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Importance of Dharma.

Origination is a very important method in Buddhist philosophy. Our bodhisattvas meditate deeply on this origination method when he speculated about the nature of life and gain release. Like other Bodhisattvas, Bodhisattvas first we were mindful of the Lao Tzu and Buddha when he lined up in the last life. Only after seeing the elderly, the sick and the dead, the Bodhisattva we see a monk, and that's due to give to the world not to seek legal age and not die. He saw the bad things of life that exists in the elderly, sick and dying.

Every living thing wants to avoid suffering, but we keep on sticking with them from one life to another, constantly, not the end. In the endless chain of birth and death life, like all living beings in bondage tied to python and everything tasted enough bitter sorrows. Life is indeed very long chain of birth and death. Now let's look at the tragic fate of poultry, some people are eating meat while still in the egg, if the egg out, they would live for a short time, only to be slaughtered. They exist to be killed, to make things real for humanity. If the fate of a being that must be killed so nostalgic indeed is dark and scary. But watch out poultry species are very satisfied with their lives. Obviously we love life, calling his neck throbbing, eat and kick up their crispness, sometimes fighting each other stones. Maybe we think we have much time to live, although in fact they time to be happy is not included. Their life span is measured in days or months, born and died a short time later.

A man's life-that's all, no matter how. For the people who lived fifty or sixty years ago as a fresh idea. Sixty or seventy years from the life of the gods is only a day, but in the eyes of the Brahma, the time seems like a very short-lived, because they live a long time constant of the earth eons. But compared to the endless chain of reincarnation, life of the natural-only discounts such as glance only. The gods Brahma and old and eventually die, though they did not get sick or show signs of dull, aging is the gradual silently swallow their time. In summary, all beings are facing the aging and death, no one can escape the suffering of life.

Methods wake of Bodhisattvas

When provinces close to the origin of aging and death, consistent Bodhisattva reverse causal chain from beginning to end. He originated the electronic incarnation, the incarnation due to origination Industrial Property, Industrial Property arises from Prime, Prime is due to origination Ai, Ai arise from Life, Second Life arises from cross country (Ayatana) as eyes, scenery, etc; Cross country is a product of binary Mentality (namarupa), Mentality is the result of Consciousness (viňňāna), Waking the posturing by Mentality.

The Pali texts full description of the French origination that: Consciousness and Action by Action by ignorance, but in the consistency of the Bodhisattva scout limited to the interdependence between Consciousness and Mentality, regardless of relationship upper contact with past lives. Therefore, we can say: for consistent meditator just at present life is enough to ensure success in the practice of Vipassana.

Depending Thuan Quan (down bars)

Bodhisattva introspection about the interdependence between Consciousness and Mentality like this: "Consciousness is no reason other than Mentality. Due to the excellent catalog, the result is true. Due coast Consciousness, Mentality arises. From relationship between consciousness and charming new list Sanh and Lao identity element, there may be birth or death after another after another. "

Moreover, Consciousness creates list sounds, colors creating Parish, the Parish do arise Promotion, Promotion leads to breathing, posturing for Ai arises, Ai being prime, prime coastal Organic, Organic results are re- Lao-birth leads to death, grief, lamentation, pain, grief, suffering brain and other types of body and mind.

Then kill the Bodhisattva's consistent causal chain: "Without consciousness there can be no Mentality, if there is no list of Parish identity and so on." The killing of the first link in the causal chain leading to the cessation of suffering capital as we constantly look for countless lifetimes of reincarnation. After the arising and passing of consistent causal chain, the Bodhisattva consistent nature of the aggregates. Then he realized results turn the Noble Path and eventually became the chief Buddha tri variables. Bodhisattvas are attained Supreme feeling after practice like that, they themselves know how to shop and what consistent, not only taught by someone else, by the way Balaam the security that the He spent practicing member of countless lives.

Beyond Theory and speculation

When it comes to wheels rolling Buddha Dhamma, his judgment thus: "I have discovered that France was indeed very deep, another French intellectual was difficult, and lead to subliminal inner peace. Could not be used your judgment or legal reasoning to see that. wonderful French identity and intellectual beings can be enlightened. "

The philosophers of the world have the ability to manipulate all understanding, to find a way to escape old age, sickness and death. But liberation from what it means suffering Nirvana, but Nirvana can not use inference and ordinary understanding to be reached. One can only realize by Nirvana Middle Way and Vipassana (Insight). Most philosophers are based on deductive reasoning and brain, based on which they have built many different theories with the purpose of bringing happiness to living beings. But because this doctrine is based on inference should not help people realize the insight. Do not let alone Nirvana is the ultimate goal, even the lowest stage of insight, wisdom is the mentality discrimination, can not be achieved by way of inference.

