Meaning of renunciation. In the busy and busy life of today's modern society, the "eight worldly concerns" become more complex and sophisticated than the simple and simple way of life of humans thousands of years ago. . 1.Why is called renunciation, Sanskrit is Pravrajya, is to refer to people who follow Buddhism, renounce the family, live a life of virtue, do not care about fame or pleasure, only want liberation; they are in forests or in pure places, far away from secular life. In ancient India, there were also Ba-la-monastic masters, although in a similar form, but it was Shakyamuni who brought the life of the Buddhist monk. a fuller and more practical meaning. The Priestly Priest A-jaw Sutra teaches: "If a person who gets down his hair to become a monk, he must have solid faith, If it does not have enough meaning as this name, it should not be declared as a disciple of the Buddha ". of beings, may they subtract all other beings' obscurations, may their wrong views of beings, and may sentient beings out of samsara. After six years of searching, he determined the way to accomplish those aspirations, being proclaimed liberation by humans, being the Buddha. also for the benefit of all living beings. Having been a monk, you must always reflect on yourself with the above four vows. Based on the wishes of the practitioner, ancient virtue still thinks that the monk has three classes. a. Body and mind are both ordained: renunciation is voluntary by each individual, Neither anyone nor any power can force a person to ordain. When the monk left home to stay in the temple, he is called a monk. When one's mind no longer looks outward, craving for the pleasures of the five senses, no longer caring about lost fame, it is renunciation. The body and mind of a monk has been identified, an impoverished path, so called the body and mind are both renunciation. This is the most ideal case for a practitioner and also the duty of the monk. b. The body is ordained but the mind does not leave home: This is the case where people send their bodies in the temple but their minds still have delusions, chasing the joy of the five senses. Such a person is only ordained for the pleasure of life, because of the fragrant sound for others to admire. The Buddha said that at the time of the Dharma, many kinds of monks often found such monks. c. The mind is not ordained but the body does not leave home: This is a form of renunciation of the saints or the Bodhisattvas, who either because they are afraid of revealing their appearances, they become superstitious, or because they do not. still attached to the form, but focused only on the practice of practice. Their bodies need not be in the temple, but their minds no longer indulge in the pleasures of the five senses nor care about fame and interests. This form is very special, ordinary people cannot practice, so they cannot be a pedagogy for ordinary monastics. Here only refers to the most ideal form of renunciation, which is the first form, the body and mind are both ordained. 2. Monasticism is directly faced with samsara. What we call "home" is called by the saints as forced prison. The Nirvana Sutta teaches: "Living in a house is forced to be forced like a prison cell, it is the cause of all kinds of disturbing emotions. The person who leaves the house is comfortable as nowhere, it is the cause of the growth of all good deeds. ”The very obvious manifestation of being ordained is the renunciation of life in the house; shave off the hair, wear clothes To respectfully observe the Buddha's precepts, but this is just the literal meaning, and its meaning is thanks to the respectful observance of the Buddha's precepts, to be able to leave the house. defilement, out of the house of the five aggregates, out of the house of the three realms, liberated from samsara, attained enlightenment; That is what is called the true renunciation. Based on the ordination that Buddha Shakyamuni and the three generations of the Buddhas both attained Buddhahood. The Hoa Nghiem sutra teaches: "Ordinary people do not know anything about the dharma of the monk, just indulge in the joy and fall into samsara without knowing how to wish for escape. As for the Bodhisattva, he will discard all of his possessions, make the renunciation pray for enlightenment. ”Thus, renunciation is not a negative job; On the contrary, it is the direct confrontation with samsara, finding the way of liberation, carrying a noble mission of self-reliance and forgiveness, ever-tiring sentimental benefits. 