BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY (PART 23)

The second sentence, "Telecommunication cause and effect"

This cause and effect is not a common cause and effect. Often we call causal fruit, planted good cause is good, you create the evil agent has the evil report, that is the causal effect of good news evil, this idea is low. In the sense of the "message of cause and effect " very deep. This result is said to recite Buddha " Nembutsu is the Buddha, the Buddha is the fruit ." However, very few people understand the words " reciting the Buddha ", they all thought to recite " Amitabha Buddha, Amitabha Buddha ". Actually, that is not called recitation, which is called singing the Buddha, because singing is only the mouth, not the heart, can not be called the recitation of the Buddha.

The Chinese language is very intellectual, the word " concept " of China is a " needle " and a " mind ". In your mind there is a Buddha, so called recitation, or not recite nothing, in the heart of the Buddha, every thought is a Buddha. Buddha in your mind has never been interrupted, this new man is genuine Buddha recitation. We often say " tie mind in mind, " often recite. In the world, the mother always misses her children, the mind is very strong. Regardless of the children, or the children in the distance, the mother still misses them, day in and day out. If this mind can be transformed into Amitabha Buddha, they will definitely become Buddhas.

We have to consider more carefully, in the truth there is a Buddha, in truth there is a dharma, truthfully want to bring the Buddha recitation of the victory for all sentient beings; Along with the forty-eight vows of Amitabha Buddha, each prayer is the same. A true person reciting the Buddha is the Western world of the Ultimate Blissful beings, the inherited reincarnation to this world; live for all beings, die for all beings; Work and work for all beings. Because beings are true to themselves. For ourselves to forget beings are particularly wrong, that is the mind, the mind of samsara, not mind Bodhi. We must deeply believe the cause of this effect. " Nembutsu is the cause, the Buddha is the fruit ."

Third sentence, "Mahayana recitation"

This is the great sutras, " Mahayana Buddhism", There is no need to recite the Mahayana. Reading a Mahayana Sutra is also the reading of all Mahayana sutras, which is the total platform, the elite of the Mahāyāna. Every day reading synonymous receiving the teachings of the Buddha. Reading through a turn is like listening to the Buddha preaching once. Why recite every day? Because we have not done it yet. Do not every day read the prayer in a relaxed, tired, day to hear the Buddha said these words are born despised, nothing new. Because you can not do it, you have to pray every day to be reminded. Three days do not read the sutras, mental illness, gas, vision, discrimination, our attachments immediately enough, so not read the star. Every day at least read once, after reading must remember, to understand the meaning of the words in the business.

This time we are in Culinary Lam can for a long time. I left out all the invitations from other regions to stay here, teaching this Infinite Life Sutra, along with fellow practitioners, to do a thorough study, trying to understand, try to try to learn. Mahayana recitation is necessary, but reciting without knowing the mind is not possible. If you do not understand it then naturally you will not know how to do it. You must understand the meaning of " Testimonial Certificate ", then you can do it. After you do, you have acquired, there are meritorious merits?

The first defilement is no longer. Although defilements can not be completely exhausted, but also less, less expected, people become intelligent, have wisdom. You are transformed psychologically. Psychological changes then your appearance changes as well. People do not all hope to grow up beautiful. Compared to the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, comparable to the Buddha Amitabha see. Buddha Amitabha has thirty two good generals, eighty beauty, a little lack of a lack of. The Buddha said " All French from the idea of ​​birth", The body of our appearance is the mind born of thought. Every day you think greed, when thinking about many, the face will be like the demon face, because of the demon hungry. Day attendance, dignity, attendance, interest, you slowly meticulous, that appearance gradually revealed the demon face. Heart anger too heavy, the face of hell appeared. Because the presence of animals, so why do not you Buddha? On the day of thinking Buddha, our face will immediately turn into the face of the Buddha. If you want to grow up beautiful, cute, every day thinking Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, thinking Buddha Amitabha, thought for three years, the appearance of the successor like the Bodhisattva Buddha Called all the words from the mind of birth.

