PRACTICAL  CALCULATION OF  HONESTY.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

The  Buddhist precepts are not   mandatory rules that  everyone  must  follow . Instead, the  practice of  precepts  is only the personal commitment   of those who have  accepted  to follow  the  Buddhist path . The  practice of  discipline  is a  form of  training  to attain  enlightenment .

Lying  is the fourth world of  system  precepts  of the Buddha, is  shown  in  classical  Pali as follows: "I vow to stay away from the lie". About Wednesday also be  described  as the  renunciation  of  falsehood  or the  practice of  calculation  true .

Norman Fischer, a  teacher  of Zen  Soto  Japan , raised  a prayer  fourth: "I pray not  lie  that voluntarily keep the truth".

Preserve  the  true meaning  is what

In  Buddhism ,  preserving  the  truth is  not just not saying what is untrue to  the truth . Indeed,  honesty  in  Buddhism  means saying honest and upright. But here also means  using  words  to  benefit  others as well, not just for your own benefit. When the  word  has the root of  the three poisons  -  greed and delusion  - it is a lie.

If what you say is  designed  to give you what you want, or to  hurt the  person you dislike, or just to show that you are more important than others, then those words are a trick. Filter even though they contain the truth part  . For example, the repeated  public opinion  bad about someone you hate is also the type word cheat, even  public opinion  that is real.

Another  Cao Cao  meditation  teacher  , Reb Anderson, points out in  his work  ,  Becoming upright :  

He said that these  words  are based on  the  interest  excessively  to  the benefit  of the people said is what was  arranged  to speak out in order to promote themselves, to self-  protect  themselves or to create  conditions for  making me get What I was expecting. In contrast, the word  authentic  appear  a  natural  altruism , from the  attention  to  the interests  of others.

Truth  and  Intention

Words  do not actually  include  the  word  or give a half-  truth  or only  shown  partially  true . A  statement  containing half  the truth  or only part of  the truth  is a  statement  containing parts of  the truth  but erasing information in such  a  way that it can convey  lies . If you've ever read the "Verification of the Fact" sections in important newspapers, you may find that many  of the statements  sound very loud but are  actually  only half the truth . For example, if a politician says, "The policy of the  opponents  of me is going to raise taxes ..." but he cut out the lyrics  speak  of  opponents  of the policy then, which determined that "... for earnings over a million dollars, ”that's only half  the truth .

In  case  this was what politicians say is intended solely for  the purpose of  making  listeners  his think if they vote for  the opponent  of his, the tax payable will increase them.

Telling  the truth  requires  mindfulness of  what is  true . This also requires  us  to scrutinize, see if there are things that  motivate  us to say or not, to  ensure  that there is no trace  of  the grasping of the self behind the words of ta.

For example, people who  work  for  social  and political ideals  often become addicted to what they consider to be  the ideal  of  righteousness . These  statements  calling for  support  for the  ideal  of them become  polluted  by the need to express  the feeling  that they have quality  pros Vietnam  in terms of  morality .

For  Theravada , there are four  factors  are considered  violations  to gender  expectations Language  : 1. A  situation  or a  state  job  is not true ; Something is a  lie . 2. An  attempt to  deceive. 3. Manifestations of  error , whether verbally, in gestures, or in "body language". 4.  Communicating  a  false impression  .

If a person says an untrue thing   while  sincerely  believing  it to be true , it is  not  necessary  to assume that he has  violated  the fourth precept. However , be  careful  with what the  lawyer  in lawsuits  related to  the crime  of defamation  called "reckless  disregard for  the truth".

The  reckless  spreading false information with  the truth  that would previously  at least  have to be a bit  trying to  verify is also one of the  cases  do not know the  practical  precepts  Wednesday, even if the loan  media  believe he  carried the  message that the information was  true .

Things  right  is to develop a  habit of  spirit  for  skepticism  before the information that you want to  trust . When we  hear  something with  effects  reinforce  these  prejudices  my available, there is always a tendency very often the situation is that we  accept  that a  blind ,  if not  to say that in both an  eager Sniff , without verification, that is  the truth . So , be very  careful .

Not  necessarily  always nice

The  practice of  calculated  true  does not mean you are not allowed to  express  the not  disagree  or  criticize . In  the book  Becoming  Integrity  mentioned above, Reb Anderson argues that we need  to distinguish  between what is  damaging  and what is surprised. He said that also when someone tells me about a reality and that we can surprise and  wounded  damage, but it is useful.

Sometimes,  we  need to  speak out  to prevent  harm  or  suffering , but not always  we  also  brave  done  that. Recently , a  teacher  education is widely  respected  been found to have abused  sexually  children  during  a  period of  many years; the fact is many  colleagues  of this he knew.

Yet, for many years, no one  spoke out , or  at least no one  spoke up  enough  to stop the abuse. Perhaps, even the  colleagues  of the  teacher  training and  respectable  it has tried to keep  silent  in order to  protect the  institution where they work or  protect  careers  of their own, or can they not  afford  to face  the truths  of things are happening.

The  late great master   Chogyam Trungpa named this  attitude  "   foolish compassion ." An  example  of  such foolish  compassion   is hiding behind the screen of kindness in order  to protect ourselves  from  conflicts  or  disputes  and  countless  other unpleasant things. 

Words  and  wisdom

A  master  was  dead  the other is Robert Aiken has said:

“  Lying is  like killing, the most important thing is the killing of  morality . The  lie  is  designed  to  protect  the idea  of a   defined entity , an  image  of the self, a concept, or an organization. I wanted to be known as a warm-hearted and kind  person , so I denied when anyone said that I was a ruthless person, even if it could hurt someone  . But sometimes, I have   to lie to  protect  someone or a large group of  people , the herds animals , clusters  of plants  or things ... from  harm , or I believe I must act like that . "

In other words, to tell  the truth  from the  practice  counted  true , as  honest  to the end. And that is the foundation of  compassion  compassion have roots  from Hotel  Property. The wisdom  in  Buddhism  leads  us  to the  doctrine of  non-self . The  practice of  fourth world teaches  us  to  recognize  very clearly grasp and grasping of  us .

Main knowing about grasping and clinging of  us  have the ability to help  us  escape from  the  bondage  of properties  selfish .

About  speech  and  Buddhism

The foundation of the  teachings  of Buddhism  known as the  Four Noble Truths . Very  simple ,  the Buddha  taught that because of  greed  overpower  so for  us ,  life  is just full of things that cause  sorrow  and nothing makes  us  satisfied (which  we  usually think of life is suffering tank). The means  to  escape that  suffering of  life  is the  Noble Eightfold Path .

Precept  relating  directly to  spend part  fourth  Eightfold Path , called  right action . The  word vow is  also directly connected with  the  third part of the  Noble Eightfold Path  called right  speech and speaks the  truth .

The Buddha  taught,  "And what is right speech? Avoid lying , avoid divisive words, avoid insults and avoid  gossip . That's called right speech. "

Choosing the fourth precept  as a training tool  is a   profound practice that  goes directly  to  the mind  and body and all other aspects of  our lives . You will discover that you can not  be honest  with others  until  you  achieve  the  honesty  with yourself, and can work  to achieve  the  honesty  with yourself is the greater challenge of all. But that is a necessary step   to  enlightenment .END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.26/5/2020.