Self-nature of the Three Jewels:VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH. * Buddha means Enlightenment. Buddha's Self-nature is the True Like Buddha-nature, which is available in the mind's own mind. * France means the law (formal). Self-nature Dharma is the noble moral and humane model available in the mind. * Increase means Purity. Self-nature Sangha is the pure and immaculate pure conduct available in the mind. Abbot of the Three Jewels: * When Shakyamuni Buddha was still in the world, he was Buddha Bao. After the Buddha's extinction, all Buddha statues made of gold, earth, carved wood, and paintings are all Buddha Treasures. * The dharmas of pure sexual desire taught by the Buddha, and the classics, yellow books, and red axes are all Dharma treasures. * Those who leave home in deep robes and practice pure practices are all Tang Bao. To go is to return, pour in, like water pouring into the sea, like people turn to the king. He is a refuge, like a son relying on his mother, like crossing [river, sea] relying on a boat. People in the midst of the sea of ​​birth and death, if they do not return to rely on the Three Jewels Self-nature and the Three Jewels Abbot, there is no way to escape! If you have the will to take refuge in the Three Jewels and practice in accordance with the Dharma, you will immediately come out of the sea of ​​suffering from birth and death, willow birth and death. Like a person who accidentally fell into the sea, the waves were fierce, worried about being flooded. In the midst of a thousand pounds of hair, birth and death, suddenly a boat came, immediately chased, climbed up. That is the meaning of "return, sow in". By knowing the Self-nature of the Three Jewels, from then on being stoic, reflecting, considering, abstaining, exerting effort, again praying to the Abbot of the Three Jewels and all the Three Jewels in the ten directions, will eliminate evil karma and increase good roots and achievements in this life, forever free from birth and death, reincarnation. Like being saved, climb into the boat, sit still to the shore. The danger then passed, now happy to be alive. Because there are unlimited benefits. That is the meaning of "mother, send". The mess of life, afflictions and suffering, living in this sea of ​​birth and death, should take the Three Jewels as a boat. Beings can take refuge, push their oars, raise their sails, do not be lazy, do not retreat, and reach the other shore by themselves! * Having taken refuge in the Buddha, you should worship the Buddha as a teacher; From now until the end of my life, I will sincerely pay homage, not being lazy even for a single breath. Again, do not take refuge in gods, pagans, evil spirits, and evil spirits. * Having taken refuge in the Dharma, should take the Dharma as a teacher, from now until the end of his life, he will not take refuge in non-Buddhist scriptures anymore. * Having taken refuge in the Sangha should take the Sangha as a teacher, starting from now until the end of his life, no longer taking refuge in the non-Buddhists. If you have taken refuge in the Three Jewels but still believe in non-Buddhist religions, worshiping evil spirits and ghosts, even if you recite Buddha's name every day and practice cultivation, it will be difficult for you to reap true benefits, because there is no division between right and wrong. hope to escape birth and death. Everyone should strictly obey it (the two words of Refuge are finished). Having talked about the meaning of the Three Refuges already, talking about the meaning of the Five Precepts. The Five Precepts just mentioned are: One is not to kill, two is not to steal, third is not to commit adultery, fourth is not to lie, fifth is not to drink alcohol. * Not killing is because we and animals are both greedy for life and afraid of death. I wanted to live, do animals want to die? Speaking, thinking about it, would you have the heart to kill? Because, all sentient beings are inherently equal, reincarnating in the six paths, depending on good and bad karma, their bodies change, rise, fall, transcend, sink, and never end. I and them in many lifetimes became fathers, mothers, and children in turn. Thinking like that, do you still dare to kill? All sentient beings have Buddha-nature, which is truly not two, not different from the three Buddhas. In the future life, everyone can become a Buddha, just because the evil karma of the previous life blocked it, making the mysterious and lucid Buddha Nature unable to manifest, immersed in the different species. [We] should use mercy and compassion to save them, how can we cut their bodies to fill our stomachs? This life, We have been made human because of the good results of our previous lives, we should preserve this good result to make it shine and keep it forever, we should abstain from killing lives! If you create murderous karma, you will fall to the evil path, repay old debts, kill each other, here and there, you will sink, there will be no end. If you want to be born in the West to avoid the suffering of samsara, how dare you create killing karma? Therefore, the first thing to focus on is abstaining from killing. * Not stealing is when you have something to see if it is righteous or not [52], if you don't give, don't take. This is something that anyone who knows a little shame will probably not commit, but people are not sages, who can never do it? Because, if lust arises, it will be easily swayed by material things. If, for the great immediate benefit, one can avoid it like rushing to avoid a snake, centipede, or a frantic runner, then [such a person] can't always be met! Saying that "stealing" does not just mean stealing other people's property, but right in the moment of starting a mind, doing something like stealing is also called stealing. For example, taking public to help private, harming others for their own benefit, taking advantage of their position, using schemes to steal things, envious of other people's wealth, expecting people to be poor, etc... are all theft! Again like doing ostentatious acts to seek fame. If you encounter good deeds, your mind is not positive, and most of the work is done too badly.