Wednesday, December 3, 2014

HOW to CHOOSE a RIGHTEOUS RELIGION (venerable k. Sri Dhammananda).
Buddhism is a religion teaches people to understand, that the person not because religion that religion must be a tool to serve human interests (man is not for religion but that religion is for man) to create the usefulness of it.
The Buddha is also in the world, India has an air activities in the field of knowledge. At the time, some of the most prominent intellectuals that the world has ever known, active participation in the debate of religion.

Problems like: there exists an innovative home affordable? Does not have an innovative home? Whether or not a soul exist? Is this world without the beginning or have a start?, is some topic debates by the intellectual level of good craftsmanship for the time. And of course also present so, everyone claimed that only they are competent enough to answer, and anyone who does not follow that they will be punished and may be fallen into hell! Of course every effort to search for the truth so only added to the circumstance only.

(Now) there is a group of young zealous urged villagers Ka-la-ma to take opinion Buddha and presented to him for their confusion. They asked him, one should do before accepting or rejecting a teachings.

The advice of the Buddha as recorded in the trading post Ka-la-ma not to accept any one thing, just because it is based on the legend, tradition or rumored. Often they trigger the belief after listening to others. They accept a lack of thinking what others preach about religion or what narrated in their classics. Most people rarely are hard to judge, to find out if what is said to be true or damaged beyond hope. This very superficial attitude is hard to understand, especially in modern times, when a scientific educational background taught him never to accept any something that cannot be explained logically. (So that) still have a lot of young people are (also) only know how to use sensory or dispose of them without using the sense, reason.

In my Ka-la-ma, the Buddha gives advice downright generous for the youth know how to accept a religion by rational attitude. When young people could not decide how to choose a righteous religion, they soon look to the Buddha to ask advices. They were dear to him that because there are many religious groups about his religion in a variety of ways, so they were confused and could not understand where is the truth. The youth can be described as a modern term as idealistic or generous people who search for the truth. That is why they decided to discuss this matter with the Buddha. They ask him to point out to them several guides to help them find a "rational religion" through which they can find the truth.

In response to an emergency plea to their city, the Buddha did not claim, that Dhamma is the only valuable teachings and anyone who believes in something else would fallen into hell. Instead, He gives some advice to they themselves ponder. The Buddha never discourage tons of people embraced a religion based solely on faith alone, on the contrary He advised they should judge the situation and finding out that there should be no biased mind. He also does not encourage people to use feelings and religious devotion based on blind faith to accept a religion. That is why religion is his teachings-based medicine often is described as a "rational religion" (rational religion). It is also known as a "liberal religion and science" (freedom and reason).

We shouldn't accept anything just by faith and feelings to take hold as a religion. We should not accept a religion just because religion eased fears of our handicapped about what will happen to us when we die, or be threatened with hell if we don't accept his teachings or the other teachings. Religion must be accepted by the choice of freedom. Each person should accept a religion by understanding that not because the rules are imposed by powerful rulers of powers or supernatural power. Need to have a rational belief, and personal way for religion to be accepted.

One can create any wild huyênh statements about their religion by inflating a series of events intended to affect others. Then they can promote them as the Holy message for advocating faith and conviction. But we need to read these topics with their minds by using analysis of objective consciousness and power of reason. That is why the Buddha recommends that we should not rush to accept whatever belongs to the legends, traditions, or just the victories. People practice some traditional medicine on the beliefs, mores or lifestyle communities where they live.

However, some traditions have greatly important and meaningful. Hence, the Buddha is not completely opposed to all traditions, in which He recommended that we should carefully judge whether a certain practice is significant or not. We need to admit that there are a number of traditions have become archaic, obsolete and pointless after a period of existence. This may be because there are a lot of these traditions are introduced and practiced by humans, the possibility of primitive understanding of the life and nature to the utmost limits of that time.

Today, when we use education and modern scientific knowledge about the universe, we will understand the nature of their beliefs. Beliefs that the human geography of practice related to the Sun, the Moon and the stars, the Earth, wind, rain, lightning, earthquakes are based on their efforts to explain the phenomenon of awe-inspiring this appearance. They reinforce the image and does event as the gods or the action of a God with supernatural powers. With modern scientific knowledge today, we can explain appropriately the nature's awe-inspiring phenomena.

This explains why the Buddha taught, "don't be in a hurry to accept what was heard. Do not attempt to prove his unreasonable behaviour by saying that this is our tradition and it is imperative we have to accept it ". We should not believe in credit-management dogma or decency just because one generation ahead have news. This is not to say that we don't know respect for the generations to come before, but we need to adapt to the times. We should maintain the belief and practice compatible with the views and values of the time, and should give up something that is not necessary or not appropriate also because time has changed. By this way of thinking, we will be able to live a life more healthy and progressive (richer lives).

