Human Vesak celebrations this year, we would like to present on the topic: "Buddhist lifestyle", a topic that the German Bon Shakyamuni preached several times, but specific and clear in the post Beijing Buddha taught his son Rahula, after Rahula ordained. Doing this all translations in Central Business II, Business, and 62 and 61 minutes in central Beijing III, No. 147. Business
Economics was Asoka, fourth century BC inscriptions carved on Bhabra , urging people ordained and lay Buddhists must recite sutra.
We are not the Buddha's son Rahula, but are sons of the Buddha's spirit. These words hearted and full of wisdom of the Buddha. These teachings hearted and full of wisdom of the Buddha to Rahula, nearly three thousand years ago in India as well as teaching for all of us, the Vietnam Buddhist man, as well as in-home Family, male and female, young and old alike.
Today's Day of Vesak solemn ceremony, together let us reflect on the Buddha's teachings on life style religion, Buddhist lifestyle.
Germany Buddha said: "Hey, Rahula, how do you think the house? The purpose of the mirror is what?".
Rahula answered: "Buddha, the aim is to reflect"
"Likewise, Buddha says: 'Rahula, after repeated reflection, act itself now, after reflection repeatedly, make verbal act, after repeated reflection, let the will now. "
religion is sticky lifestyle living always reflect, not drift, not liberal. The Buddha said mirror is not the mirror, which is a mirror to the soul enlightens every thought, word and deed their whether the lifestyle of religion, lifestyle Buddhism, the Buddha's teaching that is as Rahula, harmful or not harmful to themselves; earners, favorable or unfavorable, for himself and for the people, to bring happiness or unhappiness caused suffering for themselves and for the people.
Why is Buddha advises us to reflect multiple times ?
It is due to the evolution of business processes, can be divided into three phases: phase one is used center stage, also called volition. Normally, we call the will. For example today is the feast of Vesak. But from yesterday and before, have you had the will today to worship Buddha temple, listening to lectures, do many other Buddhist and the charity. But there are sure you are only very few people Vesak Day wants to go to fortune-telling, view payment, eager to be "on demand" a mission to finance the development, distribution and fortune.
Even in this period of the will, we should also reflect, to consider whether such want is right or not, with or without matching lifestyle religion, Buddhist lifestyle, have the benefit of themselves and the people or not, to bring happiness or cause suffering, for themselves and for the people or for both.
If the period you want, you reflect that in Buddha's birthday that goes fortunetelling see math is irrelevant, as bad examples superstition for his wife and children, relatives and others friends, you go resolutely abandon the will that go. Conversely, for the will to temple, Buddha, listening to lectures, as many Buddhist and the other friendly. The reflection you see desire was nice, bringing peace to ourselves and to others, now and later, you take a resolute implementation of the will it, but also because the overwhelming majority the intention to have that good, so today we have good conditions to preach in a large congregation and cheerfully like this.
If everything we do, every word we speak, every thought of us are reflective look carefully right from the stage of the will, as the Buddha taught Rahula, then how many mistakes, crimes and misfortunes did not happen in this world full of sorrow .
Buddha said, "Rahula, if you know when to reflect" the industry body wants to do, it's now my body can lead to self-harm, may lead to harm people, could lead to both two, the industry itself is immoral, leads to suffering. Such a professional body, this Rahula, your house can not do certain. This Rahula, if after reflection, who said: "The body is now we want to do, it's now my body can not lead to self-harm, no harm can result in person, no harm can lead to both two, the body is now improving, leading to peace, bring peace retribution. A good body is so now, this Rahula, should your house. "
The second phase is the phase one work has begun started doing, doing. Even at this stage, stage work is happening we will continue to reflect: This work we are doing right or not with religion lifestyle, lifestyle Buddhism, have caused damage to himself, for others, for both or not, or vice versa, can bring peace for themselves, for others, for both, or not? If through reflection, deeming that no harm yourself, for people, for both, let's determination to continue doing so, despite the difficulties in the way.
