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Once, when the Buddha was ill in Beluva, to the distress of anxiety Venerable Ananda (School III, page 101), and another time, before news Venerable Sariputta (relics) were common destiny and before the anxiety Venerable Ananda (Ananda) (Also V, 170), the Buddha has declared this teaching, both captured the advice everyone to practice his methods are condensed, and is also a word last words of the masters themselves dying to know, should have a good message and encouraging his disciples what the students need to practice, after the guru passed away:

- "So this Ananda, be a lamp unto themselves their own (atta-dipa viharatha), become his own medical titles (attasarana) do not care what the other one title. Use Dharma as a lamp, used Dharma refuge, do not rely on something else ...
Ananda, in life, the monks residing in the body, ardent, mindful awareness, regent for his covetousness. Residing on a Life the feelings ... the mind residing in the center, above the law residing approach, zeal, mindful awareness, regent for his covetousness.
Ananda So this, monks itself is a lamp to yourself , he leaned his own self, he is not entitled something else, used as lamp Dharma, Dharma for refuge, do not rely on something else.
Ananda, who, now or after I am passing, himself is a lamp to yourself, your own medical titles themselves, something no other title y, used as lamp Dharma, Dharma for refuge, do not rely on a different approach , these persons, this Ananda, is the supreme position in each of my brethren, if he earnestly study ".

Here, because the word has Dipa means lamp, just means that the island should be able to translate : Do your own that go up the torch , or by themselves to build the islands themselves . Make yourself a lamp unto yourself.
During the teaching of particular importance and rarity of this, the Buddha emphasized two points. Make yourself a lamp unto yourself, be yourself leaning y, y is not leaning one else. Let's get to the lamp Dharma, Dharma take refuge, do not rely on something else. The two views can be considered a true reflection of life find religion, religious practice, evidence-based guidance of the Exalted His personal experience and also fully packed all his own teachings throughout 45 year of birth of his sermon to pass on to his disciples.
Indeed, we see clearly, in more than six years director level, practice and witness, himself revered for individual effort, made ​​himself find self-directed, with two direct questions pagan guru is the name of Alara Kalama and Uddaka Ramaputta, himself self ascetic practice, have their own self-meditation, and also their own self-development position Brains and finally down under the Bodhi tree, the supreme Buddha ranks. He is not a god by force, not the incarnation of a divine being, not the incarnation of a supreme being does. He's just a person, with physical strength and power of the human mind, has begun to find direction and guidance success, himself, and Action of the results, speak for themselves and evangelism director completion Full fullness, as we have seen in his life, if we cast aside the following additions to deify his life.
finding he directed and self-directed learning and self-represented described as follows:

"Not only Alara Kalama have faith, I have faith. Alara Kalama is not only diligent, I have diligently. Alara Kalama have not just thought, I also notion. Alara Kalama Not only have set, I also have to. Alara Kalama have not only knowledge, I also have wisdom. So we have to try to get legal documents that Alara Kalama, after self-cultivation, self-control, self-proclaimed achieved. then is the brethren, not long ago, I self-knowledge, self-control, self-gain was a quick way, I take refuge " (Secondary I, 164b).

Later ascetic, he also himself practiced ascetic self as he describes himself:

"Because I eat too little, my limbs became like the grass, or the burning vines wither. Because I eat too little, so you mix my toenails became like a camel. Because I eat too less, exposing my spine like a ball chain. because I eat too little, wasting my ribs like a stilt columns rui disrepair. because I eat too little, so my pupils are glitter hole deep in the eyes, like light sparkling water located deep in a deep water well ... " (Central I, 80).

After the Buddha practiced asceticism without result. His determination to abandon austerity and start your own meditation, attained Jhana, the second meditation, meditation third, fourth meditation, developing wisdom, evidence was sufficient intelligence network, third eye intelligent, clever take illegal , as it is hard to know, as it taints know, get rid of illegal sex, illegal property, ignorance. For freed itself thus arises location knowledge: "Sanh took advantage, has a dignity, that should have done, not the state go back again" (Central I, 248). Thus, also with their own experience, their own abandoned asceticism, meditation, intellectual development, the Buddha attained supreme Buddha.
regard to masters relied on to reach self-directed, directed learning and witness, so in 45 years of preaching for the birth, his teachings primarily for students as well as teaching self-help self-consciousness: "Be a lamp unto yourself yourself, make your own health titles yourself, do not care what title one another. use as lamp Dharma, Dharma for refuge, do not rely on something else. "
First, confirm Buddha "beg" and "desire "What's not good, not only on the way Dhamma practice, but also the desire for worldly matters.
Samyutta, Volume IV, page 313 states:

