PICTURE Mahayana herd.

 

     Mahayana take the herd for example the heart, mind training. Mind, the net future post, but was beaten lost, let it run freely, let loose liking oblivious to the dangers lurking, so we had to look back, and tamed for the net. Hope the evil mind was either filtered from the contaminated earth will gradually light up from where ignorance and to reach the realm of sensory circle member. It is a symbol of rhetoric " shop ". As rhetoric, it must store a lot of preparation to be used toward enlightenment ladder. Thanks to sophisticated, the center was expected to be clarified in the morning once the ceiling structure, as well as by the buffalo herd that long Prodigal gradually become mature skin black and white dirty appearances.      Centre is buffalo, is their shepherd. Because buffalo should be shepherds, because it is the scene center. Since finding the buffalo to animal until the animal must undergo ten achievements phase, as illustrated by the ten uninterrupted picture. Painting Mahayana buffalo buffalo against the column, ie the mind, training the mind.      Painting 1 is "YOUR TABLE": no blankets. Paintings buffaloes under black cloud. Because this ancient buffalo should be loose for too long become almost as wild, aggressive. When the shepherd was not there with black buffalo wild, undisciplined, flowing hair salamander, its dirty, trampled rice well, non-coated. The coated rice trample regarded as destructive of good. Children chasing buffalo herd has recently taken hold grass for example, but still goose buffalo running stride.      During this war have not seen even find buffalo buffalo, suggesting "possible truth" available to every one. Never mind losing. Heart can only be tamed or not only. Black buffalo represents hope love interest. Now the mental discipline begins new monastery, the mind still let loose the sense objects should now be created in the industry led to six paths of reincarnation, the sight distance. But I believe that there were "possible truth" but it should not recognize new media used to cultivate the cracking example to lure buffalo grass. This is the action sought to "catch" the attention.      Painting 2 is "some things": a new animal. Drawing shows young buffalo had been pierced in the nose wire buffalo, began using pure discipline of the buffalo. Buffalo dominated every time flee and were whipped. But Buffalo is still rampant cage fighting, like lackeys rivulet that runs. Only Buffalo's nose turned black into white. So when the victory is in buffalo breeding, not in the shepherd. Black cloud disappeared. Children herd must now appear stern, clutching the rope rivulet, whip hand raised high up as to threaten, warn buffaloes.      Painting shows the use of the new religious practices, though many, but only achieved few results because old habits and expectations this concept was too thick. Now the mental discipline know where to take refuge Jewels , keeping vows and precepts to seriously study the mind is not distracted, according to desire more liberal.      Painting 3 is "cleaver": be permitted. Buffalo restrained then perhaps afflicted with pull cord rivulet nose, leading to fear more whips, should be allowed to start slowly, subdue. Cattle are raised and put away, but the place is clean white. Moon appeared from a distance, but the white cloud. But the buffalo of forward and reverse aggression aggressive, but they must still clutching herd rivulet manipulate strings that pull it off, dare not let go, do not dare quit whip hand. Landowners gentle buffalo, users no longer have the strength or pull rod to beat again.      Through determination lap practice, morality seriously, permanent observation and identification mind flowing lines of her that now Here the mental discipline that is part of his mind still, clear, softer. Mind no longer crazy, wanderings down the sights outside. Advent has raised the idea if the particular words that start up soon, so quiet wandering thoughts go free.      Painting 4 is "THE RETURN": turning. Paintings buffalo neck is clean, has switched to white to nearly half of the body. Thanks to training and long shepherd, now Buffalo has gradually matured, not like wild buffalo anymore. Buffalo turned shepherd it look so rivulet wire is loosened slightly away. Yet farmers still bow tie clear, still holding wires. Moon appeared, but no white clouds. But that Buffalo has healed, no more tired of it anymore but they herd convinced yet, still have to see the look. Note the line in a column and then the buffalo tree resting, enjoying the slightly relaxed.      attention to this need gradually started quickly, who began practicing labored less effort, more righteous life with more frequent follow and his mind more clearly, not an activity of the mind which penetrated through the eyes of his contemplation.      Painting 5 is "obedience": obedient subject, tame. Paintings white buffalo to near the end of the back and abdomen, was cleaning his paws were young buffalo off the rope, the rope is not required because buffalo cape buffalo was completely tame. Children buffalo no longer worry anymore, drop buffalo comfortable in their freedom of movement. Note Where the buffalo obediently follow the steps in the right. Pay only perfunctorily and wire whip. Moon still appears in white clouds.      