The Meaning Of Seven Step Sen.

 

H ANG year, every season of the Buddha 's birthday on - are everywhere around the place - somewhere - Buddha images exist, dominating in the air as fun and exciting. It was all joy Buddhists celebrate Buddha's birthday. Vesak is the anniversary memorial, review and gratitude for the birth of the Buddha's great. Aspirations of all beings is "want to be happy and avoid suffering." The desire or tendency to happiness and avoid suffering has no limit. It is a very natural event, and also righteousness. The existence of Shakyamuni-conflict-ni Exalted ago on this earth twenty centuries - indeed - is not out of the thousands that purpose categories beings. As disciples of the Buddha, probably none of us have more than once heard a lecture presented significant step iconic Lotus Seven. Seven steps that are the step on the road to happiness, happiness brought to perfection, endless. In the solemn atmosphere and sincere heart and want thousands of Buddhists - would like to share with each other, the Vesak season, the meaning has been heard from the masters of the images in the context of the moral From women birth - by which we can understand something, help us in our lives in order to have more qualities happily survival correlation.

Economic Advantages Hanh Tinh Ba Di Yin Method - application said that the Swiss: "After sacred pregnant Hoop - closer to opening day flower chronic periods, Queen Mary, part customary homecoming for delivery. On the way back, base in a beautiful park garden called Pi-ni Lam-Queen nonchalant stroll in the garden enjoying the fresh air, healthy after a long tiring journey. Under the original Radio priority, priority-looking flower talks blooming thousand years put incense - unconsciously - Ma-part queen raised his right arm picking flowers - it immediately from the hip organic Buddha was born - gently take seven steps on the lotus seven, every step looked every means: 1, Eastern counterfeit market, the sentient beings effects guru tries; 2, Southern way, the gods blessed beings wage work trying to fill; 3, fake western market, falling birth relatives ultimate reason for trying to take market; 4, assuming the Northern market, huh necessarily sentient, self-magnate-prime A multi-la Tam-tam-Miao-Bodhi try; 5, assuming the market lower, breaking the sexual abuse spiritual army seizing an incident; 6, the fake market Shanghai, devas who spent trying basis refuge; 7 Go to the last step, one pointing to the sky, one pointing to the ground and declared that: 'Divine solipsistic unique galaxy'. Saying so, the gods offer two lines of hot and cold water bath for him. And his back like every normal child " .

Buddha image was born and seven steps that lotus is a meaningful symbol that describes the Mahayana Buddha's birth. The appearance of a Buddha - or to put it more clearly, a being from the ordinary condition, want to reach Buddhahood, to go through the seven-step roadmap that shower.

The first step: look to the East, he said: "Market Eastern authors, the sentient beings trying to work guru" (look to the East, because the human beings ultimate navigation). Orient is the sunrise. The sun represents the light of wisdom, of great understanding. That includes the entire journey formed an intellectual, knowledge whatsoever to build a Holy Property. What Every Property? That one must have a knowledge, and from there, with the main thought sure know how to live, or perhaps a beautiful in life - an intellectual in the ordinary position, sentient beings. But as a human being with human aberration our past. The ancients used to say, is a man to complete before a Buddha. Buddhism teaches two essential compassion and wisdom. Basically understanding and love. Understanding is true understanding according to the Buddha's truth. Then, the knowledge is love, and vice versa. Wisdom is Compassion, Kindness is Wisdom.

There is a saying: "It is understood the new commercial" . Love, in life, those who live without. Love's not very normal when not flowing with a gentle nature selfish. It's a love thing was looking forward to (the other) is required to recognize and respond to. And just for myself - it, in fact, only made ​​it more hard for each other. As those who expressed any need life, it is also an expression of love but selfishness peak denied or not met. So, the "love" is something that's indispensable life. It silvery throughout the relationship between husband and wife, father and son, friends, neighbors, relatives. In the interconnected lives this - if everyone behaves rigidly with merely the duty and responsibility alone, but not from a truly loving heart - then life will be very monotonous, no color, and there are sympathetic bridge linking the north to the warm conditions. It is easy to see that, in addition to duties and responsibilities, the parents and children is an emotional one gifted, very natural. Also new was the emotion evoked, generated filial hearts of your children, even the most unruly children. Also from the fact that the sympathies of friends tightened further. Sincere concern for her children close neighbors of each new day more people make the glue stick. And to nurture her love for long and bring true happiness to one another, and the only material must first be understanding. If not clearly understand, comprehend achieved - we will easily have the words, clumsy manner that it makes hard for each other only. And to be clear attitude to love life - we have to learn, to understand. Understand what? As Buddhists, we must understand the teachings, the way of life the Buddha taught - which is nothing more important to base the teaching cause and effect. "All that you do, work ahead to think about its consequences." We, accordingly to clarify remarks about how the act is evil, is for good choices made. So how good? Buddha: a thought, speech or action beneficial to their peace, for peace, peace both all the happiness in the present for the future - it's called charity; and vice versa. Thus, once we begin to live according to it, ie we have gone one step further follow Buddha.

