DYNAMIC GRASPING AND MEDITATION.

Author: Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche Jump in Vietnamese: Lotus All of you come here to listen to French. But first, it is important to check that we have heard of French motives. I believe that no one came here with a really bad motivation. However, motivation has many different levels. Like the rice farmers to live, a farm owner has only one fear: D ó is no rain may occur on time. If it does not rain, the rice will not grow. When the farmer goes to the temple, he prayed to Buddha to ask for rain poured down in time. This is not altogether a bad motivation is motivation that is a healthy and harmless. It is a kind of motivation. The farmers are asking for the Buddha - the enlightened one - a small, trivial as a shower. This is the same as you approach a professor at the University and recounted the things you are going through terrible hardships like. To ease the so-called hardship, you ask him to teach you the alphabet. All of us have little motivation, I assert it. When we fear of death, illness and there are obstacles, pray Buddha. This is like the farmer who has a trivial dynamics. Many of us are Buddhists - especially in Asia - begged the Buddha to be happy, health, prosperity, and everything else. This is not a bad motivation, but a little motivation. We can recite the mantras and worshiping, but it is still something not enough motivation. When someone goes to a temple to pray or make offerings because they want to be healthy or prosperous. Then they believe that Buddha was about to give them those things. There is a hope that after this action, they feel that everything would be all right. So in a few days everything is good. But sooner or later, they are sick. At that time, you begin to doubt the Buddha because you have departed with this small force. "Was the Buddha was powerless because I am become sick? I desperately attempt to recite the mantra and prayer, but my business failed. "This is what people ask. So people began to doubt the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha. But this skepticism is a mistake of such trivial dynamics. It is not the fault of the Buddha. Buddha is not a supreme gods. He is not here just to save us from small issues such as business failure or bad health bad. Of course, the Buddha also blessed to have a job to eat and good health. However, the supreme gift of the Buddha is His teachings, by which we can achieve enlightenment. That's the whole purpose of the operation of the Buddha. Before we received the Dharma, it is important to check our motivation and wonder why we are here. Are we present here just to be happy, healthy and prosperous? Or are we here to learn something - the truth of Buddhism has been taught in more than 2500 years, and then apply these teachings in everyday life? We have to examine both the driving force, either dynamic or not have both. Because we are human beings, we will have the trivial force. But for us the best motivation is to practice Dharma can achieve enlightenment. We must develop strong motivation to achieve this enlightenment. Buddha can not make people immortal, he can not give us a perfect health forever because contrary, all things are impermanent. Song of the Buddha body and he also lost his nirvana. What the Buddha can give us is the path leading to liberation France. Thus, liberation or enlightenment is this? When Buddhists talk about enlightenment, we do not mean to say that if someone is a boy or a good girl, they will go somewhere. That is not the Enlightenment ideas of Buddhism. In a few sutras, places such as the Pure Land of Amida Buddha is emphasized. However, this is actually the teachings are calculated symbolically. If we can follow the French in the right way up here from where you sit can be converted into the Pure Land of Buddha Amitabha. The concept of paradise in every other religion is completely different idea of ​​Amitabha Pure Land Buddhism. In other religions, heaven is considered a solid and real truth can exist outside. In Buddhism, the Pure Land is a notion of the individual perception. Enlightenment should not be regarded as something of trouble, as something to reach or come to us. If not for our habit patterns and because it is difficult to understand or difficult to recognize the true nature of enlightenment would be very simple and pure to us. Enlightenment is when your state of mind free from all delusion. Thus, this delusion of man - is what prevents them enlightenment - what is it? It is obvious that it is the rudimentary form of delusion, such as greed, hatred, jealousy and so on. But there are subtle delusion; human ideas concerning politics, economics, philosophy, religion and even the appreciation of others. You look at someone and immediately developed an idea. Generally, three types of opinions arises: (1) I can love him and think "He's good," or "He was beautiful." (2) I do not like him and think "He's ugly, awful, awful." (3) We see them as a stranger and ignored, rather than feel neutral in judgment. I always had this idea, they often become very powerful. People cling to these notions and then chasing after them. For example, we have the notion that a BMW (a luxury car) is really special. On television, we see BMW move. I heard it was produced in Germany and we are attacked by all kinds of information. So we developed a concept that BMW is definitely really important. Then we go through hardships and others have shed blood to try this famous BMW. Instantly, many families are sure to have the dispute because the BMW. Children do not listen to the advice of their parents. Even a few people still come to sell and become prostitutes to get this car. Thus, at the end of the challenge, if you really get a BMW is probably worth the effort to do all these things. But do not think this has to end! After you have it, a better type of car your car will appear. BMW owns that now you can get scratches and damage. All these things do not start anything other than a concept: a BMW is very important. If you do not have strong ideas, then you will not have to go through this hardship. And whether the vehicle is hit, we will not suffer. Another example that you can find by going into a bookstore. Only once, you buy a fashion magazine. These include all kinds of models of this magazine tells you you will look like a model (the model) does. It explains eyes, thighs .. you should look like. These magazines have made the young men and our women crazy. They try to get the thighs, eyes and nose consistent with similar patterns in that journal. Sadly, it never happened. Whether it happens, and someone managed to get his nose thighs or similar, then she or he is still not satisfied. While millions of people are dying because there is nothing to eat, as in Ethiopia, there are millions of people are trying to diet by that notion. We also have a problem "ideas" on a broader scope. The communist faction fighting capitalist, and this is purely because of a notion. In everyday life, a husband to a table and did not want his wife because of a certain concept. Also, a boyfriend like eating pizza but not his girlfriend because she hates cheese - a different concept. So we all can see that when we cling to these