part II

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4. Diligent follow his teachings

Now sometimes you Upatissa and Kolita Mahamoggallana led two hundred and fifty followers toward Truc Lam Vihara ( Veluvaana Vihara ).

Then the Buddha was preaching between rows Sangha. He saw the couple travel to remote and said that:

"Hey O monks! Two other people coming and Upatissa named Kolita Mahamoggallana, the two intellectuals. They will be the elite disciples of the Tathagata. They are a full-duplex couples merit".

Now approaching, Kolita Mahamoggallana and respectful co Upatissa worship Buddha. They approved raising hands across his forehead and bowed to take the foot of the Buddha, and they both said:

- "Dear Enlightened! Let them allow us to join the Buddhist and are fully received in every virtue ordained Sangha".

Blessed One, he said:

- "Come As Lai announced you will be Samana, will purify the moral life to end suffering."

The words on the Buddha's statement was the "Committee announced Bhikkhu dignity," not only for couples and Mahamoggallana and Upatissa Kolita, which are both for their entourage anymore.

And since then Upatissa called Sariputta (Shariputra) meant that her son Sari ( Sari is transcribed Xa-profit, Waving Putta is transcribed. Because Putta means "son" should have when Sariputta Xa-profit translated as Prince ). Sari is the name of his mother. Mahamoggallana Kolita also called Maha Mahamoggallana (General Section Kieu Lien) means Mahamoggallana eldest clan.

After all the Buddha was declared fully ordained allowed, over two hundred and fifty new Bhikkhu Buddha also hear a sermon preached to interpret meaningful learning basic spells, making all achieve direct results in Save (Sotapatti). And then before long, they have attained Arhat (Arahatta)

Sariputta and Maha Mahamoggallana Particularly since he played center in a quiet place to gather. This time, the couple separated themselves intellectuals began to drift apart, not in the same place as before.

Sariputta (Sariputra) residing in the vicinity of Rajgir, and everyday meditation in a mountain quarry called "Dong pigs" (there is talk of Dong bears). There he also carried conveniently hidden paths and always convenient to listen to the sermon Buddha. Each time Sariputta (Sariputra) of the Buddha heard about, he himself pure introspection, and find deeper meaning, thorough. His journey to fourteen days like New achieve Sainthood Deliverance (Arahatta: Arhat), a state destroying all negativity and become Savaka (Sravaka Sense)

Maha Mahamoggallana also not clear history Rai Why to choose where to take remote hermitage forests, in the village of Valaputta Kalla, of the kingdom of Magadha (Magadha). There, with a no rot Him diligently keep the mind in meditation, even while walking or in different postures.

Even so, he was still the heavy sleepiness overwhelming. He did not want to surrender to this dullness. But he was helpless, unable to keep himself upright, and the first still hell down. There were times when he had to apply full force to expand eyelids, do not let it close.

This is a very easy to understand status. By climate sultry tropics, and after the long years of travel by the aspirant. Venerable Maha Moggallanagio body here to fatigue and sleepiness go to him was a natural.

But the Buddha, by virtue care of a master to his disciples, the Buddha said that though, keeps track of all activities Mahamoggallana Maha. Buddha although remote, but with labels superhuman strength he had seen the obstacles from the practice of modern disciple, should use force appeared before Buddha Maha Mahamoggallana.

When Maha Mahamoggallana see her standing in front of the Buddha, a large part of sleepiness, tiredness disappear naturally. Now new Buddha asked him:

- Was it hell Maha Mahamoggallana sleeping?

- Buddha! Yes!

He taught Buddhism disarmament measures eight components obstacles dullness (sleepiness) as follows:

1 / Hey Maha Mahamoggallana! Do not think there's sleepiness was in him, and pay attention to it. Keeping the mind like sleepiness will disappear.

2 / If you do not go away dullness that he should recall the teachings of the Tathagata sanctifying and ponder. When he remembered enough, and meaningful scrutiny freeing the dullness will disappear.

3 / But remember that all the Buddhist scriptures like dullness does not disappear, then he should repeat that judgment a more detailed way compounded by the Tathagata taught, dullness will interpret it to disappear.

4 / But if drowsiness does not disappear, he brings the mind into tactile, strong double palm ear and massaged limbs, the dullness (or sleepiness) will disappear.

5 / In doing so, but dullness is not gone, he should change posture, grace in mind and the movements, such as standing up to go wash your face with cool water, and prevention of sight to observe all ten eight incense. Then he looked up at the sky, observing all stars, space, the dullness will disappear.