3. The monk is positively facing life. Being ordained is out of the bondage of family life. Once upon a time, when he was still appearing as Prince Siddhartha, Buddha Shakyamuni saw the suffering of birth, old age, sickness and death of life; Then he determined to give up the throne of Jade Palace, a beautiful and beautiful wife and children to ordain to seek the truth. Through so many austerities in order to pursue all contemporary practice methods with no results, He finally determined his own path and attained unsurpassed enlightenment. Thus, renunciation is not an easy thing to do, much less simple for both body and mind to feel the bliss; Therefore, renunciation is difficult, must go through many stages of practice to achieve; is the job of the noble, not a powerful person or a wealthy man can do it. Being out of the burning house of the three realms is to leave the house of samsara; To do this, the monastic needs to prepare for himself a firm will, a respectful heart to cultivate blessings, improve goodness in human beings; diligently practice compassion and bliss to enter the realm of full enlightenment. The monk must remove the bondage by himself, gradually get rid of the sea of ​​suffering, let go of the temptation of fame, only one heart to seek the truth of ultimate liberation. Monastic practice is a super-mundane job, always have to be mindful of the mind, to study for progress, to get rid of the suffering of birth, aging, sickness, to eliminate it to be enchanted, to elevate the attainment. thus, the ordination will actively face life. The monk must always keep in mind that renunciation is to get out of the house of samsara, get out of the house of wrong views, get out of the house of self-interest, to then perfect his personality, to realize the realization. transient life impermanent, beneficial population. The poem The Phat (Down the hair) writes: "Shave off the beard and hair, so may sentient beings, far away from afflictions, immediately attain peace". The Sutra of Phuoc Dien in the Essential Japanese Bhikkhu-nun also talks about the five virtues of a monk: "One is to generate renunciation, because of admiration for the Dharma; the second is to cancel the beautiful picture, because of forensic adaptation; three is loving-kindness from the body, because there is no longer body; four is not including life, because of the Buddha Dharma; The year is the desire for the Mahayana, for the transformation of everyone ". Many people mistakenly think that the temple is a place to avoid social responsibility or go into a temple to be pure and free. Thinking like that is too superficial. In the pagoda, in addition to carrying firewood to carry water, reciting Buddhist sutras every day, the monk must also be able to self-discipline every action, every word, and every word, strictly observe the principles of meditation. If the person does not have enough merit, lack of determination to lower the effort, or does not have enough time to practice and practice in the first place, it will easily fail. At that time, we also talked about sitting meditation, sitting, doing business, studying the doctrine, mastering the scriptures, lecturing the birth. Or some people think that going to the temple is to avoid life. I doubt that in my mind, there will be even more afflictions, even at the temple, the defilements will increase. A warning shows that "when not wearing the robe, the story is more and more." Actually, this is a two-sided lesson, when the mind is calm, the world is calm and when the mind is at peace, the world is peaceful. When our knowing is not right, how can our mind be pure; the practice of virtue is not pure, how can the body be safe? If you do not understand the teachings, even if you are ordained, your mind cannot be pure; That is just the form of renunciation but the mind is not ordained. On the other hand, ordination is a aspiration, as a person who is determined for his career to try and focus on learning and cultivating. Being ordained means continuing to carry the responsibility of the Buddha, continuing the holy lineage, and maintaining the wisdom of the network. To be like that, the ordained person must develop a strong mind, on the Buddhist bridge below to save sentient beings, to help sentient beings to leave suffering to be happy, to realize the truth, to liberate samsara. The monkhood is a great filial piety. If you say that the word filial piety in everyday life is filial piety and caring for your parents, then the monk's filial piety is more than that, because renunciation is a more noble act. as people still think that renunciation is the perfect body with relatives. In fact, the Buddha taught us that the passage means to get rid of attachments or attachments, which means not to initiate thoughts of emotional attachment, not to get rid of parents' graces; instead, the monk brought ordinary feelings sublimated into great compassion. If we eliminate it according to the usual way of thinking, then becoming the dharma annihilates there is no point in spiritual practice. like a dry tree has no meaning. The Buddha taught us to respect all sentient beings, thank all sentient beings, and take the practice of liberation to repay our parents' grace. After the Buddha attained enlightenment. He returned to become Ca-la-la-guard to report filial piety for step-parents. When the king's father fell ill, he told his father to hear the Buddha's teachings, and when his father died, he carried his father's body to bury himself. vow and guide parents to follow the Path, do good and evade evil, create merit and merit. Only people who do not understand the morality think that Buddhism does not respect filial piety. In Buddhism emphasizes "filial piety is the mind of the Buddha, filial piety is Buddha's virtue", the renunciant always takes compassion as the copy forever, generates Bodhicitta, acts of Bodhisattva, to benefit people, to save. sentient