Like today, you rejoice to Buddha here, listen to the sermon, do more and improve the Buddha, inside you feel at peace, happiness, wisdom and growth status. If you deem it worthy so rest assured, you continue to do, in this Vesak holidays as well as in other Buddhist holy days, or whenever possible.
In contrast, there are things you are work, which is ongoing, but in the process, you are deemed not to his advantage, for people, is not conducive to both, whether good initial desire matter, you should also immediately stop job.
The Buddha taught Rahula saying, "Hey Rahula, when you're doing a bodily action, you should reflect the body was now as follows: The body we are doing this now, my body is now leading to self-harm, lead to harm people, leading to damage both, the industry itself is immoral, leads to misery, bring sadness. This Rahula, if while to reflect, to your house know Industry bodies are doing is immoral, so shall thy house give up such a body now. But if, this Rahula, while reflection, you know the following: our bodies are doing this now does not lead to self-harm, nor to harm people, nor to harm both, the body is now improving, leading to peace, bring peace retribution, such bodily action, this Rahula, you need to home continue to do. "
The third phase is the period when a job has been done. We also need to reflect see, things we did not have the right to life or religion, the Buddhist way of life, there is damage or not to oneself and to others, there is damage or not both , can bring peace and happiness and not to himself and to others, or to both. If you reflect and realize the damage did have to ourselves and to others, or to both, then we must honestly repent feed, honest mistakes reveal guru or the fellow man, his co-director. Then from now determined to do a job so harmful anymore. But if, through reflection, realize what they have done is with lifestyle religion, Buddhist life, bring happiness to ourselves and to others, or to both, then we are truly happy , ready to remake it again, again and again each time the conditions, because the happiness of myself and of the people.
Even the Buddha has advised Rahula do so, after each his job: "Hey Rahula, after your house done a professional body, your home should reflect his bodily as follows:" The body of this industry have done, my body is now brought to order harmful, leading to harm others, leading to damage both, the industry itself is immoral, leads to misery, bring sadness, if while to reflect, to this Rahula, you know the following home : Than this industry have done, leading to self-harm, which led to harm, leading to damage both, the body is now taken to the suffering evil, brings sadness. Such a professional body, this Rahula, should be addressed to your house, have revealed, must be presented to the guru, or prior to the co-location Pham Hanh. After little more, reveal, present, must be protected in the future. "
"Also, if while to reflect, to this Rahula, you know the following: Body This industry did not leading to self-harm, nor to harm people, nor to harm both, the body is now improving, bringing peace to bring peace retribution. Therefore, this Rahula, you must dwell in the joy, self study day and night during good behavior ".
For each client's job, which is itself now, even when there is the will, or while working, or after they have finished, the Buddha advised Rahula as Buddhists we should sober consideration is good or evil, if you are good, then practitioners studying day and night to grow deeds that. And if it is immoral also try day and night to get rid of, except, precautions, repent, repent, let the evil methods that never also that again.
not only for jobs in the body, but also for words, for every budding thoughts in my heart, the Buddha advised us also reflect consideration is moral or immoral. If is good, then promote the growth of learning more, if as immoral, they strive tirelessly to eradicate, eliminate. And after so much time to reflect on employment, words and thoughts themselves, we can move gradually towards all three of us now, bodily, verbal, attention gradually being clean bright, perfectly matching the lifestyle religion, Buddhist lifestyle. We, gradually comply with the teachings of the Buddha, as stated in the Dhammapada:
"Do not do any evil, achievement of good behavior, keeping the center clean, the word Buddhas".
Mind attention to keep clean, it is a concern frequently and Buddhists leading us, ordained or lay. Because why? Ladies and gentlemen, this is because, generally, people think first before saying, new, all we have in mind first verses of the Dhammapada:
"The leader of the French, Italian master, reviews create, if with the pollution, speaking up or action, suffering brain following steps, drag objects as wheels "
means: The mind was immoral, filthy, full of greed, they talk, act with Such mind will also immoral, filthy, full of greed, and bring suffering retribution.
