QUOC VOC MIND.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

   In terms of absolute, or chon like subjects, the mind of sentient beings or the mind of the Buddha is still the same, no narrow, low high, no difference, no separation.

But in terms of relative or arising subjects, the mind has thousands of thousands of shapes, depending on the nature of sentient beings that are tall, low, wide and narrow. Whenever one thinks of greed, hatred, ignorance, etc., the mind becomes small, small, big, wrong, like the same dough that is made by a baker, clever or clumsy and has a good cake bad, good cakes, bad cakes, crackers, salty crackers, etc. So Ton Lu Luc wrote: "The mind creates Buddhas, the mind creates sentient beings, the mind creates heaven, the mind creates hell. Dynamic expectations are thousands of discrepancies, the peace of the world is calm, the ordinary mind is tied with three poisons, the holy mind is the six divine powers of liberation, the mind is not the pure religion, the right mind is thousands raging scene. Drunk by myself and drink nectar juice, there is no one for me. Lying in a fiery fire, drinking pus blood also caused itself, not the heaven born,

Seeing it then is enough to know that the mind is the main motive to make us happy or miserable, happy or sad, depraved or liberated.
So in order to escape from samsaric suffering, to be able to attain the result of a saint, a Bodhisattva, we need to cultivate an extremely vast mind, an "immeasurable mind".

DEFINITION OF MIND

What is infinite? Immeasurable means many, vast, unpredictable.
The immeasurable mind is the immensely large mind that is free from the constraints of the vile afflictions of ordinary people, breaking through the narrow attachments of Second Mantra, which has a wide area of ​​love. can embrace countless beings, and find solutions for all. Immeasurable mind also means "isometric", the mind is equal and popular; equality, because the mind is only natural, regardless of whether it is low or high or worse; popular, because it covers all regions without limitation.
And of course, any cause and effect: due to the exercise of equality and benefit for countless sentient beings, this mind has the function of giving birth to immeasurable merits, making the basic event to appreciate countless retribution. nice, that is the result of the Bodhisattva and Buddha momentum.
Moreover, this mind not only benefits countless sentient beings, leads to countless merit, and produces countless good results in one world and one life, but it also spreads to countless beings. precepts in countless afterlife, and constitute countless Buddhas.
In short, the word immeasurable here has many meanings, countless good causes, countless beautiful fruits, countless beings, countless worlds, countless lifetimes, countless Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

Immeasurable mind consists of four parts are: immeasurable compassion, from immeasurable, infinite joy and infinite discharge.