The method of reciting the Buddha is very well-known in the " Ten Thousand Persons" The principle of visualization is all the law from the idea of ​​birth, thought what turns out that. So old age, why not think you are young. Often children think we will not grow old. The greatest should not be afraid of big age, on the day of old age, the next year will be older than last year. Usually people before retirement, they do not think they are old, busy working days should forget the old age, the speed of aging to them very slowly. After retired, two years did not meet that until twenty years did not see, they are very old fast, for what reason? Because they do not have a job, every day think old, think sick. Day visit only doctor, suffering speech not words. They themselves can not understand why they have become so, but we know. Due to their misconceptions.

Why do people learn the Buddha, the real people use, despite the age is still not old? Because they day, Buddha thought, Bodhisattva thought, day study of religion, so the Dharma fullness. You must know, the best nutrition for the human body is rejoicing. Worldly people often say, enjoy the joyous spirit of encouragement, the principle is so. If the true nature of the Buddha Dharma, the society is the meaning of the scriptures, Dharma fullness, the day from early to late evening, the work is more tireless, nor need to take any medicine of the world.

The Korean wizard has been here for two days, and we want to treat him to ask what he likes to eat. He preferred to drink cold water, the water represents the pure heart compassion. The wizards come here to present themselves, say, to us. The Buddha said these methodological arguments you must actually renew effectively. Read the Mahayana sutra must understand the Mahayana sense, Mahayana practice, must turn it into ideas, interpretations, behavior, then we can be true life. After being honest, the benefits of living beings are convenient.

Ÿ Fourth sentence, "Prostitution"

Encouragement is to encourage and help others to improve in virtue, education, capacity, work, and even progress in life. Dhamma is a comprehensive education, not a single one. In school world, you learn a lock system, the whole society, you only know the local, so " different profession as a mountain ", when encountering another occupation, you deadlocked communication. Dhamma is not so, Buddhism is the content. Dhamma is the only thing that is clear, not only in the door of the Buddha, sect, academics, and literature, but also all the professions in this world are smooth, without obstacles.

In the past Sakyamuni Buddha lived, many people deliberately make difficult, to ask a number of things that the Buddha has never done before, never experienced to see if he understood or not. The Buddha understood. Like the Sun came from a Prince. Before leaving home, he was a royal prince, living a wealthy life. After his ordination, religious practice, he never worked hard. There are people who say that everything is possible. Shakyamuni Buddha never released cattle, raising cows, taking care of cows. But when asked, Shakyamuni Buddha taught them how to take care of cows, how to cows. The Tripitaka also includes " The Story of the Nine-Tails", Much higher than the day of the cow. Everybody nods headily, it is wise, he did not learn anything but know.

Therefore, the Dharma of truth is communicated to all scholars, all worldly branches, no matter what. If you have learned the Buddha but do not know how to cook rice, fried vegetables, your Buddha Dharma not yet. You can learn the Buddha, how can say do not know cooking, do not know how to eat. There is no ethic. People who do not know how to sew clothes are not Buddhist. Learners must know everything. You learn that is natural, but what you do not learn that is true learning the Buddha, then you can promote the fake.

" Promotion of fake " is the teaching of beings, helping others. Society is complex, so the places of teaching Buddhist scriptures are not like schools, not like the usual academic lectures in society, specialized, special objects. The lecture of the Buddha called the lecture, audition regardless of young men and women, industry, culture. Some people do not know the word, they are listening to the same lecture. If you lecture that people nod, the doctor nodded, the illiterate nodded, though not easy, but that is the real wisdom. It says, " The true truth , if you do not personally do not come.

So learn to understand, then to do in everyday life. To do this is the result, applying these methods of reasoning into reality. From the fact that its argument is correct, the method is correct, this is called theorem. Every sentence in every word in the Buddhist scriptures, we all have to face life, fullness accomplished the best, the most victorious. The public does not see how to admire, how not to focus on learning. We do not go looking for them, they will find us to study. In the Buddhist house there is no enrollment, there is something to draw the faith, " only literature, literature" As long as we show a good example, they will automatically come to study, without our advice. When introductory, they have to advise them diligently efforts, hope soon achievements, early days to participate in the missionary business profits of the Buddha Bodhisattva.

