The True Meaning of Refuge

Venerable Master Hsuan Hua Preach

Table of Contents:

Refuge in the Three Jewels: The world's largest
Refuge in the Three Jewels: Turning back to the shore
refuge to precepts
Three Refuges not to follow the crowd played along
on the road Expedited Buddhist

 


Refuge in the Three Jewels:
The Greatest Life On 
 
The world's largest refuge, so need to be careful, do not despise that do impulsiveness. Must first select a competent teacher of faith to take refuge. Such things are not smooth, then the tri-Compassion-that reveal the knowledge and guidance, most enlightened Buddha imported knowledge, but do not listen to pagan heresy.
's not only now emerging of pagan shaman, but the time of Sakyamuni Buddha is filled. At that time there for 96 and 72 eagles pagan subjects, even stronger expansion than the Chief-Justice. People are so gullible uninformed truth. The second heresy was so devastating because it can lead us astray. Initially wishing to be less numerous benefits, but has lost only marginalized and alone. It is dangerous!
If you want to take refuge in the Three Jewels, donated achieve Dharma, Nirvana magic center, find tri-mode for Compassion. However, the renunciation of the true and false still confused, not all are created equal. If pagan reveal that under finds great harm, but both believe in the heresy of the shaman as more harmful.
therefore you are studying Buddhist-approach to avoid mistakes, rather than the pursuit of upper it was directed to fall into hell, instead of the pursuit of happiness is the true recipe for infinite suffering. That is why I said the refuge is a top choice, there was nothing more important.
refuge When you do, think carefully and clearly recognize the path you want to move forward.
Prior Buddhas, each person reveals all sincerely repent of past sins. Being that sin will be destroyed, will grow good roots. If not sincere, remain poor, difficult to germinate virtue. It all depends on sincerity and determination, to avoid evil thoughts delusions. When the refuge, you must be sincere, otherwise will not touch.
Upon actually give refuge to the Buddha's day, if you have a strong belief and morality bar will not pay any problems. Otherwise, forget going to become a Buddha, which is not easy to become a human being. If we do not practice that is both lay and ordained people will still have to fall into hell.
So you just lay exertion devoted Buddhist-legal practice. Be respectful Jewels, Jewels offerings, trust and serve Jewels lifetime, it would be the touch. Otherwise well as never refuge and no induction at all.
morning when you wake up, go play four previous Buddhas Bodhisattvas volunteer as have done. Early evening ask yourself: "boundless beings, there is no reason? Negativity has endless passages prayer? Sentient beings must pray, pray every defilement period. Countless teachings, there is no school prayer? Whatever there is also busy to take the time to chant, and countless practice practice. Buddhist supreme, not wishing to? I'm not a Buddhist, is still ordinary man. lend themselves to intensive cultivation to achieve Buddhahood. "
Every day you wake up and go play four great vows and go up to see her self-criticism has practiced prayer or not?
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Three Refuges:
turn your head lights are Coast

"Sea of ​​immense suffering, if he turns to head back to the shore."

Refuge is the first step to be courageous and step forward, not step back given up. That is the path to Buddhahood.
If you pass on will rotate back into the three evil paths laid and lost in eight tribulations. So there are questions that:

Master door led to
the crash I had to
eat there is no new
paragraph birth and death themselves.

Do not think: "I have taken refuge, so I can rely Dharma Sangha." Dharma Rising oil miraculous enough not help her achieve Buddhahood is, can not help yourself to smoothly Buddha-law and religious practice in their vocation. Thanks to the Buddhist Sangha that the newly-propagate method in the world.
Though you've refuge must still work hard to improve. If the hold is no killing, no stealing, no sexual misconduct, no lying, no drunk that you were really feeling in the world. If you are still killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, drunkenness is not really life in the world.
If that does not hold life and in the world, crime is even worse now because like you tried to commit world, and will sink.
goes without saying that: "I have taken refuge in the Three Jewels and sex life, I would be upholding. Am I killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying or drunk it does not matter . "
There are people who think: "If the house does not hold in the world to deserve such heavy industry, and the monastic precepts, why not? They have been leading heavy industry than not?" Do you remember this:

"Bodhisattvas do not know about others
Amitabha self reflection. "

