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CHAPTERNE

THECAUSEFURCHAICWRLD

TdlsscieiesinTiwonndeIsewheeinhe
wdehebn0mIphenomennhh0s
nbeenwinessedbeeeiheinheWeshe

Es.SmeWeseneshvepedicedhheend
ofhewoldwiIloccuinIgg9ndhChiswiIIe

un0e0hfoudgemenDo.Eseneshve

lsopedicecimpendingclisseshesimio
hosepedicinsinheWeshendiffeence
beingheimemewhichissomeweneos
eSomeheseencienpphecieswhich
weshouIdnopcemuchimponcen.

Hweveifweviewouenvinmen0beciveIYwe
wileIizehhisw0IdiseIindonge.

EnvinmenlpoIuionhosbecomeseiuS
pobIemndn0whumnkindhsfinlbegun
undesndheneedopecingouenvinment

HowevehepbemomenIospiiupoIIuion
ismnimesmoeseiushnhfheenvion
menThisishesucewoIdliIshnmnY

pepeeoizeTheChinesehveosingllEcuc
inismsesseniesbishnin0inis

ledesndispepe.iIFocenuiesheChinese
hvewsbeievecinhepimcfeclucin
3

whichiscnsideedhef0undi0nfpeceu
ncpspeussocie.Ipovideshesuin

myidfsociliIsncledshewchnging
onelssufeinginohppiness.EdUcinhos
sngimpconhenionndispepIe.Moeo
veeemenYschoisheoundionhebsic

buiIdingblckinneducoinssem.

CHAPTERTW

BUDDHISMASANEDUCATlN

Buddhismoicicme0Chinin67ADThe

EmpehclsenspecienvosoIndiinvie
Buddhismnksoc0meChinechBud

clhismwhichinhpeiodwsegdedsn
eclucionssemndnseigin.Rege-

fulIbuwohundedesghepcicef
8udclhismhckennmeeigiuscde

Theef0ehepupsehisolkiscechis
misundesndingbleclingusbckheoigin
fmBucldhismsughb8uddhShkmuni.
TheGheBuddhIsTeching
BuclclhismisBucldhShkmunilseclucoi0nl

ssemwhichissimiIhofCnfuciusfoboh
pesenedsimilviewpinsndmehods.Theg
Buddhiseducinisoinwisdm.InSnski

hengugencienncliqheBucldhiswiscom
wscIIedlAnuo-smk-smbhdillmening

hepeecuimewisdom.The8uddhughus

hheminbeciveupcice0cuIivin
wschievehisuimewisdm.Hefuhe

ughushevenehshepenIIeIize

hissefulimewisdomsiisnininsicpof
5

unuensmehingneboinsexenI.
Hwevemsushvebecmeconused

h0ughgeneImiscncepinsndheefoee

nobeoeoizehispeniI.Theefoaifwe
bekhoughhisconusionwewiIIeizehisininsicpunueThusBuddhismisneduc

i0nssemimedegininguownininsicnoue.

IoIsoeochesbsoueeuiYwhich

semmedmBuddhoIsecogniionhsenien
beingspssesshisinnoewisdomndnue.

Theefeheeisn0inheendieencemng
beingsEveYneisdifeennwbecusewehve
losuuenuendhvebecmecnfused

hedegee0wisdomexhibiedbindividusde

pendsonhedegeecleIusinndhsnohing
dowihheuenueheindividuI.TheBud-

dhlsechinghepsus0elizehinnepeecuimewisdm.Wihwisdmwecnhen

sveIIoup0blemsndun.sufeinginohppi
ness.Dueulckowisdmwepeceiveview

ncbehveooishndhussuehec0nse-

uencesevokeclb0uinc0eccions.fwe
hvewisclmuhughsviewpinsondbehvi
wibec0ec;hwhencnwesufewhenhee

enoicnseuencessueom?fcuse

wewillbehppFomheewecnseehsu6

eingiscusedbdelusionndhesoucehppinessisu0wneIizinowisdom.
TheC0e0heBuddhisTeching

TheBuddhsechingc0ninsheemI

pins:discipinemediinndwisdm.Wisdmis
heglnddeepmediincnceni0nis
hecuciIpcessowdchievingwisdom.Disci
pinehughobseinghepecepsishemehd

hhelpsoneochievedeepmediion;wisdm
wiIhenbeelizednu0.BudclhIsenie

echingsscnveedinhesusneveedepomheseheepinsBuddhismencmpssesheeniecoIecinowksbBudclh
ShkmunindiscledheTipikThiscnbe

cssiiedinheecoegoies:suvinpe
cepsulesndsscmmenieswhich
emphsizemediindiscipinendwisdmespecivel
heBucldhisEducinognizininChin

Bucdhiseducinisbsedniipiesis
heChinesecuue.PiheinducinofBud-

dhismChinfililpiewshepiIscie
ondwssupp0edbhewisemenofncien
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Chin.When8uddhism0nksmIndi0cme

ChinoondseddiscussBuddhismwihgven
menoicilsiwsimmedieppoenoeveYnehBuddhismsh0ednumeussimilnieswih

heindigenousCnfuciondiins.CnseuenI
hegovenmenembcedhemondeuesed

hhem0nkssYinChinpemnenI
TheiswomnkswhcmeChinMon

ncChulnweeeceivedbheIHngLuSiii

whichisecluivIenupesenFeignMinisYo

SeDepmen.iISilIwsclesignedsminisY
ofhegovenmen.TheChieH0nguSiis
equivIenofeignminiseSeceYSe.
HweveHong-LuSiculdnIeceiveeign

guessempilnde00IIwhem0s
pemnenIheEmpedclednheminisY
iBi-M-SiIokechgeBuddhiseducin

iginIIhellSillhdnhing0dwihempIe
bumeeden0edminisYheimpeicu

n0wiclenoesempeinconempoChinese.
Sheeweewminisiesinchgeoeducion.

TheiIiBulmngedbhePnmeMinisewosin

chge0he0diinCnfucineclucinlssem.Thisgnizinseedhesmeunci0nuni

heeII900Is.AsheEmpehdgiveneno
mussuppoheBiSilBuddhiseducion

pidIYspedhughouChinInmninsnces
ihdevenexceededheeseduce

pepIehnhecliinIeduc0inssemoMLi
Bu.IlCnsequenIheem0n0hvebeeno
CnucinoMnucinschIineveYviIIgebu

heewSlSilleveVwhee.AginheBuddhis

IlSiIlempIeusedbeneducoinolinsiuin
nddidnpemeigiousceemniesolIun
likewhooenkespIceinconemp0VempIes
nowds.

AnoheimpnmissinheiginIMSi
wssunsIi0n.hescoefhensoinef

ishodoimgineod.Duinghesevenh
cenuVhemusmnkXun-TsunghdsupevisedsixhundedschlsinsunsionPio0

his0mnknmedKumoohdnsloin
eom0obououhundedsch0Is.Theeehe

lSiIIwosIgegovenmengnizion.Unounoeiwoscompeelnsomedin0oplce
odeIwihSupesii0nndspiisunclwhun
clecesgo.seduci0nchceisics
IdisppeedwhichwsuIegeuI.
heFouCuenTpes0Buddhism
Tdhee0eupesBuddhiSmbeing

pcicedFisheeisheeIigiusBuddhismwhich

cnbewinessedinempIeshughuTiwn.
Howevehisd0esnepesenheelBuddhism.

SecondheeishecodemicBuddhismbeing

ughinmnunivesiiesdwheewesee
BuddhismbeingeeclpuelsphiosophYn
cdemicpusuiespeciinpn.Thisisnoex-

cIBuddhiseclucineihe.Thidndhemos
ununeoisheIdegeneoionoBud
dhismincuI.ThishidpeofBudclhismiSmuch

m0edmgingohepubichnhefiswo

pesFinllheeishecliinBuddhismhe
echingsoBuddhShk0muniinisueessence
whichisveYoeinoudndge.

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CHAPTERTHREE

HEAUTHRISWNEXPERIENCEWITHBUDDHIS

WhenIwsoungsudeninlnIingIdiclno

beieveinneigion.lwenochuchwihsome
cIssmesenbuChisini.AhjghI
iecloundesndiIc0uIdnoindwoc-

cepi.Mvoieeligi0nhimewsIslm
becuseisemphsiswsnmIpincipesnd
ehicsondlhoughhhiswsemongeligins.WhenIencuneedBuddhismbckhenhe

mnksween0veVconvincingThee0eIculd
noccepBuddhismeihendiwsheonele-

sisedhemsIws0ounghoimend
hdnomeuepciione.
AeIivedinTiwnIhedPoess

Dng-MeiFngwhowshenmousphiIosphe

ndpess0heNi0nToiwnUnivesi
Hvingbec0mendmieohisIwoehimoee

skingboukingclssfomhimheunivesi
Pessngwsoninhisfieshime.He
invieclmehishusendoldmellNowdsin

schopofesssdncikepoess0sndsu
densdnocikesudenseihe.Ioucmeo

heunivesindexpecensmehingouwi
besedisoppinedllWhenhechisIws

ll

peupsesinceheh0dbosicIIYp0uedcodw-

eovempIns.Finhelclme:llWeIIwh
clonucomemhouseeveYSundndlwil
giveoupesonlinsucionwh0us.lIIc0uId

nbeievehhewssocompssinewds

melIenedbouphiIosophiesPessoFngls
smIbleinhisIieIiving0mnenne.This
wsexemepeciousome.Hein0ducedhe

philsphiesoheWesChinqlndindinl
Buddhism.HeughmehBuddhismishepin

ncehewodisphiIsphndhipvices
hegeesenomenhumni.Whheld

mewssciningndsonIelizedhBuddhismcninedsmehingmgnificen.Isedo
visiheemplesinTipei.H0wevehemnksIme

inhoseempesuscouIdn0ceYexpIinBuddhismonineecuIskepicIikeme.Hweve

hemonksemuchbeeineching8uddhism
d.ThenIsemfissighonShn-D0Siwhich
wsogeempleinTipeiwihvscIIecion
sus.DuinghpeiodimehewidepubIic0ionndcicuin0BuddhisbookswosveVe.
Them0nksoSh0n-DoSiweeexemeIkindme

SheollowedmeobT0wmonohepecius
ndesus.Thiswsgeohelpome.
SoneIsedIenBuddhismseiusII
l2

wsunemeeMseZhongiHewso

weIlccmplishedEseicpcii0newhugh

ndguidedmeinmsudndpcice.uslike

M.Fngheughmewh0useveYweekf
heeesuniIhepossedwo.IhenwenTo-

izhngoIIowM.BingNneendsedsud
ingnclpcicingwihhim.

BuddhismisspeciIkindoknwedge;iisn

eligi0n.Indeodeiveuebenei0miwe
hveundesndisuenue.hveheums

especBuddhismndlbelieveBuddhShk
munibeheoemoseduc0inhehisoYof

hewId.HewsusIikeCnuciusinhhe

ugheveY0neielessIndwihoudisciminin.

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CHAPERFUR

THEETHDGYANDSM8SMFTHE
8UDDHISEDUCATINASYSTE

TheC0ninuingEducionSsemoTeches
Thecninuingeducinsseme0ches
wsisesbishedbBuddhShkmuniMn
ohissudensweeweccmpishedundehisin-

suci0nEveehesesudensweessigned
oechodifeenplcesninem0nhsInIndi

heinsesonunsommid-Apiomid-ul
Sinceiwsinconvenienve0ndechduing
hoseheemnhslhesudenswuIdcome
bckomeewihheBuddhoeceiveddiinl

eochingsndoIenomech0heinclssdis
cussins.ThiswscoIedhesummeeendi

pleswhoiscuenIknownsconinuingedu
cineches.hemodencninuingeduc

ionIssemisnecessiedbhedvncemenin
echnolgHwevewen-ivehundedYes

g8uddhhdeoddopedhisidein

binginghissudensbckddii0n0lechings.
TheAuBuddhisTeching

BuddhisechingisuIIisicexpessi0ns.I
l5

wsiginlneducinwhichcmbinedwh

wseuivendlsmuseumndschss
em.TheeeheIlSilIcmbinedhediionI

schollibndmuseum.InncienChinqhe
diionlschIssemw0snunivesI.Mssu-

denswenollSiIlosudbecuseiusulhd
cmpeecIIecionfbkssimi0dYlsIi

bY.ThecoIIecinsincIudedn0nIYsusbu
smsevekindfpubicoion.hem0nks
weemiIiwihBuddhismCnucinismToism

ndncienChineseexs.Theweecpbef
nsweinguesinsndweewellvesednvious

subecs.CnsequenlBuddhisinsiuinsbegn
okeoveheeducinImijsinChin

picIBuddhisbuiIdingseexpessins0
whichecIedlIExpessinsfBuddhismH0w
eveBuddhndBdhis0vsuesd0n0epe

senpheismhew0ship0mehnnegd
Echsueseesinspiewisd0m0nd0wokening

inechfusTheIsepesenceoinspecs
BuddhismwhichemindpciinesfhepicuI0pice0chingFexmpIeGuonYin
BdhisvhemsppuIBodhisvoinChin
epesensIninieCompssin.Whenweseehis
sueiemindsusppIcmpssionwhen

de0Iingwihhewodispependsuundings.
l6

Hwevepeplenwod0swshipGunYinBdhi
svsgdndpheeIieSueing
ndeimineobsces.Thisisosupesiiusview

ndmisc0ncepinbecusepepIeogehec
hhesueseexpessionsocncepsinBud
dhism.

Buddhischiecueissn0isicexpes

si0nwihheempIelsmincuIivinhIbeing

simiIoolgemeeingechinghI.Fmhe

exeiippeshvewsiesbuheeis

onlnesoVinside.TheexenlwsiesepesenlbsoIueuhllheueeIififendhe
univesendMeIiveuhllwdIviewssilI

cIoudedwihdeIusion.TheineisinglesVilIus
eshbohehesmeuh.ThedeIuded

hewppeodisincnddifeen;h0weveo

heenlighenedheenendhesme.
InhecenefhemincuivionhIIhee

eheesuesneBuddhndw8dhisvs.

Buddhepesensheuenueheunivese
ndhumnIiewhichiscIIedlBuddhnuelI
uemindBuddhlIisnsledmSnskind

menssmenewhis0lIenIighened.The
BuddhsueepesensuiginIenlighenmen
ondheBdhisvossuesepesenheppIic
inouiginIenIighenedmindAIIheepe
l7

seninsnclppici0nsoeininiendcnbe

clossiiedinowocegoies:wisdomndpcice
F0exmpIehePueLndSchIp0sespeco
heBuddhndwBodhisvsheWesen

Pdise.Amiobh8uddhIninieiendlnfinie

LighepesensheininieenIighenmenhisn
ininsicpunue.BodhisvsGunYin

ndDShiZhiGeSenghoMhs

hmoppespecivelp0cmpossinwih

kincnessndgeowisdm.Weshudbec0mpos

sionendkindowdlbeings.uhughs
viewsondbehvishudbeinhehn

emoionIemi0nIbehovispels0ubIe.
TheefoeweshoudneheBuddhndBd-

hisvssgds.BuwiIIheheIpus?YeshewiIl
bp0vidinguswihheknwedgeohwpoecusevesfmdeusinheebobininge
esemsueingncewehveenedhe
bckgundheisiccomp0nensinBuddhis

chiecuemusicndsueswewilIg0in0nen
ichedexpeiencewhenpingvisidi

inBuddhisempIe.
Hwevenowdosmnpepednunde
sndhemeningndeochingsof8uddhism.The
miskehemuiepesen0ions.8dhisvs5

signpIheismWhpeopIeoiI0undesnd
l8

ishefchhesuesinBuddhism0eeching

idsndnos0uesg0ds.AlBuddhsnd8dhi

svsepesenunuendcuIivinofviue.
Wehoveininiec0pbiIiieswihinuuenue
hoconnbeexpessedbiusnesingIeem.
Theeewehovemulipeepesenins;in

sncecpbepesndmYhvemn
iesnhishebusinesscdsshwhisheposi

ionsondccompishmens.TheBuddhndBdhi
svosoe0cuolepeseninshenue
wihinuseves:Buddhsinuuenue

mindndheBodhisvsinouviuecuIivo-

in.WeoIlpssessheseuoiies.lunilwe
comeeoizehemeoningBuddhissmbIism

wiIweppeciehesphisicinndcmpIeenessiseducin.

TpicISillbuildingseed.Theishll
0lSiishehII0HevenIGudinsIso
knwnosDhmP0ecs.Siuedinhecene

0hehIIfocingheondoisMilePuSoMoi
e8dhiSvwhisepeSenedbheim0ge
hehisicIm0nkBuD0iMiLePuS0hsobig

smiIehcnveYsheidehindeuIen
BuddhismneshouIdIenbecheeuIndcu

e0usIl.HeIsohosohugebeIhepesens
oinessIexibiIiYimpiIipiencendIelg

nce

SondingbesideMiLePuS0ehefouHev-

enGudinsDhm0Pecs.The0esmbIicgudinshepciinesheBuddhis

w.Whmdhepec?Thepecusb

eminclinguseduceuselves0nclseguod
heppeknwedgewhichweshulden.Ech

gudinpsdifeen0spechugh
cin.

TheE0senDhmPec0hcingue
smblizesespnsibiIindsegudsheeITiV
whichmenshluseespnsibefu
seIvesumisciendhecounYoso

whoIe.Ifechuspefmsuduieswelfufilling
ubIig0inswesuppechohenduseves

sweTheSuhenDhmPoecoh0ding

swdsmbizespgessondechesusdiligence.
Heemphsizesheimponcecons0nIcuIivingnddvncing0uviuewisdmond
knwIedgendimpvepemnceinusevesnduduies.ThisissimiIConfucin

idesdilseimp0vemen.

TheWesenDhmPoecohoIding

dgonsnkesmbizescompehensivevisin
ndknwIedgeginedhughexposue0he
wIdHeepesensheneedo0penouees0
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obseenuendmneinewhoweseend

Iennd0disinguishgdmi.TheNhen

DhmPoecoholdingnumbeIIsmboIizes
compehensivesudnceningBhechwYs

opciceondhowochieveheg0IsinespnsibiiYuIilImenndselimpvemen.Ashen
cienChinesehvesid:Tedenhousnd
boksndovelenhousndmies.Weedo

ginmeknwedgendvelbseem0e
effecive.Wewilhenbebeimp0veu
selvesndpemuduiesmseffecivel.
TdopepIevisiheHIoDhmPoecs
bunincensepsoendefowesndui

pingpecinndseY.hisissupesiion.
AlheciIiiesimgesBuddhndBochisvs

nconfeingsmoceeechingsclesigned
inspie0umindondwisdm.hesoseeo
emindusheimpncebeingenighened
inseodfdeudedviuusinse0dodevied

pueinsedfp0luedTheseeheheepinci
pIesBuddhisechingndpocice.
MehdsfPcicingBuddhism
ThewsinpocicingBuddhismenumeus

bueighuh0usondEchphisdifeen

2l

fmhehesbuuimeleclsohesome

goIs:enlighenmenppehughsndview

poinsndpui.AssuchphseeuIwihunebeingsupei0oheohePeopIehove
dieenobiIiiesondIevelsooccmpishmen.Fu

hemoehee0mdieenenvionmensncl
shuldch0sephmossuieclhem.Wecn
chosenneheheeglscncene

upciceon.Whenwechieveonneo
hemhehewowiIcmenu.
TheeeenschIsopciceinChinese
BuddhismZensesseshepusuiohepefec

ceomindenIighenmen.ThePueLndndTi

benBucldhism0V0nschoIsessbining
hepuemind.heschlsconcenoehei

pociceonppehughsndviewp0ins.Re
gdIess0whichmehd0scholnechses
heledhesmeuc0meInohewds

ncewebecmeexpeinnemehdwewiIbecmenexpeinoImeh0ds

Thepuihewdc0mesmnindivid
uoIsinnepui.Wihpuemindmindwihu
disciminionochmenhigheevewis

d0misesinwhichhewoIdundusnuo
comesinohmn.BeciingheBuddhls

nmemedi0ingeciingsusm0noSnd
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PcicinginccodncewihBuddhlseoching
newioinenlighenmenp0peh0ughsncl

viewp0insndpuiomindhusbec0mingvoidf
IdeIudedh0ughs.

nheohehondoneis0IlYnhew0ng

phifnechnsBuddhlsnomeinheh0pe

g0iningp0mion0weIh.h0iseIiginnd
supesiinndigoesginsheeching
ShkYmuniBuddh.
How8uddhisTemin0ogllIusoesho
BuddhismisnEducion

Budclhismisheeoching0BuddhShkYmuni
shewsisounde.WecIHimheigino

echelIusIikeheChinesec0IConuciushe
llGeoessgeondecheIlTheeIinshipbe
weenBuddhndouseIvesiseche-suden

eionshipwhichisneigiusinnue.Inelig
ionheeisnoechesudeneIionshipbu

hpenchidmsese0n.
AbuwenesgoIgoveseiesflec
uesinFu-RenCohoicUnivesiYondughinhe
ThmsMnsef0nesemese.Ioldmsu

denswhweemoinpiessondnunskee-

ugeinheBuddhnd0IenBuddhismwelI.
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TheeisobsueInoc0nicbeweenBuddhism

ndeIigi0noneisechesudenndheohe

he-son.Ifhepiessndnunsweepocice

8uddhismndinunbndnheiowneligionI
beIievehevenBuddhwuldnccephem
fiisginshumnehicsdiscdhep0enfo
heecheTheeoeeIigiusIIweswiIbenei

ifhepociceBuddhism.AswepocicewewiIl
inheuewisdomoknowexcwhoHe0ven
isikendwiIIbebIedecidewhenndhwwe

wnghee.ThusBuddhismisw0echingsiechesushwegoinuuewisdm.

