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T muffled Russian language say: "loss of money is not lost nothing, your honor is lost a large part of his life, he who lose their faith, he becomes a man who lost everything." In the old buildings this life is that there are many people who also lost much. But most, only a few, lose a lot.

The old saying "money chalky soil, metal highlight humanity." That is: "Money is property, such as dust, the sense of people treat each other is real gold." But hard earned money and gold and silver too, but if the risk to lose these things, we can still try to do to earn money. But in this life the treat between man and man is more important than wealth or fame. Because of the wealth that is the phenomenon and not a true form.

Honor was born when people do not have, people build their own honor in the career, career, or in any conditions with which to consolidate their position and their own honor, but if you miss gone lost honor, it also stands for life, if he is the leader.

But that confidence is lost, that is the great a loss of one's life. Faith can be a trust between two people together, between employers and workers, between teachers and students, between parents and children as well as between those who put their trust in their own religion is a private follow. If these beliefs collapsed, eroded belief, then faith is hard to shore up the world of suffering and scattered like today.

Ancient Buddha taught that "faith was divided into 3 stages and 3 different levels of people who want to learn the teachings of Buddhism. That's the upper upper base location, location middling middle, lower and lower base position.

Superior upper apartment is the location to hear the teachings out immediately and after to understand, the great awakening that person immediately. His cases as Sariputta, he Moggallana, he v Angulimala. v ...

Central location is a secondary basis to hear the teachings of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas teach, can understand his teachings, but through concrete examples and to be repeated several times, he becomes enlightened who are teaching him.

Lower down position based teaching that is heard, but listened to did not understand. This requires repeated several times, and so remind, advise, the listener only show new treatment.

In this degenerate life most of us are in this third case. But there are still people enlightenment, but this is not much. Because of this life at St. increase also appeared, most of the flesh and the flesh Increase Increase it, the Great Buddha maintenance of such a review as follows:

"Just like the gold bag containing rags." Most people who also choose to pick up gold, but few people is unwise to choose the bag broke. But After all, there are no torn bags, how he put the gold there. Gold that can be compared to the teachings of the Buddhas and the other for torn bags for Monks and nuns are in the current religious practices.

Another example also in the Dai Tri Reviews The Buddha taught that: "There was a blind in the night stand there holding a torch. The last laugh over that one would sure: He must have been blind to see what way? The blind said, I have to trim the torchbearers in the night, because people want to go out and have eyes on me ". The socket but no torch, but he needs to have eyes in the night to go. The blind monks that for instance in the legal disadvantages that this intensity and the eye symbolizes the birth but they have eyes, but lack the light of Buddha wisdom soi entrance path.

Ancient past, when the Buddha was on earth, most business law review, he taught many monks and nuns rather than lay Buddhists. Because monks are the model, the continuous life of escape, peaceful spiritual practice, have more time. Besides her childhood home life, if not only doing good job of giving offerings to be natural born, there's little chance to listen to the Buddha. Except for special sermon the Buddha for kings or lay Vimalakirti as Business, Business Man Wins v lady. v ... is intended particularly attentive to the layman. Later in the century The first, second before and after AD, Mahayana Buddhist spirituality has grown significantly in India and then spread through China, Vietnam v. v ... that lay people have more opportunity for hearing and legal practice.

Sangha or the mode of living in the form of the congregation had time of the Buddha and from there spread throughout the continents on this happy love life. Sangha to Chinese living in rural mode of meditation and self-reliant. The practice is no longer the same as the monastic life in India again. From here the Mahayana Buddhists have the opportunity to meet with monks at the monastery more and holiday offerings to be brought to the temple as an offering. After the midday sessions son or Trai Increase offerings are used to the short time of the encourages Buddhists. Then the full moon, or the spinach a short retreat began. Since then the laypeople have the opportunity to close contact with monks and temples more.

In Vietnam, we also like the old days, most books in kanji, only Monks and nuns can read and understand. As Buddhists mostly farmers or those who follow Western learning can not grasp the power circuit is therefore needed teaching experience lectures by Buddhist monks and nuns in charge and laypeople from the new opportunities learn the mystical teachings of the Buddha.