Date night must consider their behavior and control their reflection. "I have not precept, precept does not have? From the refuge now, I have a devout Buddhist, or did you have toward Christianity, Islam or any other religion? Am I learning not immoral heathen? "
After he had provided definitive attitude. "Oil for threatening to kill someone if I believe in the Buddha, or Buddha himself lived if I quit, then I still do not believe under the heathen."
includes all natural pagan magic in the heavens and fully divine, popular Culture, unfathomable mystery. We developed ma always miracles. Contrary to his disciples not to show miracles. If so, they will not tell anyone. Anyone who boast clairvoyance, natural disasters atrial label etc. .. are all kinds of evil spirits mentioned in the "50 warm ghost realm" of the Shurangama, or assume they are followers of natural magic, or is unbelieving disciples.
Buddhists Therefore we must assume-legal-label. While seek the master, do not start taking interest, do not touch ham, today heard good show, at the show concrete concrete, commended hear tomorrow or the esoteric Tantric again. So whether you choose religious life for all, but most professionals do not have a mind of one heart is ultimately just wasted time only.
Refuge and you avoid offense. Be diligent observance of strict rules Three-Five-world. Five-world is fundamental to achieve Buddhahood. Layman males, 250 international monks, monks and nuns-348 world, you are not violating any international one for the purposes of self-discipline to restrain her. You go out to the precepts. If not, you are still ordinary man.
Buddha Dharma and the Sangha very fair, who can then elect religious, not religious is not prime. You follow the example of the military generals never off the horse, always straight forward not backward.
Merit ordained religious precepts and action will assist you rebirth Pole-Us. But please do not forget beings, come back to save them. That's why you go attained Bodhi resolve to save all living beings.
Someone said they wanted to save sentient beings in this very life. How is saving sentient beings, while they are not of their own? Like Bodhisattva clay, through melting sea submersible, and save anyone? If you want to save sentient beings while not save yourself and leave the original factory tops, forgot his near side which remote searches story. I help other people plowing their fields without worry, which is doing a big mistake.
So the people have to practice, do not be calculated dependence, think: "I'm Higher Teacher position wisdom. " Oil has already obtained your Master also can not share your wisdom. You still have to practice on their own, if not then stand in front of Buddha will also not sure can be helpful to you.
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Three Refuges World Must Keep


