WHY BUDDHA'S HANDS TOUCH THE GROUND.

 

The entire universe is a collaboration. The Sun, the Moon, and the stars living together as a partnership. This is also true for humans, animals, plants and the Earth. When we realize that the world is a mutual organization, dependent, collaboration – then we can build a valuable environment. If our life is not based on the truth, then we will. — Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

The term ' Buddhism ' Commitment was made to recover the meaning of Buddhism. Buddhism is a simple Buddhist Commitment be applied in our daily lives. If it is not engaged yet, it can't be called Buddhism. the practice of Buddhism occurred not only in the monasteries, meditation, and Buddhist Academy, but in whatever situation we present. Buddhism Engaged means that the actions of daily life with the practice of mindfulness. —

One of the symbols of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha seated himself with the left hand to the head on His thigh, while the right hand touches the ground. The power of evil was trying to push Him out of the seat, because of them, the devil, that location is under the Bodhi tree (the tree of enlightenment). When they announced the capacity of our leader, Ma United requires Gautama giving a proof to define his spiritual awakening. The Buddha simply touch the ground with his right hand, and the Earth was immediately answered: "I am the witness of him." Ma's friends and it disappeared. Morning star appeared in the sky. This is the moment of enlightenment is the ultimate experience hub which show the whole Buddhist tradition.

Great Sage Vedic of the 20th century, Ramana Maharshi had said that the Earth in the same freshness of dhyana (meditation). The local edition of the Buddha is a beautiful example of "embodiment". His posture and attitude to embody the unshakable testimony. He does not ask for client support. Instead, do not use any other language, the Buddha has called Earth witness.

The Earth has many observers over the Buddha's awakening ... in three billion years the Earth has witnessed the evolution of the myriad forms of life, from single-celled creatures come to the diversity and complexity of life immensely plants and animals as abundant as it is today. We are not just observers of this diversity, in which we are a part of is-even if the categories we continue to harm it. Many biologists predict that half of the types of plants and animals could disappear by the end of this century, in the aftermath of the current growth in the human population, economics and pollutants. This sober event reminds us that the phenomenon of global warming is the main problem, but not unique ecological crisis facing our exception nowadays.

Is the devil had a new form today – as we type? Like the devil has claimed that the Buddha's seat is untouchable, the Homo sapiens [1] today said that, in fact, the only categories really is important in itself. All the other categories only to the extent that they serve the goals of ours. In fact, the strong element of economic systems (notably Big Oil [2] and the power of it) seems to have moved to bolster "compassionate", "not feeling well", a characteristic of the individual selfish or mental instability.

Earth is a community of the nature of the interaction, self-expression, cooperation. We humans have no essence or in separated communities. Zen master Nhat Hanh, linked to this as the "news" of us: we and the type "news" with each other. If we base our life and work on this truth, we push the view that the practice of Buddhism occurred in a framework of religion only promotes the personal awakening. We recognize the importance of providing the practicing mindfulness in the activities of daily life. If we really care about Mother Earth as a community and a witness of the Enlightenment, then are we not responsible to protect her "operation Holiness [3]" mindfulness?

This year, the US President will decide whether or not to approve the proposed pipeline, which will extend from the "carbon bomb is greater in the United States [4]" in the Alberta Tar Sands [5] at the Texas refinery. These relations is immeasurable. The devastation that will result from the process and burn even half oil in the Tar Sands is unable to count: results rise of carbon in the atmosphere will push the "extreme point" beyond the control of the global warming. Meteorological scientists the most discerning of us from NASA's James Hansen, claiming that if only this program is carried out, it would be "Games finished" for the Global climate. This is an unavoidable challenge. It is related to the Buddhist to mix with other people interested in the innovative countermeasures and steadfastness to the potential source of serious new turn.

The enlightenment of the Buddha reminds us, the awakening of we also relate to the Earth. The Earth has been witness to the Buddha and now takes us to testify-as for the meditation [6], the steadfastness of its space to support it provides continuity for the animals. A new type of sexual possession (bodhisattvas-bodhisattva) — "bad" (ecosattvas-can provisionally called the ' bodhisattva ecology ' ? [7]) is necessary, combining the practice of manually converting with the respect to the society's metabolism and ecology. Well we have written letters and emails to the President, hoping to influence his decision [8]. But we can also take interest in the program if the expression like being forgotten, such as the non-violent civil disobedience. That's because the decision is not just about financial debt ceiling frame. This is about the death of Earth's carbon. This is about the death of human existence. As the Earth is our witness.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY THICH CHAN TANH.MHDT.MY MASTER NAME=THE MOST VENERABLE SUPREME-PATRIARCH=THICH TAM CHAU.( TO DINH TU QUANG=CANADA ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUNS.GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.14/10/2012).NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).