, Hope expectation, hope, disappointment We just need to, meditate like that, within a few minutes, we will see our body and mind, are comfortable, gentle contempt, extremely strong, that is, productivity, ability to work, will definitely be high, The results will be good.

Such as when, traffic jam on the road, or waiting for someone, waiting for something, don't waste time, in vain, can apply, buffalo herding, to keep the mind, calmly calm, peace of mind at peace, no mood, worry, anxiety, anxiety, low and high, anxiety, fear of anger, anger, more than losing, harassment, personalities. The waiting time, will pass very quickly, in a useful way.

When walking on the street, if in mind, start any negative thoughts, or recite any evil thoughts, immediately stop them, don't lead or lead that crazy buffalo to your home. Doing so, the peaceful family, no one in the house, was crazy buffalo, from the outside in, rambling indiscriminately.

Like in the old days, the ancients advised, before going to bed, every night to remember: review the work, words of thought, artifacts of the day, using an empty jar, and then put into the jar, a white bean, representing a good deed, a fine word, a good thought, and put into a jar, a black bean, symbolizing a bad deed, a gross word, unwholesome thoughts.

At first sight, everyone sees that there are more black beans in their jars than white beans. If you start construction, vow to repair, cultivate mind nature, some time later, in the jar there are more, white beans than black. Until a while, no more black beans, it is also right, no need to black beans, or white beans anymore.

It is at that time: " The best mind is like ", people become, all the good and good, the buffaloes all lose, the dharma falls, both ends. The mind is not chaotic, the scene is uninfected Practicing to the place, ultimately like that, the buffalo paintings, no need to anymore. Endless defilement, vow to end, is that meaning.

For example, after crossing the river, going to the other shore, being the enlightened shore, being thoughtless and disgusting, the practitioner, let go of the boat, no one came ashore, and still carry the boat and raft boat. For more on shoulder, to add hard.

As with medicine, it is necessary to cure it, then stop it. As well as after, cleaning the shirt, to rinse off all, detergent detergent, stick on the shirt, nobody regret cheap, leaving soap, also stick on the shirt, and then put on again.

In the Kim Cang Sutta, the Buddha taught:

" Dharma discharge, unlawful illegal situation . "

"The high Dharma is left, let alone the dharma." When it has been achieved, the mind is pure, the nature is lucid, that is to attain, the state of no-self, self-nirvana, no longer grasping, elaborately practicing, which is the ego, what more.

We should know: the reason Buddha, always able to keep, the super-smiles, because his body and mind, of the Blessed One, is truly peaceful. Therefore, those who, despite having evil minds, heavy karma, when coming to Buddha, also become more gentle than before.

While Surangama, the Buddha taught:

" Birth and death kill, kill and destroy money ".

"Birth and death have all passed away." When the afflictions, afflictions, complete cessation, the legal birth and death, silently eradicate, then the Buddha Nature, passing away nirvana, manifested integrity. That is the moment, people achieve, the end goal: peaceful happiness, enlightenment liberation.

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3 . Ten paintings of Mahayana and Zen Buddhism .

The disciplining of buffalo herding, long-standing, often illustrated, has many paintings, depending on the sect, classified into two types: Mahayana tendency, tendency of Zen Buddhism. Each set consists of, ten paintings, should be called: "cross the four bulls

Cross the bulls, that is, the ten paintings of buffalo herding, began to black, gradually changing white, from the top of the head, down to the body, finally to the tail. It is symbolic, the disciplines of practice, elaborate practice, progressing each step, enlightenment and liberation. The mind is dynamic, the time of purification, contaminating the world, full of greed and delusion, then gradually brightens up, from ignorance, to the realm, the enlightened circle. As well as thanks, tending herding, wild buffaloes, have been black for many lives, maturing gradually, conquering instincts, increasing intellect, to self-knowledge, disengaged at peace, fearless nirvana.

The general meaning, the paintings of buffaloes, the Mahayana tendency, the tendency of Zen Buddhism, are not much different, they all describe, the way of practice, although many disciplines, depending on the basis, circumstances, interests, but not outside: peace of mind chaos, pure mind, the purpose of salvation, the Buddha taught, in the Kim Cang.

The Mahayana painting set consists of ten paintings: new blankets, blankets allowed to be allowed to turn heads, yes bear no worries, be spoiled and forget, look at them all.

Meditation painting set, no more than ten paintings: looking for buffaloes to see marks, seeing buffaloes that are buffaloes, buffaloes riding buffaloes, forgetting buffaloes, forgetting people, returning to the market.

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4. Ten stages of practice according to the disciplines of buffalo herding :

T yes childhood, human-created, how good karma, and now not healthy. There are people from a young age who show kindness, like to do good work, help with comfort, those around them, from within the family, out to school, and in society. At the same time, children, mischievous, mischievous, disruptive, vandalizing the village, swearing profusely, being insolent, deceiving the elderly, stealing chickens and ducks, destroying people's homes, cutting down tree to steal fruit, picking flowers and picking leaves, poking dogs and cats, climbing and hiding around. At a young age, creating such a career, if you know how to stop your career and change your career in time, you can still become a good person, benefit yourself, the whole family, and the society.

In this life of life, western countries, advanced civilization, material abundance, lack of education, children, know how to call the police, come and arrest their parents, because of nags, or whips, educate them, have children, use knives to stab people, bring guns to class, mass killers! It is terrible!

When you grow up, your footsteps are born, life is hard, people are busy, fighting is vital, so in spite of all tricks, as long as it is beneficial, for yourself, for others, for others, how miserable, life and death regardless!

Man is ready, the platoon departs, to be promoted, to gain the right, to wait for the opportunity, to dream his position. Just because of jealousy, envy, so people are ready, spreading rumors, ignoring right and wrong, disseminating letters, smearing enemies, talking behind the back, putting things down, pretending to be false, harm people who are barren, te tattered, new, huh.

People are ready, kicking you, stabbing soldiers, sending lawsuits, confronting colleagues, humiliating fellow workers, burying compatriots, scraping comrades' houses, flushing countrymen, not loving fellow believers, fake allies, all because of, only money!

Whoever loses to me, despises sarcasm, looks half an eye. Whoever more than himself, angry detractors, breaking the house, broken door.

All of the above-mentioned deeds and actions are led by human thought and thought. In other words: proactive thought, commanding, verbal actions. People who have good thoughts, good intentions, have good actions and words. People with evil thoughts or thoughts have actions and words. So must know, the human mind, sometimes gentle, sometimes cruel, so that, the actions of words, mixed good and evil. The human mind, from the past to the present, from the east to the west, is chaotic and chaotic like that everyday .