6 / But if you do like cheek dullness is not going away, he should be attentively to light. If that is the day they get sunlight as headings. At night they get stellar light (moon, stars) as the object. Here's how to make sense not bright overcast, dullness will disappear.

7 / But if you use external light that drowsiness does not vanish, then he turned introspective scrutiny. Get introspective as headings and try to watch carefully every sense, like the spirit to get light shines directly into the mind to clear each convolution of different thinking, do not let something thinking at all in his head without his knowledge, and he stood up walking. How dullness will disappear.

8 / So that dullness is not going away, he can lie down, know mimh lying like a lion: the shoulder face down, on the left shoulder, straighten your legs, put on each other, keep in the mind is a powerful idea: "I must know her body was lying like? If my body tired, then let rest, but we are not passionate in her rest!" the dullness will disappear.

- Hey Maha Mahamoggallana! He should diligently practice this method eight! (According Anguttara VII Nikaya 58: Increase the First Nikaya 58).

Above, the Buddha instructed him Maha Maggallana a gradual approach to eliminating dullness. Score the most important and most effective is do not let your heart be enticed with the idea that sleepiness (or dullness) and is going to continue. Of course this is very difficult to do. If one fails, they can focus the energy, consider the teachings of the Buddha, or self recite his teachings. When memory solution guide (spirit) do not produce results one can turn to solutions such physical effects ear tug, her body swaying, arterial switch operation by massaging the extremities, wash your face with cold water at night etc .. If they should be looked up to the sky, turned its attention to the infinite chasms of the universe, space full of stars. During the day, it looked brilliant light of the sun etc .. The impact that both can stimulate the senses (especially Tactile and Vision) just might bring to mind the organic nature every object inside out.

Doing all of these things can help practitioners overcome sleepiness, as in Theragatha (Ton Additional shelves language) word of a saint saved as follows:

"Do not back down because of dullness asleep
Looking space sparkling star shines
When night come to mind that such stellar
detector flashes Tue awareness center where Ming!"
(Theragatha, 193)

When applying all the same way that one does not prevail against dullness, then we can go back to the inner light that many school Mysticism said. Or in other words, is a return to the magic power of Awareness (fresh seed is sown, due to the practice of meditation in a particular life). Strength or inner light that will help the practitioner beyond the dominant flesh current life.

In this case, one will no longer differentiate day or night, because the "inner light" do not let the final boundaries between the two that (night and day) exist anymore. Thanks to a self-illuminating, the practitioner can remove, like a Brahma, comprehensive realm of day and night (which is but the phenomenon of sensory simulator!).

When the Buddha taught in the Thursday, Friday, Saturday mentioning stars, sky, day and night etc .. that is what he meant Mahamoggallana Maha experienced (ever dwells) in life this or a previous life.

For us, this teaching eight normal proved too much then for Maha special significance Mahamoggallana much. The "Burn the inner light" that ( aloka Sanna ) have clearly stated in article 33 of the School of Agama ( Digha Nikaya ) as one of four methods to develop meditation leads to wisdom and Quang is ( Sannadassana ) .

If that effort that dullness size (requires sleep the body) is not terminated, the practitioners are required to meditation. Meditation but the mind is not separated from the inner range in meditation illuminating force, to eliminate fatigue caused by drowsiness.

However, if by the "inner light" that the practitioner was still not achieved the results, they can then lie down "rest" for a while, because it is the natural reaction of the body and not because of laziness urging body requires practitioners to regulate just lying posture and balance transition moment, not for enjoyment. So they quickly sat teaching when dullness passed.

In all of the 33 (Maha Buddha taught him how to banish dullness Mahamoggallana) was a sequel:

"Hey Maha Mahamoggallana! He should practice even further by reminding yourself that" in the face of the benefactors (alms) should not show arrogance, should not have expected such material concept '. Many benefactors was busy or not my presence, not them indifferent. If we conceit and expect such material, we will think that they're cold taps, and therefore negativity arises. Just because not receive alms which a Samana becomes impure, became agitated, become angry and lose all remain a thing immoral Liberation.

"Hey Maha Mahamoggallana! Again, he should keep reminding themselves unfortunate streak that: 'We should not say that debate. Since the debate only makes us say many (multilingual) makes you excited, makes you lose balance, and makes it difficult to approach the mind in meditation. ' "

Here the Buddha has pointed out two instances of conduct to preserve the two cases and avoid the chaotic inner insecurity. Both cases are in the habit of daily contact between a religious persons with good credit.

In the first case, a step often longed ordained Buddhists recognize themselves as a proud Samana and local leaders that spirit, it requires people to respect. If the home shopping because of negligence or livelihood busy work that lack of attention to them, they will become worried, will become disaffected.

