BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY (PART 38)

May ninth, "living beings"

The meaning of this is very clear, referring to beings. Why have to lead beings? I have spoken with you, in the Flower Adornment, through all the real world, all beings together with us is a body, the same nature, the same mind, the same entity turns out . The world is not the same, but similar, like our bodies. If we want to say that this body is our own, then everyone can understand, there are many cells in the body, each one is itself, not the other. Our nails are ours, our hair is our own. But why cut it, is not it all themselves? After understanding this crude doctrine, you meticulously think and observe. The Buddha said, ten medical law is solemnly all due to me. Self-indulgent, birth - Buddha equality, beings and Buddha is equal, is also a body. So we have to know the direction for beings.

What direction? To use simple words to say is to take heart sincerity, pure, equal, compassion care of all beings; love and wholehearted help as help yourself. People who do not care to help beings show that this person does not care about themselves. The world often says, human beings must know how to love. So what is it? It is nowhere around the world, but few people understand. If we do not go through Mahayana, we do not understand. We have the fate of contact with the Mahayana school, that is the virtue of virtue from the countless fertile lives that have the opportunity to win so. After understanding, we must be able to do, must know social concern, love the whole world, more must use mind equality, can not have "Here is another pale . " That is the moral.

What about? On the real distance is far different, because of different coasts. Huayen said " the cause of cause and effect ", in the cause of cause and effect is different, equal. Our mind is equal, vows are equal, understand equality, equality, but in the family, parents are very close to us, that is fate, so we have to love, help them . Of course the first help to the parents, then the house, the neighbors nearby, the people in the village, and then move away a bit, because of unequal charm. On the right to be equal, right in equality is different, right in the difference is equal, should be called " members are not afraid to run, not afraid to take care". We have to study, to propagate such a benefit, is to guide beings

May tenth, "Universal era"

Universal spectrum is the direction of self-nature, foot referral, as well as say that we start mindfulness, speech work, are compatible with self-nature is the right.

"VIRTUE"

The topic of the general program of business teaching is " penitent manipulators ", learning micro-sciences, offenses. The Bodhisattva Buddhas of the nine kingdoms display many forms, in order to help all sentient beings who have not been enlightened, still in a delirious situation; they represent an enlightened person, expressing a high intellectual life so that we can see, hear, and touch, in the path of enlightenment, of being able to give birth, to be reborn, and Study future with them. This is the virtue of the great man, the virtue of the Bodhisattva Buddha, and the Western World of Ultimate Bliss. Thus, the ten worlds of the Buddhas, all natural use of mind purity of the Buddha's birth is Pure Land, the virtue of course also corresponds to the well-being of the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, we call the same direction, the same item pepper.

"THE HOLY SPIRITUAL"

Quantity is not counting, countless " happy ", immeasurable " vow ". Happiness includes all our lives, not just one life but also the past and the future, the endless futures. So on the new two words " immeasurable ." At present we are living behavior, Buddhism usually uses three words to general, " body language", We call it a karma. Body is the creation of body, language is language, meaning is thought, interpretation. We initiate mindfulness, including all actions. Infinite immeasurable acts are not in addition to these three great kinds, also known as the three karmic acts, which correspond to the ten platforms of the bodhisattva. If this is contrary to the 10 major vows or ten platforms, this behavior is considered wrong, but if our mindset of behavior is the same as the ten vows of the Bodhisattva Pure Land, even if it can not do the same. Full satisfaction can also be achieved. Just like we are in elementary school, even if we do not reach any level of education, we have a goal. If you have not yet started, but your direction is very accurate, your well-being, that is Pho Hien. Of course, the standard of happiness is quite high, ordinary practitioners find it hard to reach his standards. Your standard is also very low, but the lowest we can not reach, so how to do? Must be in the direction, according to the target.

" Absolute wealth immeasurable peace of the most central solution ," this sentence is very broad sense. Here we turn only a few schools of learning, convenience in the daily life; Take our wrong actions, y according to this section to modify. We say through the blessings, the three, the third school, the final level, the last is Samantabhadra. When our Institute established, selecting these five courses, is easy to remember. Each hour per minute is subject to these ten items for study. These five categories include the boundless brahmana of the Bodhisattva. Studying the Buddha if we despise the practice of thinking in the Buddhist Dharma, not discuss how to use the public to solicit, even say that the sky is falling is not useful. Professor Li often said "Worth birth and death still birth and death like ", is to say compared to willow to escape birth and death out of three realms unrelated.

