Thursday, February 25, 2021
Why did the Buddha give up the extreme ascetic path?VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.
The Buddha gave up the ascetic way of practice and his mortification to almost exhaustion. He realized that, by simply resting the mind in boundless nothingness, as the ascetic masters taught him, there will never be an end to suffering in the three realms of Sexuality, Virtue and Formless Realm.
Towards the end of the six-year period of intensive practice, Bodhisattva Siddhartha wondered why he tried to practice the extreme path? Which way is the way of liberation? What is the way out of suffering?
Because asceticism does not show any ability to bring joy or condition to enlightenment. Therefore, he gave up the ascetic way of practice and the practice of the body to almost exhaustion. He also realized that meditating alone in boundless nothingness, as the ascetic masters taught him, would never cease suffering in the three realms of Sexuality, Virtue and Formless Realm. Therefore, the Prince was determined to follow his own Middle Way path.
The ascetic period was harsh, and people were like dry bones
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Prince Siddhartha monk studied with two famous Hindu Brahmin teachers, Arara-la-lan (Alara Kalama) and Uat-da-ka-la-ma-ma (Udaka Ramaputta). ). They instructed him to reflect on the illusion of all things and meditate on the static. But only after a very short time, the Prince realized that these teachings would not be able to end the suffering of the three realms of Sexuality, Virtue and Formless Realm. So the Prince went to the forest on the banks of the Ni Lien Thien River (Neranja) and joined the group of five ascetic monks including Kieu Tran Nhu (Anjanata), A Thuyet Thi (Ashvajit), Ba Su Ba (Vaspa), Ma Ha. Nam (Mahanama) and Badrika (Badrika). These people later became the first five great disciples of the Buddha.
During this time, Prince strictly applied the practice of forced asceticism, meditating on a state of vast awareness like nothing. The scriptures record that, for the first two years, he ate almost nothing but a few sesame seeds; for the next two years, he only drank water, and the last two years Buddha did not use any food.
During that extremely harsh austerity period, His body became emaciated, as black as dry bones, and people called Him Black Mammal. He did not move, just meditated quietly like a rock, that the ants even nested just below his seat. The water buffalo and the buffalo herding children were both amazed to see this strange Black Mau Ni taste. Some mischievous children even heated an iron rake and stabbed His ear to make fun of it.
For the first two years, he ate almost nothing but a few sesame seeds; for the next two years, he only drank water, and the last two years Buddha did not use any food. During that extremely harsh austerity period, His body became emaciated, as black as dry bones, and people called Him Black Mammal.
For the first two years, he ate almost nothing but a few sesame seeds; for the next two years, he only drank water, and the last two years Buddha did not use any food. During that extremely harsh austerity period, His body became emaciated, as black as dry bones, and people called Him Black Mammal.
With long time ascetic prolonged so, but not yet achieved enlightenment ultimatum but Bodhisattva Siddhartha achievements experienced in meditation , especially goodwill with meditation stock of Sichuan not the very profound, President net.
When leaving the most famous teacher Uddaka Ràmaputta, in fact the Bodhisattva did not know who to depend on. In the depths of loneliness, the call of asceticism suddenly becomes a calling. In contemporary beliefs, the masters always uphold asceticism, consider it the only gateway to eliminate all sins and afflictions, open the door of darkness of ignorance, and achieve ultimate liberation.
Six more years of hardship, Taoist Gotama devoted himself to following the path of asceticism, self-torture. He was so diligent that he overcame all forms of austerity of contemporary masters, it can be said that the first ascetic and culminated in the brink of self-destruction.
In the state of about to face death, the Taoist master Gotama suddenly realized: Austerity does not lead to enlightenment. The royal life of the emperor enjoying sensual pleasures is indulging in samsara, but the ascetic life to the end only causes the body to decline, the spirit wither and especially the deadlock in the opening. wisdom, just wasted no use.
Later, while teaching the Four Noble Truths at the Deer Park garden near Bénarés, the Buddha advised to follow the Middle Way, on the one hand not to be indulged in sensual pleasures, on the other hand, not to force the ascetic body to the point of weakness. mentally tired. BUDDHA NOT CHAIRMAN OF THE CHAMPION:
“Chi I want to go to Linyi,
Deciding to pass the cup,
Willow's birth and death. " (All Japanese - Promised History of Literature).
Decide to look inward and detachment, not to follow the ascetic path
During the past 12 years, the two girls kept their dignity and dignity, and silently prayed that one day they would be recruited to be the Prince's concubine without knowing that the Prince was ordained. secular life.
