His Holiness the Dalai Lama
speak at QUANG MINH PAGODA - Australia
Author: Dalai Lama
Translations: Tue Yuen - 04/06/2012

The spiritual brothers and sisters dear, especially with Vietnam Sangha community, and I think she has some of the monks here, Ti nuns, is not it?
I'm really happy with my second time visiting visit this place, with a new and very large temple, how much money there? (Laughter)
I think Buddhism is an ancient religion from India and spread to Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, China, Japan, Korea and the after nayTay Tibet, Mongolia and parts in the Russian Federation, these areas according to Buddhism, and India is the cradle of Buddhism, but the majority population is Hindu, as well as Islam, Christianity, and the other direction.
But any case, we are in the 21st century, highly developed technology. I think in one or two centuries. All efforts, all energy is focused in the development of the economy, the money (laughs). Now I think, now we really require expansion of the money, all the rigging, all thanks to you the wrong technique to make money. Is not it? I think money really poisoned the principles of our ethics. I really think so! And then while he is not only ethical degenerates which also increases the amount jealousy, suspicion and frustration and then the result of anger, violence.
So any case, a very clear, merely material will not bring inner peace, that's for sure. Because money offers comfortable amenities make the body not the soul.

Quang Minh Temple Main Hall

In the supermarket if you try to buy peace of mind, can not be. Or all of the technical hardware store, if you asked to buy an instrument to mental peace, and not [can not]. The peace of mind must come from within, because most of the harassment inner peace is our emotions. Not external enemies, not the troublemakers outside factors that ravaged our minds are the negative emotions of our own. So naturally, logically, an effective method to reduce destructive emotions to be developed in the mind, from his own emotions.
So now I tell people , for several thousand years ago, I think four or five thousand years, we opened for believers, and we place full of hope in our creed, whenever we encounter difficulties, we [ his hands together] pray to God or something, something mysterious. Then three hundred years of science, technology development. Then science, technology immediately brings us to ... facilities available, things become so easy human nature to pay more attention to science and technology rather than beliefs. Then later in the 20th century through the ultimate experience we recognize the limitations of material value.
I know some very wealthy family I think a billionaire, who was at the human level is people very unhappy. They have millions of dollars but failed to bring inner joy, very clear.
And then one other problem, the scientists, their knowledge about the brain, neurological, things are developed. And eventually they excited about what the problem is emotional? What is consciousness? Because the medicine, they only pay attention to temper the mind is really very important to healthy health, as well as recovery from disease, from surgery, an array of mind ... important to them. So now medicine, as well as experts on the brain. Some leading scientists actually shows an interest in issues, emotions are what? The relationship between emotions and the brain about?
Now, these days, the scientists preferred to train the mind to brain surgery, with the stimulants in the brain. By training the mind, really can change ... For the first time they discovered this. Should train the mind through even the physics department can change. Thus, two factors, from limited experience, or material value. And on the other hand the scientific research, began to focus on the problem, What is consciousness? How to change our minds? Changing our emotions like?
Because of these factors, there are manifest, especially in young people began to promote the interests of the intrinsic value, spirituality. I think it is the image of the 21st century world. Then I also think people everywhere, especially in Europe, and the United States, I think is really fed up with violence, Australia make better comparison. (Laughs)
So people, I think Early man in the last century, when the country declared war on neighbors, the people of the country, proud, no questions, join the war effort. The situation changed so completely and end of the century. And begin the 21st century, such as the United States going to war with Iraq began, how many people from the U.S. to Australia against violence and want peace through demonstrations. And of course, many people are interested, the national interest against war, against violence, against the use of violence. Should they really desire peace. Completely fed up with violence. So, once again, the question is, how to bring peace?
Peace does not mean that no other problems. So long as people exist on this planet, certain problems have to happen. Because human perception, human greed, human desire. So the problem will persist. Now we need practical methods to resolve conflict, this disagreement. So it is dialogue. I often tell people, the 20th century became the century bloodbath, according to history, about two hundred million people were killed in a violent war, an appalling figure.
If a war widespread use of nuclear weapons, but it can bring peace, they also minimize problems okay, it is also plausible. But not like that. Only suffering. So, now the 21st century we must make it the century of dialogue.
In order to bring about dialogue, we need spiritual respect for the rights of others. Not only is my concern, my strength and indifferent to the attention of others, how dialogue. So in that respect, sincere spirit with love of you, all nearly seven billion people can be considered as brothers and sisters, we must take care to their attention. With this kind of attitude is the meaningful dialogue can develop.
should be in his interest, his traditional base ... is an infinite capacity to bring you true love. All religious traditions have the same ability, whether philosophical differences. There are theistic religions such as Christianity, ... Their main belief is God. The atheistic religion like Buddhism, Jainism, and some more traditional ideas of India has no concept of God, no creator, but is our own self-creation. So philosophy is very different, so in view of theistic religions, we are Buddhists who do not have faith (theistic beliefs).
Should all religious, philosophical differences, although but bore a teaching, the same practice of loving kindness, compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, self-discipline. All these things are the same practices, the same in a message. All religions, all are important and the ability to support humans.
time now about Buddhism, Buddhism today I think, as I mentioned earlier, also included the practice of loving kindness , compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, ... important as religion. Then the philosophical aspect of very complex. As the University of Nalanda Monastery, not just a Buddhist center, but a center of expertise, an academic institution. And many Nalanda masters, I often described as the professor of Nalanda. The master has composed, is actually the subject experts, he conducted the survey: What is reality? Essentially what? The nature of matter, the nature of the mind. I think that is part science. Not a religion but a science.
In the past thirty years, the cell does not, in about seven years, I have a serious commitment to the research scientists beyond the mind, emotions control how this emotion. Now science, for example in the United States, University of Wisconsin, Emory and Stanford University and a few more, they actually conduct the research on the mind of the Buddhist explanation of the mind. They have found useful information from the literature of classical India in this regard, not only Buddhism but also of Hindus.
So there are some who maintain capital gap with any religion, but in their eyes Buddhism is an exception now. Because it is not necessarily connected with the Buddhist concept of the next life, karma, ... these things, but that is the science of Buddhist mind, the emotions. Be absolutely clear that, under thirty years of experience in my past, now very clear, Buddhist science can definitely be the outstanding contribution of modern science-related emotional mind , all of this.
Now, for the people of Vietnam, a traditional way is a Buddhist country. Buddhist tradition and traditional Sanskrit and Pali, we join with the Sanskrit tradition, let's Nalanda tradition, scholars such as Ma Ming Nalanda, Nagarjuna, Asanga, ..., all this guru Nalanda, the professor, we succeeded with the teachings of these people.
And another aspect, the Vietnam went through difficult times, we me too (laughs), in the sense that we are truly brothers and sisters (laughs). The time change, there are monks from Vietnam to India to study teaching, listening teaching there. It seems to change, and there are even relatives of Communist leaders went there. So things are changing. So how come more people who live in Vietnam country such as France, America, and Australia, from where you live, you bring in your own traditions, your spirituality. Therefore, in Australia, a country which is not according to Buddhism, which is a Christian country, but you have found a place to set up your temples, in order to keep the mind Your spirit of Buddhism, I was impressed.

