.THE SIX POINTS OF REVERENT HARMONY IN A MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

the rule that The Ton intended for us. We live with everyone who needs to abide by this principle. Six things are. Of these six things are in harmony, not only must be in harmony but also to glass, called "green glass". In the past, the magician Minh Son came to Singapore, he wrote us six glass meditations. We print a lot too, popularity is also very wide. These six things, just as fellow practitioners study Buddha, no comment at home or ordained, no discourse from any profession is necessary. Each of these six thoughts does not leave these six things in mind, often in mind, in hard work, in medical efforts.

First thing, "Kien reconciliation"

   Today, in society, there are many people who bring the slogan "peace live together, develop coexistently" in their mouths. What causes this? Although they said peaceful coexistence, but what method they used to achieve peaceful coexistence, they could not speak. If you speak without reasoning, without method, only with slogan, of course it is empty. Buddha taught us "ants to reconcile peace", that is the reason. The basis of harmony is built on this notion.

  "Ants" is thought, interpretation. How is it possible to achieve "mutual understanding" (ie, "constructing and understanding" in the current way)? We all have the same interpretation, the same awareness, which is basically the peaceful coexistence. So which standard to have the same interpretation, the same way of thinking? Giap said his idea of ​​understanding was correct, And said that his idea of ​​interpretation was correct, in the end who was correct? Who do we follow? Using the honest words, beings in the Dharma-era today are like the Sutta Pitaka, which they say are "courageous and strong," claiming that they are right and others are wrong. Everybody thinks so, so there are many conflicts, conflicts, there is no peace. We see that all are solidly fought. Want to eliminate these struggles must definitely build together understanding.

   What criteria does Buddha use to build up the same understanding? Buddha said, each one has to let go of his own prejudice, bring his own way of thinking, see how to let go, so isn't that the same thing that he understands? This is clever. Buddha absolutely did not say "your opinion is wrong, my opinion is correct". If Buddha says so, we hear and shake his head, "Shakyamuni Buddha is not sure what exactly, how can I follow him?" Buddha says, we all bring our own way of thinking, our own view to let go, that is correct, we can accept. The Tathagata Buddhas never pulled our nose, but they taught us the people from the top of the world, so in the Dharma Dharma calls Buddha "Immoral Doctrine".

Buddha does not rely on anyone, Buddha also teaches us not to rely on anyone. Just at the door of the Buddha, the "Tam Quy Y" ceremony. In the Three Refugees, Buddha never told you to take refuge in Him, but He taught you to take refuge in Buddha, take refuge in the Dharma, and take refuge in the Sangha. Buddha is the meaning of awareness, your own awareness, you take refuge in your own awareness. Nature is enlightened Buddha. Refuge on your own right nature, self-nature is righteous Dharma, right understanding. The nature of pure nature, the pure nature of mind is the Sangha. So, taking refuge is called Tam Tu Quy. Shakyamuni Buddha did not say we must take refuge in him. The greatness of Buddha right here, worthy of reverence and betrayal. Buddha's saying is truth, but our karma is too deep in the karma, in fact we don't have the ability to return. We really want to return to love, rely on self-awareness, but we cannot. Who can do it? Who can do it, we do not call them ordinary women. In Mahayana dharma, having just turned around, the sublime enter the holy. In the Sutta it is true that the Bodhisattva has turned his head. Profile head called the center of the cylinder, honestly from the head to enlightenment. Where to turn from? From the head maze. Maze then there are six realms, the ten realms, so from maze you turn around is from the six realms turning your head, from ten realms turning around. You have just turned your head and entered the Dharma Realm of Truth. It is the Tathagata Buddhas with sincere expectation for all sentient beings, hoping that we will be in this supernatural life in this life. They are truly compassionate to the top, concerned for loving to the top. They impart to us the true dharma of goodwill, hoping that we in this lifetime will attain the attainment of full goodwill. This is the mind of Buddha, Buddha's vows. We are from all wrong thoughts, wrong interpretations turn back to right understanding. Chief of the right view on the "Sutra of the United States" is called the "Buddha's knowledge of the tri", tri comments on the earth of Tathagata. How has just turned, then immediately be tri on the earth of Tathagata? Just turned the so-called Tanh; tri comments on the earth of Tathagata is the opinion of nature. The attitude of the deity is that of the Bodhisattva Ma Minh, who says in the Inception, "The inherent sense", not from the outside. Why are we inherent? Buddha tri Buddha ants can be lost, can not start the effect, should turn into wrong views. The key is in one of your thoughts. When the delusion, the Chief Justice of the Chief Justice inherent in nature will turn into wrong views. When you have just turned your head, the wisdom in your immediate nature appears, this is the true nature of dharma protection. Maze lost nature, then our inherent energy also changed, turned into negativity, samsara, where all obstacles, karma present. So, we have to "take refuge in the Pure Land"; from all pollution turn back, rely on the pure mind, restore the universal virtues of our nature. The three refuge of this Buddha is physical, intellectual is intellectual, increased is effective. From this construction site to understand, build the reconciliation ants, making beings nine legal world is the mind of revival. But our karma is actually too heavy, we practice the gas too deeply, we cannot change it, or in other words, we want to turn our heads but we cannot turn. So what do we do? At this time we must temporarily use the means of means. You must know, this method is only used temporarily, is useful for ordinary women. We need to find the shape of the Three Jewels to rely on, it is in the teaching that we must find mountains to lean on. Which Buddha do we look for? Is it finding the guru Shakyamuni Buddha? Not wrong, but actually speaking, this is not the expectation of Shakyamuni Buddha. Shakyamuni Buddha hopes we study with Amitabha Buddha. You see in the Sutta the Buddha's praise to the climax: "The clear light of the Buddha, the Buddha of the deepest lord". If we take Amitabha Buddha as a teacher and take refuge in Amitabha Buddha, then Shakyamuni Buddha rejoices, compliments that you are very obedient, very understanding, because this is the wish of Shakyamuni Buddha. Where is Amitabha Buddha? Amitabha Buddha does not have anywhere. So why do we not see him, hear him or touch him? He truly does not exist anywhere, it's just the flesh eyes we can't see. But World Religion has taught us "Sutta Infinite Life", "Amitabha Sutra", "Sūtra Infinite Life", Sutta is Buddha, Buddha never left the Sutta. We follow the methodology of the Sutras that we do, we take refuge in Amitabha Buddha, close to and study with Amitabha Buddha. Amitabha Buddha has no defects, everything is perfect, is the best example in our whole life to practice as a human being. So, taking refuge in Amitabha Buddha is the practice of Buddha's protection, also the practice of Dharma protection. Amitabha Buddha has no defects, everything is perfect, is the best example in our whole life to practice as a human being. So, taking refuge in Amitabha Buddha is the practice of Buddha's protection, also the practice of Dharma protection. Amitabha Buddha has no defects, everything is perfect, is the best example in our whole life to practice as a human being. So, taking refuge in Amitabha Buddha is the practice of Buddha's protection, also the practice of Dharma protection.

