Buddha nature is a subject that the Buddha did not preach in the first turn. It is not that He holds back some of the great discoveries that can only be passed on to the best and brightest disciples. Like a responsible teacher, he focuses on the basic principles before addressing higher topics.

Talking about Buddha-nature, it has nothing to do with virtue and the manner of a person in yellow robes on the way to begging. The word Sanskrit in the literal translation is literally "enlightened." If considered a title, this word is usually given to Gotama-Gotama, who attained the ultimate enlightenment 2,500 years ago under the Bodhi Tree.

However, the Buddha Nature is not a title. It is not a feature reserved for the historical Buddha or Buddhist practitioners. It is not something that is created or imagined. It is the essence or essence within all beings: an infinite potential for action, seeing, hearing, experiencing an event. Through the Buddha nature, we can learn, can develop, can change. Every one of us can and has the right to become a Buddha.

Buddha nature can not be expressed in terms of relative concept. It needs to be experienced directly, and direct experience can not be expressed in words. When we look at a majestic setting, we can say that it is majestic, that the cliffs are red, the air is dry and the smell of cedar trees. Well, our description can not really contain all the experience felt in front of that majestic. Or when we try to portray the view from Tapei 101 in Taipei, one of the tallest buildings in the world, is considered one of the seven modern wonders of humanity. We can talk about the panorama, the road with cars and people are seen as ants or we have to hold our breath when standing in a place too high on the ground. But we still can not convey the depth of our experience.

However, although the Buddha Nature can not be described. The Buddha made some suggestions as the map helps us know the direction and the path to that indescribable experience. One of his methods is to point out the three characteristics of Buddha Nature:  Infinite Freedom : the ability to perceive in a self-reliant manner everything past, present and future; infinite power : unlimited power to bring us and all beings out of suffering; and  infinite compassion : unlimited consciousness of the interconnectedness of all things, a consciousness that extends to others, which is considered the driving force in creating favorable conditions for all. beings are evolving.

It is unquestionable that so many people believe in the Buddha through study and practice, able to experience that unlimited freedom, strength and compassion.

In many scriptures, we see the Buddha always ready to talk to those who have doubts about what he says. He was the only teacher who traveled throughout India in the fourth century BC with the aim of convincing the public on many issues. Unlike many passers-by, however, he does not attempt to convince the public that the method he finds in the liberation of suffering is the only method. An important point throughout many Buddhist sutras can be summarized in today's language: " That's just what I do and what I realize. Do not believe what I say because that's what I say. Practice yourself to show your experience . "

The Buddha does not strictly prevent others from choosing what they should learn and how to learn. Instead, in the Buddha's teaching, he presents to the audience a kind of thought experience, calling them to discover from within their own experience.

They express the Buddha nature at all times of daily life. He presented this experiment with a picture of a house in which a lamp was lit with shades and closed windows. The house represents the dense view of the dependence on the physical, psychological, emotional ... The lamp represents the Buddha Nature. Even if the ghosts and windows are closed, a bit of light from the inside still shines through.

Inside, the light from the lamp provides clarity to distinguish between a chair, a bed, or a rug. Just as the light of the lamp can penetrate dark spaces and windows, we can experience the light of wisdom as an intuition, a "seeing in depth."

Words and tales shine through the windows in these moments when we, spontaneously, help or comfort one another, not for the sake of self, but for feeling it should do. It may be a very simple condition for a person to lean on a shoulder to cry when they are suffering, helping a person cross the street, sitting next to a sick or dying person. We all have heard people who do not think of danger to jump into the deep water to save people who do not know ...

The power of Buddhahood often manifests in the overcoming of difficult events. Recently I met a person who has practiced Buddhism for a long time. He's been investing in securities since 1990, and when stocks slip, he's lost everything. Many friends and co-workers also lost money and some fell into crisis. Some people lose confidence and are no longer capable of making decisions; some fall into depression; Some look like in the 1929 economic crisis, jumping through the window. But he is still confident, not lose confidence, not down. He calmly invested again and rebuilt his strong financial foundation.

Looking at his calm face in the big events, some friends and associates blamed him for how calm he could be. He replied, " Yes. I got all of that money from the stock market, then it came back to the stock market, and now it's back. Conditions change, but I still. I can make decisions. I can stay in a big house for a year, then sleep on a friend's house for the next year, but that does not change the fact that I can choose how I think about myself and my socks. All the problems around me. Actually, I find myself very lucky. Some people do not have the ability to choose and some do not realize their options . "

I've also heard similar comments from peTople who deal with chronic illnesses in their parents, their children, or family members, friends. A man I met recently in North America talked about trying to keep a good relationship with his wife and children while continuing to visit his father, Alzheimer's ). He said, " Of course it's hard to balance things. But that's what I do. I do not see any other way . "

Simple statement how fresh! Although he had never attended a Dharma study, had never studied the Buddhist scriptures, nor had he considered himself a Buddhist, his description of his life and how he The approach to life has represented a spontaneous expression of the three aspects of the Buddha-nature: wisdom sees the depth and breadth of his situation, the ability to explain things and act upon the See your self, behave spontaneously according to compassion.

When I hear you talk, I realize that these three properties of buddhahood can be summarized in a simple word: courage - especially the courage to be, as we are, right here and right. Now, with all our doubts, our uncertainty. Direct confrontation with experience opens us up to the possibility of realizing that what we experience - love, loneliness, jealousy, joy, greed, sorrow, and so forth - from nature is an infinite potential manifestation of the foundation of our Buddha nature.

This principle is in the "diagnose" of the third truth of the  Four Noble Truths . Whatever troubles we experience - subtle, intense, or at intermediate level - will sink and we will overcome attachment to limited vision, depending on and depending on them. I, to begin to see with our own ability, to experience things in its entirety. Finally, come and stop in the Buddha nature - like a bird stopping at home. There the suffering ceases. Nothing to fear, nothing to resist. Even death does not confuse us. END=NAM MO AMITABHA BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH TAM GIAC.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN AMITABHA PURELAND=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.23/1/2018.