Seven ups and downs

One day, young Citta, the son of a train of elephants, go halfway to meet a monk is begging. Many Buddhists go to greet the monks put into a bowl of delicious foods, including a fruit "durian," Citta dishes that are particularly preferred. He went to the monks, saying:

- Venerable, his favorite dish is this?
-Oh, young man. if you want, you can take away.
joy Youth Thanks monk, received fruit "durian" brought back. Along the way he thought: "I have employees throughout the day to eat, so that it looks great virtue leisurely, from doing nothing, are full offerings. Or rather, if we also make offerings to be ordained. "
Think how young shaved bicycles Buddhist monk went to beg, join a sangha of the Buddha. But because of an engine family is not good for much, so soon to Citta must be completed, because he could not bear restrictive ascetic life of the Sangha. But the serenity of the peaceful monks with solemn scene in the garden level alone, where the Buddha dwells court, still leaving an impression in the hearts guy, so when you are done continuously, Citta often dream back the religious life. One day an elephant having hard training, he becomes bored of his job, and look to the Buddha for the ordained. Blessed development consent for this guy. From a few months, he re bored, please complete process. Again, he returned to life at home, then bored, left home for the shaved head, so continue until he finished fifth. This time, she returns home, the first guy to do is marry a wife to change her air painting he may have little life any reasonable stability. He bored the favorite disease of men change, and want to change one last time. So he married.
marriage soon make him well fed up to the neck. One night, he could not sleep was restless, she expressed an over the sleeping wife, the edge of hell into a pile of saliva on the pillow, big pregnant belly like a fish, Gen. "goby pus" coming term birth. He suddenly penetrated the unclean, miserable pleasure of holding a bowl and immediately ran into the street (y bowl of the year he was ordained and then finished on, he remains as one keeps a suitcase waiting for the opportunity to distance). On the deserted streets, the purity of the night, I carried a lonely forest level, how many good seeds he sowed in your field of knowledge over the period in previous years there suddenly emerged with a series, sprout . He documents the results Project Save while still on the road.
In the meantime, at the garden level alone, the meditating monks after sitting talking about him:
- name it, if you are going back this time, we determined not to monastic life. The parents agree?
- Agree! Let y renunciation is like forks out kidnappings. Y jumps to jump very skeptical, disturbing the purity of their life up.
- Yes, certainly, but the current owner think? Medicine has come back or not? Sure y not be embarrassed again. Five times is too much then!
- Let's wait and see!
Yes Citta then hug the bowl into the garden. Y face radiant as the full moon, the president of pure base. Chu monks nothing was said, were silent when Citta asking for groups to join up again. That means they're happy.
Last Friday renunciation, practice and dedication Citta quickly reached the quarterfinals of meditation, inner calm and still. He very joyfully, and longed for the opportunity to reveal the fruits. One day a few you have seen A La Handang sitting on French conversation. Citta also attended, and are continually interrupted when he was the senior monk said. The competition is the Great Elder said:
- Hey Citta, pay, wait for the monk had finished saying something, then let your opinions.
Some monks defended Citta:
- White Venerable, this parent has obtained legal labels, can say what realization. Please do not blame Ven y.
- We know that meditation medical evidence, but the y did not stand again to complete. For example, when a cow is tied to the stake, it seems gentle peace, but it will drop out crushed crushed rice fields. Also a monk in front of the previous masters or saints, can be a humble, pious, but when let loose, he could rot oppressed, to give continuous study done about that. A person can attain the four meditation, inner calm of mind, and meditation while the witness is residing, y is stable, but the discharge meditation, again bragged bragging, not restraint, boast a favorite results. Then the full participation and chronic medical care, who praised his mode, and finally to abandon sex education. When the joy of meditation documents attachment, then the evidence would bring the meditation to place y eyes. Because the defilements of the mind is very subtle, meditative certificates to make them settle down and not lose. As when an army camp in the forest, because the drums, the trumpet tube car speakers, which we did not hear the insects in the grass, I thought they were silent. When the army pulled away camp, the sound of insects sounded the same.
Later, indeed, Citta ordained to give life, to finish sixth. We asked the elder monks:
- White you, you already know this by meditation, or by the gods tell?
- Both.
They came to where Buddha, recounts the incident and expressed his party for the Citta. The religion teaches:
- No problem, Citta was back again, and there will be the last time.
One day to go with Citta Potthapada an ascetic, to almost the Buddha to ask about France. The advantages for the ascetic religious teaching made ​​him very happy. He left home again for the seventh Buddha. Buddha accepted, and only a short time, he attained enlightenment.
Buddha tells Citta reason why the right of the seven holy fruits such new evidence. In a previous life, the Buddha Kasyapa in the world, he comes with a monk you. You offered to refund to him, as unbearable hardship. Rather than recommend that you continue to practice, Citta has bad heart, incited religious enemy you leave, so you can be criticized, to be commended. Consequently, this life Citta suffered humiliation is on the new sangha attained seven times. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY BACH LIEN HOA.( TAM THANH ).MHDT.13/5/2012.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).