    The present Tinh Tong handed down the Sutta year, a treatise. In all sects, all disciplines, the number of Sutras of Pure Land is the least, very suitable for this modern day. In this era, everyone assigns very tightly, the work is very busy, taking advantage of every second, so the large Commentary it is difficult for us to receive, the Classics of Pure Land are much easier. If the reality of the work is so busy, that in the year of one Commentary we have no way of longevity, then we are free to choose one of the five discourses of the discourse, the whole of life of service will be of full benefit, such as That's convenient.

   World Religion because we introduce the World of Ultimate Bliss, the most thorough is in the "Infinite Life Sutra". In the Sutta year, the simplest is "The Great Bodhisattva Bodhisattva recited the Buddha's Law", the entire Sutta text is only 244 words, less than 260 words "Heart of the Heart Sutra" that you often read and do. What's wrong can not maintain life. Certainly we have to do life maintenance, recite, because the speaker said, that is the true refuge, honestly turning his head.

   We read the Scriptures to interpret the meaning of the animal, to understand it thoroughly, to understand as deeply as possible, to understand shallowly, to understand deeply, to constantly understand deeply, from the beginning of mind to becoming a Buddha, cannot. discontinuity. How deep is this experience? Please tell you, "deep meaning without meaning, infinite meaning." The meaning of the Buddhist scriptures is called nature, so his breadth is also called nature. We have to build on this foundation and understand and follow the Buddha's teaching. This is only the initial stage. Being reborn in the Western World of Great Bliss, even the lower realms of Holy Land, lower birth rebirths are also based on the nature of the Three Jewels. It is the true method, no longer the means. How Dharma revenge wins!

   When "understanding" has been done, what methods should be used to reach harmony and coexistence? World!

The second thing, "About fellow practitioners"

  This word "gender" has the same meaning as "observance of precepts" in the hexagon is the same, is the broad sense, not the narrow sense. You have just seen the "harmony of the monks", maintained the precepts, immediately thought of the five precepts, the ten precepts, the ten precepts, until the Bodhisattvas at the Bodhisattva's ordination, The six-syllable glass together with the precepts in the Bodhisattva continent must be understood in a broad sense, using today's language to say it is to keep it. Speaking magic, everyone is easy to understand, this idea is wide. Buddha in all sutras teach us, we must obey. Compliance is not just in the world, not only embracing the credo but also knowing the sacrifices. The smallest ceremony in the daily life must be observed. If you despise and forget about these subtle rituals, you are enchanted, you are still unconscious. Not just the teachings of Buddha, but the basic dharma of the nation, the constitution, laws and local laws, even the customs, morality, the concept of reasoning (this is not in writing, the law has no writing), we must all follow it. So, learning Buddha, all Bodhisattvas Buddhas are people who follow the law. The one who knows the rules most often is the Bodhisattva Buddha. Bodhisattva Buddha is an example for us to see.

  "Practicing the initiates"  is to teach us to keep our practices. Ordinary people from small to large, when they are young, they have to receive the education of their parents and teachers, and must be nurtured into a conception of keeping. We learn the Buddha, just enter the Buddha's door, we must cultivate the concept of keeping the magic. Just by keeping the magic, you can definitely get along with everyone. Then, applied immediately in life, "the body is in harmony".