In the scriptures, the human mind, often referred to as, the ape that passes the tree, the horse running around, should be called: "the mind of the mind ". The horse rode around, running all over the place, hard to control, tame easily. A chimpanzee passes from branch to branch, as well as the mind, of a human being, thinking wildly, mourning miscellaneous things, going all wrong, turning to enjoyment, is not enough, Eastern stories, stories of stories, stories of ships, stories of gossip, stories of nonsense, stories of this person, stories of other people, neighbors' families, the world of five continents, everywhere come, cave in the alley, scientific and technical, religious politics, national consul, and children.

In Zen Buddhism, the human mind, often referred to as: black and white buffalo. Ordinary buffalo, not to be kept, often trespassed, trampled on rice seedlings by others, causing much damage, crop losses, crop damage, damage from neighbors, surrounding neighbors, It's the black buffalo. If being led, cared for regularly, looked after carefully, watched carefully, brought much, great benefit, to the farmers, and to society, it is the white buffalo.

The important thing is: people should know, lead the buffalo, do not let the buffalo, lead people! If you let the buffalo, lead the people, not knowing already, where will you go? That's why, the practice called: "The disciplines of buffalo herding " ,  that is the meaning.

Now we, begin to understand, the process of practice, the disciplines of buffalo herding, through ten stages:

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1) First stage:  At first do not know, where is your buffalo, and where are you doing? That is, people, often do not realize, what their mind, in which corner? Such as: what are you thinking, want to do something, plot something, calculate what, good or evil, good or bad, good or evil, good salary dishonesty? People are living, drifting along with the flow of life, often being swept away, enticing with the five desires, often everyday, " the buffalo mentions", enticing to lead, going to do things, disloyal disrespect, speaking his words, his benefits harm people, laughs bitterly, really cruel, unpredictable harm, often when not knowing. saying, everyday thoughts, or being poisoned, is greed, manipulation, manipulation, people creating things, so much pity, not knowing, or knowing or trying It!

For example, the mind of greed, attraction, the greed, do not want to work, just want to enjoy, have enough money to spend, that means to develop wealth, in a dishonest way, so do not hesitate, make slander, pricing other people, filing lawsuits, using human harm, telling more damage, claiming compensation, three or four million silver!

For example, there are people who have helped me a lot, but when I only had one thing that could not be satisfied with my satisfaction and my motivation, I immediately felt that anger was hard to calm down. Past gratitude, the depth of how many, are all covered, do not even remember, mention what to do.

Even sometimes, as a parent, born into nurturing, from childhood until now, growing up, married, if parents, miserable, misleading, misleading, controlling, from right parents! Close friends, know a lot, through May, sacrifice to help, whatever, they also ignore, because of fame and gain, especially because of money, I still face and sell as usual!

The buffalo at this time, is really black, hidden inside, the darkness of darkness, of marketing, the world, so people do not recognize it, where it is, and what they are doing.

Those who develop the mind, penetrate the teachings, wholeheartedly practice, thanks to learning, can believe in us, have a sincere heart, immortal being, in addition to the body, the four great false, but we have never, I can live, with that heart, because I haven't yet, know how to raise buffaloes. Studying scriptures, like the Avatamsaka Sutra, we know that the Buddha taught that:

"Most essential beings, friends of Buddha nature " .

"All people are enlightened." So, we, having the heart to find, want to understand want to know, but know how to search, "awareness" where? Those who develop the mind, pray to the Dharma, go to the temples, or the ashrams, and the assemblies, learn and explore. But the more he sought, wasted effort, away from awareness. Not having met with the Dharma, having met too much, the form of evil, superstition, and in Buddhism, there are forms, rituals of the ants, cumbersome drawings, no record, in the scriptures.

Or when encountered, the outsiders, who did not study, did not hide from the world, borrowed monk's robes, talked bluntly, brought their lives into the religion, passed rice daily, presented literature exams, ginger literature and literature, jubilantly singing, disturbing meditation, great poet, writer cum always, geography teachers, funeral teachers, fortune tellers, wishing good and bad days, marrying a vegetarian ghost, so pathetic, such people! Looking back, only the usual activities of the past days are nothing new!

Why? Because inwardly, in our daily life, we are used to running, following the external scene, triggering a lot of distractions, constant thoughts, constant thoughts, making awareness, often obscured. Your awareness, in your place. Start searching, is the start of concept, recited awareness. Just as there are many obscure dark clouds, sunlight, moon light. Such as when, the eyes see the color, beautiful and beautiful, happy label, start the desire, shopping home, appropriating possession. Such as when, audio headphones, praising praises, just hearing hasty, enamored with excitement, immersed in the mind, want to continue listening. For example, when, in contact with someone, sweetly kind, beneficial to him, immediately started heartbreaking, for being a good person, not satisfied with anyone, then being frustrated, for being a bad person.

This is the stage, of a monk, at home, not knowing how to raise buffaloes, that is, not knowing, preserving his restraint, mindfulness, letting his mind loose, thinking wildly, miscellaneous wandering, running under the scene of life, creating the crime of creating karma, then being led by karma, into the six paths, being rebirth, being far from awareness.

Trade hate to be harassed, beautiful and right, right and wrong, more than losing, it is disappointment, disappointment, disappointment. That is really: the black buffalo, who follow the Buddha, must lead the blanket, must hold back, must control, must control, must tame, impulse always.

Successful buffalo herding, clear awareness.

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2) The second stage:  Until I heard it, my partner talked, "Buffalo breeding method", I just started, saw the footprints of buffaloes, but still have not seen, the original form of the buffalo. This means that sometimes people have feelings, they do good deeds, sometimes they do that, feeling that they, doing akusala deeds, but not yet distinguished, which is good, which are unwholesome, Because I don't understand, don't know the true Dharma.

During this period, I realized, my mind, constantly changing, messing around, sometimes like this, sometimes like that. When wanting to help, this person and that person, when we want to harm, this person and others, at the time of giving from the mind, doing good deeds, giving alms, wanting to be good people, creating merit. When want to win money, wealth, capital contribution, copyrighted works, jobs, become a bad guy, creating crimes create a career! When he wanted to make merit, press the books, go to the Buddha's temple, donate to charity, relief the victims of natural disasters, want to be a good person, and create merit. At calculating schemes, slander lawsuit, demanding compensation, more than three to four million, becoming a bad guy, creating crimes create career!

Sometimes, doing business in an unrighteous way, having a chance at winning tricks, snatching them up, swiping to win, faking injuries, tracing papers, making false statements, gambling fraud, seducing idiots, work dishonestly, catch a few things, money is quite large. People are afraid, guilty of being alone, surely going to hell, suffering a lot of suffering, bringing a little money, making offerings to temples, pouring out all sins, for monks, taking on their behalf, fruits and incense, bribing Buddha image, to be temporary, a little peace of mind!