1. Immeasurable Compassion
Bi is a great compassion at the sufferings of sentient beings and is determined to eliminate them. As Buddha taught in the Four Noble Truths, the suffering of sentient beings is so vast, so vast that it is impossible to say everything. It encompasses both cause and effect, both time and space, both mortal and holy, it is truly infinite suffering.
Suffering lies in the cause. In the sutras, there is a saying: "Bodhisattvas are afraid of causes, sentient beings are afraid of results." Beings because not wise so only when suffering appears fear, but while causing causes it is not noticed, but still as calm as not. They are living in misery that they don't know, sometimes for fun. They applauded and encouraged each other to make misery but thought it was fun, like children playing matches on the roof of a leaf, then clapping hands together. Because of lack of insight, sometimes they cause suffering to save suffering, which is like quenching thirst by drinking salt water.
Suffering is in the fruit. Cause and effect, it must bear the fruits of suffering, of course. Has anyone ever planted potatoes and been ever bean? Yet few people would accept such recognition. People resent heaven blame the earth, groaning bitterly, making the darker the darker the more dark, the more miserable life the more miserable.
Suffering covered the whole time. From beginninglessness to now, the suffering never ends, but it keeps increasing. It causes cause and result, cause and cause, causes, and so on, continues on and on in a vicious circle, like a wheel rolling on a physical road, never stopping.
Suffering covers the whole space. The suffering has no basis and nationality; Where there is ignorance, there is suffering! Ignorance is like an endless curtain, covering not just one world. How infinite space is immeasurable, the suffering is also immeasurable immense like that:
Suffering dominates both mortal and holy. Beings in hell, hungry ghosts, animals have become extremely miserable, mankind is so passionate about sensuality, and greed, ignorance, so also reeling in the sea of ​​misery, but gods though not suffering like people, but also could not avoid suffering because the five prime minister appear. Until the saints such as Thanh Van and Pratyekabuddha, because they still love the dharma and dwell in front of Nirvana, they also cannot avoid the suffering of birth and death. Seeing that enough know the suffering is immeasurably great. Having an immense great mercy commensurate with immense suffering and having a prayer of salvation all free from immeasurable suffering, it is the infinite compassionate mind.
The Bodhisattvas, thanks to their great compassion, generated great bodhicitta and vows all over. They realized that they had a mission to go into samsara to convert sentient beings, so they did not cling to Nirvana. Their main mission is to be close to sentient beings:
- To make sentient beings receive the true face of life, to know how evil is righteous and miserable is joy.
- Make sentient beings realize their own destiny only to do evil, except for evil.
Seeing this enough to know great compassion is the main motivation to reach the results of Bodhisattva and Buddha. In the Huayan assembly, the Bodhisattva Bodhisattva also admitted and said like this: "Because of sentient beings, there is great compassion." Due to great compassion, the mind of Bodhi. Nhon developed Bodhicitta mind into mindfulness. "
His sentence was clear, without a doubt. Buddha taught, "The Bodhi seed cannot be sown in vain, only planted on the soil of sentient beings." So, we Buddhists, in order to cultivate the bodhisattva conduct, have to expand compassion, have mercy on all, do not divide people, fall, belittle, try, and must make vows of all things, that is, we must cultivate practice to have a great compassion.

