MEANING THE SEVEN STEP SEN'S.

H ANG year, every season of the Buddha was about - is all over the place - where the - Buddha image exists, that dwells in the air as fun, exciting. That is all Buddhists welcome to celebrate Buddha's birthday. Celebrating Buddha's birthday tribute, review and great gratitude for the birth of the Buddha. Aspirations of all sentient beings "want to be happy and avoid suffering." The desire or tendency to be happy and avoid suffering has no limit. It is a very natural event, and also righteousness. The existence of Shakyamuni-form-ni Buddha on this earth twenty-five centuries ago - indeed - not for purposes other than that of all kinds of living beings. As disciples of the Buddha, surely one of us more than once to hear the instructor present the meaning of iconic seven-step shower. Seven steps that are footsteps on the path of happiness, leading to satisfactory happiness, endlessly. In a solemn and respectful atmosphere and want to turn the hearts of Buddhists - please share with each other, the Buddha's birthday season, the meaning has been heard from the teacher about the image in the context of faith from women born - which, we should be able to understand something, help us in our life to have more happiness in the survival quality correlated.

Economic Advantages She Mobile behaviors Method - Thuy Ung said that: "After the pregnancy strips holy - almost to chronic lunar day of flower opening, Queen Ma-customary to return home to give birth. On the way home, stopped at a beautiful park called Making-garden-ni, drilling pregnant queen walking in the garden enjoying the fresh air, healthy after long toil. And under one root Disable priority, looking flower Advantages-millennial talks once blooming put incense - suddenly - Queen Ma-raised his right arm two flowers - from the organic side of the Buddha was born - gently seven steps on the lotus, each step look at each method: 1, Eastern authors, the text beings masters; 2, Nam Phuong, the beings the field of merit try; 3, West the author, self evacuation ultimate body problem; 4, North, U necessarily sentient, self DAC A-recruiter multi-Tam-Temple-tam-Bodhi; 5, lower the author, because of training and breaking arms flexible end-time period; 6, negotiate the price, devas index of refuge; 7. To the final step, one hand in the air, one hand to the ground and declared that: 'heavens galaxy only to fall as an independent'. Saying so, the gods give two bath hot and cold water lines to him. And his back like any normal child " .

Buddha image was born and seven steps lotus was a very meaningful symbol that Mahayana describe the birth of the Buddha. The appearance of a Buddha - or better said, a being from the ordinary condition, want to reach Buddhahood, to undergo seven-step roadmap that lotus.

The first step: look to the East, he said: "Thi East author, the text beings the masters try" (look to the East, because the human beings the ultimate guide). The East as the sunrise. The sun represents the light of wisdom, of great understanding. That includes the entire journey into a knowledge, build a holy property to property. What Is Property? That one must have a knowledge of, and in so doing, by thinking mature knows how a good reason for living, beautiful life - a wisdom in the ordinary position, sentient beings. But as a human being with human operators disorders of our past. The ancients used to say, a man full before a Buddha. Buddhism teaches two essential compassion and wisdom. Say na is the understanding and love. The true understanding is understanding the truth of the Buddha. Then, the knowledge is love, and vice versa. Wisdom is Compassion, Compassion is Wisdom.

There is a saying: "There is a new understanding business" . Love, in life, those who live without. Ordinary love seldom embedded selfish nature sticks. It's a love eagerly look forward to (the other) and demands are met. And just for yourself - It is, in fact, only torment for another, more. As those who show real life, there is also a manifestation of an ultimate selfless love that is denied or not met. So, "love" is something that's indispensable life. It is silver in all the relations between husband and wife, father and son, friends, neighbors, relatives. In the life of this interdependence relationship - if everyone behaves rigidly alone in the duties and responsibilities not only, but not from a real love heart - life would be very tedious, no color, and no sympathetic bridge at the north connecting to the cozy. It is easy to see that, in addition to the duties and responsibilities, the parents and children is a love gift, so natural. The same sentiment was aroused, arising filial hearts of children, even the naughty child. It was from the honest that your sympathies friends add tighten. The interest was pleased with her ​​new neighbors familiar with each other's work for the day more glue stick coating. And to nourish their love for long and truly bring peace to each other, then the material is the first single and understanding. If understanding is not clear, thorough reached - we will easily be the words, clumsy gestures that it makes hard for each other only. And to have an attitude of wisdom to live to love - to learn, to understand. Know what? As Buddhists, we must understand the teachings, the way of life the Buddha taught - What not need to and more important is the doctrine of cause and effect. "Everyone is doing, before thinking of the consequences of it." We, according to clearly comment on how the behavior is evil, is good to make choices. So how good? Buddha: a thought, word or action to benefit their happiness, peace, joy, both, peace for all, in the present for the future - it's called good;, and vice versa. Thus, once we begin to live according to it, ie we have gone one step further in the footsteps of the Buddha.