Blessed

What is the direction? The Buddha in the Infinite Life Buddha has taught us three types of pure life, that is the direction, the goal. So we learn the Buddha must start from the commentary of the great teacher, especially because we emphasize the practice of blessed.

The first of the blessings is the blessings of heaven

There are four sentences:

Ÿ The first sentence, "Honor parents"

If we do not even do good people, then we do not have a part of the Bodhisattva Buddha. Want to learn to do bodhisattvas, learn to do the Buddha, must first be good people. " Keeping good minds, doing good deeds, speaking good words, doing good people ", we bring the teachings of the great monk.

First, the parents. Four sentences in the business say " curious parents ," the word " nursing"This is not only to nourish the parents, take care of living old age of parents. Although the life of walking is cared for caring but if parents are often sad, so we are still unfamiliar, not to be fond of. Parents often worry what? They are very difficult to discharge their children. The more females they are, the more disaffected they are. Therefore, we have to nourish the minds of our parents so that our parents do not have to worry about them, while happily enjoying the days near the end of their lives. This is not easy, not family harmony, kinship harmony, but social, friendly friends; go to school, respect the teacher, in harmony with fellow students, compassion and compassion; work in the community, respect the leadership, harmony the librarians, so your parents can rest assured.

Chinese people, for the country, because the local elected leaders, how often they promote people? They are called " high spirits from the hedgehog ". They can stay at home, when they are selected, they can naturally get together with the country. Tastes are one, in which there is no limit. The world speaks filial piety, the grapes speak filial piety, Dao speak filial piety, can roughly say fullness. But in the temple says filial is not yet. If you use the standard of a Buddhist, you only make a tenth, still nine-tenths have not done, although one tenth of the world was very full.

An epitome of Chinese history is Shun. The nourishment of the mind and body of his parents, he truly did all the way, not only the people of that time praised, but later people see this record, the natural reincarnation of consciousness immediately. Why do you say that you do not end up filial? Because Buddhism understands the truth, life is eternal, not a lifetime. It has a past life, a future life. If you leave your parents in the six realms of samsara, you are not good. How to help parents escape the six realms of reincarnation? First you have to escape the six realms of reincarnation, you can help your parents, can help the body of dependence. If you can not escape the six realms of samsara, then the filial in the Buddha, you are far too far.

This point is to talk about the " mother's lice ," the meaning is very deep. Females can make the Bodhisattva Buddha, filial piety for parents is considered complete. If you take the standard of the Buddha said, it is certain to complete the fruit of the Buddha, the new filial do the fullness. Bodhisattva is still a qualification generals ignorance not break, filial a partial lack, is not satisfied. So the Buddhist House with grapes talk, on the scene there are not the same. But the same with the Buddha, from the doctrine, monasticism, to the doctrine is based on filial piety, are founded on the basis of filial piety, which is the same point, the realm is not the same.

Second sentence, "Honor Master"

The Tao is built on the basis of filial piety. We learn the Buddha bow respect each day, but do not respect the parents, so you have not learned the Buddha. The meticulous try that think, the Buddha studied for decades, but still a mundane, not into the realm of Buddhism for what cause? You have just opened the wrong. Parents at home are two living Buddha, but you do not bow, go prostrate Buddha wood cement every day, how can you accomplish? This is not I teach you, but the Blessed One teaches us.

Parents staying at home are two living Buddhas, but do not need to wake up early in the morning to parents bowing three heads, parents do not hope you do so, but the heart reverence for the Buddha How, sure, to a parent like that. We learn the Buddha every day, before the Buddhist ceremony, then chanting, reciting the Buddha, three rules, the direction. After we do, we also have to bring a set right in today's life. Apart from parents, all beings are considered Buddha, then the realm " Hoa Nghiem" Buddha taught us to put parents in the first person, the teacher is the teacher should be placed in the second. Currently we see many families, parents opposed to children learn Buddhism, there are moral or not? Have. Because parents see the children see the magician is master, bowed respectfully, offering respect to the master, while parents want to buy a little things, the children are difficult, color is not happy. Parents think, it attaches importance, friendly with outsiders do not nostalgic nurture of parents so from then parents do not support children learn the Buddha. Parents may think that the monk outside of that has nothing to do with you, say some misleading you, then you trust, so how do parents not feel hurt, how do parents Mother willing to let children go to school?

