this rod, almost Buddhist knows that Prince Siddhartha, the Buddha instant later, had deserted his family to seek the path of liberation on the day Rahula - son [only] of Him - born. Many people feel uncomfortable, even angry, before an action they consider to be "irresponsible" way. However, one thing they do not know, that is after attaining enlightenment, the Buddha became the primary parent for his son throughout his childhood, since Rahula were 7 years old, and he was a great father: Rahula have attained enlightenment at the age of adult beginners. So I ask, Buddha is a father like? His method of teaching children like? How an enlightened transmission of their spiritual values to their children?
Classics are not mentioned much about parent-child relationship between the Buddha and Rahula, but somewhere there leave some interesting stories about the Buddha himself led the way how on maturity. The previous sutras often talked about Rahula became disciples of the Buddha how, but most of this story lies in 3 sermon that, if we gather them together, it is a ongoing process of the path to enlightenment: at Rahula 7 years old, the Buddha teach about morality ; Rahula at the age of 10, the Buddha taught the meditation ; and at 20, he taught about liberating wisdom . Maturation of Rahula, therefore, evolved in parallel with the process of enlightenment of Buddha.
When my son was 7 years old round, I started thinking about how to lead it and its brother on the spiritual path. At least, I want them to learn and practice Buddhism later enough to grow up they can return with resources if they like or need. I also think that if my children can take refuge in the Dharma, or later, whether in anywhere, they can also turn to the shelters there. Especially, because for me, the greatest treasure that I have been through the practice of Buddhism is peace, relaxation, and compassion, I wondered how to transmit the spiritual heritage that Back to the next generation. Known Rahula start Buddha taught from the age of 7 years, I searched through the Pali scriptures to learn what methods that the Buddha used to teach his children.
I found in this text how to leave a beautiful spiritual heritage. Six years after the Buddha left his family, and one year after attaining enlightenment, Buddha returned to. Rahula, then 7 years old, according to her mother, ran to his father to ask inheritance. If the old Prince Siddhartha remained at home, so now Rahula was to inherit the throne. But as one who had let go of all, the ascetic life, Buddha can pass on to their children what? Replied Rahula, Buddha turned to Sariputra (Sariputta): "Let's admit it." [Thus], rather than being a king, Rahula had inherited his father's path themselves - the path to liberation.
Perhaps long ago my son shaved his head and put on a robe, but I still want my children exposed to the basics of Buddhism, what has helped me change my own life i. When I read the passages about how the Buddha taught Rahula, I was surprised to realize that these are not the still fresh but also very suitable for teaching children in this country, in this modern age. Indeed, the sermon became a guideline for me as a parent.
MORALITY
The first story tells of Rahula is the Buddha of rectitude (integrity) like. When he was 8 years old, lying Rahula. Last Trading Education About Rahula (Middle, 61) says that after the meditation is completed, the Buddha came to Rahula. Rahula invited father sat, put out a bowl of water to wash the feet father, customary back then.
After washing his feet, Buddha asked: "Hey, Rahula, do you see a little water left in the bowl it?""Yes, I have seen" - Rahula said.
"Life's a worthy cultivator with just a little country alone, if that person deliberately lied."
I imagine Rahula flushed.
Then the Buddha threw out the remaining water and said: "Life's a cultivator should also throw it away like this if he or she deliberately lied."
The Buddha turned the bowl upside down and said : "Life's a cultivator will become upset like this if he or she deliberately lied."
And, to emphasize further, Buddha overturn the bowl back and say: "Life's a cultivator also become empty as this bowl if he willfully lied."
Then he taught me : "For a person deliberately lied, no one does evil sins that he can not do. Therefore, Rahula, train yourself to not ever lie, whether it's a joke. "
This story reminds me that the reproof angry with the children actually only power without the internal resources. Buddha was very calm, timing of time to teach children without punishment or angry with me.
After a short sermon that clearly lie about it, I imagine Rahula father listened more. Then, the Buddha instructed his son how to consider all their actions. "The mirror used to do?" - He asked.
"O Blessed One, a mirror is used to scan" - Rahula replied.
Buddha taught: "In preparing to do in a physical, speech, and mind, you should reflect: actions may harm us or for others not? If, after reflection, I find that such action would be harmful, then I just do not do. If you realize that such action be beneficial for you and for others, then you do. "
I realized that instead of teaching him to recognize the absolute difference between right and wrong , the Buddha taught him to reflect on the benefits and harmful . This requires both self-consciousness (self-awareness) and empathy (empathy). Laying the foundation of morality based on "good" or "bad" to liberate our moral life from abstract concepts and ideas that had nothing to what the consequences of our behavior. "There is good" and "bad" also helps people identify their goals. What we do or will the opposite or the direction in the path we are walking.
Methods of teaching of the Buddha makes me more convinced that we need to sow further down where young soul the seeds of love, the seeds of consciousness on each of its actions will affect people How else. The power of insight and compassion would not have been if the child only knew of adult obey be reflective, and please have mercy! These values can only be obtained through the example of others, particularly parents of young children.
