2. Life is suffering.

One day in the spring, the  Prince  followed his father to see the people they plow. Although  looking at the cool scene   of  spring  with  the  fresh fruit , birds singing on the branches. This is a scene  peaceful  and  peace , but in  the soul  of  Prince  feel  restless and  agitated  because he looked deep into the scene  noticedthat pretty tongue-willed life happily not like when looking through. Because under the  sun  scorching the other, the farmer and cattle have to work  very  hard  in exchange for a bowl of rice and most of the grass. As he looked through the nearby forest, the hunter was watching in the dust to shoot the birds in the forest, but the hunter did not know that the tiger was watching to catch him. This is a relentless scene.

 Just because the food to live, people and things use every  trick  to kill each other do not know abhorrence. From then on he  realized  clearly that  living is suffering. Another day, the  Crown Prince  asked his father to walk outside the four gates to get  in touch  with the people. When he came to the door of the east, he found an old man with  gray hair, missing teeth, eyes, deaf ears, and handcuffs, with heavy steps as if he wanted to fall. To the south gate,  the Prince  saw a sick are wailing,  groaning  in pain  immensely . Through the western door, he saw a dead body lying in the middle of the road, the fly to the round and the body was raised to look very disgusting. Then the other day when he met him for the door north a monk  physiognomy sedate , staid and  stolid  as people crossing the road unscathed. He hurried to greet and inquire about  the benefits  of spiritual practice . You monk  replied  : "I practice  is to leave everything finalize binding  of life , to pray for themselves from suffering and enlightenment  to universal beings  are liberated as yourself". He hurried to greet and inquire about the benefits of spiritual practice . You monk replied : "I practice is to leave everything finalize binding of life , to pray for themselves from suffering andenlightenment to universal beings are liberated as yourself". He hurried to greet and inquire about the benefits of  spiritual practice . You  monk replied : "I  practice is to leave everything finalize  binding of  life , to pray for themselves from suffering and  enlightenment to  universal beings are  liberated as yourself".

When back to  the palace ,  Prince  thought the  scenes: suffering, aging, illness, death, along with the  impressive  fratricidal relatively close in life. He  thought  the word  answer  of your  monks  it made him  glad immense. Word people  monk  there is light  sun  broke the  clouds  dim  in his mind so long mosaic.

See your child upset, King  Suddhodana  transmission palace erected a palatial  splendor  and present music and dance game enough to give  the Prince  was happy. In addition, his father was married to his wife's absolute world class, it was  Princess Yasodhara  (Yosodhara). Prince  was arrested  forced up  household furniture  and then have a son named  Rahula  (Rahula). Seeing his son say: "A hindrance has been born, a  bond  has taken place." Still living in the castle is  magnificent , palaces, beautiful wife, beautiful children,  authority  fame , But he  still felt  heavy heart pounding anxiety. He said that he was living this life is not  happy  feet high, which was the scene  false ,  misleading , just makes life more severely  distressed . He  was determined  to find a way out, a more  honest  and noble life.

 Finally, he asked his father to allow himself to be  ordained , but King  Sri Soudhothana  refused his  request  . There is no other way than the  Prince  asked the  king four things, if the king can  be resolved  , he will abandon  the  intention to go to stay in the national ruler. Four things is how to: 

· The child is not old,  
· The child is not dead,  
· The strong and healthy child   does not hurt,  
· And  everyone is free  from suffering.

 These four things make my father  very  confused  and impossible  to solve  . From knowing their children have  intention  ordained king  Suddhodana  the more fear and trying to  find ways  to  prevent . But once  the Prince  has decided there is no  power that can  stop  being  the intention  of him. 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.28/3/2017.