notions, they will cause suffering. We endeavor to achieve enlightenment is to reduce clinging. We do this slowly, so now we will not cling anymore. Enlightenment is like. You do not have a third eye, or wings to fly to enlightenment. Now if someone gives you a BMW, it will not bother you if someone plowed into or steal it. If you want her bedroom to change color, you do not cling to the notion and said: "Well, as always." You do not argue over ideas. This is the beginning of a good relationship; no ego and contradictory ideas. A person is not abused by those clinging to the idea of ​​the peace and happiness. If not then you are not delighted when someone denies your ideas. But if you have no attachment, you will not like raising anger for those who think differently but instead you get all that you accept. How to minimize the obstacles to self and cling to the idea? I can do from the French by practicing. Buddha taught us more than 84,000 methods to reduce this attachment. Many of us often use only one or two of these methods. We assume that simply recite and butter lamp is lit few have practiced French. This is not necessarily bad, it's good. However, we can do something much better. We can meditate, it is essential in the practice of Dharma. He Jigme Lingpa, a Nyingma master said that a mantra for ten years, twenty years and so on. has much merit, but he said if a yogi meditating in a minute clarity is much better. That's because when we chant mantras, which are not absorbed into our minds. It absorbed little in the lips and tongue, but there are too many openings. Your mind wanders around, think about the work you do and the film must be considered. Then, after reciting the mantra one hundred you think you're done. This is why meditation is important. Believe that meditation is not for us it was wrong, it is for everyone and very easy to implement. It's not as complicated as the mantra or ritual, and so need to learn. A practitioner should meditate regularly and become familiar with the practice. The meditation create open space and us. It's very simple but also the foundation of all other meditation that we can learn. It helps in reducing the fixation on the concept and assessment. So when we do not start conservatism or fear. We do not need to find out what to do or remember a complex visualization. Just relax and do not restrict liquid meditation on a certain time of day. Example, sometimes we limit the meditation in the morning or evening. We should maintain strict discipline and enthusiasm in a meditative state, and meditate in a certain time. Focus on your breathing, when the mind wanders focus your attention on breathing through the nostrils. Please continue to remind: "I have watched my breath," especially when the mind starts wandering. Now all you can ask yourself, "" Oh, it's simple! Really! This simple method can reduce any clinging and ultimately lead to enlightenment! Really? "It's easy to understand this can perform them. When the water is muddy and I want to have water in the first step is the what? You leave it. All sludge will settle down and then we can see is water. The more you stir the water is dirty, it became cloudy. Now you try to reduce clinging, you want to reduce greed, hatred, ignorance and so on ... But there is no benefit to stir them! Thus the mind will become agitated. Everything you do here is loose letters, sit up straight and follow your breath. Practitioner and left everything to calm yourself. But you need to meditate, otherwise you never taste the experience of meditation. When someone wants you become an alcoholic who, during the day they tell you about the good liquor like. This makes you excited so you drink a little. Initially alcohol makes your throat and stomach burning and cause you headaches. After several days, then gradually you addicted. Y logical operation like this for the practice of France, is entirely contrary to becoming an alcoholic. Also with the way that, now I'm praising the benefits of meditation like. However, if you do not really practice meditation, you will never understand what is beyond what I said. Some people will fear more. Or you are a housewife or a businessman, you feel: "I do not have time!" This is a weak excuse. Everything you do is meditation in thirty seconds or at least a minute. Keep meditating in the bedroom or living room, anywhere, and monitor your breathing. It's important for beginners to understand that we should never meditate for two hours or a longer period of time, start slowly. First, meditation in thirty seconds, then walk. Meditation for thirty seconds, then take a shower. If you like this meditation, the practice will gradually become easier and last longer. We return to the previous example again, people started to become alcoholic will become sick if they drink three bottles. They will never want to touch alcohol again. Instead, people started drinking a little and slowly increased. Little by little, they will become an adept who drink alcohol. The above example will apply directly to the meditation. Let's start with half a minute and eventually became an adept. This will change your life like? Earlier you mad if anyone says that you have a big nose, but now it was gone. Likewise, if someone compliments you, that may not do you or do you hatch bulge particularly happy. This is changing the way practitioners. Now your job is started teaching my almost finished. If we really are Buddhists, the important thing is to practice correctly. When we went to visit a temple or a Rinpoche, we should not only be motivated to ask this trivial free from worldly matters that sort of disease. Root of the problem must be shortened, if not, the problem still exists. So go to let the roots to the branches! This teaching is the best form of blessing, because I am giving you the key to make you happy. So let's focus and meditation. As a beginner, do not abandon or regret if your mind wanders too much. Just focus back. When you meditate, some signs may appear after several months. You can have dreams and good feelings, or dreams and bad feelings. But not to worry or even talk about them. These experiences are all obscurations, if you follow them like a fish out of oceans workers. Sometimes practitioners believe that the breath is a meditation mistakes, so easy and simple. Or they may have received different kinds of teaching. For example, if you are taught to meditate while standing up, you would think that meditation while sitting down is wrong. We should follow the teachings of meditation and not confused. My guru, he Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, has placed great emphasis on meditation. For me, it has great value because I was a real hassle, so this makes the practice easier. The meditation can seem simple, but it will and should be continued in our practice until we achieve enlightenment. It is the basis or foundation of the meditation. Later, the visualizations and all the other factors can be complementary to the meditation. The meditation is like rice, it is used as the basis. Then vegetables and curry dishes can be added. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY BACH LIEN HOA.( TAM THANH ).MHDT.18/4/2012.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).