Those who develop the mind, cultivate according to Buddhism, rely on the Dharma, and know everyone, are enlightened, but only know nothing, do not know clearly, thoroughly. For example, just to know, the jewelry, whether it is bracelets, necklaces earrings, smooth rings wedding rings, although different in form, but all of them are of the same nature, It is gold. In the same sense, everyone, though not the same, in terms of skin color, is not the same, in terms of knowledge, is also incompatible, about hobbies, not together, about appearances, old men and women, but all of them are of the same nature, that is: " Pure mind " , Everyone has it. For example, if there were no jobs, previous resentment, career competition, jealousy, self-interest, conflict of interests, certain people, treating each other very openly, Very nice, very humane.

"In other words: pure self, all people, the same no different, are the same. Just because people, create different karma, so born, different appearances. There are many people , often say: nobody teases, I'm very gentle! This proves that everyone is, really gentle, pure mind, but conditional: no encounter with predestined, unintended ! "

"The pure mind, without form, not an object, in the scriptures, is often called: Tanh Tanh Tanh like, Dieu Tanh Tanh, Truthfulness Tanh Tanh Tanh, Dharma Body Hue Network, Intellectual Property , The replica of the item, The lucid nature, The true being, The original eternity, The true man, The immortal man, The indestructible Kim, Presence of present money, Heartless, Unconscious, Ringless is the immortal Dharma, the immortal Dharma, the immortal Dharma, the ultimate Dharma, the enlightened being, depending on the scriptures, different names, but all the same, not the same thing, from the past until now , from past to present. In the Dharma Sutra, Germany Lu To taught: "the most unique character", that is the meaning. "

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3) The third stage:  After a while, learn to understand the Dharma, bring the Buddha's teachings, reflect on the reflection, the actions of our words and thoughts, then it is good, we have created, too many karma bad, and good karma, apparently no, at all significant! In the darkness, my life, at the end of the tunnel, has a little light, shimmering, enough to see the shadow, the buffalo is still black.

"The buffalo has the mind, the new form: it is the buffalo, black, black, from head to tail. The black buffalo, symbolizing the thoughts, ideological thoughts, evil and evil , black power outages, dark darkness, petty, miserable things, filled the mind, everyone, day and night, all year round throughout the month. "

People realize that their buffalo, very dark, too big, feel scared, start struggling, trying to struggle, in other words, exerting effort, justifying, for mistakes, in action, as well as words, indiscriminate speech. Sometimes, people show remorse. For example, after reading the sutta, the Buddha taught, clearly, what works, what words, what thoughts, created sins, we know, startled, feel guilty, high as a mountain. It is like: "the mirror of love", seeing the mind, loving the devil, hiding inside, the human form, thanks to the "mirror of the buffalo", we realize, clearly, from up to now, I've always thought, autistic allusions, see my goodness, hide my sins, have been doing it, using tricks,

Such as want, to harm someone, just because of jealousy, went outside, all the guise: except the time to kill violence, the natural way. Such as want, destroy opponents, destroy opponents, compete professionally, then put on a frontier: defending justice, upholding justice, fighting for freedom, defending reason. For example, because of greed, greed, ambition, willingness to fight, more than losing or losing, even with him, with siblings, staying in the family, regardless of his mother or father, I will not forgive, pleading reason: for the wife for the husband, for the children for the grandchildren, for the cause of humanity, to do so!

Where did not know that: spouses and children, happy to enjoy, wealth and wealth, because they scrambled, won to bring about, and what about us, received enough karma, life after life. We should know: " there is a loan to pay " ,  " we do it " ,  no one can replace it, whether it is a parent, a spouse, or a descendant, no one can save, no matter how much he pleads, Buddha God help, that's all. That is really: absolute justice!
The most important thing, in the practice, cultivate one's mind, is that we must know thoroughly, the disciplines of buffalo herding.
Means we must know the way, stop the expectation, expectation, knowledge and thoughts constantly.
That is really: elaborately practicing, according to the Buddha's teachings, trying to improve, his life, transforming his mind, avoiding sorrow, becoming impartial, peaceful and natural.

Such as when, the greed arises, his advantage harms people, wants to be paid millions, to play for pleasure, to think of ways to harm people, despite tricks, we immediately know, immediately stop, should not continue, pursuit of mind expectations, expectations of knowledge, such thoughts, that is, we have stopped karma, and transferred karma.

For example, when the mind of anger arises, wants to harm others, gives anger, satisfaction, high self-esteem, wants enemies, dies, or at least, miserable, miserable, imprisonment and cruelty, ragged, scrawny, unable to shout, no way to live, life of suffering, suffering from rabies, semi-bankruptcy, dissipating career, losing jobs, poverty and hunger, we are so angry, we immediately know, immediately stop, should not continue, to pursue the mind, the hope, the perception, the memory, that we have stopped the karma, and transfer karma.

In this stage, anyone who develops the mind, transforms his life, is determined to turn, negativity, suffering, into peace, happy life, must first know, disciplines herding buffalo. Those who do not know, disciplines herding the buffalo, chasing the mind of hope, the hope of knowledge, the constant recitation of thoughts, bringing it into practice, ie continuing, creating new karma! The person who knows how to raise the buffalo and cultivate the mind will immediately wake up and rebuke himself: He wants to create sins and create karma again! Want to fall down or something? Stop immediately!

This is difficult, not easy, it takes a long time to practice. When I resisted, the power to pull the buffalo was really hard and hard. Sometimes when encountered, contradictory circumstances, people who scold people, or when encountering things, discontent discontent, please tell yourself silently: a good ripening, so must fast, fast and fast, that's right religion, New people are gentle, new cultivators.

Immediately disappointed mind, disappointed expectation, their thoughts, rising up against, inducing instigation: Why not? Fasting is humiliating, opposing to chiseling, fasting at the feet, they are balancing their heads, enduring them, being done by the water, enduring them with contempt, when they're foolish, they scold themselves stupid, if they do, could not help but stop, they knew his hand, they bored her hand, the whole family was afraid!

Oh dear people! Such a mind, indeed the wild, wild buffalo, has been long and wild, wildly up and down, very difficult to keep. The flame of paint, that is, the heart of the yard, in every person's heart, is so frightening! Need to find, the three pepper fan, in Journey to the West, to extinguish, to anger fire. Three-pepper fan, what is it? That is really: three things need to eliminate, need to eradicate.

As in the scriptures, there is a vow:

May the three obstacles eliminate afflictions.
May the wisdom wisdom chon chon.
Pray for all objection.
The world often practice Bodhisattva.