Whenmonkisc0IedMHe-ShngIlheis
euivlenhepincipoindlSschheis

hedieceducionsegies.Aohec

uImembeseeocheswhexecuehepinci
p0lseducinIsegiesndcs0Iem0deIs

fohesudenslbehvindspeech.YIe
eochePofessoFngconsnssuedmeh
8uddhismisoneducion.Loeinmsudiesohe
susIeimedhissemenhBuddhismishe

pinncehewodswisdm.Ipvideshe
geeseniYmen0humnkindlhveexpenencedheunsupssblelobeingeeomo

IicinsdeusionsondwndeinghoughsM
bodndmindecIen0ndpue0oeseI
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mhehppiespes0ninhewodheefeIfeeI
indebedoPoessoFng0wihouhimIw0ud
nhovelenedBuddhismnw0udIhvesuch

compIeehoppinessdeivedf0mpcicingBuddhlseoching

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CHAPTERF|VE

THENTEGRATN

CNFUClANlSMANDBUDDHISM

BudchismsuccessfuImegedinChinesecu-

ue;hebecomeinsepbe.Thebsiccncep

hhesheisgiveupneIswnineeshe
skef0hesConucinismnd8uddhismdv

ceheenhncemenndgliicinoiipi-

eheespecnclcevoinnindivicuo
heipensndeches.iiIpieisml
eemeninccompishingwoIdpece.

Whiseducion?Iishemeningndhe

vIuehumnieheeoinshipsbeweenhu-

mnbeingssweshsebeweenhumnsnc
heunivese.Conucionechingencompsses

heeminpoinsFisiisimp0noundesnd
heeli0nshipbeweenhumnsncehisisunde
soodwewilenoovepeopeSecondiisim

ponundesndheeionshipbeweenhumnsndhevenoncehisisundes0dwewill

enespechevenlbeingsncspiis.Thici

isimpnundesndheeIinshipbeween
humnsndheenvinmen0ncehisisunde
sodwewiIIIenokeceoheenvinmen

nd0ppecieevesingehingundus.

27

TheeeusudieswihinC0nucineochings:
viuespeechskillseningIivingndhe.
TheechingofviueishecoeoConfucinism;i

isbsIuecucilwihum00iYndppe

cnducwebecmeselfishndcncenedonIY
wihusevesheexpensescieY.Suchbe
hviconesuinwldchs.TdYueduc

inhsshemphsis.SchlsnechskilIs
hesupeficindnhe00educin.
Whenheoisoenishokeshe0undin

socieYndc0useshechshweeexpen
encingod0.EIemenschooseikeheo0o

educion:unihighshighschoIsndcoleges
eheIwesondeves.Techescns

eochingiIiIpieYuchiIdenseYospssib|e.

BIoking0hewChinesechceswee

ceedwecnnobudmie0unceso!shigh
IeveIwisdm.Wehnkhemhvinggivenus
smehinghoissvubIeondexquisie.TheChinesechcelpieYIembceshespinoBud
dhismndhefundionoeducionsiis
cmbininhechcesMoIdllndMson.il

Nwdspepekbouhegeneiongop
beweenpen5ndchidenwhichissomehing
diinlomiIiesdidnhve.nheChinesedi

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ionnooneohendsonneuni;gndfo

hes0ndgndsnsec.eIpohesme
cninuum.ThisisuniueconcepWesenes-

enskwhChinesepeopep0espec0oncesssincewebeknwhem.Theemembnce
f0unces0sishefundinConfucinism

ndBuddhiSmwhichishesouceh0mnins-

ciendpeceinhewod

TdeveYonelongsw0ldpecebuwe
neec0sfmhe0undioniipieb

ini.Budclhismemphsizesuncndiinc0mps
D

sin00senienbeingsinheunivesendbe-

ond;inhepspesennduue.Thecninuum
imendspceisinsepobleomnesefWe

AeA0neEniV.nedesninchisexensive
c0ncepineligionlThusCmenellnehe
ennmes8uddhS0ndsonenlighened

beingwhichisubsicnuencsheessenceoheunivesendhumnie.Thiscncepis

embdiedbheChinesechcelIpieIInclhe
nmeoAmibhoBuddhinhePuendSchl.

Thenmesmbedieenbuhemeningse
hesme:uncncionloveollbeingshsu

pssesspcendime.

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TheFiveHumonRelinships

Conucinechingsebsednivehumn

eionshipsheundednmlpincipIes.
ThefivehumneIi0nshipsincudehosebeween

husbndwiepenchicsibIingsfiendsndpo-

iicoeodesndhepubIic.Husbndwieepesenshesm0esondhemosinimeciceo

humneinshipsusidehesmlIciceishe

exendedfomiwhichincludesheelionshipsbe-

weenfhendsnndhsemnghesibings
usidehefmiheeiss0ciewhichincucles
ddiinleionshipsbeweenheindividulnd
hisedendcicIesfiendsWenwenlk

b0uheneeduniepeople.Inncienimes
heChinesehdnuseohewodunieIhe

ivehumneoionshipscefineheunionoflpepe.EveYnenhisehiSoubohe.Echise-

spnsiblehehe;pensbeingcmpssinesnsndcughesbeingiiIoheipens
sibingsncliencsbeingespecfuIeoch0he.
Inhiswhecunndispepeeled
pefecunion.heeIionshipsbeweenpeope
sclefineespnsibiliies0moneohehe.

EvenehshiswndunclespnsibiiuIilI.

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ThePciceoCnucinismndBuddhism

Humnbeingscliefmnimsbdheing

humnelinshipsnclbsicmoIpincipes.The

pciceoConucinismisbsednhvingsincee
ndpopehoughscoecbehviwe-

ognizednchm0niusfmindcunYnd
peceo.ThisisidenicIheviewsofBucdhismwhichsoemphsizespcicingndIen

inglllsosmgeneinghe8oclhicimind
llBodhilisSnskiw0dmeningenighenmen

EnIighenmenmensnwkenedlmindIis
simihesinceehughndpopemindocl
vocedbCnfucionismAChinesegovenmen

0ficilceinedsinceivewe.Henedh

SinceimenshvingnsingehughIIThee
wiben0sinceislongsheeoecuped

houghswndeinghughsevenheise0f
singIehugh.Hisdeiniionisidenichoo
BuddhismTheSixhPoiochHuiNengncesoid

lIhepuemindcnoinsnohinghee0ec0
ecsnodusllHwevepeopeingenehve

ofwndeinghughs.Howcnonebeidf
hesewndeinghoughs3TheConucinnsweis
ll0igh0ginsupisingdesiesnclochievewisdom.Thispocicewssesseclinheelemen0V

3l

sch0IofheCnucinssem.Buddhsidsev

eingIIdesiesisosplwomesnd0ubes

TheCnucinEIemenYScholSYsem
InhepsheChineseeIemen0YschooIsu

densweewellinedgud0ginsheupnsing
desies.Schsemphsizedininginsudenls
cnceninndwisdm.SudenSsedschoI

heogesevenThesedwihheie0ches

ndnwenhmeduinghlidYs.Thewee
ughhececwine0cwiheveVdYIie
ndheppemnneooendheieches
ndeldeschomeS.Thiswscolledheeduc

ionmlpincipesb0sednhumnelin

ships.WhenhechiIdenwenhmehew0ulcl
heneheipoensondsibIingswihiIipieY
ndespec.

Fomhegesseven0weIvesudenswee

euiedomem0izendecieuenhencien
exs.Thee0chewouldisseecmeiIswhich

coninedhepundwiSdmsgesndsins
nclhenencugedhesudensoednde
ciehemeiup0onewhundedimes

dChiclenwudhvesc0eedh0ughsiheY

weenssignednsk5ocl.Thepupse0

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eciingwosocusheimindsohhewouId
evenu0boinpuemindconcenoi0nnd
wisdm;evenh0ughhemYnohveunde
s0dhemenings.H0wevehecuTeneduco

in0sseminexisencesinceheRevIuino
,IIeiminedhiswhusnd-Yelddii0n

nddpedheweseneducion0Issem.This

chngeuponcIseexminoi0nIedsnehe
fmdenChinoIssciolpobems.
TheCnucinTiSchoSsem

AhegehieenchidenweesenTi
schoIsheeweenIunihighschsinncienChinTischoolemphsizedhenlsisnd
diScussinfhemeissudensh0doed

memoizedineemenschl.Theecheswee

expesinheiiedsndwuIdcncenenh
fiedhoughuheieniecee.Echfhem

ughsmIcsswihenowenYsudensnd
heecuesweenonecessiIgiveninhecss
0omwihexbo0ksDuinghpeiodIheex-

boksweepinedinheunivesIom:wen

w0dspec0umnndencoumnspepgewih
nspceinbeween.Theomwssnddo
heeniecunYegdessofhepublishe.B0h

33

echendsudensmemizedheexb0kss

weIhheevenknewexcIwheehesud

meisweeIcedSinceeveVhinghdbeen
memizedeieheewsnneedfbksfe

eemenYschI.
eches0enookheisudensnieldipso

bclenheiknwIedgendexpeience.AsheV
veIedknowedgewsimpedohemIong
hew.Thusheipsweewihouexboksce

sinsbucc0mpniedwihwineondodnd
iIedwih.Thesudensw0uIdendohe
needsoheeche.Theeoeshecncuded

heivelsohemnbeuifuIplceshecuse
wouldcosesweII.FomnendingToischol

wshemosoulimeoheiives.

Iniwnhosewheinheieighiesnine

iesmhveexpeiencedhiskindeducin.
MleecheM.Leeheninhisnineiescud
siIIpplmeishehdmemizeclineemenY

schoIwhenwiingices;neeencemoeils
weeneededThiSwshemehodheusedc

cluiehe0iginwisdmhcmesmhepue
mind.Wihhepueminduewisdomises.Hv

inguewisclmiskn0wpesnlspsnduue
ndlsundesndheIwscusendeec.

neshoudnudgehingsbheippeonce
34

buknwndundesndhwevenscomeobu.

hewisd0mofknowingnhingemph0sizedinBuddhismisheoiginowisdomnIwhennehs

pueminclwhichcninsnhingwiIIheIsknw
eveVhingwhenheisincnocwihheexenl
wodTheefoehep0cicingondsucingo

BuddhismbeginswiheliminingIhoughsin0de
0binpuemind.
Ahismodemehinko0uchidenwhes

puesoinncenndunc0n0minedinhei
hinkingwhichiswhiisbesuchiclens

leningBuddhismeinchiIdhdWihiIeefochidenconuIndesiIbenefimi.The

expeiencesofopesnwihpuemindoesodi
eennclp0undhn00dinoYpes0ncn
ulppeciehem.
WodPeceCnbeAchievediheMindondBd

eWelinedheFmiisWeII-unondheCoun
YisWelg0vened
AuepciinewiIkeephimseffombeing

geedngYignonnd0gnwoclohes
ndhisenvi0nmen.Ionehsn0heeemens

usmeninedhenheisneihesinceenppe.
Sinceindppehughsndviewpins0ehe
35

b0sisfoininghemindApesonwihpue
mindndbdwiIInobecmeil.Wesueom

illnessesbecuseumindseileclwihwondeing
hughsndwTieshedeived0mgeed
ngeignnce0ndoognce.

Asmenionedeiesinceinclppe

hughsndviewpoinsehebsisopuiing
onelsmindApuiiedmindeds0puiiedbod
ndnullpesnwibecmeimmunem

ilness;huseIizedpcii0newoudnevege
sei0usil.Me0veiopes0nisdeemined0
folwhephBucIdhheoshewiIIndiein
hecnvenionlmnne.AconveninIdeoh

mensopesndesnoknwexcwhenhe

wilIevehiswIdnwheehewillge
wds.nhehehnduepciioneswih
cnidenceinhemselvesndinAmibhBuddh
wh0cuIiveinccdncewihBuddhisech

ingswibecpbecnlingbohheime
levinghiswdncbeingbninheWesen
PueLndThisisneiheunusuon0fiYIebu

hesimpleuhondcnbechievedbcuIiving
hepuemindndvwingechheWesenPue
LondTheefoeneneedsundesndh0wim

pooniisbeeeowoiesndochmens.

EveBuddhisshudmininpuemindnd
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bod0limeseingeveYnendevehing

wihequindcompsue.nhenwuldhe

mibeinhmnhesocieinuniondhe
wdpeceIVongewuIdwehovefeuds
c0nicsows.hepecendhppinesswhich
wewish0dwuIcnongebedeom

WdpececnbechievediwecombineCnucinismndBuddhisminueducionIssem.

TheEighBsicC0nfucinMolPincipes
ilipiecompossionloveus

whinessespnSibiIipecencleuliehe

eighb0sicConucinmooIpincipIesondeepesenedbfuBdhisvsin8uddhism.DiTsng

WngEhSoeKisighbBdhisvepesensililpie0ndheefehe
knownshe FiiIPievSu

DiTsonSu

IS

Thisisbecusei

echesfilioespec0bhpensndeches

wheboheciuIimpninBucdhismnd
Conucionism.Toenelspenswihfiipie
nd0espececheseheinneviueso

humnnoue.ThegoBucldhisechingis0
useIizeheuenueohemindwhichcn

nlbechievedbdiscveingisviuusnue
wihuwhichnewiInevebecmeenlighened

37

GunYin8odhisvsmbolizesc0mpssin
ndepesenskindnessndI0ve.WenShuShii

MnusiBclhisvsmb0izeswisd0mndepe
sensfihndII.PuXinUnivesW

hSmnbhclB0dhisvosmbizesgeo
vowsnclpuinghe8uddholsechinginpciceincIuclingiIipiecompssionndwisdom.

Heepesenspeceondeuoi.Wihc0mpssin

ndwisdmnecngeneemeis.T0enI
meisisbuiIclupnhe0undionofecluind
puihisishegeoesen0menhumnkind

Tcuivemeisinchidhodgeneemeisin

middlegendenImeisinoldgeede
scibeclinChinesesuhviuendbeu.ne
whensmeiinocgeiscIedhecmpIee
pes0nwhichissimiIoBucldh.Wemusuncle

sondhoBuddhsndBdhisvsen0gds
buhem0speecondhppiesbeingsus
Ienm.

WisencessinChinngevkedhesepincipleslngogbee8uddhismwsincIucecl
hee.BucdhShokmuniCnuciusndMencius

nevemebuhehdidenicolcncepsnd
eochingmehds.ThwosuIocoincidence
ndsissidinChinesellHeeswudhvesimil

viewssidinheWesGemindshinkIikell.

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CHAPTERS|X

THEBUDDHAlSTEACHINGSAREREVERYNE

Recensudencmemeondskedhw

pocice8uddhism.TheonsweisheuUniveslVwsoBuddhsndBdhisvs:

Senienbeingseinnumebe
Ivow0hephem;
Aflicionseinexhusibe
Ivowoendhem;

Ws0pciceebundess
Ivw0msehem;

EnlighenmenisunsupssbIe
Iv0woini.

Thepohesisdoubesinssisinghem
bekhoughdeusinndbecmewkenecl
henhewibebleinuehppinessnc

levesueingbehindln0dehelpIbeings

escpemsueingneshuldbegodcuivexcellinginmlnclccemicchievemens.
AcuivcnIeonbuphlclinghepeceps

guclginshmucnsecluencesceecb
speechbclnclmincli.e.wclsdeedsnd
houghs.BeecompehensiveIeninghoweve

39

iisnecessYculivegodviuebending0u

fIicinsincIudinggeeddngeign0ncend
gncesheYehesoucesoIdesiesnd

deIusins.Tuewisdmsesomculivionofhigh
mchceomopuenndiscimino0V

ndcmpssi0noemindndn0omkn0wedge
ginedmbks.Wihupuemindheknw
edgeginedIedsdeviedviews.Theefoehe

ispiiYinpcicingBuddhismisopunfYou
mindnclcuffIlochmensenoneusws.
WihhepuemindwecnheneIeceveYhing
cIeIndknwoIIhusoininguewisdmnd
enIighenmen.

BuddhismisoeveneegdIessogende
geccupi0nninliYeigion.EveYne
cnenondpciceBuddhismfoiishee0ch

inguIimepefecwisdmTheeisneed

BuddhlsechinginlIpsohewdH0weve
iisnesonuueBuddhisechesThedii-

cuYieswihhefchmospe0pIeconne
nunceheiwdlYomendwehwhich0ehe

mobscIesinIening0ndpcicingBuddhism.
WihupuemindheeisnwulYunde
sondBuddhlsechingsondeoizehec0uses
oIhepbemsinhiswdeonwhiIewihou

viuemeisndgdc0uses0ndcndiins
40

p0ciionescnnoindgdechesTheefel
0Iw0Ysencouogeungpciineseslve
sve0ucunndhewd

4l

CHAPTERSEVEN

THEKEYTTHEGREATESTTREASURE

RecenlwehveesbishedPueLnd

eningCeneinheUniedSes.Thegis0
inducehediionChinesecuueoWesen-

esndohephempciceBuddhism.uncessinvenedhemospeciousncimeessvehice:
cIssicChinesengugeclledWen-YenWen
indeonsmihenciencuue0uuegen-

eionsndus.Wihhispoweuvehicewecon

edhepubIicions0CnuciusoMenciusho
weewienwenivehundedesg0.Be
cuseuncesseizeclhongugewoucl

bechngingfomimeoimeheusedhiscssi
cChineseIongugeopssonheiwisdom

hughsskillsndexpeiences.lisnodifficu0
leonWenYenWen.M.Leejmeochehs

ughushesece0ecinghecssicln
guge;oneonIhsecieuenIichopes
ncienChineseieoue.Indeowieincs-

sicoChineseneneedsmemoizeonehunded

chpes.WihhiskeWen-Yen-Wenwecnhve
ccessondIen8uddhismndoncienChinese

wisdmf0heloesnsIions0heBuddhissu-

sweeinhiscIssicInguge.AI0ngwihhe

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puenondisciminingndcmpssionemind
wecnhusunIockouuIimewisdom.

IhveencougedpciionesoedheIni-

nieifeSuqwhichiswieninosimpefomfhis

cssicChineselnguge.ThepublicshouIdesiI
undesndEighpecenofiscnen.Thee0e
neighchpesinhisc0mpiinoheIn
inlelifeSuqwhichiscseohemunhM.

Leeequiedusomemoize.Thisisgdw
seninghiscssicoIChinesenguge.Ae
edingondmemoizinghissulbelieveheewiI
benomoebscIesinedingheBuddhisSu
s.ls0ngIugen00npciionesbuIs
Weseneswh0wnoeonheChineseculue

ndBuddhismmemizeichpesWen
en-WenheInfinieLieSuWihwohee

esoeff0onecnboinhekeoexpoehe
wndesooncienChinesewisdmndhe

someimensmheBuddhissuosinnels

ownpiveesue.WihuhiskeYhvingl
hesec0lecinssusndncienChineseIie

uewouIdbeuiefoheeisnenYinohe
esu.

