MISSION LIKE A BAI.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

Over the past month, she has informed all of us of the upcoming plan, with a focus on her teaching staff being determined to cultivate more zealously. At the same time, we open the door to welcome new students who wish to join our team. However, so far, it is not known how the children wait for her to implement this program. If anyone is observant, then know she is implementing this plan her way.

First, she prefers to use the word "messenger of the Tathagata" rather than the word "teacher" or "coach". Why?

As she understands, we are on the path to practice according to the Buddha's dharma, this is a temporary saying "spiritual path". Going a long way, having a solid experience, transforming your mind, less greed, less anger, less ignorance, living harmoniously in the family, living harmoniously in the sangha, living harmoniously in the practice be. After that, I began to guide other students to practice together with me. I share my knowledge of Buddhism with you, so let's pretend I am brave as a "Tathagata messenger."

In fact, it is not preaching among the masses as a messenger of Tathagata. She understood it simply when she gave her friend a friendly smile, at the right time, with an intellectual and compassionate mind. That is the "Tathagata messenger" already.

Understand like that, a fresh flower bud in the middle of the garden offers life for a few minutes of peace, not for fame, not for profit, and also the embodiment of Tathagata.

If you only recognize yourself as a "teacher" or "coach", it only means the ability of a degree or certificate of life. And maybe since then, I have not seen the greatness of what we do. And sometimes I am too enthusiastic. I'm in a hurry, hustle and bustle, leading people to where I don't know. How I am, I don't know myself. Therefore, she wants to remind that when standing on the podium guided by Zen, she must realize that she is doing a noble and heavy duty, the <messenger of the Tathagata> so that I can be solemn, careful, in style Thai, in words, and especially with the mind "wisdom and compassion." Ie the pure mind, serving life. Not with the mentality of "teaching or coaching", teaching or training others.

She returned to the topic. Thus, in short Tathagata Messenger needs two virtues: wisdom and compassion. Or can also say wisdom and virtue.

How can these two requirements be achieved in a 10-day retreat, or 1 or 2 or 3 months, or more, in a few years? This, you probably understand. Buddha was the same.

In Buddha's time, those who achieved the ultimate goal, were not easy. Even if in a short time, like Mahà Moggalàna, Sariputta, Upàli, etc. All of them have had a long time of preparation, from so many past lives, and to this life, they have had a good base, giving up the predestined world When meeting the Buddha, their minds were like pure white paper.

That said, does not mean that she is pessimistic for us. I just want to remind you that many of us have been following the monk for 25 years. Or 15 years, or 10 years, or 5 years. We have heard, remembered, known what is on this spiritual path. What is the core? How do I learn? Practicing what? How have I become a better person? How is my mind now? How does my mind now understand?

So do you need to repeat the knowledge you have learned over and over again? Because I just give you the knowledge only. Just like the map directions. You must understand and practice it in your own life ...

The Buddha once said, in the Sutta of Ganaka Moggallana:

 <I'm just a guide.>.

"- Similarly, Brahmin, while present in Nirvana, while there is the way to Nirvana, and in my presence, I am the guide.

But My disciples, being taught by me like that, teach me like this, some of them are destined for Nirvana, some not.

Here, Brahmin, what can we do? Tathagata is only a guide. "

 The Buddha taught all the same disciples, why are there witnesses of the Save, there are those of Arahantship, and many are not? It is due to the inborn and elaborate practice of each person.

Well, she's free, but she doesn't come online to teach. Also because of that. The same goes for lecturing. Sometimes when I hear it all the time, I will look down, it will be boring. Waste of time on both sides.

However, during the time at To Dinh, she also worked, as she listened to the lectures she sent and sent them back to her to review. At the same time, she sometimes wrote five or three short paragraphs, sending them to share with her students her sudden feelings, reminding us to study together. It seems that she also continues to review the lessons for the children, including the teachers for life. Because actually, the teachings or not, we all go on the same path. Let's look in the same direction. It is the direction of training one's own mind, having wisdom and compassion. That's all.

She lived the days frugally, quietly and leisurely in To Dinh. Outside life stream like? That is the eternal story of life   

It's not now that we get old, sick, and die? It's not right now there is competition, conflict, war? Not now there is hatred and tears?

If I understand why? then I know how to live? And I will know want to be a "Tathagata messenger", what should I do?