During the past 12 years, the two girls kept their dignity and dignity, and silently prayed that one day they would be recruited to be the Prince's concubine without knowing that the Prince was ordained. secular life.
On the banks of the Ni Lien Thien River, near where the Buddha practiced asceticism for six years, there was a large village. Two beautiful girls, slightly younger than Prince Siddhartha, named Sujata and Supriya, live in the village. They have heard many wonderful things about Prince Siddhartha, such as Prince Siddhartha with an extraordinary appearance, outstanding talent in all sixty-four art forms and a very compassionate heart. words, generosity.
During the past 12 years, the two girls kept their dignity and dignity, and silently prayed that one day they would be recruited to be the Prince's concubine without knowing that the Prince was ordained. secular life.
One day, the two girls received an auspicious word from the gods, telling them to offer food to the two ascetic monks to fulfill their wish. The two girls were extremely happy to hear the teachings, because their dreams were about to come true. They milked from 500 red-haired cows, cooked a pot of milk porridge and kept them hot for a night in a clean corner of the house. The next morning, the delicious and delicious milk porridge pot, on the smooth milk cream surface emerges the picture of eight sacred and venerable Tam Tuong.
If you donate this food to Bodhisattva Siddhartha, who is doing austerities on the banks of the Ni Lien Zen River, the accumulated merit will multiply and all wishes will be fulfilled.
If you donate this food to Bodhisattva Siddhartha, who is doing austerities on the banks of the Ni Lien Zen River, the accumulated merit will multiply and all wishes will be fulfilled.
The two Thien Kings, Pham Thien and De Thich, turned into two ascetic monks, and the girls thought they were the ones who needed to be offered food according to the oracle. When the two girls happily offered milk porridge to Emperor Thich Thien Vuong, he immediately taught: " You need to make offerings to Thien Vuong Pham Thien first ", but Mr. Pham Thien taught: " If you offer this food to one male or female, you will accumulate more merit ” .
After that, the two celestial beings immediately showed their form and co-taught: " If you donate this food to Bodhisattva Siddhartha, who is practicing asceticism on the banks of the Ni Lien Thien river, the accumulated merit will be multiply and all wishes will be fulfilled . ” Obediently, the two women put milk porridge in the most precious bowl to offer to the Bodhisattva. When they found him, his body was thin, exhausted, eyes closed, breathing weak and weak.
Welcome to DUC Phat
The two girls were extremely happy because they knew they had found the right Bodhisattva as the gods told them, they immediately offered a precious bowl of delicious milk porridge. After receiving the bowl of milk porridge, he immediately put the bowl down the Ni Lien line and took a vow: " I vow to attain full enlightenment, if my vows come true, this bowl will flow upstream ." At that moment a swirling current of water caused the bowl to float upstream.
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Then the Bodhisattva passed the other side of the Nuns. subject that aspires: " If I do not achieve results, I decide not to get up and not leave this place."
49 days and nights Meditate under Bodhi
Gotama then decided to give up asceticism, take advantage of Sujata's milk bowl, bathe in the river Neranjara, start an inward practice method in the spirit of the Middle Way, away from the two extremes. After his health was restored, his mind was clear, his concentration returned, the Bodhisattva Siddhartha came to the Bodhi tree to lower his determination to meditate.
While the Bodhisattva made great vow even though the flesh was broken and broken, if not enlightened, then do not leave the Bodhi root, the group of Taoists Kondanna abandoned him. They hate Him for being corrupt, not going to the end of the austere path. Left alone in the sacred forest of poisonous water, cold desert four surfaces, facing countless dangers, the Bodhisattva entered meditation with iron determination, diamond will. 49 days and nights meditating under the Bodhi tree is a very tough war of submission to inner spirit and outer spirit and in the end he has won.
Left alone in the sacred forest of poisonous water, cold desert four surfaces, facing countless dangers, the Bodhisattva entered meditation with iron determination, diamond will. 49 days and nights meditating under the Bodhi tree is a very tough war of submission to inner spirit and outer spirit and in the end he has won.
Left alone in the sacred forest of poisonous water, cold desert four surfaces, facing countless dangers, the Bodhisattva entered meditation with iron determination, diamond will. 49 days and nights meditating under the Bodhi tree is a very tough war of submission to inner spirit and outer spirit and in the end he has won.