So parents are not wrong, the teacher does not teach, so children do not understand the story, do not understand Buddhism. Every day you pay homage to the parents, every day to give red envelopes, parents will definitely praise: " My children learn the truth is true, " they will urge people to learn the Buddha. Every day to offer parents red envelope is true, do not need much, just two three in the red bag is okay. Do not forget to donate so, then it is " sequential modern city spending virtue artist ", you are " Specifically excluded immeasurable vows" If you do not do it then there is no way. If not, then starting tomorrow morning to do. You should not just listen to this business but to make efforts, make family members are happy birthday. Studying the Buddha makes the whole family happy, they learn the Buddha, then you can advise parents to recite Buddha's birthplace Pure Land. That is great. When " Master worship," your parents will not protest against you or go to school.

As a teacher, he also tries to teach you how to nurture parents, how to love brothers and sisters, and the mass society to work together to help society prosperity and prosperity, that is education. That guru is worthy of our reverence, learning.

Ÿ Third sentence, "From the heart of the blind"

Then we open our minds, which is the Quan Yin Bodhisattva method. You should know, " Honor the teacher " in front of the Dharma, to change our minds in the mind of behavior. When you lift up the Quan Yin Method. Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Great compassion, " From the heart of any observation, " his method of expanding and cultivating your compassionate heart. Compassion is love. Everybody knows that Christianity says " charity ". In fact, these two words of " charity " are in the Buddhist scriptures, specifically, the Sutra of our Life. Our history is at least 5000 years older than Christianity in the West. Taking the record of Chinese history says more than 1000 years. Why Buddhism does not use the word " love"? Love is a new feeling to change to another is called " compassion ". Compassion is the reason, is love is the reason, not the love of sympathy. This we need to understand, to nourish the heart of love, to open the mind of love in a pure and completely equal.

Ÿ The fourth sentence, "tu thu good karma"

Firstly, the body " not killing ," not only kill the living beings, but if beings cause the defilements themselves feel guilty. Wherever the Bodhisattva lives can make all beings rejoice. We must strive to learn, to do. " No stealing ", the scope is very broad. The truth is interpreted as " immoral ", the object has a master, if the owner does not agree, we can not take. Not only can not get carried away but also can not move it, because moving it when the owner wants to find it hard to find, they are afflicted. So it is not easy to ban this world. " No sexual misconduct"Is prohibited for fellow initiates who are married. The conjugal union of the husband and wife must be religious, must hold the feast, hold the spell, meaning there is love, there is virtue. These are the three things that ban the body from doing so the Buddha gives us three important principles.

Second, speech, it is easy to commit, so the Buddha offers four things: " no hope", that is not to deceive others, " not two words " means provocation to harass, no evil word "is a rude speech difficult to even born error," not embroidered ", ie sweet words charm sweet love. At present we watch on some television, film, dance, sometimes yellow, sometimes gray, this kind of embroidery that the Dharma teaches, making people very interested in hearing but Content inside is not the Dharma, all undermine social morality, not build. So these things we have to avoid contact, the more we should not follow.

Third, the mind, the mind is the mind. In the right mind must learn " no greed, no greed, no si ". The scene does not bring craving heart, adversity also does not start the anger, for all the clear and thorough understanding thoroughly, that is wisdom, is also not love. Attending Si is called delusory three poison because all evil from the greed that greed. We also use modern nouns, " poison " at the preaching time . The most serious poison is greed. If there is greed, in addition to the charm of the sixth sex education, then this person can bear, how can they not sick? Not only will the body be sick, but it will also change. He reported that the situation of living has also become worse and worse.

You all know, our current situation in life is actually each year bad. There are many who recognize this planet is already sick, unusual climate, constant accidents, more accident each year a more serious. This planet is indeed sick, why is it sick? Because our mind is not good, in the mind there is too much greed for the body so sick, the circumstances of life as well as disease, as Buddhism said " evil years before . Previously we read " evil years before"It is not easy to feel, because the world is so beautiful that Buddha said the world is evil years before. Today we read this new passage deeply felt. Shakyamuni Buddha is very good, true wisdom. Three thousand years ago he knew that our earth was sick, and the truth was that the earth was over.