The third thing, "The body is in harmony"

  We along with so many sentient beings present on this planet must love this planet, every hour every minute preserving the circumstances of our lives. We also have to enjoy enjoyment for others, this life we ​​enjoy also have to think about the next life, to let the next generation have good enjoyment. This is from the big picture. Shrinking down, our nation gets along well with other people. When it is smaller, one organization gets along well with the other. Nhu Si Lam Lam is a group with many fellow practitioners. Fellow initiates selected a mass leader, the Chief Moc. Rustic chiefs and other leaders of other departments also set the law and program. We are a part of a union, all members of this community must abide by it. When the laypeople return home, the family is the smallest union. The whole family must be harmonious, can listen to the teachings of the Buddha, receive the teachings of the Buddha, just follow the teachings in the Scriptures that make, your whole family get along. Thus, it is called "body of the head". How can we not love this situation together with all living beings in this situation? How can we arbitrarily destroy this situation? The meaning in this is very deep and meticulous but must be met. Each concept protects the safety of the union, each concept must think of the perfect happiness for everyone in the union. How can you arbitrarily destroy this situation? The meaning in this is very deep and meticulous but must be met. Each concept protects the safety of the union, each concept must think of the perfect happiness for everyone in the union. How can you arbitrarily destroy this situation? The meaning in this is very deep and meticulous but must be met. Each concept protects the safety of the union, each concept must think of the perfect happiness for everyone in the union.

Article four, "Khong hoa invisible war"

   Buddha knows the misunderstanding of the plight of all beings most (eight-nine-tenths) are made up of words, so called "say much wrong". Do not say too many words, say many will have mistakes, easily lead to doubt, misunderstandings for others, so immediately resentment with people. After the resentment, the unjust oan report never stopped, right in the intention or unintentionally forming many obstacles on the Bodhi religion. So, the ancients taught: "Tell a little story, recite more than one sentence of Buddha." Just when we want to talk, the words that have just reached the mouth of the mouth turn into the phrase "Amitabha Buddha". This is great, "draw peace without competition"! The honest person who reaches the "peace of art painting" is one day from early to evening, seeing people happy and happy to recite "Amitabha Buddha". No matter what people say, we all say "Amitabha Buddha", so good, peaceful mind!

   One sentence Amitabha Buddha is the true language, in addition to the verse Amitabha Buddha is full of expectation. It is also impossible to read the Sutta, only to recite the Buddha's name to be reborn, to become a Buddha. The Sutta can still be thoughtful. Thought mixed in the Bible, if the Bible is not effective, it does not work. So, the ancients said: "Read the Sutta not by reciting mantras, reciting mantras without reciting Buddha's name." Why? Buddha effect is very simple, delusion is difficult to intervene. The longer it gets, the easier it gets. Can you imagine that readers of the Surangama Mantra must have the delusion mixed in them, because the time is so long, the power of our longevity is not enough. Note rebirth is relatively short, mental focus from the beginning to the end of a variable, roughly not so mixed. If you read thirty variables or fifty at a time, there is bound to be mixed thoughts.

The day before, I instructed people to recite a six-syllable Buddha verse "Namo Amitabha Buddha", reciting ten sentences at a time. In ten verses of Buddha's name does not interfere with any memory. One minute our longevity force can do it, but five minutes cannot. So, every day of this course is a ten minute Buddha verse. These ten Buddha verses correspond to the principle of reciting Buddha Bodhisattva's Bodhisattva's name, that is, "reciting recitation". This meditation is without doubt, without intercourse; continuity is ten consecutive Buddha verses. We recite at least nine times a day, of course we recite as much as we can, forming a habit. Doing so is truly a heart of mindfulness, there is an urgent aspiration to pray for Pure Land birth, to be able to reach a heart of mindfulness, then do not be reborn! So,

   We definitely have to make it to "draw peace without competition". All worldly dharma is fake, not real, what is worth arguing? Others praise me as fake, don't like; others destroy me, insult me ​​also a fake, must anger hatred. Why do they yell at others for not getting angry? Because they are not scolding you. They scold others, you don't accept it, but when they scold you, you receive it and get angry. If you take yourself as another person, "they scold others, have nothing to do with us", then you will not be angry.

  "I" is fake, fake is fake, generals are fake. People scold, people humiliate, in fact speaking with this name, this general, the wind blowing through the ears, is not relevant. This is the true truth. We understand the truth of truth, go to Buddhism, understand a little bit of morality when they scold us, we recite "Amitabha Buddha", thank them for eliminating our accident. They are our great benefactors, great benefactors. Each of their sentences will eliminate accidents for us, our karma will be consumed. This is real, not fake. So, you can receive joyfully, as if silence is the elimination of karma, and if you all receive and initiate anger and hatred, then you create karma. One is to eliminate karma, one is to create karma, just right in a thought. When we convert back, not only does not create bad karma, but also karma karma. Buddha is really wise, he taught us this great technique. So, for all injustice of bondholders, every day we bring our accumulated merit and virtue to them to report their great favor. These injustice in this host day helps us to eliminate karma. Our boundless karma has accumulated from beginningless existence, now these unjust adversaries are losing their karma day by day. You must know, who every day praises you, flattering you cannot spend karma for you. Praise you a lot, you pay high tribute to the side, born of karma. "Khong hoa invisible competition", we must know how to do. These injustice in this host day helps us to eliminate karma. Our boundless karma has accumulated from beginningless existence, now these unjust adversaries are losing their karma day by day. You must know, who every day praises you, flattering you cannot spend karma for you. Praise you a lot, you pay high tribute to the side, born of karma. "Khong hoa invisible competition", we must know how to do. These injustice in this host day helps us to eliminate karma. Our boundless karma has accumulated from beginningless existence, now these unjust adversaries are losing their karma day by day. You must know, who every day praises you, flattering you cannot spend karma for you. Praise you a lot, you pay high tribute to the side, born of karma. "Khong hoa invisible competition", we must know how to do.