"If there are ten people doing evil deeds, and a large crowds to ask for their hands in prayers, hoping that he would be born animal friendly, friendly world. Invoke the same vain, because he made ​​ten evil happiness will fall into hell for like a rock thrown into a pond, and a number of masses to pray, pray, accept the hand that rocks that will be emerging. prayers so the useless, because it rocks, with the weight of it, can not stand up, could not float to shore, such as public prayer was.
Conversely, an evil abandoned ten, ten well as fresh, if there is a large crowds to pray, pray, accept his hand, that he needs to be born in hell, rotten country, the plea was not being accomplished. arise He is still good fun , the good, the human realm. example, a person drown in a lake Stools and stool was smashed, while the oil would float above the water. Though a large crowds to pray, prayers, their hands, that the oil was sinking to the bottom of the water. prayers that no results of course, the oil was still floating on the water. Thus, we pray, pray there is no What interests ".

Anguttara IIIA, page 123 of confirming further the futility of begging and pleading. A monk who does not pay attention in practice, starting with a strong desire to be freed from the taints without grasping, that certain desires are not satisfied. As the hen has eight, ten or twelve eggs, hatching it does not sit properly, improper heat villages, hamlets improper maintenance, the oil for chickens that have arisen will hope that the chicks of it, the legs, the nails, the mouth, cracking the shell and exit safely, hen he is not satisfied. Wherefore? Since hens do not sit properly Hamlet, Hamlet is not heating properly, not nursing properly village.
Conversely, a monk who lives in the practice of concentration, oil does not start to desire " Hopefully my mind is freed of defilements, without attachment ", though his mind was freed without clinging. Wherefore? To say that he can practice. Having practiced what? There are four foundations of mindfulness practice, with four main practice necessary, as the four-sufficient practice, have practiced in need, is practiced in force, with seven enlightenment practice, practice Noble has eight branches. For example, hens, eight, ten or twelve eggs. It hamlets sit properly, it rightly hot village. Though the chicken does not start with a strong desire, hope that their chicks, with feet, with nails, with mine, as an eggshell and exit safely, the chicks break the shell of it and get out safely. Thus, we do not wish or do not wish to issue. The main problem is the right thing, the right way to bring the desired results only.
A further paragraph (Central I, page 303) underscore the futility of pleading. If not the virtues of righteousness, not how to achieve fruition. Hanh Pham behavior here is not righteousness that is by evil knowledge, wrong thinking, wrong speech, wrong now, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong concentration. Wherefore? Since this method is not attained. Then he went to find examples of oil, after pouring sand into the bucket, sprinkle the juice continued for the oil sands, although he has the desire to look out for oil is not satisfied. Wherefore? Because this is not a method to find oil. Buddha used another example, more meaningful, is seeking a dairy, a cow, the horns take the milking cows, even with the wishes or desires, it is not get milk.
Conversely, if monk or Brahmin does, with right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration, despite the wishes or do not wish, to the virtues attained. Wherefore? Since this method is attained. For such a person to look for oil, after the oil seeds to the barrel, sprinkling water and continue to squeeze the oil out of oil seeds. Although he has no wish or desire, and will get the oil. Wherefore? Knowing the methods of oil. Also seekers, such as milk, the cows, milking cows from the birth place of the breast, despite the wishes or desires also found milk.
regard to events in life, too, not by begging, but by the desire to achieve. Forums that people often desire the ability in communication, difficult to find in life, such as life expectancy, excellent content, peaceful, good rumors, and heaven is born. Ability Us In Business (IIB Increases, page 74), the Buddha clearly stated in the law do not ask people, not by the desire that is, because if it's due pray, so that there is the desire, This is the time in life one might wither for what, when that is just begging to be satisfied. Buddha said very clearly: Want lifespan lifespan can not pray or praise for the life-giving life span. Saints practitioners need to have life-practice network path to life, put to excellent use, leads to peace, leads to good rumors, leading to natural birth, he was new achievements, new reach in the possibility that their communication desires in life.
During the definition of the role of the Business and Industry Buddha clearly stated word Karma (Karma) means action, from the verb meaning karoti do, is to act on itself, the words and the mind, but that action is not private mental act, ie an act of his own will do, make your own decisions, not anyone inciting, not so sure who is wrong. Because his own actions were done consciously, decided to make their own, should determine our Buddha is the owner of Business (Kammassako) we are the heirs of Karma (Kamma-dayada), we just charge for our actions, we have solely the result of the actions we do. Dhammapada states:

