MAINTAINING THE LIBRARY (PART 22)

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 Master, 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 has not broken, filial piety is partially deficient, not yet full. 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 from great compassion, " From the heart of any observation, " his method of expanding and cultivating your compassion. 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 Bodhisattvas live 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 not move, because moving it when the owner wants to find is difficult 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 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, do 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. These two words " receive " 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 To say that the engine must understand the engine. 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 are to the Buddha's teaching, can not help but five years to the ground. 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 the teaching of Buddha, a Buddhist discipline is 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 the 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 day or two can also connect with the indigenous people a charm, joyful joy. 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.

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