Wisdom arises only in the mind for the practice of and insight. Thereby, the authors observed the process of evolution of the name-identity in accordance with the four foundations of mindfulness and legal distinction between form and matter, such as heart and hands to bend shrink, or ears with a sound and AV connections of the other links etc. .. Such wisdom is not vague, not rational, it's lively and experimental.

Classics that mentality is a constantly flowing stream, advised us to observe the arising and passing away of them. But for beginners it is easier said than done. Practitioners must initially attempt to overcome many hindrances years. Exit only five hindrances help practitioners distinguish and matter only, but is not guaranteed to achieve the distinguished place of birth and kill them. This position is only achieved after practice and equivalent to a legal permanent through mindfulness. Regular birth anniversary of the killing and that leads to insight of impermanence, suffering and selflessness of all things. But as only the beginning of the Vipassana method lower, so this knowledge is far Path and Fruit. So France is something beyond speculation.

French for a location

France was wonderful (nipuna), only those who have been enlightened new location (panditavedaniyo). Here, the position level is related brainer vipassana (insight) and stroll through. France could not have been in position inference of philosophers, teachers, writers, scientists and university resources may split the atom. But this approach can appear in anyone's mind, regardless of gender, age or education, if he is on the practice of mentality as they arise. French? Tromg clearer Medical Center who are going through the stages of insight and attained Sainthood and Noble.

When scrutinized based nature of all beings, the Buddha found that most infected beings are sensual. Of course there are some exceptions, such as in the fellow with my Prince Siddhartha in two forest ascetic or Brahmin which later became the two chief disciples of the Buddha. But the majority of mankind are viewing pleasures are greatest source of happiness in life. They are like kids fun day with children's toys that do not make sense for older people, but older people also find pleasure in the game of worldly pleasures. Such pleasures are no longer attractive Buddhas and monks A-la-drought. The ordinary man and the gods will cherish it, because they do not see the higher values ​​as the floor meditation, insight and Nirvana.

He enjoyed such pleasures such as farmers living in remote rural areas. Under the eyes of the people in urban areas such as those where backward, poor, dark and sick, but people in the countryside are comfortable and happy no intention away from home themselves. The gods and mankind in sensual pleasure like the country's people, despite the Buddha's teachings of how matter, they are just like worldly pleasure and a lifetime immersed in it. Lack of sexual things they feel uncomfortable, they are extremely passionate and busy with family, property, a servant, that they can not think of anything more sublime pleasures are entitled label mess in front of them.

Because of sensual passion, they can hardly understand the legal Origination and wonderful Nirvana profound.

The cold storage

The teaching of the Buddha the reason less attractive because the vast majority of law that goes against the desire of their sensual Nuon. Oil a simple not to say they do not like to spend teaching about Nirvana, because he has no way of sensual flavors. It seems they are not interested in our teachings, because patterned steamy, no pathetic romantic story, the jokes entertainment and other exciting things. Those who practice vipassana or want to learn the teachings of pollution cessation, only new ones that accept the teachings of the Buddha. But if you look down the sermons contain humorous allegory is wrong, because it is the profound moral lesson.

Basically, other texts with all common law, the content of the texts that have such profound meaning: Discourse on, business Mahasatipatthana ... The doctrine of dependent origination and trading of Tibet. The doctrine has to be considered legal Thang (Abhidhamma) because it is legal theories Tibetan way of conclusion (abhidhammapitaka).

Since all our measures are all measures equally sublime, some people mistake for a win that way and can not perceive, even more difficult is that Path and Nirvana's approach emphasized. The doctrine of dependent origination is difficult to understand the reason for discussing the relationship between cause and effect, before the Buddha expounded the Dhamma, the truth is hard to be recognized.

The note also stated that the nature of the sublime teachings. According to the legend, there are four methods that are confusing: the Four Noble Truths, the essence of being, the nature of the new birth and legal Depending origination. Difficult to understand dukkha, training base, kill kill sole director and sole pain, difficulty going into these four, four truths to explain to people is even more difficult.