ElemenVSchooliSheFundion0HppinesS

44

LdiesndgenIemenpensndsudens

eemenYsch0olisheundi0nohppinessin
humnIieheoohec0unVIsuuendhe
ceke0fhefuuescie.Youhvemde

suchconibuionshisgeesoskinhumnie

ndsocie.IismosmeningulndvubIeo
scienuuecpobIendviuusouh.I
wudIikeexendmgiudenclhighese

specouIwishollouinnepecendhppiness.MeveYnehovegehehndpspei!

TheA

f
=

Lv

VenebeMseChinKung

ITHEARTFLIVINGll
HUSTNJEXAS

CHAPTERNE

HEEDUCATNF8UDDHASHAKYAMUlI
URRIGINALEACHER
#

lIEducoin-ThefieldosudY

cncenedwihechingondIeningll
-THEAMERcANHERITAGEDIcTINAR

BuddhismisneducinbuuIivingenvi
nmenndus.TheBuddhoechesusoecog

nizeuseves;uhughsspeechondcions
ndheconsequencesheevoke.osimp

nIheBuddhwonsuseseuoiginI
ndcmpIeewisd0m.Hee0cheshoeveYne

possesseshebiIiYincompeeundesndingIiendheunivese0ndiisonIbecouse
delusionh0weeunbIeeIizei.Weoe

bindedbdiscimininw0ndeinghoughsnd
chmensnd0gehenginIpuemind
useI-nue.nhiswwehvecuseduselvesmuchunneededsuenng
TheBuddhoosechesusviewuenvi

nmencIe0I.Envi0nmenees0hepe0ple
49

mesndbecswecmeocsseveVd.
WhenouheseeemdisciminV
hughsnclchmenswewiIIbebIeoview

eveYhingcIenddeIwihhempp0pie.
Thusweconiveinhmnwihhes0ndsucceedinuende0vos.

WhdidheBuddhmenwhenheughus
cuive?Hisinenwsm0inIidusfu

deusionsndchmens.Iwedewgehehe
SixPincipespcice0ughbheBuddhqwe

w0uIdnYendupwihhepcicegiving.GivingsimpIYmensIegIwecnIegoou
geedngeign00ncend0gncehenwe

wouldoIwsdwelIinpuimindfwecnIeg
IIdiscimininswmesndchmenshen

wewoudoinpeocespiiuIibeionhelh

ndngevi.wecnegfuownviewsond
wkgehehebeneif0heshenwec0n
chieveh0m0nwihheshm0nYinscieY
nduimeIwoIdpe0ce.Fomhisweconsee
hhemoinpocicefheBuddholsechingsis

nne0hehngiving
WhenBuddhShkmuniwosinhewdhe
n0nusedwdse0chbumode0nexmpIe

himself00Illivingbeingso0Iow.Heeg

desieswdIenmensmeondweoIhIed
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heiele-homepes0nHeIivedliesim-

pIicipuimind0ndbodnclhppiness.dinYpeoplemighseehissbiendmiseble
buhisis0ncueheiIockunclesnding
newihwisdomwoudviewhingscieenI.The
wisewouldseeheBuddhlsIiesneuelib

einhppinessndulilmen.TheBuddhdoes
nhveuselessh0ughsdiscimininschmenswiesHweseheis!Heccds
wihllcondiinsndemneswisdmineve

hughndcinechsenienbeingsinhis
wd

TheBuddhsIiveives0wisd0mwhiledin

peoplelivelives0fflicinBudclhShkomunils
echingsshwushowchngeolicedivesin
nesfgeowiscomomheseecheswewi
eonhw0eseheulimenclcmpeewisd0mndobiliies0ouse-nue;0wingus

inuehppinessndp0spei.ThisisheBuddhlsEducin

5l

CHAPTERTW

THEFURKllDSFBUDDHISTDAY

lnuwolddoheeeeosoudieenpesofBuddhism.TheisisheuhenicBud
dhismheeducionoundesndingheuee

iliendheuniveseiginIughbBud
dhShkmuni.UnuneIheuheniceducionisenddiicuencunenwodYs.

heeminingpesBuddhismemeoessdis
oionsoheiginIechings.

ThesecondpeisheeIigiusBuddhism.igi

nlBuddhismwsnoeiginbunowihosbecmene.Wecnnongedenhheeiso

BuddhiseiginbecouseeveYwheeweokes

peciIinAsiiisclisploedseligi0n.Unlikehe
monseiesinhepswhichheIdeighh0u

cossespedoondpovidednheeighhous
selfcuivi0nodlsBudchisemplesnoInge

uphdsuchpesevencefheBuddhIs
Techings.Todweminseepe0pIemkingof
eings0heBucdhsuesndpoingobess

ingsndgdoune.Inhisw0Buddhismhs
beenwngIchngedineIigi0n.

ThehidYpeBuddhismishephiIsphicl

sudYheBuddhlse0chings.Mnunivesiies
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doecusesonhesud8uddhisSus

cnsiceingheechingssophisph.hecnenheBuddhlseduciniScucom
peeunivesiknwedgendwisdom.Philoso

phisnne0fisc0uses.ussiiswng
ecgnizeunivesissingecuseiislsin
pp0pieohinkondlimiheBuddhlsedu

cionnlphiIsph.The8uddholseduc

inconhepuses0veupbIemsomfmiIY
diiculiesohege0issueoifenddeh.The
Buddhlseochings0epo0undndvsnd
echusheuhsoiendheunivese.Ishud

nbemiskensnophisphY.
TheuhYpef8uddhismweseeinuw0Id
dishedevinndexenisBuddhismThisis

nexemeIunounoedisoinwhichnY

cmebeinheposhi0Yes.ReIigius
8uddhismencugespeopebedecennd
philsphicoI8uddhismpusuesuhneihecuse
muchhmosocieY.HweveiBuddhismis

chngedindevionndexenoIisphusing
heweknesshumnnueche0ndhm

livingbeingsdisubinghepecendsefs
ciehenhisconvesinhsgone.The
speechndcionshesedevinndexen

phscnbeveYocivendenicingne
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shulcbeveYcefusnobemisedbhese

devinwYs0egeingiwouIdbele.

ThesefoupesBudclhismexisinus0cie

odweshuIdecognizehemowhhee
ndhinkceusowhichwismsbeneficil
0usndhe0newewilIuimeIoIlow.

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CHAPTERTHREE

THEARTFLVIlGSELECTEDPASSAGES

uginsudingBuddhismispenupou
wisdm;inhisg0Iweculivepuif
mind.InodlssocieugeesobscIese
TVdinewsppesndmgozinesheseI
conincnenshcnpIueouminds.en

encugepepenecIisen0hese

hings.Whenuheseeemheseunneededlicinswecniveechdinpece

ndhppiness;huswingumindseun0

puiY.Wihnundeudedmindonewiseemes
IiecIeemoedeepIndfhehnhes.
Thisisbecuseseedndconcenedmindis

mindwisdm.ThekeincuivingheBuddhls

echingsishvingseedndconcened
mind.InpcicinghePueLndmehdpuio
mindisofemosimpnce
ThelninieieSugechesusculivepu

ieuIindenlighenmen.8eingminduIf
heBuddhiscuivinghebveBuddhAmi
bhispuiYeuIindenIighenmen.When
weeciehe8uddhlsnmeweeeminded

hesequiies.
InChinBuddhismcnbedividedinen

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schls.AsidemhewSmIVehiceschs

whichhoveoIe0ddecIinedheeighem0ining

schIsbeIngheGeoVehice.Tw0sch0Is

ZenndShingeneheBuddhdsechings

hughhemehdIEnIighenmen.IlTheYseek
hegeenlighenmenundesndhe
hemindnduncveheseI-noue.UsuI

hselessecpobiIiiesbecomeenlighened

nhei0wnhvemuchdiicuinechinghei

gIshughhismehdThusocuiveheZen
Scho0lequieshighleveIwisdmbiIiYond
considebYpuemindWihuhesenewoud

hveos0eningomhebsis0Buddh
ShkYmunilsechings.

ThesudoheseechingsisoheIpesbIish

ppeundesndingndviewpoins;hushe
mehod0MPopeViewsndKnowIedgellisused
heeoeneheBuddhlseochings.Theeefou

schsinhiscegYinToiShinShouFoShi

ngndSnLwun.Thepociionesohese
sch0Issudndf0lIowheeochingsoBuddh

ShkmuniocoTecheienoneousviews
hughsondcins.ospepIeecopbIeo
eninghismeh0dbuiisIongouneYsuchs

gingscho0.nemusso0meIemenY
schIhengduoIIdvncegdebYgdeo
58

uniohighhighschooIndcoIIege.Infinishing0ne
godene0inshebeneihsingIegde.
TheinIwschlsehePueLndndheEs-

enc.hesesessheimpncefcuIivingpunY
mind;husheimehodopcicingheBud

dhiseochingsishughpui.Pepelc-

pobiIiiesegdesSbwhehehe0eineIIigen

IessblecnpcicehePuendSch.Alc0n

pcicendsucceedincuivingPueLnd
meh0dnhehehondheEseicSch0ole-

uieshighlevepu0mindmkingiveY
diicuechinment

ThedifeencebeweenhecuIivi0nfpui
inhePueondSchIondheEsoeicSchis
hhePueLndSchoIechesusocuive

puimindwofmplluinwhileheEseic
Schechesuscuivepuimindinhe

midsfp0Iuinheleinvvessebeing
immesedinpouinbunbeingcnmined;
nuIhisseisodiicu0mospeopeo
in.

Tuewisdmisesfompuimindhushe

wisdmspkeninheBuddhlsechingSisn0
ined0medingondsudingb0ks;hewis
dmwe0infomeodingondsudingisonl
wdIknowledgendn0uewisdm.
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TuewisdmisheuncinouseIfnue.

usen0ueiscmpeewihininiewisdomvi-

uesndbiIiies;u0iieshepesenineveY

0nelsseIf-nuendweneedknowhwobnng
hemu.

BuddhollisPuiYEu0liYondEnlighenmen.
TheBuddholsechingscnbesummizedinen
simpIephses:
ueSinceiV
wdshes

Puiind
Win

Equli

ineveMhingwesee
PPeUndeSnding
f/ifeondmeun/verse

Cmpssin

inhelpinghesnwlseuneminoond
uncndiIno/woy>
SeeThugh

heuhfimPemonence
leG

fowondenghughsondochmemS
Aineedm

fmindondsp
60

AccdWihCndiins

glngwihhesiuin
BeinduIBuddhAmibh

fwinghisechngsndvwingbebm
nhePueLnd

TheisiveepesenheBuddhlshend
heviueso0use-nue.Pesenweoeun-

bleocompleeImniesheseculiiesclue0
uIckcuivingheIeive.Diligenpc-

iceisneededbingouheseviuesofheBuddh-nuewihinus.

TheuimegoIinleningBudchismishe

gePefecion.InlwkslieBudcIhsnd
Bdhisvscs0emdelsllpeopleo
ow.Sucenshe8uddhcnbegoodexmpes
ohesmiieshfIowheBuddhls

echingscnbehveinwhiswhbe
ingheem0demiies.foneissisu
clenhennelsschIwkcnducndheh

becmenexmpeonelscssmes.Thisis

beingsuclenoheBudclh.Ingingowok

unningbusinessonecnbe0em0deIl
businesspesns00w.ThuseveYhinginhe
8uddhdhmcnbenumbene.Aomi

clweinginpefecwisdmishem0sc0nenu6l

nendhppYmiIinhewd
Buddhismisheeducoionwisdm;iencm

psseshingsondexceedshebundiesbe

weencunies0ces0ndeIigins.SinceBuddhism

isoneduc0inlIwesoIeIigionsoeweIc0me
ndcnIenndcuIivehiseducinofue
wiSdm.

InheVisuIizi0nSuqheTheeCndiins

eheundinculivininBuddhismUpn
peecingheTheeCndiinsnewiIhvecom-

peewisdmg0dfune0ndviue.

Theiscondii0ncnsissfupcices
bsednheundmenIm0shumonkind:

l)

8eingiIi0lupens

2} Respecingechesndedes
3) Beingc0mpssineondn0kiIing0niv

ingbeingnd
F0l|wingheTenGoodCnducs
Thesecndcndiinconsissheepcices

bosedncuIivingheseI:
5) TkingReugeinheTipleeweIs

6} AbidingbYpecepsuIesndcusms
7) CnducinguseIvesinp0pe0nddigni
62

iedmnne

Thehidcndiinconsissffupcices

whichIIowhepocicesBoclhisvs:
8GeneingheBdhimind

,Deepbeievinginhew0Cusend
Eec

I0ReciingnduphocingheMhnsus
nd

IIEncouginghesnhephEnIighenmen.

AogeheheseeIevenpcicesechhoving
ispooundondvsmeningneedsobepuo
useinevedIiefheehe0undin0
heninees0echingsgivenbBuddh
Shkmuni.

GeoVehicIeBuddhisminChinocnbeepe

senedbhegeB0dhisvs0heFouFmous
Munins.FisisEohTesueBodhisvoi

uhuMuninepeseningilipiendespec.

SecondisGuonYinGeCompssionBodhis0v
ofPuuMouninepeseningcompssionThidis

MnlushiBdhisovWuiMunoinepesen
ingwisd0m.FouhisUnivesWhBdhisv
63

EmeiMuninepeseninguep0cice.These

ougeBodhisvsepesenhecoecuIivo-

ionAsbeginneswese0ningomEh
TesueBodhisvfheehisheIieof

Ilivingbeings.Becusehegeehnuuesl
beingsndisheesuYfIlhoispecioushe
Budclhusesiepesenoumindgundll

mindeohuuemindoiginIn0ueiscmpeewihininiewisdomviuusbiIiiesnd

ens;wemusknwhow0penhisesuYinde
o0inisbenefis.EhTesue80dhisv

echesusbeililupoensndespecuI

ouechesinhesepcicesiesheke
openingheesuuse-nue.

heieIdiipieisvos.upensh0ve
shwnusgekindnessinbingingusupndin

educoingusheeeweshudnnnuue
heigingb0diesbuweshudlsnuuehei

spiiuweIl-beingndmindshusheIpinghemo
behpp:hisispcicingiipie.
RegodinghepciceiIiIpieweshud

siveodoubesinIivingupoupenlsex
peci0ns.Whenhewishus0begdpesons

ndbeneiscieweshouddos;oc0hewisewudbeuniiI.FchilclengingschI
iwoudbeunfiIiI0dopooinschw0kcus
6

ing0nelspensobewITiednddisppined.I
woudbeuniIiIinelsconducwspooi

nelshehwspionewosdisespecuI
nelsechesocuIdngeIngwihhes.

Aeeching0duhdondeneingsciei
wuIdbeuniIioIobeebeiouswdsnelsboss

ounbe0co0peewihcwkescusing

neIspensowoYFmheseweeIizehow
vShefied0fcuivoingfiIiIpieeoIisnd

h0heenieBuddhdhmisocuoiuseoch-

ingheWFilioPie.InBuddhismhepefecinfiipieisoncmpIeeduponeching
heUnsupssedEnighenmenoBuddhhod
Nwdshumonkindh0sbeenseiuspo
luedinheh0ughsviewsspiindbdhus

ledingoheppence0mnsngeilI
nesses.Theo0cuseiInessnddiseseisp0lu

i0n;ifnelsboclndmindepueonewiln0f
i0gwoId.Tonbec0meiIgowoldisue

hoppinessndgoodf0une.Tooinhisgowe

nlneedolenndcuiveccodinghe
Buddholsechings.

Inuw0d0dwhee0odshvebeenpo
uedbpisonsweshouldhbcmpssino

c0mpossionishenid0eo0Ipisons.Aul
cmpssinehecnneulizepisns.The
65

BuddhoncesidMEvehingoisesfmhemindil

ThuspueequIondenIighenedmindhe
nouIIbingsheIh0nelsbod.
Whenweeciemoningndeveningceem

niesinnofheBuddhndBdhisvimgesi
isussifweweevowingbidebYheiech-

ingsighinheipesence.ningeciincs

semindepeveningusfmfgeinghe
Buddhlsechingsondemindingus0cc-

cdinginhecusehed.Eveningeciiniseecin0hedIspocicechecking
seeiweced0ccodingheBuddhlsech

ings.wedidhenwecnwkevenhdenex

imeinhenweneede0mseekingenewouselvese0chd.nIbpcicinginhis
wcnuebeneisbeined.M0ningnd

eveningeciinsehemsbsicpcicesin
leningBuddhismIisnecessooemind0u
sevesechdndeecnde0m.
newh0wishesbecomesudenhe

BuddhshoudisIen0mIieBodhisv

beeknwninAmeicsllTheHppBuddhll

ieoB0dhiSvepesenshemosbsicc0n-

diionsnecessVbecmeBudclhissmiing

ceondbigheepesenedbhisbigbe.

AheBuddhim0gesseeoemindusohe
66

echingsnden0id0Isogodsowship.MThe
HppBuddhlIechesus0givensenn

disciminingmindndobehpp;husbeing
bIeeneheBuddhWo.

TheconenheBuddholse0chingsisinfi-

nieIpundndvs;neisunbespekoi
lIfheessenceiisunoh0mbIe.Under

snclingicnbinggehelp0uIivingwok
ndinecingwih0Ilpeplemoesndis.
Buddhismulsup0sseshebundiesfnionol

iYcendeIiginiencmpsseseveYhing
TheBuddhdsechingisulpefeclcmpIee
educin

67

CHAPERFUR

TAKIlGREFUGEINTHETRPLEEWES

TkingReugemens0eunnde.When
wekeeugeinheBuddhweeeuningm
oudeludedse0mindndeingup0nn

AwkenedEnIighenedmind.Whenwekeeuge
inheDhmweeeuningmdevinviews

ndeIingup0npopeviewsndunclesnding.
WhenwekeeugeinheSnghweoeeun

ingompluinnddishmnndelingupn
PuilindndheSixPincipesivinginH
mon.TkingefugeinheTipeeweIsesoeshe
compeewisd0mndbiiies0ouSeIue.
WewiIIinPuiEu0IiHnesFeedom
CompssinndvellJueH0ppiness.
The8uddheweI

BuddhisSnskimeoningAwenessndEn

Iighenmen.WhenwekeeugeinheBucldh
wev0weun0mbindihnddeusinnd

eIuponUndesondingndAwenesSsw

Iie.ImgesheBuddhseesemindeus
opcicewenessndundesondingnde
nobecs0woship.Psoingndsh0winge
69

specwdsheseimogesoeonIwsc0un

eITgncendcuIivehumiIiY.Thisisking
eugeinheBuddh
TheDhmoewe

DhmomensPpeUndesndingnd

Views.DeIusinhsbsucedusfmseeinghe
uecepepIendheeIiYbehindmes
ndobecs.Thishscuseduskliend

heuniveseindisoednddevinwo.When
deIusionisceecnclouminclsepuenex
enwegiveisewisdm.Wihwisdomwee

bIeseeIpependmesc0mpeenc
clel.Whenouheos0epuewec0nseehe

pspesenncIfuue.nIwhenweh0vece
seenheWhecnuviewpoinndUndesnd
ingbecnsideedPpe.

heBucldhlsmindispuewihuhesighes
pIui0hndheeeseesevehingcle0lnd
enieI.WecneIuponheSusecded

echingshe8uddhbecusehespekenieIheuhsheBuddhhsseenTheech
ndshwushewinPuioMindsee

liendheunivesem0scendbecmeIus
likeheBuddhs.Whenweencunesuswe

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shoudimmedieIbinghmindoespecnd
eminduselvesculivoeRighUndesnding
ndViewsThisiskingeugeinheDhm.
TheSngheweI

SnghmenspuindhmnTodls
wdisfiledwihpIIui0n;pluionfmindspii
viewsndbcl.Evenheehndhems

pheeehzdpuedThe8ucldhugh
Theenvionmenchngesoccoclingohemind
WeshuldeunfmIhesepuionsndeI

up0npuiofmindPuiMindishekesvingouEoh

Theeiss0gedishmninouwod0d

omngspousesfmiiesiencsscieiesnccoun
ieswhichhsbughusmuchsueingndmn
disses.TheBuddhughus0eluponheSix

PincipesLivinginHmnesobishhmoniuseIionshipsmong0hesncl0useves
Snghlseesgupffoum0e
pesnswhpciceheBudclhlsechingsnd

biclesbheSixPincipeivinginHmnY.This
incucleshemnksndnunswemencune.
Whenweseem0nksndnunsweshoudimmedi-

eIgiveise0mincl0puindhmn.This
7l

iskingefugeinheSngh

7Z

ETHREEREFUGES

bheBuddhoeumondey

eumingmdeusnsnd
eyingupn
AwenessndUndesnding.
bheDhmeunndey

euningmeneusvewsnd
eyingupn

PpeViewsndUndesoncling
bheSngheunndey

euningmpunnddishomony
ndeyingupn

PuiMinclndhe
SixPincipesHmon.