Means wanting to end, negativity suffering, if you want to achieve, wisdom, eternal practice, according to the Bodhisattva conduct, bringing benefits, for beings, we must remember, eliminate the three obstacles, great life, three obstacles including: karma, karma and knowledge. Due to the greedy mind, the deluded anger, we create, how many sins, without knowing, or even knowing it, still try to commit it. Due to habits, in every action, thought, we create karma, not knowing how much, not even knowing, or even knowing, but still trying to commit. Due to the knowledge, knowledge in real life, from the qualifications, positions of authority, or knowledge, in the religious house, people often meet, countless times, difficult obstacles, making it impossible, seeing the morality, getting more and more broken, his buffalo, leading to go wild, too far from his homeland, even though he wanted to return,

Those who are predestined, meet the Dharma, have many good roots, so when they see, in the form of the buffalo, they immediately realize that they have been guilty of many crimes from heaven up to now. pay tomorrow, can't run away, let go of the karma, startle awakening, immediately stop, unwholesome action, immediately leave, cruel words, immediately remove, ideological interests, The thought harms people!

That is the stage, keeping the buffalo.
Buffalo herding means: to apply the Dharma, to your daily life, to eradicate the mind of desire, the hope of knowledge, the constant thoughts, transform the three karmas, your body and mind, unwholesome deeds, into three karma, completely pure.

The scriptures have taught that: "The three karmic constants are tranquil, the Buddha is in the west". That is to know: when the three karmas, the body, speech, and mind, are always pure, that is, the buffaloes, which are well-tended, disappear, we can live, the pure realm, as well as the Buddhas, in all ten directions.

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4) The fourth stage :  At this time, the buffalo appears in its original form, if it is not determined, leading the buffalo, refuses to work, tame, the buffalo will the mind, the people will be easily tempted. easy, easy to fall, easy to be dragged, go on the road, evil evil. Whatever human, dare to do, no matter what words, can spit out, no matter what thought, will lead to his place, his advantage harms people, without any altruism, despite tricks. The life of suffering, still suffering, cannot be avoided .

During this period, the shepherd was still weak, the buffalo was still strong, had to work very hard, pulled his neck back, but he resisted, held his legs and pulled back to the old road. That is: disappointment, delusion, still follow the predestined relationship, rise steadily. People often live, according to old habits, every day like that, very difficult to tame, so must know, really determined, persistent and persistent, not to be relaxed, even for a moment.

Together, we contemplate the following thoughts and stories: On the train ride, the driver is fast asleep, and the passengers, have fun singing, dancing, dancing, whirling, laughing and chattering, showing off your talents, showing off your wealth, showing off your cars, showing off your children, talking rude, talking badly about the village, stoking at the poke, enjoying the money, eating and sleeping, watching the sky watching the clouds, ignorant. No one knows: soon, because the driver, that train, the speed available, will derail, plunge into a deep pit, no stopping, all passengers, fatalities, no mercy on anyone!

In the meantime, people are ready, arguing, fighting for the right, the better part, the better, the better, on their side, the people in the group, day after day! Wait until the train wagon, plunged into the abyss, everyone was startled, screaming panic, pale face, chaotic chaos, bustling up and down, praying prayer, praying for the gods, reciting Buddha's name in heaven, calling on heaven to earth, but all too late!

In the same way, we all are on the same journey, the destiny of this life, the last stop, everyone knows: it's a graveyard, or a crematorium! That's done a lifetime! Yet when he was still, breathing in the air, still working, speaking, and thinking, people did not stop, creating crimes of creating karma, because of eating rice, because of wearing clothes, being more naughty than losing, buy enemies, resentment for others, jealousy envy, selfish envy, petty intentions, bon jealousy, waiting for good fortune, always enjoying, seeing others, suffering afflictions. Why? People often think: this is my life, it's still very long!

Those are the times when I do everything, good and bad things get mixed up, what I dare to do, create merit to do, and create no karma! Actually should know, life impermanence, fame and impermanence, mind impermanence. Impermanence means: now it will disappear, but not exist, forever and forever. His mind, creating crimes create karma, inevitably lead, people into the ring, birth and death. However should know: poor impermanence, if we have, strong will, people can, stop career change career! If we know in time, stop career transfer, we are sure, we can avoid, unpredictable consequences, how much, suffering and afflictions!

When we see the buffalo, that is us, how much we see, the days that have passed, in our lives, what a waste, creating crimes of creating karma, is too much.

There are a lot of people, outwardly good-looking, gentle, meek, gentle-talking, polite courtesy, decent language, but inside, thought arises, so many thoughts, dark nonsense, male memory concept mouth, inside contains both, a dagger, that's exactly: the mind of the buffalo, need to be kept. Those who make a vow, cultivate the mind of nature, really have to know, the method of raising buffaloes, for a long time is not good!

There are people who regret, repent and repent, about suffering, unintentional intentions, they have created, for many others, because of the greedy mind, anger and delusion. Some people are distraught, guilty, wanting to die, to pay off, but still feel, it's not enough.

However, those who, from the Dharma district, have some wisdom, start saving, lots of time, to care for the mind, to take care of the nature, to find good beings, good friends, good friends, in the religious house, trying to learn, how, how to benefit people, in order to pay back, created karma, has caused loans, for a long time. Those who know how to cultivate and cultivate their minds, start seeking for their own mind, a place to rely on, so that they can hope that in the future, there will be no accidents, no more risks, no worries about the abyss, obstacles, to redeem the mistakes that have been made. The mind of repentance, so strong, motivates many people, distributes good deeds, saves lives.

In the past, there were people, long-standing ignorance, covering up the true nature, not being lucid, so always looking for ways to defame Buddhism and decry the Dharma. Until one day, suddenly awakened, because he regretted it, he decided to cut his tongue, said for a long time, the words of mischief, caused not to know, how much pity. May thanks to meeting, a Zen teacher, who is a long-time monk, gave all his advice: Should use the tongue, nowadays sin, to profess, explain the Dharma, help many people, Willow enlightenment, enlightenment clear, immeasurable disciplines, cultivate mind nature. That is the best way, truly repentant heart, to create merit, to repay karma, to repay the Buddhas, to your benefit, to all others. Time later, he became, a Zen master, a true enlightened monk, famous everywhere.

The Tang Dynasty, the Buddha taught:

The mind first thinks evil,
like dark clouds, obscuring the sun.
The mind then thinks of good,
like a bright torch, eliminating darkness.

Although received, I really have, the pure mind, but sometimes, heard left ear, see the thorny eyes, met uncertainty, still kicked in, angry anger. It was then, my buffalo, that was rampant. We always want to be good people, to be good people. But if there are people, plotting tips, just making money, easy to get rich quick, earn a few million, regardless of tricks, his benefits harm people, hesitating for a long time, I immediately obeyed. Ie we, being buffalo, create new misery, nothing more!

Buffalo means: Not according to strength, pulling power, greed, anger and delusion.
Buffalo means: Must know how to hold the nose, pull back, do not let the buffalo, lead us anywhere, create crimes of creating karma.

