Nowadays, almost any Buddhist knows that Prince Siddhartha, the future Buddha, had left their nest to find the way out on the day Rahula - child son [only] his - was born. Many people find it difficult to understand, even outrage, before an action may seem "irresponsible" like. But few know that after reaching the enlightened Buddha has become the teacher taught his son lives in most of his teenage son, Rahula since the age of seven, and He is an exemplary father: Rahula achieve perfect enlightenment when round 20. So, we ask, the Buddha is like a father? His method of teaching children how? How a transmission enlightened spiritual values to their children?
scriptures do not mention much about parent-child relationship between the Buddha and Rahula, but where it has left signs interesting to note about the Buddha himself led the way on how mature. Although this was before the scriptures have to say about the stories Rahula became the Buddha's disciples how, but much of this is detailed in three sermons that if we gather all together , it is a continuous process of the path to enlightenment: Rahula at age seven, the Buddha teaches children ethics; Rahula at the age of 10, the Buddha taught meditation for children, and at 20 years old, he taught the liberating wisdom. The process of maturation of Rahula, so, coupled with the process of enlightenment of the Buddha.
circular When my son was seven years old, I started thinking about how to lead it, and brother of it on the spiritual path. At least, I want them to learn and practice the Dharma large enough to later be able to return to them with that potential if they like or need to. I also think that if my children could take refuge in the Dharma, or later, whether in anywhere, they can also return to the shelter there. Especially, because for me, the greatest fortune that I have been through the practice of Dhamma is bliss, disengaged and compassion, I wondered how I could transmit the spiritual heritage then back to the next generation. Known Rahula Buddha began to be taught in our seventh year, I searched in the Pali texts to study for the method used by the Buddha to teach his children.
way I found to do How to leave a "spiritual heritage" through stories and scriptural truth about Rahula studying how the father. Six years after the Buddha left his family, and one year after attaining enlightenment, the Buddha returned to the city. Rahula, then seven years old, said she taught, fled to the father to ask for inheritance. If you like old Prince Siddhartha left the city not to go, so now Rahula throne has been passed. But as someone who has let go of all, ascetic life, the Buddha can give something back to their children? Replied Rahula, Buddha turned to his Shariputra (Sariputta), a trusted disciple of the Buddha: "Let's admit it." [As such], instead of the throne, Rahula has inherited his father's path - the path to liberation.
Maybe even a long time my son shaved his head and put on robes, but I still want my child exposed to the basics of dharma, things have profoundly transformed my life. When I read the passage about the Buddha taught Rahula, I was surprised to realize that these things are not new, but still very suitable to teach children in this country, in this modern age. Indeed, the sermon became the lodestar for me to teach you.
Ethics
The first story tells of Rahula Buddha taught about heart integrity (integrity) like. At the age of eight, Rahula had once lied. Economics Professor About Last Rahula (Middle Length, 61) says that after finishing meditation, the Buddha came to me. Rahula took the chair and asked him to sit, then bring to a bowl of water for washing the feet of his father, according to the custom of the time. After washing his feet, Buddha asked:
"Hey, Rahula, do you see the little water left in the bowl this?"
"Yes, I have seen" - Rahula sir.
"life of a monk also good with a little country alone, if that person intentionally lied. "
Rahula imagine I blushed.
then scooped Buddha in brass water poured out and said: "Life's a practice should also put down like this if he or she intentionally lied. "
Done, Buddha turned the bowl upside down and said: "Life's a religious person becomes upset, saying if that person intentionally say lie. "
And, to further emphasize the Buddha bowl flip back and said: "Life's a practice also became bowl empty as if such person intentionally lied."
Then he teaches: "For someone who deliberately lie, not a bad sin that he can not do. Therefore, Rahula, the exercise should never lie, whether it's a joke. "
This story reminds me that angry words to scold the children carried out only power that not have the internal resources. Buddha was very calm, pick timely moment to teach children without punishing or angry with me.
After a short sermon that strict, clearly lied about it, I imagine Rahula deposition father hear more. Then the Buddha's instructions to consider how their actions.
"That mirror is used to do?" - he asked.
"Blessed, mirror to shine" - Rahula replied. The Buddha taught:
"While preparing to do anything with the body, speech and mind, you must contemplate: This action may harm themselves or for others not. If, after consideration, I find that such action would be harmful, then I just do not do it. If you find that such action had benefits for you and for others, then I do. "I suddenly realized that instead of teaching your child to recognize the absolute difference between right and wrong, the Buddha taught meditation on the benefits and harmful. This requires both the self-consciousness (self-awareness) and compassion. Laying the foundation of morality based on "good" or "bad" to liberate our moral life from the abstract concepts and ideas nothing to do to the consequences of our work. "There are good" and "bad" also helps people identify their goals. What will we do to become or is inversely dependent, or is dependent upon the way we go.
Methods of the Buddha's teachings makes me believe more and more that we need to place the soul sowing the seeds children of compassion, the seeds of consciousness about each of its actions will affect other people like. The power of reflection and compassion will not only get to know if the child's adult obey: "I just knew contemplate, and be merciful!" These values can only be through the mirror of other people, especially parents of young children.