The fifth thing, "Italy is sociable."

  You truly cultivate in the same way, like dharma, you are bound to be satisfied with the dharma, your life is truly peaceful, true "leaving misery is happy". You must remember, this well-being does not say that you have money, nor does it mean that you have a wealth and fame, but that this happiness and wealth and wealth are not related. If you do not believe, you can go and ask people of very high status, those who have a lot of money, see if they are happy? They are not happy, they do not dare to walk on the street alone for fear of assassinations. Every day raising vigilance, what is it to be happy living in fear? Exit the door must have security guards, you say whether or not pitiful? They can do anything like the poor who have nothing, go wherever they want, very free, everyone is not afraid, everyone is happy. So, Well, there is no relationship with these things. The true peace is France. Understanding the truth of the human universe, that is truly peaceful. Run the mindfulness concept, words, deeds can all correspond to morality, to correspond with the truth of the truth, so how to be unhappy?

   The idea of ​​social approval, each of us who follow the method of reasoning of the Amitabha Sutra to study and study Amitabha Buddha is very happy. The worldly posture does not have any kind of content that can be compared to the happiness of a Buddha. Practicing any kind of dharma can not be compared with the happiness of reciting the Buddha's name. If you say, "I have been reciting Buddha's name for many years now, reciting is very miserable, without any joy," what is the reason? Because you still cannot enter the door, you cannot recite the thoughts together; Daily reading the Sutta, but the morality in the Sutta says you do not understand, unclear, incomplete, cannot use these teachings right in your own life. If you are educated and cannot use it, your suffering cannot leave. If you can bring what you have learned to apply it in daily life, every bit can correspond to the realm of the methodological reasoning of the Sūtra, what is wrong with it? The West called Ultimate Bliss World, while we haven't arrived yet, but the atmosphere of the Bliss World, the bliss of the Bliss World we have, we can have right now. Current can get then called the leopard, indeed vengeance indeed won.

The last thing, "Loi harmonizes"

   This is very important. Buddha said Dharma, the most important thing is the first and the last.

What is benefit? Loi is our personal blessing. "Loi harmony huan" is blessed to enjoy. If we are blessed, we must enjoy it with everyone; if they are blessed, we do not need their enjoyment. If we have merit then let people enjoy it; others have merit, we should not enjoy their works, we must realize this. We just have to spend, never pray for our mind to be pure and compatible. We have merit then provided to the beneficiary, others have merit, we also enjoy, thus immediately turned into "rewarded with reward." There are newspapers that have reciprocity, it is doing business, so it is not enlightened. True enlightened people have only consecration, no prayers, so your mind is very pure and free. In fact, please tell you, honestly can do so, your blessings will increase more and more. Why? Virtue is inherent enough in the present nature, obstacles in the nature are eliminated. We have an idea of ​​wanting to enjoy the blessings of others, which are obstacles, delusion, discrimination, attachments. Hope, discrimination, attachments all are no longer blessed by the virtue of money. We see the Blissful Western World in the Sutra saying, The Tibetan World of Bhikkhu Na Price on the "Sutra of the Avatamsaka Sutra" says, that kind of solemn victory not only does the human world lack, but also Brahma not available You should know, this blessing of them is not due to tu, but from the nature turned out to appear, in the nature which is fully available. As long as we make an effort to "benefit fellow practitioners", the virtue can immediately manifest money. Suppose delusions, discrimination, your attachments are not paragraph, you alms, donation is blessed? Possible. You have been due to your whole life's virtue, which is not an inherent blessing in your inherent nature. Blessed are you can notice all tu, can also be used up. If not continue to practice, blessed newspaper used up, then no more. This we can easily see a lot in society. They are blessed by the previous life, since they have not cultivated in their whole life, the blessings of all will not exist.

Almsgiving

  In Buddhist Sutras told us, the blessing of the worldly, money is due to the practice of generosity. The more you give, the more money you will have. Today, we see in the world there are many large-scale businesses, big enterprises, they have a lot of money, where does this money come from? Because of their previous life, they cultivated. They have a lot of lives due to many religious lives, this life is due to ripeness, so they are gifted with a lot of good fortune, and such retribution. But enjoying the blessing is a very disturbing job, just enjoy the blessing, they immediately map, immediately blessed newspaper charm. After they are delirious, they will not continue to practice merit anymore, moreover, without wisdom, even if they cultivate, do some good deeds, do some charitable welfare activities, be very small.

   Intellectual intelligence is the result of almsgiving that has been given. The world has one of the most intelligent minds, surpassing ordinary people, that is because in the past life, this person has practiced giving. Healthy people live long because in the past they have cultivated generously and generously. Because this can know, the moral of karmic retribution and truth with the truth is true and unreal; how is the monk

