The beggar by the tree.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH. "In spiritual practice, we still hang around the tree because we don't have the will to explore and learn to actively walk on our own path..." Beggars beg for food during the day, and sleep by the tree at night. Day by day, he lived on alms so he no longer thought about looking for a job to support himself. Sometimes he meets benefactors, some days he also asks for a lot of money but only knows how to wrap them up and put them in his belt, but he doesn't know what to use the money for. Five years, ten years later, people meet again, still see him beggar and still sleep by the tree at night. In this life, sometimes we are like that beggar, relying on the help of others, not wanting to improve ourselves. In spiritual practice , too, sometimes we just want to wait for help, but we don't think, explore and learn. Five years, ten years after meeting again, it's still the same, still no progress than before. The beggar lurks around the tree because he is disabled, so he has no motivation to strive. And me? In spiritual practice , we are still hanging around the tree because we do not have the will to explore and learn to actively walk on our own path.END=NAMO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.4/6/2021.