The second step : look to the south, Economics said: "Market Southern authors, the gods blessed beings wage work trying to fill" (Look to the South, because the good fortune farming beings).

According to the teachings of the Buddha to live as we begin to create their own merit - meaning we start practice, start moving now, good shape now. That means that the refuge.

Become a factor as the Buddhist refuge - which means back to rely on, but live according to the Three Jewels - in the minds of alternating turn. It is an important decision for his life and interests. From here, if we abandon dimensional confusion, the afflicted aberration or another, by themselves (beating ...), verbal (say harsh, piercing, sharp shock first two ...), by the (cunning, cruel), but instead by the enlightened way of life - that sense of karmic cause and effect, that consider the consequences of their work to each other happily. So when refuge ie double slit his life out - just ended the life of reincarnation, suffering; just beginning life liberated and happy.

Opening the liberated life, happiness - we have to take refuge factors of liberating qualities, happiness - that is the Three Jewels - Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Buddha was enlightened beings, liberating teachings and explanations, true. Increasing the mass of the practice and spread the teachings of liberation that. France's teachings content. So-called Three Jewels. Privacy is precious. Three Jewels are precious three in the world. Because we clearly see that easily, gold, money is not necessarily the deciding factor peace happy, although it is likely to contribute to happiness. But sometimes it brings division, Haan revenge, killing, causing suffering to each other. Only the happy way of life, peace of mind was put to true happiness and more sustainable. "There is no greater happiness in the tranquility of the soul". So, we can define a colloquial way that Buddhism is a way of making life meaningful. The Dharma refuge or school as well as the French heard of us today - what first base is weak and most Buddhists that we need to realize is Right where life is probably true, good and beautiful that I to follow. And do yourself a vow. It is the leader vows and practice the Five Mindfulness life - or in other words how do people in the goodness of humanity. So as said before, is a perfect man before the Buddha (in what should be kept to perfection personified).

The first personality : Aware that the network itself is the most valuable asset. So I vow to protect her body in a careful way. No self-destructive stuff it with toxins. I am determined to do good man, by taking to neutralize reason suffering obtained from the heart to love all. I am determined not kill, nor endorse the killing. No war, nor endorse war.

 

Personality Monday : Aware that life is to have provision for living organisms. I am determined to create a livelihood for themselves by raising hands, minds, and their hearts. I am determined not steal, nor endorse any form of theft. I am determined done by taking an honest and intellectual merit benefiting the people, for the betterment of the world, to bring happiness to the lives of this interdependence.

 

Tuesday personality : Aware that happiness is something that couples who are about to mature in the world have been longing for. I am determined to protect the couple happy, not living center adultery, promiscuity in order to protect the family happy, peaceful and safe society for our race. I am determined to do honest people, does not cause pain for life, nor endorsed behavior brings misery to all couples and all families.

 

Wednesday personality : Aware that words can bring happiness or misery. I am determined not say the words gruff, rude, profane, sarcastic, divisive hatred, disunity. I am determined not to say untruthful, except when altruism. I am determined not to proclaim, do not criticize what you do not know. Children aware that language is the common property of all people, should pray or use the beautiful words to come to life. May the loving practice well, using words softly, softly, lovingly, construction, unity and harmony; in order to neutralize internal misunderstanding each other. Son willingly done right speech, aimed at clarifying words, a healthy society, protecting good voice for our race.

Personality Thursday : Aware that the torch Wisdom is the way to truth, kindness, beauty. I am determined always to preserve a calm and clarity of mind. Vow not to use drugs, and toxins such as alcohol harms the body, mind, tobacco, including products formulated chemicals cause cancer and disease. I am determined not to use toxic products souls like movies, books, tapes with content not healthy for the body, mind, war, hatred leads to violence. Prayer consumes only useful products for body and mind, in order to protect the health of yourself, family wellbeing, healthy race, peaceful life.

