Dhamma talk " Path of Ease" - 86th Seven-Day Retreat

This morning Sep 13, 2017 (Jul 23, lunar calendar) Senior Venerable Thich Quang Thien, lecturer for HCMC Buddhism Study Institute (intermediate and advanced level), Abbot of Tinh Quang pagoda, Dist. 12, delivers Dharma talk on the topic "Path of Ease".

"I wholeheartedly pay homage to Buddha,

I vow to live in your house from kalpa to kalpa,

I desire wearing Buddha’s dress,

And sitting on Buddha’s seat till eternity. "

Mind of anxiety, greed, hatred and delusion have made sentient beings roll in the six realms of samsara since immeasurable kalpas. Buddha, though parinirvāṇa, still helps beings attain enlightenment via his teaching heritage. This is the opportunity, the fresh breeze for practitioners.

Every day we recite scriptures/sutras, learn Buddha’s teachings and follow his example. "I wholeheartedly pay homage to Buddha, I vow to live in your house from kalpa to kalpa”.

Buddha’s house is mind of loving kindness, compassion, bliss, equanimity and wisdom.

Buddha’s dress is patience and humbleness. It is necessary for us to have both mind of compassion/loving kindness and tender/kind speech to please listeners/hearers, otherwise, we may offence or hurt others and ourselves.

Sitting on Buddha’s seat means living happily with mind of selflessness/emptiness. Un/happiness depends on our thought. No one can grant or take them from us. It is the practical experience based on the firm faith of cause and effect rule. What we are having today are the results of our karma(s) in the past. When things come, regardless they are good or bad, we should not find way to avoid but happily receive them with wisdom and reflection. For challenging opportunity, we should know that it is the chance for us to diligently promote in cultivation. Such mindset will help us have bliss and ease in practicing and daily life.

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