Chapter XI

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1.  Fasting ,  student reporter

Buddhist Studies, it is vitally important is the need to  practice . In life should not do evil, diligently doing the  good work .Now  killing  the heaviest, so  Shurangama  said: "Eating meat for  killing  the same serious crime".  Cannibalism  crime by killing . Thus, in  paragraph evil , to take no  killing  and  fasting  done before. In all goodness,  reporter birth  is the most.Because  reporters birth  was  saved  alive  beings , should  merit  great. Thus, in the good karma to get well-  born reporter lives redeemed  beings  do first. So, Luan  Dai Tri  India said that "In the crime, the crime of murder is very heavy; in  merit,  reporter birth  is the most ".

2. Exercise is important

Speaking  simply , learning Buddhist  practice  to get the  vegetarian  as well head for  charity convent . So the  vegetarian and  free up students  two most important exercises of students of Buddhism

3.  Constantly  contemplating  himself

Buddhist students should  frequently  contemplate  ourselves,  consider the  words , actions and  gestures  in life  everyday by  myself . If there are  thoughts not good, always  ashamed  to repent . Otherwise,  we  still always be those  byproducts are  bound , always doing and saying things to commit  mistakes . So  contemplate ourselves, for good lo new remodeling likely  progress  along the Buddhist school, more and more  merit  and  gradually  towards  the realm of  good.

4. Bodhisattva's fear,  beings  fear results

Workers bring results. People with  intellectual  if not met the good, the  problem  is to know ourselves criticism to  find out the cause , must  find a  place questions  not the  decision is to  fix  mistakes. Secretarial staff must know the full results.People  foolish  above  retribution  calculations,  searching ,  finally  only  vain  vain , a small work also failed, so the Bodhisattva's fear,  beings  briefly. Buddhist students  need  much from the staff  extrajudicial  elaborate .

5. he is  ashrams

Buddhist Studies is to  reach  the  enlightenment , rather than driven apart coast. The house  we  are in  ashrams  practice .Business  activity  itself  represents  the  practice . In  domestic  efforts  duties well.  Hieu agreement  with  parents , revered masters  chief . Depending on the time, place, depending  contemplating  himself, returned to  consider  the thoughts ,  words , actions and  gestures  of  itself . Since then, the  Family Health  practice  properly , fix the bad to good.This is the true people study Buddhism

6. Buddhist students  exemplary

Usually, can stay right position and work,  we  wholeheartedly  do good duty,  while  possible in  life , depending on the scrutiny  the  body and mind , which should  be ashamed  of penance  mistakes . Use humble heart for people. In  daily life must award a sentence recite  the Holy effect  Namo  Buddha amitābha. Should  wholeheartedly  sincere  acceptance over the title  Buddha, is worthy students of Buddhism  exemplary

7. Hard to  practice their religion  - easy  practice

The desire to  become a Buddha ,  we  choose practices such as  Zen ,  Tantric  or  cardboard Law  must  undergo  three great A-rose-term birth, the net  practice  can succeed, because only rely on  self-help  should very difficult. When choosing  practitioners  subjects  Pure ,  we rely on a sentence  of St.  Namo  Buddha amitābha, instant can  a lifetime achievement  reached in the Holy philistine.  The reason  is  we  rely on His strength volunteer duties he will be  blessed for easy  achievement .

8. The importance of  good knowledge

Times  degenerate ,  beings  karma  heavy and  blessings  fragile. Who  study religion  are many, but very few people are directed. Many people have run out of enthusiasm,  loss  of all  spirits ,  money  and  effort  to  study religion ,  finally  did not get anything.  The reason  is the lack of  good knowledge  led the way , do not choose the right  method , go astray again lost  orientation . Therefore, relying on a  good knowledge  wise  to  practice  is indispensable. Under the  interest and  guidance  of  good knowledge  that  the practice of use , depending on the time said that remodeling ask ourselves, not so much that new  public charges  vain .

9. Do not  vow  empty

Have  vowed  they  need to  perform , not to  vow  empty. There is a kind who have promised but not fulfilled even see, let alone the  disciples  of Buddha for righteousness on the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas  prove  vow . Therefore, it should be cautious , which makes output power. Do not take  the honor  vain ,  flashy  outside or because nowhere  list the  position, had to  vow  his own supper  turned into  worshiping.

10. The foundation of the  practice

Precepts  are the foundation of  life practice . As a multi-storey floor but not sure foundation, re-raised, after any  kind ofprop  would have been a  vain vain , okay district from collapse. Therefore, the Buddha taught  us  to take the "world as his teacher" Depending times, depending where  consideration  the  body and mind  to check references  words  and  gestures, his own actions. Remember  urge  and remodeling  behavior  to be his  frankness , is worthy  disciple  of the Buddha.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.11/11/2016.MHDT.