We have to do right these four sentences: " Honor parents, serve the chief, from the mindless, good tu tu ," must work hard to do. You recite the name of the Buddha will be compatible with the Buddha. Just like the telegraph, the passage is clear, we just recited Buddha Amitabha Buddha Amitabha has touched. If you do not do these four sentences, even if one day to recite the ten thousand Buddha's name, Amitabha Buddha also did not hear a word, because in the obstacle, led to the line of communication. It is called " a concept that corresponds to a recitation of the Buddha, recitation of the concept of recitation of the Buddha, " you do not get it, " mouth sore throat just wasted" So many people recite the Buddha but the rebirth is not much, cause why? This is the place. Understand that then you have to make mistakes that change, so that we can Amitabha Buddha can pass through each other, right in the mind is touched. From this foundation that the blessing of the sky is enhanced, so new to the Buddha.

The second of the three blessed include "life expectancy, three-dimensional world, regardless of the majesty"

Ÿ The first sentence, "life expectancy"

The first step is to take refuge in the Buddha. Right now in our fellow practitioners, the refuge of the Three Jewels is very much, but is life expectancy or not? Not sure. In front of the Buddha Bodhisattva swearing, ritual refuge but in fact not at all, nor y. Only in form, so can not use. We definitely have to live.

Feeling is totally receptive. The word " reception " is not easy. If you do not understand the doctrine of the Three Refuges, you do not know the practical way in everyday life, then you do study. The virtue, interests, the realm of the Three Laws, you do not know how to be happy birthday. Therefore, when the transmission of three rules, it is necessary to clarify thoroughly. Normally, there are many people who do not have time so they do not explain in detail. However, we still have the method of listening by listening to the audio and reading the book. In general, buddhist buddhists have not discussed the Buddha's refuge or not, this is still our essential lesson.

At present we learn the Buddha has two small books, one is " Awareness of Buddhism ", the other is " Three-way transmission ". These two books are essential, must definitely make clear. What is Buddhism ultimately? How should Buddhism practice?

The term " Buddhist Refuge, Refuge, Refuge rise, " in ancient times explained, everyone can explain, not to be born misunderstanding. The current misunderstanding that Buddhism is superstitious religion, so we for the " Dharma Dharma " of the Three Jewels must be clearly explained.

One thousand three hundred years ago, Grand Master Hui Neng, the Sixth Zen China when teaching refuge did not use the word " Buddha, Dharma and Sangha" which used the term " Enlightenment, the director, the Pure ", can be seen how to speak I must understand the mechanics. Master Huong Nang does not say that the " Dharma Dharma Sangha " for fear of hearing beings are misunderstood will not easily explain and not get real effect, so the master changed into " Enlightenment, Chief, Net" Buddha is the sense, is the main, the increase is pure. This way makes us feel very easy to understand, moreover these three words flow from self-nature. The sense-consciousness is self-awareness. By this it is possible to know that refuge is not a refuge for someone. Every day we practice in the early evening called three self-regulation. The Buddha is self-awareness, the Dharma is self-nature, the self is pure. We can not be bothered by the teachings of the Buddha to the ground near the earth. Buddha did not teach us to take refuge in him, but the Buddha taught us to take refuge in the nature of the Three Jewels.

" I want to learn the Buddha must learn with Buddha Shakyamuni ," this concept is superstition. Buddha Shakyamuni said, " You have to rely on your own nature ." Buddha Shakyamuni on the nature, we also rely on nature, so the nature of the Three Jewels is more important than anything. Self-awareness, self-nature, self-net is the three major fields of Buddhism.

We are the true capital that is not conscious, starting mindfulness that is not right, not infected, so the Buddha teach us from the love back to rely on self-nature, right view, and from all pollution turn back to the pure heart. So Buddhism has three disciplines, like the lecture hall has three doors to enter, the sense of purity. We see the level of our own, the nature of whichever door you enter, then we go to that door, should not be reluctant.

