Man is born to receive death .END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

This life is gradually decreasing, ensuring that it is a symptom of death, so ponder this truth often. That is what we have to know to open the eyes of the Dharma in the morning and to see life in the true way.

We are born to receive death, is anyone scared to hear that? But that is the truth of human life.

When the world first opened its eyes, the world only spoke the words "open eyes", but must understand that opening the eyes also means "welcoming death". Because a man is born, he must have a death, so when he is born, he is also saying hello to death. That's the truth, but few in the world dare to talk about the latter.

We are a religious learner, so frankly not avoid, not afraid, that is, birth with the death, giving birth means giving birth, obviously. And whether he wanted it or not, he was a commoner to a high class, a king would have to accept death. Whoever wants to evade, but eventually must die, want to die but do not want also to die.

We are born to receive death, is anyone scared to hear that? But that is the truth of human life.

So, all of us are sitting here waiting to take our turn, because we don't know who was called to go first. In general, all humanity must die and that is the truth. Saying "all mankind dies", that is to say, within human limits, more broadly, all sentient beings have to accept death, either slowly or quickly. Whoever sees this truth clearly see the Dharma, will have a more peaceful and clear way of life like the story of the weaver girl:

When Buddha came to the region of ālavi, he taught contemplation of death. There was a 16-year-old weaver girl, but after listening to the Buddha sermon she had deep feelings and returned to practicing contemplation day and night. This lady did have a good root from her previous life, only 16 years old but had just heard the lesson about instant application to penetration.

Three years later, the Buddha observed that her predestined relationship would be ordained into a new order, and he, along with 500 monks, went to this region to save her. People in this area were very happy when they heard the news of Buddha coming, together they came to the Buddha to make offerings and then listen to the dharma. She was also very happy, but she had to go to the weaving factory before meeting Buddha for listening to the dharma.

We are sitting here waiting to wait for our turn, because it is unknown who is called to go first. In general, all humanity must die and that is the truth.

The father told her that she still lacked another piece of cloth that needed to be finished weaving in a day, so the child had to wrap the thread fully and bring it to him immediately. She obeyed and sat on the thread to bring to her father, so she took time to listen to the dharma.

That day, according to the custom when the Buddha finished his life, he would preach a short dharma to the general audience. But when the boy was finished, Buddha sat still and did not speak, the masses did not know what was going on today but did not dare to ask. Because the purpose of the Buddha to this area is to save the girl but now do not see her on the conference so he waited.

At that time, she finished sewing and brought it to her father's weaving factory. On the way through the monastery, she stood outside staring intently at the seat of Buddha. The Buddha saw her and she implied that he meant to call in. She immediately went to the Buddha's seat, bowed respectfully to Buddha and sat in the audience. Buddha asked her:

- Where are you from?

Dear Teacher: 

- White World Religion! I do not know.

Buddha asked:

- So where are you going?

Dear Teacher:

- White World Religion! I do not know.

Buddha said:

- Don't you know?

Dear Teacher:

- White World Religion! I know.

Buddha said:

- Do you really know?

Dear Teacher:

- White World Religion! I do not know.

"Life continues to decline day and night without stopping, it is impossible to increase, how can someone like me not die?".

The audience in the conference sounded so annoyed, so annoyed, thinking that this little girl answered to Buddha seemingly joking and disrespectful. So the assembly was stirred, planning to rebuke her, but the Buddha knew that he should keep all silent! Buddha asked her again:

- Hey kid! When Tathagata asked: "Where are you from?", Why do you answer that you do not know?

She just said: 

- White World Religion! You must know me from home. But he asked like that, in my opinion that he wanted to ask me where I came from, because I did not know where I came from, so I replied that I did not know.

Buddha compliments:

- Heal instead!

Buddha continued:

- Hey kid! When Tathagata asked, "Where will you go?", Why did you answer that you didn't know?

Dear Teacher:

- White World Religion! You see me holding this weaving basket, you know that I am going to the weaving factory, but you still ask that question, in my opinion that the Blessed One wants to ask me after I leave this body, where will I be born? That I don't know so I answer that I don't know.

