Buddha with the method of practice.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH. In order to guide his disciples to practice to achieve the best results, the Buddha flexibly applied the wisdom presented by examples that are both realistic, vivid, attractive and full of possibilities. Here, the author would like to introduce some examples so that readers who are eager to learn the profound teachings and skillful methods of the Master can easily refer to and apply. 1. Refining the mind like a goldsmith On stilts, there are impurities mixed in gold such as dust, sand, stone, and grit; The gold filter man brought the gold into the trough, then poured the water in, through the stomach, and washed it again and again. After doing so, at that time the gold remains smaller impurities, such as fine gravel sand, and then the gold filter rinses it again and again. Now, the gold still has a little bit of fine sand and black dust, and then the gold filterer rinses it for the last time to completely remove all impurities, leaving only the mineral gold. Then the goldsmith put the gold ingot into the furnace, indented the bellows, and indented many times until the gold started to flow, but not out of the furnace mouth. Then, the man continues to indent the bellows, but the gold has not attained its essence, he continues to indent the bellows until the gold becomes flaccid, luminous, unbroken, flexible and easy to use. use. Now, if you want to make gold bracelets, earrings, bracelets or rings, the jeweler can use that gold bar to make the makeup that he wants. Also, monks, when practicing to increase the mind, if the coarse fetters such as the evil body, the evil action, the evil action still exist, the monks must think hard, find ways to eliminate, clean, completely, not to arise again. When doing so, the monks continued to practice to increase the mind; If intermediate fetters such as sensuality, ignorance and harm still exist, more effort must be made to eliminate, cease and prevent them from arising again. When doing so is complete, the monks continue to practice to increase the mind. them, do not allow them to arise. When the mind is easy to use, if you want to achieve the magic powers, such as divine powers, natural atrium, etc ... Monks have the ability to accomplish those magic magic ". 2. Practice like training a horse Venerable Bhaddali lacks the energy to control himself, often commanded by lust. In order to cultivate false religion about the method of inner submission, the Buddha presented how to train the horse: - Bhaddali, for example, a skilled horse trainer, when receiving a good, gentle horse, first of all, train that horse to get used to the reins. During training, if it struggles, jumps, jumps back, resists, because it has not been trained before, the trainer goes on training, gradually the horse will get used to the reins. Then, the instructor re-trained the horse to get used to the saddle. When training, the horse will struggle and resist, but the trainer perseveres in training, gradually the horse will get used to the saddle. Now, the trainer is again training the marching horse, going around, walking on top of toenails, galloping, running at full speed, chirping, etc. When the horse has mastered the above maneuvers. , the trainer is again training to get used to the jewels such as rattles, wreaths, pearls, etc. Hey Bhaddali, when the horse has been trained proficient in the aforementioned things, it becomes a horse horse, horse horse, a treasure of the monarch. Also, this Bhaddali, a Bhikkhu who attains the victorious virtues will become one of the respectable, respectable, worthy of worshiping, offering, being the ultimate blessing in life. This Bhaddali, when the monk attains Right Understanding, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Karma, Right Aspiration, Right Diligence, Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Mindfulness, and Righteous Liberation will become worthy of respect. respect, worth worshiping, offering, is the ultimate blessing in life. (Central Sutra III, Bhaddli Sutta 65, pp. 231-34) A Bhikkhu who achieves the victorious virtues will become a respectable, respectable, respectable person to worship, to make offerings, and to be the ultimate blessing in life. This Bhaddali, when the monk attains Right Understanding, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Karma, Right Aspiration, Right Diligence, Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Mindfulness, and Righteous Liberation will become worthy of respect. respect, worth worshiping, offering, is the ultimate blessing in life. (Central Sutra III, Bhaddli Sutta 