THE MEANING OF LIFE.

 

Time goes fast fleeting, year coming to a close, the New Year is about to. Eve new year, let's take a moment to reflect, contemplate: What do we have in life is beneficial, in terms of the world and of the world, in the past year and the previous year ?
the same time we try to talk about " meaning of life ", to have a proper assessment of our life from now on, on the way to practice according to the Dhamma.
thousand years ago to this day, from the east to the west, from Asia to the Europe, America, Africa and Australia, when discussing the issue of the meaning of life, in one way or another, people always expressed a wish to live a meaningful life, a life ideal. But how is the ideal life, what is the meaning of life? How to build an ideal life, how to build meaningful lives? Over the centuries, across many different locations, many people have ideas, opinions, different opinions on this issue.
example is the notion that there must be more money, new ideal is life and life to be meaningful. Why is that? Because there's a lot of money, people can get more done benefits for themselves and for the people according to their wishes. Books have a saying: "There is also money first," meaning that it is.
example is the notion that the profession must have, must have a solid job, new life and ideals New life meaningful. Why is that? Because professional career, people can help themselves and to society a more effective way, a positive way.
example is the idea is to have a happy family, a new ideal is life and life to be meaningful. Why is that? Because despite the money, despite the profession, despite solid work, but the family is not happy, then life can not be called ideal, can not be called significant. Actually the manifold disasters, multifold, each person a sense, integrity ten ten sub!