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CHAPTERF|VE

HWHMEMAKERSCANCULTIVATETHE
BDHISATVAWAYINEVERYDAYLFE

ImusbeveYiesomedhesmekindo
wkeveYdndespeciIIohomemkesI
seemssinecnnobeeeomh0usehld

choes0singedondmonege0u

bledbheiduies.Howeveiweconeno

chngeuwoIookinghingswewiIbeble
pef0mucheswihgeo.
MuchhepoblemishoodinVpeopee
vemuchoochedoheMseIhehinkllm

doinghiswok;p00memsoied;whshould
dohishem3ThemoehehinkhiswYhe

moeflicedhebecomeIfweweeIe0nhe

B0dhisvoWheWoUndesndingndEnighenmenndv0wunivesIhelpliving
beingshen0uviewpoinwoudbemuchdifeen.
InfwingheBodhisvPhheishing

weIenishePciceGiving.Bseinghe
mihomehehomemokeB0dhisviso

edcuivingGivingGivingincIudesheGiving
0WeIhheGiving0fTe0chingnclheGivingof

FeesSnessTheGivingofWeIcnbedivided
in0ueweoIhndinneweh.FexmpIe
75

oueweIhees0mkingm0nefoufmiIY
ndpvidingheme0nslivingInnewelhe

esusingouphYsicIenegndwisd0msuppumi.Shepcicegivingcnbe
cmpIeedpefecIh0me.
Whenweduhousew0kwihcend-

gnizeuhme0becIenndnehisisbing
ingcomIhemil0ndodmiinf0m0u
neighbs;hisiscuivinghePcicePecep

bseion.AbidingbpecepssimpYmens
bidingbuleS-uIeshecunYs0cieYnd
minddoingevehinginong0nizednd
ppewo.Endunceindoing0ucheswihu

cmplinoigueiscuIiv0inghePcicefP0-

ience.Inseekingimp0vemeneveVdYhoping
homTwls0inmenwiIexceedhf-

dIsiscuIivoingheP0ciceDiIigence.n
pef0mingnelsviusduiesdoibusiImin

iningpuendundeIudedheiscuiving
hePcice0fConcenininPui0findbeing
pmdiscimin0inghughsnd0chmens.

FmwihinpuiYmindnewiIIgiveisewisdomndwiIIbefiIledwihinnepe0cendhoppi-

nesshisiscuIivoinghePciceoWisdm.Thus

wihueundesndingwewiIdiscovehhese

SixPinciplesCuiv0edbBdhisvsGivingPe76

cepsbseinPienceDiIigenceCncen-

ioninPuiMindndWisd0mcnbepciced
opefecininheeveYdcsodusing
sweepingwshingndc0king
ncewehvepefomed0uduiesweIlwe
becmeemdelshmem0kes0vehe

wldndnexmpIeImiIiesIIow.Thus

noncnweheIpouneighbsbuexendecl
wecninIuences0ciehecunYndevenhe
wdinposiivew.F0mhiswecmesee

hindusingsweepingwshingondcking
hmemkeB0dhisvisculcoVinguhe

gevwhepingIIivingbeings.ThisisuYbe
ingosudenoheBuddhSiwecnc0nempIe0uduies0sdescibedbovewewiIIbeiIIed
wihpeocendhoppinessinuwok.Hwhen
cudnYhingubeus?

ThemsimponocoinIeningndcuIivingheBuddhlsechingsishonebebIe
pciceheminevedIie.Undesondinghis
wewuIdbebIepciceheSixPincipesCuIivedbYBdhisvsuwkndice.A

Bdhisvin0wIks0Iiewheheppeings
monwmnedechidcuIivesbIivingup

hishewnespnsibiIiies.CuIivi0nndIiving
e0nehisisheIieoenIighenedbeings.
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CHAPTERS|X

SEECTEDPASSAGESFRMLIVlGBUDDHlSM

Buddhismisneducionnooeligion.We

donow0shipheBuddhweespechimso

eoche.Hisechingsenbeus0levesufeing
ndinuehppiness.

lisbesoepeopIewihespecncl

sinceibeingespnsibIefuocinsnd
ceuwhenhndling0helsp0pe.Bec0nse-

vivewihspeechndcinsovidhming
hes.

Iisbesshowougiudehosewh0
hvesh0wnuskindnesssuchospenseches
ndevenscie.EveY0neinhescieisinede

pendenndineeled;wecnpociceg00d
deedsoephem.

H0wmonpepeecognizehekincness
shownbpoens3UsuIIYpeplednoeizeun

iIhehemseIvesbecmepensIseheip
ensWeconshwug0iudehughpcicing

filiIpiebbeingesp0nsibIecnsideend
c0mplinoupoens.
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TbepcnenndhppYpesnIs

beehnbeingnewhisnchwmednd
fIicedwihgeed
Buddhismisechingwhichshwsushw

0IivehppuIiIIingndcnenIife.

TueL0veisundiscimin0ingunching
nduncndiino;wecnshoehislovewih0II

beings.ThisiscIedcmpossion.
wewishbingpe0cehew0Idwe
needsbchngingoueoneuswoYs.
Wdpecesemsminnepece.

ug0IinsudingheBuddhlsechings
ndcuIivinisincmpeeundesnding
fiendheunivese.

BecnsideendkindinY0uspeechT

pudwnonhepesonisonIpvinguwn
Tgncendckseconidenceohes.
ieissh0ondgiIewhn0cuivekindnessinsedfcmmiingcswhichcusehm
Iivingbeingsndnese|?
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Cuivingviueisokeepkindhe

spekkindw0dsonddkindcsbenei0hes
Wisepesnsconohb0eeingsogino
oss.InhiswhecnsnIdweinheIof
possessinggepecemind.
Thep0inpcicinggiving0ndchiYiso

oskegeeclhedignncendoITgnce
Whenhepingohesweshoudhinkbou

beneiingheeniescieevenhewodin
sedoflimiing0uhepusheoneswel0ve.

Expndingheb0undiesouceohes
mkesouiveSmoemeningfuueedomnd
hppiness

The8uddhlsechingseoeching
wisdm.ivingBudclhismisofilouliveswihumos
wisdmndhppiness.
lnIcicumsnceswemusiseecupon

useIves.ConuciusoncesidllDongiveheswhou0used0ndesiell.Thisiseching
us0keephumne0ndsinceehe.wewon
0hessmieuswemusissmiIeohes.In

8l

deingwihmeswemusnseekpesonIgin
bushudwkhepubicwee.
Auecuivdesnoseehe0uIsof

hes.Whenwehinkoheslusibecmes

u0wnIicion.Evenehsheigdondbd
sidesbuwemusenkohegdpinsof
hesndsiveespecIbeings.

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THEARTFIVINGI
DALLAS/TEXAS
ULYI,95

BuddhisminsucsushwivehppYndfuI-

iIingives.IwsnsmiecoChinin67ADncl
sincehenhosspedndluishedhughuhe

cunY.Hwevenhinghhsbeenpssed
dwnIngpeiodcnbeexpecedoexpeiencesmedisinndBuddhismisnexcepion

iginBucldhismwsBuddhShkYmunils
echingpeecinenlighenmenollsenienbeingsinhenineeIms.Unoun0eIve
heIswoheehundedessmebegno

egdioseliginTheninhepswenY
hiesibeg0nobeviewedosphios0ph.
Hwevehemsdiss0usIIisisdisionbY

smeincutThesehveseiouslmisedpeope

wmheiginoechingsIfwecmmiouseIveshepciceweneedoceIuncle
sndexocIwhheBuddhughus.

AfewYesginSnFnciscIgveIkiledTUndesndBuddhism.llUnuneldue
0heonendhhouimecnsinIwsun

0bIeeboeosmuchsIhdwned0.

ThensevemnhsIe.DovidZhenginvied

83

me0Mimi.HebhhsedndpvidedheEngIishnsli0nmsevendecueseieson
BuddhismieclMTUndesndBuddhism.Theks

weevicleopedohimendepublished
TundesondheBuddhisechingsis0uisnd
m0sbosicess0n.PcicingBudchismndn0

knwingwhhegolsecneduce0upocice
oblindsupesiion.

FisheBudclhisuechendnogod
Bodhisvse0usenicIssmeswihwhom

wesheequsus.Buddhismisneduci0n.

Whodesiech3TheBuddhlso-ninees
fechingeecdedssuos.Thesehve

beencmbinedwihsucmmeniesbgeo
mseshoughouhisoYindensececin
cIIedTheBuddhisCnonwhichheeeove

hivesionsinexisence.Theseechingsexplin
heuhb0uiendheunivese.Lieeesus

ndheuniveseefes0ouivingenvinmen0nd
benc.Whismoeeevnhnoundesnd
heelionshipbeweenheunivesendus2

SeveIe0sgIwsIecuingopoessos
heUnivesiiesoBeingIIning0ndiling.Upn
eninghBuddhismis0neducinmucli
encewssnishedThenwe0soglIenecl

hoheeweenehundedsevnpesss
84

cossChinsudingheechings.Thisisgoocl

sign.We0ughischngeupecepi0nsnd
undesndhenuefhisunsupssededuc

i0noulbeneiomi.

TheBuddh0dushnenlighenedpesnis

onewhocompeeunclesondsbulieondhe
univese.ABuddhisbeingwh0ispeecen-

ighenedwhiIeBodhisvccdingoMse
XuonTsungisnowkenedsenienbeingllThe
eemenhodifeeniesusomBuddhsnd

BdhisvsishesoeoconsciousnessoenIigh-

enmen.EnighenedbeingSeeendinde-

pendeninnenvinmenwhiIeween.The
ChinesehveosinglWhenoneisconsicedb

socie0neisunbleocccdingoonelswiI.
FoinsncemoseveYonewishesomkeo
uneinhisIieimebuook0unclhowmnpe

pelsdemshvecucomeue?Buddhissu
shvepvidecluswihmehodsochieve
whevewewish;osheIhoungnclhpp
swes0endheccIeofbihncldeoh.P

ingoheBuddhsBclhisvsospiissimpdes
nd0i.

Thesushveughushew0okecnl
oudesin.lweIowheechingswecn
hvewhwewish.HoweveiwefiIo

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chieveougooIiisbecuseweeihehvep
piechewngmehdmisinepeedhe

meningswihinhesus.Buddhismiseching
fwiscloms0nIwisdomcneslveupblems
ndulilI0uwishes.

Howdweginwisdm2IvnYpepIewh

gewupinoumdensciewuIdogeeh0

wisdomisginedminmion0kn0wIedge.
TheBuddhldusheppsie!Heughush
wisdomisIedwihin0useInue;idesn

cmemheuside.UpnechingenlighenmenheSixhPichZenMseHui-Nenge
pedohisechehwisd0missmehingwe
possessndhiisinne.ugodounec
pbiIiondwisd0m0ecomplee;nne0hem

cnbeboinedexenl.TheBuddhechesus

lkhemwihinumindupuemind.
TheeeBuddhismisosuclheinnese.
Eliehiseg0uppesssms
hemfmheUnivesi0TiwnndheCenI
EducionRese0chCeneeuesedmek

nheDimondSuAIhughhdnecued

nhissufoIm0swenesIgdlYccepedheinviin0snppouniYleveu
ueBuddhiss0ecueseiesoidheminhei
sudies.

86

TheDimondSugisuonimponpoo

MhnpociceoswelshecoeoZenpcice.Iconcenesonheundesndingowisdom.DueohedvocionZenlsFifhndSixh

PiochshissubecmewideknowninChin

veivehousndeighhundedwdsinenghi

isoopooundomospeopIeocompleeunde
sndTheehvebeensevehundedexplnoionscmmenieswienonhissuone

hough0uChinesehisoV.EolieinhiscenuVM.
Wei-Nongingwhspenoessudinghis
suwewhhsbecomeweIIedcmmen

Y.Hecmbinedheessencebohhencien
ndcuencmmenoies0mokeiesieopeo

peoundesndhesundhusheue
meningsliendheunivese.
TheDimondSuike0hesusconinshe

pinciplesondmehdsochieveenighenmentI
wecnmSehepinciplendcuivewihcn

fidencewewibecomeenIighenedegdless0
hemehdwechose.Hweveiweeno

chievingimp0vemeninoudoiIpcicehen
wemushoveveokedhepincipIesndmehdshesu

Fmne0sIhvebeenlecuingnhe
PueLndmehd.SmeneskedmeTeche

87

ouhvebeenspeokinghePuendechings
slngwheounwecuingnheDimgn-L1g?ilWhenYuhinkbuiheDim0nd
UigheAmibhoSundheInfinieLieSu

eIhesmeinhheencugeusecie
heBuddhisnmewihuonchmeninF
deobebnin0heWesenPueLnd.Iwedid

nIedhvehighdegeefwisdmgd
osmeisndgdc0ndiionswewouIcln
hvechsenhePueLndSchoIsupcice.

WhenIwsoungIm0dehemiskehink-

inghhissch0lwosnohigheveIpcice.
FunoeImegdecheswhiedcn-

vinceme0fisimpnce.Silwsunble
cmpIeelccepi.ThecnficlenceIn0wpssess
comesmhvingecuedonheAvmsk
FweAd0nmenSu0

fseveneenes.IeIls

hwMonusiBodhisvSmnbhdUni-

veslWhBodhisvMieB0dhisv
heneIeveIsenighenedBdhisvs
Sudhnndhei-heespiiuIguidesluned
hePueondSch0oIinheend.AsIbecome

c0nvincedisimpnceIsoedsudhe

PueLndsus.IeizedhpcicinghePue
LondmehdwscuIhehigheseve8uddh0Sh0kYmunilsechings0nd0IIheBuddhs
88

inheendiecinsshesveohepIIsenien
beingschieveenighenmen.
IhveecuednheDimndSuheninie

LiendheyisuizionsusThelecn

cenedwihheighndppewofIivingThe
Dim0ndSuspeksohepincipIewhilehelniL
nie

ifeSundheyisuIizi0nSuspekhe

speciicsinpcicend0inmen.M.WeiNong

ingemphsizedhnewhocuIivespoIn
innewisdmshudchnhenmefBuddh
AmibhindebeboninohePueLnd

PciinesneedcmpIeeundesndhe

Buddhlsechingsbecuseheleduspe

eceespiiedndpospeousivingIwemisin-

epeheechingshenwewiInobeneiom
hem.WhieBuddhismemphsizeshepincipIesi

pusmoesessnupcice.I0upciceiIs
ofoIwhesepincipleshenwehvemissedhe
pin.

TkeheDim0ndSu0oexmple.Asibe-

ginsheBuddh0kesusinhisdiIIie.Thisisunike0heM0hYnsusinwhichhewulde

IeseodinIigh0hebeginninghisIk.Hw
evehisIkisIIbouevedie!EveYcin
heBuddhh0s0kenh0seveedhisviuesnd

meisduehiscmmimenpcicingBuddh
89

hdhughinfinieIieimes.
The AvmSokFoweAdnmenSu elIs

h
ushneisIndoIis0ne.neees

m0esubecexmpedeSsingis0neociviYeingisonohe.F0mhemmenwedecide

obeginoup0ciceiIheimewechieveEn
ighenmenumenseccumuIednde-

veoIedhughuefsndcommimen.Di
civiies0ehewoopcice;howevems
uscnnseehis.Whn?8ecuseulckf
wisdm.SubhuineheBuddhlsmoinsudens

expinedius.WeIgeupeveYmoning
dessndeo.Whdwehveshwhis?

Infinieieimescmmiingmisdeedsndhee-

suInsufeingsdueincecundesonding
hepupseieonduenvinmen.
BuddhsndBodhisvsshowusheond

hececw0iving.IweundesndheDi

mndSuqwewiundesndeveYhing0undus
ndinheunivese.Beingswh0dundes0nde
cIedBuddhsondBdhisovs:hosewh0dn0

ecIIed0din0YpepeWe0Ipssesshec
p0biiiesBuddhsbuweeempiIYsnd
hveg0enwh0wep0ssess.ThisiswhYwemus

pciceIenhwIiveuIives.Pocicing
Buddhismme0nscecingueneushoughs
90

ndcinsinudiIives.Th0seuswh0undesndcusonhe0hepbIemwhichmens

weocusncoecingouhoughswhileohes
cusonheicions.BnIcoecingoucions

wemYginsmeimpvemen;h0wevehiSis
similnkingcehebnchesnd
IevesoeewhilenegIecingisoos.Thems

eecivewspoinedouinheDimnclSu
iscoecuhoughsboockinghesoII
hiSwngeneous.

WheheguideinesfpcicingBuddhism?BuddhShkmuniIclusheehe

TheeeningswhichepecepsuIesc0nceninndwisdm.PecepseellwingIf

heBuddhlsechingsnoushebsicfive0en

peceps.TheIs0incIude0IIwingcusmsules
ndIwswheevewee.ow-bidingpe0pIe
hvececonsciencesheimindsepece

undheconmeesiIconcenewheeos

pe0pewhofenbekheIwegeneIunbleoconcene.heeoef00winguIeSnd

obeinglwsenblesuschieveheconcen
inhl0wsusouncvehewisdmhwe

leodpossess.
ThePmSu0heSixhPichHui-Ieng

ispisew0hishigheve0wisdm.Wecn
9l

undesndwhheSixhPoicholdhismse

hhe0engeneedwisdm.Wenhehe
hondoengeneeicinHechievedhis

highIeveIbecousehismindw0spue.umindse
filledwihicionschmensdisciminingond
wndeinghughs:oIlcusesfeincnoin.T
Iehiscuseeuiesusocenseumindso

hesepoIluns

TccmpishhisBuddh

Shkmunigveushee-meni0nedhee
guideineswhichesoconinedinhemfinieie
LigheuIlilewhichis TheBuddhSbeoks
heIninieLieSuAdnmenPuivEouli

ndEnIihenmenheM0h0vnSch0I

puiY

efespeceps;equiYees0deepcncen

in;enighenmeneeswisdm.Thesee
IsexpessedsheTpIeewesepeseningespeciveheSonghheDhomndheBuddh
PIesedonomiskehephsiclimgesfheTi

pleewesheiueessenceTheDim0ndSu

ceIeIsusnewhseesimgesooneseI

hehumnbeingsIbeingsndifeisn0Bod
hisov.IIInhewdslokingbeY0ndphsic
specsishececwoundesndhese
guidelines.

TheBuddhepesensenIighenmen.The
Dhmsmb0Iizedbsu0sepesenshe8ud
92

dhlswisdomviuendppeundesnding
lifendheunivese.TheSnghepesenspui

hesixsenseshvingnopoIuin.TheTheeewes

ebeingenIigheneclndnodeudedpopend
ndeviedpueondn0pIuedWhenweke

eugeinheTipeewesweequesguidnce
mM0nkoNunegdingpuieuind

enighenmen.Iisimp0noundesndhis
hebeginningf0upcice.Weneedouse0n
wkenedmind0pefominoudiIives.The
Dhmcomesomheselnuewihin.Thego

oheleningpocessisoinduuesenc0
egoofouincecse0fmind
ThisincoecsemindisembiIedinnon

sopushhoughs.WhenweegofIou

wndeingnddisciminingh0ughsouuese
wilsucendshenwiuewiscl0m.n

h0ughhepcessocnceninndpuiico
ioncnwisdomouishT0occmplishhishePue
ndSchuseshe8uddhNmeChoning
MehdwhieZenusesdifeenmehd.Eve

pcicehosisownmehdccompishhe

smegooenighenmen.AIws0pcice
eequoI.

BudclhSh0komuniughusinnumeobe
ws0fpocice.Iisupuschsehene
93

hiscmpibewihhedephu0nue

eveIfochievemenndmnne0fIivingRe
godIesshepcicewechseheheebsic

guideIineseenIighenmenighndppe
houghsndpui.

