BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY (PART 12)

Fourth, the mass of suffering , "the Buddha said, all living beings of a lifetime are self-made. No one can replace anyone. But even in the " irreplaceable ", there is a similar alternative. The Buddha Tathagata, the law of the great brother, they have transcendent ten legal world, may not need to, but why return to the ten kingdoms, back to the six realms, even back to three? It is depending on the type of incarnation, as in the Prussian Monk said: " to use the body to the degree, he immediately embodied that degree; used to human body, he immediately embodied himself; using the Buddha, he immediately displayed the Buddha; Worth the body of birth, he immediately incarnate animals; Even if it is worth using the grass of the tree, he replaces the tree" So when this body, for example, the Buddha Bodhisattva came to life in the human body, the same head ten years as Shakyamuni Buddha, teaching business speaks for 49 years.

The Sun also lives like us, even more miserable, every day must go out alms. He may not need to do so, but he is willing to accept this life, making an example for us to see, " instead of suffering beings ." That is the desire for all enlightened beings. In the world, sentient beings crazy island do not understand the truth of truth, on the day of winning the benefits, create countless infinite boundless, later fall into three paths suffering, try to ask if uan not. So the Exalted because we show, people want to name, want power, want status, but he is a Prince, which does not have. Local monarch, the biggest power in the country, second to none, his assets, people said: " You natural death, extensive property Four Seas" The other people wanted to fight, he was full, so he gave up everything. That is to say, these things are false, not good. The best thing is to practice. He makes the mirror teach us. If you can not do it yourself, teach us to look away, how can we believe? He has done, even fullness, we can not not trust, study with.

Today, many rich people, if you can bring your rich life down one level, you bring money to go to give, go help the suffering beings, your life down one It is more miserable, but it is a happy " instead of beings suffering ." Liễu Phàm said in Lieu Phuc To Huan Pham every winter, they sew clothes for children who are cotton shirt, sweater, ... he thought of the poor people do not have clothes to wear. . He sells cotton shirts to make shirts, so one set can be changed three or four sets, the house is not missing, but also can give alms to others, " change the suffering for beings" So we are in life, saving a little, suffering a little can help beings a little. The person who maintains this mind is the person who has the will to " replace suffering beings ." We must always keep this mind. The world of suffering a lot, in the previous life we ​​have been blessed, should not be all right in this life, must know to continue to bless our blessings can not be the same end, the opposite will bless blessings long.

In ancient India, China, Buddhist disciples do not comment at home, many ascetics. It is not that they can not improve their own lives, but rather that each of them thinks that the world still has many suffering beings. Among the first in the nation, senior monk Hsu Yun, great master An Quang is a good example of our monk. These two great pagans are very wonderful, their followers are very crowded, offering them very rich. However, the monk Hsu Yun never sewed any new clothes. At present, there are many pictures of the monk, the clothes worn on the people are patched many places. I have never seen a picture of you that clothes are not patched. In fact, he had many new clothes, people saw the monk dressed in torn clothes immediately brought new clothes, good material, beautiful fabric, But what did the monk do with the new clothes? See also not see, when the devotees go, the monk immediately bring other people offerings, the primary school, the new novice no one offering. As for the monk himself, he still wears old clothes, "suffering instead of beings ".

The monk Indang also received many offerings, senior monk also bring all the offerings to serve the task of propagating profits. In the life of a great teacher, it is called a penetrating practice. He founded Bao An Commune, a place where Buddhist scriptures were circulated. He brought the offerings of the ten built into the capital to print donated books, and then all over the place with him. The book of Hoang Hoa Commune is very beautiful, can be called good books, edited carefully, very little wrong, very clear, wide book, beautiful eyes. All your life just doing such a thing, how do we know? That was when he was in Shanghai " Household Income Tai French National Assembly"During the lecture, the monk recalled to the North just in case of an accident, he extracted from the account printed out 3000 ocean money for relief. His relief came from the merit making fund, so that all his money, every bit of it, could be used for the printing of alms, not for other work. The life of the monk is still the same, not improved. Not eating a little something better, not dressing a new suit, does not adjust the circumstances of his place. The donors are very much money, but he still has a hard day, forever not forget " instead of being suffering ."