The second step : look to the South, the Scripture says: "Market Southern authors, the text beings salary field of merit" (look to the South, because the beings of good fortune fields).

According to the teachings of the Buddha to live as we begin to create their own merit - that is, we start practice, start moving now, the good karma. That means refuge.

Become a Buddhist element is the refuge - that is, return to the refuge, which live in the Three Jewels - in the minds of the AC, turn. It is an important decision and benefits for life. From here, we give way to live confusion, disorder or make it difficult for other operators, by body (beating ...), verbal (say harsh, piercing word, sharp shock ends, etc.), with the intention (cunning, evil) but instead by way of living enlightenment awareness about the cause and effect of karma, know to consider the consequences of what you do to create happiness for each other. So when refuge ie, canals double life - just the end of the life cycle of suffering; just beginning life free, happy.

Opening the liberated life, happiness - we must go back to rely on the factors liberated, happy - that's the Three Jewels - Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Buddha who is enlightened, liberated and teaching notes, the truth. Increase the mass of the people who practice and propagate traditional those teachings release. France is the content of doctrine. So-called Three Jewels. Privacy is precious. Three Jewels three precious in the world. Easy because we clearly see that gold, silver, money is not necessarily the deciding factor peace happiness, although it is likely to contribute to happiness. But sometimes it brings division, Haan enemy, killing and causing suffering to each other. Only the mode of life of joy, peace of mind lead to true happiness and lasting. "There is no greater happiness than in the stillness of the soul." So, we can define a na that Buddhism is a way of making life meaningful. Dharma refuge or school as well as listening to our French today - the first and most essential and the Buddhists we need is the right view to realize what life is probably true, good and beautiful that I to follow. And his own vow to follow. It is the aspiration and practice the Five Mindfulness territory - or in other words, in making the goodness in humanity. Because, as before said, to be a whole person before Buddha (in kept to perfection personality).

The first character : Aware that my life is the most precious capital. So you wish to protect your own life carefully. Do not self-sabotage it with the toxic stuff. I am determined to do good man, by taking to neutralize reason of suffering from heart to love all. I am determined not to kill, nor does it endorse the killing. No war, nor does it endorse the war.

The second way : The sense that life is to supply animals for life. I am determined to make a living source to feed the body with the hands, minds, and hearts. I am determined not to steal, not to endorse the theft in any form. I am made ​​to intellectual honesty by taking and merit to benefit people, to the healthy world, to bring happiness to the lives of this interdependence.

The third way : The sense that the pursuit of happiness is what the people are about to mature in the world all desire. I am determined to protect happiness, not birth center adultery, promiscuity in order to protect the family happy, peaceful and safe society for our race. I am honest, not to cause suffering to life, nor does it endorse the behavior brings misery to all couples and families.

Wednesday personality : Aware that words can bring happiness or suffering. I am determined not to say the word gruff, rude, obscene, irony, disruptions, hatred, discord. I am determined not to say untruthful, except when altruism. I am determined not to spread, and do not criticize what you do not know. I sense that language is the common property of the people, so willing to use words or beautiful idea to come to life. Voluntarily practice loving speech, using words softly, softly, lovingly, build solidarity and harmony; to neutralize the internal due to misunderstanding each other. I am done right speech, in order to clarifying the language, social healthy, good voice for the protection of our race.

Personality Thursday : The sense that Wisdom is the torch shines the way to truth, goodness, beauty. I am determined always to keep the calm and clarity of mind. May not use drugs, and toxins harm the body and mind, such as alcohol, tobacco, including product preparation chemicals cause cancer and disease. I am determined not to use toxic products souls such as movies, books, tapes whose content is not healthy for the body and mind, war, violence leads to hatred. May only be sold useful products for the body and mind, in order to protect the health of yourself, your family happy, healthy race, peaceful life.