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5) The fifth stage:  In this period, people know that the method of herding buffaloes is sometimes suffered, the power of the buffalo leads, leading to it, pulling in the opposite direction, sometimes falling back, crawling and crawling. increasingly, u scratched his forehead. After a while, trying hard, practicing diligently, the mind is no longer, crazy dreaming. Hope, the mind of perception, the hope of commemoration, commence immediately, knows and does not follow, so it settles down, is constantly aware of and is not dragged by karma.

However, but expectation, disappointment and disappointment. Means people, because they have to roll around, live in the world, should always be, hopelessly disappointed, disappointed, disappointed, and pure, year-round throughout the month, all day long forgotten, true people, of their own self, the scriptures are called: karmic concealment, when being good people, when doing bad guys, birth and death, birth and death, forever reincarnation, never knowing, to stop taking karma, and bear a career change.

Always human, really master, Buffalo mind, ie master, body and mind. As for when, elaborately is not, very proficient, we should avoid, reduce opportunities, come into contact with life, bravely cut off, related conditions, the outside world, to the mind, less of his agility, his buffalo, no predestined, fury, fierce aggression.

During the practice, we often see, practitioners contemplate, three wooden statues, pictures of three monkeys: one blindfolded, one ear-muffled, one gagged, that is the meaning .

Seeing as not seeing, listening as not listening, speaking as not speaking. When encountering a mundane scene, but without an opinion, without prejudice, without discrimination, that is, a person does not arise, arouses delusion, an aspiration, an expectation, as well as normal, when not in contact, So charming.

In the Shurangama Sutra, the Buddha taught:

" Tri tri tri tri, ie ignorance duty . " " Knowledge of non-biased opinions, news nirvana " .

All of us, when living in the world, knowing everything, everything, if it arouses, delays the mind, hopes, thoughts, thoughts, how many we encounter, afflictions of suffering, is the root of ignorance. If it does not arise, expectation, delusion, we expect to live, the realm of nirvana. In other words, it is very simple: living in the world, knowing everything, someone who has a lot of talk, he himself, brings suffering into that body and mind.

Happiness in the world, around us, is within reach, available for a long time, but I forget, not aware, just because I do not live, in mindfulness. To this day, happiness exists, in the arms, we must be aware, cherish, preserve, help us get rid of samsara.

During the Buddha's life, there were heathen, superstitious, sought to kill hundreds of people, offered to the gods, to be magical, to go to heaven. He killed ninety-nine people, so everyone, scared to run away. On the way home, intending to kill his old mother, with enough rules, he met right away, the Buddha was walking, chasing after him. He shouted: Sa sa there, please stop it! Buddha calmly, calmly walked. He chased, and shouted, two more times.

At that time, the Buddha slowly taught:

-As Lai really, has stopped a long time, only he, not stop it. Tathagata has stopped, created a long career, so enjoy themselves, at peace. If he will stop, he will also be, realms of nirvana, no different at all.

Due to the heart, great compassion, great joy, Buddha sensuality, being pagan, superstition, returning to the right path, practicing diligently, attaining enlightenment. That is the great virtue: Angulimala.

Some people think: I have "accidentally" created, so many poor things, repented of repentance, just by redundancy, that's all, just by continuing, doing so, to the end of my life.

Some people think: white shirt, stick a stain, everyone sees it. The shirt is too dirty, stick one more stain, it is no different!

They often think that death is over, no one knows, what we have done, why not give up, enjoy for pleasure, your whole life? They do not know that: after dying, they just leave behind, the four elements, and the karmic retribution created and cannot be left behind will follow them, as shown with the shadow. Although afterlife, they still have to pay, karma of karma and retribution is much heavier.

For example, those who are released from prison, still angry, continue to create karma, by taking revenge, have sent and sued themselves. For example, those who have relatives, when it is time to pay, karma borrowed, from many previous lives, enjoyed all the merit, died in tragedy, should be awakened, repent, karma for many generations, to do good to create merit, to prevent later, should not make up stories, sue the people for money, the greed for wrong, the cause of misery, the suffering of us!

If not awakened, still passionate, not subjected to buffaloes, not under control, disappointed, hopeless. In other words, the buffalo entices, the people follow, the path is deviant, far from the right path, bringing suffering, many lifetimes.

If the people, in the accident, the tragic relatives, according to the Jizō Sutta, and the Medicine Sutra, we are for them to do good deeds, to save lives, to help their properties, to give alms, dedicate to them, remove unjust karma, do not attempt to create more misery, give them to yourself, absolutely should not!

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6) Sixth stage:  In this stage, we feel, somewhat in consequence, of the buffalo herding. The buffalo is a bit white, somewhat white. That is, people, who know the direction, more good, know themselves, because more people, greedy mind, petty selfishness, jealousy, ignorance, much less. Man is his master, his actions, his words, his thoughts, his master, his buffaloes, he leads the buffalo, in the right way, that he desires.

In the scriptures, the righteous path, often called by the name, is "the eightfold path " ,  and the practitioner, called: " practitioner " ,  that is, the person, is walking on the road, practicing the practice , practice nourishing nature, the first is: gradual abandonment, the mind taking part in fame, anger and delusion, avoiding doing evil, just doing good deeds, keeping the mind pure.

Acting outside, such as going to the temple, the three most cult, each word a prostration, reciting Buddhist scriptures, giving alms, publishing books, extracting blood from prayer, helping the elderly, finding homes for children, job introduction, on the path of practice, absolutely necessary, to create merit, but that's all, it's not enough.

Why? Because people in the world, often monks, do not lead the mind, do charity work, with the mind that wishes, to receive the fruits of merit, to be rewarded by the people, many people know, hope to be rewarded, and more, praying to heaven, praying for ecstasy, achieving dreams, praying like that. Such a mind is, in fact, the mind of omniscient thought, which is the buffalo, black, from head to tail.

Practicing according to Buddhism, deciding to become a monk, at the core of cultivating the mind, cultivating from the mind, cultivating and cultivating wisdom, to achieve the goal: enlightenment and liberation, that is to transform, a black buffalo, into a white buffalo, transforming body and mind, turning suffering into joy, turning our realms into a blissful domain.

In the mind if there is, the word "want" the word "hope", is still not possible, the word "van" the word "ask", is not faithful, the word "bridge" the word "urgent", is still binding, although it is is: want to ecstasy, want to achieve magical power, hope for heaven, think about yourself, this and that! When still desiring, easy to be seduced, easy to be deceived, blinded in the wrong way, often strayed, lest to fall into paganism, be of non-pagan origin, always unaware.

Practitioners practice, wholeheartedly, with all their heart, and hope to receive: pure mind. But I realized that, but still, suddenly appeared. Practitioners resolve, stop creating crimes, just do good, create merit only. So at this time, my buffalo, black and white, the sun of wisdom, at dawn, dim because it is still obscured by dark clouds bowl room of life, not to shore, peacefully.