2. Immeasurable
words Loving and loving cause that makes people happy. The word immeasurable is an immense love for all sentient beings, and creates sentient beings with genuine joy.
The joy of the world is called temporary, because that joy is not durable, that joy is still disturbing: when greed, hatred, ignorance, pleasure are satisfied, but there is never such desire. Where can it be completely and permanently satisfied?
Also happy in the world is true happiness, because it is durable, out of the defilements of attachment, hatred, ignorance, and chronicity; it is not dominated by desire. This joy is not noisy, exciting but forever gentle, because it is the joy of the sublime realm of liberation.
To have this joy, you must first eliminate all the suffering caused by afflictions. If it is impossible to stop greed, hatred and delusion, then there can only be a momentary momentary joy.
Therefore, Bodhisattvas who wish to give joy to sentient beings must first have immeasurable compassion as mentioned above, so as to always remind sentient beings not to commit sins, to lead beings away from dangerous pitfalls. dangerous.
Through those first stages, they guide the sentient beings up the path of righteous enlightenment and the bright path to the state of liberation and enjoy eternal joy. More clearly, kindness must follow the compassion: compassion refers to the cause of suffering and advises sentient beings not to cause suffering; Words to show how to eliminate suffering and to be happy.
For example, if the Bodhisattva wants to let sentient beings enjoy Nirvana, they first show us what suffering is (suffering) and what is the cause of suffering (learning the base), then only showing the joy of Nirvana. how (kill the king). If sentient beings who follow his teachings follow, the joy of Nirvana will appear. Thus, the motivation to teach sentient beings to know suffering and to suffer from soles is Bi, while the motivation to teach sentient beings to cease and cessation is To.
But saying the suffering of sentient beings has been immeasurable, compassion has been immeasurable, so have kindness. In order to attain this word, Bodhisattva has to use all means to benefit sentient beings. Achievement has the following two important points that Bodhisattva cannot ignore while transforming beings: Depending on the body and time.
Depending on the means: Observe the basic level of beings how, then according to that teaching. The mind of sentient beings is immeasurable, so the medicine of the Bodhisattva is also immeasurable. But it is because of immeasurable disease that the medicine is also immeasurable that giving the right medicine to the disease is one thing that only great medical practitioners like Hoa Da and Bien Thuoc can do.
Bodhisattvas have turned many sentient beings because, in addition to their wise wisdom, there is also an infinite loving kindness, no hardship, no fear of danger, an infinite patience like the patience of a person. mother towards the child, determined to work for her so the new one. Without wisdom, patience and especially the infinite compassion as the bodhisattvas is difficult to avoid the transformation of death or death.
The following is a passage in the Sutra of the Avatamsaka Sutra that can eloquently prove the immeasurable kindness of Prudence:
“... What is being upon beings? That is, how many sentient beings in the ten realms of the realm of the Dharma realm, nowhere in the world ... I am willing to transfer everything to the amenity, to all offerings, such as to respect my parents, such as to serve the elder master and A La Han until both as angry as the same. For those who are afflicted, make them their physicians, to those who have lost their way, direct their way, to those in the dark, to lighten them and to the poor, to make them riches ... Bodhisattva do The same benefit for all beings is because the Bodhisattva realizes that depending upon the sentient beings means making offerings to the Buddhas, they should respect the beings as well as the Tathagata.
Adapt. Ie adapt to the times, to the stage where chemical beings. Time swirls, life changes every time another. The weather sometimes rains, when the sun shines, changes according to the four seasons, sometimes people like one when they like the other. If the chemical method does not change, does not change to adapt to the situation, with the stage, however good the method is, it will not achieve good results. Bodhisattva understands so, so when teaching beings must also follow the times, know when the statue of law, when the Dharma to be suitable for the base.
In short, in order to effectively turn sentient beings, the Bodhisattva will never forget the two main things: custom and timing. Sutta "Mindfulness of the Quan" also teaches:
The Buddhas turn the wheel of dharma, still speaking according to the dharma, always avoiding the four false things; one is to say not the right place; two is to say not the right time; three is to say it is not radical; four is saying not legal ".
Because of the above should Bodhisattva in the chemical when the embodiment, sometimes hidden, sometimes happy, sometimes mischievous, when using dread, sometimes from Air. Bodhisattva's deeds are much different to immeasurable, but only arise from a single idea of ​​creating genuine joy for sentient beings.
Remember to "create true joy" here, does not mean creating heavenly or ecstatic realms for your beloved beings to enjoy, as people give miracles, but only means is to create sentient beings the true joy of happiness by awakening to lead beings to avoid evil, and to do good and strong things vigorously, until the germ is happy, thanks to those good deeds New fun result.
See, the kindness is immeasurable. As mentioned above, Xu must follow Bi. If there is only Bi, then the Bodhisattva's vow is not successful, because it has just saved the life, not the fun. We are Buddhists, in order to cultivate the Bodhisattva conduct, we must practice for loving kindness to expand, expand, and extend to infinity.