Wehve0beexemelceuIivingin0u
ime.The

Sun0mSu eIsushweoenw

ivinginheDhm-endinggewhenpIIuionf
bohhemindondheenvionmene0hei
wostTheeoecunlessnumbesdevied

hinkingechesinhisimewhoeceingge
chos.Iiscucihoweusehesnddsough
bheBuddhodisinguishbeweenpopend
devied

ThePueLndsusechushws0u

pocicewihheTheeCondiinsTheseheehve

beenheoundinBuddhhdhoughu
eeni.ABuddhsShBuddhhdis
chievedh0ughonnenininienumbe
mehds.HweveevemehodecluiesheThee

Cndii0nssfundinThisissimiIbuiIding
house.Nmehwmnhusesweebuid-

ingechequiesgdfundin.TheFisCn
diionincIudes:

Shwingespecondcoeoonespoens

94

Lisenin9ceundespecingechesndeIdes

Showingcmpssionbnokiingnd
FoII0wingheTenGoodConducs.
lwecccodinghenwewilIbenefiom
hisFisCndii0n.ThepciceFiiIPieis

shwingespecnclcingnelspensThe
undin0Chineseciviizinhsbeenbuion

fiiIpieswsBuddhisminndiTheChinese
chcellXioolImensfiipie.The0ppo

mens0d0gewhieheboompmeonsson.
Whenhewepugeheigivesushe

meoning0oneeniIisvsIexpnsivend
neve-enclinglspeksohegenei0nsbefe
usndofh0seofI0w.

Ihvememnweseneswhskedme

b0uheChinesediinpingespecncesoshedidnevenknowobu.Thedidno
undesndholfifeisIusoneeniwihno

beginningndnoend.nBucldhismcncYfi
ipieopefecion.

BeingiIi0ldoesnosimpmenkingcoeo

poensinncilligesbe0ndhheIping
hemcuIiveheimindshigheeveIoiving
ndwisclom.BudclhShkmuniulligin
95

echeoughhisus.Iucinssuchsn

d0ingweIschon0Ilowinguesndisening
oechesnogeingngwihnendseI0ives
ocwkes;geneInivingupupoenls

expecoinsw0nhemhenwehvednep
iliIpie.Inohewdsmokingoupens
hppispfiipie8umsimpnIYno
uniIweechhesoe0Buddh0h0dwiIwe

pefecIfuIfilIfilioIespecoupensnd0n
ces0s.

ThesecondpheisCondiinisfIowing
ndespecingechesndedesnhisY-nine
esechingBuddhShkomunish0wedus
h0wocoecIiveuIives.Fol0winghisechings
showsouespecohim.

ThehidpoheFisConcliionisculiving

compossionndnkilingTheeisbigdifeence
beweenIvendcmp0ssin.Lvecmesm
eeings;compssincmesomwisd0m.veis
unsbenduneIibe.Weml0ves0mene0dobunomoT0w.WhensomeneeIsush
heshel0vesohesuswewudd0welIno

keioseiousI.Hwevecmpssinis0oevebecuseiisbsednhewisdmhisp

oheueminduoiginseI.Iisnobosecln
emi0nWecnsobshwingcompssinnd
96

kindnessooumindkeepexpndingunilwe

incIucleeveYsenienbeinginheendiecins.

Develpinghisevelocmpssinisnhep
hecuIivinhwiedusenighenmen

ThefuhpfheiSCondiinincIudeS

lwingheTenG0dCnducs.TheseenokiIing
selingsexuImisconducingbusivelonguge

beingesseducivewodsgeedngeig
nonce.TheisheeediscipIinesohebd

henexouediscipineshemuhndhels
heeedisciplinesohemind
newhoflwsheTenGoodCnducsinhei

diifeocuiesosolidoundoi0nfseIf
culivoinTbeuhuundesnclinghepinci-

pesises;h0wevepuingheminopciceecluieshighevewisdm.Theeiss0melexibii
inpcicingheTenGodC0nducswhichiswh
heguidncegclechendheencu-

gemenouewcssmesopociinese

esseniinheIpingusinenlighenmeninhis
lifeime.Thisiswhheespecndsincei0wds
ouechesoncedesepoheunclin

ndpeeuisieucuivin.

HvingchievedheFisC0ndiioninhisoeo
wilIhvepsiiveeeconnelspospeind
webeinginbhhehumnndheheven

97

wIds.ThesuscoIIhosewhcc0mplishhis

llg0dmenndgdwmenIlbec0useheYe

edoccephee0chingsndfIwhepe
cepsinpuimind.
TheSecndCndiinis:

AbidingbkingefugeinheTipIeewes
fhe8uddhDhomndSngh

FollowinghepecepsIwsndcusms
ond

Behvinginodigniiedndppemnne.
hvediscussedheseeIieinhisk

TheThidCndiionis:

GeneingheB0clhimind

DeepIbeIievinginhewCusend
Eec

Reciingnduph0dingMhonsus
nd

Encuginghesdvncenhepoh
oen|ighenmen.

IngeneingheBodhimindonecommisne
chievingulimeenIighenmen.EnighensechievingulimeenIighenmen.EnIighen-

meneespeecndcompeeundesnd98

ingieondheunivese.Iwecnnoeochi
henwecnle0sbincIeundesnding0
i.

ThesecndpheThidCncliionisdeepY

beievinginhewoCusendEec.Nhingis
beVndhisIw.AI0helwsinheunivesee
vIveoundi.HwevenecnconIonels

wncusendeec.Howconhisbedne3

Theeisnhingwecndboupscusesonce

hehoughcinhsbeendnebuwecon
conhelondiion.llFcuseogeneen

eeccndiionhsexis.Bconolinghe
cicumsncecondiiononepevenshecuse

mcminginoeec.FoexmpeifwepIceo
seecono0ckiwiInog0w.Howeveiwepn
iineiesilwheehesunshinesndwei

ceuhenicngow.ncewelenhow0
cnoIhecondii0nheneveYhingwewish

cnbebinedKn0winghisondcing0ccd

ingwewilbeibeoedomgingsicknessncl
hecceofbihnddeoh.
AldhmosoegeneedbhemindFex

mpewhcoespesonbecomeoIc3When
pesnechesceoingeheoshesshink

ingId.llIhvespkenwihonumbefBuddhis
dcsb0uwhpeplebec0med.The
99

geedwihmehwhenpeopeoew0kinghe

donhinkbouIdge.Howeveofehe

hvebeeneiedewesheloksifhe
weewenesoIde!Wh3Reiedpe0pIewho
enIngewkingshinkingeveYclobu

becomingdAfewhiehesogemoe

pidlndhenbecomesick.ncehege
sickheshinkingbugoingohehspiI.
Ahiscmebou0mwncleinghughs.
Howevehisisnhecsepepewho

successupciceheBucdhNmeChning
MehodMeeoche.Bing-NnLeelivedo
beninesevenesodbukedmoeikesev
enHecookedhimsendwshedhisown

ches.ounilhisIswoesclidheccep
nce.Hewshehhdsngvoicend
wsgivingecuesupunilwweeksbeehe
pssedw.Wh?Hedidnhinkbousickness

o0cge.WewiInogesickiwedonhink
bougeingsickwewilnogeiwedn0hink
bouodgendwewiInodieiwedon0hink
b0udeh

Budclhismp0videshepincipIesmehdsnd

pcices0occ0mpIishhis.Theivingcnbe
mseedoncewefuIundesndndpcice
Buddhism.Iechesus0mininhelhmind
l00

Aheohmindceeshelhbd.Asickness
cmesmp0lui0nnchewsplluinish
hemindTheBuclchcledhispluionhe

TheePoisons0fGeedAngencllgnoonce.Be-

weenheplluionoheenvionmenndhof
umindhwcnwenogesick?Howeveeven

wihhewspoIIuinounduspesonwhis
fee0fheheep0isnswillnobecmesick.
AlheBuddhsndBodhisvsseexompes

sobeingscnseehwemivehpppospe-

usondpeeclives.SeeinghispeopewiIwn
folIw0uexmple.Weesupposedobee
modelsfscie.HweveifpepleseeBuddhiss

ivingmisebleIienoonewilwon0lenm
US!

ThemoeweundesndheBuddhIsech-

ingsheheowewileceiveomhem.To
compehenclhepooundmeningwihinne
needs0pciceeones.UndesndingndcuIivioneeuIlimp0nincompemening
echoheooinevendeepeundesoncling

ncculivinAchievinghis0newiIexpeience

ueinneondpece.Iween0expeiencing
some0fhisooncleinsedfiledwihwies
henweneedokegodlkouseIves
seewhehenoweepcicinginccodnce
l0l

wihheechings.Ininduwheehepb
emliesndceci.DinghisppeYwewibe
nheighphoBudclhism.
Regdess0fhesiuinsweencouned-

vesev0obekeepocusedndconcene

onchievingenIighenmen.Thefiheevisisho

SuclhnhclinheIoweAcl0nmenSuepesenedpeopIef0mwIksifep0YedbfifYheeenighenedBodhisovs.Thisshowsush
pepeonpoessincnbecomeBuddh

Bdhisv.Wednhvechnge0uob
heenvinmeninwhichweivebucnpcice
wheevewee.hebeneisbeginheminuewe
scoecouhoughsndcins.
Wewuddoweolive0uIiveswihcIe

mindndobepopeinhughondci0nno
beingempecbeneousinfuences.wee
bledohishennmewhichmeh0dwe
cho0sewewilbeueowesheBuddh.As

oudihinkingbecomescleeoumindwibecomepueenbinguslivehppiepeceul
nduIfilingives.

WhenIhedofsuggesionmclebhele
M.inuiXiousehenmePuendBuddhis

LeningCeneinsedohediionnmeo

empeIhoughiwsppopiefocllsscil02

e.BuddhismhsIwsbeenowdhinkingno
bckwdhsdpedoexisingculuesnd
lociies.WhenBudclhismiscmeoChiniook

nspecsheChinesecuIueTheempIeshod
Chineseppencehemonksnclnunsc0h

ingwsinheChinesesle.IfheempeshcfllwedIndindesignheChinesewouIdnhve
wnedenesuchoeign0okingplce.The

echingsweeinepeedinwhenbecl
heChinesepeopemegehemin0heidil
iveshusheweeecliccepedheDimoncl
SuoeIlsushnhingispemnenwhiehe
nIouIc

explinshevehingshuId

cc0dwihhemindsosenienbeingsAhisis
emindusoccodwih0ccondiins.

AIk0neimeinimiheeweeuie
ewBuddhisswh0weewesenes.Ildhemh

Buddhismhdneoicilcme0Ameic

TheskedwhlhclsidhwhenBuddhismws
veYppuIinAmeic.skedhemlHveu
eveseenBuddhissueswiheueshesem

bewesene2llThebieflhughbouind
eizedhwhIhdsidwsue.WhenBud

dhismspedoChinpicuesndsuesof
BuddhsondBdhisvscl0pedChinesee

uesInpnhehvepnesefeuesThe
l03

smeppiesThindJibends0n.Buddhs

ndBclhisvsdnh0venneixedp
penceheheppeinhefmhis
m0sccepblendcmbefheIocI
peop|e

FuhemeBuddhismdpsokenhe

specshelc0Iculue.InAmeicqYpicI
Buc|dhisempIeneeds|ok|ikeheWhieHuse

ndnoikediinChineseempIe.When

AmeiconsseeChineseempehewuIdhink0

isoeignncmighnfeecmbegingin.
Hweveihebuildings0klikeheWhieHusa
hewouIdgoinuninviedIDounohinkh
hew0uIdbehpposeeBuddhsndBodhi-

s0vswihwesenfeues?TheYceinIwuld
WeneedemembehBuddhismisnedu

cion.AsispedshughAmeiciwillkeon
mewesenppenceussididwhenn

clionechesboughiChin.qwheei0kono
Chineseppe0nce.AsBuddhismd0psnew

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bebeppIheechingsinsoIvingheipe
snswelSSciIpbIems.ASBuddhiSmisoc

cepediwilbingpecendp0speih0se
pepesweIos0hewhIewIdUndesnding
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hiswiIlhepusobeginucuIivoin.
AehePueLnclLeningCenewsi-

cilIesobisheclFiveGuideIinesweeseupo
pcice:
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TheTheeCndiins
TheSixPincipIesfHomn
TheTheeenings

heSixPomiosoPinciplesond
TheenGeVwsoUniveslWohBodhiSv

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ndp0speiifwemkehempofucloil
|ives.

TheSixPomisoPincipes0neoheseFive

GuideinesepesenhesixgolshBodhisvos

pocice.Theegivingpecepspiencedii
gencedeepconcenionndwisd0m.Ahme
mokewhdipe0mshesmechoesonc

cnsonlcmpIinsbuhemwilindhwih
hisiudaheshehsceedoceindesin

wihinhecclefbihndcleh.nhehe
hndi0neiswkenednddeveshimselohe

seoccompishingheSixPincipIesheesulswiI
bequiedieen.
l05

oexmpehePincipIe0Givingischieved

whennekescefhemiwihwisd0mond

ielesslb.ThePincipefPecepsischieved
whennesespiiiesnclpushingsincde;

hePincipefPiencewhenoneinceosesp

iencewhilewking;hePincipleDiigencewhen
oneiesimpveclil;hePincipleoC0ncen-

inwhenneisnngeecedbexen
csndhePincipeofWisdmwhenneis
ce-mincled.Apueminclhsnochmens

heefoeinevegesiednhehehnd

puedmindbecmesesiiedwihuhving
dingmuchThedifeenceliesinhewwehink
whenhischngesswilheesus.Wheeveone
isowkowihfiends0necnsiveoochieve

heSixPincipIesCuivinisnbeingseped
mfmiIsciebuispeecedwihinnels
cliIIienewhouknwshowculiveccumul0esininiegodounendmeis.

Incncusinhemosimponpincipes

heBudchlsechingsehvingpui0mind

houghseeinghughueeoiIeinggoo

ciwTiesndchmensnclseingllsenien
beingswihuIhe.

MoueonndpociceheAivingll
shuiveswibehopponcfuiing.
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QUESTNSANDASWERS

guesin.Howdwepuif0umindssowecn
emin0eveoung3

Answe.Thisisgduesi0n.Thesuseus
hnhinghohsphsicoimgeisunel.
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cnnfsechmenshem.Achmens

ceeimpuiin0uminddeeingusfm

chievingenIighenmentThisoppiesoms0
pciceinBuddhism.EvenhePuendSch
whichmngeeisheesiespciceeuies
h0Ihughnewhwishes0bebninhe
PueLndcnkeheieminingkmwihhem

hecnnohvenexisingwiesochmens.Theeepesonwihwieschmenscnnonscendhecce0bihnd

de0h.iebecmeshdeswepsshughhe
ccesofebih.
Eieinhisklspokeoiilpie.Upuni
Igg5heonlochmenhodewosm
nineneecm0hewh0ivedinChin

WhenImewihhebueneseieinHng
KngIpesucledhepciceheBuddhNme

ChningMehodWhenIspkewihheonhe

eephnesevee5ogshesilIhdsong
l07

chmensohesonsndgndchiden.Nunil

egodidshefinIegooIchmens.
SheoIdmehshehdseenBuddhAmibh
wicendGunYinB0dhisvonce.nddii0n

shehdpioknowledgewhenshewoudbe

levinghiswldnM2gI9,5shepssedon
ndwsbonin0heWesenPuendAheu

nepeopeweeweoodingwnd

plesingeunmiIignce.Hecmpexin
ppeedsimiIo0hofIivepesonAeeigh
closheb0clwssilIso.Uponhecem0i0n
m0ehnheehundedshi0eIicswee
ound.AIhisisevidencehshehdbeensuc-

cessulb0ninohePuend
InCOnClUSiOnOnCeweeidOfwOTieSnd

chmenswecongo0heWesenPueond
whenevewewish.Bminoiningpuenn

disciminingc0mpssionendkindhene
hodshekeoeminingouhfu.

Quesin:WhdsmeBuddhissexcudehe

ivepungenvegebes0mheidie2
Answe.SmeBuddhisswhoIowsicdie

d0noeheivepungenvege0bles;nionsg-

icchivesgeenni0nsndIeeks.TheBuddhsid
l08

hhesedveseechosewhoeinhe

esgesocuIivineenckche

poducehomnesEenwhemeche
Iiveledingonebecomeiibendessbe
ocncene.PIeoseundesndhohison

h0ppensifouehemingeuniies.Theeis
nop0bIemiom0cleem0unisusedoc0kIng

Thesmeppies0coh0lndinxicnsInxicincnbecincusingeneousbe-

h0vi.TheBuddhwnedpeopleoginscoho
inxiconsoguideheminhevoidnceo
commiingmisdeedsdueoinoxicoionTheeoe
hepecepshheBuddhseohedepend
up0nheenvionmenondhesiuionhweoe
In

usocieisdieen0mh0Buddho
Shkmunils.IheweeeppeinhiswdI
omsueheBuddhw0uIdencougeheuseo
giOsimpIbecouseiconbeusedcuesome
disesesespeciIIungdisese.
MnesgIwsechingoheEsen

BuddhisCIlege.Duinghpendweundu
h0oewhesudensh0dlungdiseses.D.
Tngwh0wosonehepfess0ssuggesedh0
heuseg0ice0men.Heodusneven

l09

hhdhppenedinChins0meimeogo.Ap

ienwsodbhisdcohdueohisendsge
TBheonhclheem0nhsoive.ThepienIs

miwssoldoIehimhvenYhinghe
skeclfowihnecndiin;hheivedp
omhisfmi.HisomilheeoebuiIom

himoliveinvegebegdenndceIiveecl
mes0himeveYd.

nhgclengewgemoungoic.

DueohisisoIionncboed0mheiedhegic
wonddiscoveedhheenI0edheseofi.
S0onheglicbecmemesnckhim.
Theem0nhsIehewssilivendm0nhsf

ehhewsbecominghelhiendhehie.

Hisfmiundisngendhinkingheehd
beenomisdignsisokhimbckohehospil.
Thedcowss0nishedwhheswond

immediegheedgupofspecilissoinves-

igehispienlscseFinIheouncui
wosheg0ichcuedhedisese!F0mhenn

mnmedicinesoungclisesehvebeenmode

wihgic.RegeullwhenD.Tngsuggesed
hhosesudensusegicemenhissug

gesi0nwsnccepedThesudenscidn
wonvilehepecepsevenhoughheiilness

wscongious.Thee0epecepshve0be
ll0

fexibIendc0nsideenvinmen0cndiins.

Nwdsm0sevehingwee0suchsme
ishondevenvegebIescn0inseihechemicls
peseiveswhichehmuIous.nddiin

weeseeingmendm0epepewihdiseses
hhvenpeviusexised
Evenheoseomeisdieennow.Yes

gchicksndpigesweeisedinhepens
heweehoppieondhecedhesefhe

me.Nownimlseisedinnwspce
wihnoplocem0veD0ouhinkhe0e

hpp?heodhiniwnhepigesein

ecedwihchemicIsshegowmecluick.

Theiliesponisnsixmnhsonclhechickens0nI
Iivesixweeks!Evenvegebesondginseno
excepionsbeingcnminedHwcuclwe
ngesick2

Theeoegicisgo0dushoughiis
hmuIoueeswhenkeningecluniies.

gL1DTheBucldhooughusnkibu

whsh0udweclbuinsecssuchsmscuies
ondies?

Answe.TheBucldhnonlughusopecInimsbuIspns.EvenpInshve
lll

ivesndg0wwihdigni.Theeeunlessheeis
bsouen0spceus0wIkundhemwe
shoudnseponhembecousehbehviois

disespecuIndninsuohepIns.

NomlwheneeissIshumnheeis

eespii.nncienimesmnksenIivedin
mouninhus.Theedsbe0ehecueeo

buidhehuhewoudespecuIeIoheiineni0nndskheeespiimoveose

pce.Thismehdconbeppiedinsecs.In

deokeepouhousesnclenvionmencIennd
oumihehwecnsndinn0sue
ofheBuddhBdhisvheedYsbeoe0u
cionsndskheinsecsmove.Somepe0pIe
whohvedonesowihsinceeondkindheshve

eceivedg0odesus.

ll2

Undesnd
Buddhism
VenebelseChinKung

MTUNDERSTANDBUDDHISMil
EXCERPTSFRMTHETALKINAUSTRA[IA
ANUARYI,

CHAPTERNE

AVIRTUUSANDPERFECTEDUCAT|N

TclYweseenincesingnumbeopeople
undhew0dsingopociceBuddhism.