You should know Zen meditation Tanh from the " door ", so called great enlightenment, intelligent mind Tanh, that is the most intelligent, most intelligent nature of the world has the ability to practice This. Rev. Hui Keng preached, the objects he was led by the superiors. If not superiors, this door can not enter. The day before I first learned, the old man told me, meditation is like stepping into the sky. You have a very good course, a step to heaven. The Chinese call it elaborate, from the ground jump one up to the ten floor, so what words to say. This is not something ordinary people can do, because if you do not jump up and fall down will break the meat crush.

The average person, who does not have this kind of character, then how? Do not worry, we also have stairs climbing each level up, slow but sure. Renunciation is from the " main door ", the right view. In general the path of the Buddha is very much. Leo stairs long time must come to the three A Lifetime, that is to say spear. So now we drop the first two doors. We are not metaphysical, can not step to heaven; climbing stairs too slow and tired do not want to climb, the method does not? Still, the concept of Amitabha Buddha is from the " net ", ie the pure mind.

In fact, whether you are sophisticated or not, just use a sentence Amitabha Buddha purified pollution, today we call mental pollution, mental pollution, pollution thoughts, umbrella contamination, even physiological pollution. We use a sentence Amitabha Buddha purifies it, then we rely on the merit of the Amitabha Buddha for the Western Pure Land. Born to the world of Ultimate Bliss, our life expectancy is much higher than that of the Zen Master. So this method of winning nothing. Today we lecture is a lecture on the Buddha, a Buddhist discipline praised, even Bodhisattva Samantabhadra bounty.

In short, the three doors to go, we should go to the net, the sense and the chief is difficult to go. Pure mind is more important than anything.

Second sentence, "complete world"

This verse teaches us to observe the precepts. " They " means a lot of precepts, not just the five precepts, the ten precepts, the bhikkhuni, the nuns, the bodhisattvas, or wider than these, that is the precepts. small. "The world " refers to the teaching of the Buddha in business. But we can not live up to the classics too much. Actually, in a lifetime, we only maintain a business life is enough, y according to the teachings of a business that has done is very full, especially this Life Saga.

The Infinite Life is the main focus of the business of the United States, is the economic development of the United States Buddhism Tu Nghiem. The Great Sakyamuni Buddha Sakyamuni re-implemented the entire Tripitaka. We chose the right quintessence, choose the essence, must follow the teachings of the business that the practice, will be full of them.

Ÿ The third sentence, "Abnormal posture"

Use modern words that say the dread is ceremonial. In the Dhamma, it is the concept of morals, customs, rituals, which we need to know especially in the present day. With the technology of news, convenient transportation, our space of activity vast, often have holiday abroad. Traveling or visiting a certain area, we first have to examine the customs and customs of the region to enter the custom. Even with a short time, even a couple of days can also be associated with the indigenous people a pleasant romance. Right in the coast of joy, we bring the Dharma gift to them apart from a few offerings. Wherever we go, we also associate with everyone, even with only a small Buddha image printed in beautiful, behind the topic of the script. At the time of donation,

Give a small Buddha image to them, is love, care, help them; Make them " hear through ear forever planted good ." If they are interested, there is joy, we contact them, often send gifts of tape. In short, every hour every minute must be noted, must bring the Dhamma introduction to everyone, must definitely from the word " Impossibilty"  that do, let others see us immediately joyful heart. We should not let other people see us immediately disillusioned. The joy must be made to do, in addition to the need to bless the Three Jewels. Studying the Buddha must achieve achievement plate. The record shows the good change, and the body changes.

In our hall, there is a Korean guru. This year he was eighty years old, traveling alone with a bunch of luggage. His body is very healthy, middle-aged people can not match. This is the manifestation of the Buddha by the recitation of Amitabha Buddha. This time he came to visit, I proposed " faith mind recite the Buddha, " right in the heart is full of all Buddhism. The Chinese say "The most reciting the Buddha, " one center is the heart. There is doubt, alternating, not called credit. Ngoc Ich Ngoc said the credentials in the " Essential Solution": Faith, faith, faith, doctrine, faith, credit. There is no doubt, without interruption, called beliefs recite the Buddha, will definitely hold the reborn Western World of Ultimate Bliss. Although they have not yet gone but have been registered in the Pure Land world, they can go at any time. This year he is eighty, age is great for this world, but for all beings, he honestly loving care, concern. He was afraid of the Buddha's teachings and later he had no successor, so when he heard that we are here to open a refresher course for a young magician who studied the Pure Land Method, he was not happy at all. visit us. Seeing that we have a successor, he will have nothing to worry about, he can peace of mind. We also respect the practice of the old magician and respect.