At present say " propagate profit " in the Buddhist way or the director of the business period can be, but if the word outside this, few people honest. Therefore, it is necessary to change the " mission of profit " into another phrase, that is to participate in " social education ", so people will understand more. Rebirth is the social sciences. We from the social education work, participate in the social teaching of the Bodhisattva Buddhas, so Buddhas Bodhisattva in the vast society market in the trades, the condition of young men and women call " Depending on the type of incarnation ,  depending on the way of teaching" Performing is a teaching, teaching is teaching, acting itself for others to see, then tutor with you. The monk or layperson must be whole-hearted, full-body work, called " manipulator ".

For example, you trade, is a trader, the business you are a typical business for the society. You wholeheartedly do your career well, this career all over the world is the first in the same career, become the benchmark for the same career. This is the career of the Bodhisattva, no need to change the body. I think that it is necessary to change the form into a monk, shaved head, dressed in robes and robes, so as to study Buddhism, then you are completely wrong, do not understand anything about Buddhism. The Bodhisattva is, in any kind of body must be the same person of that body, occupation that must be the same person of the occupation, also known as Bodhisattva tu. The Bodhisattva Trader is a person who is in perfect business and becomes a trainee in the trader.

What is the difference between a Bodhisattva Trader and a Successful Trader? In compassion. Generally successful traders are self-interested, self-interested, although they also do some charitable work to return the society, taken from the social return to society. But they are still worthy of social recognition. The Bodhisattva does not have the reputation, not touch the fame of benefits that completely refunded to society, made entirely for the benefit of beings. In other words, Bodhisattvas from any profession, to society, to the masses, serve, do not seek glory.

You must know, in certain servants will receive the reverence of mass society, " truthful ". That name is revered by others, not themselves. If they take this as their goal, they are wrong, they are still ordinary, still reincarnation of samsara. Therefore, we must truly be away from the prestige of the benefits, not from the industry, the whole power to serve society, serve the mass, nothing is not the career of the Bodhisattva, this point we must understand.

So in the teachings of Mahayana, the Buddha hopes all beings, each one as a Bodhisattva, each is a Buddha, not only his Buddha, a few people do Bodhisattvas. Buddha hope all beings are Buddhist Bodhisattva, so new suit with the great. This sutra is the highest peak of the doctrine, the ultimate method of salvation.

After the Buddha said these three things, as the " chief virtuous life of three Buddhas ," the Buddha introduced us to some of the Buddha, the future Buddha. Buddhas are all beings of the present. In the Dharma, permanently equality, true equality, the Dharma practice of the three Buddhas of course are not exactly the same. As someone said, someone from the " door ", some people from the " door". That is the basic three. These three things are divided into many branches. The disciplines according to that immediately turn into immeasurable immediacy. However, none of these disciplines take the three conditions as the foundation. Just as we put foundation before building high.

Singapore has many high floors are not the same. Each building has its own style, its shape is not the same although the foundation is the same. These three paths are fundamentally the same, very solid and solid, the new building material is not oscillated. Quan said, " Pure Land Tam Phuoc " is the foundation for all the practice of learning fruit. In fact, we cultivate far less than the great old. See how the monks of the monk in " Cao Tang story ", the way of practice of the layman in the "House of stories ", or " Thien Nhan Truyen", Old people only need three to five years, slow ten to twenty years are achievements can not think. Today we enter the era of science, living more abundant, advances far more than the ancients, why not practice the ancients? This is worth our deepest sympathy.

In fact, we have despised the " Tam Phuoc ". For example, the building of a building, the building was successful, and we built half, then collapsed, turned out without foundation. If you want to be honest from the foundation you do, then tomorrow morning begins, reverent parents, offering red envelopes to parents, must start from here. Blessing that I say today is a small but important element in the " immeasurable happiness " that we must strive to remember and follow.

Luc Hoa

The " glass of glass " is the rule that the Buddha assigned for us to live with everyone should follow the principle. Six of six things, the six things are harmony, not only the harmony but also the glass, called glass of glass. In the past, Shaman Minh Son came to Singapore, he wrote us six glasses. We print a lot, popular also very broad six of this. Just fellow initiates of the Buddha, no comment at home, no business from any industry is needed. Each concept is not left, often remember in the heart, hard effort to practice medicine.