   Today's society, especially in 1998, if you watch it quietly, you will see that society is full of risks, the whole world cannot find a safe place. Honestly, regardless of your status, money or relatives, can you keep it? Everyone is not sure. A wise-minded person will understand, and if one day is counted as one day, no one will know for sure what tomorrow will be like. Especially now comes to the uncertain economy. What is uncertain economy? It is the "illusory dreamy image" that "Kinh Kim Cang" says. They have not read "Kinh Kim Cang" but also know "planing image", knowing that this thing does not exist. So, we have to be on high alert. How can preserve? Need to practice alms. If almsgiving does not accept the general, merit cannot be measured. If you accept generosity, it is only a blessing, If not accept generosity, the merit will immediately turn into merit. In the Buddhist Sutras it is often said that, we often hear it in lectures. Do we have enlightenment or not? Honestly enlightened, we have to do it quickly. If we don't do it, we will not have the opportunity to cultivate in the future. This point we must be thorough, must understand. You see, the current monetary value of many countries in Southeast Asia is devalued, so charity should be done quickly. Today you cultivate one hundred thousand merit, after a few days turn into fifty thousand, lost half, your blessings immediately fell low. So, the one who knows how to seize the opportunity must do it quickly, so it is the intelligent, honest person with intelligence. Money should not be left with you, not in your home; It's not trustworthy either at a bank or an insurance counter. Only bring it alms, for all beings enjoy it, then blessed it is true, forever unspoilt. Why not take these precarious bubbles into kimang, permanently indestructible? Fellow practitioners sit here, have a few enlightened people, honestly do, honestly take care of the mind? I am telling the truth, I do not need you to give to me, a penny of money I did not use, determined not to deceive you.

Dharma alms

   If you want to have wisdom, want to be intelligent, you must definitely practice giving. At present, we practice giving more and more conveniently. At this time, Si Si Lam lectured the Sutta for a week of seven days, throughout the year to the end of the year without interruption. You can introduce your dear friends to listen to the Sutta, that is dāna. Every time we preach the Sutta, there are audio records, video recordings, and recordings. You give to your friends the disc also belongs to the alms, let alone outside the lecture hall there are many Scriptures of marriage. Every day you come, if you see what you already have, do not want to see anymore, then try to think if there are other acquaintances who have not been exposed to Buddhism, you can send them to them. The advice that everyone has the opportunity to contact the Dharma, read the Buddha Sutra, hear the Buddha Dharma, it is all about dharma giving.

Captain alms

  In fearless almsgiving, the first thing is to be vegetarian, not to kill and not to resent all beings. Then it is possible to deliver birth, protect sentient beings, protect social security, protect life and safety for all beings. This is a fearless almsgiving. In the fearless generosity includes no killing, no stealing. In karma includes no two-way speech. Saying in two directions is a provocative statement that needs to stir and stir. This sin is very serious because it damages the safety and stability of society  . This is a poor career, this career people must receive a lot of suffering.

We must remember and understand clearly and thoroughly the meaning of these six "peace glasses". Must understand reasoning, know how to bring it into practice in everyday life. In your home, everyone practices the six glasses of glass, everyone follows the Buddha's teaching and your family is called the sangha. You must remember, the sangha is not only a group of monks and nuns, but a group of four or more people living together, according to the six things that they practice. Increase means purity and harmony. A small group, the two sides are calm, peaceful, coexistence, regardless of home or renunciation, no division between men and women, young men and women, nor any profession, four people living together, y by this method that tu called the sangha. Sangha appears to be protected by the Buddhas, long angel of good protection. Why? Because too rare, worthy of people respected.

   You see, we read the vow of the Three Refugees as "Taking refuge in them to be faithful". "They" are unions. The organization that deserves the respect of the person is the Sangha, the group of the six consecration cultivators that is worthy of the respect of the people. That is World Religion teaches us to live with everyone should have the mood like, to practice how, are taught us to confront, behave, supplies without mentioning the Dharma. In other words, before studying Buddha, you have to learn to be a good person. "Tam Phuoc, Luc Hoa" are the basic foundations of being human. From this ground up, that is learning Buddha.

   Where to learn to start learning Buddhism? Buddha brought all the credo of the Buddha Dharma to teach us, all the dharma that Shakyamuni Buddha said in 49 years of indulgence is not outside the Three Kingdoms of samadhi-samadhi, which is the doctrine, the study, the wisdom learn. In other words, this is like you go to the Buddha's door to study, Buddha immediately brings all of his teachings to you, today we call them Tripitaka, Sutta-Law-Discourse Status. Sutra is saying "to learn", the law is to say "education", the treatise is to say "Hue study", about the three-sex school. Each time Buddha said the Dharma, no matter of shallow or deep speech, long or short, decided not to leave these three principles. Leaving these three principles is not Dharma. People later edited the Tripitaka, if it is difficult to classify these scriptures into these three categories. How to split up here? In each Sutta are three full studies, So what to do? The ancients only see in each of the Sutras, which part of this school is said much, speaks deeply, according to this method for distribution. For example, our Immeasurable Sutras all have all the precepts of the three disciplines, from the thirty-two to thirty-seven qualities that are the precepts and the precepts; but meticulously, the Sutta talks about the relative depth, the number occupies a lot, so it brings it into the Sutta Pitaka; And if this Sutta most of the Buddha talks about discipline, and about a little more about the concentration and hue, then put it into Vinaya. This we need to understand. from the products of thirty-two to thirty-seven are the precepts and the precepts; but meticulously, the Sutta talks about the relative depth, the number occupies a lot, so it brings it into the Sutta Pitaka; And if this Sutta most of the Buddha talks about discipline, and about a little more about the concentration and hue, then put it into Vinaya. This we need to understand. from the products of thirty-two to thirty-seven are the precepts and the precepts; but meticulously, the Sutta talks about the relative depth, the number occupies a lot, so it brings it into the Sutta Pitaka; And if this Sutta most of the Buddha talks about discipline, and about a little more about the concentration and hue, then put it into Vinaya. This we need to understand.