Prior to 1975 in major cities in Vietnam are to hear the public lectures such measures. But the countryside, the lack of good conditions to Buddhists, because so few monks that large number of Buddhists. They point to the temple to pray and recite blessings on the day care, or holiday expectations chickened great saints only. By the early 20th century, the late Venerable Thich Thien Hoa, deputy director Vietnam Buddhist Church Unified composing new book "Tree Scale Doctrine" and later he incorporated into the Buddhist Schools Information from key 1 to key No. 12. This is the basic textbook for both laity and clergy, if someone wants to master the teachings of Buddhism.

After April 30, 1975, we have over 2 million people left the country, which is mostly Buddhist. But to be honest to say that very few people know the law. Therefore contact with local people such as the British, Australians, Americans, Germans v. v ... when asked about their doctrines almost respondents are less clear. Therefore, demand began to study Buddhism. Monks and nuns also be more aggressive, more proficient in learning the new language would convey the Buddhist teachings to the local Buddhists and people too, they learn more deeply study the classics, or directly through your lecture me, she at the temple.

Then the school retreat and retreat Uposatha day night, school of renunciation, the laypeople familiar with Zen way of life of subjects. Since then more people become monks and nuns or devout Buddhist and household direct and help others. Buddhism just go under the roof with his beloved temple is built overseas from him and is now nearly 35 years. In the 35 years that expatriates, who wrote the Buddhist temples are more than 500 sizes and many continents have "lit the trust" for the third Buddhist Three Jewels refuge to study and practice of teaching of the Tathagata.

This year (2010), in Europe has entered a Buddhist retreat learning the 22nd. If after 5 more years before the temple was held in Khanh Anh France, a total of 27 courses. In early sessions held for a week, each time is 30 to 100 participants. Since the courses held outside of France, sometimes up to 1000 people. They come from all corners of the continent even the United States and Australia. Many courses at the 500 very well where the water adds a lot to the organizers within 10 days. They are young, the young men and women, the old man, old woman, who officials, wholesalers v. v ... of every part of society. They come here not only not religious, but also to learn more. Also the kids are playing sports and parents take the baby has been head of you and your Parent Teacher guides anymore.

Today in Europe there are Religion Buddhist concept colon during a week and each time no less than 100 Buddhists attend. The extraordinary thing is that almost all of our business Shurangama, vegetarian and bhikkhu at home. These are beautiful pictures and dignified Director colon. Dharma so that her permanent head in this realm I.

In the United States and Canada has more of the larger temples in Europe and also a lot of me, her talent, but perhaps because of geographical problems too extensive of this continent, should not perform the as long-term retreat in Australia and Europe. If so, most retreats Uposatha day one night only. We hope that the United States and Canada will soon be done retreats for laypeople like long term. That would not expect anything in this Buddhism has developed further.

Australia, a country's most remote of this globe. Where he has more than 200,000 refugees to Vietnam and find freedom for survival, including religious freedom, also a Buddhist majority. From 1979 to now (2010), more than 30 years has more than 50 large and small temple was built at this Australian origin. Buddhist Church of Vietnam 's Best Overseas Australia and New Zealand have been formed and members of the Church are present all over the country as well as Australia, New Zealand. From Darwin to Perth, from Brisbane to Sydney, from Melbourne to Adelaide, Canberra , Auckland v. v ... place is the presence of temples and monks and nuns of the Church.

The temple Vietnamese living in Australia was no different with the Vietnamese temple in Europe, America and Canada a few. Because most of us are living according to Buddhist tradition has a long presence in Vietnam, ie on day 2 morning and evening sessions elaborate. Each month of repentance and every weekend twice a Buddhist ceremony routine family activities as well as Buddhists. Then Uposatha retreats, coastal retreat at the monastery sow again be opened to let the laypeople have the opportunity to participate in practice.

Then in 2000, Buddhist Church of Vietnam 's Best Overseas Australia New Zealand has decided to unlock the first practice on the last day of the calendar year 2010 and the Church will celebrate 10 years and want record these images, should give birth to a collection proceedings, including the writings and poetry, literature would leave tomorrow memories that some people go ahead to send a message to those who come later on this land so dear this.

The Australian summer is usually 36 to 41 degrees C. Hot air, but the words France as the colors of the monks who made cool by Buddhist practice in local areas such as Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Melbourne. Brisbane and Perth local Particularly as too far and few so far in 10 key practice within 5 to 6 days at the time of the last days of the calendar year that has not yet been held. Hopefully when the Buddhist faith was rising and was opened the deadlock in the daily life for Darwin or Alice Spring oil may still hold locks into Buddhism like, to the Buddha remote e have the opportunity to visit a local anymore, but have never set foot in their lives.