However, to speak more clearly, she would like to present, also a reminder of the Buddha, the Patriarch, the Teacher.

+ First of all, in the Dharma Lotus Sutra, the request of a dharma teacher, called the shaman, is "to enter the Tathagata's house, wear Tathagata robes, sit on the court necessarily No", that is, understand the essence. The world is as pure as, and experiences mind incarnation as unmoving, and incarnate as emptiness.

Why do sutras require this condition? Probably because:

-After being truly thorough and able to enter the foot like, the practitioner will promote the supreme wisdom, knowing all sources of all problems in the world. Therefore, the practitioner will promote his or her forever, without limits, called the `` four unsuspecting quests '', including: words used correctly, words that are coherent, clear, lawful and rational. sharp. This capacity is essential for teaching solutions.

- Need to rest in the awareness of <all worldly phenomena are empty> temporary, like water bubbles, like banana trunks, like afternoon sun, like dreams, like magic tricks. Because when approaching the world, there will be many obstacles, many oppositions, defamation, distorting, etc. The practitioner will overcome it if he has mastered the emptiness of the world.

- Why does the sutta not refer to moral or moral conditions? In fact, in the Cross of Bodhisattva, has analyzed very carefully. From the first stages of cultivation, it is already cultivating virtue. For example:
1- Hoan Hy, 
2- Ly geography:

Pure stage: Land / Stage of perfect purity.

To start the practice, Bodhisattva strictly observes virtue. Through wisdom to keep the pure precepts, the Bodhisattva is not entangled with the general precepts but remains to purify the precepts from the mind. Body, speech and mind are clean. Consciousness itself. Clean morality. Disturbing distress.

3.    Geoluminescence:

Luminous stage: Land / Stage of luminosity.

After the foot appears to be in the process of samadhi, the obstacle of ignorance is suppressed, the delusion of desire (covetousness) is also followed. The darkness in the mind no longer exists. The spirit becomes pure. But the mind really has not stopped.

4.    Diem of geo-intelligence :

Stage of Glowing Intelligence: Skt: Land / Stage of glowing wisdom.

This is the period of conceptualization that «I» and «My» are abolished. Self-belief, self-conceit, self-love, and self-desire are the subtlest parts of the mind. However, during this period, the Bodhisattva still has not really stopped reciting the delusion which is still latent in the mind.

Thus, we need to apply our precepts as an important condition, namely the Thanh Quy of our group that the previous Zen Master issued, and reminded each year of the Traditional Day. Although the material is the general, it is also the world because the Master also refers to the practice of Nhu Nhu and Mindfulness in daily life.

In the Mahayana Mahayana Sutta, the Buddha only presented the methods of practice for his disciples, based on the moral precepts (virtue of virtue, the three actions of purity, the pure life, the degree of eating, attention and vigilance. for evil to arise in the mind etc ..). Then conclude: what is the ruling class, what is the arhata, that is, it has left, cleaned up, ended the evil, unwholesome, polluted minds. That's all.

It is the virtue of virtue, the virtue of a saint

So, the Arahats in the past declared: <Birth is finished. It was a blessing. The work has been done. After this life, do not come back>.

Wanting to know if I am on the right path or not, I look back to see if I am in harmony with my small family, whether I live in harmony with the people around me, and bring peaceful solidarity for the sangha together have you studied yet? This is very difficult to identify, just because my ignorant self always thinks I'm right, I am better than others. So this is another important requirement: <Self-Degree - Parole>. Not yet trained his mind, how to train others' minds.

In conclusion, all require intellect. Intellect has many levels, and most intellect comes from birth, or has sharp faculties.

The wisdom to know how to win me back when I go overboard. The intellect to spend time training oneself for further progress. When complacent, stop standing. Intellect to be able to confidently step on the podium and be able to answer all questions.

 Intellect must have, once we truly understand the meaning and experience of merging the realities of self and of the world. Therefore, About- Dinh-Tue is One. When we have samadhi, we have to develop the wisdom, and the moral precepts are also transformed.

And finally, when there is really wisdom, it appears that the spirit is calm, clear, pure, agile and healthy, teaching the teachings fluently and accurately, expressing the true intentions of Buddha and Patriarch in style. your own, rather than memorizing or reading other people have prepared for you.

Wisdom is the gateway to the responsibility of "the messenger of Tathagata".

There is no other way . END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.29/6/2020.