Today you learned the rules and the Three-Five-world.
Originally ancient times, Buddhist refuge refuge without sex. After Buddha's Nirvana, being taken to make teachers world. Therefore, the Ceremony of the refuge include world. What is gender? Avoid evil, do good, do not see the small charity that do not, but just do a small evil.
Several Buddhist Buddhist mistakes while they compliment their religion, to decry it as apostasy. There are professionals who come to this place say it, today this religion news, religion news tomorrow another day then follow another religion. Cult to believe that one day they will fall into hell or not! Because they do not have a consistent principle, only seek gain, like new things, learning esoteric, or join cults are not living surreptitiously in public. Eventually become hungry ghosts or hell being an animal to suffer retribution. It was mercy
refuge in ceremony today, we first refuge in the Buddha, it is better to let go of the life and not take refuge in meditation pagan or heathen, such as the Self in meditation. Self in only two words to the pleasures in heaven, or maybe at Eden certain that you only heard but never seen, so curious to go to but do not know which direction to go. Then hangs around in the six realms of cyclic existence, into the belly belly trick horse, met the king of Hell forever-la, not escape hell that still do animal species. So rather die and not take refuge in meditation Self. Natural disciple of pagan magic always bragging and self-deification, saying: "If ye believe my words will immediately enlightened. Ye can become a Buddha in this life. Ye have not kept world, shunned fasting or the opposite sex. "
theory of everything they do give you legal confusion mistaken for magic, then lost in wicked ways are hard to pass on.
therefore not participating facilities, not taking pleasure touch, do not participate enjoyment. Forums refuge there must be a reasonable life with natural, no advantage or to defraud another flattering. No refuge with Self in meditation, but reverently take refuge in the Buddha, the Tathagata level Exalted omniscient wisdom and age only.
Forums refuge in France they would rather renounce my life and not take refuge in the evil pagan letter , or according to the theory, bibliography, documentation by pagan practitioners Indian song and released. No refuge with wrong letter means no reading, no academic studies of that kind have taken refuge after the Dharma official.
Everybody please be aware of this: After the refuge, you have si love, see also bowed cow dung, feces met Crane (dog) and his hands are so pitiful mercy!
definitely should not read any publication of pagan circulation.
Refuge Increase refuge with the monks St. Increase ten, not with the disciples of the sect lost. According to them, you will fell down to hell with them, so do not take refuge in them. Then refuge in the Sangha have any? Take refuge filled with pure merit increase, as well as his wallet sowing in rice fields so blessed. Why refuge in the Sangha? Because the Dharma Sangha propagate. If refuge in the Sangha, you will have the opportunity to am-law wall Buddha, and the Buddha-law was smooth you can become a Buddha. So you have to take refuge in the Sangha, not with evil spirits evil pagan traditional wild tri wrong. Do not listen to them brag that their luminescent eyes, nose they speak, eat or drink in their ears. Main demons do not like what is their situation. They said three flower galaxy slope to deception.
Forums refuge then you have primary knowledge of right, let's get rid of the evil tri go wrong!
Sangha Why such a pure blessing to the field? Purity means not contaminated. The contaminated would not recommend you do not compete, not greed, not need, not self-interest, not selfish and do not lie. The world does not keep taking money, is a pure monk, is a blessed field. If someone was very happy to get a little money, is not that a field of merit increases. Is offered or not offered nor the mind, not the rich flattery, nor despise the poor, such as pure new field of merit increase. You have to distinguish between two kinds of people know that. Otherwise you always remain confused not subtle.
followed by refuge Gender, meaning not only do evil that good works, oil for one iota nor evil idea in mind.
Someone will say: "But any bad thoughts often arise, so what to do?"
Run evil concept it? Please evil concept slowly make people go, do not let it drag yourself to it. For example: "Ah, I want to kill that person." Next thought: "OK I'm just going to kill it instantly." It was her idea of murder is evil charismatic. But if that person thinks: "Ah, he has a very precious diamond beads are rare, we must find new ways to steal." That however is a bad idea but he was not alluring, and evil murder anniversary disappeared.
Generally speaking, if you do not start bad idea as wishful thinking about men and women , it is mindfulness. In contrast is the wrong concept. So take a world effort to cultivate wisdom, anger and ignorance extinguished. And a statement that: "Do not do a bad job no matter how small, do not ignore a good job no matter how small." Practice moral refuge that is presented.
Refuge world, with time we will gradually accumulate merit, open great wisdom, being based fullness, finally attained supreme Buddha Supreme , magnates attained a-la-multi-tam-tam-Bodhi shrines. Bodhi already attained, let's go back to the boat compassionate beings spectrum. These are the basics that all Buddhist refuge must keep in mind. We are not a cause offense, Buddhist-Catholic to take advantage of intrigue for his benefit. If you do, it is a huge mistake. You understand what I'm saying? (The audience answered in unison: Yes understand)
We must practice four great vows:
1. "Beings of boundless vows." Ask yourself what being Indian is not? If not, then we have freedom? What is freedom? Do I deserve to be a devout Buddhist refuge in the Buddha did not? Was I just to coat rice Buddhism to advise? I have the advantage of religion to deceive people not taking money away? If you do so, not only are the beings that no longer fall into hell. That is what we must be aware of first. I must set a good example for people starting life Bodhi mind, just not one of the stars. Eventually there will be two people, three people, four people, before later much less time. Saving sentient beings as such.
2. "Afflictions are inexhaustible vows period." Ask yourself defilements have not yet, get rid of anger, and other computer stuff yet? I am a man or an animal? I have no wish to terminate the negativity? First cut off negativity, anger eradicate ignorance. That would be a true Buddhist.
3. "France vows countless school subjects." Ask yourself educated does not practice, whole day or just read pornography? Or read romance novels? Or just thought of something nefarious, and waste time with things that are not useful? I can not study classics? Please answer these questions. And we have to practice the dharma. Why? As we reached the Buddhist vows Supreme Bodhi.
4. "Buddhist supreme, the vows." Ask yourself have achieved enlightenment bodhi fruit yet? To do so, we must be courageous bodhicitta, always diligent never retrogression. If so, the strength of four volunteer will assist us to cultivate Bodhi attained supreme enlightenment. If you do not practice the above, the oil had refuge, you did not understand the true meaning of Jewels is.
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Three Refuges: promise not to follow the crowd

 
 