It is in the fundamental way that each one of us to learn and practice. Thus, men have the grace to survive long on this earth.

Thus, talking about the meaning of the South - ie rice field of merit of beings - the south is the hot sun as the East, is not as bleak as the North - South is the mild light cool - example for an end to the evil of our healing. We specialize in thinking, talking and working to benefit sentient beings, that is to create the field blessing yourself - yourself cool, serene people around also consent, Republic of communication. This is our stage, the Buddhists began the Three Jewels direction and religious merit.

But finding a route lasting happiness, sure it's not stop there - the next step. Of course is essential to take steps, to the previous step.

The third step : in the West, which says that: "in the West, they are born out of the ultimate body" (see the West, because they are born so this is the last body).

We, who have been, are and will struggle with life - experience how turbulent uncertainty of life - if you take the time to look back - it is easy to conclude that: it is happy, as happy as could be when quiet soul. Because hardly soul escape the idea worries, fear enough of life. "He" kept traveling with illusions projections about future unknown or back twinge pity a sad story reveals other year, month or regret of the fun moments disabled husband rarely repeated. In the present, confusion, expensive furniture concept (disorientation, intended) or just repeating a mechanical as a soulless small parts in a huge social machine always book us on Its extreme operating. We are soon to live with ourselves, to enjoy even a moment of peace in his soul. So, after maturation step "end to evil doing good" next "to keep the mind clean, quiet, peaceful, peaceful" - which is basically, to be clear - after a move now step off now. Industrial action is all motor artifacts deep in the mind. And its power is the power to push us away from life through life it will not end. Of course everyone understands that each such generator, contained in it much suffering unhappiness rather than joy. Therefore, liberation life and death, is really great pleasure in principle the ultimate cure Buddha. So, stop the implementation of the artifacts makes for a clean, quiet method is seen as leading to cessation would suffer. Here we see that the mind is very important in the practice of our, decision happiness, our happiness. Obviously, the only acceptable attitude in hand, in capacity, our ability to limit to what you desire - it set to and decide our happiness - that is, to me, standard to have fun is a simple, gentle but not so ambitious Pooh-Bah everything. Buddhists call it the least indulgence sufficiency. Of course, that is not the police department, was stopped, molded - on the contrary make us strive to shape our happiness more and more qualities: in parallel with physical comfort, life spirit is concerned, sentiment to be transformed for good mind, holiness. How emotional transformation in the sense that the "end now"? Sentence "in good germ of evil" - that's probably treat itself dualistic in nature interdependent life. "So what should the other". Good and evil with our mind now so if going into a more of tamly floor. Knowing that with words, work, thoughts, immoral, contrary to the conscience itself though no one can see, who listen, who knows - it also has to face the "court of conscience" himself in the depth of darkness, tormented soul. Also good? Of course bring peace, because it is not to fear the consequences if I did not participate artifacts. But a truth that when psychology becomes hated and react fiercely, being agitated before the act of sin, evil - want to get rid of, destroy, purge an intransigent element - that in many karmic conditions led, hard work will eventually realize: for this reason, or other circumstances make it behave like that with a heavy heart such evil deeds . The idea glorious minutes of the evil deeds prevail is brilliant. But immediately after that, within it, the quiet fear implicit in the soul it is always terrible. Knowing that, then every one of us in common life with family, friends, society - we have an attitude of tolerance and more easily accept each other; and thus easily conversion modification for each other every time you have a chance. Perhaps, if you do not like the threshold of understanding between good voike evil will Bibit way forever, will never be opened to bridge the north is connected to the life of beautiful blooms.

So, in the Western sense - a middle ground between good and evil, purity of mind to put an end to the artifacts of now, liberation life and death, has given us a few live very practical lessons. West is the sunset. Let's make your mind settles the stirred and illicit thoughts, diagrams, jealousy, hatred - as long as the life of the mind rogue was just there last occasion arises immediately when we nhanra present reality of it and it will go on forever in our hearts - to make room for the universal love, understanding large sympathy, then, we have traveled to the ends of the third step "Thi Tayphuong, we ultimate sinhdi positive problem". It is a burden to down, from the state is no longer the back of samsaric suffering.

