THE FOUR PERIODS A-NAN.

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It is really so, I myself heard: At one time, the Buddha dwell in the country of sentence-di-na-masterpiece. Buddha is about passing time, Mr. Ananda said:

- Buddha! I think the sky, dragons, demons, gods, kings and people to see him, to hear the Buddha taught that no one without joy. Among them, there are the aspirant as recluses are achieved Ung leg [1]; or do aspirant yes laymen in world practice, when death is born to heaven. But Bhagavan now passing, the sky line, dragons, demons, gods, kings and people, and the four they [2] disciples must rely upon to be happy and where a degree? Who had to be left to the exit?

            Buddha says:

- Or rather, Ananda! You are truly has compassion vast mercy on all.Heaven, which is the master of them by the exit. After my passing, doubling the previous years [3], the hearts of confusion, chaotic evil, many guys crazy, evil contempt significant improvement, really good grief!Although life like that, but Bhagavan has experience teaching and urgent legal world, if wholeheartedly obey mercy shall come to you, instead of grief. But Venerable away, but the classics still continues to exist, the legal age of six degrees [4] Exalted not carry, one is the escape was not blessed with, they did not understand the teachings of Bhagavan stars ?

Master Ananda said:

- Buddha! Ask Him to teach it.

Buddha says:

- Dafa has four things to practice, which leads to be happy, to be directed and well-being was equal offerings Buddha body servant.

          Master Ananda again said:

- Buddha! May He explains four things for us.

       Buddha says:

- The first:  It used to nurture kindness frail young man, see animals, insects, poor man cowardly, people begging, they must have compassion, give them proper food to drink them be filled , not used knives and sticks injure their face paragraph properties, merciful compassion to love their children as parents. Sky, dragons, demons, gods, kings and people, if this practice is being huge kindness was almost on par with hypothermia Buddhist merit.

- The second:  How many times happens in art, such as flood, drought, weather discord, not lush grain, the people starving crop failure, not in quiet in their homes, hearts want to flee to other places. The King and the people are more granaries impermanence remember thinking, my life difficult to maintain, do not take pity cereals, to value human life, starting compassion rice for poor people to save lives and lack help them stay where indigenous.

If greed, selling slugs, do not want handouts, they must consider carefully: "When people are born, from nowhere came spirits, relying on their parents' sexual gases to form the body. In ten months in the womb are born, if their parents can rejoice, the systemic protection clause; if met immediately they were upset at the break, to the extreme misery and die, but spirits still not lost but continue to look for other relatives. Riches and poverty are caused by the previous life now. Duke opinion, perks, national level, storms, not to dazzle but high moral destruction. When the life of all, yourself and cherish sure to stay in the world, did not follow her. So always start from the center, in the words of teaching practice. Re-use of Buddhist teachings contemplate wise people and things as illusory, such as chemical, dreamlike, like echo, all of which are not, can not last. Contemplating all the world like that, it is the base. Persons born foolish, crazy mind, mistaken deceive themselves, like bringing in exchange for copper gold. At the body dies, the soul goes, will fall three lines [5] ". Carefully consider these things, and to give alms emergency, racing against fate itself, the poor beggar, sick old people, depending on the items that need support, do not let them lose their lives.Maintaining such a center, the ten schools of Buddhism, the Bodhisattva, sky, dragons, demons, gods are merciful. It's time to terminate life, where spirits are born into wealth, body and mind are at peace, not having a disaster, achieve greater chapel, being equal to the time-being offerings to Buddha body alive, the other not.

- The number three:  In the country there are many thieves, fire water woes, turning poisonous gas, the disease spread everywhere by angels, demons kingdom in the sea caused. People with this toxic gas to serious illness, sorrow and afflictions. The demon king, angels are created by human life. These species are killed because of hunting, harvesting kill, snare, are poisoning our spirits or fall as dragon in the sea, or as species evolving power magic, learned beings previous life, hatred by revenge In the past, should spread clouds, releasing toxic gases into that country. At that time, the people have been exposed to death, or illness, or infection. All disasters that are caused by life. Real human beings killing the animals are plaintive twist. In it, someone to kill pests, died instantly poisoned, killing the assistant pleased that the illness, misery; or infection, or uninfected. All are caused by consumption, but there is general discrimination, or no appearances to distinguish.

Smart people know the crime of killing people give chase forever let go, took her to infer other people, the same. Thus, reverently large religious practice of the Buddha, practiced four equanimity, compassion, joy, self-discharge, the blessings come to you. If other people killed and their flesh you shall not eat. Who do not eat meat, but in the evil world, theft, accidents, hazardous weather but not infected. The King and the people wealthy, prosperous grain should provide medicine, rice porridge, perfect retreat for those who are effective [6], dress insufficient, miserable disease, not to feed themselves, to help them healing, not die in vain. These people must know before doing evil life, do not believe the Three Jewels, leaving the under evil, greed four extreme rainfall, so new so. So said the report clearly offenses, nor do evil, must start from the center, used Buddhism cretin counsel directed maintain economic receptors. If you help someone heal, show them the good path, help them stay in the world, a pure life, his mercy is on par with most other non-Buddhist hypothermia.

- The Wednesday:  In life there are even more sublime level, not pure lust.And as recluses, Pham inside just remember thinking classic, words of the law was the law, the king and the people's respect, to receive ordination.Things spoken highly of Dr. [7] This is a classic feature of the Buddhas, that people give back to good evil, that grace is greater than a hundred times their parents grace, help people after death does not fall into the three lines, must therefore respect their departure from the center. Council would rather pour boiling into the mouth, take a sharp knife to cut the tongue, but it will never defame people so pure! Would rather cut their own hands, rather painful for her grade! Better to cut the heart out seppuku themselves burned, but never angry these people! Assuming fool of teachers met the Buddha, knows this should be taken away, that away from us foolish stupidity, good close humble, holy receptors that become learning Career sublime virtue.

Recluses, Pham hemisphere should not buy his favor that makes evil. Heart and pure as jade intelligent almond periods [8]; holding bowls, alms sweat, get enough to use, not to save it. Or in temples, mountains, swamps wilderness, trees, cemeteries all know life before birth, distinguishing foot puppet, legendary classics effect, as the bridge to living beings, starting from the merciful heart, in all dread guests are to pray for the king and the people, making the country peaceful. Such high-level officers, virtue touched the sky dragon, demon compassionate. Again, the recluses did not attend the birth, not by sexual guilt, basis is worthy of praise. If the king and the people there, they must seek the position, this position offered clothing, food, beds, medications to their speaking business world peace lecture, teach and guide the concept of meditation, to ask here they can be enlightened, or after death be born in the heavens. Provide dress for bad people in the country are not in the Career Center offerings an ascetic purity. Phuc was equally large for the time-being offerings to Buddha body alive.

If the king and the people close to the high level of this artist, the sun, dragon, demon are glad to help protect.

Buddha told Ananda:

- Hey Ananda! Exalted life before doing the four things that are being followed until Buddhahood. That is why the Tathagata say it for him hear!

- Hey Ananda! Teachers should clarify this for say four rows sky, the king and the people. Do good, the self is happy, fulfilled not lost in vain.Bhagavan now about to kill, so Entrusted to teachers.

          Master Ananda hearing, bittersweet, coming before Bhagavan his head bowed and returned. END=NAM MO AMITABHA BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH GIAC TAM.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN AMITABHA PURELAND=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY=16/10/2016.