It is in the fundamental dignity that each of us must learn and practice. So, for humanity to survive long-term fate of the earth.

So, talking about the meaning of the South - that blessed land filled our students - the South is not the harsh sunlight as the East, nor bleak as the North - South is the mellow light and cool - definitely a bad example for our healing. We specialize in thinking, speaking and working for the benefit of sentient beings, which is to create fields for your blessings - yourself cool, calm, but also by people around the heart, optimistic air. This is our stage, the start of the Buddhist Three Jewels direction and set monks merit.

But finding a roadmap for lasting happiness, sure it's not stop there - the next step by step again. Of course the next step is to be indispensable to the previous step.

The third step : in the West, there are questions that: "Marketing West, the supreme beings themselves trying to reason" (Looking West, as they are born so this is the last body).

We, who have been and will roll with life - experience how turbulent uncertainty of life - if you take the time to look back - it is easy to conclude that it is happy, happy as could be when quiet soul. Because there is rarely escapes our hearts ideas and worries, fears qualify of life. "The guy" just traveling with the illusions forever projections uncertain future or go back twinge sadly missed something wrong in the other sad, last month or regretful moments of fun was fading past rarely repeated. In the current confusion, forgetfulness red soil (disorientation, intentional) or just repeated mechanically as a small part of a soulless machine giant social book always goes to the severe operating it. We were soon back to their own lives, even if for a moment to enjoy the peace of his soul. So, after walking mature "end to evil doing good" are the next steps "to keep the mind clear, calm, quiet, peaceful" - which is basically, for ease of understanding - then the transition now end career step. Now that every action creates profound motor effects in mind. And its power is the power steered us away from this life through The other lives forever alone. Of course, everyone understands that each student such an element, it contains a lot of suffering in misery than joy. Thus, freeing vital, as the real big fun under the principle of ultimate finality Buddha. Therefore, the termination of the execution of artifacts makes clear, calm is seen as the method would lead to the cessation of suffering. At this point we see that the mind is very important in our practice and decision happiness, our happiness. Clearly, the only attitude acceptable fingertips, in capacity, our ability to limit what you wish for - it new and decided to put our happiness - that is with us, standards to have fun is simple, gentle and not so ambitious embrace everything. Buddhists call it sexual minorities contentment. Of course, that is not an unit, is stopped, closed mold - but instead makes us strive to create our happiness more and more qualities: in parallel with material comforts and life spirit to be concerned, sentiment is transformed to the noble soul, holy. Emotional transformation in the sense of how "end now"? There is the phrase "in good with the evil germs" - which is probably itself treated dualistic nature of life is interdependent. "Because of this there can be other one." Evil thoughts with us now so if you go into a further layer of tamly. Knowing that with the words, employment, unwholesome thoughts, contrary to the conscience itself though no one saw, heard, who knows - itself also faced "court of conscience" his in-depth dark, tormented soul. And doing good, why? Of course brings peace to me because not fear the consequences if I did not participate artifacts. But there is another truth is, when it becomes psychologically hate and react drastically disturbed before the act of sin, evil - want to eliminate, destroy, purge a zero tolerance the element - which in many karmic connections propelled, our hard work will eventually realize the reason for this, or other circumstances make it behave like a dense soul like karma . The idea of ​​karma minutes of glory when winning is brilliant. But soon, even in it, the fear always covertly silently in their hearts it was horrible. Knowing this, each one of us in public life and in family, friends, society - we have an attitude of tolerance, easier to accept each other better; and since then also easily modified for different metabolic every chance. Perhaps, if not so, then the threshold between good understanding voike will bibit evil ways forever, will never be open to the north bridge connecting the person to life the beautiful blooms.

So, in the Western sense - the middle between good and evil, purity of mind to end the flow of industrial artifacts, mortal liberation, has given us some very practical life lessons. The West is the sunset. Let's make your mind the chaos subsided, the nefarious ideology, than measured, jealousy, hatred - as long as the life of the rogue's mind can only last occasion arises immediately when we nhanra its true face and it will be gone forever in our hearts - make way for the universal love, understanding empathy large, at that time, we went to take a walk Tuesday This "market Tayphuong we're trying sinhdi ultimate body". That burden has to down, from back here no longer suffering mortal status again.

But the path to Buddhahood is, outside of "self" and "sense of forgiveness, fullness feeling well" - preaching of the birth. So we continue to step his feet again.