The second case, while the argument often proud of how the brain praised sharp comment. High Self said, "I know more than others" or "I am more than to overwhelm rational interlocutor" often makes people argue impure.

As a result, those who are keen debate left some costs valuable time should have been used in practice, charges dropped slightly to heart brain power and take peace agitated unduly, but not reap good any legal merit.

Be neglectful and shortsighted who often let themselves fall into the impurities such activities, so they are not only difficult to concentrate ordinary spirit. And when you want to meditate, they will face many obstacles.

After the Buddha taught Maha Mahamoggallana, Moggallana eight to overcome dullness and two cases away from the agitation, instant white Mahamoggallana asked Buddha Maha says:

- "O Buddha! Please, he explained to summarize how a disciple can themselves completely destroy desire, liberation and reach of last resort, no longer bound in affliction, to live holy lives and cleaner both gods and humanity? ".

- "Hey Maha Mahamoggallana (Maudgalyayana)! A Career monastic practice due diligence that recognize that" Nothing good to cling ", ie they started to know things. And when they" knew "everything, they will understand everything. When a Samana understand, know fully everything, any feelings they experienced, whether joy or sorrow or tasteless, they also found it impermanent status, they will look at it dispassionately, not let it pull, and ready to drop. When a monk to become pure like they will not be keen to anything in this life not keen, they have no desire, no hunger and they will not arise, ie they reach the point completely destroy desire, terminate reborn, live Holy lives. then they will know that the the liberation of their practice has fullness! "

After Maha Moggallananhan are the teachings by Buddha himself taught ( burn in Anguttara Nikaya VIII, 58 ). He immediately assured with a decision to worship any rotten. Moggallana year legal fight with mighty obstacles an extraordinary way. Moreover, during the long years of wandering ascetics as he was successful aspirant firmly suppressing the malice and worldly passions. That was the year two obstacles preventing the practitioner enters St. save.

Currently, with the support of the Buddha, he just wins laziness and drowsiness (Tuesday obstacle), while he removes the uncertainty and anxiety (obstacle Wednesday) by avoiding va social touch vain. Finally, he was skeptical destroy (ie legal obstacles Thursday) by operating according to the Buddha's teaching is centered introspection evident temporary false face of things, thereby severing emotional attachment.

Once rid of his legal obstacles, Maha Mahamoggallana pure intellectual reach, beyond any physical attraction in the world, and by a sharp knowledge, he pierced the veil of ignorance subtle disguise the reality of life, evident liberating nirvana, a state of negativity remainder.

Best time to reach Mahamoggallana Maha meditation, the mind dwells joys in (Ekaggata) a wonderful success that ordinary people can not understand, writing talent to the world, even where eminent forum also can not display correctly is, then gradually worldly thoughts crept into his mind meditation cause unruly.

Buddha dharma special thanks to immediately know how. He immediately came out to support this disciple. Maha means the legal obstacles Moggallanabi year siege back then had the Buddha beside the fact. But the next time, the Buddha did not prompt a detailed way as before. He pointed straight to the spot interpretation "recurrent obstacles" that was able to help Maha Moggalana overcome the impasse.

Buddha Maha Moggallanarang noted: "Do not become joys and trust in the prime meditation, meditation which should hold more attention to targets further out consistently (Ekaggata)"

Maha Mahamoggallana through Buddha's teachings that henceforth remain in the First Meditation when he is not worldly thoughts harassed anymore!

Once firmly in the First Meditation, meditation Maha Moggallanatien up Second, in doing Samyutta Nikaya (Journal Agama), twenty lines a piece called "Pure heart", because in the sense that all are gone from there His disciples to meditate develop sequentially (Samyutta Nikàya No 40, F2).

Later the route Maha Moggallanatiet He practiced meditation by means of "Two up": the first is to develop concentration (Iddhipada, according Samyutta Nikàya N0 51, 31-1) . Then promote Quan force (vimokkha, according Theragatha 1172).

On the road to full liberation by Tue enlightenment (Pannavimutti), the pandit (Jhàna) can be considered as the period of "Use the force", on the one hand led to many supernatural abilities, on the other hand open is the gateway to enter the omniscient light.

Two established methods enlightenment is the key secret to becoming a Mahamoggallana Maha Arahant (arahatta) notch between Sravakas corner.

[Aka four success factors (the four bases ot success). See the book requisites ot Enlightenment, "The Wheel" published, the episode number 171/174 - p. 64 ff. Four success factors are: Concentration force, army, Huu Bien meditation, and meditation Boundless.]