But the path to Buddhahood, in addition to "self" and "sight tha, well-fulfillment" - the town was born. So we continue to follow the Buddha step further.

The fourth step: look to the north: "Thi northerners , sentient, self attained A-recruiter multi-la Tam-Temple-tam-Bodhi " (look to the north, the Buddha because they are born that thihien the glory of this five degenerations by the body achieving righteousness district enlightenment - and disclosures truth liberates suffering beings).

Northern is the dreary cold, dark - example for where we have not met the Three Jewels, keep on with your worldly desires that create negative karma and diving HUP within the ocean of birth and death many lives, not know the way to escape. Buddhas, Bodhisattvas - as Scripture says, according to our goods, upholding lead us on the way of charity. But following our karma, blazing the bare sexual pleasure too heavy, obscuring the heart of nature, do not get the light of His precious. In real life, we see the phenomenon of telepathy between two people injured. I missed you - I always think of you - so that between mother and child that is far from still an invisible emotional connection, which occurs in what is an invisible medium, the other also feel be. Buddhas, Bodhisattvas always missed the vast living beings with great compassion and equality. Yet, we rarely remember the him - shows reasonable time of need, in danger?! So in this way - would like to emphasize the birth of the Buddha in the flesh of the body, and then left home to practice and experience the results - to show us that the human body is very precious. According to Buddhist teachings, the body is the ideal way to practice. Who of us has the ability to become a Buddha - "Necessary organic beings during Buddha nature" - such as the lotus in the lagoon, each one is a lotus. Buddha, the Bodhisattva, the sages are muddy lotus rose from five desires of life and death, stained light of truth, beauty bloom blooming and ease the pain of life. We are not yet out of the shower water only. So with North said of beings that evidence Supreme primary sense. Thus stated notion appear in the life of the Buddha - a powerful demonstration of Buddhahood that in each of us, everyone has - wait any longer without worrying about practicing the Buddha's teachings.

The fifth step : "Thi Ha, vichung diduc that" (look on the bottom, as they conquered the ghosts).

What if the devil is not what always obstacles body and mind, hinder the advance practice, doing good of every one of us. Where, in addition to obstacles. Let's drill comes to foreign obstacles. Us look at our own internal code. It is frail ghosts do not win hearts from training ma arrogant, contemptuous, greedy, jealous, selfish - that success also brought envy, see who she that did not stop the bullying , met the needy but do not know to share their generosity even extra strength ... All those things that prevent us from doing something to benefit someone, other than their own benefit, so did not do a good job though small; minds we are forever in the prison vịkỷ - hell, hungry ghosts, animals do not mean just in far away places - We need to understand that it is the mental state of consciousness we are burning anger. At that time, people, things seemed to be enemies. The must chiukho than a lot of anger. It is like in hell burning hell fire heart - red purple ears, heart racing, blood pressure rises ... both mind and body pain! ... Hungry ghosts, animals, too - as well as the state in which the mind conditioned by the bottomless greed, lack of wisdom, lack of reasoning - just act instinctively - just do what you want but do not stay consequences. At this point we can see more clearly, a refuge in the Three Jewels, back with wisdom, with love, we have to untie themselves, save themselves from inner city hell, hungry ghosts, animals that .

The devil also refer to these beings and more difficult levels. Due to current market Lucifer, demon king to convince it. So, we find in the temple with his Text Area United Devils face looked fierce anger, mouth spit out fire to our shock Photographic ghosts - call him evil basically folk - on the head with a statue of Guan Yin Bodhisattva -slap - it's the only engine also stems from great love. Only great love is really diffused all extravagant life. I found workers who Wanderer comes from a misfortune lack of any love from loved ones, and return to the way of good from a catch love hearts on their lives.

But lowly beings at the bottom, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas do not lose sight of the mature species characteristics that should be step one step further.

Step six : "Thi Thuong, locate them, refuge of natural "(look on the above, as they are born, as a place of refuge for sun).