The third of blessed

Ÿ The first sentence, "Give the Bodhi Mind"

The Infinite Life teaches us the rebirth of the Three Senses, the reincarnation of the Sanhedrin , the " reincarnation of the Sanhedrin ". But why do people recite more and more people who reborn less? Previously, layman Li Bing Nam often said, ten thousand people to recite the Buddha can actually reborn only about three to five people. Cause the last, so few people know. They recite Buddha very diligently, a day to recite the ten thousand titles of Buddha, string sequences do not leave hands, but why can not reborn? Because they do " One heart ", but not yet. " Development of mind Bodhi" From early to late still recite the Buddha, but still quarrel with people, so how can? One day there is ten thousand tenure Buddha's name can not be reborn, because there is no Bodhi mind. So forty-eight prayers, everyone knows the eighteenth vow is important, vow may also not despise the nineteenth.

May 19th is to develop the Bodhi mind. You can not develop Bodhi mind. What is the Bodhi Mind? It is the true heart of enlightenment. Enlightenment this world is not suffering impermanent, this is the true enlightenment. For this world is definitely not attached. We live in this world as living in a motel, the time is very short, good or not, all calculations, because there are only a few days to go, then there is nothing to compare. So should see everything is good, good perspective, adversity is also good, good people, evil people are not bad. Keeping the mind of one's self pure is equal, that is the mind of Bodhi. We are sincere towards people, according to the teachings of the Buddha that living, working, and the object of the material, permanently keep their own peace of mind. Such new correspondent mind Bodhi. According to the classics, The basis of the Bodhi mind is the heart of sincerity. The heart of the action is to self, is the self-esteem, we call the heart. For the other person concerned loving help, for all beings must have mind Bodhi. Mind Bodhi is the heart, is also the Buddha.

Ÿ The second sentence, "The message of 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 specialized in saying the Buddha recitation : " 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 Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, compare it with Amitabha Buddha. 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 date the Buddha, bodhisattva thought, the day of 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 wanted to drink cold water. Water represents the pure heart of 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 effort effort, hope soon achievement date, early days to participate in the missionary business profits of Bodhisattvas.

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 are from social work, participate in the social teaching of the Bodhisattva Buddhas, so Buddhas Bodhisattvas in large 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 monkor 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 the Bodhisattva Bodhisattva. Trader Bodhisattva is the rightful businessman in fullness, become pedestrians 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 touching the reputation of food, but 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 fame.

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 glory 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 the Mahayana, the Buddha hopes all beings, each made Bodhisattva, each is a Buddha, not only his Buddha, a few people do Bodhisattvas. Buddha hope all beings are Bodhisattvas, so new suit with the great sect. 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. But peaceful coexistence say, but what the method used to achieve peaceful co-existence, they do not speak. 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 Bodhisattva said in the Initiation of the Lotus Sutra: "The inherent imperative", 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? Search Guru Buddha Shakyamuni. 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 year is the Great Bodhisattva Recitation of Buddha Chapter, the entire text is only two hundred and forty four words, less than the Prajna Sutra, 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 a broad 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. One of the most commonly prescribed rules is the Bodhisattva Bodhisattva. 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.

Fourth,

Buddha knows the misunderstanding of sentient beings are largely due to speech, so called " many say wrong ". Do not say too much, say a lot will be wrong, easily lead to suspicion or misunderstandings of others, so that the relationship with people. After the resonance, the injustice unanimously ceased. In the unintentional intention to create the accident on the Bodhi. So the ancient teach " say a little story, recite a sentence Buddha, " as soon as we want to speak, the mouth just came to the mouth, " Amitabha Buddha ". This is a great way, honest to do " the harmony ". One day from dawn to dusk saw the happy rejoice " Amitabha Buddha" . Whatever people say, we all say "Amitabha Buddha , peace of mind air. An Amitabha Buddha is the true language, in addition to the Amitabha Buddha, the rest is the expectation language. Reading business can not, just reciting the Buddha's birth, can become a Buddha. Reading the sutra is still possible. The idea of ​​being interwoven in the script is not readily read, it does not work.

