Kaoshiung, \u0110i Loan ngy 24 tháng 7 n\u0103m 1996

Ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u1ea3n thân v ng\u01b0\u1eddi khác

Trong n\u0103m vùa qua nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong s\u1ed1 các con \u0111ã ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 tích c\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ec3 Dhamma \u0111ã b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lan r\u1ed9ng kh\u1eafp hòn \u0111\u1ea3o Dhamma ny. \u0110\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi hnh thi\u1ec1n Vipassana \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfn b\u1ed9 trên con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng thanh l\u1ecdc, vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 Dhamma r\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng. Giáo hu\u1ea5n c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ee9c Ph\u1eadt l các con ph\u1ea3i ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u1ea3n thân tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 ng\u01b0\u1eddi khác. N\u1ebfu các con mu\u1ed1n thanh l\u1ecdc tâm m không phát sinh tình th\u01b0\u01a1ng v lòng tr\u1eafc \u1ea9n cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi khác, \u01b0\u1edbc mu\u1ed1n giúp h\u1ecd thoát kh\u1ecfi kh\u1ed5 \u0111au thì ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l các con không th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfn b\u1ed9 trên con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Dhamma.

Trong m\u1ed9t khóa thi\u1ec1n, có v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ch\u1ec9 có thi\u1ec1n s\u01b0 hi\u1ebfn t\u1eb7ng dana v\u1ec1 Dhamma. Nh\u01b0ng Dhamma không th\u1ec3 hi\u1ebfn t\u1eb7ng n\u1ebfu không có s\u1ef1 tr\u1ee3 giúp c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5, cho nên ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 c\u0169ng góp s\u1ee9c trong s\u1ef1 hi\u1ebfn t\u1eb7ng ny. N\u1ebfu không có ai \u0111i\u1ec1u hnh hay n\u1ea5u \u0103n thì lm sao m\u1ed9t khóa thi\u1ec1n ti\u1ebfn hnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? Dana v\u1ec1 Dhamma l s\u1ef1 chung s\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a Thi\u1ec1n s\u01b0 v ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5, v ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 c\u0169ng nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thnh qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a dana dhamma. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng có ng\u01b0\u1eddi nói v\u1edbi Th\u1ea7y, \u201cTh\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi khi m\u1ed9t mình Th\u1ea7y \u0111ã thnh công trong vi\u1ec7c hi\u1ebfn t\u1eb7ng Dhamma cho r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u1eafp th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi.\u201d Th\u1ea7y tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi l Th\u1ea7y không lm m\u1ed9t mình \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ea7y ch\u1ec9 hai tay nh\u01b0ng Dhamma có ngn cánh tay \u2013 nh\u1eefng bn tay c\u1ee7a c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5.