For a generation, has a churchman (Evangelical cleric) launched an idiom limbo/01 must, that the "God of the gaps" (God of the gaps) to the Attorney of that what we do not understand the rules of God. But when our understanding of the world is open, the power of God as well as that which is lost.

Anyone interested in hearing the stories told. Perhaps that is the reason why people come to believe in things just to be heard. Assuming that a hundred people witnessed an event and when each person narrating the event for others to hear, he will be told by many different ways by adding many things and inflate the details. He will "add the sauce of miles of salt" ("adds more salt and spice") to make the story more interesting and attractive. In General, each person will tell the story as if he is the only person who can tell other people about what really happened. This is the essence of the story that people create and propagate.

When you read the story from a religion that, please note that most of the explanations of the stories he's just to adorn these little events aims to fascinate people. Otherwise it will not show them the MOSS rao with others and not pay any attention to them any more. However, there are also many stories that can be very helpful. Such stories are meant to convey moral lessons. Buddhist articles is great treasure contained many such stories. But anyway, it's still the story alone. We should not believe in the stories as if he is the truth save wings. We should not as naive children believe the Wolf swallows were the Lady and speak the voice of the human species! According to their faith, one can talk about a variety of magic, the male gods, goddesses, Angels and their powers.

Most people tend to accept that right without the need for a verifiable yet, but according to the Buddha, then we should not rush into believing anything because the Narrator tells us that just as yourself. Most of the dead are still loved and capable of understanding the truth of them lowly. Very few people understand the problem properly. How did your blindness can lead the way for the blind? So there is another saying that "Jack of new eyes may be the King of the Kingdom of the blind" (A one-eyed Jack can be a king in a kingdom of the blind). Some people can only understand the truth part. We have to consciously put his absolute confidence in where they are. Next, the Buddha recommends we don't yet believe in something, just because it is recorded in the Scriptures or classics. People always said that all recorded messages in the Bible is communicated directly by their God.

Today, they attempt to introduce the book like the message came from heaven. It's hard to believe they got this message from heaven and reproduced in their Scripture just a few centuries ago. Why are things this revelation is not done earlier? (Note that the age of this planet is four and a half billion years). Why does the message will only be revealed to a few individuals granted me? Surely it would be much more effective if gathered many people back in one location and revealed the truth to the East rather than count on one person to perform the service. Even more effective is why the spirit of them should not be turned out in the physical body on important occasions occasionally during the year to justify its existence? Do so then surely they will not encounter trouble in an attempt to convert the world! The Buddhists did not attempt to introduce the teachings of the Buddha as a message from the gods, and they spread the Dhamma without resort to any form of paranormal powers would.

According to the Buddha, we should not accept, directly to the teachings of Jesus as recorded in the Scriptures, blindly and without proper understanding. This is how the unusual mineral which the Buddha had taught. Though He has never claimed that the Buddhists are the choice of a God, but He brought a tremendous credibility to the knowledge of mankind. The optimal method for a person of reason compliance is to be carefully considered before him to accept or reject anything. Need for research, reflection, judge until you realize the fact of the matter is nothing. If you accept by only subordinate to the authority or to the Bible, then you will never find the truth for yourself.

"Don't believe in such reasoning" (logic and argument alone) is Buddha's other advice. Ok to think that your reasoning skills are absolute. If not, you will become his side and refuses to listen to other people who know more than you. Generally, we recommend that people should use their deductive sense. Yes, thanks to the use of the senses and mind your limits, other human species of beasts in that knew the inference for oneself. Even a child and people also know how to use the power of arguments depending on the age, mature, education and understanding of them. But this reasoning capacity vary according to their maturity, experience and knowledge experience. Then again, this argument forms are subject to variation from time to time. Human recognition for those ideas also change over time. The way the arguments like that, then there is the final analysis or ultimate truths. Because we have no other choice, so we must use logic sense extremely limited from her until we reached a level of expression.

The aim is to promote continuity of his consciousness to other people willing to learn that does not blind belief in front. Thanks to the express yourself with several different thinking, thanks for letting our beliefs are facing challenges, and by maintaining an open mind, we will open to carry a range of understanding of ourselves and the world around them. The Buddha has studied with many masters before He reached enlightenment after all. However, he does not have to accept all these things that the teachers had taught. Instead, He used his personal reasoning to find out the truth. And when He reached enlightenment, He also never had the attitude of aggression or threatening those who disagree with his teachings.

Now let us consider the issue logic (logic) or what (argument). Whenever we think there are certain issues that are acceptable to us, then we say it is logical (logical), correct. In fact, the art of logic is an important tool for the contested measures taken (argument). Logic can be used by the talented orator who manipulate intelligence combined with the Spry, similar to the Wei. People glibly say then can manipulate the truth and justice, and could defeat the other. Such as the lawyers argued in court. Many different religious groups argue to prove that their religion more lofty religion of others. Their arguments are based on talent and ability to express their views, but in fact the lyrics argue it is unnecessary to pay attention to the truth.