First, "Conciliation of the prize"

Today in society, many people bring peace and coexist. This slogan is attached to the mouth, although popular propaganda everywhere but the effect was not as desired. Although peaceful coexistence, but using what methods to achieve peaceful coexistence, they do not say. Just say no reason, no method, then the slogan of course is empty. The Buddha teaches us that " Conciliation is the solution " is the reason. The foundation of harmony is built on this notion.

" Ants " is thought, interpretation. How does it get to be solved? Use the current words to say, is to build the same understand. We all have the same perception, the same perception, that is the basic living together peace. So where is the standard for the same interpretation, the same way of thinking? He said his opinion of accuracy, He also said his interpretation of ideas, in the end exactly who? Who do we have to follow? Actually, beings Dharma today is the same as the Tibetan Sutra says " can hardly nanotechnology ", they all claim that right, others wrong. People think so, so born a lot of conflicts conflict, there is peace.

We see fighting everywhere. To eliminate these struggles must be built in the same understanding. Buddha said, one must let go of his own prejudices. This is high, the Buddha did not mean to say, " knowledge of the wrong people, my knowledge is correct, " the Buddha did not say so. If the Buddha has this way, we hear and shake his head, " Shakyamuni Buddha is not sure exactly, how can I follow him? "

Buddha said, we all have a way of thinking, the view is all let go, so exactly we can receive. Buddhas Tathagata no coryza we pull away, but people who teach us natural summit site, so called Buddha Dharma is " Infinite Human Medicine Act" The Buddha taught us not to rely on anyone. Just enter the door to receive the third refuge. The Buddha never told you to take refuge in him. Taking refuge in the meaning of sense, self-awareness. You take refuge in your own sense, self-awareness is the Buddha. Reflect your self-nature is the legal security, the right view. The self-purity, self-centered purity, that is increased security. So take refuge is called self-regulation. Shakyamuni Buddha does not say we have to take refuge in him. The greatness of the Buddha in this place, worthy of reverence, surrender. The Buddha's speech is the truth, but ordinary people we do not have too much gas, do not have the capacity early. We really want to fall back on our own self, but we can not do it. So who can do it? You can do, we do not call them mundane.

In the Mahayana, just turn back to the sublime entered the holy, business said Bodhisattva head, honest turned. The cylinder is called the center of the mind, from true love to turn the head to enlightenment. New six realms, there are ten legal world. From the turn of love, is from the six realms or from the legal world ten turn back. I turn to the most legal foot, which is the Tathagata Buddha sincere expectation for all beings, hope we are in this life a sublime holy. They are truly compassionate to the extreme, loving to the extreme. They give us good truths, hope that we have a lifetime achievement of perfect accomplishment, this is the Buddha's wish. Us from the wrong idea, wrong interpretations turn around right view of right, the Lotus Sutra called " Buddhist detailed knowledge", Knowledge on the fruit of the Tathagata.

How to turn the head immediately to get knowledge on the land of the Tathagata? Turned head is called Tanh; knowledge on the fruit of the Tathagata is the knowledge of self-nature, knowledge of nature. The Maitreya says in the Initiation of Faith: "The inherent sense", Not from the outside. Why do we inherit? Buddhists can not lose sight, can not start the effect, turn into false virtue. The key is that you have a passion, passion then the right understanding that inherent in your self-nature turned into false false views. As soon as the turn, the wisdom in the self-nature of the current money, the legal nature. Me loses our nature, our inherent virtue also changes, transformed into birth defilement, where the obstacles are obstacles, karma current money. So we have to meditate. From the pollution turn the head into the pure mind, restore the universal virtue of our nature.

This refuge, the Buddha is the body, the wisdom is wisdom, the increase is the effect, from this place to build the same understanding, building the interpretation of interpretation, this teaching naturally make beings nine truths of truth uniformed But karmic reality is too heavy, too deep, we can not convert, or in other words, want to turn around without turning. At this moment we have to temporarily use means. You should know, this method is only temporary, useful for ordinary people. We need to find the form of the Three Jewels to rely on, the French say we must find the mountain to lean on.

