Cultivators are people who have a 'irregular shape' .VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

As a monk, he has to take the vow to step on a high path, his mind and figure must always be different from the world, to make his divine likeness more and more powerful.

The Venerable Bach Venerable, saying that a practitioner is a person with a "irregular shape", manifested at what points in life?

- The monk originally entered the temple, when he was a novice, the longevity teachers always taught Uncle Sa-di the sentence: "The fake monk, develop the super-way, the abnormal shape, introduce the holy spirit ..." ; roughly translated as: "For a person to be a monk, he must take his vow to step on a high road, his mind and figure must always be different from the world, to make his divine likeness more and more powerful ...". 

Thus, being a true monk, we have to do other things differently from the world in all postures of virtue, walking and lying down ... And so, even the body of the monk is already different from the world. not to mention majestic temperament or gestures, actions must also be different from the world, to become the model for people to follow. Specifically, the head must be so that there is no hair to polish every day, the shirt must be a ruined garment, eat things that do not harm the lives of sentient beings, sleep should be less, worry about chanting to pray for myself and for others ... Here I just say a few specific things like that, but speaking too much is too long to say all; and even xinxing, gestures are the same. 

 

Venerable Thich Hai An, Permanent Member of the People's Council, Director of the Vietnam Buddhist Institute in Hue.

Reporter: What postures does a practitioner need? How to keep the world, is it allowed to join social networks, post images that are offensive or misunderstood to everyone?

- If a practitioner says enough, he must have eighty-four thousand postures of virtue, of which there are four main postures of standing and lying. Therefore, the first novice when entering the temple had to study two elaborate times to recite his familiarity with his practice; After mastering it, then we can learn to meditate, recite Buddha's name to keep our xinxing. Next, to learn the daily rules to properly perform a practitioner's posture, that is called the 24-hour rule of a monk. From eating, sleeping, taking a bath to personal hygiene, everything must be learned, even to urinate, must be learned very carefully ... 

After learning the rules of a practitioner then learn up to 10 precepts of a novice called 10 precepts of a novice monk. Having learned to be majestic, then learn more great things in the life of the temple such as receiving guests from monks, worldly guests, going to monk temples, nuns, and then serving teachers, serving monks ... Learn all 4 small law books about the rules, posture, small precepts and admonishing words of the ancient virtues. Next is to learn the basic teachings of Buddha. In this section, if anyone has learned all the above things, surely there will be no worse things when participating in social networks. 

When a monk participates in social networks, it is to promote the compassionate spirit and wisdom of Buddhism, otherwise it would be more beneficial not to participate.

I would add, social media is a beneficial means if the monk is aware and alert while participating. 

Especially to know what to do? Joining social networks, if you forget that you are a monk, it will bring more harm than good. Because when you forget to be a monk, you will follow the flow of life and thus will be attracted to the flow of life - how much will you do against yourself, let alone the disadvantage of Buddhism, for life. Therefore, when posting an image or a word, first of all I have to think about being a monk, I have to think ten times, not seven times as the saying goes. 

Remember, a monk when joining social networks is to promote the compassionate spirit, the wisdom of Buddhism, otherwise it will be more beneficial not to participate.

Reporter: Regarding the management of monks and nuns in today's era, when human boundaries appear not only inside or outside the temple gate but also in the immense world of social networks. According to the Venerable Master, what measures does the Church need to adapt to the reality when there are phenomena where cultivators are not conscious of their manifestation in this space?

- Managing the monks and nuns of the Church in the present era is indeed very difficult in many ways. In my opinion, the best manager is the monk himself, the two are close friends, the three are the gurus who are always concerned to discourage his disciple. In terms of the Church, the Communication Committee should also have articles that advise on the responsibility of social network participants so as not to forget themselves in the flow of social networks - because the network participant is the person who wins. thousands of thousands of eyes are looking at me, not one or two people.

 

As a monk, he has to take the vow to step on a high path, his mind and figure must always be different from the world, to make his divine likeness more and more powerful.

 What advice does the Venerable Master have to the young practitioner not to cause debauchery, harm the image of the Sangha, shorten his religious life before the test of modern times?

- I hope that those who join the social network should learn the basics of a monk very well, especially the things that are learned during practice while being a novice as mentioned above. . These years (first-time ordination), the ancient virtues have said all the communication in the middle of normal life. I often see people who initially go to practice, if they lose these years of practice (ordination, early and easy ordination), later grow up to be led by life. That is because letting your mind lose its root leads to these evils. 

In short, when teachers want to practice and propagate on this immense avenue, you should review the four mini-laws of a novice to avoid harming the Buddha's teachings and from harming beliefs. believe in Buddhists.

Cultivating a monk's personality is indispensable in any era. However, in the present day when people want more and more, are immersed in matter, the moral spirit is declining, the role of a monk with personality is more meaningful than ever. . Only monks with personality can solve the problems of the times such as moral deterioration, stress disease, paranoia ... of themselves and others.

The Buddha emphasized in the five aggregates, although material body is the basis of feeling, perception, formations, consciousness, but all changes in life from the creation to destruction of the world are due to the mind. Man needs to open wisdom with the right view of the nature of life to the methods of practicing for the true mind to develop into a state of no-nonsense. That wisdom vision will be strengthened and the creative mind source will be awakened through the practice of meditation as the main practice, carrying out the Buddhist path leading to liberation. That is the ultimate perfection of the monk's personality. Therefore, let us perfect the personality of the monk as the Buddha's teaching before going away, once saying: "Hey, monks! Teachers often have to unanimously pray for liberation. things in the world, whether motionless or motionless, are corrupt and unsafe generals. "END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.8/9/2020.