Our mind, too, is no different, just peace, joy and joy, suddenly there are people, come to speak hard of hearing, or also like: children arguing, not listening to their instructions, or husband and wife, disagree, about an issue, expectation, delusion, arousing, immediately arise. His buffalo, who immediately got angry, had to be very clever, to subdue it. It takes a long time for our mind to calm down. But soon, another thing happened, his buffalo, cage upside down again.

Therefore, we see: Who told the buffalo herding, not elaborate? Trying to raise buffaloes is not so easy! In this period, it is easy to follow the buffalo, raising the buffaloes is very difficult, very difficult, natural disasters.

However, you should know, there are sentences in the book:

Countless ghost references unsuccessful director.
Nhan phong phong flavor of seniors.

Or there is a saying that:

People do not fog hard to succeed.
People without suffering enlightenment star.

On the way to practice, if the practitioner met, the scenes of evil, arduous arduous steps, ups and downs, challenges, contradictions, wind and rain, just proved, the value of success, strong will, perseverance perseverance, steadfast Bodhi mind, just become a person, talented adept, met with suffering, new attainment, noble lordship.

It was difficult to talk about, and there was a Zen master named Linh Chieu, the son of a layperson, named Bang Long Uan, wrote a shelf saying:

"Any real incongruity, a real wild life, a pure, unspoilt, bastard hybrid . " "It's not difficult, it's not easy, hungry to eat, tired sleep."

It is simple! Yet few people, pay attention, practice everyday! Practicing diligently, achieving results, or failing to achieve them, most of them are determined by themselves, strong determination, or not strong, in part because friendly knowledge, dedicated guide.

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7) Seventh stage:  Living in the world, our six doors, exposed to the six senses, still arise, the thoughts of delusion, the thoughts of delusion. This new thought, just aroused, how many thoughts, instant start next. However, every day, we all know that buffalo herding means: always living in, awake awareness, living in mindfulness. It is thanks to elaborate, long practice, the buffalo is purely temporary, every time reciting an instant we know it, so we don't follow.

The Sutra of Bao Dan and Luc To teach:

" Don't be afraid to start, just be afraid of feeling slow ", that's the meaning.

Hope expectation, disappointment, and silence. It is elaborate, the practice has deepened, the power of the buffalo, has been greatly reduced, is hysterical, the mind no longer exists.

The essential meaning, of the practice, cultivate one's mind, according to Buddhism itself:

In the mind of thoughts, if the feeling is timely, immediately knows not to follow, that is the true mind.
In the mind of thoughts, if there is still delusion, not timely sensation, becoming hopeless.

Just like: when the wind blows, the sea surface swells, called the sea. When the wind blows, the sea surface is still, the peaceful sea, such as: pure mind. Cultivation according to Buddhism, not only, worshiping prostrations, praying begging, nothing else.

After herding, for a while, tame the buffalo, reach nowhere, be healthy there. Practicing the exercises, up to this point, has been light and relieved. Buffalo mind, no longer likes to go, butting gust trampled, rice seedlings. His buffalo, was quite docile. Practicing here, practitioners no longer, his buffalo, led dragging, should have determined, stopped career transfer, no longer creating crimes, creating new karma .

For example, in the family, there is discontent, but in the mind, there is no recitation, anger, easily, as before. For example: when you are working, or you are driving a car, on the street, you get frustrated, you don't want to do things, your mind still doesn't work, start a little thought, even if you recite well, like telling yourself, I am grateful, and I don't need to be informed like that.

The Sutra of Bao Dan and Luc To teach:

" No reciting thoughts, thinking good and evil " . " The receipt of the item, the money in front of you " .

Whether reciting good thoughts, or reciting akusala thoughts, the human mind is also disturbed. When in the mind, there is no concept of arising, people live with, the state of nirvana, present money in front of them. That is the teaching, Lu To Hui Neng, helped enlightenment, Venerable Hue Minh, received in his place, the "cross-section", also known as: True Buddha Tanh Tanh.

Practical benefits, buffalo herding method, bring us: good day to eat, good night sleep, night without nightmares. Why? Because the buffalo, already obediently, following the shepherd, also sleep well! Daytime activities, disturbed mind, certain nights, sleeping nightmares. During the day activities, the mind is free and calm, calm at night, peaceful sleep. Those who have succeeded in tending the buffalo, have become happy, open and cheerful, have a good and gentle disposition, are agreeable to all, adapt to every scene, endure all the time, are satisfied with everything, don't complain, don't like lots of things, don't want to compete, don't give up more than lose, don't argue anymore. Hence life, of course, bliss, and attain happiness.

In the scriptures, the Patriarchs taught:

" Inner need to engrave the concept of public expenditure " . " Foreign activity does not compete with virtue " .

Inside austerities, mindfulness hulking, messy whirling, ie always, practicing buffalo herding, called that, elaborately practicing. Outside practice, virtue of cultivators, no more controversy. That is the things, to do of people, true learning practice.

Old things, five years ago, in the rainy afternoon, if they came back, in our minds, we would not follow them, stop in time, stop thinking, think about them, they will be quiet, Such long days, will also forget always! The treasure of consciousness, gradually fading away, until once, was completely empty, there was nothing left. The mind gradually, gently contempt. Anything that you remember, repeating, many times many times, will be tough, remember carefully, remember every detail.

For example, a familiar piece of music appears in my mind, if I hum, sing along to the melody, I will remember it long, remember it forever, remember it for the rest of my life. For example, there are people who often tell their stomachs that they have a vengeance for enemies, after ten years later, take revenge not too late. It is so scary! Such a person will be dragged by his buffalo, creating crimes of creating karma, from death to injury.

By this stage, meticulously practicing, bringing benefits, much to the world, practitioners are praised, praised and praised, run right away, immediately meet, obstructing the path. Practitioners feel, elaborately their practice, too many, few people achieve, the level like themselves, initiates interest, as a teacher, self-proclaims the rising monk, sets up a meditation page, carries the home page, The desire to become a Zen teacher, self-taught, began to be stuck, fame and religion, right on the spiritual path. His case, Wukong the Great Master, is an example.

In the Buddhist canon, the Buddha taught:

" Vaccine theory, the mind is chaotic . " " Conservative assumptions, the mind does not approve . "

Those who do not cultivate, harbor too much, the marketing, right and wrong must harass, compete than lose, his mind, of course chaos. As for any person, the blanket can be led, his buffalo, immediately overcome, his mind, that person attains, the realm of meditation, or the first jhana, the second jhana, or the fourth jhana, The mind is always there, no more distractions.

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8) Eighth stage:  After a while, long or quick, long or short, depending on the root, ability, circumstances of each person, the practitioner makes a vow, determination to raise buffaloes and determination nursing, dedicated wholeheartedly, wholeheartedly, transforming the mind nature, making sure to use the work, taming his buffalo and mind. At that time, the practitioner, completely free, freed negativity, suffering life, no longer or suffer, the scene provoked, seductive charm, influence.