Monday confusing is that living beings and matter is a process taking place without a separate self, synthesis of mind and matter must follow the law of karma, the law of the latter decide the fate of every living being depends on karma or good karma that he has sown created beings.

Third, difficult to see that rebirth occurs as a result of suffering and now without the transference of mentality from past lives.

Finally, understand the law and how difficult origination. This includes all three methods above. Means negatively related to its first two Noble Truths and the nature of beings and rebirth, while positive means of the method consists of two interdependent Saint-Empire after. Therefore, grace-start approach to acquire the most difficult, even more difficult to interpret, probably easier, if this method of teaching to bring the results achieved and the Path to Nirvana, or the Tripitaka learned, but What people have not realized or no knowledge of the scriptures, the communication is not how much.

The annotated compilation of the teachings is explained and qualified teachings, because he might have attained the lower North Island or Tripitaka smoothly.

The reason that commentators raised puzzling nature of classroom teaching to learning posterity, research teaching seriously. He wallet confusing nature such as the tragic plight of people jumped into the water without diving to the bottom. The glossary also confessed that He compiled annotated based on the Tripitaka and the ancient legend has been passed down orally in accordance with tradition. French presentation we like it, because it may be difficult to explain to practitioners need pure attention hard to acquire. If a legal practitioner track superficially will not understand anything and not have deep knowledge about teaching, continue to roam wild in the forests of cyclic existence.

The origination of the following methods:

Due to ignorance of birth.
Due to the grace, the rebirth of new life arises.
Due to coast consciousness, mentality born.
Due coast mentality, green land of birth.
Due coast origin, being emotional.
Due to exposure conditions, life birth.
Due coastal life, love life.
Due coast charity, the birth.
Due to the conditions, being useful now.
Due own fate, reincarnation being born.
rebirth leads to aging and death, grief, lamentation and mourning.
entire mass of suffering arises on that.

What is ignorance?

According to Buddhist teaching, ignorance is not known four Noble Truths, dukkha that is not know, do not know the base set, no known anti-imperial, and director do not know soles. Considering the positive sense, that is ignorance misconceptions or delusions. It makes us not mistake the wrong and right and true is true, it leads us astray, so it is called the evil of ignorance (micchapatipatti-Ignorance).

Ignorance differs from the usual ignorant, do not know the name of a person or a village that is not called a misunderstanding, ignorance of the law while origination broader meaning ignorance, it is the state misguided as the inability to complete orientation, mistakenly East is west, south is north, who do not know the truth of suffering often optimistic about life that the true nature of it is painful.

Find the Truth of Suffering in the result list is messed up, it was only found in the body of oneself. Seeing, hearing, or the general mentality is all arise from the six senses are the suffering, the existence of the legal nature are impermanent, unpleasant and unnecessary fancy, it can be consumed any at any time, so all is suffering, but the viewer of their existence is hardly enlightened bliss of the physical suffering. Thus, they reach for the communications landscape, identity lovable, endearing voice, really good things etc. .. Any attempt to achieve the things that they are good in life comes from fantasy in their lives.

Ignorance here like a blue glass eye mask, causing the horse to eat hay to grass is ideal. Beings immersed in sensual pleasures, because they look at everything through rose-colored glasses, they bring about severe sexual fantasy ceiling and mentality (myself and the world around them).

Like blind people vulnerable to fraud, someone selling an item for him, he said it was, together with the favorable price drawing chalk lipstick other words, facts and information for the blind on love, preserve that character. Only when the light returned to his eyes, he realized the nature of the item fake temporary and will throw away even that he is. Also, the ignorance clouded, passionate life without knowing the nature of impermanence, suffering and non-self of it, only when the practice of mentality, whereby man can see real nature friendly and full of life suffering, then he came to himself.

French restaurant mentality or insight meditation is not in the knowledge of books, there is an unobstructed view and observe without interruption ongoing process of mentality, which is the bare landscape and the corresponding consciousness. The practice will help practitioners fully aware of the nature of them. When concentration is developed, one will clearly see the nature is born and is very fast kill them, thus obtain insight about the nature of impermanence, suffering and non-self of them.

Ignorance makes us confused, did not see the true nature, because we are not mindful. Forgetfulness as delusions arise, for that man, woman, hands, legs ... Considering the significance of the name used. We do not know that the show (this is an example) is the process of mind and body, or the process of psychological and physical that the law of birth and there is death, ie the nature impermanent, unsatisfactory voluntary and selfless.