65, pp. 231-34) A Bhikkhu who achieves the victorious virtues will become a respectable, respectable, respectable person to worship, to make offerings, and to be the ultimate blessing in life. This Bhaddali, when the monk attains Right Understanding, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Karma, Right Aspiration, Right Diligence, Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Mindfulness, and Righteous Liberation will become worthy of respect. respect, worth worshiping, offering, is the ultimate blessing in life. 3. Cultivate the correct method as stringing One time, the Blessed One stayed at Linh Thuu mountain, near Vuong Xa citadel, and Sun fake Sona was in Sita forest not far from Vuong Xa. Because of the lack of mindfulness to be dominated by afflictions, Sona wants to return to secular life, do the merits, enjoy happiness as an ordinary person. With forgiveness, World Religion knew the disciple's mind, immediately applied divine powers to Sana, asked the teacher about these thoughts. Sona confessed that she had such thoughts. The Buddha asked him about the method of playing the Tỳ bà - which was Sona's forte - to encourage the Venerable to continue diligence : - Hey Sona, what do you think, when the Tỳ bà is too tense to pronounce Is the tone correct? - No, Bach Thế Tôn. - When the strings are too dull, is the sound soothing? - No, Bach Thế Tôn. - So when you twist the strings without tension, without flinching, just right to the average level, is the sound smooth? - Yes, Bach Thế Tôn. - Likewise Sona, when the mind is too tense, it arises; when the mind is too passive, it leads to indolence. Therefore, he needs to use a balanced mind, not too tense, nor too passive for his practice to make progress. - Yes, Bach Thế Tôn. After obeying The Religion, Sona, a monk living in solitude, peace, not distracted, balancing efforts, thus attaining the goal that the male and female family members expect: Supreme salvation of virtue, and dwell in the present. (The Buddhist Sangha, volume 3, chapter 6 of the Dharma, Great Product VI, (I) Sona, pp.155-58). 4. Cultivating virtue like a plow farmer One day, in the morning, the Blessed One took his robes, took the bowls, and went alms through the farm of Brahmin Bhāradvaja. Seeing The Ton, Brahmin said: - Hey Sa Mon, I plow and sow rice. After plowing and sowing rice, I use the harvested product. So, does Satan plow and sow rice, after plowing and sowing rice, using the harvested products? Hey Brahmin, I also plowed and sowed rice; After plowing and sowing rice, I use the harvested product. - But I did not see the yoke, the plow, the plow blade, the whip and the cows of the Venerable Gotama although the Venerable said: "I also plowed and sowed the rice, after the plowing and the sowing of the rice, I use the produce. Products harvested? ". Then The Ton used a shelf to answer Brahmin: Faith is the seed, Austerity is a rain of Wisdom to me, Plow and precious evil is the plow, the sense of the root is the tie. Mindfulness is the ploughshare Body, mouth is protected, I uproot, Evidence attains liberation. ... So plowing this field, Bringing to immortality. 5. Preserve apartments like turtles fear wolves The Blessed One said to the monks: “Monks, one evening one evening a turtle and a wolf went together to find prey. The tortoise saw the wolf from afar, immediately retracted his 4 legs and neck into the shell, lay silent, motionless. From a distance, the wolf saw the turtle, immediately approached it, thinking: "When this turtle protrudes, I will grab it, break it, then eat it again". However, the turtle did not show any parts; The wolf could not find an opportunity, so bored to leave. Likewise, monks and demons are often in the stalking posture of you with the thought: “It is possible that I will grasp the opportunity due to the lack of vigilance of the monks, towards the eyes .. their tongue ... the base of them ". Therefore, you must always be alert and uphold the faculties: When your eyes see beauty, you should not be immersed in all or details. If you see any of the causes, because the eye-sense is not being protected, causing craving, compassion, and negative actions to arise, conquer that cause, work hard to preserve the eye-sense. When hearing the sound ... The nose smells the smell ... The tongue tastes the taste ... The emotional body ... The mind is aware of the dhammas, should not be immersed in all or details. If you see any of the causes, because the mind-root is not tame, causing craving, compassion, and negative actions to arise, overpower that cause, and strive to maintain the sense of consciousness. Hey, monks, when you live and protect the houses, the devil will not grasp the opportunity, get bored of you and go away as well as a wolf towards the tortoise ". 