The fourth step: look to the north: "Thi Bac method, the sentient, self-magnate-prime A multi-la Tam-tam-Miao-Bodhi " (look to the north, the Buddha because they are born that thihien the five degenerations for granted the achievements of the human body Enlightenment - and notes liberating truth of suffering to sentient beings).

The North is the dreary cold, dark - for example where we have not met the Three Jewels birth, according to the desire to keep on my worldly that create negative karma and suffering sea diving Drop in mortal lifetimes, not know how to escape. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas - as Kinh said, was one of the follow, upholding lead us on the way of improvement. But our karma is heavy, and the passion of sexual pleasures too heavy ceiling, obscuring mentality, do not get your light to his level. In real life, we see the phenomenon of telepathy between two lovers together. Mother missed me - I always thought of her mother - so between mother and daughter, though still a distant emotional relationship intangible, that this happens what is important to us invisible, other people also feel been. Buddhas, Bodhisattvas are beings mourn with immense compassion and equality. Yet we rarely remember to Him - whether painting distress, danger ?! So in this way - would like to emphasize the birth of Buddha in the flesh of the body, and export from and experience the results - to show us that you are as a human being as well. According to Buddhist teachings, the ideal body for practice. Who among us has the ability to become a Buddha - "Necessary beings during their Buddha" - such as the lotus in the lagoon, each one is a lotus. Buddha, Bodhisattva monks, sages are the lotus rose from sensual pleasures mortal mud, stained light of truth, beauty bloom blooming and soothe painful life. We are also showers but not out of the water there. So with this said the north because that evidence Supreme beings enlightenment. Such notions appear clear in the life of the Buddha - a powerful demonstration of Buddhahood that in each of us, who are also part - even hesitate without worrying about practicing the Buddha's teachings.

Fifth step : "the market down, every ghost trying diduc vichung born" (look on the bottom, as they conquered the ghosts of birth).

What if the devil was not always do what our body and mind obstacles that hinder promotion practice, doing good of every one of us. There where foreign obstacles. Let's drill comes to foreign obstacles. Let us look at our own internal ghost. It is the ghost not win hearts sybaritic pleasures, ma arrogance, contempt, greed, jealousy, selfishness - see successful people also bring jealousy, she found a replacement without stopping the bullying , met the needy but do not know whether to share their generosity extra strength ma ... All things that prevent us doing something beneficial for everyone, in addition to their own benefit, so do not do it an act of kindness no matter how small; our minds are always in the habit Viky prison - hell, hungry ghosts, animals do not mean just in far away places - We need to understand that it is in that state of consciousness, the mind we are burning anger. At that time, people, things seem to have an enemy. Most people are more chiukho anger. It is like being in hell burning hell heart - purple blush ears, pounding heart, increased blood pressure ... both body and mind are unpleasant sensations! ... Peta, the animal too - also is the state in which the mind is what the bottomless greed, lack of wisdom, lack of reasoning - just act on instinct - just do what you want without consequences vacation. At this point we can see more clearly, once the refuge in the Three Jewels, turning to the wisdom, the love, we have to untie her self, save yourself the hell out of the three items, hungry ghosts, animals that .

The devil also alluded to the difficulty level of intensity cang beings. Therefore to manifest satanic, devil for photography for it. So, we see him in the temple with Text Area United Devils face looked fierce indignation, mouth spit out fire photography to shock her heart to them - folk euphemistically call him evil - on the head with a statue of Guan Yin Bodhisattva -All - it's only engine also comes from a loving adult. Only great love of the people truly extravagant in life. We see much the label entitled Gypsy who comes from a unhappiness certain lack of love from the family, and also good return paths from a heart of love encountered along the way somehow.

 

But the vile beings at the bottom, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are not forgotten species mature mentality - So step one step further.

 

The sixth step : "Thi Thuong way, the living beings, the refuge's natural attempt "(On the way out, as living beings, made ​​of sun shelter, people).