   Any set of Sutras is full of three studies, so the three are the sum of our cultivation. In other words, in our daily life, initiating thoughts, words, and deeds must correspond to the three studies. Run our mindfulness concept corresponds to wisdom, corresponds to the study; words, our deeds correspond with the school world, then you really learn Buddha. Buddha Bodhisattva each concept is corresponding tam study, happy all are fullness study. That is the total credo, we cannot help but grasp. Taking this credo into use in our monastic life, this is the Bodhisattva's six dimensions. The six principles of the Bodhisattva life we ​​need to follow.

DOLLAR BUDDHISM

The first is "Almsgiving"

   The meaning of generosity is very wide. Giving is giving up, teaching us to let go. Let go of something? We have negativity, we must bring negativity to let go, we have foolishness, we must bring ignorance, let go almsgiving. Phàm phu says everything can be let go, but the body cannot let go, so it is still disturbing. The body cannot let go, the body has a sensation. This body is karmic retribution, so the body has to be let go. After letting go of the body, this body immediately transforms into a free-form body, then peace. Bring your karmic body to let go, shake yourself once, turn into a body of freedom. In the future, in "Avatamsaka", we will talk about ten types of bodies. The ten types of body this Buddha has, we also have, because we cannot let go of this karmic body, so our mental body, dharmakaya, Bodhi body, our body and mind will all not appear. You say, is it unfortunate or not? As expected, if this karmic body could be discharged, the ten bodies on our earth-like Tathagata would vaguely appear. That is true and fulfilling happiness.

   All of the worldly dharmas are not attached to attachment, you immediately let go. We can use it, but we cannot be attached to it, we should not occupy our own. If the occupation makes its own, it is broken, the occupation makes its own turn into karma, is creating career; Karma will decide to direct the religion, Tanh Tanh. An intelligent person knows that this body is not himself, let alone being an object outside the body. The Bodhisattva on the "Sutra of the Avatamsaka Sutra" said, "I say I am not attached to myself, nor am I attached to mine", so it is true. To say "I" is to express ideas, a kind of communication with sentient beings, a skillful means, a language of communication. The eyelids can convey the meaning, which belongs to the sentence. So you can use it but cannot be attached to it and create an attachment immediately. No attachments, no discrimination is merit. Means of skillfulness, skillfulness are very free, goodness is non-attachment, knows all things like "illusory illusions," knows all things that are not possessed, everything that cannot be. In the Mahamudra Sutta, it says "invincible, non-possessive". These six words have been said several hundred times, giving the reader a very deep impression, that is all The Blessed One uses skillful means to speak the dharma. Therefore, we must understand the truth of almsgiving, we must know how to learn almsgiving in our daily life. It was all that Blessed One used skillful means to speak the dharma. Therefore, we must understand the truth of almsgiving, we must know how to learn almsgiving in our daily life. It was all that Blessed One used skillful means to speak the dharma. Therefore, we must understand the truth of almsgiving, we must know how to learn almsgiving in our daily life.

The second is "Tri"