This is the essence of the debates. To reach the truth, the Buddha advised us not to oscillate by the words probably argued or logic that should use the judge objectively. When people start arguing, of course their emotions are also run by and this results in the file means anger, full of incitement. Then, a fall add oil to the fire (egoism adds more fire) for this argument. End, the debate made enemies because of that everyone wants to defend his stance stance is right. So, does anyone advocating the truth of a religion through argumentation. This is an other important tips of the Buddha.

Next, the Buddha advised not to accept any one thing as absolute truth because because someone's influence (upon one's own influence). This refers to the belief that faith is seen as truth by superficial imagination. Although we still have a lot of doubts in his mind, but we acknowledge these things as truth following a limited understanding. Because our minds being mislead by desire and emotions (emotional feelings), should this psychological attitude created the delusion. And because we also have the intrinsic ignorance where themselves. People are suffering because of ignorance and delusion. The texture of this psychological contamination obscures the mind then becomes that prejudice (biased) and cannot distinguish between truth and illusion. As a consequence, we trust the Conservatives, that only our beliefs to be true. The Buddha's advice is don't rush to conclusions by using emotions that should consult more information and verified prior to the conclusion of its work. This means we must be willing to listen to what others have to say. Maybe we can clear up the doubts and help us realize the illusion of what we believe to be true. A proof for this is that before the Sun turns around the Earth, the object that they were once believed to be the flattening, looked like a coin. That point is y on the shallow knowledge of them, but they are willing to burn anyone who dare to present the views contrasted.
Thanks to the Most enlightened of us, Buddhism has no black sites like that in the history of the Church, the history of which there is no event that people are not allowed to oppose unreasonable things. This is the reason why many schools of Buddhism coexist in peace in love without action to condemn, enable mutual uncle. Based on the guidance of the Buddha, the Buddhist respect for the right to believe according to the differences of others.

The Buddha's advice is do not accept anything just because it sounded like seems to be true (appears to be true). When you observe things and listening to explanations of other people, you just hold the external manifestations of State General (external appearance) of the object that does not use his thorough knowledge. Sometimes the notion or the same that you assign to the object back too far removed from its intrinsic truth. Try looking at the subject as an authentic perspective. Buddhism is known as the analytical teachings (Doctrine of Analysis). Just by the analysis, we were able to understand what is really necessary should things and how the elements and energy activities, and how they exist, why do they transform and ruined the removal. If you actually verified the nature of these things then you will recognize, that all existence is impermanent, and that accept the seat on those subjects that can create more frustrations. Then again, as seen in true perspective, you'll notice, that meant nothing in the struggle of opinion as to the final analysis, this is all illusion.

The Buddhists don't get older n-on the argument relating to the issue of when the world will end because they understand that inordinately then compounded vi (compouded things) will turn destructive. Then the world will end. There is no doubt about the truth at all. The end of the world (according to the Buddha) will only be a dramatic event of something that happened in the existence of our daily. And modern astronomy tells us that the breakdown of the planet still regularly occur in the universe. "Without tracing the past, never thinking of the future, in the present. So peaceful serenity (the Buddha) ". When we understand this reality, then the world of nothing is too terrible, or worrying.

The Buddha thus have advised them his disciples should not rely on private means of experience (lack of fact) of someone (to make up its prejudices) (rely upon one's speculative experience). After hearing or reading certain theories, it is easy to conclude and maintain this belief. They most don't want to change the view because the conscious mind they had created should, Alternatively, is because the former had been "converted" by a certain belief is. They are warning that will be burned in hell if they change their faith. Because of ignorance and fear, the people of this poor living artificially happy mood, thinking that their sins will be forgiven a magic way.

The Buddha's advice not to hastily create closing to guess the decision whether such beliefs are right or not. One can discover many things in this world, but for them, getting out the truth or reality of compounded micro is very difficult. We should not rely on the private feature of the precautionary measure to capture the truth. We can accept certain things as the basis to conduct the hearings that the hearings that will satisfy curious minds. The decisions that we made through impairment measures taken could be considered the decisions of the blind touch elephants. Each has its own verdict, linked to what they think about elephants. For each person, what he said is true. Although many people can see things that the blind are all wrong, but deep down, they still think I was right. Also, don't like proverbs "frog sitting bottom of the well" ("frog under a conconut shell") do not think there is a world of colourful flung other than what it can see.

We were blindly by the contraband or. That's why we can't recognize the truth. That explains why others can lead us to the wrong path and convince us with ease. We must always change the beliefs that we thought was the truth because we can't capture the ultimatum from his beliefs. People always change their religious label with time because they are easy to be affected by emotions. Once we were aware of the facts then it., then we never need to change, under any circumstances whatsoever anymore because in the ultimate truth, then there is nothing to change anymore at all, it is absolutely right.