Conversely, as the Dhammapada says:
"If the standard purity, speaking up or action, Peace Steps followed, as the ball does not leave the picture. "
religion lifestyle, lifestyle Buddhism, is life with a clean mind. That is also happy lifestyle. His happiness make themselves, giving themselves rather than other people, whether they are parents, her children and can not do. It was considerate of verse 43 of the Dhammapada:
"The father, mother, grandmother conKhong can do it, do it right eight directions, Do Better!".
Mind is chief direction of moral consciousness, healing center, pure heart.
In contrast, humans have akusala is also most unfortunate people in the world, a misfortune even bigger, scarier than the evil man brings his fun anymore. Dhammapada says:
"Oan gia injustice in harm, harm enemy enemy, not by heart towards evil, evil for ourselves Deal."
Dhammapada reasons to say so? That is because the heart is evil enemy within, the enemies insidious harm, so also feared enemy of all.
There you ask questions: How to keep the mind always pure goodness ? How to keep the mind no longer think evil, evil thought? How not to greed, greed less, although still know greed is wrong, suffering?
It's a very legitimate question, Buddha once said: "Rebellious lace instead of men!" (Beijing Kandakara, Central Business II 51). Some people know smoking is harmful but still attractive, said alcohol is harmful but still drank. That is the power of habit, a fearsome power. Just as a person away forever in the morning dew, dew how repellent coat well. Want to dry their clothes dressed, to drying of how many days! For interested people, too. Tam who think evil or good thoughts and habits. Which has a habit, especially bad habits must also be meticulous, laborious new abolish.
First of all have to create a good environment with good environment, the intellectual charity, such as books Buddha used to say. In the Elementary Business Man Nguyen (Central Business 110), the Buddha presented to us clearly what the lifestyle of an immoral person. An immoral person, as a person full of immoral nature, as there is no trust, shameless, fearless, heard little, laziness, forgetfulness, poor intellectual. Who inconvenient reflections as underhanded, self harm his thoughts, thoughts to harm others, thinking harm both. Speaking evil people as people underhanded: Lying, said two blades, harsh speech, say frivolous. Evil people act as underhanded, killing, taking what is not given, sexual misconduct in. Thus, with the above definition we know immediately how immoral people and helps us to avoid becoming people immoral.
Buddhists come here regularly Buddhist ceremony, reading religious chanting DEVELOPMENT, together say moral stories, do the Buddha and the charity, that is established for themselves a good environment eradicate evil idea, concept arises fresh, good idea. Some people make it difficult, or beginners done. But if there are organizations and people work and do many times, the familiar, the routine, the hard work will accomplish much good.
There are good enough environment, have good friends then, we still have to burst force yourself again.
Doing Reside Games (Beijing 20th, the Central Business 1), teaches us the way to true effort to foster good idea, eliminating evil concept. Kinh Tam Reside said all five measures:
- The first is: is taking good idea dispel evil concept. For example, take the concept of compassion dispel anger concept Buddha uses skillful carpenter example, use a wedge or a (good idea) knocked a wedge other (bad idea).
- The second measure : A reflection on the disastrous consequences of evil concept leads to crime and punishment. Just as an observer finds himself hanging around the neck of a corpse dead dog, scared, immediately discarded. Like today, smokers think that smoking can cause to themselves and their children (passive smoking), cancer, quitting smoking went dread.
- The third measure: is trying , forget bad idea, do not think about it anymore. Buddha for instance, a person from having to close their eyes to see something that can motivate themselves to do evil.
- Measures fourth is to stop the evil notion stream, let it reduce power. Buddha uses such a person is running, switch off, and then switch to standing, then sitting, then lying. I can take the example to illustrate smoke Buddha. An addict, cigarette packs an impressive show immediately taken, strike a match and lit withdrawal, taking two of three steam too. Now see how drugs and drilling took cover, and when he took the bag it, then pulled a cigarette rqa drill, drill lit matches, or matches lit it, then took a breath drilling etc. .. Because, every time stop such, we are able to reflect, to remember the advice from their doctors about tobacco causes cancer, how smoking wife's message of how expensive etc .. so, may stop smoking again.