3. Infinite
Joy What is Hy? Strictly speaking it is fun, meaning "happy according to". "Fun according to" there are many ways:
Reporters happy according to the ceiling: any color, any bar, any flavor, any taste, any contact, any legal .. to let it master, do not know how to respond, do not know the province Enlightenment but suppress the present disturbing emotions, it is fun according to lust, according to the habit of liberty of the human heart.
Happy according to evil karma, as when seeing a murderer, drinking alcohol, robbing thieves ... I should have advised but not, but willing to follow them on the evil path. Joy to follow here means to encourage accomplices with the wicked.
Satisfied with benevolent works of mercy, such as seeing people giving alms, setting up hospitals, we agree and helping them to follow their work. This joy is a step towards the path of goodness Karma. However, we should distinguish two good cases that will be blessed, but if not for goodness, but because we see people doing good are praised, the famous reputation that we join and support. to be praised spread, then not smart just cause more ego, ego.
Unlike the fun ways above, which are the mundane pleasures of the world, the Second row is only happy according to the pure Nirvana realm. The fun things according to this, although not depravity, cruel, but according to the Chief Justice, is also narrow, lacking in compassion and not yet the true meaning "Hy" immeasurable mind. The Buddha also rebuked it as the joy of "Restoration of the mind" or "confiscating Nirvana".
Only the following "fun according" of the Bodhisattva is true to the meaning of the infinite heart of Hy.
While practicing the Compassionate Means of Compassion for the sake of rebirth and after this merit is realized, realizing that sentient beings are free from suffering, enjoying joy, the mind of the Bodhisattva is naturally happy too. In the Solemn Mahayana solemnity Tran Na Bodhisattva teaches, "This joy is much more than the joy of sentient beings." Bodhisattva also asserted, "If you make sentient beings happy, that makes all the Buddhas rejoice." Those are the words of Samantabhadra.
Remember the "Hy" of the Bodhisattva has the following characteristics:
- Not only does not make beings deluded but also enlightened and delights.
- There is no longer being forced within the self-centered joy to increase the conceit, attachment in the world, but on the contrary, causing sentient beings to appear.
- Get out of the scope of self-interest that is common and equal to all sentient beings. In short, joy comes from compassion. How big is compassion, this "joy" is as big as that.
We are Buddhists, cultivating the Bodhisattva conduct, we must practice for the pure and liberated joy of the bodhisattvas, rather than reeling from the defiled, selfish, narrow-mindedness of ordinary people or goods Second class.

4. Ample
discharge What is discharge? Discharge is giving up, not accepting regardless.
Often, when we do something, especially when we get good results, we are proud, privileged, and sometimes arrogant. The discontent, quarrel and conflict between close friends or between this group and the other group is also due to that attachment, which is considered important. The cause of this nature is due to the ego, the dharma.
Phàm phu both finds himself doing (accepting ego) and seeing that there is a result of his attainment (dharma attachment) so he is kept bound within the limit of dividing the personality of ego, tries and therefore never escapes. be the realm of world.
In fact, the second row of goods has been released, but has not been allowed to discharge the solution. After thanks to practice, they escaped the three precepts to attain the fruit of the Noble Medicine of Nirvana, which they considered to be a worthy reward of the practice and peace of mind in that privileged realm. Therefore, the Second row is still subject to samsara.
Only the Bodhisattvas are not enlightened, so they have secluded the concept of attachment. When they go out to save suffering for sentient beings, it is a natural induction, among them and sentient beings, that they use their utterly non-discriminatory mind to be equal and common according to their great compassion.
When sentient beings enjoy peace, Bodhisattvas do not see themselves as their benefactors. On the contrary, they also see sentient beings as their benefactors on the path of self-seeking toward the fullness of virtue. Therefore, the compassion and compassion of the Bodhisattva escape from the cycle of prejudice and prejudice. Just as the heart of "Hy" is the same, the Bodhisattva is compassionate, seeing that sentient beings are happy, not the self-satisfied, joyful way of praising the common merit with Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and sentient beings, Not happy because you keep it private. So the mind of this joyous heart is also completely liberated, meaning it is also pure in the spirit of "Discharge".
Thus, Discharge is a noble generosity. There, no general set up. As for sentient beings, His mcacs are equal, the foolish is still the same, himself and the other are not; do everything and feel like doing nothing; Saying that you have said anything, the proof that you do not have witness and what is the result. So in the chapter of the Twelve chapters, it says, "Mindfulness without accepting the concept is the concept, the practice without accepting the action is , saying without accepting the new place of speaking is saying, cultivating without accepting the new cultivation site is cultivation. Li means that is close to the religion, ignorance is not clear away from religion. "
Doing so means Discharge: Disqualifying everything is truly a Bodhisattva. If still accept a general, no matter how small, it is not yet a Bodhisattva. Listen in the Kim Cang Buddha teaching Tu Bodhi. "Hey Tu Bo De, if there is a Bodhisattva still falling, General Nhon, General sentient beings, General life expectancy, ie not a Bodhisattva."
The meaning of the word Xà is clear. Now we only try to practice gradually to be the mind of discharge. Achieving a complete discharge of the Equal Discharge is that of witnessing Bodhi.