A small difference is that Vietnam is a country very hot but you wear long sleeves. As Tibet is a country very cool, but my hands to the ceiling - no sleeves (he put out his right hand - everyone laughs).
Now, any Buddhists, whether the U.S., Japan, South Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Tibet, Mongolia ... I always claim that we Buddhists must be Buddhists of the 21st century, that is Buddhist with full knowledge of Buddhism, this is very basic.
Traditionally, they ourselves to be Buddhist but do not really know what Buddhism is. I often joke that the Chinese Buddhists, it's not [true Buddhists when only his hands and said] Amitabha Buddha, Mi A Father, A Father Mi! (Laughter). And the Tibetans I often joke with them that some mantra recitation famous, Clerk of the language of their choice free of Guan Yin, Project Di Bat Ma Ni Hong, Om Mani Padme Hum, Om Mani Padme Hum ... , when you read fast, like, om Moni, Moni, Moni, ... (Laughter) sound that sounds like money, money ... (money = money). Therefore, no knowledge, do not know the meaning and very often when I meet Buddhists and Tibet ... India, the students, when I asked them: - Religion What is your? They replied: Buddhism. I then asked, What is Buddha? No answer. Do not know. Buddha is seen as just a historical figure. So it is not enough. You must know what Buddhism really is! And like the Christian, you must know what Jesus taught what it really is! Only self-identify as Christians, make the sign of the cross is not enough.
So, like Buddhism which I have mentioned earlier is a full rich radical philosophy that we must learn these studies.
First especially Buddhist science, on the basis of science and the philosophy of Buddhism Buddhism flourished, as the two truths, the nature of impermanence, and interdependence equivalent students, the point of this philosophy is developed on basic practical. This is the Buddhist science. Then this might change our minds, can minimize the emotional devastation, and ultimately can be completely eliminated entirely destructive emotions. This is nirvana, liberation, or salvation.
So on the basis of science, Buddhist philosophy, Buddhist cognitive development, then by then aware of Buddhist practice Buddhism. Therefore, true Buddhists should have known Buddhist philosophy, Buddhist science. By contrast the practice of religion only as custom, habit does not mean much.

Therefore, the siblings of my Buddhist, please learn more. And visiting temples and Buddha found in previous pleadings, recitation is not enough, we must learn what the Buddha taught what it really is. And learn the basic teachings of the Buddha was drafted by letter the details of Nagarjuna, Asanga, Vasubandhu, ... all the great teachers of Nalanda explained thoroughly. And if possible, Reviews research study Buddhism, logic, of the patriarchs Chen Na, French Match, Chandrakirti, Kamalasila ... In Tibetan language, the texts of the above have been translated into his best friend. I heard the great organ in China has not translated this, or only a part time, has not been translated before. Already there are a number of activities to shift the U.S. terminology, has been started. Finally, these texts will be present in the United languages. And then be easily translated into Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese languages. Rather clear! END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY BACH LIEN HOA.( TAM THANH ).MHDT.28/6/2012.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).