   Preserving the world is keeping magic, keeping the rules. If you do not comply with the law, not complying with the rules, not only Buddhism but the worldly dharma, you want to succeed is also difficult, honestly called "no rules of any member." If we want to draw a circle, we have to use a compass, if we want to draw a square, we need to use a ruler, a regular rule to draw a circle, it is not wrong. The small things of the world must also follow the rules for you to achieve, let alone the great world. Because it is possible to know, the current people studying Buddhism, renunciation, in the family of fellow initiates make great efforts, very striving, diligent study of the Dharma, vigorously diligent, sleeping is not enough, striving like that. But why not get the effect? Do not legal. It is not righteousness of the law that does not understand the rules, so while striving and still not getting the effect, don't get to the point. This is a very important factor. If we do not eliminate this factor, continue like that, then ten years, twenty years, thirty years, even for life, there will be no achievement, so it would be a pity! In fact, theories and methods are right in there, although we read each day of recitation, research, even lectures but have not been able to assemble or sign in. Such as "the function of complying with Samantabhadra, Chi Chi", have we done? "Specific immeasurable abundance", are we specific or not? Needless to say, if you can do it fully, you can do it in part or in part. If you say there is no wish, your Dharma has no root, no basis. I have told you before, the three blessings and the six elements are the basis. We don't study basic words, so we learn three things, Six degrees of Bodhisattva are all empty, kicking the mind is still reincarnation, every day is still creating samsara, so how can we escape samsara? Not only can you not get rid of samsara but even if there is an obstacle to rebirth, you will not be able to attain it. As the old Layman Li Bing Nan said at the end of his life, "Out of every ten thousand people reciting Buddha's name, there are only three to five people who are truly sincere." This method of the ancient people said "ten thousand people go to life", but why do thousands of people die only three to five? Because the practice is not in accordance with the dharma, not keeping the rules, arbitrary, then there is no way. Arbitrary is to drop according to the negativity of his own temperament, according to his own negativity to train his temperament, so our practice is difficult to achieve. initiating the mindfulness movement is still the mind of reincarnation, every day the creation is still karma, so how can we escape from samsara? Not only can you not get rid of samsara but even if there is an obstacle to rebirth, you will not be able to attain it. As the old Layman Li Bing Nan said at the end of his life, "Out of every ten thousand people reciting Buddha's name, there are only three to five people who are truly sincere." This method of the ancient people said "ten thousand people go to life", but why do thousands of people die only three to five? Because the practice is not in accordance with the dharma, not keeping the rules, arbitrary, then there is no way. Arbitrary is to drop according to the negativity of his own temperament, according to his own negativity to train his temperament, so our practice is difficult to achieve. initiating the mindfulness movement is still the mind of reincarnation, every day the creation is still karma, so how can we escape from samsara? Not only can you not get rid of samsara but even if there is an obstacle to rebirth, you will not be able to attain it. As the old Layman Li Bing Nan said at the end of his life, "Out of every ten thousand people reciting Buddha's name, there are only three to five people who are truly sincere." This method of the ancient people said "ten thousand people go to life", but why do thousands of people die only three to five? Because the practice is not in accordance with the dharma, not keeping the rules, arbitrary, then there is no way. Arbitrary is to drop according to the negativity of his own temperament, according to his own negativity to train his temperament, so our practice is difficult to achieve. then how can we escape from samsara? Not only can you not get rid of samsara but even if there is an obstacle to rebirth, you will not be able to attain it. As the old Layman Li Bing Nan said at the end of his life, "Out of every ten thousand people reciting Buddha's name, there are only three to five people who are truly sincere." This method of the ancient people said "ten thousand people go to life", but why do thousands of people die only three to five? Because the practice is not in accordance with the dharma, not keeping the rules, arbitrary, then there is no way. Arbitrary is to drop according to the negativity of his own temperament, according to his own negativity to train his temperament, so our practice is difficult to achieve. then how can we escape from samsara? Not only can you not get rid of samsara but even if there is an obstacle to rebirth, you will not be able to attain it. As the old Layman Li Bing Nan said at the end of his life, "Out of every ten thousand people reciting Buddha's name, there are only three to five people who are truly sincere." This method of the ancient people said "ten thousand people go to life", but why do thousands of people die only three to five? Because the practice is not in accordance with the dharma, not keeping the rules, arbitrary, then there is no way. Arbitrary is to drop according to the negativity of his own temperament, according to his own negativity to train his temperament, so our practice is difficult to achieve. true rebirth only three to five people only. " This method of the ancient people said "ten thousand people go to life", but why do thousands of people die only three to five? Because the practice is not in accordance with the dharma, not keeping the rules, arbitrary, then there is no way. Arbitrary is to drop according to the negativity of his own temperament, according to his own negativity to train his temperament, so our practice is difficult to achieve. true rebirth only three to five people only. " This method of the ancient people said "ten thousand people go to life", but why do thousands of people die only three to five? Because the practice is not in accordance with the dharma, not keeping the rules, arbitrary, then there is no way. Arbitrary is to drop according to the negativity of his own temperament, according to his own negativity to train his temperament, so our practice is difficult to achieve.

The third is "Patience"

   Patience is patience. We must have great patience. Dharma in the world, the greater the job, the greater the degree of difficulty, if without great patience, the incident will not be fulfilled. Dharma of the great worldly realm, great karma of sentient beings, so how patient must be to be able to succeed? Patience is not equal to, eternal patience. So, if one learns the Buddha without patience, then he decides that he will not achieve it. In the Buddhist Sutras we bring the appearance of human beings we induce into three broad categories to facilitate teaching.

   The first, can ring people who harm themselves. The legal position of the ancient world at home and abroad, almost all have a law called "good deeds a lot of torment", there is no good deed that is smooth sailing. The bigger the good, the more the karma. If you cannot be patient, not tormented, then you give up, so how can you succeed? So you must have tremendous patience. The most important thing is to overcome negativity, to practice qi from beginningless lives to one's own. This is more important than anything. Any harm, jealousy, destruction, humiliation, harm of people, we must endure, must see as no work, peace of mind to receive these obstacles.

   The second is rings of natural harm. For example, much cold or hot, that's climate change, you have to be patient. It was too hot or too cold, unbearable, we treat a little bit, the period of pause, unable to practice, then it is not! Must endure all the harms of nature; Certainly can not be modified, can not reduce a little of their own retreat; Definitely must be strong and diligent.

   In the Star Text of Great Master Indo Quang, there is a paragraph, a very long letter from the old shaman sent to layman Mianzhou. This layman also studied under the association of the Shaman, receiving the three refuge. He had an accident, the house next to a fire burned down his house, his property became a pile of ashes. Because of this, his wife died. When the house was broken, the man died, so he went from a foolish day to an early foolish all day long. There are fellow practitioners who brought this to Master An Quang. Great Master An Quang wrote a very long letter to give instructions to him. If the true Buddhist learners encounter this accident, they should think clearly, all is illusory, impermanent. Once upon a time there was a house, there was accumulation of concern, now being burnt by a fire, isn't it possible? There is no longer anything left to recite Buddha's name, decided to die. The idea has just transferred, this fire is good predestined increase. How many people in the accident can transfer? This must definitely cultivate patience La Paramita, high wisdom. In a great accident, the upward predestination, not only for your own career without any obstacles, but on the contrary, for promotion and improvement, then it is correct.

The third is the practice.