The ancient saying " read business not by mantras, mantras not by reciting the Buddha ," why? Buddha's name is very simple, it is difficult to imagine the interlaced. Reading the longer the more easily interwoven. You imagine, you read Surangama sure there is the idea of ​​interpolation in it, because the time is too long, our strength of photography is not enough. Remembering a relatively short rebirth, the spirit of concentration from the beginning to the end of a variable is not so intertwined. But if you read thirty at a time, or fifty, there will be an expectation of multiplication. Buddha's name is much simpler.

In the past I taught people to recite the Buddha's name " Male Sculpture Amitabha Buddha " six words, a little recite ten times. In the ten verses of the Buddha do not mix thoughts. One minute, our life force can do, but five minutes can not do. So this day of your course should be a ten minutes Buddha. These ten verses correspond with the principle of reciting the Buddha of the Great Bodhisattva, " pure meditation ", the mind is not cynical, not mixed; The succession of ten consecutive Buddhas. Every day recite at least nine times, of course as much as possible. Such a form of habits, a sincere heart of professionalism, has the aspirations of urgent need to be born pure, then do not be reborn.

Do not look down on a ninth day of recitation, it is true to be effective and of continuous mindfulness. Therefore, we must do " the harmony of no contest ". All worldly dharma are false, not real, there is nothing worth discussing. Others praise me is fake, do not like; Others destroy us, humiliate me is also fake, hat all anger. They scold others, why do not you angry? Because it is not scolding me. Blame others you do not accept, but when they scold you, you recieve, go home angry angry. Bring yourself into others, they scold others who have nothing to do with me, so you will not be angry. " Me"Is false, the name is fake, the general is also fake. People scolded, people humiliated, in fact to say with this name, this general, the wind blowing through the ear has nothing to do. This is the truth of the truth. Understand the truth, we go to school, understand a little moral, when they say, " Amitabha Buddha " thank you for the rescue. They are great intellectuals, our benefactors. Each of their sentences is dispossessed instead of me. Our karma will be consumed. So you can enjoy the reception, as if motionless.

If you start anger, then you create karma. Only in a single thought, when the conversion not only do not create karmic left, but also karmic cause. The Buddha has wisdom, he teaches us this way. Therefore, for all our injustice, every day we bring the merit of merit to them, their favor. These unjust fruits of the day help us eliminate the limitless amount of karmic accumulation from eternity.

You have to know, people praise you every day, flatter you, they can not be karma for you. Many people complain that the high tribute to the birth, rebirth karma. Therefore, "do not compete ", should know how.

Fifth, "Harmonization agreement"

Truthfully, tuition is like Dharma, you are sure to be full of dharma, your life is sincere " leaving suffering ". You have to remember, this joy is not due to the money, nor is it worthy of the rich. Actually, happy and public names, money is absolutely not relevant. If you do not trust, you can ask people who are very high status, have a lot of money to see if they are happy. They are not happy, they dare not go alone on the street for fear of being assassinated, robbed. Day by day they are alert, living in fear. The door to the security guard. Did you say it was pitiful? How to be like the poor do not have anything, want to go somewhere, go, very liberal, can rejoice with any person. So happy is not related to these things.

The true joy is the Dharma. Understanding the truth of the cosmic universe, that is so happy. Be mindful of the words of work are compatible with the truth, corresponds to the truth of truth.

Harmony co-approval, each of us according to the method of the scene of the Infinite Life Tho that study, learn the Buddha Amitabha is really happy. The worldly outlook does not have any peace that can be compared with the joy of the Buddha. Studying any method can not compare with the joy of the Buddhist concept. If you say: " I recite the Buddha for many years to now, concept is very miserable, there is not a little happy, what is the cause?"Because you have not got to the door yet. You are not compatible; On the day of prayer, do not understand, do not understand, do not understand, can not bring these ethics right in his life. Having learned that can not be used, your suffering does not leave. If you have learned all right in everyday life; Each of these can be compatible with the theoretical method of the scriptures, then do something unhappy. The West is called the world of ecstasy, but we have not yet arrived, but the atmosphere of the world we have had; the joy of the world has already. So now is the message, proof of retribution.

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