Herdsman.

... Through cowboy story, we see that, maybe some Buddhists like the other cowboys, understanding Buddhism, strictly speaking, but not practicing Buddhism is Buddhism, therefore, suffering completely still suffering ...

The A Mi Tien in Beijing says, there are times, Nagasena Bhikkhu teachers to bridge a very good approach. One day, the teacher goes along Nagasena Bhikshu in forests, the conversation, suddenly saw a cowboy with passing herds. Nagasena teacher Bhikshu asked:

- "Do you know the work of cowboy How not?".

 Nagasena Bhikshu said:

- "O master, cowboy knows his cows how many children, how many calves, how many old cow, how many bulls, how many cows ... He knows how to care for the herd cow major presto, presto milk. However, this cowboy does not enjoy the taste of the milk from his own hand herd livestock. "

The master commended Nagasena very astute comment. Nagasena further that:

- "The Tripitaka familiarized said good measures, unhesitatingly, like water flowing. But if you do not enjoy the taste of the law, to live in legal practice and then compared with the other cowboys, and nothing more. "

The master commended:

- "You're very good and neither is the poor, tired cowboy second".

 Hearing that, Nagasena Bhikshu realized that his long time to learn that not only act, not really taste the legal position. After being declared urban teachers, Nagasena Bhikshu determined, devoted practice. He can in Lau 5 of Economics, 5 sets of annotated in just 6 months. Meanwhile, 5 sets of very thick, and 5 feet thick glossary also equivalent. Not only that, in four months, he learned of the Vinaya and commentaries. Thanks to the extraordinary intelligence, not long after, he was certified to the Arhat.

Through cowboy story, we see that, maybe some Buddhists like the other cowboys, understanding Buddhism, strictly speaking, but not practicing Buddhism is Buddhism, therefore, completely still suffering pain .

In fact, to understand, speak Dharma is also a difficult problem. People understand Buddhism, but want to understand correctly, requires a process of learning, studying, listening to lectures. And to tell or, convince listeners requires a long learning process. Many learners are very good, very deep understanding, but when it comes to the law, it says no communication, makes listeners feel confusing. At our temple, weekly, organized for the new-home pay probationary lecture. There are many pay good student but when he says it is very embarrassing, not smooth talk. In contrast, much attention has spoken well of complaints but not deeply content.

Therefore, to understand and to speak has been difficult, but practice in accordance with what he says the job even harder. The two issues are completely different. Buddha, practice issues include: Van, Wednesdays, and Tu. Van is listening, that is to study, study deeply the teachings of the Buddha. After listening, learning, learn, to think deeply, thoroughly those words, called Justice.Finally, bring the things learned into practice, which is Tu. But most of us just stop at Van and Tu, Tu is apparently also the shortcomings.

Like a novice teacher teaching in the temple. One day the teacher explained about the evils of anger: "Anger as train data, and perverted face, burning the heart, forest fires merit tan. Problems with anger, causing his suffering and people, life is not peaceful, waterfalls fall three evil ways. " As teachers, under two novices because of her age should sit and talk. Once you refer, but moments later his uncle was listening to forget, sit and talk to. Prompted a second time, a third time, then he shouted and yelled at him, then kicked out of class. Thus, we see, the teacher is teaching student life on the evils of anger, so that he himself does not practice. Has a very good sermon shaman, Buddhists teach how family life was happy, joyful. This magician has two younger brothers, all three ordained the same temple, but three brothers nobody to talk to anyone. So, as well as the other teachers, the wizard guides for everyone this construction method happy family, but can not help themselves and their loved ones are in harmony with each other. That is the contradiction between words and deeds of these two teachers.

Say it or, recommended that it be but do not be yourself again. So, understand the Dharma, Dharma talk, but not themselves practice, enjoys no legal status, it's like the other poor cowherd.

Buddhists all know and understand, the human body is impermanent, temporary imitation, students must have death, all tangible property damage. Death is not the end, death is just a change in shape, physically only. So deeply believes must Buddhist causality, this world believe - the next life, believe in reincarnation six paths. People believe cause and effect, always want to do good, blessed area. Because if do good, will receive blessings. Conversely, do evil will have to take on the suffering of the three evil way (hell, hungry ghosts, animals). So, in life, if people understand Buddhism, deep causal everyone believes, everyone has the right to live his teachings, the world would happily, peaceful.

