Sunday, April 22, 2018

The benefits of the Nembutsu.

Nembutsu is a very common practice for Buddhists in Vietnam. Nembutsu is also known as Pure Land. It is so familiar to hear the reminder of the Buddhist Nembutsu is that people immediately think of the method of reciting Amitabha Buddha's name.


The benefits of the Nembutsu
In many disciplines, this can be said to be a simple practice and practitioners can feel the benefits of their practice in the present as well as in the future. In the recitation of the Buddha, the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva has confirmed that:  "French Mindfulness Buddha is a lawless Buddha, the legal proof of the Supreme, is the legal entry into the realm of the Buddha , is open law expressed knowledge as Tathagata, the law of salvation all beings, is the transcendent law on all the arguments and prejudices of binary .

In the present society, as described in the scriptures called the time of Dharma, there are many obstacles, many people are often confused, or rotten disappointment volunteer direction and his superior, so can say That the practice of Nembutsu is the most appropriate. As Zen master Thien Nhu taught:  "Life after the Dharma, the books are all lost, only save four Amitabha Buddha to save sentient beings only . It shows us how important the role of the Nembutsu is, and how deeply it affects us. The practice of Nembutsu is such a powerful influence that it brings many benefits to the practitioner in the present moment and in the future.

First of all, those who recite the Buddha will have peace and happiness in the present moment. As we devote our attention to the name of Amitabha Buddha, the mind is no longer pursuing unwholesome thoughts, disturbing thoughts, no longer being disturbed by thoughts of greed, hatred and delusion. Our mind is like a room, and the recitation of the Buddha's name is lit up in our mental room with a lamp, when the light is lit up, the darkness in that room will itself It is pushed back, lost. Moreover, when we recite the Buddha, the mind no longer remembers thoughts of evil, the mouth and the body do not produce evil karma. An hour of reciting the Buddha, is an hour of not creating negative karma; One day we recite the Buddha's name, in that day we avoid evil kamma.

Moreover, when our heart is calm, the mind is usually clear, clear. As a result, we can develop our creativity and at the same time be able to come up with the right solutions to solve the problems of everyday life as well as in work. Besides, when we practice the Mindfulness of the Buddha, we remember the Buddha, to his deeds, to reflect on his noble qualities, which will gradually penetrate into the mind, It slowly transforms our thoughts, actions, and words into good deeds. Thus the mind and body are gradually purified, and the noble qualities are nourished in us. In other words, practicing the Nembutsu can help us to perfect ourselves, build ourselves a good moral personality, have a good life,

Besides, the practice of mindfulness recite the Buddha will do away with sadness. In times of sorrow, pain, and adversity, when the fate of birth, when the children are spoiled, the house dissipates, the economic downturn, the wife of discord, silver friends, etc. If we recite the Buddha, the sadness and suffering will gradually disappear.Because when we recite the Buddha, we do not remember thinking about the sad thing anymore. Moreover, when reciting Buddha's name, we remember his virtue, the teachings he taught as impermanent, the Four Noble Truths, the cause and effect, ... there will be a new way of looking at these. our sorrows and sorrows. As a result, we are no longer dominated by these sorrows and sorrows.

Not only that, reciting Buddha is a very effective method of peace of mind. At times of anxiety, nervousness and insecurity, in order to reassure ourselves, we should recite the Buddha, bring our minds to the Buddha's name, thanks to the one mindfulness of self plus the blessings of Buddhas, we can easily find the calm. This is a very practical benefit of the Nembutsu. Whoever, if you know the Buddha sentence to find the peace of mind is easy to achieve the results as you want. It is for this benefit that sometimes the children have come to Buddhism, know the sentence in a very cute way, very innocent. Young children are often afraid of ghosts, especially go to the dark streets alone at night. But because of the situation, because of work that forced them to go through that path, but no other way. In such cases, there are grandparents and parents who teach the children recite the Buddha. They say that when the fear of ghosts, the moment you feel anxious, you should recite the Buddha, the Buddha will protect the child, to help children escape all dangers. Or when the children go to the exam, the children are often nervous, insecure, to help their children keep calm, there are parents who taught the children recite the Buddha to regain calm, to the Buddha household.With such a simple, loving faith, they recited Buddha's name, to find the peace of mind.Thus, the Buddha's name has become an effective means of leading the children into the direction, the direction of children to the path of good deeds. Helping children escape all dangers. Or when the children go to the exam, the children are often nervous, insecure, to help their children keep calm, there are parents who taught the children recite the Buddha to regain calm, to the Buddha household. With such a simple, loving faith, they recited Buddha's name, to find the peace of mind. Thus, the Buddha's name has become an effective means of leading the children into the direction, the direction of children to the path of good deeds. Helping children escape all dangers. Or when the children go to the exam, the children are often nervous, insecure, to help their children keep calm, there are parents who taught the children recite the Buddha to regain calm, to the Buddha household. With such a simple, loving faith, they recited Buddha's name, to find the peace of mind. Thus, the Buddha's name has become an effective means of leading the children into the direction, the direction of children to the path of good deeds.

Along with the above benefits, the practice of Pure Land also gives the practitioner the ability to calm down before the obstacles in life, and especially to have peace at the moment of death. Occupational karma plays a very important role in rebirth, after the end of the present life. Those who lack spiritual practice often panic in their dying hours, when faced with death, because they do not know where to go, where, they do not get rid of grace, do not give up loved ones his own, the pain, torment of the body again. The panic and clinging will cause them to fall into the wrong realm. If you have been dedicated to the practice of mindfulness of the Buddha, you have recited the Buddha with deep conviction, with the intention of sincerity, and with the most specialized practice,

The Buddha's name is also the strongest anchor for those who have faith in the Three Jewels, the belief in the blessings and protection of Amitabha Buddha when they fall into despair, no longer know trust, trust, no longer master the situation when the force of the mind. For example, when your loved one is seriously ill, do not know how to live, when they face death. In those times, the Buddha's name was a priceless drug to them.Especially at such times people often recite the Buddha earnestly and sincerely.Therefore, not only the nembutsu people themselves peace of mind that their relatives are also blessing Buddha.

There is another benefit of the practice of the Nembutsu, this is also the main purpose and the highest benefit of this method is the practitioner of Nembutsu properly after the end of life. The present will be reborn in the realm of Ultimate Bliss. Rebirth of the Bliss, we are no longer afflicted, sick, old and weak, also enjoy the boundless bliss, and also have good conditions, environment and good circumstances, good friends to practice , to attain liberation, enlightenment, and then from that capacity to cultivate beings throughout the ten directions. 

Nembutsu has such practical and beautiful benefits, so Uu Dam master wrote a poem to encourage people that:

The bone of birth and death is still young, The 
tears of separation of the sea full! 
The world is gone, and 
the moment of life, I do not love. 
The body of men and women change phenomena, 
which horn hair ten thousand times. 
Want to get rid of torture more suffering, 
must Pure Buddhist tuition when this.END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.23/4/2018.

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