Buddha taught Rahula also consider after doing something, it does not hurt anything. If yes, then go to see a man of wisdom and repentance to avoid repeating mistakes in the future. I have learned how to guide children to develop heart integrity by recognizing my mistakes. And upright heart that depends very much on how the parents fault scrutiny of his or her child. Parental behavior very much influence the moral development of the child if the parents of the child can see that it is his belief, that he just wanted to help their children grow up wanting more punish the child, then the child will become honest with their parents more.
Empyrean
The second story about the Buddha taught meditation for Rahula how to develop inner platform (Middle Length, 62). Then Rahula was 10 years old. The story begins when father and son were walking meditation. During the ride, he saw there was virtually Ha proud of her beauty, and the Buddha had read that thought. He told me: "Look with the eyes of wisdom, this body is not me (me), not mine (mine), not my self (myself)." Then Buddha Next: we must give up all perception, knowledge as well as any notion of me, of me, and my self. Listen to this teaching is done, Rahula feel ashamed, retired to a monastery, and not necessarily anything to eat all day. I think this is the fundamental teaching young children. I can not imagine myself at 10 years old I have tfhe understand how Buddhist teachings. I remember, very clearly, that at that age, my head is just full of worry about how I look. I have heard that this is very important for the evolution of the children of the "I" and the process of searching for myself. There should charge a 14-year-old brother of ephemeral ideas such or not? Did Buddha intervened in the process of developing normal children, rather than to discover them? Without knowledge of "me", how a teenager could develop into an adult with a mental balance? The answer lies in what the Buddha taught his children in the following paragraphs. That night, after being rebuked Buddha, Rahula to ask his father to teach meditation breath. First of all, the Buddha uses examples to illustrate how to let go in meditation. He says:
"I like to meditate how this land: land not bother anyone feel something up there. So, if the land is like meditation, you will not have no feelings of pleasure or enjoyment of any one thing. Take meditation as water, like fire, like the wind, and space: they all do not feel bothered by feelings of pleasure or delight. Internships are like water, like fire, like wind, like space, your mind will not encumbered at all. "Then, prior permission taught Rahula Mindfulness of Breathing Buddha teach about interest from as an antidote to eliminate malice, of compassion to overcome cruelty, joy to the heart tame these unsatisfactory, and the equanimity to prevent insecurity, hate merchants.
Later, he began teaching the Mindfulness of Breathing lets through 16 stages. The stage is divided into 3 parts: a) pure mind and body, b) the center to identify the body, mind and insight development, and c) letting go. Finally, the Buddha saved a bold mark on his teachings to Rahula by emphasizing that through the practice of breath awareness alone, we will be able to identify your last breath his near-death moments in a way totally cool.
Upon reading about how the Buddha allows breathing to identify his body and mind, I noticed there is also a method to build a solid concept "I". I thought to myself, affordable teenagers in today's age or accepted into the "I" and its many concepts distinguish themselves from others, because they do not feel comfortable with myself and with others? And I believe that, the acceptance and discrimination would no longer feel safe if they are happy with themselves and comfortable with the people around them.
When teaching meditation for teens, I found the ability to meditate Their dance bothered about 13-14 years old. There is a lot you can enter very deep meditation, but that they could not maintain this status long ago. I know a lot of young people use meditation for spiritual stability and carefree look of peace between the challenges of adolescence.
however, breath meditation is not only beneficial for teenagers , but a lifelong journey. Buddha ended his lecture by showing Rahula saw the value of mindfulness of breathing practice how to last moments of his life.
Wisdom
In the third and final approach, the Buddha instructed Rahula to answer a series of questions about the liberating wisdom (Middle Length, 147). Rahula dedicating his boyhood to reach the path to enlightenment, in one passage, he was regarded as an exemplary practice and professionalism. When 20-year-old round Rahula, Buddha knew that his son was close to liberation. He did something very touching: he walked with me into the depths of the forest. Sitting under the giant old tree, he led a legal Rahula talks extensively about the theory of self. For someone who has reached a high level of practice as Rahula, the thoughts are deep in the subconscious self is the last obstacle of liberation. Sitting Buddha hear, Rahula attained automatically calculated selflessness of all things, and that's the last rung Rahula help achieve full liberation. Buddha's theory of selflessness can be confusing. It is very easy to misidentify it as an abstract doctrine, but not the fact that it is very practical teachings about how to find happiness by letting go of all. For me, the Buddha taught the doctrine of selflessness in deep forests are essential. I saw her take another look when in the middle of natural landscapes than when in the middle of town. I get the feeling that peace and carefree nature helps bring yourself to get out over the idea of self. Reflecting on while letting go smoother reading dharma books while sitting at home is very different from when I sat under a tree. While reading this third option, I contemplate the importance of knowing yourself (self-consciousness) between the natural landscape. In the old days, Rahula at age seven, to please his father inherited a fortune, he had not imagined that 13 years later, he had inherited a valuable asset that a parent can leave their children. In Buddhism, enlightenment is the greatest happiness. I wish my children will find peace, relax, and peace on the path to liberation. And perhaps, on their way to becoming adults, they will also be taught about morality, meditation and wisdom [such as Rahula].END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY =THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.7/3/2014.NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).
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