Hwevenomnpeopleulundesndwh
Buddhismis.heeoehisbecomesveimpo

npicWhexcisBuddhism?Weneed0
undesndiceIBucldhismisomsviuous

ndpeeceducincliecedbheBuddho
wdssenienbeingsinhenineeIms.Howcn
weeIhBuddhismisoneduci0n3Fiswecn

elIomhewwecllBuddhShkmuniou

lIiginTecheilhheishefundeoBudclhism
ndh0weoehissudens.Fmhisiisvep-

penhheBuddhndwesheeche
sudeneinshipThisisonloundineducin.
lBuddhismishisechingwhhenisheBud
dh?8uddhisSonskiwoclmeoningwisdom

nclenIighenmen.Howevehiswisdmisnhe
wIcllwisdmwehinkd.BdISpeking
heBuddhdswisdomishebiIi0uimelpe
ll5

eclnccecIcmpehendheueelif
lienclheuniveseinhepspesenndfuue.
newhhspeceivedhiSwisdomiscled8ud-

dhBuddhShkmuni0ldusholsenien

beingsincudinguseIvespssesshisinnewis-

d0mndbii.ThusBucldhismegclsIbeings
eu.AIhughweeecluiniginpesen
wecnn0seehisbec0useeveonelswisdomncl
biIiiesdie.

InuscieheeehsewheineIigen

ndhsewhoenhsewihgeobilind
hsewihess.H0wdhesehingscmebue

TheBuclch0clushheedueo0uving
degees0delusion.uinnoewisdom0ndbiiies

eempiIosduehisdelusionbuen

uIpemnenlos.fwecnbekh0ugh
hisdelusi0nhenwewibebeecovehese

biIiies.Theeoehe8uddhlsechingsshwus
howoidousevesfdeusinnduncoveu
inneobiiies.

lisensedinMohnsushhe

8udclhclidn0diecIhepsenienbeings.Then
h0wdosenienbeingsbecmeBudclhs2Bhem
seves.TheBucdhonIssissfmhesidebexpiningheueeIifhwwedeIudeuseves

AfeeIizinghiswecliIigenpuhisechingsin0
ll6

pciceoinenighenmenfueeli.We
henbecmeBuddhs8uddhShkomunicIeI

expIinedhbecomingBuddhisinbleb
senienbeings.

FmhiswecnseehBuddhismiseoch-

ingH0weveechecnnIeduceusbou
hepincipeseIIusohisheexpeiencesinpc
icendinmenndsuggesviousmehods
oouinmen.heesuIimeIdependsupn
us.Weeheoneswhoneed0beenhusisic

nddiIigenin0deoinchievemen.nce
weunclesndhBuddhismisneducionwe

wiIgiclegdheBuddhosue0che.
FomhisweundesndhinppeWoPlces

wed0noegclheBuddhBodhisovimges

sgodsobew0shippedWemkefeingso
heseimgeswesns.Fisoemembend
epougiudehisuIgeeducion
whichwehvesfounoelenc0uneedndc
cepedinhislieime.

he0peningveseosusssiveYwe;llIis
exemedificuoencounehisechinginini
nieens.ThedebgiudeweweheBuddhissimi0heemembncewhichsmeChinesehvewdheincess.Weeecnou

iginsfwihouhesencesswewuIdnexis.
ll7

Thesecncleos0nwemkefeingshe8uddh
isoowheexmpesofheviuous.Budclh

ShokmuniwsnoclinVpes0nikeus;ehe
w0sbIe0bewkenedndbecomeBuddh

WhisheeosopusfomchievinghissweI?
Theeehepicuessues0he8uddhsee

emincIuseveVmomen0dvncediigenY
wdshisgoI.Theimgesenbee
gdedsgdsooblecs0supesiion.

InBudclhisWPcesheimgesoBuddhos
ndBodhisvshvemnppences.Thishs

0eneclhemiscncepionhnnisBud
clhismeIigionbunehw0shipsmuideiiess

weI.lndeedBuddhsndBdhisvshvemn
nmes.FoexmpleinheTipikheeisheTen

ThouSndBuddhNmesSuwhichgivesusove
wevehusndBuddhlsnmesndevenme

nmeso8dhisvs.Wheheesomn
BuddhsncBodhisvs3Wihinouoiginnoueheeexissinfiniewisdomviuousndis-

icbiiieshcnnobecmpeeIepesenec

bmeeonenme.IissimioohighIccmpishedpesninpminenposiin;hishe
businesscdcuIdh0venumeousies.

ThenmesoheBudclhsepesenhecm
pIeeinnendviuusbiIiieswihinuSef

ll8

noueAhe8dhisvnmesepesencuivo

i0nodiffeenviues.Theiginbiiieswihinou
se-ndueeininiebuempoiIIs.Wih0u

genuineculivi0nwewin0beble0uncve
nhem.AIlheBuddhondBdhisvnmes
en0neohehonouselvesnceweunclesnd

hiswewilelizehhighIeveoisVepe-

sensheslesheBuddhlsechingsex-

ompescupuesndpicuescnexpesshe
DhmUndesondingheuemeninghese

imgeswilhelpusginheuebenefisfhe
8uddholsechings.

lfBuddhismisneigi0nwhisin0heno

philosph2Inphisophheeisb0hsublec
ndnbec.InMohnBuddhismheeisno
clieencebeweensubecndoec;heYoe

one.hismeningisvepfoundnddiicuI
undesncFoexmpegemsesiclllUi

izinggodomuensiIsIIuensisegoldll
Aehegldndheuensihesmehingdifeen3Fmheioppenceshekikewdifeenhings.H0weveomheicmp0siionwe
eIizehheehesme.

Weneedpundinuiivecompehensino

uIundesndheei0ie0ndheunivese.
AIfheMhnSusoexpIoinhisc0n
ll9

ceponcluh.Wewilshehesmeviewpoins
wihheBuddhwhenweulundesndnd
ceecgnizehisuh.dinYpepelikewe

edeludednwhwBecuseweseeeveY
hinginpp0siinohehenoknwinghin
eieveVhingiscuInendnwo.

l20

CHAPTERTW

THEGA<FTHEBUDDHAlSTEACHING

Fomheininsicnue8uddhismwep

ceedoheg0oheBuddhlsechings.This

g0Iisobeokhoughdeusionndchieveenighenmen.TheBuddhpoinedououswhwe
eecinglivesosufeingndwhhesixems
eincninexis.issobecusehewisdom

ndviu0usbiiiesinuiginlnuehovee
beunc0veedThusuviewp0insondwYso

inecingwihieondheuniveseeincTec.
Theeneuscscommieddue0heseinco-

ecviewpoinsndwoshveesuIedinhesufeingofeincnionwihinhesixeIms.

ThegoIoheBuddhlsechingsis0hep
ndoguideusbekhough0udeusion0be
wkenedndoescpehissueingond0bin

hppiness.Whd0weseekin8uddhism?Weseek
Annu-Smok-Smb0clhihePeecC0mplee

Enlighenmen.TheBuddhechesndhopesh
ouswilinhisuimeenlighenmenin
ohewodswibecmeBuddh.

ThePefecCmpleeEnlighenmencnbeex

plinedsheeIeveIs:AhsBdhisvsnd
Buddhs.TheisisllPpeEnighenmen.n0u
l2l

wIclheeoesomeveineigenndwisepe-

pesuchsscienissphisphesndeIigius
Iedeshehoveechedhigheelizoionh0n

mospepehve.HwevehughheYm
hveechedceinIeveIoe0IizionheBud-

dhwuIdn0ecognizeheiknwledgeoshe
ppeenIighenmenbecusehehvensev

eedheiicionsThesiIdweIInheighsnd
wongsfohesongeedngeignncend
gnce.ThesiIhbwndeingdiscimin
oVh0ughsondchmens.lnhewdshei

minds0enpue.Wihouhepuemindnom
ehwhighheeveoeoiz0inneechesiis

silnhepopeenighenmen.

n8uddhismhes0ndodppeenighen
menishepuemindmwhichwisdomises.Iis

hewishoIlBuddhshweinhisppeen
ighenmen.ThisisheeveIodegeefnAh
nclissimiencingunivesioennundegduedegee.TheefeAhBdhisov

ndBuddheiIessimiIdegeesofenIighenmeninedinBuddhism.hosewhochieve

ppeenIighenmenecledAhs.Ahsd

nohveilIusYomisIedinghughsndviewpins.ThedndweIlnheighs0ndw0ngsof
hesnh0ughsfgeedngeign0nceo
l22

Tgnce.

FomhiswecncmpehendinuiivelYhe
diffeencebeweenBuddhismndwldIeduc-

in.F0mheBuddhqweleonheueechings

ndpopeenighenmen.nwihhisppeen

ighenmencnweescpesueingsbin
uehppiness.Ashumnbeingsweundegohe

sueingsbih0dogesicknessncldehWe
d0ninwhweseekoep0edwihou

vedonesndindusevesinhepesence
hsewhomweesenevenhe.Weesu

undedblhesesueingswihnppoenw

obeinguIfee.nIfeIeningBucldhismwi
webebeoechgenuineIibein
TheEweAd0nmenSuexpins0usMAIl

senienbeingspssesshesmewisdomndviu-

uscpbiiiessheBuddhbuheseuIiies
eunoinbIeclueowndeinghughsnd

chmens.lIThiscleexpinshe0cusef

oupbems.PcicingBuddhismisccdwih
heechingsoheBucldhoiduswndeing
discimininghoughsndchmens.Thuswe
uncoveoupuemindinungivingiseuewis
dmwhichisppeenighenmen.Theef
BuddhsndBdhisv0swouldnecognizehe

ineligenndwldIwisd0msi0ckshepue
l23

mindhepopeenIighenmen.Up0nining
ppeenlighenmenwehvehebiIiYnscendheencessccIesbihnddehn

meninhebiisveevedp0bIems.
WheheIkingbuheBuddhdseducion
owldIeduciniisesseniooundesndhe

cncepdeIvingcleepinonemehdinde
inchievemen.ThisisespecioIIsinBud

dhism.newhoulwishes0Ieoneecivel

needslI0wonneechendpciceonY
onepohensuesm0ohI0une.Whenfowingwecheswihwdieenphswee
b0undbecmeconfusedswhichpho

ke.Evenwsef0lIwingheeechescches
usTsee.Wihueochesweecugh
cosssee.Todlsoungpepeikeeon

lbuiingodesuIThepbemies

wihbeingcughhosecssseescnuseds
whichwoke.Tsucceedondin
ochievemeninpcicingBuddhismweneed

fIIwusoneeochendcncenenusne
mehd

Wh0ishischievemen?Tuechievemenis

iningpuemindUp0nchievingsmede-

geepuemindwewiIIhveeweIici0nsond
husninceseinuewisdmen0bIingussve
l24

pobemsinhiswdndbendWihouhisue
wisclmheeisnwusIvepblems.
Theeoeuewisd0misesseniinedinghpp

ncluliIIinglifenb0descIeicnheIpus
oslves0cielsp0bems

TodYheeemninelligenpiicinswh
houghheweevesmobuhveendedup
bingingheicunieshebinkdisseswel

spuingheiciizensh0ughmuchmise.Whis
heesonohis2Theseedeshvenoseveed

heioicinsdisciminingndwndeing

hughsndchmens.CnseuenYheifis
cnsideoinisheiownbeneiheisel
chmen

TheBuddhughusinuewisdomb

fisbekingeeofouwnviewpinsWihouhis
wisd0mwecoudmisinepehemeningswihin

heIvhonsuos.Ifweebeop0mhe
selishmindhenuebenefiswiIdeinielbee

ceivedWihppeenIighenmennwhenwe
hven0egsefchmenwillwebebeo
dieenieuemseppeomdevied

ighomwngndbeneici0mhmu.Wihoubekingh0ughu0wnviewpoinswewiln
hvehesebiIiies.0mhisweundesndheeis

snddheppeenIighenmen.
l25

neeveIbovehepopeenighenmenishe
EqundPpeEnighenmen.EuImens
euheBuddhbunehvingbecme
Buddh.ThisleveishighehnhfonAh0.he
equndppeenighenmenequiesusbeok

hughnedegeefignonce0innedegeeDhmbd.AhispinhewYweview
heeIiiendheuniveseisveYcIseh
heBuddh0s.newhchievesheequInd

ppeenIighenmenwuldbecledBdhis
v.

TheFlweAdonmenSuexplinsheY
onelevelsoBdhisvsIwhichh0vehese

evelsoenIighenmen.Aebekinghughhe

veYsdegeeoign0ncepeecingwisdm
ndenighenmenonechieveshelPefe
Cmp/eeEn//ghenmenIhoisBuddh0hd
TheefeBuddhqB0dhisvondAho0ecm

moniesn0speciicnmespecificpesn.

TheoeiIessimih0seDcal0seo
Gcu0edegees.FoexmpeinhenmeGuon
inBdhisvGuonYinepesensgecmpssinondkindness.Theile0fBdhisvissimi0

MsesDegee.PesenIpepehvemiscn

cepinsobouBuddhsndB0dhisvshinking
hesenomesespeciicbeings.Thednounde
l26

sndhheseiesee0nbeingwhpossesseshosechceisics.8uddhBodhisvq

whenddednmeissimpefeingospeciI.
Fomheininsicnue0f8uddhismweeIize

hupuposeopciceisoSeekwisdom.In
ZenhisgiscledInpusuiofcliomind0
seeinnelsse-nueInohew0dslCompIee

Enighenmen.lIInhePuendSchIhisis
cedneMindUndisubedThePueLnd

Schoisuniqueinhn0nldweseekhve
neMindUndisubedbuoIs0seekbihin0he

WesenPuendhisisunike0heschooswhich

el0n0nelswnsenghocuivininseeking
s0IeIneg.hePuendmehdhsw
g0shcnbechievedinonelieime
newhisvemiliwihheInfinieieSu

ndundesdisechingswoudbeeeo
dub.ThefuIliIehissuevesheglsf
oupcice: he8uddhSbeksfheInfinieie
sUf Adonmen PUiV

EuIiv0nd Enihen-

menheMhvnSchooI.nfinieifend

donmenewhoPuendpcIinesseek
nnieifeefeshemeisndviuesnes

peecsef-nue.Adnmenefespeec
compeewisdmwihgeesenduiIImen
l27

Puequoiondenighenmenehemehds

heheewosfpcice.Upnining0nY0ne
heeeinedfheschsBud-

dhismnnesupssheseheewspocice.

TheZenSchouseshewkeningph0

echhegeenighenmenndinheci
oseeinnelsuenue.Buddhisschs0he

hnZensesshepciceofundesndingo
popeviewpinsuniIechinggecompee
uncesnclingThePueLndSchnheohe
hndc0ncenoesonhepuemind.Apesonwih

puiomindwiIlnulbenncisciminingncl
wkenedAnwkenedpesonwiIInuYhove

pueondnn-clisciminingmind.Theouech
senmbedieenbuIIechhesmegoIn

Zenpciceiisexpessedslobiningci
minclndseeinginnelsuenue.ll
Difeenschosmusedieennmesbu
heesusheIeve0hesoefhindehe

some.Theee0ciicizenoheschIswould
beslndeb0hhe8uddhndheDhomAl

hesemehodsweepsseddwnousomBud-

chShkomuniChsingonphwiIenbeus
0inchievemen.Howcnweshne
mehodisbeehnnhe3Fmhesedife

enmehdsweiusneedknwhwochose

l28

henemehdhismssuibeusndou
Ieve|.

Fisiheevelhemehdwechsewee

beondusmkingidificupcicewew0uId
nsucceedesiIwihhmehodSecndi
needsobesuibendconvenienoumnne

oivinghidineedsbecmpiblewihmod

ensociebecusewecnnsepoeuseIves
msocieohehumnbeings.Theefewe
need0cnsidehesecswhenchsingu
mehodofcuIivi0n

Hweven0mewhichmehdnepc

icesiisesseniIobeidoseIf-viewp0innd-

chmeninodebinhebeneismpcice.esalikesomonhoveexpeiencedhe
geespuinhepcicewillhvebeenin
voin.Smepciioneshveehevenofe

esopcicehehvechievedviunh
ingevenhepineelinghoheweebee
befoehepocicedIseemedsifhem0e
hepcicedhewsehefe.Alhiscmes
mhvingchsenmehdhwsunsuiobe

hem.Thisissimi0cho0singnunsuible
miinscho.Whenwecho0semhoisn
suieduounclinndbiIiwehvenex-

emediicuimeYingsucceedChsing
l29

heighmmkessudingmucheosieswe
wiIlhvemuchbeechnceosuccess.The

smehinggesf0pcicingBuddhism.Ifwed
nknowuownc0pciwecnesuselves.

LikemseIexomple.Afeedingmn

Mohnsushughmseincopben
chievemen.Iw0nedveYmuch0sevem

wondeingdiscimin0inghughsndchmensbuwsunbe.FinIIchsehePue
ndmehodinchievementIdoesne

quienebecmpIeeidobuhesup

pessheSehindnces.AsI0ngsweebIeo

suppessIIfIici0nswecnsiIbeboninohe
WesenPueLondconYing0veouexisingkm
ThismehdsuismeveweIIndhusishowI

chosei.PeviusIYhdiedZenheTeching
SchoIsheEseicSchIndhepcice0I-

lwinghepecepsbucudnoechchieve
menwihhem.ThusIcmebckhePueLnd

mehdndwhIeheedIdelveddeeplinohe
BuddhNmeChningMeh0dwhiIecncen

ingsIeIonecuingnhePue0ndsus.These
emexpeiencesmdecdesfpcice.

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CHAPTERTHREE

SYMB[ISIANDTHEARTS

AeweundesnccIeheg0heBud-

dhlsechingswewiIviewhesusdifeen.
Thesesuse0neohewodlsgesieY
clecins.IbeIievehwhencnsideinghe

ngeIlcdemiqnnehemsupssBud
dhism.TobinhebeneismhisvscIIec-

i0niisnecessYusknwndundesndhe
essenceofiscnenwhichisheueeoIiYI

Dhmheueelilifendheunivese.Lie
efes0useves.UniveseeesheIivingenvi
onmenhsuundsus.lwuIdbeincoec

eBuddhismsnbscndbscueening

h0hdnhingodwihudiIives.Eve
wdinhesu0closeeloesooudoiYiving
uhemeiisdeiniensupesiin
Hwndwheedwes?Fcnvenience

hepefecininhemehdsoheBuddhls

echinguseshighevelceoiviYBuddhism
whusnclesghdIedYokennis
icphFex0mpelheBuddhlsnomesnd
scupuesepesenuviuusnueinn0euIi
ieswisdmviuousobiIiiesndisicens.

AII0heBdhisvlsnmesnd0msepesen

l3l

0ucuivinviue.Theinsucushwopp
heechingsinudiivesbinguouviuusnuesowemeceiveBuddhismlsbeneis.

InChinesevohno8uddhismouge
B0dhisvsepesenouodeopcicend
Ievechievemen.TheisisEhSeBdhis-

v.WheheweehinkingfwodIYechings
hedhmoBuddhism;nhingcnbeccm
pishedwihuheehopIceofexisence.
Theexisencehumnscnnbesepedfm
ugeehsweeIup0ni0suiv0l.

WheheoodcI0hingIivingwokinglel
onhep0ducion0heIndhusheininiees-

ueshohegeehencompsseseseem
ingIendlessousouse.ThewdMehllinhe

nmeEhSoeB0dhisvepesenshehind
ndhew0dllsemensesue.

TheBuddhlsechingsguideusoisshe
pcicem0umindsuuenueencompossesheininiewisdomoncviuusbiiiesh
enodifeenmhseofBuddhsBdhi-

svs.Hwevediseemssiwehvels
0uinnewisdomndviuousbiiiesTheBuddh

odush0IIhesequoliiesen0uIIsiusn

euncveedlnhepesenmmenweendIess
immese0usevesinwndeingdiscimining
132

h0ughsnclchmenswhichhveesuedin
hisempYssofbiliiesHoweveinsidehe
uemindnwncleingh0ughsexis.Imindhs

wndeinghoughshenhminclisflsene.