Coming here is little idle for practicing the halfway point, then, is to use less of more. The training center has now been completely subdued his mind and live in awareness. The mind was calm, so peaceful religious people, that is the mystery of life. Seeing the convent is inward, is to become your own inner purity nice, is not moved by the scene outside her.      Painting 6 is "very afraid": no problems, no problems. Children buffalo no longer afraid or fear, nor shepherd strict because buffalo were gentle, pure calculation. When not caught impeded, even spending power may pay range, sitting on the bare rock where, where the original spare flute. Buffalo is next, turned his head to look back and hear it dim sleep, do not run away anymore prodigal. Buffalo had clean white body and both hind legs, only slightly longer tail is black only. But no longer see the moon in the clouds appear white.      Persons training the mind completely silent at this time, do not need restraint used to subdue the mind which has an order now. From here is disengaged, rather idle.      Painting 7 is "FOR TRANSPORT": the division, spoiled. Drawing shows young buffalo comfortably sleep on stone, to wear buffalo. Nevertheless buffalo still gravitate away from a party, always look for a shepherd it. This natural buffalo eating, playing spoiled even graze the line. Buffalo at first with black, white and gradually beginning to his time and now the tail is clean always. The moon and the clouds appear white.      Cultivators here no longer have to use public transport for now depending conditions. No longer to subdue the mind that self-interest recovered. No longer the self-interest that prevents peace. Depending hungry thirsty to drink, do not worry about not sad. By an order in the mind, no longer obstacles, it is all about self acceptance wrong (ie four disturbing things: self delusion, self prejudice, conceit, self love) where the training center is now also be cleaned, however, the illusion of still legal, liberation is not complete.      Painting 8 is "LIKE" round: the forgotten. All are forgotten. In war there are still young buffalo and buffalo, but the buffalo had forgotten the presence of the animal, but also young buffalo forgot the presence of the buffalo. A buffalo standing, not an anchor, both no longer pay any attention to each other, with each other and forget. Buffalo entire body from head to tail was white, black nowhere. Moon and stars appear white clouds. White clouds shone down on the green field.      younger image and buffalo buffalo standing every where and forget each other, no longer are dependent on the practitioner to place only heartless, self at very afraid. But the buffalo and other livestock have forgotten, but his mind and did not enter, but they both have a peaceful relaxing. The training of the mind trying to move on forever, and now it all wrong unconscious of the existence of the law will fall off and clean.      Painting 9 is "fatality": soi own. Silhouette of the buffalo disappeared competition was out of sight again. The young buffalo standing alone between nature, singing, clapping between earth and sky a bright moon. Overhead the moon and white clouds are lonely little problems.      buffalo herders agreed with the Buffalo News the animal, ie the buffalo buffalo buffalo should not think anymore. Mind practitioner has now become " insensitive ", all concepts are distinguished clean finish, no longer in-out, have-not, life-killing, mind-sight, dirty-clean, etc. .. again, the true self of all things organic as manifested before the eyes.      Painting is 10 "SONG MAN": end of both. Finally all is lost. Nothing more paintings, drawings empty. Both were turned away not a trace of each scene. No longer the young buffalo buffalo buffalo is not a person anymore. Only a circle appears full and empty, which is big and bright moon, as revealed truth, full of magic. The circle symbolizes the " Vien Giac ". Cattle and livestock, landscape care and end of the visible light colored legs like grass shimmering in the thousands of flowers.       care practitioners who practice here that is already enlightened. Insight entirely clear, complete liberation, what language can not be said about the more extreme realizations, was described by a circle symbolizes perfection.














 

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     Common theme of these paintings is the way buffalo practice. Although many ways, but not in addition to catch attention. Try to "cross section ox map" can be seen as an answer to the question in the Diamond Sutra: "Van galaxy surrender any attention?" ( how to master the mind?). This is a question of growth old Bodhi Monastery, one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha. Buddhist elders were invited to teach the public said: "O Blessed with good guys male and female religious development Mind how they must remain in your mind and how the mind's surrender?".      All Mahayana efforts are aimed at the "column" buffalo, which is "the heart" that. Tam is wild buffalo, symbolizing love prospects mind. Want to treat it using aggressive measures, such as flogging, rope manipulate my words etc. .. Also, want of care, need refuge, keeping precepts, development etc. Mind ... Buffalo becomes prolonged.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY THICH CHAN TANH.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.18/9/2013.NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).