THE RESOLUTION OF FOUR MINDED MINDES
Four immeasurable mind are the four states of the Bodhisattva Mind, but they are also the four dharmas of the Bodhisattva Buddhists.
In every human being there are two trends: the trend of good and the tendency of evil. These two trends are always in conflict: - Whenever good wins, evil will reverse, whenever evil will win, then show up.
- When the heart of anger woke up, the mind of Bi was encroached.
- When the heart of the yard arouses, the mind of Compassion is obscured.
- When Uu brain filled, Hy Hy did not detect.
- When the craving is heavy, the mind is not born.
- On the contrary, when the mind of compassion is strong, the hatred of anger must be weak.
- When the heart of compassion spreads, the back of the yard must back down.
- When the mind is happy, the heart of the brain has to flatten.
The fight with defilements is the same as the battle with robbers, and must continue until the victory is stopped. If we have just won a few matches and are satisfied and stopped, then the bandits will recur and rage again.
Similarly, in the battle of Xu, Bi, Hy, and Discharge against anger, hatred, goodness and desires, we must continue to practice until we win, that is, the expansion of virtues, compassion, abandon, to nothingness. end, to anger, hatred, favor, sex completely destroyed only. As long as the darkness is still, because the light is not strong enough, in order for the darkness to completely dissipate, the light must be strong enough to shine throughout. When compassion, joy, and equanimity become immeasurable defilements will disappear and the practitioner will attain the Bodhisattva fruition. That is the meaning of "the brain, the Bodhi", which Bodhisattva Tran Na taught in Solemn Mahayana Commentary.
We often hear the ear and speak familiar four hours "compassionate discharge". It is because of "familiarity" that we do not pay attention to analyzing its profound meaning. The four virtues have an intimate and complementary relationship with each other, without one is not:
Because we feel that sentient beings are extremely miserable, they should have mercy on sentient beings. Because of mercy, sentient beings should save sentient beings from suffering (Bi). Saving sentient beings from suffering also has not yet accomplished the task of love, so it is necessary to continue making sentient beings happy (Xu). When sentient beings are free of misery, they are happy (Hy). But if this joy is still entangled, converged because for self-achievement of great deeds, then that joy becomes craving, heavy dirty, dragging practitioners down to the sublime line. So that joy needs to be a pure pleasure, completely separated from the attachments as people, falls, beles, try, sentient beings, Bodhisattvas ... (Discharge).
It is about the product, also talking about the amount, the four virtues need to be immensely vast, or in the words often used, must be immeasurable. There are countless new enough to save sentient beings also countless. There is immeasurable new power to overwhelm all afflictions and prevent them from having a living land to recur and disturb.
It is the practice and the meaning of the four immeasurable Minds, or of the four virtues: Pronoun, Great Compassion, Great Joy, Great Exhaust, which we often praise when reciting the Bodhisattva or Buddha titles.
Admittedly, having four immeasurable Minds is not easy, even though those four virtues are already in the pure nature of sentient beings. But do not find it difficult to back down, step back. What job is great, brilliant but easy job?
The key to success is determination and patience. Austerities are like mountain climbers. Do not see the high mountain but discouraged, frayed. You must first make up your mind to climb up to the top of the mountain, and then patiently step by step step by step, don't be rash and don't be late, one day you can set foot on the top of the mountain.
Austerities also, please play four major vows, then sequentially, patiently that practice according to the Buddha's teachings have prepared until the new achievements only.
May all Buddhists develop strong and healthy minds and cultivate the four immeasurable Minds. END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.13/6/2020.