[53] but did not choose a strict teacher who led the children of other people astray; giving medicine without distinguishing between real and fake, causing harm to other people's lives. Pham sees an emergency, tries not to save quickly, procrastinates, uses so much that he misses work. Just always confused, irresponsible, not interested in the benefits - harms of others. Things like that are all called theft! If you have a heart that steals and steals, society will be confused because of that, and the world will not be at peace. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to abstaining from theft. * Do not commit adultery: Yin - yang attract each other, all things are born there. Marrying a man and a woman is a great bond of man. Giving birth to children, raising people, above related to weather, below related to lineage; so it's not banned. If it is not with an official wife or husband who has sex indiscriminately, that is adultery. This is contrary to heaven and human's immorality, living as animals wearing hats and clothes, dying and falling into the evil paths of thousands of millions of eons cannot escape. But because people are born with lust, the lustful mind is the most difficult to control. The Tathagata teaches those with heavy greed to practice the Real Pure Contemplation, and if you meditate for a long time, you will see that the color becomes boring. Again, if you can think that all the women you see are mothers, daughters, sisters, and brothers, born with filial piety and reverence, then evil thoughts of lust cannot arise! This is the eradication of the root of samsara, the basis, and the stepping stone for the sublime to enter the saints, so you should always abstain. As for husband and wife, having sex with each other is not forbidden, but it is necessary " respect each other like the new" (respect each other like guests), in order to continue the lineage to worship the ancestors, should be kept in moderation, not just greedy for pleasure to the point of burying your own life! Even if it is with your spouse, it is also a violation of precepts to be greedy for pleasure! It's just that it's lighter than [fornication]! Therefore, it is necessary to put emphasis on sex. * Not lying is a word that must be believable, not a lie uttered. If you see and say you don't see, you don't see say you see, take damage as real, take it as it is; All things mind and mouth are not worthy of each other, if you want to deceive people, you are all "lies". Again, if you yourself have not broken Or say that you have cut off Or, if you have not yet attained the Way and say you have attained the Way, it is a great false statement. That sin is very serious because of the destruction of the Buddhadharma, causing sentient beings to doubt and mislead, and inevitably fall to the hell of Abhi, forever without a day out. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the precepts of false language. The four things mentioned above are called Nature because their nature is worth abstaining. Whether ordained or not, ordained or not, every offense is sinful. Those who have not received the precepts, based on the impeachment. Those who have received the precepts, in addition to being based on the impeachment, also include the crime of precepts. Therefore, these four things of killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, and great falsehood, should not be committed by all. Every offender is guilty! Having received the precepts but still committing them will commit both serious sins. * Don't drink wine because it can confuse people's hearts and destroy the wisdom lineage. Drinking, alcohol makes people crazy, comatose, crazy, do shameless things. Even a full cultivator is not allowed to drink. Need to know that: All false thoughts and wrongdoings are mostly caused by drinking alcohol that arise! Therefore, it is necessary to pay more attention to abstaining from alcohol! This is the Old Precepts (precepts to prevent), only those who receive the precepts commit crimes of precepts. Those who have not received the precepts, drink it without being guilty! But it is better not to drink, because it is the basis that can produce all kinds of sins. As for the Ten Thien, they should also comply. The ten virtues are not killing, not stealing, not committing adultery; Those are the three karmas of the body. Not lying, not slanderous, not double-talking, and not cruel are the four karmas of the mouth. Not being greedy, not being angry, not having wrong views are the three karmas of the mind. If you can keep it without breaking it, it's called Ten Thien. If you don't keep it, it's called the Ten Evils. The Ten Evils are divided into upper, middle, and lower levels, in the three evil paths: hell, hungry ghosts, and animals. The Ten Goods are also divided into upper, middle, and lower levels, and the three good ways to feel the body: heaven, human, and Asura. Benevolence feels good, evil causes evil, the decision is not doubtful, there