Those who have taken refuge before then, do not take refuge again. Why?
1. To avoid scrambled disciples and butts against each other in local Buddhists. Since they are competing interests should generate mutual dislike as countries in conflict with this fire.
2. Because if those refuge today that had previously taken refuge then Buddhism is no more new disciples. Buddhist temple after temple dance from another is not genuine disciples of the Buddha.
3. I'm not enough merit to those who can admit new refuge first disciple, let alone those who have taken refuge before. But who was the guru of them permit, or guru died, or disappeared, or have completed, I will admit further.
You must be true Buddhist, not si love is ambiguous. If you do not trust your guru, the refuge does not mean anything? Use Tse-legal-label, played along and not blindly follow others. Buddhists should not for personal gain, but to be marginalized sections. World bad day worse because people only know life itself from self-interest, kill each other because taking benefits.
Particularly, I just have to recognize marginalized sections, so I never get offered to individuals I am. However, if one wants to make offerings to the community ashrams, I applaud. I want to support the community, not for my personal pursuits. I pray:

Although the Cold dead, not part dependent
dies violently, not pleading
poverty Though dead, not for next
Depending coast immutable, unchanging custom charm.
Ba Tong University 're always keeping.

Above is the first part of the verse.
When we purchased a CTTB basis, someone who sees the vast terrain of the region's forest parts were also withdrawn for fear I would ask them to make offerings. But I did not call anybody help at all, I do take themselves, and I do not wish any compensation.
following is the next part of the verse:

Buddha sacrificing themselves for the
network name is the duty
increases Livelihood
That is your explanation, ie the intelligent management.
Trying out the French circuit Sensei has passed.

Because Buddhist-Catholic, we must bring all dedicated to serve, may sacrifice the life without ever stopping, in accordance with the philosophy "create network" as follows:

Networks built by us, for our happiness by
way feel sake, we act on himself.

"The director of the Network for Increase" means the monks must strictly the precepts of Buddhism. For example Sangha to cover the medical community in particular. If it is not covering the medical community has really done continuously. Buddha also set to only eat one meal a day before noon. Limit eating so to drive out evil spirits and tame desire (we ourselves have three friendly ghosts. If you eat too much body will rebel ghost).
Few would desire for self directed. So should not take too nutritious foods. It is regulated by CTTB.
Though no one is perfect, but I hope that each of us will work to repair her to the convent on the path.
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Level Up Speed ​​Buddhist Path


Today is the day that the fresh root and seed your Bodhi mortgages germination.
Refuge in the Three Jewels and born with eyes open, but do not go astray. Born with open eyes mean? This means that you start a new life with open eyes to go to the right path. You must be aware of these two things clear. Why is my refuge? Why I want refuge? This is an important matter. Do not have the only refuge for others to take refuge, or imitate their galaxy, the Lord Buddha and Lord Buddha!
Refuge in the Three Jewels is what? I do not know!
pay homage to Buddha mean? I do not know!
refuge that you do not know why! Such is the practice blindly, blindly follow others not? You open your eyes, clearly identify the road ahead, brave and step up, not retrogression.
Nowadays the degenerate time. What is degenerate? That is Buddha-law is on the path of decline. We live in the fall of Buddha-law. The sun was near evening, but the road ahead is still murky. Very little hope. However, this is where we need to be diligent on the path to reaching that goal. That is the spirit of the refuge.
Today there are profound virtue to refuge, bodhisattva incarnation to have taken refuge, sun dragon bowl incarnation of refuge, refuge human species, it also includes some devil refuge again. We can say this is the first Ceremony of the large-scale organization in France About the City (*) . The guardian spirit, filled the sky dragon bowl of nowhere to ashrams to guardian. The vow of you pray for His future will be the guardian angel tri-legal evidence.
Particularly, I have a humble prayer: Who has taken refuge refuge with me or not, who believe Buddha was also believe in other religions, if not all of Buddhahood, I will wait until they become a Buddha, then I become a Buddha.
brave You go forward, not slackening lazy, let's transform bad habits the good, avoid evil to do good, myself everyday innovation. Be diligent towards Bodhi. Do not make me wait too long! Maybe I will not have the strength to wait any longer.
every imitator as a military general the game is never off the horse, determined to proceed alone! END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT=WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA.SYDNEY.26/4/2014.NAM MO SAKYA MUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).