"It is evil to do it yourself,
being yourself, you create,
Crushed ignorant,
like diamond jewel. " (Dhammapada 161)

One verse more clearly defined than:

"Free yourself, do evil,
polluting themselves,
not by themselves evil,
do yourself pure,
Pure, not net, myself,
No one pure one. " (Dhammapada 165) "themselves only his critics, his inquisitive yourself, self-protection, brethren, Mindfulness permanent peace. " (Dhammapada 379)

In a very reputable business, Business Kalamasutta (Increase I, 213-216), the Buddha advised his disciples to believe in their place, do not trust anyone else, believe in the ability to judge the place of good and evil yourself, do not believe in a different method:

- "Hey, Kalama, do not believe it because the tale, not to be believed because traditionally, do not believe it because I heard people say, do not believe it because the Buddhist scriptures handed down, do not believe the theory because, Do not believe for human reasoning, do you believe after thinking about facts and conditions, do not believe in prejudice, stereotypes, do not have the appropriate information for that possibility, because you do not believe in Sa subjects as their masters. Kalama But this, when he himself knew as follows: 'The law is immoral, the law is guilty of a location measures were criticized this approach if the implementation and acceptance, to weaving suffering misfortune. This Time Kalama, abandon them '... But the Kalama, when he himself said as follows:' The law is good. These measures are not crime. these legal entities, who have been praised position. These measures, if implemented and accepted, lead to happiness, this time the Kalama, be attained and abiding '... ".

Once aware of their ability to distinguish between good and evil, the Buddha should take care alone, no one else y, as the following verse states:

"The wanderer title,
not just a medical one,
not make love,
not to hate work.
Consequently, in sorrow than,
In stingy stingy,
like water on the leaves,
not sticky to remember " . (Business Group, the 811) "Who does not find the core plant For health delivery, recovery can take photography, For grasping He just does not care for anyone not led by the monks was right feet, Traveling in the world. " (verse 364 set Economics)

But Buddha with caution. Although he has been liberated and enlightened than him, but he found that he needed to care only in a technical or brahmin Sa:

"So I make obeisance, reverence and he only lived a brahmin Sa-door, with the aim of making the full aggregates ... of ... wisdom aggregates aggregates aggregates ... have not been fully liberated enough ... but I do not see any place in the world of gods, Brahma and evil, between the public and professional Sa Brahmins, gods and men, there is not a brahmin Sa subjects or other , with the, with the, with wisdom and with more fully liberated me that I could veneration, worship and life care only. then this, brethren, I thought as follows: 'With the French that I have legs the enlightened Let reverence, worship and sermon living care only '".

Thus the Buddha with humble heart, to find a subject or brahmin Sa to care only refuge where the Dharma. That is why the Buddha taught the brethren, " Be a lamp unto yourself yourself (Āttā-dipaviharatha), become his own medical titles (Āttā-Sarana), waiting for something different titles. Using Dharma refuge, do not rely on something else . " This attitude of the Buddha explains why Venerable Ananda Buddha advised not to have sorrow after of the Buddha, as the disciples of the Buddha Dharma always make sense only, can make shelter Dharma title.
respectively III, 51, the Buddha identified for advice again his disciples to take the island Dharma, Dharma took refuge : "Let's live, free to do mine own island I, the brethren, take refuge with yourself, do not rely on anyone else. Take measures to the island, take refuge law, not rely on someone else. " In the Gopaka Moggallana, China III, page 111, we find the Buddha's disciples after his death, was behaving exactly as his word. Gopaka Brahmin Moggallana asked Venerable Ananda: "Venerable Sir, there are a monk Gotama Sa placement courses: 'This person, after I kill the refuge will be for you and you will care only this position? '".
Ananda replied: "This is not a Brahmin monks are revered, wise, fake architecture level, Arhat level, ordering supreme Buddha ' This person after passing I will be your refuge for ', and we will only have this medicine. "
"O Ananda, a monk to get them up and deal a large number of the Presbyterian brethren are ordering this position, after passing Exalted, will be our refuge, and we will only have this medicine? ".
Ananda replied: "There is a rate What pretentious, this Brahmin, get them up and get the majority agreement of the Presbyterian brethren arrangement: 'This person, after passing Exalted be our refuge', and we will This medicine is only the ".
"And so (you) do not have shelters. Dear Ananda, so what do you people get along? '.
"Hey Brahmin, we do not have there is no refuge. Brahmin Hey, we have shelters. And French is our refuge. "
Taking refuge Dharma, which is also the Buddha's teaching us.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.10/9/2013.NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).