Who are we looking for? Find the teacher Shakyamuni Buddha. This is not the expectation of Shakyamuni Buddha. He hopes to study with Amitabha Buddha. You see on the Amitabha Buddha's prayer to the summit: " optical central poles, Buddha Middle King" If we take Buddha Amitabha as the teacher, taking refuge in Amitabha Buddha is the wish of Buddha Shakyamuni, then Shakyamuni Buddha praised, you compliment to hear the words. Where is Amitabha Buddha? Nowhere is there, but why can not we see you? Can not hear you? Do not contact him. He honestly no place where there is no, only because the ordinary human eyes can not see, so the Buddha has taught us the life of the Amitabha Life, Amitabha, life experience. Business is the Buddha, Buddha did not leave the business. Y the method of reasoning of the scriptures that do, is to take refuge in Amitabha Buddha, close and study with Amitabha Buddha.

Amitabha Buddha is not the least, is the best example of life for us to practice as human beings. Should take refuge in the Buddha Amitabha practice is the Buddha. The law is also practical. At present, the transmission of the five discourses. In all sects, all the disciplines, the number of sutras are at least, but suitable for modern times. This era people are very strict assignments, busy work to endure every second. Big talk is difficult to receive, while the classics of net is much easier. If the job is too busy, to the point of a business life is not how to maintain life, then arbitrarily choose one type, the whole life is full of benefits.

The Sun, because we introduce the Western World of Ultimate Bliss, the most far-reaching is the Life Sorrow. In the simplest business is the Great Bodhisattva Mindfulness Buddhist Chapter, the entire text is only two hundred and forty four words, less than the Bat Kinh Tam Kinh two hundred and sixty words that you often read , what can not be lived. We must be expected life, reciting, because the speaker said, that is true refuge, true turn. We read the recitation of the text must understand the interpretation, the depth of understanding as deep as possible, from the mental development to the Buddha can not be interrupted.

How do you understand this? Please tell the " deep bottomless meaning, boundless mind ." The nature of the Buddhist scriptures is called Tanh, so his breadth is also called Tanh. We must from this foundation build that understanding, according to the teachings of the Buddha. This is just the beginning. Reborn to the Western World of Ultimate Bliss, even though the realm of the sublime dwells on the rebirth, is the self-nature of the Three Jewels. That is true, no means. Buddhism, after winning the same understanding, must think of methods of reaching harmony with life.

Second, "Harmonization of fellow initiates"

The word " gender " is the same meaning with " morality " in the sense in the broad sense. You see the " religious harmony", Often thinking narrow in the five precepts, octet boys, ten sex, even Bodhisattva precepts of the bodhisattva life, is wrong. Harmonization and morality in the bodhisattva jinn must be understood in the broadest sense, the language nowadays called preservation. In all our teachings, we have to abide by not only the precepts, but also the morality. The smallest details in daily life are to be observed. If you despise, forget the subtle details this crazy you crazy, you are still confused. Not only the teachings of the Buddha, the basic law of the country, the constitution, even the customary, ethical, theoretical and legal not written, we all must comply.

Study the Buddha, all buddhas buddhas are the lawful followers. The most common rule is the Bodhisattva Buddha. They are the mirror for us to see. " Harmonization " is to teach us to keep the spell. Ordinary people from small to large, in childhood must receive the education of parents, teachers, must be raised into the concept of preservation. We learn the Buddha just to the Buddha must be fostered conception of the spell. Just keep the spell, be able to harmonious living with everyone.

Third, "Body of Copper"

We, along with many other beings on earth, must love this planet. Have to keep our life situation every hour. We also enjoy the enjoyment of others, enjoy life also to think of the next life. This is from great circumstances. To shrink a bit, the country is in harmony with other countries. Miniature again, this union together harmony other. For instance, Lin Si is a group of many initiates. The initiates chose a leader of the masses. Woodpeckers and other leaders of the department also make regulations, programs. So we are a member of the social order, in order to be in compliance with this. Home laypeople return home when the family is the smallest. The whole family must reconcile, hear the teachings of the Buddha, Receive the teaching of the Buddha, y according to classics that do. That is "coaxial body .

We all living beings in this situation, how do not love this situation, how can arbitrarily destroy the situation. The meaning here is very deep, must be meticulous that can Assembly. Each concept of protection for the safety of the organization, each concept must think of happiness for all people in the organization.

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