The Spiritual Confession (very moving)

 

 

Namo Sakya Muni Buddha.

Dear Master, dear the whole Buddhist assembly,

As a tree is nearly down, as water flows back into the source, everyone in the world also has to do the same ... farewell - time has nearly come to destination.

I am a Bhiksu Thich Tam Thuan, a monk from countryside, not well-educated, young monkhood-age but old life-age. I am in enough good conditions having been quietly nestled in Buddha’s for many years, relying on blessings of Patriarch, Master, and the whole assembly. To feel greatly thankful, now, through these rustic and artless words in the letter, please allow me to kneel in front of Master and the assembly, respectfully offer some words of repentance and express sentimental thoughts.

Dear Master, I did not meet Master months and years ago, but since I had this good chance to meet and rely on protection of assembly, and I have been enlightened the right way, I have found myself gradually more mature and robust in the Order. Master has come, spread open arms and guided me in time of monkhood. Master’s affection, compassion, and tolerance toward everyone and me really gives me the strength to live, progressive mind to raise, noble virtues of Master to follow. Please let me express my very deep appreciation to Master, beloved teacher that everyone expects.

Although I have lived under precepts and Master’s teaching as well as surroundings by the Order in those years, I know, in one or other reasons, more or less, I might do something making the mass unpleasant, or deliberately do the wrong thing without obeying Master’s teachings. As ungrateful children to parents and family, I make an earnest confession and sincerely repent to ask for Master’s forgiveness with five points of the body faced the ground. I am considerably longing to listen to the golden advice of revered teacher who is tolerant, generous, and willing to mentor me on the way of studying and practicing Buddhism.

One more time with convinced body, words, and mind, I low-lyingly prostrate Master. From the first day of practice till now, if I, intentionally or unintentionally, have made any mistakes, I sincerely give repentance to Master and great assembly, I am really looking forward to Master’s and the public’s magnanimity for my faults.

By the way, please allow me to give a few-word message to my siblings, fellow fraternities, even the laypeople, friends who have together practiced, studied, worked and supported me through the long way. We are blessed to meet a good teacher, true Dharma to practice, live in the orderly and disciplined environment. It can be said that there are greatly good conditions of ours, so we had better try to step and overcome the difficulties. Stories of yesterday passed, ones of tomorrow is still ahead. Although we have desire and direction to the future to strive, if we are worthily living at the present moment by following rules and precepts, life will bring us magical moments with peace and happiness.

Dear Master, dear the whole assembly!

If I were asked what I longed for, I would say that I hoped Master would stay healthy, public would be in peace, Buddhism would be developed, the practice would widespread, the Order would follow Six principles of harmony, everyone would do good things and avoid evil, home and home would be happy, the world would be peaceful, living beings would be blissful. I hope there is still a few blessings that would bring me close to the Master and the public in order to learn within my limited ability, try to serve the Triratna, and create benefits to all living things.

Thank to blessings of Buddha, the great Mahasattvas, The Venerable, Patriarch and Master, I have an opportunity to follow the Order. Master with compassion wholeheartedly leads me on the way of practicing Buddhism. I do not know how to show my gratitude for the great favor of Master to me, I just live in order to practice and work all my best following Master and public’s teachings every moment.

Now the four elements of human body is about to be disintegrated and returned to four sources, I would like to express the gratitude to revered Teacher of Gods and Humans, I am also grateful to the Venerables, nuns and elderly monks, Buddhists, and close and distant relatives have lived together under the everywhere-golden-shining of Buddhism for years.

I see the eyes of Master and the assembly turning up in my heart, filled with joy and forgiveness. My eyes are shown beloved and respected face of Master and the assembly now, I am desperately melancholy as a few-blessings person.

Last words, I faithfully wish that great Three Precious Ones would keep Master in bless and calm, and living beings under protection. I also wish the public would be in harmony and peace. I look forward to the good chance to reunite the day after. I also wish Master and the assembly currently support for me in all aspects to be born in a good way to Western Pure Land, the world of Buddha Amitabha.

Namah Amitabha.