LIGHT YOUR OWN TORCH.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH. After the Buddha's death, fearing that the teachings would be lost and distorted, the Arhats convened assemblies to re-read his teachings during 45 years of teaching from the Kothi- na to Tala twin life. Those teachings have been translated into many languages ​​according to the dialects of each country but still have an ultimate value, including the quintessence of human morality and humanity. He had the means of teaching the Dharma suitable for many bases, from the great to the less intelligent, which can be used as spiritual food and spiritual nourishment on the journey of turning from ignorance to enlightenment, from mortal to holy. Until the end of his life, at Tala Song Tho, the Buddha once again kindly advised the monks to "light the torch on your own", light it with the Dharma, light it with wisdom. to attain boundless bliss. The Buddha taught people the method of self-cultivation to find happiness. That happiness is not due to the grace of the infinite, but that happiness comes from each person's self-illumination, lighting the torch of self-knowledge to reveal who we are is the eternal darkness of the dawn. Happy people, if we know how to reflect on subduing and subduing our thoughts and actions: Our body is a pearl and pearl, If we can rely on others , we can rely on others to subdue ourselves tomorrow. The Savior is not outside. where are we. (Dhammapada) Why does the Buddha advise us to light the torch within ourselves? Because that torch is the torch of wisdom, because wisdom is the basis, the foundation for all progress towards enlightenment and liberation, the basis for the practitioner to eliminate the taints, and to put an end to the root of samsara. reincarnation. This is a unique point of Buddhism, a beautiful feature of the Buddha's teachings, calling for freedom, self-reliance, self-knowledge of each person, identify and relax in spiritual life, overthrow all the strongholds of the ecclesiastical and theocratic powers that have surrounded the human mind in the darkness of delusion for millions of epochs. He called on people to be themselves the peaceful island, the most peaceful place of peace, "there is no peace like the peace of mind" (Master Lien Tri). Be yourself! This is a sincere advice that the Buddha experienced, evidence throughout his life. Experiencing many ups and downs of practice from countless kalpas, through many hardships facing 96 non-Buddhist religions, the Buddha still applied the method of calling them by their awareness and deeds, realizing the value of Truthfulness-Compassion-My true happiness. The torch that he spoke of here is nothing but the value of true happiness, happiness without the shadow of sorrow, spirituality and steady peace, heirloom, homeland, and Minh Chau. , suchness, Buddha-nature, etc.. In particular, the teachings he taught do not have an imposition or constraint, but they are a guideline to help people journey in the right direction, not go astray or lose their way. a human life. The Buddha still applied the method of calling them by their consciousness and deeds, realizing the value of Truthfulness-Compassion-America, their own happiness. The torch that he spoke of here is nothing but the value of true happiness, happiness without the shadow of sorrow, spirituality and steady peace, heirloom, homeland, and Minh Chau. , suchness, Buddha-nature, etc.. In particular, the teachings he taught do not have an imposition or constraint, but they are a guideline to help people journey in the right direction, not go astray or lose their way. a human life. The Buddha still applied the method of calling them by their consciousness and deeds, realizing the value of Truthfulness-Compassion-America, their own happiness. The torch that he spoke of here is nothing but the value of true happiness, happiness without the shadow of sorrow, spirituality and steady peace, heirloom, homeland, and Minh Chau. , suchness, Buddha-nature, etc.. In particular, the teachings he taught do not have an imposition or constraint, but they are a guideline to help people journey in the right direction, not go astray or lose their way. a human life. Entering the garden of Dharma is to undertake a journey full of arduous and challenging but full of meaning. Buddhism is a place to build the foundation of humanity, and to go further, people have to practice the process of Precepts-Concentration-Wisdom for the contract with body, speech, mind, to cultivate the seeds of peace and happiness. When people practice like this, people live happily, live without hatred, jealousy, envy, killing each other, live loving each other, then society will be peaceful, sentient beings will be at peace. lost. Because when everyone respects each other's lives, respects each other's honor and