beings, on the temple of the four great blessings, below save all species, love even small insects. Monastics use their spiritual powers to show filial piety. If their parents are in difficulty, the Buddhist precepts also allow to make offerings to their parents, and even bring them to a temple to take care of. We have many reincarnations in the six paths, then there are also many parents, if this life is fortunate to leave, then we must diligently practice, transform sentient beings, and dedicate them to their parents for many generations. The monk must know how to progress, beyond the three realms, to use his enlightened wisdom to serve sentient beings, to make sentient beings practical benefits, from ignorance to enlightenment. Using the Dharma to guide beings, taking the Six Levels to educate all species; Therefore, the monk must first of all for the benefit of beings, to achieve Buddhism, only then is a true monk, not escaping from life, not leaving the world. 5. The practical meaning of the renunciant - The meaning of renunciation for individuals: The renunciant thanks to preserving the dharma precepts that arise, due to the arising of the wisdom that grows, finally attaining the liberation of enlightenment. Enlightenment. If we use true beliefs to apply the Buddha's teachings to the practice of life, to benefit life, we will be harmonious among everyone; If the world is peaceful, it is the pure land of money; Wherever the monk goes, he will be free, it is a noble meaning of renunciation. Being ordained is a formal commitment to life, because of a miserable life we ​​pray to save suffering, taking everyone's joy to make our own joy, making everyone's happiness as our own, Bodhisattva practice is not for personal well-being but vows to help all living beings suffer from suffering. So is entering the practice of life. He ordained the Three Jewels by sympathizing and integrating with everyone, being gentle and understanding people, using compassion to show everyone, respecting everyone, thanking everyone. . - The meaning of renunciation for Buddhism: Buddhism is handed down in the world thanks to the ranks of monks, adding a true monk will add a strength to propagate the Dharma, making the Dharma more flourishing. The spreading of Buddhism is also thanks to the power of the Sangha. The chanting of Duong Cong Duc Sang Bao shows that the monk has the duty to preserve the veins of the Three Jewels, continuing the lamp of wisdom of the Buddhas; scriptures: "The disciple who is ordained is someone who can take charge and continue the Dharma of the Tathagata in the next life. If you bring all the merit of the world together, it cannot be compared to a monk who preaches holy religion ”. The history of Buddhist propaganda has confirmed the great role of the Sangha in maintaining the Dharma in the world. Today, even though the scriptures are full, people still have difficulty approaching Buddhism. Their biggest obstacle is not understanding the Dharma, this problem is related to a long-term education, and also reflects ineffective Dharma propaganda activities. Moreover, the teaching of the Dharma has not been parallel with the current education, there is no means with sufficient accuracy and comprehensiveness to make Buddhism popular among the masses. So the work of propagating the legal benefits of birth is a great responsibility that the monk must bear. The meaning of renunciation for the entire society: A developed society not only focuses on material civilization but also has to construct spiritual civilization; otherwise, the development of society is out of balance. The cult of the Buddha's teachings is to positively contribute spiritual civilization to the society. Dharma is the mind of the Dharma. Dharma practice is self-training perfect personality and equality with all beings in the dharma realm. Modern society emphasizes the role of harmony, which is very in keeping with the Buddhist spirit. Buddhism never talks about opposition but about harmony. Everyone can learn from Buddhism; If in this world everyone learns the Dharma, this world is no longer war, people with harmony love. Monastic ordination is to carry the cause of the Buddhas, continue to light the lamp of Dharma. The strength of an individual is small, But if you can speak like the Dharma, do what the Buddha teaches, you can touch the minds of many people, dedicate to the society a value of friendly humor. The monk takes the benefit of everyone as a career; help build a peaceful society, improve humanity; using compassion to correct and support the shortcomings of education; Contribute to building a nation of peace and happiness for all sentient beings. Monasticism is a fine Buddhist tradition, human progression, liberation and sincere living with life. Come on. To ordained is to live with a harmonious Sangha association, to reconcile an individual into the mass to train self quality, to realize the ideal of liberation; at the same time, bringing the energy of compassion and wisdom of the masses to transform the world.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITAHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.2/3/2021.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.