Church General for Kobo, so you suggest I have a letter mailed to you see, there are teachers teaching the subject to students. Some years the bar and they lack a bit less involved, but the key 8th onwards there were many children take their grandparents and parents to attend and learn.

It's the most popular courses in Australia learning Buddhism is that there are workshops and answer questions from the students questions about teaching or other matters related to the Church. So far the Church in Europe also want to do so but have not yet. Between retreat also has a concert or a Buddhist concept more ardently. These are areas or initiatives, need to be maintained.

To welcome the new year calendar year Quarter Master, guiding her young children, usually organized entertainment and dining to late for them to close, exchanging feelings with each other. This is also the beautiful pictures, as young reporters also dynamic and the Teachers They also guide you in English teaching together with Vietnamese.

In the season 10-day retreat of the monks, then print the Church for a special issue about the fruits of the retreat, but the key learning Buddhism does not advocate such, so this year after 10 years study of the Buddhists, the Church in Australia, for publication the proceedings of such a result is meaningful.

Later when the media was more modern, teaching sessions are also directly transmitted to Paltalk for Buddhists all over the world have the opportunity to learn and exchange with each other, especially through the questions on Paltalk . At the same time the words, singing through Buddhist music and the sound but not very skilled in the art final night, but it also helped the students with smiles of joy, bright as a belief I have chosen for themselves is a promising path ahead is studied Buddhism and Buddhist.

There are many honorable rank, and even many Buddhists in Vietnam think that when the foreign Buddhist monks and nuns and neglectful of his studies. But it was quite wrong as far as people power, far from the root, people tend to be conservative to preserve and promote the availability than the original hometown and home fragrance to keep the law.

Today in this foreign voice over 2 million Vietnamese, Buddhist effective sentence of over 1 million, more than 1 million children with heart towards the mystical teachings of liberation was a thing he can not say other than, "The Buddha French mystery ".

The Albert Einstein Jewish German, a U.S. citizen and the father of relativity, after mulling over his Buddhist teachings made a lot of reviews, of which 3 of the are as follows:

The first thing he said: "I am a person does not believe in any religion, but if I accept a religion that is Buddhism."

The second thing he said that Buddhism does not need to look any science where something! Because of the teachings of the Buddha would have far exceeded the value of science then.

The third thing as he thought, religion thrives on this universal since the 21st century onwards, which is Buddhism.

So when we Buddhists believe the Buddha's teachings, we are fortunate not to go into a dead end. Since more than 2500 years of history that Buddhism is a belief bright and not faded with time and five months. Buddha has no signaling tells us that when the earth destroyed, mankind no longer exists on this earth anymore realm, the Buddha only provided to people still precious Three Jewels or not? filial piety is also the mother or father? Master chief is also obey the teachings or not, and especially for his peers and below, people have spread out around the center of all species to benefit beings or not? The meantime we can be proud of and benefit of our existence on this earth. Unfortunately the opposite of the above, the negative karma we will have to pay more quickly and to date the earth will perish.

The key practice in Australia usually held in the school or home school vacation in the beautiful hills. Students living close to nature. There are times when animals such as kangaroo, deer, cows, birds v. v ... has always bordered on the tiny students, gentle and good looks nice. People want peace, peace, the other animals also want a peaceful life like that. Here only those who know the law and love to cover them, can express these things.

German proverb which says: "Talent and Uncle learn only one percent of the world and ninety-nine percent left is sweat and their tears." Students of Buddhism, too, if we persist, the use of any method we can achieve both. Oil for it's Zen, Pure Land, Password v. v ... because all are well taught by the Buddha alone. It is just a means to Buddha used it to rights and child birth, but also eventually led him back to the Security Department beings.

We hope that such retreats study in Australia will continue until the lock 25, lock 50 or more to have the opportunity to wander Buddhist bell sound the great heroes, great power, but which has been of great compassion the Australian Vietnam as well as Buddhists have always wanted here.

Praying for the Church in Australia is still a beacon to enlighten the laity confidence as well as renunciation always solid progress on the Path.

Written to commemorate 10 years learning Buddhism course Australia - Oklahoma in April 2010. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY BACH LIEN HOA.( TAM THANH ).MHDT.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).29/4/2012.