personality, each person sees me as human, and sentient beings as flesh and blood. A Buddhist practitioner with such awareness will surely have a very strong motivation before the pain or success or failure of human life, in the face of impermanence. Indeed, standing before the universe, Humans are so small, life is as fragile as vines at the mouth of a well, like morning dew gradually giving way to dawn, only eternal peace is the return to oneself. During his life as a teacher, the Buddha always used his teachings to match the basic nature, customs and habits of each living being. That manipulation aims to awaken people from the intoxication of sensual pleasures, a lowly pleasure that widens the path of suffering. He used all kinds of skillful means to open people to the correct perception of the temporary life of human beings, as long as they could comprehend it. When everyone understood the essence of the Dharma, the Buddha denied that he had never said a thing in his entire life of teaching. He is only a guide, and the question of whether or not to get there is entirely up to each person. Looking back at the path that Buddha went through, perhaps we should think more or less. Since cutting off his hair and falling in love, taking off his robes and handing them over to the royal family, by the Anoma River, the Buddha crossed thousands of miles of mountains, and then found many famous contemporaries. The Blessed One also studied and maintained the holy life in all forms with 96 contemporary religions. He never slandered or denigrated any sect, but only thought that: All those paths are still within the reciprocity, within the restraints of the three worlds, unable to go beyond samsara, so he returned. continuing to set out on his own to think contemplatively about all the fluctuations in the world, all of which is a project, an answer that the Buddha had to find for himself. He fought with internal and external demons. Specifically, the Ba-week ghost, a kind of enemy that is difficult to subdue (figuratively), literally means greed, hatred, delusion, afflictions – a ghost that hinders spiritual progress. But in the end, by his own efforts, by recognizing the true face of the overlapping life and death through the ropes of ignorance and cutting off craving, the Buddha was completely enlightened. Victory in hundreds of battles is everywhere. High mountains are piled up with dew to dry the battlefield. Victory is full of flowers and fragrances The glory of the brave generals of the ten directions is not equal. Or: Even at the battlefield Winning thousands of enemy troops Is not equal to defeating yourself Is the ultimate victory. (Dharma owl) In the spirit of self-awareness, a spirit of great courage, taking the will as the momentum to advance, is not someone who only knows how to hide in the shadow of others, but has to go and row his own boat upstream despite storms. tap. One must see that the Buddha's dharma is sublime and mysterious, it is impossible not to come but not to eat, to know if it is good or bad without eating. Buddhist teachings must be experienced like a person who drinks water "self-knowing" (cold, hot, hot, self-knowing). Light the torch and walk by yourself is a self-reliance that does not give up. The Buddha is not a limitless being who can give joy and relieve suffering, but he is the one who knows the root of all dharmas that bring suffering and the escape from them, from which he advises and reminds everyone whether at home or abroad. If you want to be happy, you should practice in the sense that "happiness is freedom in the midst of suffering". Summarizing the spirit of the article through the sentence "light the torch on your own", being the most peaceful and peaceful island himself, we see that Buddha is a tolerant master who does not use authority but only uses Gentle, sincere advice. Re-reading his teachings in the Tripitaka, it is a golden and jade-like mold, perfect in all respects. In all of us, those who continue the line of Buddhism can not help thinking and nostalgic about the path we are embarking on, the responsibility we are taking on is to sublimate our own spiritual life and lead sentient beings into the flower garden of the Dharma. Bring the torch to every place, every cave and alley, so that on the way to find the wharf, don't become thousands of wandering miles. That is, we are contributing brick by brick to the house of Dharma that is always stable in the spirit of "unchanging predicament, Thinking about the Buddha's teachings is not wrong. I now remember to practice tomorrow. Eight thousand and four dharmas are clear. The Dharma wheel He converts to high results Who wants to escape from the world.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=BUDDHIST DHARMA WHEEL GOLDEN MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.26/12/2021.