WeiginIpssessedhisuemindspcicing
BuddhismissimpIecoveingiTheee0uis

g0IinpciceisuncovendI0okhees
ueinumind.lnhewodsheBuddhls

echingsdnseekomheusidebuhe
heseekomwihinusefnue.
EhSeB0dhisvepesensiliopie;
husheEhSeSuqisbufiilpieobsic

cncepheveYnew0uddweosm.
hekindnesshupenshveshwnbgiving
usIifendnuuingusisbenddescipinT0be
iIilndkeceoupensisnullub-

sicesponsibii.Nnd0weneedokece
ofheimeilneedsbufheispiiulieoswel
Meveweneednuueheispiionsus
ndushisishehclesll.Penswishhei
chidenohvesuccessuceesbehvewe

ndbeespecedbcuennduuegeneo
ions.In0hew0dswewouddowelocin

mnnewhichwilImkehempudfus.TheefeheuIimendpeecchievemen0fiIiI

pieisbecmeBucclh.Webeginupcice
l33

f0mhee0nclexpnduiIipieYndespec
incIude0lIsenienbeings.

ThesecndBdhisvqGunYinepesens
hecuivionfgecmpssinndkindness.

Wh0ishemeningmkingeingsGunYin
B0dhis0v?IisoemindushwewuIddweI

elIpepewihgecmpssinndkind

nessuseuncndiion0IvendcoehepI
senienbeings.

Thehid8dhisvM0niusiepeSenswis-

dmncli0nIeemindingushwhenwepciceondinecwihhesweneedfulfilIuii

dueupnwisdmndinIenn
emion.TheuhBdhis0vqheGeSmon-

bhclUniveslWhepesenscingou
hecuIivoinuhfullppIingfii0piecmpos
sinkindnessndoionleinoudilYlives.When

wepefecchievehewUnivesIWhY
BdhisvwebecmeBuddh8uddhism

echesushwoIiveinhmnwihheueeo
ioIifeondheunivese.Inohewdswewud

IivepefecndwondeulIivessimilhseof
BuddhsndBdhisovos.Thisisheueuime

ndpeech0Y0n0eching.

TopciceBuddhismwesb:

134

I} BeingfiIiIndespecfuwodpens
echesndeIdes

2} Hvinghegeocmpssinemind

3) Nuuing0uhinkingondwisdomnd

Bdeningoumind.

Alh0ughinsecluenceheIscnbepc

icedsimuneuslsechencmpssesheohes.FexmpebeingiiIpensincludes

compssinondkindnessesningndwisdm.
Wisdmincludesbeingililjcompssionend
kind

ncewehveogenelundesndingo8uddhismhowdoweppIi0oudiIiving?Fiswe
needoknowwhechBuddhondBdhisv

epesens.Iweclonhen8uddhismwouldbe
eclucedsupesii0nondwewuldnoeceiveis
uebeneis.AlIBuddhissusc0ninheseuliieschooceisicsndhews0pcice;hee

foeeningonnesuwibeenugh.We
needoknwhowundesndndpplYhe
echingseeciveI.

UsuoIinhecene0heminhoemple
heeesuesoneBuddhndwBodhi-

svswhichepesenousenuend0igin
eni.ThewBclhisvosepesen0uviu0us
l35

biIiieswihinuseIf-nue;neisundesnding
ondheheispocice.IheBuddhinhemic-

deisBudclhShkmunihenhewfigueson
eihesicehimwiIbeIvnIusindUnivesIW-

hBclhisvsepeseningwisdomndppIic
inespecive.Thusundesndingnclpcice
ecombinedinone.IhehoIhshehee

sges0fWesenPueLndwihBuddhAmibh

inhemiclceepeseningse-nuehenhew
figues0neihesidefhimwibeGunYinnd

GeSenghBdhisvs.TheespeciveIepesencompssinndwisd0mcompeesmbl
izingheininiewisdmndviuuscpbiliies.

TheefeweginseehBuddhismiseoching
Theeep0undechingswihinhenmes

fheBuddhosondBodhisvsexompIehe
nmeBuddhShokmunielsushepincipIesf

heBudclhIseducionllShkmenshumni
ndkindness.IlMunimenspuiomind.The
echings0hesewouiiesedvcoedbe

cusepe0pleinuwdckcompssionnd
kindnessndeensefish.MeveIlsenien

beingsIckpui0mindconsnldweIIingin
wndeinghoughsgeedngeignoncend
ognce.AnB0dhisvwhbec0mesBud

clhinhiswoIdwilbenmeclShkmuniech
l36

usheemedfoupbemsnceheepesen
insoBudclhondBodhisvosouesoeun

clesclinuiiveusbkingohemwewill

peeclcompehenclhegool0heBuddhIs
eochings.

Whenweenehefishl0wopcehe

HllHevenlGudinswewilseehesue
IvieBodhisvsuoundedbhefouHeov

enGudinsinhemidcehehl.vie
BdhisvknwninhewessheHppBud

dhqhshugesmiIeepeseninguIness.His

gesm0chepesensenomousolenceond
bod-mindednessechingusoinecwihoh-

esndmeswihobenn-discimining
ndoIeon.Nex0himefouHeovenlGuodi
nsDhmPoecswhoechushowopo
ecouseves.

TheEsenDhmP0ec0smblizesui

ing0udundesponsibiiechingushe-

godIessposiinweneedouiIouduies.Heis
hodingueinhishndThesingSheinsu
mensh0udnobe00ighesehewillbek;

noshouIdhebeoIoosehewinpYweI.

WhenpopediusedndblncedheinsumenwilplbeuiuIIcIeIsmbizinghowe
need0kehemiddIepohwheninecingwih
l37

Tespependobecs.Whenechofusulfils

ouespnsibiiiesncobiginshowcouldhe
ninnopospe?

TheSuhenDhmPoec0smboizesimpovemennddidvncemen.Nonld

mesneedbekenceoppopie;

coninu0usimpvemenlsoneedsbesugh.In
hisighhndheSouhenDhomPoechlcls

heswcl0wisd0mnclinhisefhndingsmbizinghepefecionwisdomshwingusho
weneedusewisdminseekingimpvemen.
Theswdsmbizeshwweneedoseveic

ionsbeeheeou0conoI.

ThehidondfouhHevenGudinsehe

WesenndheNohenDhmPecosepe

seningc0mpehensivevisinndliseningespecivelBohechusbseendisenme
ceuII0swes0ednumeusbksnd

vemnplces0cmpehensiveening.
Thee0chusdweIinouIbdphe
goodcluliies0sweIlsdisegodhesh0cm
ingsofhes.

TheWesenDhomPecepesens0-

sighedbseoinndhIdsdg0nsnoke
ThedgonsnkesmbIizescnsnchonge.n

hishehndhehldsbedsmboizingpinci
l38

pes.Pepemoesncl0becsinsocieundeg0
chngesc0nsn.WeneedobseeveY

ceuInclh0ugh0hveimgospnhe
pincipeswihinindebebeocn0his
ldgnsnke.llheNhenDhnIPoec
hds0numbe0pevenusombeingcnmined.Thisemindsushwihincomplexscie

weneed0knowhowpecoubdndmind

fmpIIuionndc0upin.Fmheseexmpes
weconseehheisicspecsheBuddhis
educineubeouiu.UnouneImn
pepeegdheseDhmp0ecsosgocs
bewshippedwhichisowong

l39

CHAPTERFUR

THEFIVEGUDEIlESPRACTlCE

memeeCndins

AfeesbIishingPuendeningCenesIn
sevec0unieswesefiveguiceinesfPuencl

pociinesoIowTheseiveguiceIinesweeexcedmhefivePuenclsuos0beppied

indiiving.TheisguideineisheTheeC0ndiinsexcedmheuizionSuwhich

povidesveimponoundi0ncuivion.
TheBuddhsedinhesuhheseThee

Cndiionsehep0pecuses0whichlhe

Buddhsomhepspesennduuepcice
heipuekom.InohewdsIhepeopIewh
becmeBuddhspeecedhesesheifound

ion;huswecnndisegodhem

TheFisCndiincncenshegdfoune
hevenbeingsndhumns.8eewecnbe
cmeBuddho0oBdhis0vweneedfis

becmegdpesn.Thecieiohise:
I) BeingiIiIw0dpens

2) BeingespeculowclseIdesndeches
3) Beingcomp0ssionendnkilingnIiv
l4l

ingbeingnd

qPcicingheenGdCnducs.

Wihhisfissepwebegin0pciceBuddhism.TheSecondCndiioninc|udes:

5) kingheTheeRefuges

6) Abidingbwscusomsndpecepsnd

7> Cnducingnesefinp0penddignified
mnne

Theminpincipefoupciceiswkening
popehughsndviewpinsndpui.Abe-

ginningsepineningBuddhismisoTkeRefugein
heipleewes.Afewegene0ehehe
TkeReugeinheTipeeweIsbocceping
eningondpcicingBuddhismweeues
DhmoIvoseop0ssonhepincipIegI0nd

diecionop0cicingBuddhismTheTipeewes
eheBuddhheDhmondheSongh.In

ppeonceheepicuesosculpues
BuddhsBuddhissusndmnks0ndnunse-

speciveI.Anohewounclesonclinghemis

hheeheueTipeeweIswihinuue
mind.

TheBuddh00ughuskeefugeinheTipIe
l42

ewesoouselnoue.oeunndeuponhe
Buddhoisoeonhewkeninginouselnue.
Whishisowkening?CuTenlweedeIuded
ndnowkenedH0wdidwebecomedeIuded3

Deusinisdue0oudisciminingmindndo

chmens.wepomhisdisciminingmind
ndchmenscnwesilseeblecsceY?
Weconnoswedn0seehembuiwesee

hemveVcelwih0udiscimininghoughs
ndchmenshenweewkened.When

heeisheslighesdiscimininoochmen
neisde|uded

Thesomeppiesoouchingheom
weeI0okingo;iisdelusion.IniiIIobecsd
n0hvenmesbuoegivenhembpeope.The
nmesikehe0bIecenoel.Apfomhe

nmesndppeoonceswhweseeisheue
fm.Weedeudedb0uhesefmshei

phsicleuesondheinmes.Conseuen
whenweidouselvesofhesedeIusionswewiIno
beochedhisish0wwecninouseves

eunndeuponheBuddheweEnighen
men.

Isomeonepoins0bendskswhiis
wewilInuIlsoiisbebecusehiswho

evebdclIsitWeg0o0ngwiheveYb0dls
l43

ochmenbuiweenched0iu-

seveshenwewiIlbewokened.Theefehe

mindsohe8uddhsndBodhisvsepuend

wih0uhesighesplui0noheecompeeY
wihouhesechmens.Whenwihheswe

cngongwihhembuminoinoupuiYinside.InhiswYweeunndeuponwken
ing.Aekingeugewhenwepphisc0ncep

udiIivingwheheinecingwihpeope
mesoobecswewillnongebedeuded.

umindwillwsbepuenn-clisciminingncl
behepIsenienbeingsThisiseunnd
euponwkening0heBuddheweI.
TheDhmhweeunndelupne

esp0pehoughsndviewpoinswhichishd
occompIishnwhenweeuYenighened
wilouhoughsndviewpoinsbecec.Bee
weechenIighenmenwecndophepope

houghsndviewpoinsBuddhSh0kmunis
0us.AlIheh0ughsndviewpoinswihinhesu

sec0ec.WecnfiseIonBuddh

Shkmunibuonowhieshedesn
wnus0elupnhim0eve.Thisisikesuden

eIingnechesinschIbubecminginde
penclenegduin.Likewisebefoewe
ingeenighenmenweneedeIYonBud
l4

dhShokmunindBuddhAmibh0sou
eches.

WheeisheBuddh?TheBuddhiswihinhe

sus0sBucdhoShokmunisedinheninie
Suooncl8uddhAmibheIedushough

heFoeighGe0Vows.Reingnheeochings
wihinhesuiseing0nheBuddh.Wewulc
dwelIopciceeoneswhheBucldh

ughusocl00efinmdoinglnhiswwe
wiIbeuendgodsudensAppIinghisconcepin0uciivingis0eunndeluponhe
Dhmewel.

TheSngh0heSngheweepesenspu

indhomnsinheSixPincipIesHmn.
Cnsequenlwheneveweseemnkndnun
wednwnodweonwhehehispes0nis

gecuIivo0ovi00opeceps.Whehe
heeenoisnuc0ncen.Seeing
monknunemindsusoseewhehewe0u-

seIveshoveIivedbheSixPincipesHmno
hvecuivedpuiomind.T0uIokeefugeis
knwhwoeflec0nouselvessincewesiI

hveIlhesmebodhbisndecommiing

hesmeenseshvingbeendeudedoinfinie
ens

lw0uIdbehelpuIfBuddhissseupheTi
l45

peewesinheihome.Whenwemokeeingso
heBuddhsue0picuewewiIbeeminded
howeneed0bewkenedHow?Whenousix

sensesencuneheexenIenvionmenwe

w0udncliscimineochogiveisen
hughs.FoexmpIemediinisnogivingise
ndiscimininghughs0ochmens.Thus

onechieveshighleveIowisdomndisbe0
seesiuoionscel.HweveodinYpeopIe
ikeususehefsemindndconsongiveise
wndeingonddiscimininghughsndch

mensinhesesiuions.TheppenceeveY
hingweseeisse.nceweh0veundesood
hesepinciplesndlenedhwnhvewndeinghughsndochmenswecnIsbecmeBodhisv8uddh

TkingheTheeRefugesisbeginningsepin
pcicingBuddhism.Fmheewep0ceedn
heundinThevdBuddhismhenM-

honBuddhismheThidCndiinwhichis
cmpised:

8GeneoingheBdhimind

9DeepIYbeIievinginheLwCusend
Eec

I0ReciingnduphdingMhoYnosus
l6

nd

IIEncuginghesnhephEnlighenmen.

BefepcicingMhnBuddhismwe

needogeneeheBodhimindBodhimens
wkeninghusheB0dhimindisnwkened
mind.HwwiIIwebewkened?Whenweise-

IizendundesondhhiswodisuosuelngS.

Up0ncefuIndi0nobseinofscie
wemYinducnclusionsigheningL0king
bckoveheshieosweseehpeopIe
used0bekindendmecnsidee.Wheeos

peopIen0wdsemoesefishndusuIon
hinkbeneiingneseloheexpense0hes.
Thisselishnesshsceedch0icwdmking
evenhecIimebnom.Theeoeheishing

ingeneinghe8dhimindiseIizehhis
woIdisilledwihsuffeingsndhoheWesen
PuendisfiledwihbIiss.Tuewkeningiswhen

weseek0escpehesesueingshenoin
hppiness.

Secndwkeningishespiionbenei

ondheIpIsenienbeingsohinkohesncl
n00neseWheheugenneedsfsen
l47

ienbeings?Theeisnhingmoeimponhon

heBuddhlsechings.Thusumospessing
needisnuuingnciningecuesocninue
pssnBucldhismTddueoudvncecl
piningskisnumeoussushvebeendisibued

hughouhewoclbuegeulewpeopelec-

uenhem.Sincepeplehveheendenco
misundesndhemeningswihinhesuswe

needuIifiedpepeoecueonndexploin
hem.Todhebeswobeneiohesis0in

lecuesondhesmeimegininnumebe

meis.Wewokowdhisgwihgeoe

nminclnusfoneWPcee0cun
bu0hewhlewoldlnI0nec0unYpospes
ndheohesoepohepowiIlenvndesenhepospeousedingconicsowse.

H0wcouIdwepsshedspeceulknowing

his?IfeveYneispspeushenoIwiIbehppY
ondpecefu.

nceheeis0gdnumbeofIecues0heIp
hesceuncesnchepinciplesfheBucl-

dhlsechingshewiinungduhelp0hesineochingwokeningobeokhoughdeusin
ndescpesueinghusininghppiness.Thisis
hemsbeneiciIwuspuheBdhimind
inpcice.
l8

TbeieveceepinheLowCusendEffec

doesnsimpIefeollWhgesoundcomes

und.Thepf0undmeningisMBeingminduIo
BuddhAmibhishecusendbecming8ud

dhishecnseuence.

FhePuendpciioneeciingndup-

hoIdingMhonoSuscnbeccompishedb
eciingheIninieieSuDevingdeepino
0nemehclcnbechievedbconcenoing0n
0nesu.weclonhinkhisissuicienheou

ohesusondnecommenYofhePueLnd
SchooIcuIdlsbeeciedThesesixemoe

hnenughSimpIlwhemookeoond
Iuish.Finolweencougehes0nhepho
enighenmen.TheisheepsfheThidCondii0nbeneiheseTheIsoneechesuso

dedicehebenefiswehoveeceivedlhes;

heIphem0undesndpcicendsucceed
inheicuivinoBuddhism.Whenining
chievemeninheBuddhlsechingswesuc-

ceeclinininginfiniewisdm.
meSixHmnies

TheTheeCndiinseheisTheFive

GuideIines0fhefundion0Pueondpcice.

l49

WehveebecmeBuddhsodepfm
hiswoIdEvenwhenwebecmesBuddhwe

d0n0IeovebehindsBuddhswnoheIpII
senienbeingsinheendiecions.

H0wdoeswegelongwihoheshm0ni

ous?TheBuddhsesixpincipesousolow
NnehesepplicbIewihinoBuddhis

cmmunibu0IsoinoIgnizinsgups.
WhenwekeeugeinheTipeewesheeis

singTeunndeup0nheSnghhe
mswhoespecIgoups.IlGupmens
gheing0pepe.Inusociehesmes
gupfpepeismiIgeneisnoin
ndhegesisheuni0nfmnYnins.Acu
IlhewhoIewdisgupowhichwele

p.WhYisBuddhiscmmunihemspecius
fgoups?ThesixuIeshhe8uddhsef

BuddhiscommuniiesesmehingIIismembes

Iwmokinghisguphemsw0hfespec
ndbeingIemdeoII.

TheisoheSixPincipesHmnisshe
hesmegsndviewpinsinhewocs0es-

bIishcommncnsensus.EveYnewihinhis
gupshoessimiIh0ughsndviewpinsp-

viclinghefundinIivinginhmn.IeveY
nehsdiffeenviewpinsndideshencnfIics
l50

wudbeunovidbIemkinghegupdisc

dn.hee0eshinghesomegsndview

p0insisveimponmkinghishefisheSix
PincipIes.

ThesecndhePincipesisbseehe

smepecepsnduIes.Theeeb0hbdnd
nowmeningswihinhewdI!Pecep.The
nITwmeningincludesuphIdingheiveen

IYpes0npecepsmnkIsnunlspecepso
BdhisovpecepsndheBudclhlsechings.
Inbclesensellbseingpecepsliincludes

bidingbeiueecusmsulesndIwshe
eniewId

Tdohughhedvncemenoechnog
inveIndc0mmunici0nouspheeoociviis
nIimiedoucunbuexponds0hec0un-

iessweII.Whehesighseeing0nbusinessvis

iinghesiisesseni0bseehelcIcusms
ndwsliveinhmnhusbeingweIcmed

ndespecedbohes.ThispincipeispcicI
ndbingsi0hes;heeoeuphdingBuddhispecepssincIudes0owinghecusms
ndIowshecun.Allgvenmenswecme

Iwobidingciizenss0uIpom0eondbe
benecBuddhismisupholdhepeceps.

Wihhissbsepepeculdhenh0mniusI
l5l

livewihugumensndshehelopcic
inggehe.Whenivinggeheondshnngo
cmmoncnsensusogupwuldnuIn

hvencnlicsTpcicewihhesmegol
ncchieveimpvemendiwucensue

h0hecmmuniYwoudexpeiencenclinne
pece.

ThelsofheSixPincipesisshebenefis

hmoni0us.8eneiseeooucinecessiies.

ASnghcesn0meeepesencommunio
mnksnclnuns.AhmehemiIcnspociceBuddhismndcc0dwihheSixPincipIeso
HmnmkeupsnghEvenwihincmpneveYonefmheempehewokes

cnpciceBuddhismomkeupsngh
Theeoesnghh0svebodmeningWihin
Snghwesiveshebeneis.F0lef-hme

pepeimensh0vinghesmemnneiving
fmhebbo0onewihnomesp0nsibiiies
wihinhecommunieveYnesheshesme
mnneoIivingwihnospecilemen.

