The use of moral

Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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Introduction: Thanissaro Bhikkhu is an American monk, abbot of the monastery Metta (Loving Kindness), California, USA.

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A memory is like a Buddhist physician, spiritual healing for mankind. The way he taught religious practice is like a therapy program for pain in the heart and mind. This example is often seen in classic, to praise the Lord Buddha and his teachings, but were old but also very appropriate for today. Buddhist Meditation is seen as a cure, and now there are many psychotherapists have tried this approach as part of their therapy work.
however, experience has shown that meditation itself can not provide a sufficient treatments. Need for external support. The special student today has been profoundly influenced by material civilization, which they do not have the tenacity, perseverance, and confidence necessary for the meditation-shop only become effective uses. Some meditation teachers noticed this problem, and that the Buddhist path is not enough to supply the needs of our special. To supplement the experiments he combined with many other ways, such as mysticism, poetry, psychotherapy, sociology, ascetic, worshiping rituals, music, etc.. In fact, the main problem here is not a defect in the Buddhist path, but because we did not practice full treatments of the Buddha.
Buddha's path not only mindfulness, the meditation and meditation only, but includes morality, begins with the basic year. Indeed, the rules constitute the first step on that path, the path About-The-Brain. The trend in today's world often disregard this law, that it is the doctrine of the class of primers derived from ancient life, no longer suitable for modern contemporary lifestyle. The concept has been overlooked role that the Buddha set for morality: morality is the basis of wound therapy program in mind. Using special virtue to cure diseases has created two things inferiority: regret and denial .
When we have bad actions, not with might have, we often have regrets about doing it, or seek to deny them. Denial by self-deception that the action did not really happen, or rejected by the evaluation criteria that the action is not worth anything. These reactions are like wounds in the mind. Regret is like an open wound, very sensitive to the touch to it. Denying like hardened scar wound healing around. When the mind is so damaged it can not be disengaged deposition dwell in the present, because it can not rest on the wounds are still young, or hardened scar. When the mind is forced to impose on the present, it is only in such a tension, distortions and half. Wisdom also appear distorted and how halfway. Only when the mind is no longer the wounds and scars, it can calm and carefree freedom to dwell in the present, and from the wisdom that arises entirety, not distorted.
This it's time to go on morality: morality is used to treat wounds and scars. Healthy self-esteem comes from a good life, with good standard, actual, clear, clone, and respectable. In the world (five precepts) are set to have life in accordance with these standards.
1 - Fact: Standards set by the rule is simple: do not intentionally kill, do not steal, do not commit adultery, do not lie, do not drink alcohol or use of intoxicating substances. We all can live in accordance with those standards - even though sometimes there are some difficulties and inconveniences, but can always be done by. There are some who seek to interpret this world, turned into a series of standards seems more noble - such transformation of the latter, do not steal, do not waste a thing the earth resources . Doing so seemed noble, but certainly very difficult to implement. Those who have experience treating people with mental illness must know the harmful effects from the standards imposed far-fetched, unrealistic. If we set the standards that patients only need a level of effort and mindfulness moderate obtainable, their confidence will grow stronger because they realize that they can afford to reach those standards. Thus, they have more confidence to do the hard work of others to treat their mental illness.
2 - Clear: About the Buddha so clearly laid out, there is no doubt baffling words, such as: "If ..., It could be ... But ...". This means that the world is transparent guidelines, no loopholes for justifying explanations in circles, not straight. One can only act either match or not match with the world. Apparently so! So easy to follow, no doubt wondering. Those who have children are taught that although we often complain about the discipline of steel, in fact, they feel secure with clear rules and transparency, rather than the vague rules, easy to wear both to change. Also, for myself, the virtues of transparency laws will not allow the latent cunning idea secretly sought to stir the minds of practitioners. If we adhere to the precepts of the Buddha, we can not nurture ideas murdered, and since then, we create a safe limit for all creatures. The other thing that will help the creation of an improved security of property, chaste love of people, a true communication, and a high level of our minds, not overshadowed by alcohol intoxicated.
3 - Cloning: About the Buddha's human nature for people to keep the world and communicate around. If you hold the world, you put yourself on the laws of karma, and you'll see that what you communicate with the outside world as a result of the initiative of the business, through body-mind-them orally, that you make right in the present moment. You are aware of the business world through your own initiative and you are absolutely to control your reactions even in the present. You are not affected by external shape beauty, body, intelligence, money, status, etc.., Because it was the only peripheral elements as a result of the industry has generated during past. You live fully in the present. The world that help you focus the mind to live in the flexibility of current standards and good right now at this place, not tracked past, no future prospects iris.
If you live with someone who knows the precepts, you will find yourself living in an environment absolutely no doubt and fear. They cherish your happiness as their happiness. They do not struggle to control, not to create winners and losers scene. When it comes to their compassion and mindfulness meditation, you will see them reflected immediately in their everyday actions, words and deeds and consolidation. Thus, not only moral growth of the individual feel good, but also helps create a good society - a society composed of individuals with confidence and respect for each other lives.
4 - Of glass: When you select a set of standards for life, it is important you need to know is that by the standards and groups who initiated and originated somewhere, because when you follow laws that, obviously you have to participate in such group, the group evaluation, and acceptance levels measured size is right and wrong because they pose. In the case of the Five Precepts, you can not find a good group other than: it's the world of the Buddha and the disciples set out and St increase enforcement. In classic, Five Precepts is often called "the saint of the standards." The world does not accept this position because we have the law universal appeal. They accepted us through the life experiences of their practice and that they are really effective benefits on the path to ultimate liberation. There may be many people out of ignorance but laugh at you when you adhere to the five men, but the sage sages will always respect and accept you into their community, and the respect they have cost Best value, compared to the other ignorant people.
now, there may be many people find it hard to imagine joining a group like abstraction, especially when they have never met a saint. It is difficult to be a compassionate and generous in society around us laughed at that, and always refers to sexual attractiveness, charm and physical oppression commercial competition. It is time to have the true Buddhist community. Members of the community helps us see the example of the good and gentle action virtue. These people create a good environment to have the opportunity to apply therapeutic ultimate path of the Buddha: Meditation and Insight development of a moral life is. If we have good environments like that, we will find that meditation does not seem as mysterious and blind, because that practice is based on the fundamental fairness of a reality full of life means. From there, you have the confidence to live in morality, good living entirely in real life significance of a man on the road to peace, joy and happiness dung. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.31/10/2013.NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).