THE DIFFERENT LOOK OF BUDDHISM.

Social  Assembly is facing many evils, Buddhism is decadent. Floating around to many false doctrines, superstition. So, to spread the true teachings, study courtship social situation, is the responsibility of every Buddhist, but especially is the home person.

Previously in his adolescence, I never had any faith religion. I was standing in the intersection, not Buddha nor Religion. Occasionally, there are several figures who directed me to hook the car Gia Dao, but because the argument in his book The Old Testament and New Testament can not be  make believe and receive, so I do not follow. Where I live  do not have temples. not close with the wise Formula, so for Buddhism,  I do not know anything. But two years ago, I accidentally read  The book written by Liang Ren, entitled "General weak Buddha teachings primitive and modern, "made me interested research Business Buddhist scriptures. Since then, I credit arising district, Triple Gem Refuge and became a lay Buddhist.
After taking refuge in the Three Jewels, for want of knowledge, I attempt research classic. Buddhist vast as the sea, I was all day to night open, explore, search. Some time later, though not long, and the What I learned is very limited, but just tasted a drop of well known the flavor of the ocean. In the research process, I feel Buddhism was profound, member content, your great sophistication. Buddhism has broken except for my ignorance and give me wisdom. Since then, I am more diligent than, dare not lazy. I had left our own efforts, and bring the seat or  in Buddhism that I know introduction to friends, relatives, hoping that they can start the right signal, the refuge of Lord Buddha.
There is one thing, I myself always felt love from the treatment, are going on the righteous path. But in the eyes of friends, I realized that people from in love, or believe in Buddhism to be false, the path is negative, bi the cynical. On this point, I do not want excuses. The number is, in society  today, there are not too many people for myself. I feel I believe that Buddhism is true, but others believe laughing Buddha is also true. Compounding the problem, can says an eye for the mother, who enlightened self-realization, what galaxy any excuses.
On the other hand, when I have the Three Refuges, I have no credit any religious beliefs, is not interested in religion of others, and also very little discussion on this issue. After the Three Jewels of Refuge, because people see the benefits of the Dharma, I take recommend to others. I often along with fellow practitioners involved propagate Buddhism, brought Buddhism to everyone. Hope can do people trust arises.
Thanks to this predestined relationship I found out that, in society today, also many Buddhist discrimination, many people misunderstand the Buddha teachers, many who are not familiar with Buddhism, and even those who also known as the Buddhists do not understand much about Buddhism. So,  more about the new intellectuals used the words backward, superstitious, negative, cynical take on top ... Buddhism. While Buddhism is a religion as the root of compassion, patience to get happy, so, though one  what they say, the Buddhist is not argued, nor explained.  That was one reason for increasing social misperceptions  Buddhism.
In the course traveled to the Buddha, I noticed, all classes  in society, or accidentally, or intentionally, misconceptions about Buddhism, a few major categories:
A. Those who discriminate Buddhism: such people, there are two. One is public conscious way possible. Two is a based on blindly. The first type in the brain is already biased, intentionally defamatory. The second type is  heard people say so I say again that, soap style, accompanied. Rank people  The first is largely pagan missionaries, religious interests their teachers, despite changing tricks black and white change, always for Buddhism backwardness, superstition, negative, pessimistic ... to honor their religion is progressive, science.  The second class is first-class fanatic, always felt that: "Origin of the moon in the moon light and more rounded at its origin," so that everyone teacher  Buddhist country has said it is backward, superstitious, then immediately played along the same situation which claim that Buddhism backward superstition. But if you ask them why say Buddhism obsolete? How is superstition? they do not know the answer that even a question. Because they have something which did not know about Buddhism all. There is a famous doctor asked me; "Why do you believe in the Buddha teachers, and also burn incense chanting again? "Needless to say, he is intellectuals Join a car, he saw I was receiving a background education advanced, but not religion Gia bowl, so sorry. I replied: "Believe  Nothing bad Buddhist ". He said: "Due to the trend of human evolution type, religion must be the most polytheistic gods return. " I explained: "The Spirit  god, Buddha is Buddha, not the same basis. Whether returning from polytheism sense to most things, the general rules which are only religious believers ruling by the threshold. While Buddhism teaches people to rely on  self, all beings have Buddha nature, everyone can cultivate file a Buddha. " Despite arguments to the left said, the doctor can not do acquired. I think preaching to the contract, otherwise, very well said use, no nothing.
Two. Those who misunderstand Buddhism: such people do not object, denigrate Buddhism. But because no formal recognition of the nature of  Buddhism, so that Buddhism as well as a lounge, offering  International worship ... then a lot of mistakes and problems. Such people account for a very high rate. Some people took advantage of the divine to make money, even taking  Truong Ngoc things like epiphany or something ... She then heaped on Buddhism. Misunderstanding deviations are not clearly explained.
A year ago, a newspaper published a post titled "Fat Pig thousand pounds, Bodhisattva Blessed".  Narrative content of the paper it's in a holiday village of Great coal seams, have killed many pigs to sacrifice. The journalists saw the post-sacrifice such joy  new should put the title "blessed Bodhisattva". I think that the journalist had committed two big mistakes. One was that he had mistaken the Great Spirit directed church  Members of the Buddhist Bodhisattva. Secondly, he did not understand that the spirit of  version of Buddhism is regarded all living beings equally, absolutely not being killed for meat, eat only Bodhisattva vegetarian. So wrong a glass walk a mile, which is the harmful effects of journalism. Type  perception of Buddhism as it has published articles makes intellectuals in society equate Buddhism with God is a cult.