We should not change his views just because we really admire (impressed) talent is expressed outwardly (seeming ability) of others as Buddha's other tips for those youth villages of Ka-la-ma. Many people are likely to impress you for the way you behave and the ability of their appearance to perform a Italy map or something. For example, if you can believe the girl in the ad program on television, someone told you that you can also become more beautiful as she is, has beautiful white teeth as her teeth if you use another type of toothpaste does that or not? Of course not. You will not accept what she advertised without the verify carefully the value rationality of the advertisement of the girl.

It is like people with a sensitivity to knock home the you and tell you stories full of enchanting about the "truth" of them. They can talk about a lot of direction, more spiritual, and many of the teachers. They would also prefer to use direct exaggeration to demonstrate the power of their master in order to convince you. If you accept an indiscriminate listing of MOSS as truth, then you still continue to maintain a full range of views and shallow because you have yet to establish the trust completely. You can follow them because of my faith in something, but then one day, you will become frustrated because you have not accepted the problem by understanding and experience of you. And so, when you see a master would otherwise be much more impressive then the you will abandon the teacher at the beginning. Therefore, please verify the Buddha's advice. Please be thinking of his teaching methods the following to view the value reasonably, logically and scientifically how. "Don't listen to other people with blind faith. Of course the need to listen to them, but the feeling and listening with open minds. You should not surrender and his wits for the others when listening to them. They may be deliberately evoked the emotions of the situation and convinces the mind depending on the needs of secular desire to satisfy your thirst. But their purpose here is not to open up the truth. "

Do not accept anything just because that (because) it was declared by "our Masters degree" is the advice of the Buddha in the event. Have you ever heard any other religious masters have ever revealed the words like that? All the other religious master declared that "We who have the power only. Follow me, believe me, I pray Church, otherwise you will not obtain the grace of salvation. " They also declared that "thou shalt not worship the spirit or any other pagan masters degree". Who should get a little thought to understand this attitude of His teachings, the Buddha. "don't be a stupid refuge in his direction. The can is the founder of a religion or spiritual guide master is well known, however people should not rush to promote its bond with its screw.

This teachings show that Buddha has produced genuine credibility for how human intelligence and help them use free will without having to depend on others. The Buddha taught, "anyone can become their own direction". The Buddha may have taught us that he is the single enlightened Level, and that we disciples don't get stupid promotion any gods or pagan masters would. However, he does not promise to his followers that they could easily go to heaven or reach Nirvana if they charmed blur of worship Him. If we practice a religion simply by relying on masters degree does not come on, then we will never enlightened the truth. Not realizing the truth of religion that we are practicing as then we can become the victim of a justice blind and bind our freedom of thought, and then become the slave to a master individual, take stigma against those of other masters.

Need to be aware that we should not cry on someone else because the liberation of ourselves. But we need to respect any religion true master and revered. There are many religious masters have the ability to teach what we should do to achieve liberation, but not in turn can salvation be others. It is not the same as the saved a life to see the scene in jeopardy. Here's the full release from the contaminated spirits and earthly miseries. That is why we have to self practice to reach liberation or freedom outlined on the advice of the masters religion.

The Buddha taught, "no one can save us by himself. Headless Buddha is the only Navigator ". Can you think of a certain religious leaders spoke up this? It is thought that liberal arts we have only been in Buddhism. * This is the Buddha's ten tips for youth villages Kalama came to Him for counseling about how to accept a religion and how to determine what is a true religion. My advice to him is: "do not ignore selfish and don't be a slave to others; Don't do anything that's so interested people should be concerned. " He tells them that Jesus could have perpetuated this sense according to my personal experience.

He also said that among the different beliefs and practices, there are few certain things is good for people but not for others. And conversely, there are certain things that are good for others but not for the others. Before doing any work, Jesus should be mindful of both aspects; advantages and disadvantages with Jesus. So, the Buddha has given us a completely liberal ideology to choose a religion chíánh feet according to his own conviction.

Buddhism is a religion teaches people to understand, that people not because of religion that religion must be a tool to serve human interests (man is not for religion but that religion is for man) to create the usefulness of it. Religion can be such boats to help people across the river. Once through to the other side and then one can dispose of it and continue the journey. One should use religion to improve their life and to experience the freedom, peace and happiness.

Buddhism is a religion that we may cry to live peacefully and help other people to live peacefully. While this religious practice, we still have the right to respect the followers of other religions. If it is really hard to respect the behavior and attitudes of their stigma, then at least we should have no tolerance for being embroiled in ethnic conflicts, religious. There are few religions teach their followers to receive the attitude of tolerance, generosity to this.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.4/12/2014.

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