   Practicing requires a very long time. Any discipline has its depth and breadth, so it is not necessary to use the short time to practice achievements, but to take a long time. There is also friendly intellect. Friendly knowledge is not easy, in the past it was called "operating charges", the current people called "Bai Son". Bai Son is now visiting tourism, completely wrong meaning. In the past, Bai Son was the one who consulted with good knowledge, went to study, invited to teach, completely different from the present. In ancient China, there was one of the most famous students who served as an example to the next generation, the Venerable Zhaozhou. Although the Venerable is 80 years old, he still practices freight and still visits everywhere. Why doesn't the Venerable sit back and rest for good health? Because we still have doubts, still not able to believe the credit should be friendly friendly knowledge, bringing the suspicion or opening. When solidified religious beliefs arise, you can sit back and try to study. You also have the doubt that you still have obstacles. Purpose of studying is suspected of being a student. Studying is a very hard job, because you have to listen where there is good knowledge to go there to teach. That is the hardship of cultivation.

   Again, the negativity, the episode gas, hard to discharge that can discharge, hard to do that can be done based on patience. If you are not patient, you will not be able to do it, so patience in the Paramita in the Sixths is extremely important. Shakyamuni the Buddha in the "The Vajrayana Sutra" said that the Bodhisattva was hexadecimal, but especially talked about giving and patience. In hexadecimal, these two things have exceptionally large quantities, the most important. Almsgiving is to teach you to let go, it is hard to let go but it can also be released. Patience is the key to your own accomplishments. You can have patience, then you can be diligent, new meditation, only Bat Nha. If you can not be patient, then all the things behind are not given, giving, maintaining the precepts in front of you, which is smuggled in the six realms, you can cultivate virtue not merit, but if you have patience then the merit immediately becomes merit.

Fourth, "Diligent"

  Pure is pure without impurities, tons are advanced without regression. If you are diligent, what will your career be like without accomplishment? Successful career, all achievements, your worldly career is also accomplished.

  Does the Bodhisattva have a worldly business? There is a business. Their business careers in the world are all their own karma, their own attainment of Bodhi Nirvana, the achievement of sentient beings destroying enlightenment, leaving misery to be joyful, we and everyone will benefit. The present Bodhisattva is a family, male and female, young and old, working in professions, you must know it is a career. The idea just turned, then the divine enter the holy. Everybody wears clothes everyday, eating rice is disturbing, Bodhisattva wears clothes every day, eating rice is a practice.
Diligence, then there is meditation.

Fifth, "Meditation"

   Now we see a lot of people meditating, every day they meditate for a long time, but never see them being meditated. What is the cause? To be honest, how can they be determined without patience. People praised a few sentences, then rejoice, scold a few sentences, then angry for a few days. They sit cross-legged, face to the wall, the appearance is very similar, we see very clearly, they fold by facing the wall to start thinking, not really into concentration. How to know if they are disappointed? After scolding them a few times, they got angry, so it was fake, not true; kicked in the mindfulness concept still has the fame and benefits, still has to disturb the self, it is both afflictions and has nothing to do with the practice, so they cannot be determined. Honest people are determined to cool off at home.

  What is concentration? Pure mind is concentration, equality is concentration. Their mind is pure and equal, there is no defilement. The notion of greed, hatred and delusion doesn't arise, the mind is pure. What is equality? Is not harassing the ego is equal. Is it true that harassment of the self is not equal, there is craving-hat-si-side is not pure. So, the elaboration of meditation eliminates complete negativity, discontent, that is concentration. The ability to reach a certain level of wisdom is declared.

Sixth, "Wisdom"

   After purity, equality is enlightenment. Enlightenment is the wisdom of Bat Nha. If Bat Nha is present, the merit will be accomplished immediately. What merit is it? Bring negativity, delusion, attachment to conversion, that's merit. So you should know, delusion, discrimination and attachment are not bad things either.

   Today we have many afflictions, delusions, discrimination, very heavy attachments, please tell you, it's a good thing, not a bad thing. As soon as your deep meditation will turn your defilements into Bodhi, just turn back. In General cardboard said: "Turning the Sixth Consciousness, marvelous contemplation of mind; transfer of Na Na formula, micro equality Tanh position; convert Tien Ngu formula and vi into intellectual property; moving back to Da Lai, because of the landscape of the police. What conditions can be transferred? It takes concentration, meditation at a deep level is transferable. The conversion is in the mind to be born, then you can transfer. Please tell them, if there is no defilement, there is no Bodhi. The more disturbed the brain, the bigger Bodhi, so we should not be afraid of negativity, nor need to worry, because by that time we will revert back to supreme Bodhi. So to be honest, in Buddhism says "transfer", absolutely does not have to say "kill", because if it is said to bring negativity to cessation, when negativity is gone, then Bodhi will also cease, so it is troublesome. The complex will be large. What is Bodhi Nirvana? That is the nature of Bat Nha. Bat Nha nature is delirious, so it changes into disturbing emotions. Which is inherent Bodhi, because love lost nature so it turned into negativity. Now, when we are enlightened, we bring it back, this is exactly the way it is, it is not so. It's already paragraph, Bodhi also has no, self-nature no longer, so the bed is not, that's wrong! Dharma is not the end of nothing. The meaning of the word "no" in Buddhism is said very deeply. "No" is not nothing, it is not cessation, but "no" is there. Compounded, why say "no"? Being is not nature, there is no substance, so the Dharma is due to predestined birth. Dependent emptiness. Every human condition being born has no nature, no self. "Of course, not stage, will not be impossible", not without generals, not without effect. Chess, the effect we can use, but the decision cannot be attached, cannot possess it. You want to possess, accept it, then it is wrong. The difference between mortal and righteous righteousness is about one thought.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.26/7/2020.