In other words, we can summarize that: To gain liberation Spirituality (Ceto vimutti), the Maha Meditation helped Moggallanatruoc first eight worldly exclusion (*) (vimokkha), then the net great maturity level of the Formless meditation levels (Arupa Jhàna), he had enough "power shop" facility except to make subtle (As joys of meditation such results).

(*) 8 enables the world is: gain, loss of interest, be happy, be sad, be commended, as criticism, was injured, was hated.

He means strong progress on the path of liberation by meditating Two established methods, ie remain steadfast in (Samadhi) and then developed enough insight concentration (Ubhago Bhaga vimutti) - (See glossary of Pali Dictionary of Nyanatolika ) . Four insight meditation begins later.

When taken as a foundation disciples Vipassana Meditation. One will keep your mind in neutral status (ie, the self-interested public to see it coming, yet the mind itself disappear see it go, carefree not shaken), completely beyond all concepts, resulting from compounded things (conditions). Thus, the new law is enlightened Enlightenment ( according Samyutta Nikàya: Journal Agama 40, 9 ).

According to the commentary, the status "neutral Mind '(anicca Ceto Sammadhi) is the qualified institution of higher stability, beyond noting mind foreign objects as well as internal scene (Thinking). Mind-level this province is only aware that he was feeling just live and die every moment just (Vipassana Samadhi), so conscious are completely excluded from the illusion of impermanence, greed etc.

This interpretation of the classic style match with his enlightenment he applied Maha Moggallanakhi II established practice meditation. (An office and Vipassana) was more Buddhist scholars discussed by the two nouns Phan term "Animtta Cetovimutti" (according Majjh: Central A Function No. 43, The Wheel, published BPS ).

However, the success in meditation (concentration) practitioner artless crashed back into the ring, "a subtle notion" that we are liberating idea, no longer being the dominant compounded, because this time the practitioner are "discern" a very transcendental joys. (not things joys are due up eight worldly, which is a kind of joys in legal offices "pure world Production") .

This is also a kind of attachment and an unconditional attachment, and is very difficult to get. This type of attachment is the veil Ang final enlightenment. It can only be eliminated by superior purification, which in addition to the tri Omniscient whole, do not have a certain worldly wisdom can express.

But he Moggallananho Buddha Maha support, should be able to parrot is the subtle veil this last farm, to reach the completely liberated. Ultimately freed a fully rounded knowledge and intuition from every aspect, even the cleaning aspect is the sense that "he is delivered".

Moggallanada main Maha confirmed that "The attained enlightenment of a Buddha Samana if any support is the most a moral witness great results!". Beijing called the evidence of this performance (Maha abhinna), meaning Supernatural (Pancalabhinna) and six "pillars Soul spirit" can easily overpower all evil people, even for the evil that comes from many unseen opponent in three worlds.

Maha cultivation of Moggallanada testimony lasted for a week. Actually, that is seven days seven days to coordinate everything that He has trained in many lives past his martyrdom achieved result is a unique attainment, few Saints achieved

We can imagine the degree of diligence and his courage Maha Mahamoggallana during this brief. Because a great role Sravaka sense is the role that the supernatural virtues achieved, should a Supreme elaborately practice worthy successor, and just could not overcome the shackles binding floating extremely powerful was rooted in a subtle mental.

Beijing has narrated that: the Buddha, carved in the first four hours of the night ahead Buddhahood virtues, he was ninety-one memory worldly life. For, the Awakened One, the "present" of space and time will vanish when the intensity of the ongoing liberation. Likewise, just to get the Maha Moggallanacung "beyond" the time and space to summarize the merits of all these lives in just one week. Here, the concept of space and time completely removed.

An ordinary person imprisoned by the five senses and consciousness lustful infection can not understand in just seven days, a sense Supreme excess Sravaka as Maha Moggallanada can pass the course of time and space beyond wealth limited to discern "All just a scratch."

Moggallanacon Maha Nikaya Anguttara states in economic, Book IV (pages 167-168) that: - Although he quickly attained by diligent Bible reached record (Khippbhinna), but in fact in a week that he has "Evolution" difficult (patipada dukkha) because thanks to the support must be abundant (Sasankhara) of the Buddha.

And Sariputta (Sariputra) is different. Although, the great Sravaka this second sense attained Sainthood than a week later (ie in fourteen days), but so that his evolution more comfortable (dukkha patipada).

Maudgalyayana Sainthood move faster thanks to Buddha Sariputta because personally guided and supported. And Sariputta, the Buddha did not do that is because he knows that Sariputta has special wisdom, can themselves move independently Sainthood.END=NAM MO CAKYA MOUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.8/7/2016.MHDT.