Buddha praised "Heal instead!" Again. Buddha asked again:

- Hey kid! So when Tathagata asked, "Don't you know?", At that time why did you answer that you knew?

Dear Teacher:

- White World Religion! I said that because I knew that I was going to die, so I said I knew.

Buddha praised "Heal instead!" again and ask more:

- Hey kid! And when Tathagata asked, "Do you know the truth?", Why at that time you said you didn't know?

Dear Teacher:

- White World Religion! I responded that way because what I know for sure is that I will die, but when I die, at night or in the day, in the morning or in the afternoon, etc. I don't know, so I say I don't know.

Buddha praised "Heal instead!", And He taught in mass:

- You don't get the idea of ​​her answer so you get angry. For a person without a clear eye, like a blind person, only one with an eye can see this.

This life is gradually decreasing, ensuring that it is a symptom of death, so ponder this truth often. That is what we have to know to open the eyes of the Dharma in the morning and to see life in the true way.

Buddha said the French time, at the end of this girl this legal evidence Tu-da-complete. Then she went to the weaving factory, while her father was sleeping, she went to give him a shuttle. Her father startled and pulled up the loom, the end of the frame hit her chest, causing her to fall to death, right there and birth to heaven. After that, her father became a monk and attained Arhat.

The story shows us a 16-year-old girl, listening to the dharma and then feeling, about practicing carefully and penetrating the dharma. When Buddha asked, at that time, she always thought of dharma and death, so Buddha asked that she understood and responded immediately. And the general public then could not understand the meaning of Buddha's question, so he thought of the world. Here, this girl understood the dharma and then practiced the dharma, so when she died she also died in the dharma, so she entered the order of the Saints to go to heaven. Thus, she spoke the truth of human life, she was willing to not hide the truth because she was sure that she would die, she believed so. Thanks to regular review so she was not afraid of death, died in faith for the dharma should be gentle.

She was only 19 years old when she died. For the world, this age also belongs to premature death, but for her it is not premature death, although short life but she died in France. So, her death is a pure death that we have to follow, because many hundred-year-olds are unlikely to die like that. That is the point that reminds us that death will surely come, we must see that so that everyone can be prepared. In the episode of Entering the Bodhisattva Hanh of Bodhisattva Tich Thien, about the chapter of Repentance of Karma, there are a few verses about death:

"Death is not reliable at all, does not wait for our sins to be clean or not. Regardless of whether or not sick, death can win a life, so it is impossible to rely on your life."

"The enemy turned into nothingness, the family also dissipated like smoke. My body must surely die, all will eventually return to nothing."

That is, the angel of death is not reliable, he does not wait for his sin to be clean or unclean, or he is ill or not ill, he can come to his life at any time, so he cannot trust, depend on him. this life.

"The enemy turned into nothingness, the family also dissipated like smoke. My body must surely die, all will eventually return to nothing."

Clearly, the enemy will die, relatives will leave, and their bodies will also go to the graveyard. Thus, hatred, reproach for what! Sadly reprimanding each other for a while and then die, is also pulling each other out to the graveyard. Than losing each other a little bit then both of them fell to death, so than losing each other to do? Can't bring it, bring it with bad karma. Always remember.

"Life continues to decline day and night without stopping, it is impossible to increase, how can someone like me not die?".

This life is gradually decreasing, ensuring that it is a symptom of death, so ponder this truth often. That is what we have to know to open the eyes of the Dharma in the morning and to see life in the true way.

We must remember carefully, contemplate carefully to see the truth, to open our eyes to always see the dharma; in order to often remember being born here to receive death, so while staying here for a while, you have to live accordingly.

Do not follow the way of ignorance that leads to more suffering, worry, sad than lost, etc. things are insignificant. In real life, an inch of land is sometimes also controversial. Every inch of land also has a specific painting, there are some that are not specific but also a painting! As the voice also pictures. The words that came out then melted away like clouds and smoke, and yet they fought with each voice, whoever said more than me would not accept it. But in the end, both of them fell to death, not one, so what does it mean! That is the point that reminds us to remember carefully, contemplate carefully to see the truth, to open our eyes to always see the dharma; in order to often remember being born here to receive death, so while staying here for a while, you have to live accordingly.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.23/4/2020.