Buddha taught Rahula consider when making something, it does not hurt anything. If yes, then go to a wise person and repent to avoid repeating the mistakes in the future. I learned how to guide children develop rectitude by recognizing our mistakes. And rectitude that depends a lot on how parents see their children's mistakes happen. Parental behavior greatly influence the moral development of the child, if the parents of the child is someone that can be trusted, and I just want to help their children mature than wanting punish child, then the child will become honest with their parents more.
MEDITATION
The second story about the Buddha taught meditation to Rahula was, for the development of the inner platform (Middle, 62). Then Rahula is 10 years old. The story begins during the father and son are walking meditation. During meditation, La Hau Ha suddenly found pride in their beauty, and thought that Buddha was read. He told me: "Look through the eyes of wisdom, this body is not me (me), not mine (mine), not my ego (myself)." Then the Buddha preached Next: we must give up all perception, knowledge as well as any notion about me , my , and my ego . Listen to these teachings completed, Rahula felt shame, retired to a monastery, and not to eat anything the whole day.
I think this is the fundamental teaching young children. I can not imagine being a teenager can understand how Buddhist teachings. I remember, very clearly, that at that age, my mind full just thinking of me figure out why. I have often heard that it is important for the development process of the children of the "I", and the process of searching for myself. Whether to charge a 14 year old boy on ideas such fleeting or not? Are Buddha intervened in matters within the normal evolution of the child, instead of leaving them to discuss with each other? Without knowledge of the "I", how a teenager could develop into an adult with mental balance?
Buddha answered these questions over what he has done for his son. That night, after being admonished, Rahula to ask his father to teach breath meditation method. First of all, the Buddha uses examples to illustrate how to achieve peace in meditation. He says:
"You have to meditate how land like so: land not mind because whatever something up there. So, if you meditate like soil, you will not have feelings of pleasure or enjoyment of any one thing. Make meditation as water, fire, wind, and as space: all do not feel bothered by feelings of pleasure or delight. Apprenticeships are like water, like fire, like wind, like space, my heart would not trouble myself at all. "
Then, before you teach Rahula allow breathing, the Buddha told his son to shop from the center as an antidote rid of malevolence, the compassion to overcome cruelty, of sympathetic joy to tame the is unsatisfactory, and the equanimity to stop the unrest, injured hate. He then began teaching him breathing through 16 stages allowed. The stage is divided into 3 parts: a) meditation; b) to recognize the mind body and mind and develop wisdom; and c) detachment. Finally, he stressed that in the practice sense your breath, people will be able to sense calmly his last breath before I leave this world.
When I read about the Buddha taught them about allowing breath to identify his body and mind, I realized that there is also a method to build a solid concept of "self". I thought to myself, would not the teenagers in our time or accept the "ego" of his and many more ideas to distinguish themselves from others, because they do not feel comfortable with myself and with others? And believe me, the acceptance and distinction would be lost if they feel happy with themselves and comfortable with the people around them.
When teaching meditation for teens, I noticed their ability meditation jump occurs in about 13-14 years old. Some children may enter very deep meditation, though they tend not to maintain this state for very long. I know a lot of young people use meditation method to stabilize the morale and find peace in the midst of the challenges of adolescence.
However, breath meditation not only benefits the teens, but a lifelong journey of man. Buddha ended his lecture by showing Rahula saw the value of breath meditation how to the last moment of his life.
WISDOM
In the last third of the Buddha has guided Rahula answered a series of questions about the wisdom of liberation (Middle, 147). Rahula gave all his boyhood to the path of enlightenment; in one passage, he is considered an exemplary monk and diligently. When 20 years old Rahula, Buddha knew that his son had nearly reached liberation. He did something very moving: he walked with me into the depths of the forest. Sitting at the base of one of the giant trees old, he led a legal Rahula talks extensively about the theory of self. For someone who has reached a high level of practice as Rahula, thoughts deep in the subconscious of the ego is the last obstacle of liberation. Sitting heard the Buddha speak, Rahula saw self-selflessness of things, and that's the last step help Rahula reach full liberation.
Notes selflessness of Buddha is not simple. It is very easy to see it as an abstract philosophy, but do not see it's actually very practical teachings about how to find happiness by letting go of it all. For me, the Buddha taught the theory of selflessness in the jungle very necessary. I feel I have a different perspective when in the midst of nature than when in the middle of town. I found that the feeling of peacefulness and relaxation that nature provides easy escape his help "self" than. Reflecting on letting go while reading books about Buddhism smooth indoor is very different than when I sat under a tree. While this third reading, I contemplate the importance of knowing yourself (self-consciousness) between the natural landscape.
In the old days, when he was a 7 year old, to ask the father inherits a fortune, he never imagined that 13 years later, he inherited a precious legacy that a person parenthood can leave his child. In Buddhism, enlightenment is the greatest happiness. I wish my children will find peace, relaxation, and peace on the path to liberation. Perhaps, on the path to become adults, they will be taught about morality, meditation and wisdom [as Rahula so].END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGTHMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.10/10/2015.
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