- Measures to Thursday: the use willpower, energy control evil idea, does it arise, for example, a strong Buddhist character a weak ego.
Above are five control measures and eradicate evil concept, the Buddha preached biblical "Reside Games". It's practical teachings and concrete, people can apply in everyday life. One thing we should remember is that all concepts are impermanent, whether evil or good, if it is not nourished by the respective concepts and especially employment respectively. I take the example of the concept of smoking tobacco. Smoking concept that is nourished by the anniversary as harmless smoke, smoke more initiative, smoking a cigarette can reduce three seconds, but new life laughing a few hours expectancy rose seven seconds and so on. If we do not nurture smoking concept with such concepts, whereas against it, eliminate it by the concept as smoking causes cancer, smoking, lung damage, smoking costs money and so on. the concept of smoke could gradually no longer dominate us as before. And we can proceed to quit without any difficulty.
One more thing, we also need to keep in mind is more powerful concept in general good concept evil, light and darkness stronger than that. Evil colorful concept dominant reason we are is because we did not know it was ac. If the receiving side it is evil, then naturally it will disappear. Therefore, the sutras, advised us to always be mindful awareness, know what to think, say, do and thoughts, words, work that is good or bad, to bring happiness or misery to themselves and to others. Some people think that not knowing evil is evil. How difficult human hatred healing practice. Just as there are people who do not know what good that do good, it is very difficult for good growth.
The life of a Buddhist to be a sober life, to know good as good to promote the inherent goodness, school things do not improve themselves. Also to know new evil is evil, then remove the evil he has committed and the protection of the evil not arise. In short, increasing the inherent goodness, learn things not good, the evil inherent, avoid evil no: there must be diligent lifestyle of Buddhists us.
That was the definition of the word " Right effort, "Samma vayama, the Eightfold Path, the Buddha advised all Buddhists we need to practice. "Saints live ardent disciple diligently abandon the immoral methods, achievements and good behavior, diligent efforts to persevere, not give legal burden to charity." (Anguttara II, page 18).
On the way, we can say using good old notion chase evil concept. The can ask good idea what it is?
The Buddhist scriptures teach typically practice "Eight path" in politics is, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration eight disciplines into a virtuous person operation, eight disciplines to build a Buddhist lifestyle flawless, practical application in real life. A very moral man of course is human knowledge right feet thinking right feet, with language right feet, three feet right now, right feet livelihoods, with the notion of awareness and meditation feet Secretarial.
Make a mistake to have someone accuse us of Buddhism as destroying all human emotions, as is inhuman! Conversely, we can say Buddhism is the most humane because say help people striving to become the perfect man, the saint in this world, people fully self-assembly and complete Most cosmetic virtues of compassion and wisdom. Humans have intellect and vast love (compassion) that is oriented struggles all of us, because it is exemplary, perfect human Buddhist perspective.
It is a striving towards specifically, there is nothing illusory distant, Buddha and generations every enlightened his disciples demonstrated human perfection model that is not a utopian structure which was, is, will human beings live, reality if known striving way. Noble Eightfold Path Buddha has outlined.
Value immortal of Buddhism is that it outlines specific way to help each of us become complete human beings, people live happy and free, human and intellectual epitome of love Great.
That's the message of the Buddha leave us: the message called on people let's strive to become complete human beings, the man freed from the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance, the human mind and intellectual liberation liberation, deserved a student of the Buddha, the spirit of the Buddha's birth.
In this world full of hatred, they Let us live not hatred, let the example of loving life. In this world filled with darkness, the darkness of the threat of war, and immoral lifestyle, let's light up the lamp of wisdom, of understanding and sympathy.
Society does not see us, assessment book us through Buddha and Buddha, which overlooks us, our evaluation through specific people we, through employment and specific words of ours, have shown loyalty or contrast with the great compassion and wisdom of Buddhism.
Buddha did so, he saw we evaluate we are not through objects, paintings Buddha, through his word of Buddha record is true or not, but rather through everyday life Specific Buddhist monks we have true religion is life, life Buddhist or not. If true, we live, behave, act in accordance with the teachings of the Buddha, then even Buddha attained Nirvana three thousand years ago, but he was always at our side, track guide , encourages us. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGTHMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=THE EIGTHFOLD PATH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.4/6/2015.
