T INH AND MANAGEMENT.


    When a new Buddhist learning, reading stories about Ananda me very emotional, heartfelt admiration devoted his entire life to the Buddha. Then maybe just inwardly longed forever, I came across a wooden statue trimmed with gold lacquer high 20 western division, standing on a lotus throne, his right hand clenched (right pressing vajras?), My left arm get right fist to his chest slightly skewed to one side. I asked the seller what the object is, the seller does not know. But for me it was "my Ananda". I insisted on buying (perhaps to say that "sometimes" is true, but the retailer only and not for sales appeal) by the next statue and Buddha Shakyamuni was far from a walk, daily worship.
 place Reading Ananda said to the public that I read.
 following anecdote got me thinking forever.
 
Surangama Beginning Experience is recorded conversations between teachers and students.
 
            Exalted going into Nirvana, Ananda asked the Buddha: "When the compiler of the classic opening experience, what questions should?" Buddha should be saying: "I heard something like this: One day ...", so he did get to the business practices.


            Him Ananda foresight so that he has been asked to place nodes Kassapa
 
           Venerable Kassapa nominated Venerable Ananda Sutras aggregation and mass consensus. Venerable Ananda turn the following set of activities: Increase least, Increase Cross, University of conditions, Increase Caucasian, Sa gifts, frozen and preached the Buddhist monks, nun, Upasaka , Upasika, gods and mankind. The long experience into a compiler called Agama School, the average of the set into a China A function called. The object of telling as many monks, nun, Upasaka, Upasika aggregation and gods into a magazine called Agama. These activities in turn told from an incremental approach to eleven aggregation into a law called the First Increase A Ham. Also gather experience covers a variety of issues in a magazine called Tibet.


       And then, Venerable Kassapa declared: " From this we have the complete file teachings. From now on, not what the Buddha is not statutory discretionary statutory, regulatory what Buddha had not been violated. We must be respectful learning what regulatory Buddha . "
 
      Venerable Ananda then said to the Venerable Kassapa: "I myself heard that Buddha: After Nirvana was, if the world does have little personality, you can remove. "
 
     Kassapa asked: "What is the teacher for the minor?"
 
     Ananda replied: "I do not know."
     - Why do not you know?
     - Because I do not ask Exalted.
     - Why do not you ask?
     - Since that time the Buddha was insecure, neurotic fear Him.
     - Because he did not ask the meaning of this problem, it is guilty of sand Suddenly, I have to plead guilty and repentance.
     - Venerable Sir, I is not no honor without question the meaning of it, but the problem for fear of disturbing the Blessed One, so do not ask. In this issue, I do not feel guilty, but because of respect and trust Venerable, I confess.

     - When he sees and pears for Exalted Sangha, he has stepped foot medical use, so , Cuts criminal la ... (nt).
     - Venerable Sir, not that I do not respect the Buddha, but since that time no one took care so I have to use the foot pedal to patch y ... ( nt.)
    - I was asked three times Exalted allows women ordained in the Dharma, so sand is guilty Suddenly ... (nt).
      - Venerable Sir, not that I do not respect the law, but because she Pajapati Ma Ha Di punch Exalted bred to mature, and he left home that went into supreme. The need to thank him in return, so I invited three times to allow women Exalted ordained ... (nt).

       - When Buddha was about to enter Nirvana appearances, told him that if someone achieve four-sufficient spirit, to keep a life expectancy network or over a lifetime may have been, the Tathagata has countless achievements meditation, and has three times the generals tell him so that he does not provide the visiting Buddha head a lifetime, or over a lifetime, it is criminal Cuts ... (nt).
      - Venerable Sir, I do not want to appeal not long head Buddha, but because evil Week Three clouded my mind , so I said, sometimes ... (Nt).
     - In ancient times, Buddha three times by Buddhist teacher to get water for drinking, but in the end he did not give water to the Buddha, it is criminal Cuts ... (nt).
      - Venerable Sir, do not I do not give water to the Buddha, but since that time has 500 cars passed by on the river makes the water turbid pathogenic afraid to drink, so I do not take water for Exalted ... (nt).

     - He allowed female Buddhist relics ceremony in front of people, the sand is so guilty Suddenly ... (nt).
     -Venerable Sir, I would like not allowing women relics before the ceremony, but because it was getting dark , they do not keep up on the, should I allow ... (nt).
 
     From the above anecdote, can draw many lessons.
 
     Firstly, democratic spirit of equality in Buddhism is expressed from beginning. But religion is false Mahakasyapa head Sangha after the Buddha, Ananda still allowed to argue point by point. Venerable Kassapa also accept the rights of Ananda. So even showed no fanatics in Buddhism. Not Venerable Kassapa is superior to the Venerable Ananda followed blindly.
 
      Another lesson is two, each of them will keep their roles. Venerable Kassapa in community leadership proved critical legal sense. His use of the law and act as a stern judge, do not overlook an offense. But he is not bitter judge, known for charity, said judges not only reasonable but also the situation.
 
     thing to remember is that while the use of Venerable Kassapa then used the Venerable Ananda. All of the Venerable Kassapa blamed Venerable Ananda are committed for love. For him, the heart has reasons that reason does not know, as Pascal said (Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connait point). Finally, the winning of Venerable Kassapa and also had immunity or exemption request, the French legal language called "non-lieu". 
 