Whether that body is fake temporary, death is something of course. However, one day a doctor, the doctor says the final stages of cancer, it is difficult to live 6 months. Buddhist students if hearing that sad, that sorrow is true that we do not enjoy legal status. Because, every day, practitioners often read verse "May I know the day falls. Knowing hours, said etched, said Ray spiritual nature. " Yet now, the doctor says they are afraid of dying, the suffering! Cultivator fear most is what you do not know. By not know, so I will worry; even if we know it, will be able to get ready for a place to go.

Previously, I have used a German teacher at the Monastery Chon, healthy posture, ruddy. New morning before, I was sitting close to each other with the teacher talking. Yet, the next morning, I was very surprised to hear that he died. I kept asking to go, asks his disciples: "There is real? Is that true?".

Consequently, when born on life, no one knows in advance the day when we will leave. The ancients had a saying: "Born finite, death, period." That is, based on the date of the mother's pregnancy, doctors can predict the day that I will be born, but none of us knows exactly when to die. Some people thought that, I was healthy, long life also should not worry about practice, when impermanence to come up empty handed. We think, the Dharma as to clearly comprehend the impermanence of life, but of practice. To hear death approaching, still smiling, serene embrace such a course in life perhaps. Rather than "Yes, the couple from the disease, not the disease, incense not lost". Psychological us so often, only when an accident or a new worry dying Buddha, lo practice. Someone to recommend Buddha, they said: "Sensei, now the husband was busy, busy children, grandchildren busy, busy doing ... no time to recite the Buddha". However, they have time to sleeping, eating, talking, watching TV etc ... Probably, we have to see what needs, something not needed. Because when we die we bring anything? Nothing, apart from merit generated by the practice. So: "Encourage one nianfo appointment appointment tomorrow, the devil demanded crying, crying two". Death to how appointments are, even new-born people, with very young people, life wandering ahead, still inevitable impermanence.

Whether or someone who studied Buddhism at home all know fundamental teachings of the Four Noble Truths is "suffering", the cause of "suffering" terminate "suffering" and a path out of "suffering". All those born in this life, will carry his body karma and subject to much suffering. So, where did we suffer so, because this where we have relatives? After a period of practice, the Buddha was enlightened, and he was aware: Suffering is caused by craving. Ai is preferred, sex is like. Human desire has since time without beginning, desires that lead us to a cause, we have committed, it must pay off, suffer in the six paths of reincarnation. The ancients said very good, "Ai no matter, regardless of birth Ta-she," that is not heavy, the charity now one is not born out of this life. So, we want to get rid of all suffering craving. In the Dhammapada has taught: "Those who surrender are craving, then grief will wreak such loss lotus leaf drop of water on." For home people, especially those young, very carefully taught lessons about the Four Noble Truths and be wary of the pollution led to depraved lust, as if committing lust shall be deemed no longer eligible ways of being religious. In fact, there are many young monastics, a good student, said good law but occasionally we hear little of this position defrocked. These monks, they know that craving is the root of suffering but are not self-employed.

Also, normally our refuge after, life over years become Buddhist world. In fact, how many people, keeping fully in world: Do not kill, do not steal, do not commit adultery, do not lie, do not drink alcohol. Those who hold this world full year truly enjoy living in legal and legal status.

Some people say: "Why are you cultivating the Pure Land Buddhist concept to the world and seek birth of Buddha Amitabha? Why do not we turn this world into the Pure, which have the world's Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha do? ". These are good questions, very ideal. But you have to know the Pure is the world how not? Pure means pure, is the realm. Pure is pure realm. Our world is polluted Saha world, is the world's defilements, look out how many police birth, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, drinking ... If we consider, say 5 billion people on earth, if you want to turn this world into the pure land, we must recommend that at least more than 4 billion people do not participate, no courts, no ignorance and preserve gender 5. But that's an impossible task, because recommend 1 million (over 5 billion people) hold 5 world is tough already.

Buddha said, there are many realms: hell, hungry ghosts, animals, asura, who, heaven. He practices the public's will to that realm. The world is the world of the Buddhas of the purity, we want the world to be pure to the pure private practice.

Through this, I hope that you Buddhists how to "tri merged". Means known to practice, but to say they know the benefits that have not been many. Dharma people to bring Buddhist teachings applied to life. We must remember that, Van is heard, Justice is thinking, then practice is practice.Applying Van, Tu, Tu in practice, it will get the benefit of present and future.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.5/11/2016.