Economics was Asoka, fourth century BC inscriptions carved on Bhabra , urging people ordained and lay Buddhists must recite sutra.
We are not the Buddha's son Rahula, but are sons of the Buddha's spirit. These words hearted and full of wisdom of the Buddha. These teachings hearted and full of wisdom of the Buddha to Rahula, nearly three thousand years ago in India as well as teaching for all of us, the Vietnam Buddhist man, as well as in-home Family, male and female, young and old alike.
Today's Day of Vesak solemn ceremony, together let us reflect on the Buddha's teachings on life style religion, Buddhist lifestyle.
Germany Buddha said: "Hey, Rahula, how do you think the house? The purpose of the mirror is what?".
Rahula answered: "Buddha, the aim is to reflect"
"Likewise, Buddha says: 'Rahula, after repeated reflection, act itself now, after reflection repeatedly, make verbal act, after repeated reflection, let the will now. "
religion is sticky lifestyle living always reflect, not drift, not liberal. The Buddha said mirror is not the mirror, which is a mirror to the soul enlightens every thought, word and deed their whether the lifestyle of religion, lifestyle Buddhism, the Buddha's teaching that is as Rahula, harmful or not harmful to themselves; earners, favorable or unfavorable, for himself and for the people, to bring happiness or unhappiness caused suffering for themselves and for the people.
Why is Buddha advises us to reflect multiple times ?
It is due to the evolution of business processes, can be divided into three phases: phase one is used center stage, also called volition. Normally, we call the will. For example today is the feast of Vesak. But from yesterday and before, have you had the will today to worship Buddha temple, listening to lectures, do many other Buddhist and the charity. But there are sure you are only very few people Vesak Day wants to go to fortune-telling, view payment, eager to be "on demand" a mission to finance the development, distribution and fortune.
Even in this period of the will, we should also reflect, to consider whether such want is right or not, with or without matching lifestyle religion, Buddhist lifestyle, have the benefit of themselves and the people or not, to bring happiness or cause suffering, for themselves and for the people or for both.
If the period you want, you reflect that in Buddha's birthday that goes fortunetelling see math is irrelevant, as bad examples superstition for his wife and children, relatives and others friends, you go resolutely abandon the will that go. Conversely, for the will to temple, Buddha, listening to lectures, as many Buddhist and the other friendly. The reflection you see desire was nice, bringing peace to ourselves and to others, now and later, you take a resolute implementation of the will it, but also because the overwhelming majority the intention to have that good, so today we have good conditions to preach in a large congregation and cheerfully like this.
If everything we do, every word we speak, every thought of us are reflective look carefully right from the stage of the will, as the Buddha taught Rahula, then how many mistakes, crimes and misfortunes did not happen in this world full of sorrow .
Buddha said, "Rahula, if you know when to reflect" the industry body wants to do, it's now my body can lead to self-harm, may lead to harm people, could lead to both two, the industry itself is immoral, leads to suffering. Such a professional body, this Rahula, your house can not do certain. This Rahula, if after reflection, who said: "The body is now we want to do, it's now my body can not lead to self-harm, no harm can result in person, no harm can lead to both two, the body is now improving, leading to peace, bring peace retribution. A good body is so now, this Rahula, should your house. "
The second phase is the phase one work has begun started doing, doing. Even at this stage, stage work is happening we will continue to reflect: This work we are doing right or not with religion lifestyle, lifestyle Buddhism, have caused damage to himself, for others, for both or not, or vice versa, can bring peace for themselves, for others, for both, or not? If through reflection, deeming that no harm yourself, for people, for both, let's determination to continue doing so, despite the difficulties in the way.
Like today, you rejoice to Buddha here, listen to the sermon, do more and improve the Buddha, inside you feel at peace, happiness, wisdom and growth status. If you deem it worthy so rest assured, you continue to do, in this Vesak holidays as well as in other Buddhist holy days, or whenever possible.
