"Refuge" is one of the typical terminology of Buddhism. Special practice in Buddhist Refuge is a starting point to help your spiritual path to enlightenment.

Before Refuge, we should have a right attitude (political). To Refuge we need intellectual detachment from the inside. Intellectual understanding of the nature of samsara, of suffering, of happiness and of daily life is extremely important. If you do not understand anything about these things, then even if you have life and Vows Three Refuges or call themselves spiritual practitioners, meditators or Buddhist, it does not mean anything, because you do not do anything. Wisdom (politics) is very important for all the work, and is particularly important if you want to step on the spiritual path, because a whole must understand what is happening in your life . If you understand your life, then you will assume operation under the direction of the spiritual path.

Feelings of detachment will motivate you to take refuge

To put it briefly, the whole understanding of life will give rise to a few special feeling within you, which is the detachment. The next step is the Refuge. Clear sense of detachment will motivate you vow Refuge with an enlightened teacher. This will happen naturally because you will realize that everything in your life and the outside world are not helpless. Therefore, you will feel that you need a shelter, a refuge. This is the next step or the next in line to feel your heart.

If you do not know about what is happening in life, the whole atmosphere or every day of your life will be pushing and sliding away in the flow of life suffering. And you will be submerged in the ocean, sinking more and more deeply without recognizing their plight. This is characteristic of suffering. When you have the wisdom to realize this, it's when you want to escape the sea of ​​suffering of samsara, you will find refuge Refuge. Maybe you do not know anything about the difference between the spiritual path, or the difference between the religious schools, but you will definitely know that you need to find a reliable shelter. That's true feelings about the detachment.

Detachment does not mean you flee from family, society

Renunciation is a common term used in all the religions, all the saint have to go through the path of renunciation and thus he gained enlightenment. They realize their entire life without reliable shelter in reincarnation, so they are looking for a very spiritual path, a solid shelter. This is the process that we call the detachment. All the begging mendicants, the gurus, saints and monks are attained enlightenment after detachment. However, the renunciation does not mean running away from family and society because if that is the detachment, then all we can do; All of us are freed and nobody will left in samsara.

Enlightenment is the only thing we can rely on. You can think carefully about whether this is true or not, there is nothing more reliable or not enlightenment. We have enough wisdom to self speculate about what we are hearing. Now we think that friends or parents may be site based. Their parents may think their children are helpless, or you may think: "At least I can rely on myself." But if we are thinking, deeper consideration, according to my personal experience, we can not find anything or anyone to completely rely on this earth. Even you can not rely on your own now. For example, this morning I was told that I would go to Zurich tomorrow morning, but now I think I have to go back at 10 o'clock. Therefore, I also believe in their own decisions. This decision should have been something I can believe, but now it is no longer credible anymore.

All that appears in your mind as negativity, love, devotion, determination, etc ... are not credible. These are the characteristics of life. Such as this morning but now I'm happy I'm not happy. This means what? So that is the joy of this morning completely untrustworthy. I may think I feel happy but happiness will not last forever; but only a few hours later I could find itself in the extremely painful. Therefore there is nothing credible in this world. This is the true nature or characteristics of the pain, but nothing to worry about this. If you are concerned about this will only add misery only. Instead of sitting worried you should find a solution to get rid of suffering. The solution, according to my personal experience, and also based on the doctrines and teachings of the enlightened.

Enlightenment in your mind and this process is called "Refuge"

Enlightenment is the real thing you can get, because it's your nature. Enlightenment is the natural beauty, excellence, sustainability and can rely on. But now we are very much apocryphal. Because too many apocryphal projection, the nature of our mind no longer present a more natural way, so that we no longer calm and peace. The natural beauty of your own is no longer there, it obscures how much lower levels of sophistication. So we should not fabricated. After an end unless and purification fabricated projection, you will realize enlightenment inside your mind, and this process is called "Refuge". Refuge in Buddhism, including Buddhist Refuge, Refuge France, Sangha (Refuge in the Three Jewels).

When you understand that enlightenment is the only credible thing, you totally expect to achieve it, you will have a picture of the so-called enlightenment. This is the time you should be careful. Some people may think that enlightenment is like crystal or a large light can be projected throughout the whole world. This is not true. Some people, especially Buddhists, they thought the image of the Buddha when they think about enlightenment. Others have thought that a man with long hair and beard sat motionless. Each kind of different images and their great reporter clinging to what they imagined. This is not a correct approach. When you're at this stage, you have to be really careful, because this is a crucial period. If at this stage you have a false image of enlightenment, you can get lost. So you have to really see clearly the great wisdom of enlightenment. Enlightenment has no form, light, taste or color. It is nothing, and itself the understanding is enlightened.

Refuge in the Buddha, you should understand the Buddha's enlightenment

In terms of Buddhism we speak of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Buddha is the first object Refuge. When you vow Refuge Buddha, you should understand that the Buddha's enlightenment. When talking about the Buddha, most people are misunderstanding. They just think that the noun refers to Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha, who moved the wheel of Dharma, Dharma teaching philosophy in India. In fact, we not only Shakyamuni Buddha Refuge but we also Refuge his enlightened mind. This is the essence of ten schools of Buddhism, the essence of all the saints and sages Bodhisattva, the essence of things and your own essence. The entire teachings are taught by the Buddha Shakyamuni, who actually attained enlightenment more than 2,500 years ago. Hence the name of the Buddha red very special in terms of us, and that's why we use this term.

Dharma is the process of understanding enlightenment

When talking about French Refuge, you should not only think about the doctrine, scriptures or teachings. When people hear the term "Dharma" (Dharma), they always think of the image of the sitting blindly chanting before an altar. But this is not entirely so, although it can be part of Dharma. When I was young, when referring to the term Dharma (Dharma) I always think of the image of a sutra in mind. But then, when I realized the true meaning, I laugh at myself. Photos Dharma sutras as not to bring meaning. Of course, reading scriptures can also help you learn a lot of things, so we also need to revere the scriptures and teachings. But all scriptures are printed in ink that can not help and protect you. This is only a portion of the object that we Dharma Refuge. Truest Dharma is the whole process of intellectual enlightenment. We Refuge refuge in this process or path.

Sangha means your mind to focus entirely on the spiritual path

Third object of refuge is Sangha. When our minds are filled with sincere wishes earnestly practiced the spiritual path to enlightenment true nature of his own mind (enlightenment), the wish is called Increased. In other words, this time you can you say yourself that Increase (moment earnest meditator mind sincerely want to practice Dharma is the moment completely pure mind and harmony, so they are called Increase ( here just the reason, unlike the section: Increase must be ordained, ordained, robes, life of dignity ). in theory, that says, Increased mean of meditators mind fully focused on the road spiritual, then the practitioner should be Increased, not the practitioner is an important practice in certain disciplines.

Technical understanding of the meaning and rationale of both parts of the refuge in the teachings of Buddhism is extremely important before Refuge. I always say that the title of the Three Jewels of Buddhism, but the sense of justice of the Trinity and this can be practiced and understood, even with those who are not Buddhists. Because the basic meaning of the Three Jewels is "enlightenment": clear light to be found in yourself. This is something that everyone should cherish, because that is the essence, the truth of the universe. It is something that everyone, all things are. Most of us do not attain enlightenment because due to ignorance, we did not feel and do not understand this. Of course, mosquitoes totally ignorant, but we (humans seem very smart and wise) but also very ignorant in this respect. Even if you do not believe in anything, it also remains an eternal natural law as such. No public road rule out there!END=NAM MO CAKYA MOUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.15/3/2017.