Chapter XX

CONTACT MAINTENANCE  BOOK ENTRY

1.  The key to  the success  of the  practice

Since  we  are  mortal , bear  ignorance  and  karma  from  a wealth of aquatic  life  so far . Therefore, in  practice , every person has ambiguous points that  we  have no way to self-knowledge. The point is most likely obscured obstacles to make  gains spiritual  of  us .  The problem  here is that with or without a  good knowledge sight, seen  clear  and clouded only for this point. It is important that each of  us  can humble and  ashamed  to  reverently  territory  the teaching of intellectual improvement  or not?  Toward  the revisionist  mistakes , honest dismissed obscured point where  self-interest .These are the two  pivotal  extremely  important for the  success  of the  practice .

2. Having  good knowledge  is  predestined  large

Lotus Sutra  says: "Having  good knowledge  is  predestined  large, thanks to the guidance of  spiritual friends  to see the Buddha."  We  as  karma  deep alive at  times  degenerate  it.  Buddhism  was so  failure behavior , deviant French monk said  countless  as the sand of  the Ganges , who learned the unspeakable evil. If the  causes and conditions  difficult to meet this millennium,  we  were met by a  good knowledge  true . Each one of  us  must be  devoted  to worship  and steep the  holder . Modest  life teachings  and should you unfortunately  predestined  difficult to come to her side from this hard-thousand chance

3. Transfer the enlightened passion

Meet  good knowledge  to have  an affinity  large,  we  have a chance moved about the treatment, the primary new leaf, chiseled into the cottage. On the way  to practice  toward  the purpose of liberation  ultimately  and  honestly .Unfortunately  beings  blessed thin, largely considered to not know what is  good knowledge , by  living beings  karmaseriously. Who can know  definitely  where is the  good knowledge  too few. No pitiful!

4. The blind leading the blind eyes

Each  practice  all that I have met  good knowledge era , but now is  the time degenerate , evil monks  sermon  as individuals across the river.  We  have been  karma  obscures  or what? Should have to  take the  game blind lead the blind master them?  Or ,  pursue  temporarily borrow  Dharma  happy to do evil that  honor ,  plundered  the wealth  it? This is a problem  so  serious  that every student of Buddhism  certain  to retest their ingenuity. Want to  liberate  vital  not easy. If blind people encounter  indications  not on track, even evil people  intentionally  teach you astray. Today, all the  efforts  of us  all pour into the river, because people  take the  evil spirits  will be descendants after haunted house,  next life  will đoạ hell  life  is not suffering  futures. Buddhist students are not  able not  careful .

5. The  method of  distinguishing  good knowledge

Themselves  distinguish  true or not for  good knowledge , can pay attention to some points follow the  spiritual friend :

A  sincere  Buddhist concept : if  we  want this life  liberated  vital  that leave  practice Buddhist concept  does not have any method  any  success .  Good knowledge  secretly aware  beings  degenerate time  now blessed thin thickness.Themselves to  certain crash  Pure ,  penetrating  a one  absolutely  not  mixed , also advised throughout all  sincerity recite  Namo  Buddha amitābha.

Two, take the world as teachers:  good knowledge  discipline  was very strict, live  practice  everywhere  and took  the precepts  of Buddhism make propriety. Broad recommend that all  people  seriously  morality  laws. Depending on the review itself, depending place, remodeling itself upright.

Three, simple, naive,  ordinary , honest:  good knowledge  carefully  follow  the Buddha's teachings . Recommend work hard , know  -saving , but  merit . In  daily life  , the province can Province,  absolutely  no  waste . Management is not dressed  or walking, all  gestures  are plain spoken,  clean ,  normal ,  honestly . Get yourself making rules, brought Buddhism  righteous  practice  right  in life  to live.

Four, not  the name of  benefits:  good knowledge  due to their beneficial interests,  subject to the condition  of the  beings .Just wanted to let  beings truly earned  the benefit  of  the Dharma , is happy-suffering, such sheer  greed  bridge benefit . First decide  not lend to the  Dharma  bleed  gold , nominal bore.

Five, focused  practice :  good knowledge  lip know a thousand words not by words. Want to get  the benefit  of the students of Buddhism,  certain  need  shooting  practice .

By the way, for the  people  particularly  stressed  the  religious , in  nature  critical  of the  practice .

6. Think carefully, watching for clarification

If  we  encounter people who  practice  all  disciplines , but  absolutely  not  nianfo  bridge  reborn  in the Pure ; if  we encounter people who do not  adhere to  the rule , where also arbitrary and  appropriate , offer to meet people living with excessive  luxuries profligate  insatiable ;  we  also met people busy class traveled retrieve  the name of the  benefit;sometimes  we  also met people who say a proper class, and do another, important only  theoretical learning  problem, disregard  the  spiritual  reality ... All these people,  we  need to cleverly self  awakens  clear , see yourself on the right path or not? Must quickly  shuns  them from sticking to itself deeper into  error , after really  regret  not keep up.

7.  The painting  drawing  good knowledge  most beautiful

Cultivator always keeps the  normal  , the  moral  higher, keeping  true heart of  the  intellectual  mystery. Noble birth who loves mystery, but do not know where the bar high summit of  the mystery  is where very  ordinary  honest . Inasmuch average mind  is often unmanaged  rich  or poor man can  maintain life .  Mind honestly  no limit in areas where  knowledge is high or low, does not  distinguish  Class  inborn  good or bad, if you  honestly  can bring to  benefit . Who  cultivate  the reason  to do  good knowledge  is used virtues  normal  and  honest  to  lead the way ,  true  as  benefits  for all  sentient beings . As it can know the "normal, honest" is the  picture  painted  good knowledge  most beautiful.

8. Be a sighted person

Good knowledge truth  never think of themselves as  spiritual friend . Not who can not see the bright eyes  said somethingthis good, and  evil knowledge  they never for evil. Not he who never sighted  distinguishes  them is the evil of this place. We practice should  make people eyes bright, clear and  choosing good knowledge  to  serve  and close. Do not socks and silly , childish  folly ,  retreat  in panic like a honeycomb, wasted lose  a life , even wrong to  hell  is what is not.END=NAM MO CAKYA MOUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.11/11/2016.MHDT.