He did not practice meditation finally closed his eyes and did not know anything about the mentality. The mindfulness will see the nature of mind and matter, but in the early stages, insight arises not because of not thrive. Ignorance or the natural way of the mind usually goes before the bar, practitioner should not gain initial insight into the nature of name-identity. Only when the practice was solidified when he and equivalent strength and led to new insight.

For example: While mindfulness practice, if practitioners feel the itch, he just knows that the state is only itchy, do not think that hands itching, or irritation where legs itch, do not think, "I itching "is just itching sensation arises only constant. Sensations do not last forever, but the annihilation of the false notion that attention. Center observers noted a phenomenon of time and matter, do not let the illusion of arms, legs, etc. .. To arise.

Ignorance reigns humans can not make people aware and did not see the unsatisfactory nature of the landscape bare all, it's rather hard by touch. Indeed, ignorance has two meanings: do not know what is genuine and misconceptions distort the nature of reality.

Not knowing the truth of suffering (dukkha) to reach new people for pleasure. So, try ignorance leads to karma, ie Administration (Sankhara). As the business is all due to ignorance, Action birth. But there are two chains between Ai and Prime Ignorance and action. Ignorance arise posturing for Ai, Ai and a prime development, delivery and this letter from Ai desires and pleasures are clearly outlined in the middle part of the doctrine of dependent origination. When the past is fully described, the ignorance, craving, Prime, Property and Business Administration is talking about.

Ignorance of the origin of suffering

We are not born knowing that craving is the origin of suffering, on the contrary, they suggest that only passion that makes them happy, they do not have passion for life is really boring. Therefore, they do not stop to seek pleasure as the food, clothes, friends, etc. .. Without these things, they do not feel comfortable with their lives and become monotonous.

Most agree that life without love life is optimistic indeed completely lost pleasures. Craving The blurred nature of life unpleasant flavor and pleasure back to life, but for the A-la-han had the pleasure of sensual love with life like never happened, the was constant towards Nibbana, the complete cessation of all suffering.

Craving can not much influence on the practitioner has mastered the practice of Vipassana meditation. So, a practitioner of life was no longer interested as much as before. After the meditation hall or place of calm that settled back home, they get bored and the general situation hit home. In full public view, the practitioner looks cold surroundings, but in fact, behavioral and gesture was a sign of the lost pleasure of the present world. But if the author did not pass the sensual, the state's glass cover only temporary in nature and that at some point he will adapt to family life. The house he does not need to worry about that unusual attitude, because there are few in the world that does not like secular life. Thus, one should examine himself really cover how much the world cup? If the mind is still lingering sensual, one should find themselves still in the grips of craving.

Living without the craving, we will feel pointless. With the participation of ignorance, desires that we can not see our suffering and pink glasses to see the world is lost. So we reach the source of the wildly sensual. We consider the favorite movies, theater people. The entertainment is pretty much as waste of time and money, but craving makes them irresistible. For those who do not like them, the entertainment was the source of suffering.

A clear example is the smoke. People who smoke inhalation Thuot like the smell of tobacco, but not smoking, then see that you're taking a self-suffering, not smoking is not the nuisance of smoke. Craving is the origin of suffering, can also be seen in people who chew betel. There are many who like to chew betel, but in fact, it's full of annoying habits.

As the crushing chewing tobacco and betel, everyone seeks to satisfy the craving, try to arouse the passions this is the main motivation of rebirth, leading to aging, illness and death.

Suffering and causes of suffering, ie craving, evident in everyday life. But it is hard to see these two facts as they are very deep and they can not see them through consistent failure, can only be known through the practice of Vipassana.

Ignorance And Noble Truth About God

Ignorance means not knowing about the cessation of suffering and director of suffering. Two truths and profound and difficult to understand, since the cessation of suffering related to Nirvana, but only through the new Noble enlightenment, and the Noble Truth be known only to the author of the only witness . So the majority is ignorant of this truth is the two do not get surprised.

Where there is ignorance about the cessation of suffering, so many religious-teacher described the ultimate goal "end suffering" through a variety of ways. Some claim that the true nature of suffering period ended, others say is best sensual and rejected the concept of the future life. The reason there are many different beliefs such as by ignorance, do not really see Nibbana, even Buddhist practitioners, some also accept that Nirvana is a realm of bliss or a certain kind of heaven and there have been many debates about Nirvana.