Practitioners always, toward the things, benefit people, moral words, mellow gentle, gentle thoughts, happy thoughts, compassionate compassion, more friends less enemies, can afford, bring religion into life, create a peaceful life, brighten up the religion, relieve suffering, make people feel good, of others, such as nectar, Quan Yin, sprinkle the whole world, bathe the soul, are suffering from cerebral heat. Those are the frustrations, the true cultivation of learning, the good of knowledge and knowledge, can help, the predestined people, on the way to practice, or transform, the mind of those who live around them, regardless of their loved ones, Or the enemy.

Practice comes here, whenever practitioners, need to think, then keep thinking, whenever working, then work, every other moment, empty quietly, heartless mindlessness. The more we practice, the higher the mind is, relaxed at ease, recognizing that everyone has good points, so that we can follow and see any scenery around us where we are happy and also more beautiful.

Those who have not cultivated, or have just started, develop the mind to practice, the mind is still disturbed, because of a great deal of attachment, things of struggle, prejudice, prejudice for tightness, attachment to afflictions, so feel, The surroundings, sad and bored, feeling bad, being mean, despicable, annoying, annoying, stabbing, scowling, wrinkled, and hidden, every village knows. If cleverly subdued, know how to raise buffaloes, some time later, the mind is at peace, feeling happy, feeling everyone, likable, lovely, bright scenery, beautiful space.

We should know:  Cultivating the mind of nature, it is conversion, so that the mind nature, called right alertness, becomes pure, clear and beautiful, rather than transforming, the external landscape, called y newspaper.

" Chief Justice reports how, how he reported it ", is that meaning.

Therefore, in the book, there is a saying:

" Mind sad scenes are happy stars "
" Mind peace despite any situation is also an " .

In this period, it is at the time of the practitioner, he has known to stop karma and know how to turn karma. Eyes see color, see then stop, stop talking, no longer store, any color, into the treasure, his consciousness, though beautiful, ugly, though very cute, even though he hates it. Headphones hear, heard then no, no anger no anger, no love no hatred.

In his heart, or in the mind, does not arise, any thoughts, arise immediately knows, definitely does not follow, it will be silent. Not in the sense that: do not let the buffalo, lead me away, create offenses create career! Practicing here, one realizes, everyone's happiness, living in the world, is his happiness. The bodhisattva mind, altruistic heart, because people forget themselves, growing. Practitioners wish, bring religion into life, beautify life, without being life, make pollution. Practitioners serene, disengaged, gently walked out, from the fire tunnel, escaping the scenes of depression, birth and death.

So scripture, has the following verse:

Eyes are already sharp.
Ear hear only heard then stopped.
Inert quietly.
Gently we stepped away from the cycle of depression.

Human awareness, clearly manifested, in the six senses: eyes, eyes, nose, nose, tongue, body and mind. When the six senses, exposed to the six ceiling: the sound of taste, the contact with the dharma, without arising, the expectation of delusion, the awakening of mindfulness, the moment when the human being, living fully with, the pure mind.

For example, when, someone came to swear at you, insult you, your ears, come in contact with your voice, criticize you defamation, and you were always, calmly calm, that is when that time, the sound was difficult to hear, do not make yourself, rise anger, do not make yourself, arises the mind disappointed, disappointed, hopeful, disappointed. In other words: although having a bowl of wind, having wind come, the mind is pure, like the sea surface, not rippling, no matter how small. At that time should know, meticulous practice, very mature already.

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9) The ninth stage:  Practicing up to this point, the practitioner achieves: "the realm of non-duality", that is, no more, stuck to both sides, no extreme extremes, no longer obstinate, no more marketing, no no more dispute, no more arguing, no more harassing, no more than losing, no more sin making, no more creating karma!

Scriptures also call, that is the realm: " heartless mindfulness " .

Prajnaparamita, the Buddha taught:

" At that time, the practitioner, at peace in freedom, the mind is very afraid, no property, terrorism, far away from all, crazy to dream, to achieve the end, the realm of nirvana . "

When reaching the realm, heartless mindfulness, peacefulness at peace, the mind is not afraid, not afraid, separated from all, crazy to dream, the practitioner achieves, the goal of salvation: the realm of nirvana.

In the Pure Land Sutta, the Heart Sutra, the Buddha taught:

" Pure mind is the purity " . "The center of peace, the world is peaceful . "

The mind is pure, called chief alert, of course, the scene is also pure, beings around, also peaceful, called the newspaper. All things, expectation, delusion of mind, expectation, are all clean. The mind of greed no longer exists;

" Chief Justice reported how, how he reported that " is the meaning.

King Tran Nhan Tong, Article Ngu Giac Hoang, was the primary ancestor of Truc Lam sect, reciting the poem:

Cu Tran Lac Dao drop grace depending
The principle of san clown and misery, the
faithful center-right pension security stance
For the heart of meditation.

Mean:

Live happy life follow the coast
When hungry, eat and sleep immediately
In the home, there is only treasure
.

In front of the naked scene, whoever does not initiate, recite any thoughts, no mindlessness, lives a happy life, depends on the predestined actions, that is, he lives in, realms of meditation, when hungry, eats, When tired, he slept, the boss in the house, it is true of treasure, no need to search, no need to ask, no need to doubt, don't ask meditation, meditation is that!

Ba Truong Hoai Hai, Zen Master taught:

" Geography is not weak, wisdom is itself " .

When the mind, the mind of the practitioner, is completely empty, quietly empty, tranquil, no longer harboring, waiting for the mind of delusion, the hope of mindfulness, the empty mind, the sun of wisdom, Prajna wisdom, natural lighting.

In a room, thousands of darkness, just turn on the light, or bring the light, immediately clear it, you don't need to wait until thousands of years later to bear it again. In the same way, when the practitioner, subjected to his torch, his wisdom, with the righteous Dharma torch, the ten Buddhas, his torch, his wisdom, immediately lights up.

Moment of light, in Zen Buddhism, called "enlightenment". Just like the dark cloud, when it disappears, that is all, the defilements are no longer, the mind is empty, quietly calm, the wisdom is elegant, suddenly illuminated.

In the Buddhist canon, the Buddha taught:

" Made the mind of one origin, no objections " .

When you really, tame the buffalo, remain in one place, by chanting, reciting the Buddha's name, meditating, meditating, meditating, applying, understanding the Dharma, the practitioner's mind, calmly, No more problems, no more quarrels, no more disputes.

So there is no, what is the matter, cannot be argued, cannot be understood, smoothly, clearly. No Buddha, do not know the sermon, the whole being.

The Sutra of Bao Dan and Luc To teach:

" Conscious communication, " that is the meaning.

