I have heard Ton Tuc teachings, saying: "cultivating without learning is blind, cultivating without practicing is like treating books". Truly, this is a profound, wonderful teaching, ... Because, if we practice without learning, we don't know how to practice, what to avoid, what to do, or experiences, invaluable lessons help us to maintain solid "bodhicitta", to be confident enough, intellectual and capable of overcoming challenges and difficulties in the pitfalls of this false life. And if we only learn and do not apply those studies to the practice, then it becomes meaningless again.

“You will gradually grow up to become more useful people for society and for Dharma. When faced with life, you must know how to let go of your troubles so that you won't be held back. As for those who help, they must repay. Life will certainly not be as expected! There are things as will then there will be things that do not please. Whether or not these are just two categories leads to suffering for us. The important thing is that you always maintain your spirituality, always maintain your spiritual direction from the beginning, when you first enter the temple. If you have free time, invest all in practice, study doctrine, study the classic ... ”. Those are sincere, simple words, ... that contain so much love and affection of a teacher, the Father instructed, book of tons of children in the final lesson of the second subject of the second course of Venerable Thich Thien Thuan. Those tons of words, always remain in my mind like the words I just mentioned yesterday.

Determining the subject "The Second Course of the League" is an important subject for every learner, every practitioner, but this subject is dry, the backstage is difficult to realize. So, even if it is busy with hundreds of jobs, thousands of jobs, which is the work of the Institute of Expertise, which is the Buddhist work of the church, especially the long preaching schedule. But with the wish of "transmitting continual diem, the Buddha's grace," training the Sangha to maintain the Buddhist circuit, he always arranged his work to go to class. There are even times when the Master must rise up against illnesses, stay up all night to prepare each lesson page. So that we do not get bored and easily grasp the lesson, or understand the Buddha's teachings in two elaborate times, so each lesson is a teacher who brings stories integrated into each lecture. Among them, there is a story about two close friends walking in the desert,

"Late to let the wind swept away,
What life story is so bother."

Or the simple question of Teacher: “Why does our mother have to go to the market every day to cook books and cook rice for the family but still not bored? Because our mother knows it is fun for herself, never complaining and bored. And we have been the renunciants after only two elaborate periods and bowing to Buddha every day can not do it? The meal is not good? ” That question is like a wake-up call to my mind. Yes, the work of a new monk only chanting, worshiping, studying and practicing strict discipline, ... Those things that we have not done well, let alone talk about the propagation of profit or profit do Buddha. Because, I myself still have not been able to save the family, relatives, friends and especially sentient beings as our vow at the time of ordination "praying for Buddhism, lowering them born ”.

Although I have not been able to fully comprehend the teachings of Buddha Da that I have taught, nor have I applied all the lessons and experiences that I have devotedly taught. But that will always be a "priceless" baggage to help you feel more confident and stronger throughout the path of practice. END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.5/6/2020.