In contrast, there are things you are work, which is ongoing, but in the process, you are deemed not to his advantage, for people, is not conducive to both, whether good initial desire matter, you should also immediately stop job.
The Buddha taught Rahula saying, "Hey Rahula, when you're doing a bodily action, you should reflect the body was now as follows: The body we are doing this now, my body is now leading to self-harm, lead to harm people, leading to damage both, the industry itself is immoral, leads to misery, bring sadness. This Rahula, if while to reflect, to your house know Industry bodies are doing is immoral, so shall thy house give up such a body now. But if, this Rahula, while reflection, you know the following: our bodies are doing this now does not lead to self-harm, nor to harm people, nor to harm both, the body is now improving, leading to peace, bring peace retribution, such bodily action, this Rahula, you need to home continue to do. "
The third phase is the period when a job has been done. We also need to reflect see, things we did not have the right to life or religion, the Buddhist way of life, there is damage or not to oneself and to others, there is damage or not both , can bring peace and happiness and not to himself and to others, or to both. If you reflect and realize the damage did have to ourselves and to others, or to both, then we must honestly repent feed, honest mistakes reveal guru or the fellow man, his co-director. Then from now determined to do a job so harmful anymore. But if, through reflection, realize what they have done is with lifestyle religion, Buddhist life, bring happiness to ourselves and to others, or to both, then we are truly happy , ready to remake it again, again and again each time the conditions, because the happiness of myself and of the people.
Even the Buddha has advised Rahula do so, after each his job: "Hey Rahula, after your house done a professional body, your home should reflect his bodily as follows:" The body of this industry have done, my body is now brought to order harmful, leading to harm others, leading to damage both, the industry itself is immoral, leads to misery, bring sadness, if while to reflect, to this Rahula, you know the following home : Than this industry have done, leading to self-harm, which led to harm, leading to damage both, the body is now taken to the suffering evil, brings sadness. Such a professional body, this Rahula, should be addressed to your house, have revealed, must be presented to the guru, or prior to the co-location Pham Hanh. After little more, reveal, present, must be protected in the future. "
"Also, if while to reflect, to this Rahula, you know the following: Body This industry did not leading to self-harm, nor to harm people, nor to harm both, the body is now improving, bringing peace to bring peace retribution. Therefore, this Rahula, you must dwell in the joy, self study day and night during good behavior ".
For each client's job, which is itself now, even when there is the will, or while working, or after they have finished, the Buddha advised Rahula as Buddhists we should sober consideration is good or evil, if you are good, then practitioners studying day and night to grow deeds that. And if it is immoral also try day and night to get rid of, except, precautions, repent, repent, let the evil methods that never also that again.
not only for jobs in the body, but also for words, for every budding thoughts in my heart, the Buddha advised us also reflect consideration is moral or immoral. If is good, then promote the growth of learning more, if as immoral, they strive tirelessly to eradicate, eliminate. And after so much time to reflect on employment, words and thoughts themselves, we can move gradually towards all three of us now, bodily, verbal, attention gradually being clean bright, perfectly matching the lifestyle religion, Buddhist lifestyle. We, gradually comply with the teachings of the Buddha, as stated in the Dhammapada:
"Do not do any evil, achievement of good behavior, keeping the center clean, the word Buddhas".
Mind attention to keep clean, it is a concern frequently and Buddhists leading us, ordained or lay. Because why? Ladies and gentlemen, this is because, generally, people think first before saying, new, all we have in mind first verses of the Dhammapada:
"The leader of the French, Italian master, reviews create, if with the pollution, speaking up or action, suffering brain following steps, drag objects as wheels "
means: The mind was immoral, filthy, full of greed, they talk, act with Such mind will also immoral, filthy, full of greed, and bring suffering retribution.
Conversely, as the Dhammapada says:
"If the standard purity, speaking up or action, Peace Steps followed, as the ball does not leave the picture. "
religion lifestyle, lifestyle Buddhism, is life with a clean mind. That is also happy lifestyle. His happiness make themselves, giving themselves rather than other people, whether they are parents, her children and can not do. It was considerate of verse 43 of the Dhammapada:
"The father, mother, grandmother conKhong can do it, do it right eight directions, Do Better!".