We reduce some of the immediate enjoyment of partial deprivation, which is what we should learn. If we keep this mind, often do this, we eternal life will not have tribulations. You can " replace suffering beings"How do you have suffering? The society is suffering many people suffering, the worse the poor, and especially the suffering sufferers, so many religious organizations do charity, build hospitals, give medicine. Modern society is rich, the country always has the policy of treatment care for the people, in addition to everyone to pay attention to the prevention of illness for yourself. Have a few resources to prevent illness, when the tribulation is used. However, honest people will bring this money to give all, take all the costs of preparing our medicines for the sick.

Maybe you want to ask: " So when you get sick, what should you do? "Please tell you, you will not be sick, why? Because your medicine fees have been paid out. And you keep the money prepared for the disease will definitely be sick, not sick, then how to use the money. So can not be sick. To prepare for the future of any accident, you will definitely be in trouble. The Buddha said very well " All French from the heart of birth, " you do not have the disease but think sick to be sick; Also, there is no accident but always prepare the future of the accident, so accidents and certain diseases can not be avoided. If you take it all, in the calm, you will not be in trouble, will not be sick, in what way, then why not exhausted?

"How to multiply, it will retrieve retribution like that ", certainly not wrong. We have to understand " instead of being suffering, " must have the strength, the power to do, especially the world today. You should know, what is the biggest tribulation? That is not heard the Dharma, including beings suffering. There is nothing greater than this tribulation. After listening to the Buddha's teachings, they are enlightened, they do not listen to the Dharma, forever fascinated crazy island. Their days become more and more miserable, the more deeply they are. So today we give the Dharma, that is one of the "things instead of suffering"Most favors. Have the power to build the colon, the lore of teaching business lawyers, help the beings of a subterranean enlightenment, leaving suffering are happy. How do colon? To build a colon-directed model, direct to promote the education of the Buddha. This colon does not do business, not legal, and do not legal. Pure Meditation must be pure, evening lecture, day to recite the Buddha.

Perhaps you want to ask: "Do the same colonial locality, if there is no legal, no legal, what is the income?" If we really commit ourselves to the promotion of the Buddha's teachings and die of starvation, we do not need to believe in the Buddha, because the Buddha-dharma is false. You must be true Dharma practice, no need to go to grace one, no need to flatter anyone, no need to ask a dime, if you starve, Buddhism has gods The first is the Amitabha Bodhisattva. Amida Bodhisattva will be the last to investigate. So the director of this is definitely the Buddha's mind, the heavenly guardian god, although you may not be full, but your life is definitely no problem, your food out, Amitabha Bodhisattva Will find the food to you, do not let you shortage, hunger, nor let you cold. Just a chanting heart, a good heart to do direct, fame all benefit to let go,

If you can build such a colon, it is directed colon. No great director, in that group, four fellow initiates follow the six meditation, your colon will be the world's first director, merit that won nothing. You bring a part of your own blessing build the colon, the lecturer to speak the Buddhist teachings, leaders mass chanting, the corresponding solution, true " instead of beings suffering . So when you are blessed, should not be in this life enjoy all, the next life will not be blessed anymore. Understanding the blessing like that, bless the next life will not be able to think.

Fifth, " It is necessary to improve the offerings ", this is the key. Compassion is all good from the place of birth. The Buddha said, good base of worldly dharma there are three things: " no greed, no greed, no si", We must try to cultivate these three things. In contrast, greed is called triple negativity, which always cause insecurity. In your heart there are three evil anthropological si, the most serious poison in all world poison, the consequences will be unpredictable. The poison of the world is so serious that only a few died this network, there is something scary, but greed is very toxic illusion. To bring the results of the panic, the anger results in the hell, foolish results report livestock. When you lose the body, but you can not get back to the body, but go to three evil lines, then you know the seriousness of this poison.

All evil world is from greed, which is contrary, all the good of the world is from no greed, no greed, no si out. So the Buddha often said, " Need to learn about the Hue, eradicate greed" Pure Land does not tell you the defilements or defilements, but an Amitabha Buddha has the power to suppress the greed, so that it does not work, so new karmic rebirth. If you can eliminate the three sorrows, reborn in the Western World of Ultimate Bliss, not only are the holy realm, but also the lowest realm, the higher realm, the higher realm. . The time to go to the Buddha will be very short. In the world of spiritual practice can also come to other worlds to Buddha. Practitioners sincerely learn the Buddha must lower the pham tham tham si, the most Tu Dinh Dinh.