is no mistake! These ten virtues include all kusala. If it can be observed, there is no evil that cannot be stopped, and no good that cannot be cultivated. Those of you who have taken refuge and received the precepts, should follow them completely. Again, one must recite the Buddha's name with one mind, and seek birth in the West. If you don't pay attention, when you die, you will feel that it is important, the wind of karma has blown, you can't control it, it's too late to repent! Those who study Buddhism have fully understood the meanings of the Three Refuges, the Five Precepts, and the Ten Goods, then they should do their best to uphold morality, fulfill all obligations, prevent evil hearts, keep sincere hearts, do not do evil things, and obey the laws of Buddhism. good thing. The most important thing to pay attention to is that whatever you do, you must rely on reason and conscience. Like a medical practitioner who has a conscience, saving people [in an emergency] will accumulate great yin gong (yin virtue). Those who have no conscience may make the mildly ill become severe, the water is murky, the fish is murky, the conscience is buried, and the evil results are certain. Hieu and integrity Cao Cam Dao in Suzhou during the Qing dynasty was good at medicine, [54] any serious illness, meeting his hand was cured. One day, when he was about to go out the door, suddenly a poor woman knelt outside the door, crying and begging him to cure her mother-in-law, lamenting: "The family is poor, listening to you willing to be compassionate, will definitely take care of him. always come to cure”. Mr. Tao immediately came to treat. By the time he left, under the pillow of the poor woman's mother-in-law with five taels of white silver, she did not know where to go, thinking that Cao had stolen it, the woman went to the house to ask. Mr. Cao then just gave the correct number. When the poor woman came home, [it turned out] her mother-in-law took out the silver. The woman was extremely ashamed, but brought the silver back, apologized, asked him, "Why do you accuse yourself of stealing silver?" Mr. Cao said: "I just want her mother-in-law to get well soon! If I didn't accept it, her mother-in-law would be more worried about getting sicker, or even making it difficult to heal! So I just hope her mother-in-law gets well, I'm not afraid of people telling me to steal silver." His heart is loyal, it can be said to the extreme, no one can be better! Therefore, he gave birth to three children: the eldest son became the King of Medicine, lived more than eighty years old, had a rich family; the second son is the Academy, the official to the post of Phien Dai; The third son also works as an Academy, he is a scholar of history, and specializes in writing. Many great-grandchildren, many outstanding people. As for those who only plot to make a profit with the profession of medicine, if they do not destroy their homes and destroy their descendants, they will be rare and even rarer! The I Ching says: "If you have a good family, you will have a surplus. Accumulation of unwholesome family, all positive consequences" (The house accumulates good, the joy is abundant; the house accumulates evil, the disaster is abundant), it means: Du Khanh, Duong Duong will repay the descendants. As for the day, the duty of the king is in his own body. Du Khanh and Duong Duong can be seen by others, but this is the case for oneself in this life or in the next life, or in the next life, and cannot be seen by people in the world. Heaven, earth, ghosts, gods, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas all see and know each thing clearly. You should know that: Bon khanh, bodhisattva compared to yukhan, yang yang is a hundred, thousand, ten thousand times greater. Therefore, people should make efforts to cultivate, in order to be happy, except for calamities. Mr. Cao resigned to the reputation of "stealing" in order to save the lives of others, and repay the good deeds to his descendants. If you can replace the Buddha's name in place of your children and grandchildren, pray for the Three Jewels to be blessed, teach everyone to be vegetarian and recite the Buddha's name, then good retribution will be in the West! Those who have taken refuge should reverently receive the Three Refuges to act as the root to abandon evil and follow the righteous path, keep the Five Precepts carefully to serve as a source to cut off evil and cultivate good. Worshiping the Ten Goods as the root to purify the three karmas of Body, Speech, and Mind. Henceforth, do not do evil, observe good things. The three karmas have been purified, then they can follow the Taoist practices, willow birth and escape death, and participate in the auspicious assembly in Ultimate Bliss. Good - evil, cause - effect is like the ball in the picture, there is no mistake. Indeed, doing so will be of real benefit. If you buy fame and gain fame, like to talk wildly, deceive yourself, lie to others, and claim to have attained the Buddha Way, you will have great falsehoods, and you will receive evil retribution. Those who cultivate the mind and ground must be bright, have three pure karmas, and have immeasurable merit. The Sutra teaches: "Taking care of one's parents, serving the head teacher, being kind and not killing, cultivating the Ten Good Karmas is the righteous cause of the pure karma of the Buddhas of the Three Worlds" . Put down the butcher's knife, become a Buddha right there, someone has done that. Everyone please try.END=NAMO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.16/6/2021.