 

Beijing has taught: "First gather specific legal world center". Four saints are ordinary record in our minds at all. Heavens, the human realm as well - is the realm in our minds. That is the state of consciousness in which we have a lot sublimation goodness in myself - have tried, there is the psychological control is compared with the lowly realms such as hell, hungry ghosts, animals, A-tu-la). The life that is always conscious that, as a life brought joy to ourselves and others. However, this is not the unchanging bliss - enlightenment achieved by the Buddha and the saints as his disciple. This is just the joy of the senses, the feelings, the pleasure that is created by the illusion of the ego inherent. So this is a temporary bliss, consequently, may fall back into the realms of suffering - as soon as it happens undeserving attention. Infatuation stems from ego is the common denominator of the three realms of existence, cause recessive beings Drop in six lines. Bodhisattva Buddhas present in all realms was to set an example, to lead them out of the joint fin of what I was grim. This meaning has been the Buddha asserted when the Ba-la-goal Buddha asked: "Is He will be deities, He is Qian-that-her, he will be Yakshis, he will be species who? ". The Buddha replied that he would not be Korea, is Qian-that-three, is Yakshis, as human beings; but for gods cessation of illegal or not, he could be Devas with illicit or annihilation, was cut off from the roots ego, not reborn again ... He might as Qian-that- She is Yakshis, the people - but the people with gonorrhea or cessation.

 

That is the meaning of the virtues of the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas exist throughout the world in order to escape the living beings. At this point we also realized one thing: as long as we escape the ego completely, until then we become Buddhas - whether we're in any position, status whatsoever. So, the final step:

 

Seventh step : Buddha declares: "Divine Ego or Self galaxy" (On the sky, under the heavens, above all, I am only).

According to the above, we can basically understand that the reason floating up and down in the three realms of the six lines is a deep acceptance of an ego in the end our minds. But the true meaning of the statement that, in terms of awareness and practice, we can draw two meanings - that's true of any meaningful world's men and all the men.

According meaning all-male world , events that occur in life as the most precious one level, is the most supreme, unprecedented of Buddha.

 

Business Anguttara, Volume I, p.23: "A person, this the monks, as appears in the world, is a unique appearance, no companions, no comparison, no similar , does not have to share, no par, no par set, the ultimate level of interspecies legs. Who are you? It is the Tathagata, A-la-drought levels Enlightenment. "

 

And Central Business 3, p.110, speaks ultimate reason the position of the Buddha: "There can not be a monks, the Ba-la-goal achievement fully, fully all such measures Exalted, A-la-drought levels Enlightenment accomplished. Woman-la-keeper, Exalted is the one who starts up the road has not been previously run through, making the path that was not previously known, says the road has not been said before, is to know the law degree , know about direction and skillful direction. "

 

Between all the existing religions on this planet, the Teacher Sakyamuni Exalted voice was "dependent arising - selfless" full shock - between the path to happiness is known by humanity , Eightfold path that the Buddha notes that most holy path, perfection to bring us all to the brink happily true. That is the meaning of "unique," "unparalleled" in the marketing of Shakyamuni-conflict-ni Exalted.

 

Meaning The man's all bridge also means that the life and death of so I decided I will. My life is; pleasure or pain; rich or poor; to or cowards ... all because I decided to. So after the Buddha had taught that: "No parents, who made ​​heaven and earth or noble or ignoble I, only my actions make me noble or ignoble only; no one else makes me polluted or clean, but I do I do for pollution or clean only " .

 

It is significant that the Buddha said in the statement: "In the sky, under the heavens there is only me is paramount." He wants to open up for us that every act of right and wrong, good and evil, suffering or happiness ... in this life are caused by his work, himself decided to take his life. He handed compassion for the human right to self-determination among the voices from mysterious divine power vague.

 

At this point, it is possible to conclude that: The lotus is the symbol of truth - the truth of reality in my life - it shows just how much of the ceiling and the consequences of this affliction. It is a symbol of spirit vivid incarnation of Buddhism - which dialect commonly known as "contamination settle any bare ceiling" - "Dharma sensory world cup".

In summary, according to the Buddha's feet, each step is also supported on a lotus flower, every step is a step in this life sen. It brings purity products, "life is not wet." Buddhists practice the Buddha's teaching his every step is a step that sen. Take the lotus seven steps that we start a new life - "go into the world, but not of the world". And right now the refuge or are on schedule to practice according to the teachings of the present instant peace in every step of our Buddhists - footsteps away peacefully on landing solidly funny. And that joy will not only enjoy ourselves - joy by the practice of the Buddha's teachings Buddhists we have the ability to share with others, for all humanity. Because the value of truth and happiness is shared with the correlation. Let's take a shower together step by step to celebrate the Buddha's birthday! END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=THE EIGHTFOLD PATH.NAM MO SAKYA MUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.7/10/2014.