Gender is pure heart, Dinh is equal, Hue is the sense. Pure mind can break the greed, the equality mind can break the anger, the mind can break dense. Just in everyday life, every hour at the same time we all note to keep the mind of the net bar, mind of the equality, the feeling that is not love it is the " need to improve the base ". One recites the Buddha, four of them cultivate the Pure Land, each concept must be compatible with the net sense.

Friday, " Discharge of Bodhisattva business offerings", What is the Bodhisattva's career? At present, you do not comment profession, only the feeling without passion, then your occupation is the Bodhisattva's career. The career of Bodhisattva and our career is not different. For example, we open the shop, every business day, it is your career when you have not learned the Buddha. The purpose of opening a salon is to make money, this benefit of their own. When you have learned the Buddha, do Bodhisattva, you open the shop not for yourself but for society, for the mass, for the benefit of everyone. So that shop of you is Bodhisattva kamma. No matter what profession, just take advantage of that profession to serve the society, serve beings are called Bodhisattva kamma. Bodhisattva and beings are different in this place, it is the middle of a thought, in addition there is no difference. Although we are young, when we were in school, we were Bodhisattvas,

You should understand the Bodhisattva career in your present life. If you are the head of the family, keeping your family is your career. In the family, you arrange everything very well, orderly to make your family comfortable, happy, happy, your family becomes a good example for other families, will positively affect the people. neighbors, then you are the master of the Bodhisattva. Therefore, the Bodhisattva's career does not have to go to the monastery but to your present life, even in the immediate future, even to the way of dealing with the object. Just for each of your thoughts for the benefit of beings, each concept help all enlightened beings, leading beings Buddhist school called Bodhisattva kamma.

Seventh, "The devil's mind is offering" Of the seven, head and tail are the most important. The Buddha in the Infinite Life has taught us about the Bodhi mind. The body of the Bodhi mind is the heart of one's own self, the nature of oneself. Nobody has the Bodhi mind, each one has the Bodhi mind. Emotional love is not called the Bodhi mind, only when enlightenment is called the Bodhi mind. So you must be enlightened, can not be enchanted anymore. Bodhi mind is a sincere heart, for people, with the work and with certain things must use the heart sincerity, can not use false. To say honest words, not to deceive me. At present, laws around the world focus on privacy, meaning that individuals can have secrets, not to people. The secret is to have a good secret. It should be completely exposed, no secret. You must know, When you have a secret you will live very miserable, often confidential. People who have no secret to live in, comfortable, for any person is honest, there is nothing to hide.

I am in the United States, some fellow practitioners blame me: " Why do not you have a secret? "Bank deposits, everyone knows the bank I send money, how much money, no one do not know. "They can not let other people know, " they said . I said: " Why can not let others know? That money is not mine, I will not use it either. That money is donated by people, currently not used, then have to leave the bank . Until now, I have not used it, so now that money is mostly spent on the scholarship, in addition to some tribulations.

Last time in Hong Kong, Minh Tinh, the previous student, said that when he returned to his hometown, he met a young student, his character and his study were very good, his house was poor Money in school, in school with the tuition fee, but his living expenses are very difficult. I asked him: " How much does a living cost cost? "Two hundred yuan. I immediately told him to try to help him go straight to college, all his fees, I would pay. A young man so good, because of the circumstances of urgent life that can not go to school is unfortunately. When he finishes studying, he will become the country's talented person, because the locals have created the blessings.

We are for a sincere heart, definitely not a linguistic dream. The heart of the action is the heart and mind compassion. Compassionate is kindness, kindness; Great compassion is to help all beings, great compassion. In the net we have said, " In the direction of volunteering ," all the merit of cultivating, do not need to enjoy themselves, but happy for all beings enjoy, you think of freedom? How peaceful. There are a lot of people who spend their happy and happy days, that is true happiness, true happiness. Lotus Flower, Bodhisattva Phuc Hien talking about the seven kinds of offerings, we have to promote, must use the sincere heart that tu, dedicated to the power that tu blessing you have just as on the Tathagata so full of

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