    Venerable Ananda was a "sin" anymore Venerable Kassapa was reprimand. I have recounted this on Bamboo No. 35, page 20:
 
     Having raised the theoretical dispute between Ananda and Mahakasyapa. Ananda as the ceremonial head of the Malla to see people worship Buddha remains large, the women are not far from being interrupted, he ordered them to close the road. Who is to be offered as well, only a poor old lady so nothing to make offerings, she cried hysterically, tears stained her feet as the Buddha. So Mahakasyapa he noticed his right and responsibility Ananda.
 
     Here, I want to advocate for Ananda. Buddha was also what they can pollute more. Moreover, sincere tears of a poor old woman who washed the feet are clean but must also stained Why do it? Despite stained the Buddha did not accept.
 
     , but also for protecting the Buddha, Ananda proved adamant. Please review the Truc Lam 34, page 9
 
     , there had Brahmin priests from any Da La (Subhadra / Subhadda) nearly 100 years old, who are passionate school teacher guidance range, the suspect was inside, thought that after the Buddha's nirvana bowl then no one will be able to resolve his doubts, he would sneak in to the Ananda Buddha consultation. Ananda not to, saying that the Buddha was tired, no time to answer him. Buddha hear, tells me that he is entered for people of goodwill.
 
        Fortunately for him from any Gandhara Buddha is then located outdoors in the woods is forgiven. Be like Buddha in the air-air-tight belly, how to hear his request.
 
      A more detailed nature is gentle, humble, no ego's Venerable Ananda. In six crimes was extraordinary sand that Venerable Kassapa had for him, he just can not get a subject to confess the sin, "because respect and trust the Lord," out of respect for hierarchical social order in which also need to be living harmoniously. In other crimes, he did not refuse to be innocent, only justified reason "crime" of him.
 
      interestingly was later Venerable Kassapa be considered preliminary because the Zen of flower list of goofy, religion Author A Nan is the binary.
 



 
A few words about the situation and talks chronic Ly

     and Ly Love Reading on, we find him representing Kassapa and Ananda Lee stands for Love. Kassapa and Ananda are equally great, but Ananda is very close to us through the very emotional "person" full of sympathy and compassion. Everyone has a particular advantage, as the disciples of the Buddha has its own characteristics, "each new user, distributed integrity ten ten", but they all have one common characteristic is all talk, act all in the spirit of complete selflessness.
 
     Speaking to Lee and Love, is the principle reason, but when applied to practical situations, it is necessary to know the fate flexible depending on the situation is complicated by human emotions created. "The heart has its own reasons", which in certain circumstances to resolve the situation becomes rather hard to apply the rational disconnect. After all, the concept of law or human right and left in place, it may also change due to human.
 
    Ananda is a more emotional, have a good heart, maybe Buddha said between him and have a very loving attachment between parent and child as such. Can feel the love this attachment is an obstacle to the realization, but he should be close Buddha knows how many years, but has not obtained arahantahood. We imagine his mood at the Buddha attained Nirvana, it must be very lonely and full of pain. Indeed, when the Buddha was not there anymore, nobody told him with gentle words to rely on, but only received the stern rebuke of Kassapa prefects.
 
     Yet his real Kassapa is the only known human reason, and not to the situation do not know? Is it just the new sweet loving speech demonstrated how the situation is reasonable? Vietnam proverb that says: "Ask for the corner whip, for pastries hate to dust." It is pushing his Kassapa was a motivation in one night Ananda was certified arahantahood. It is not an expression of love as a supreme form of that star? Kind of love like the latter has also been shown to open market through the unique approach of the Zen master to his heir, as against Hue Lama ability, such as Hoang Ba for Rinzai etc. ... by the cold attitude, rude words, or stick with the sun descending like a hit, but the latter is the heir of the grace received calls her whip will feel deep compassion in which to engrave in my heart forever.
 
     situation and reason must always be balanced with each other, whether in this world or the life of the world too. If Li is entitled to obtain insight and objectivity to everything, the situation is the material to make life perfect spot to sublimation. Ideally, a status and reason together, in each situation involves Ly, and Ly Tinh and cover.


      Tr Israel respects the world, a problem between the right-and n Israel is under consideration and resolution of Causation. If you follow reason that can cause negative consequences, then the reason was not worth it anymore. The Americans have a saying or: "You have the right to do it, but it is not right to do it." (You have the right to do it, but doing that is not ph frontier ).

     standpoint Dao,  Dao Ly makes ultra Vietnam, but the director can not be popular if not based on available potential situation where the people. Tu is not the end of the situation, because people do not have the wood is like ice plants, but the difference between a direct and an ordinary man who is the one who can turn out to be the director instead with the transfer. Among the vast sea waves love, loneliness is the author of Cavalier in small canoe, rather than dive between the lines ...
 
    In the end, they all start from the same station no. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.25/8/2013.NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).