In fact, Nirvana is to cease completely kill the mentality of constantly happened based on causal relationships. Thus, according to the ignorance of dependent origination, Action ... mentality set the stage for ... arise. This causal processes related to prison and the other suffering in life. If Ignorance killed off in Qingdao, the results that follow and also kill off all led to the cessation of suffering. The complete cessation of suffering such as Nirvana.

For example: The lamp is lit will continue to burn more oil, but if the fuel supply is cut off, the lights will turn off completely. Also, for the yogi has attained Nirvana, all causes as ignorance ... and cessation are all connected as a result was cessation of Rebirth, which is the complete end of suffering, which is Nirvana.

The concept of Nirvana, so will not appeal to the attachment of life. To them, the end of the course students take the death mentality means permanent. However, the full trust of Nirvana insight is essential for practitioners, so there is a persistent effort to attain the ultimate goal.

The knowledge base Wednesday, which is the truth about the religion of suffering, are also of vital importance. Only a Buddha can publish path, no one can do that is, the oil gods, Brahma or people. There are many theses, ethical teachings table. Some supporters ordinary morality, charity, altruism, patience, generosity. Some others emphasize meditation floor. All this practice are laudable. But according to the teachings of the Buddha is the only practice that leads to relative benefits in the realms of Brahma, but does not guarantee salvation as He samsara suffering and death. We therefore do not lead to the right path Nirvana, though they are useful means for striving to reach Nirvana.

Some people choose austerity measures such as fasting, live in harmony with nature. Some are gods and demons worship the beast. Then there are people who live like animals. According to Buddhism, this is the form of the precept, that is, the practice does not involve Eightfold Path.

Eightfold Path consists of: right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration. Act three categories: basic guidance, direction and preparation Noble, Noble's is the key, but not the initial goal of the practitioner because the practitioner does not have to spend a lot of time and effort for Noble . When developing Vipassana practice to prepare the stage insight director at the Saints will start up in a heartbeat (moment). For example, the creation of fire takes a lot of time and effort in stage rubbing two rocks, and fire the instant matter, similarly, of Noble insight occurs immediately , but it involves the practice of Vipassana in the preparation stage director.

Right View

Insight is the place happening at every moment mindfulness. Practitioners observe each mentality phenomenon is happening, will be enlightened by its very nature, as when the authors focused their attention on the action of stretching the arms or legs, so that the state hard and soft movements. This is the right view because that is the basic element of wind or exaggerated (vayodhatu), if there would be mindful of ignorance or delusion that "it is the arm", "that man" ... When mindfulness meditators see the law as is.

Right view of sensation in the body as well, ie identify hot and cold state, suffering lost, or the workings of the mind as imagined, thinking ... When attention is focused practitioner and quiet, he will see the phenomena of mind and matter is being destroyed, thereby achieving insight of impermanence, suffering and non-self.

Information true and right thought implies the combination of different methods of directing bowls, insight occurs when directed contemplation. Thanks to achieve knowledge about mental variables impermanent, suffering and non-self, one another tri Nirvana. Thus, if Nirvana is enlightenment in the present, the practice is indeed essential insight. The practitioner can not practice insight should focus on the basic direction, which is the foundation of the practice of Vipassana. Truth is the basic means to improve by practicing believer of karma. In other words, it is the practice of generosity, morality ... with aspirations attained Nirvana. Basic Act, directing the preparation and Noble formed lines leading to Nirvana, particularly practitioners must admit Nirvana is worth preferred method, positive honorable, worthy dear. Such awareness is essential for the effort in practice vipassana. Practitioners should also recognize the legal path of insight saint and he knows how to practice.

Some people do not know is the eightfold path to Nirvana, even despise the grace sown Nirvana charity of others, while others oppose legal advice and teachings of others, oil they have not done a thing about mindfulness meditation. The reason is because they accept the evil that, but this person is full of ignorance, not knowing the Path or have misconceptions about the proper way. Because of ignorance that people do not know that charity, morality, meditation lead to Nirvana, and so ignorant that he considered giving is harmful to their interests, but by ignorance without the knowledge or look misrepresenting the true method of vipassana meditation is even worse. Do not know the proper way is the worst form of ignorance, because it makes the ignorant, do not know the good, the illusions are created and wrong, thus blocking the path to the happy realms, realms sun, not to mention Noble and Nirvana.

Unfortunately, most people still sunk in ignorance, not so interested in doing charity, morality, meditation. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.27/10/2013.NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).