6. Only dry trees can get fire One day, the Blessed One met Aggivessana, a disciple of the Nuns' sect, he taught him how to take fire from the tree: - Aggivessana, for example, there is a tree full of living sap, placed in wet water, Then a man took fire to the tree, thinking, "I will pull fire, make the heat appear". So, could he use the fire-scissors to rub the tree to let the heat appear? - No, Venerable Gotama. Because the tree was wet, he couldn't appear even if he pulled the fire away. - Likewise, Aggivessana, samsara, Brahmin who live without detachment, do not eliminate the sensations of body and mind, such as lust, lust, lust, lust, heat, heat, cannot self. of course, witnesses the Supreme Chief Justice of the Chief Justice. And if they suddenly feel intense throbbing pain, they will not be able to witness the Supreme Enlightenment. Hey Aggivessana, like a piece of a wet tree, full of raw resin, picked up from the water, placed on dry ground, and then the other person came to rub it to make fire appear? - No, Venerable Gotama. Because the tree was soaked, he was only tired and frustrated. - Also, this Aggivessana, the samana, brahmin who do not separate senses about body and mind cannot witness the view of the Supreme Enlightenment. Aggivessana, for example, a piece of dry tree, without resin, was picked up from the water, placed on dry ground, and then a person holding a fire tool came, thinking: "I will take fire, the fire will appear" . What do you think? Can he make fire appear? - Alright, Venerable Gotama. Because the log was dry, without any resin, it was picked up again from the water and placed on dry soil. - Likewise, this Aggivessana, the venerable Samantabhadra, the Brahmin who lives in seclusion with the senses of body and mind, has broken thirst for love ..., can spontaneously witness the Supreme Enlightenment; or suddenly feeling the throbbing pain, you will witness the Supreme Enlightenment. (Central Sutra, volume 1, Sutta 36: Saccaka, pp.528-31). 7. The cultivator is like a log drifting in the water One childhood, the Blessed One, residing in Kosambi, on the banks of the Ganges River, saw a log drifting along the water, and immediately said to the monks: - Hey, monks, if that log does not pull over on this side, not to pull on the other shore, not to sink in the middle of the stream, not to get stranded on the sand dunes, not to be picked up by humans, not to be picked up by inhuman beings, not to be swept up in swirling water, not to rot within, then it will towards the sea, down to the sea, drifting into the sea. Why? Because the Ganges River looks towards the sea, down to the sea, drifting into the sea. Likewise, monks, if you do not pull over to this side ..., you will head towards Nirvana, down to Nirvana, and drift into Nirvana. - Bach The Ton, please explain the meaning of the examples that The Ton has just mentioned. - This, the monks, this side means 6 internal land, the other side is synonymous with 6 foreign countries; Being drowned in the middle of the stream means that the joy of being stranded on the sand dunes means the ego being swept up in the swirling water means the 5 virtuous virtues picked up by people means living a close relationship with the lay people, sharing joy , generally sad, peaceful when they are peaceful, suffer when they suffer, tie themselves to the work that they have to do. Being picked up by non-human beings means living a virtuous life with the hope: "With this precepts, austerities, and this virtue, I will become a Thien or a Brahma". To be corrupted inside means to take the wrong precepts, according to the evil law, to live impure, to have suspicious behaviors, to have shady actions that are concealed; not Sa Mon, but the appearance of Sa Mon, not a virtue, but the manifest of the moral virtue, the corrupt of the interior, filled with lust like a pile of dirty garbage. Hey, monks, that is the meaning of the examples that I mentioned above. (Corresponding to the Sutta, volume IV, product 4, paragraph 4: log, pp.185-7). Above, we have introduced 7 examples of practice methods that Buddha compassionately taught to his disciples. On the occasion of the Buddha's birthday, we can try to learn and introduce others to understand the joyful and profound teachings of the Guru; then apply it in everyday life to perfect yourself and others; It is also one of the very meaningful offering gestures on the Day of the Father's Birth.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.5/5/2021.