Anyone, truly cultivating, without distinction, at the lay house, ordained monk, clear mind, reaching to where, preaching there, benefiting sentient beings. For example, before, there was a practice, the day after that person, he could be a teacher and teach others.

The practitioner reaches, in this new stage, the mind is enlarged, the essence of being, with all things, finds himself with, all beings, the same being different, the blissful wisdom, growing more and more, the world of Buddhas, increasingly expanding. That is the world, of love, harmony of sympathy, joy and happiness, enlightenment and liberation. Practitioners sympathy, suffering heart disease, beings. Beings get sick, then the practitioner gets sick, that's the meaning.

So always, compassionate heart, of the practitioner, also directed to everywhere, all beings, living in the surrounding. Practicing here, any action, any word, any meaning, of the practitioner, comes from a pure mind, a clear nature, so it brings many real benefits, for all around the world, everyone around us, admire and respect, rely on refuge, because we feel good, peaceful, cool, when we are close, we feel secure, we have relationships, we feel good, every time I pray. It is shade, is the light from the optical, the true foot, true cultivator.

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10) The tenth stage:  When it is achieved, the realm above, the practitioner knows that, actually, he comes to, close to the Buddha, that is, the mind, of the practitioner, almost, the mind of the Buddha. Practitioners have been, disengaged already, but there is one, the last gate, new work. There are books of Zen Buddhism, which are called: mandarin lower mandarins.

Why? Because come here, the practitioner has not forgotten, elaborately practicing, up to now, meaning the buffalo, has disappeared, the shepherd is still there. Practitioners have worn, patience, of Tathagata, the practitioner has entered, is compassionate, of Tathagata, but not yet seated, on the court of law, of Tathagata, just like Buddha, taught in the sutta: The Wonderful Dharma

In the Journey to the West, the author described, this stage is equal to, his image, the Tripitaka, can be removed, material possessions, worldly position, whatever is left, to go and find the path. But when he arrived, on Buddha land, he still refused, gave it to the monk, kept the sutras, the saffron robes, the golden bowl, given by the king, symbolized for the, elaborately practicing, So far, so it has not been, sometimes the scriptures, superior value, can not read, the text itself, such as still, the Buddhahood.

In Zen Buddhism, this stage is, for example, a white buffalo, which goes through a needle hole, but is still stuck, a tail hair, that is the meaning. Practitioners who reach, be in this realm, the mind is no longer entangled, meager dust, peace of mind, before all the bowl room, calm calm, before all the waves, of this life, indifferent to those, world ups and downs. Four immeasurable mind: pronouns compassion, great joy, great bliss, perfect fullness, and perfections.

If the practitioner, having passed, the head of a hundred staff, or passed, the puddle of death, in the Zen book, called: the region of death, then it is called, the enlightenment, that is, enlightenment , perfectly, completely, completely.

By this time, the buffalo disappeared, a long time ago, and now here, the shepherd is no more. The realm of no-self, no-mindlessness, nirvana, described by, an empty circle, without adding a word, without saying a word, remains the same forever.

The scriptures have the verse:

" Dao deverbs. Language quotations paragraph . "

The origin of virtue, which has no words, can express, the mind is pure, immediately enlightened, opened speech, certainly no longer, see the religion again. All that is, a temporary means, such as: to refer to the moon, need to use fingers, instead of words, everyone sees, if you do not understand, argue around, just argument!

The moral path is achieved, the dharma falls empty, completely pure, completely stateless, completely lucid. Previously we, the development of bodhicitta, cultivating the mind of nature, practitioners recite and take the vow: " boundless sentient beings, are vows " .

After a while, cultivate the mind of nature, the practitioner attains the following realm: "Beings are boundless, the degree is complete". In the mind, no longer harboring, any chance, a being, that is no longer, arises any more, reciting any more, because every thought, there is a shadow, of beings.

History records that before the enlightenment, Shakyamuni Buddha, the last day and night, the treasure of consciousness, fully manifested, all thoughts, from King Tinh Phan, to the princess, Gia Du Da La, Until the demon king, the three-week ghost, all were, the Buddha degree, the completion of enlightenment, the supreme witness, the right eye and the right eye.

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III. Conclude:

To sum up, the practice of raising buffaloes, helping us, cultivating the mind, nurturing the nature, making clear ends, making steady progress, no questions asked, from low to high, clearly seeing our abilities and steps, no get lost. We understand that the practice is: " before suffering after having fun ", if still having fun and not practicing, it is really: " before having fun after suffering ", until efforts, overcoming body and mind, difficult First step, to progress, fullness. Now we sing together:

Who said buffalo blanket is miserable? Buffalo blankets are very happy!

We understand, the practice of buffalo herding, our determination to lead, the buffalo, in every moment, everyday life, not neglect, lazy treatment, no self-conceited heart, inferiority complex, not being terrorized, never afraid, worried pessimistic, miserable, lifelong!

In the Amitabha Sutta, the Buddha taught:

" In the time of birth, whoever attains, is unconcerned, until he dies, the mind is not crazy, he or she will receive the Buddhas, like holy ones, the procession to the West and the ultimate bliss . "

In the scriptures there is a saying:

" Venerable rituals and emptiness " .

"Buddha and sentient beings are often empty."

We find out, the following story: someone came to ask, Zen master Tung Tham, named Trieu Chau:

Does the dog have a Buddha nature or not?

He answered: - NO!

The person asked back:

Dear Sir, the Buddha taught, recorded in the scriptures, that all beings have Buddha nature, why the dog, it does not have?

Mr. Trieu Chau replied: - "Concealment of Karma!".

That is Buddha nature, like it is not!

Other people came to ask:

Does the dog have a Buddha nature or not?

He answered that: - YES!

The person asked back:

Dear Sir, that Buddha nature is, enlightened awareness, why not choose, where happy, good reincarnation, to choose the female, already hairy skin, lurking in, to be a dog?

Mr. Trieu Chau replied: - "Knowing That Forced To Try!".

In the Pure Land Sutta, the Buddha taught:

" The sun of the moon, often clear, why are the blind, they don't see? "

" In the same way, sentient beings do not show off, karma conceals, in ordinary life, knowing that trying to commit, so they do not see, the world of Tathagata, pure solemnity, unrecognizable, pure mind , eternity exists! "

From now on, giving the mind of repentance, looking for a way to return, cultivating the mind to take care of the nature, pray that: whenever I noticed, the buffalo Chan Tue, started to be so bad, ran around wildly, sprung everywhere, roaming around, miserable villages, leading the body and mind, creating offenses to create karma, reminded himself: "Stop raising buffaloes!".

And remember, never ask, anyone else: "How far is the buffalo blanket? Is it long or not?". Why? Because then, maybe buffalo, people have, white smooth, or have disappeared, long ago, only one, buffalo Chan Tue, about to flush, butting people!

" Come on, raise the buffalo! A lot of things! " END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.31/12/2019.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.