Mind is chief direction of moral consciousness, healing center, pure heart.
In contrast, humans have akusala is also most unfortunate people in the world, a misfortune even bigger, scarier than the evil man brings his fun anymore. Dhammapada says:
"Oan gia injustice in harm, harm enemy enemy, not by heart towards evil, evil for ourselves Deal."
Dhammapada reasons to say so? That is because the heart is evil enemy within, the enemies insidious harm, so also feared enemy of all.
There you ask questions: How to keep the mind always pure goodness ? How to keep the mind no longer think evil, evil thought? How not to greed, greed less, although still know greed is wrong, suffering?
It's a very legitimate question, Buddha once said: "Rebellious lace instead of men!" (Beijing Kandakara, Central Business II 51). Some people know smoking is harmful but still attractive, said alcohol is harmful but still drank. That is the power of habit, a fearsome power. Just as a person away forever in the morning dew, dew how repellent coat well. Want to dry their clothes dressed, to drying of how many days! For interested people, too. Tam who think evil or good thoughts and habits. Which has a habit, especially bad habits must also be meticulous, laborious new abolish.
First of all have to create a good environment with good environment, the intellectual charity, such as books Buddha used to say. In the Elementary Business Man Nguyen (Central Business 110), the Buddha presented to us clearly what the lifestyle of an immoral person. An immoral person, as a person full of immoral nature, as there is no trust, shameless, fearless, heard little, laziness, forgetfulness, poor intellectual. Who inconvenient reflections as underhanded, self harm his thoughts, thoughts to harm others, thinking harm both. Speaking evil people as people underhanded: Lying, said two blades, harsh speech, say frivolous. Evil people act as underhanded, killing, taking what is not given, sexual misconduct in. Thus, with the above definition we know immediately how immoral people and helps us to avoid becoming people immoral.
Buddhists come here regularly Buddhist ceremony, reading religious chanting DEVELOPMENT, together say moral stories, do the Buddha and the charity, that is established for themselves a good environment eradicate evil idea, concept arises fresh, good idea. Some people make it difficult, or beginners done. But if there are organizations and people work and do many times, the familiar, the routine, the hard work will accomplish much good.
There are good enough environment, have good friends then, we still have to burst force yourself again.
Doing Reside Games (Beijing 20th, the Central Business 1), teaches us the way to true effort to foster good idea, eliminating evil concept. Kinh Tam Reside said all five measures:
- The first is: is taking good idea dispel evil concept. For example, take the concept of compassion dispel anger concept Buddha uses skillful carpenter example, use a wedge or a (good idea) knocked a wedge other (bad idea).
- The second measure : A reflection on the disastrous consequences of evil concept leads to crime and punishment. Just as an observer finds himself hanging around the neck of a corpse dead dog, scared, immediately discarded. Like today, smokers think that smoking can cause to themselves and their children (passive smoking), cancer, quitting smoking went dread.
- The third measure: is trying , forget bad idea, do not think about it anymore. Buddha for instance, a person from having to close their eyes to see something that can motivate themselves to do evil.
- Measures fourth is to stop the evil notion stream, let it reduce power. Buddha uses such a person is running, switch off, and then switch to standing, then sitting, then lying. I can take the example to illustrate smoke Buddha. An addict, cigarette packs an impressive show immediately taken, strike a match and lit withdrawal, taking two of three steam too. Now see how drugs and drilling took cover, and when he took the bag it, then pulled a cigarette rqa drill, drill lit matches, or matches lit it, then took a breath drilling etc. .. Because, every time stop such, we are able to reflect, to remember the advice from their doctors about tobacco causes cancer, how smoking wife's message of how expensive etc .. so, may stop smoking again.
- Measures to Thursday: the use willpower, energy control evil idea, does it arise, for example, a strong Buddhist character a weak ego.