3. Those who do not know about Buddhism: Rank this person, Buddhism for  unfamiliar to them and accounting for many of society. There are people for lunch  food, clothing and people for the cause of fame, her days immersed in their  items in financial education, identity, name, make, lobe, so no time known for other things. In the minds of these people, is basically  no religious impression. I have had occasion to talk to a person  you are a trader on the issue of religion and belief suggest he initiated believe in Buddhism. He was a very busy man, so to handle everything  small in large companies. Really hard for him to acquire a little time time talking to me. I have not said half a sentence out, he expressed Now that, for Buddhism is no stranger to him, he spoke to seem vain:  "Be in his Buddhist Tathagata Buddha to damage to natural West  not? "May he came across the movie Journey to the West, otherwise, fear the words that the Tathagata Buddha did not know him.
In Buddhist saying: "My people are hard, chances are living at the center culture of the country, Buddhism is difficult to hear, hard to devotion. " It is true as  Therefore, transmission of Buddhism in our country (China) over two thousand years.  Background Buddhism from the Northern and Southern Dynasties, to differ, the Tang Dynasty onward have influenced extensive cultural ideology of our nation. Yet to date,  in society, most people knew nothing about Buddhism. Situations like that, do not know the Buddha's teachings is so sad, or sad for country's culture?
4. Buddhists who lend their names: these people are just wearing outside Buddhism a shirt, then claiming to be disciples of the Buddha. They do not burn incense, Buddha, chanting, prophecy. But the primary purpose of taking advantage our superstition and ignorance of farmers rustic nature found to make money. In the temple of their temple worship of all kinds, such as legs, Her first, and the Bodhisattva again; their religious method is air transportation, concept notes. This kind of soldier, a sea view four. If they are not subject two Text only Buddhism, suffering that they have used the label to Buddhists  on the lips, so do not make the true Buddhist district petition?
In addition, there are some who initiated a movement called "contingent  Catholic solidarity, "for director ambiguity, Like, Confucianism, Taoism, Gia is a bowl;  then "Three teachers provided the most" equate Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism together and the for world Buddhist devotees cry smile!
Five. Rank non-Buddhists: Buddhism, but want to learn teachers without predestined: the class is relatively large, the many are intellectuals, they have learned that the concept and teachings of Buddhism very deeply, have influence and close ties to the culture Chinese. So they really want to learn a little about the core meaning of Buddhism, but suffering is not predestined well. First, it is difficult to meet spiritual friend way to learn; Second, do not find books to read. They want to find understand Buddhism, but do not know where to start. So, they do not have  Assembly understand Buddhism, and thus can not rise to the belief message.
I have a friend who just went on working in America. It met, we  have direct talks on religious beliefs, he also felt were just mentioned on. He said: In foreign countries, with some Western friends often asked my religion, I answer them that I follow Buddhism - because  I have family ancestors and honor the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, then of However I also Buddhists. But when they asked me about teaching and organizational forms of Buddhist activities like, they absolutely I did not know the answer to why. So, after returning home, I want to find Buddhist books for study. But almost all bookstores are no part of this book. Then he asked me back: "At any place What can also find publications and propaganda material Christianity, why Buddhism does not have ".
My friend has an important position and frequently travel abroad, I gave him an elementary textbook on Buddhism, and hope that he could read, the hope was to go public overseas working later, if anyone asked about religious matters, he may eloquence very afraid!
A friend of mine made in education, talk about  Buddhist subject, he distributed the ceiling: "I want to know before the situation organization and content of the Buddhist scriptures, so I had a visiting teacher  a head set, this position and vegetarian Buddhist concept. But you did do not know what to say, I gave them back to a Japanese Zen Chanting book and several What the book business, I look through once, then watch it again and again, but as rising from everywhere to see more blurred, more ambiguous, and ultimately learn Buddhist notion My first teacher turned away targets. "
But similar cases are not so much as before. It makes me think in society today there are still too many people misconception or was too foreign to Buddhism. How to these people have an accurate perception and the basics of Buddhism? It the problem that we all have to think very profound Dharma, who capacity and sophisticated, charming scholars of Buddhist studies has recognized  so. Even the intellectuals do not follow Buddhism also recognizes that  Buddhist theory is very accurate and great. But, also because Buddhism so wonderful for comprehension of the difficult, because it has been hard profound understand. Point of Tripitaka scriptures twelve divisions of the vast as the sea. List and minister has many, that from and what they grew. So, bring the Buddha law that says people with low education level national and unprecedented contact with Buddhism, extremely difficult. Like members bring Manila jewel blind eye to the front, no matter how pearls am to much, he did not feel.
Facing many social evils, the decadent Buddhism. Everywhere many rising heresy, superstition. So, to spread the true teachings, the social salvage the situation, the responsibility of every Buddhist, but special especially those ordained. We hope that religious faith and nuns text boost the propagation of Buddhism further to the case of perception false and misleading about Buddhism as above no longer exists.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY BACH LIEN HOA.( TAM THANH ).NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).MHDT,AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.6/4/2012.