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Within the scope of this article, we test the idea on the table over here, especially the study of the meaning of life through the teachings of Buddhism, to the lives of ordinary laypeople.
Firstly, we we briefly examine the general concept of the ideal life and meaningful life. What is the meaning of life : 1) Life is-my-life interests meaningful . things what you do not want others do to you, do not do the same for his people. For example, I do not want to disturb others, do not want to be away from grub hook, then I do not do that to people. For example, someone I do not like being criticized, criticism, contempt, defamation, then I do not find faults, find bugs dig dirt, writing anonymous letters, threatening people cursing. Should know that you reap what you sow, stamped received this oil! 2) Life is not anxious, not negativity in any situation that life has meaning . because of the pressures of life often weigh mind, we are governed too much external, on appetite, not sleeping nights rest. At the popular funny, sad at the thought. At the angry humiliation, pleasure at the honor. Now spread the love professed, while criticizing the berserk. Now, the hard coal, at the bear rejoice! Gentle smile, very best, calm in all situations help us to live meaningful lives. Loving smile, conscious smile always beautiful and often help people live meaningful lives a difficult inconceivable mystery. 3) Living in a conscious meaningful life . We I know who really, really know what to do, know what I'm talking really, really know what to think. We often take his shirt fame, so forget the "human truth" of her, always living in an illusion. "The true people" are human beings always live in the awareness, control actions, words and thoughts, irrespective of men and women, rich and poor, levels, origins, life, people. Living in awareness means having the right view, right thought in, keep right speech, right action practice, live with right livelihood, right there diligent, always mindful that the right concentration. 4) Living in peace and happiness that life has meaning . cling Life, no anger, no ignorance, no sorrow, no clinging, no prejudice, no discrimination, no dispute, no more loss, no hustle, no Joneses. When someone brings fire to burn, we do not put mulch to pick, it would not be burned. That is, if people are insulted, or to get a letter, whether anonymous or legitimate, serious insults, we do not court meltdowns, whether outside or inside surface, then we are unharmed. We do not get what you like, be like what we have. So, good night sleep on eating, and make sure we live a peaceful and happy life. 5) Living in the present is abiding life meaningful . attachment We often remember the past, wishful thinking future. Living in the present life, we should know that "we live", breathe air, are mindful, living with kindness, life is not evil thoughts. So, our mind like water in the cooler, not mote, not negativity kingdom. Peace on earth to men of good will. During the Diamond Sutra, the Buddha teaches: Impossible Past prime interest, the current prime interest majeure, future prime interest majeure. means that the feeling of the past has gone , do not remember anymore, that story now and then lost it, and that feeling is fleeting, no regrets, about the future yet to come, do not worry anxiety depression, only makes life more complicated only negativity! 6) Living in the enlightened and liberated life meaningful . Instead we want a meaningful life, peace, calm, peace and happiness, we must know the truth observation , probably do realize, of things that are actually useful minister. We want to have a meaningful life, you should know that we are born to pay off the debt to them, have made ​​more money working from life, not to create new industry, ending samsara, not si love, no dreams, no begging, no expectation. We have identified clear insight: life size little more fun. therefore, accepted life is acceptable: Birth and kill, and each loss, the loss and, praise and blame, both joyful and sad. Acceptance is accepting life: Will have effect, have to be subject to, the occurrence of birth, sow the wind reap the storm. Acceptance is accepting life: this takes longer tomorrow, tomorrow bad this good, this particular you tomorrow, constantly changing. It takes time to cultivate long-term experience, need to be meticulously contemplate persistence, need to be strong-willed, strong energy, to transform his life from depression, anxiety, worry, fear, become happy, happy, serene, self at. Being so, we will release from the cycle of rebirth. How to build meaningful life : To have a meaningful life, we must always be alert, keep ordinary mind at ease However, in order for every situation, in every position, in every action, in every word, in every thought. In all circumstances, in all positions, whether or lost, whether praise or criticism, whether family or foe, whether happy or suffering, whether falsely or application, whether right or wrong, we must always awake, keeping ordinary mind, not stirred, not a thought of. When traveling, standing, lying, sitting, we know we're going, standing, lying, sitting. What work focuses on the spiritual, not distracted, do not worry about that. Being so, we do not see career accidents, can finish the job in a good way and we have a meaningful life. During the action, we should not always hurt people and animals. In words, we always maintain verbal, do not say those words to hurt people, using words carry love, as necessary to bring the light of truth, preach the doctrine for all Called the elegant fresh nectar. In every thought, we must always keep mindful, not the thoughts of four and a half lines, not to hate yourself interested in the particular trade, keeping ordinary mind, regardless of any option, no discrimination, no prejudice, always carefully herd, not to buffalo stampede of people clad rice. arises when greed, aversion emerges when we have awakened, and immediately let go, do not follow. they do not up to the expectations that interest greed instigated do blundering. So we have a meaningful life and ideals, and can help people around so meaningful life. During the life of this world, to make sense of life, we should often regular reflection that he had to give his life passed in forgotten how many dates is it? Try testing whether about love: What I did with my life, outside of work and make money to live fun entertainment? order to know the true meaning his view, the Flower Adornment Sutra, Buddha said: "From label marketing beings. " That is like life meaningful, we need to look at everyone with eyes of compassion petal. We should know the name and love ourselves, understanding the suffering of the suffering of people like yourself, do not torture people, even enemies, too. books have the "eye view life "That's so mean. During the Lotus Sutra, the Buddha taught: For the meaning of life, just wear the Tathagata, the Tathagata and sit in court Tathagata. means that in every situation, we I always "dressed patience" of the Tathagata, ie rings without seeing flesh, to behave in life so full of negativity and suffering, not to cause further distress and suffering to the people. To be able to practice patience are virtues to the ultimate extreme, in the book called the three-la-density, we need to take refuge in the "modern compassionate home" of the Tathagata. Having the heart Buddha's compassionate, we can be patient, that is not hatred or anger when people swearing, taunting, insults, slander, sue. And finally, after the patient was then, is to develop compassion, then, do all the good works and charity, we always remember sitting on "not building measures" of the Tathagata, ie we forget did good things, to feel pride not arise, to always keep the "usual care" in every moment so. Implementation of the three above Buddha, though we live in the world she is suffering, we have an order in the normal heart and a new life truly meaningful way. pondering the same question we following story : One day the two brothers have the same filed down the mountain. When finished return to a spring party, the two find a decent girl dress, is embarrassing not know how to wade through streams. After asking the deceased, monks carried the girl to relate to fears over the stream. On the left all the way, the brother mumbled, grumbled filing was touching her, such as transgression, which is what not to do. The nomination walked calmly, quietly, not to satisfy. time of the pagoda, the brother continues whining, because monks filed silently thought, ie did plead guilty. Until then, the new student teacher speechless: D gave the girl to the stream for a long time, why do parents still carrying her to come here? Through this story, we consider two test things: One is, people living with mindfulness often silent, no controversy, no market fees, no corrections, no need to justify unjustly, because the ego is not to justify discharge, unjustly taken as a gateway virtue . Secondly, in daily life, after work or at play, we do not know how many are carrying character home, sometimes even more carrying to bed is always different! So therefore, we contains so many shadows, the injured enemy, the treasure of our minds. By the end of the year, we often move furniture storage for clean, please clean facilities always treasure the mental emptiness. Being that our lives will suffer less pain and suffering. From here, new life meaningful way. summary, although seen as a religion, but Buddhism not only is the form of worship, rituals and Buddhists are not required to have lap believe, are not required to have faith, is not required to blindly believe in, bowed accept anything, even if written in classic, yet accepted as rational. Buddhists rely on the Buddha's teachings as a means to transform their lives, from happiness to sorrow, from suffering to happiness. ultimate purpose, aim at glass, ultimate goal of Buddhism remains the only method for training the mind nature, method cultivation of virtue, to help people live with "human truth" of his, not living with a severe psychiatric university requires all sorts of conversation, not a soul alive with constant change, everything the wrong treatment, to help ease the suffering people and the suffering of life, peace and happiness, the money is Nirvana, the escape from the cycle of rebirth. During Mahaparinirvana Sutra, the Buddha teaches: Text of the impermanent. Legal Marketing birth and death. Students certainly kill kill. Cessation of communication. means that everything in life is impermanent, not lasting, including severe psychiatric tens of kilograms, along with a cluttered mind whirring of us, all of which are the birth and death approach, things born will eventually pass away, not permanent, does not matter. If the vital body and the mind, the human birth and death will live in sorrow and suffering. important thing is how the mind whirring away clutter that sank birth, no longer exists, ie we do not was more greed, we have no more anger, we are not ignorant anymore, when it passed away the money realm, right before your eyes, that's really fun, it's Nirvana, is bliss that. During Surangama Sutra, the Buddha teaches: " Students certainly kill kill, kill the president of money ", meaning that it is. general, Buddhism aims to help people live in awareness, know what I'm actually live a meaningful life, a life that ideal. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.9/9/2013.NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).