Scripture teaches: "A mind anonymous legal instrument". Four-green products are in our mind. Heaven, human beings too - is the realm in our minds. That is the state of mind in which we freeze a lot of good qualities in myself - trying, control the vile sentiment is compared with the lower realms of hell, hungry ghosts, animals, A-tu-la). Conscious life which is always like that, a life brought much joy to ourselves and others. However, this is not immutable joy - achieved enlightenment as Buddha and a disciple. This is just the joy of the senses, of feeling, ie pleasure by illusion created from the inherent ego. So this is a temporary bliss, so it can fall back into the realms of suffering - as soon as unpleasant happens. Infatuation stems from the ego is the common denominator for the existence of three worlds, the cause recessive beings HUP in six lines. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are present in all the world was to set an example, to lead them out of the the harsh enclosure from what I did. This meaning has been the Buddha asserted when Ba-la-asked the Buddha: "Is he going to be for the money, he would be need-it-her, he would be-removed, he will be the species people? ". Buddha replied: He will not Tien, need-it-three-deleted, human beings; but for the gods do not make the defilements, he could be devas gonorrhea or cessation, was cut off from the root ego, not regenerate anymore ... He may be need-it-her-rub, people - but people with gonorrhea or cessation .

That is the meaning of the actions of the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas exist throughout the realms to escape beings. Come for us to understand one thing: as long as we completely escape the ego, so that we become a Buddha - whether we're in any position, status in any way. So, the last step:

Step seven : Buddha declared: "The only galactic heavens unique self" (heaven, heaven only I am above all).

As above, we can understand literally that: resources by floating up and down in the three realms of six lines is heavy deep acceptance of self in the end our minds. But the true meaning of the statement that, in terms of awareness and practice, we can draw two implications - that is the true meaning of the world all people and for all men.

World Off- sense , that event appears in the world as the most precious one level, is at the most wins, the Buddha's unprecedented.

Anguttara Nikaya, Volume I, p.23: "One, the monks, as appears in the world, is the emergence of a non-two, no you, no comparison, no similar , no respect, no equal, not equal, the highest level between the two-legged species. He is? Tathagata was, grade A-la-South District is right senses. "

And Middle Length 3, p.110, has said the reason the supreme position of the Buddha: "There can not be a bhikkhu, this Ba-la-subjects, achieving the perfect, fully all legal as Bhagavan, grade A-la-South District is primary sensory accomplished. Ba-la-subject, Blessed is the one who started up the path previously not been started, said the road had not previously known, said the path had not previously been said, is the One direction , skillful direction and about religion. "

Existing between all the religions on this planet, Lord From Movie Sakyamuni Buddha speak "interdependent self" complete shock - between the road to happiness known to humanity , the Noble Eightfold Path that Buddha overs is the way of holiness, perfection way to bring us all to the brink of true peace, joy. That is the meaning of "unique," "unparalleled" in the marketing of Shakyamuni-sample-ni Exalted.

The sense of all men -this also means is, the life and death of me so I decided to. My life is; joy or sorrow; rich or poor; into or vile ... all because I decided to. So later the Buddha taught: "No parents, heaven and earth, or who makes me noble or depraved, only action I make I noble or depraved alone; none other makes polluted or clean, but only because I make I or pollution clean only " . (According to HT. Thich Thien Superman in "The Karma in Buddhism" )

It is significant that the Buddha said in the sentence: "In heaven, heaven only I am the ultimate." He wants to show us that everything action right and wrong, good and evil, suffering or happiness ... in this life which they themselves decided to take his life. He has compassion given right to self-determination for people between the voice of the mysterious divine power vague.

At this point, it can be summed up that: The lotus is the symbol of truth - the truth is real life - it's very visible in the earthly sorrow and implications. It is a symbol to enter the spirit of Buddhism - which dialect commonly known as the "settlement any infection ceiling" - "Dharma real glass sensory world".

In short, according to the Buddha, each step is also supported on a lotus, lotus every step is a step in this life. It offers pure qualities, "not wet my life". Buddhists practice the Buddha's teachings, his every step as each step that lotus. Follow our seven step shower was starting a new life - "in the world but not of the world". And now refuge or are on schedule to practice the teachings, peace immediately present in every step of our Buddhist - footsteps peace steadily going to the fun. And joy will not only our own enjoyment - the joy of the practice of the Buddha's teachings Buddhists we have the ability to share to others, for the whole of mankind. Because the value of truth and the general happiness is the same correlation. We'll start with step sen steps to celebrate Buddha's birthday! END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY THICH CHAN TANH.MHDT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUNS=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.26/10/2012.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).