Above are five control measures and eradicate evil concept, the Buddha preached biblical "Reside Games". It's practical teachings and concrete, people can apply in everyday life. One thing we should remember is that all concepts are impermanent, whether evil or good, if it is not nourished by the respective concepts and especially employment respectively. I take the example of the concept of smoking tobacco. Smoking concept that is nourished by the anniversary as harmless smoke, smoke more initiative, smoking a cigarette can reduce three seconds, but new life laughing a few hours expectancy rose seven seconds and so on. If we do not nurture smoking concept with such concepts, whereas against it, eliminate it by the concept as smoking causes cancer, smoking, lung damage, smoking costs money and so on. the concept of smoke could gradually no longer dominate us as before. And we can proceed to quit without any difficulty.
One more thing, we also need to keep in mind is more powerful concept in general good concept evil, light and darkness stronger than that. Evil colorful concept dominant reason we are is because we did not know it was ac. If the receiving side it is evil, then naturally it will disappear. Therefore, the sutras, advised us to always be mindful awareness, know what to think, say, do and thoughts, words, work that is good or bad, to bring happiness or misery to themselves and to others. Some people think that not knowing evil is evil. How difficult human hatred healing practice. Just as there are people who do not know what good that do good, it is very difficult for good growth.
The life of a Buddhist to be a sober life, to know good as good to promote the inherent goodness, school things do not improve themselves. Also to know new evil is evil, then remove the evil he has committed and the protection of the evil not arise. In short, increasing the inherent goodness, learn things not good, the evil inherent, avoid evil no: there must be diligent lifestyle of Buddhists us.
That was the definition of the word " Right effort, "Samma vayama, the Eightfold Path, the Buddha advised all Buddhists we need to practice. "Saints live ardent disciple diligently abandon the immoral methods, achievements and good behavior, diligent efforts to persevere, not give legal burden to charity." (Anguttara II, page 18).
On the way, we can say using good old notion chase evil concept. The can ask good idea what it is?
The Buddhist scriptures teach typically practice "Eight path" in politics is, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration eight disciplines into a virtuous person operation, eight disciplines to build a Buddhist lifestyle flawless, practical application in real life. A very moral man of course is human knowledge right feet thinking right feet, with language right feet, three feet right now, right feet livelihoods, with the notion of awareness and meditation feet Secretarial.
Make a mistake to have someone accuse us of Buddhism as destroying all human emotions, as is inhuman! Conversely, we can say Buddhism is the most humane because say help people striving to become the perfect man, the saint in this world, people fully self-assembly and complete Most cosmetic virtues of compassion and wisdom. Humans have intellect and vast love (compassion) that is oriented struggles all of us, because it is exemplary, perfect human Buddhist perspective.
It is a striving towards specifically, there is nothing illusory distant, Buddha and generations every enlightened his disciples demonstrated human perfection model that is not a utopian structure which was, is, will human beings live, reality if known striving way. Noble Eightfold Path Buddha has outlined.
Value immortal of Buddhism is that it outlines specific way to help each of us become complete human beings, people live happy and free, human and intellectual epitome of love Great.
That's the message of the Buddha leave us: the message called on people let's strive to become complete human beings, the man freed from the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance, the human mind and intellectual liberation liberation, deserved a student of the Buddha, the spirit of the Buddha's birth.
In this world full of hatred, they Let us live not hatred, let the example of loving life. In this world filled with darkness, the darkness of the threat of war, and immoral lifestyle, let's light up the lamp of wisdom, of understanding and sympathy.
Society does not see us, assessment book us through Buddha and Buddha, which overlooks us, our evaluation through specific people we, through employment and specific words of ours, have shown loyalty or contrast with the great compassion and wisdom of Buddhism.
Buddha did so, he saw we evaluate we are not through objects, paintings Buddha, through his word of Buddha record is true or not, but rather through everyday life Specific Buddhist monks we have true religion is life, life Buddhist or not. If true, we live, behave, act in accordance with the teachings of the Buddha, then even Buddha attained Nirvana three thousand years ago, but he was always at our side, track guide , encourages us. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGTHMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=THE EIGTHFOLD PATH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.4/6/2015.
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