On the last night, before enlightenment broke out, the scriptures stated that the Bodhisattva directed to ultimate enlightenment by entering the First Jhana, the Second Jhana, the Three Jhana, and the Four Jhānas. On the basis of the Four Jhānas, the Bodhisattva applies "the mind that is calm, pure, free from defilement, filthy, malleable, easy to use, awake, steady and unshakable" . of " Recalling past lives " insight . He immediately recalled many past lives in full details. That is the first realization, Act of life, Bodhisattva Siddhartha realized at the beginning of watch, Night of enlightenment.
Wisdom and pure bliss have arisen, but the Bodhisattva remains mindful, self-aware, and continues to direct that mind toward " understanding the phenomena of arising and passing away ". He clearly saw that each person's act of creation was the agent that carried them around in the three worlds of samsara. Bodhisattva evidence Thien label intelligence, the second insight into the middle watch, the Night of Faith.
He continued to focus that mind on " Wisdom understanding the end of contraband ". At the End of the Night of Faith, when the star Mai just grows, Bo-slaps prove Gonorrhea. The dark night of contraband, contraband ignorance has been shattered and wisdom has exploded.
He knew, "I have been delivered. Birth has ended, virtue has been accomplished, the things to be done have been done, and there is no longer a return to this life ”. He attained the Supreme Right of Right Awareness.
From here on, he was proclaimed Buddha with ten titles: Tathagata, Respect, Righteousness Tri, Minh Hanh Túc, Thien Thought, World Release, Supreme Master, Thought Ngu Trượng Phú, Thiên Nhơn, Buddha - The Ton.
Through countless eons of Bodhisattva, and in the present life Siddhartha Bodhisattva must also have many hardships, daring to sacrifice his life to have a glorious day, becoming Enlightened One, Venerable, Shakyamuni Mau Ni under the Bodhi tree.
It is possible to see the Three Intelligence (Took the life, the Heavenly Eyes and the Lau both) is the realization content of the Bodhisattva Siddhartha in the Night of Faith. The Three Vipassana is the insight knowledge of insight meditation developed and accomplished by the Buddha on the basis of meditation Only of the Four Jhānas. It was this discovery of the World Religion, which later became the basic principle for the practice and improvement of monks and nuns.
The Great Lion-Song (Central I) summarizes the practice path of the Male-stilts by entering from the First Jhana to the Four Jhānas, and then from the Four Jhānas devoted to the meditation of selflessness, impermanence, elimination. ten fetters to attain the four Saints in turn and attain ultimate Nirvana.
Achieve the four Noble Truths and attain ultimate Nirvana
There is another path to the attainment of enlightenment, which is that from the Four Jhānas, the practitioner continues to go deep into the Four Sutras. However, The Ton often warned that he had to export the non-non-non-fiction origin to enter the world before entering the ultimate Nirvana. It is best to stop at No-land, and then practice the Four Immeasurable Minds (Lovingkindness, Compassion, and Discharge) to cross over to the dispersion of thoughts before entering ultimate Nirvana (Thich Chon Thien, the Sangha Buddha, p.229).
It is Vipassana meditation with insight that has the power to dissolve self-delusion, to constantly grasp the truth of the impermanent self and to collapse the basic fictions that are the stronghold of self. samsara to attain ultimate liberation, is the great discovery of the Bodhisattva Siddhartha.
It is Vipassana meditation with insight that has the power to dissolve self-delusion, to constantly grasp the truth of the impermanent self and to collapse the basic fictions that are the stronghold of self. samsara to attain ultimate liberation, is the great discovery of the Bodhisattva Siddhartha.
Thus, although the Bodhisattva Siddhartha has undergone countless lifetimes of Bodhisattva practice, carrying within him the power and aspirations of the Bodhisattva born to the land, his practice and realization content is concrete and clear. Obviously that descendants of disciples can trace the old times to achieve Holy results A-la-Han.
On the other hand, the Four Jhānas and the Four Jhānas (the meditation of non-meditation) are the only forms of meditation but have a very important role, as the foundation for insight meditation to promote insight in order to achieve liberation and attain Nirvana- table.
It is Vipassana meditation with insight that has the power to dissolve self-delusion, to constantly grasp the truth of the impermanent self and to collapse the basic fictions that are the stronghold of self. samsara to attain ultimate liberation, is the great discovery of the Bodhisattva Siddhartha.
Without the discovery of insight meditation, the Bodhisattva Siddhartha could neither attain enlightenment nor become a Buddha nor Buddhism in this world.
So, Buddha was not enlightened, only the Bodhisattva Siddhartha was enlightened . And the meditation of Only Quan from ancient times to the last thousand is still the essence, the essence of the practice of Buddhism, which has the effect of transforming and bringing the practitioner from ordinary to holy.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.26/2/2021.
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