WewouIddowelIolivebheSixPincipesf
HomonIenhwbeegelongwihh
es.Whenwih0heognizionsgupse
gdessfwhehenhef0wheSixPinci
pIesH0m0nweusevesneedccdwih
l52

hespiiohesePincipIesoulllowheBuddhIseochings.

BuddhsndBdhisvseoubese

mdelswhieweeobego0doemodeIsfoheswhenBuddhiss.ThisishespiiBud-

chismjusingouownbehvioinuencend
beneioheshuspomoingBuddhism.Wedn
eochohesinheomsensebusimpIlehem

bseeus.husudilcnducndpcice

cnunbusivelndimpecepiblhelpinIu
encendchnge0heslikeBucldhsoB0dhisvsmniesinginhiswcoechsenien
beings.
memeeLenings

hehidguideineisheTheeLenings:cisci
pineconcenoinndwisdom.TheTheeLen-

ingssummizeheechings0mBuddh
ShkmunindheBuddhsinhepspesen
ndfuue.TheGeCnonSusisdividedin0

heeseci0ns:susvinpecepsndsss
ocmmenies.Susincudeheechingsof

mediinvinincIudesheechingsofdisci-

pIineopecepsssincudesheeochingsf
wisdm.TheseTheeLeningsofdiscipIineconcenl53

0ion0ndmedi0inepesenhecefhe
8uddhlsechings.

TheeochingspecepspIcemsemphsis
nuIeseguIins0ndIws.Theehhsu

sesnchonges:spnngsumme0uumnndwin-

e.WeneedulesndwsosuccessuIIineoc

wihpeopIeondm0eshusenoblinghemembes

scieY0enYowondefulnduiIIinglie.A
wdbsenfIwonddeisw0dchs.

AIh0ughwem0pssessg0dfounendweIh

wem0siIbeunhppivinginfeo0ndinsecuiY.

Wh?Wehovediscdedlwondode.Thepe
cepshoughIexplinhepnncipIesmehodsnd
heevemindweneed0bingbouIwnd
de.TheTheeeoningscIeIexpinhiscon

cep.WepciceheBuddhlseochingsinode
oinheuIimepeecwisdm.ncewe
uncovehisinnewisdmwewiIknwheueeol-

iYfliendheuniveseincudinghowes0e
ou0iginIbiliies.
TheBuddhooIdushIlsenienbeingspos
sess0Buddhlswisdmndviuousobiliies.WhiIe

heknowIedgehepspesenonduueisp

0unginbiiYheeunfoun0eIYcoveed
ndhiddenbudeIusi0nDeIusionoccuswhen

hemindheisn0siIwhiIenenighenedone
l54

emoinsunfecedWhenusixsensesencune

heenvinmenumindhemvesgivingise
wondeingh0ughs.

TheBuddhughnumeouswsopcice
swecneminunecedinIIsiui0nsn

givingiseonwndeingdiscimininghoughs
chmenshusec0veinguiginIcpbiIi

ies.Thissemindisdeepcncenin.Cui-

v0iniscecingueneushoughsspeech
ndbehvio.Whoehesnddsfhese?

The0ediscipIinenclcncenion.Discipineis
heexenlsnddndpecep0bsei0nishe
inenIsndd;concenionishesndd

hepuemindTheexensnddisveYimponbumuchmeimp0nisheinensn

ddbecuseihepsus0chieveugoinhe
pciceoinwisd0m.

Wihdisciplineweinhecnceni0nh

givesisewisdm.Thisulimepefecwisdmis
cIedllAnu-Smk-SmbdhiIIHwdowe

isoinpopeeizionheneundppe
eizinndinlpeeccompeeeizin?
TheseIeveIs0finmendependnhesengh
cncenionheexenofhepuiomindAs

BuddhisshegoIupciceisPeecCm

peeEnlighenmen.Iwedepfmues0fde
l55

ndpuiY0mindweenpcicingBuddhism.
NmewhichmehdwepcicewheheBud

dhNmeChningpecep0bseionmno
ecioinZenmediin;iwednfoIwhe

guideIineswecnninhepuemindA

wudbeuswindowdessing.Wihnedegeef
puemindwe0innedegeewisdm.Wih

wodegees0puemindwe0inwdegeesf
wisdmec.heeepcicingccodingInd
moininingndpecinghepuemindwhich
givesiseuewisdmisexcepinIimp0n.
meSxPomosPincipes

ThefuhguideIineisheSixPincipIesPomioshehepim0VIivingpnncipIesfBdhi
svs.Echpincipeencmpossesouwhewo

Iiving;exmpleheisoheSixPincipesis

IlGiving.lISomepeopIehinkogivingssimpIYd

ningm0ne.AcuIIhisisnIne0fheininie
kindsgiving.Fmheppe0ncegivingisscn
ficingnesegive0hes.Hweve0misininsicnouegivingiseingg.

Wecnpcicegivingouwehphsicl

sengh.Foexmpeohmemkekeepshuse
diIYpvidingcmoobeenvionmenfohe
l56

fmiI.Wih0uppeundesndinghish0me0

mkemeeIhesediIchoeseepeiive;
h0wshingclhesndcokingmeIseboing
fhowevehehmemkeceundesndsh

heosheiscuIivingheBodhisvWbpc

icingheSixPincipeshenheShewibefiIed
wihIo.ChnglngnelspecepInofd0inghe
smechoeswihgivingnn-chingheis
pcicinghepincipeogiving.N0nd0es0ne
sevehewh0emilbkeepinghehousene
buonels0sevessoemde0elives

ndneighb0s.InhiswnIus0nebubeings
benei.neishusfmiIoem0def0miiesWhehemngingos0eobusinessbeing
0lemdeIo0hesispcicIngheBodhisvo

Winguidingsenienbeings.Thepincipefgivingcnbeexpnded0heininieuniveseond
bendWihhisexensivebdmindednessneis
Mhon8dhiSv

Givingisc0mpised0fheeceg0ies:weIh
echingndeessnesshegiving0wehincudesinenlndexenweh.Inenoweh

inv0vesII0f0umenndphsic0bsh
beneiohesExenweIhishegivingl
hehingseg.m0nedecGiningweIh
isheesuIogivingwelhThegivingoechingis

l57

hewiingnessinsucheswhiIen0selfishlY
hdingbocknknwIedge.Iisd0oubesin

educingwiIingsudens.AsesuIweginineigencendwisd0m.ThegivingeIessnessin

cludesshingwooheIsesndp0viding
eeIingfsecui.AsesulweginheoIhnd
ngie.M0spepewishweIhineIIigence

wisdmhe0Ihondngie.Whenheeisgd
cuseog0dewdwifIw.Wedneceive

ewdwihuispIninghegodc0use.B
pcicing0Iheekinds0fgivingwepeecI0
inIheseewds.

bseingceuwewiIlseehheee

nmnYwhhve0lIhewish.S0meweoIh
empesdnpssessgeineIIigencewis

d0mbuhveineIigenondwiseempleeswk
ingundehemflIwingheiinsucins.TheseineigenndwiseempeeshvecuivedwisdominheipsIivesbudidncuIivegodoune.nhehehndheseempYescuIived

gdunebudidncuivoewisdm.Cuse

ndeecmbecmpexbunhoddisinguish.Thususing8uddhispincipesbsees
cieenobIesusoknwhw0cnducouseIvesin
heuue.

neliuewisdmismeimponhon
l58

god0une.Wehisgdfunebuhwwe
usendIceweoIheuies0higheve0wis

dmWihuwisdmpssessingwelhmYled
usoceeininiebdkommbddeeds

hinkingweedinggdWihuwisdmwe
eunbedisinguishuemflseppefom
deviedighfmwngbeneficiolfmhm
u.enweeigno0nfhvingcnduceduselvesinneneuSmnne.

AIIhesepincipesoeexpIinedveYcIeIin
LioFonlsFuessns.Wihingdndbdhee
exissuendoIsehIndfulIighndwng

Fmisppencewhmppe0beue

gooddeeddueochongesinisnuesmeime
ecnunuhvebeenbdne.nhe

hehndwhminiiIIppeo0be0bd
deedcnunuhvebeengdone.

heeeweneedinsighundesndheu

cmegdndbddeedsondn0oudge
hembYheiiniiol0ppeo0nce.Weneedhigh
eveIfwisd0mundesnddeepInd0befo
sigheden0ughdisinguishcoITecheuh.

ThesecndpincipIeisPecepbse0inl
which0Ishsbdmening.WeIIwhe
Buddhlsechingsccdswihhecus0ms0
scieYndbidebYheulesndIwsc0un
l59

Y.Inb0hhespiiheIowsweIIsheIee
lIuIesndlwsneedbeowed

ThehidpnncipleiSMPienceIIPiencein

cudesIngempiencewheheinecingwih
peplem0esblecs.AsheBuddhexpinedinheDi0mndSugdhmisined
fompiencendendunce.T0succeedineihe

wdIspiiudhmwemush0vepience.
Wihuiweconn0inchievemenHving
hispienceoenduewhhesconnowe

chievewhohescnn.nhenwiIwec
cmplishgedeeds

TheuhpincipIeisllDiIigence.llDiligenceis

seekingfcusedimp0vemend0iIYnYing
dvnceinm0nYdieendiecinsAdv0ncing
wihdiIigenceoce0inIeveIwe0inconcen
in.Thiscncen0indoesnsimpIYmeoncuI
ivingwhiIesiinginIuspsiioncing0wII.l
ishveimhdoumindndnoobeinu

encedbexenlcndiins.Thisccdswihhe
DimndSueminunmvedbndun0-

ched0nphen0menn.N0chingn
phenmennisnbeenicedbemp0ins
mexenlinfuences.Wechievecncenin

whenweeunmovedbphenomenqsuchos
heodvncemenfscieniicechn0gsocn
l60

usingYedozzIingooueesIisseeingeveYhing
cIeIndkn0winghoisinuiivewisdmhe

p0nwisdom.lnhiswwewiIhenlivehppiIY
FexmpIewhenwebuefige00use
ndminininiceiconsle0senes.

DuingheseeneosheewiIbeimpvemens

ndchngesineigemnucuingWiIIwe
wnoexchngeinewone?Whenheeis
noneednewnendwecninueusei

wehvecncen0i0n.Whenweemvedupn

seeingnewm0clelinhesendwnbui
eploceheldoneidhoguesswiIlugh
heelsoppeonce;wehveneihec0n
ceni0nnwisdm.Livinginhisw0wewud

nbehppYbecuseouincmewouIdsIip
hughufingesusYing0keepupwihnew
poducs.BuddhismcshisMowhocmes
mkeussueinhiscseoempus0spendl

uhdeonedmone.AuIwisepesnwuId
beunmvedndiveohppulfilingiewihu
woies0ficinsunikeodinpeope.
meTenGeoVwsf

UnveSWhyBdhisv
TheihndIsheguideIinesisheTen

l6l

GeVowsoUnivesWoh8dhisvUniveF
sWhB0dhisvisunIiken0heBdhisv

duehisgebodmindednesswheehiseveV
h0ughisohepingsenienbeings.Hedesn
hinkohimsehismiIcounVw0Idbufhe

ininieunivesendbendechinguepeecin.WihhisgebdmindIhhepcices
iSge

TheodeinpcicingBuddhismisbeIiefunde
sndingpcicendoinmen.isweneed

hveunwveingbeieffwihouiweeunbIe

ccepheBuddhoIsechings.Iisnhes
insihisbeliefsidependsnfinicnclii0n.InBuddhismhesecnciinsincudegd
0sgdunemeisviuesndcuse.Wih-

uheseiwuIdbeexemediicuIhvehis

unwveingbeie.InbeIievingweneedisbe
ievehwepssessheBuddhonuendhwe
cndefiniebecmeBuddhSecondweneed
hvecnidenceinuiginlecheBuddh
ShkmuniknwinghhewudnIieus.We

sneedobeIievehwhhegemses
ndPichshvepssedd0wnusisuhfu.

H0wevesimpbeievingisnenough.
EquoimponishweseekhecoTecnd
peecundesnding.Afeundesndingwe
l62

needooccmpIishpciceoppIBuddhis

pincipIesmehdsndleveIsoinmeninu

doiIivingLosIhe0inmenisp0vewihin
udiIivesh00lheechingsndunde
sndingsoecec.

LelIhvehe0dsomeeI0wp0cii0nes
meninhIckingobessingmnEseicMos
ewuldseemmkeusineihesIneI

iehesekindsobessingIheecive?In
AmeicqmoneIowpciinesweesenhusi
sicb0uhisiuhhewoudevendiveen

husmeusindMsebincnsecin.AehecmebockIskedhemif
heh0duncveedheiwisdmndhdewe

Iicins.Thehnesshkheihedsndsid

n.Isidiocnsecinischievedbspinking
ewdpsweonhehe0dhenwemighs
wegkeshoweoeceiveogecnsecoin.

Nundesndingheuechoceisics0nd

meoningsbehindIIheiuIseveIsveYsd
phenomenonin8uddhism.M.NinChuHung
whwsonEseicmosesedvecIeIinhis
commenYohelDinieLifeSucLMTheconsec-

inisblessing0compssinndkindness;nels
hedsmboIizeshecoinsiIIinginhepesonhe
l63

usndingechingsfhe8uddh.Il

l64

CHAPTERIVE

THEPURELANDSCHL

T0dswepcicehePueLondmehod
weknwhheninieLieSuqisveVimpon

suhusisosupemeDhmPssingonheIni
nieieSundheAmibhoSuoohes

bingshemgeconsecin.Reciinghesu
nceisoeceivecnsecoionnceomIIhe

BucldhsinheendiecionsReciinghesuo
wiceisoeceiveconsecionwicemIIhe

Buddhs.Theeeweneed0undesndhe

mehodinpcicingsomhefundin0
heheeCndiions.

Assideieheisc0ndiionisbeiil

ndespecuwdpensndeches;obe

compssinendnkiIlnIivingbeing;ndo
culiveheTenGodConducsCuIivinbegins
omhee.Iwehinkhweconn0ccmpIish
hebvehennm0ehwwepciceiisonl
supeficiI.Iisimponus0pciceenes
occmpIishhesecndiinswemonoin

heuebeneismheBuddhlsechings
UIimeweeunhePuendmehd
Wh?TeunhePuendmehdiswhI
BuddhsecmmendwedInheAmiobhSuq

165

IIheBuddhsinhesixdiecinspisehePue

Lnd.InheInfinieieSuqBuddhShkY0muni
wsveceinpisingBuddhAmibhshe

msespecedwihhebighesoighhekingf
0IBuddhs.WheneuningndeIingupn0
BuddhwhwuIdbebeehnhebes?Bud

cIhShkmunidiclnskusoeunndeY
upnhimsebuheupnBuddhAmibhqf
heisheuIimeBuddho0lBuddhS.
lnheFoweAdnmenSuweseehb0h

M0nusnncUniveS0IWohBdhisvssugh
bihinheWesenPuendheWesenPue

LndweensemkbIewhwudhesew

BdhisvsofheHwDznwdwngo
hispicuIoPuend?ThelninieifeSuex-

pIoinswhwewuIdwnch0nBuddhAmi
bhlsnmendbebninhePuendIwe
wuIdecieheIninieLieSumeoenondIis

enecuesniwewuIdcmeo0deepe
0ndmemeninguIundesndingndcuIivi0n.

lwednowishspendmeimeondeneg
seekheuhoIifendheunivesehenIIw-

ingheechingswihinhissu0w0udbesuicien
ondpefec.Wh3Inheuueeweoebn
inhePueLnduwisdmviuusbiIiies0nd

enmenswilbeeuhse0BuddhAmil66

bh.WewilIhencIeundesndheuh
Iiendheunivese.Thussncienwisepeple

ensidhePuendmehdisoshcuhe
ulimeEnIighenmen.

Using0hemehodsweke0ngcicuious
oueochieveEnighenmen.Seekingbihin
hePueLondisheshcuhensuesus-

iningEnIighenmeninneieime.Fmhiswe
knwhhismehdisusndingndbend

cmpisn.AIBuddhsBodhisvs0ndpsPichshvepisedhismehodIiseoppo

uniusoencouneiinhisIieime.Asissidin
he0peningveseohesusllDiiculencoun

eininfinieeonsllHvingencuneediinhislie
imeiwudbeunbebIsdIehiseso

0ppuniiespssusb.IoccussineuenIin
ininieeonsweneecl0hodnighonIeg

enndpcicesenesIndsincees
wecn

l67

The
Thee

Reuges
VenebeMseChinKung

lTAKINGREFUGEINTHETRIPLEjEWE<SII
sII\|GAPREI992

DeeII0wpciionesdweeging
conducheIniiionCeemnoheTipIeewes
whicheheBuddhheDhmndheSn9h

IwouldikeocoiwhokingeugeinheTipIe
ewelsmenssinceheehovebeengowingmis
undesndingsinmclenimesInde0ephe
uebeneiswemusisseIehesemisunde-

sndings.

WhisBuddhism3ISieIigion?Buddhismis
noeigi0nbuhehemspoundnd

whlesomeeducoionbosed0n0ninees

BuddhoShk0munilsechingsollsenienbe
ings.Aslec0IIinI923I.ingWuuYngspoke
heUnivesiofZhong-Shon.TheiIeohisIecue
wsMBuddhismisNeiheReligionnooPhiIsoph
buheEsseniolhedenW0dThisIecue

wosninsighubekhoughhshookhecon
empVChineseBuddhiswod
SinceBuddhismisneducoinwhexc

eisbecivesmeh0clsndpinciples2sedu

cinlbeciveisheIpsenienbeingsunde
sndheuhheDhmwhichisdeineds
heechingsheBuclclhs2duieswsnc
l7l

dcines3hingsevensphenmeneveY
hingSimppuheuhheDhmddesses

hecuseshiniioeIhephenomenoiend
heunivese.ieees0ouseveswhileheuni-

veseefesoouivingenvinmen.Theefoehe

educi0nIconenBuddhismdiecsusogin
ceundesndingofouivingenvi0nmennd
ouselves.

Nwdshe0mIeducionssemonI
subscibes0piundesndingfheunivese
whichhseobepven.MoeoveweesiI
discussingndinvesiginghisimiedpnYe
kn0wingenughdwhececconclusions.

Unf0uneeveneigionscnnop0videcom

pehensiveondsiscYexpnionsoIies0
wh0lendeonIconinedoimiedeohe
uh.Theefoehepfoundndexensiveeduc

ioncnenBuddhismisessenileveYsen

ienbeing
TheboundYofoulivingspceisnoesiced
cioegionoevenushepIoneeh.

heeeglxiesinuespocecmpisecloinnumeblepnesnwhichexis0dvncedIie
mshoemuchmeineigenhnhumn

beings.AIhesegIxieseoIsoulivingenvin
men.Fuhemepmhespcedimensin
l72

heeissoimedimensionwhichexendsm

hepshughhepesenndinoheuue.
Thusheenvinmeninwhichweiveconsissofn

ininiemogniudespcendime
ucuenomoIeduciondesn0cove

suchonexensivediscussinohisinfinie|iving

spocendimeEvenhewelespecedConucionismninvovessinglelieimenging0m
bih0dehnduimeIsongelionship
hIinksus0uncess.heechings0Con-

uciusbeIuchonhehevenIbeingsoghss
buinsedcusnhwobehvesnh0n0

bepeson.IncnsuddhShkmuniceI
ndpeciseIdescibedheFuSgeRelms
whicheBuddhBdhisvPYekbuddho

ndSund-hee.Ap0mheouSgeReIms
eheSixRemsoReinconinofhevenIbe-

ingsAsushumnsnimIshungYghssncl
hes.LevesowkeningnkheseFuSge
RemsndheSixRe0lms.oexompIeBuddhs
j

hvehemswkenedmindswhilebeingsinhe
helshvehem0sdeIudedmindsBYcmbining

heSixReoImsndheFuS0geReImswehve
heTenReIms.Thesec0mpiseouexisingliving
spcendiisesseniIusocIeundesnd
hem.

I73

AeweundesndheuhfIifendheuni

veseuhughsviewpinsspeechndbeh0v
iwuldnuIldifembee.lnhepsu
deIudedmindndeTneousviewpinsIedin

ceccinsheebceingbdkmwhich
ishefuueeibuinesuingomonelshoughs

speechndcin.AccdingheundmenI
wfCuse0ndEecunvidbIeconse

quenceswiIesuomceingkmsg0desulscomemgdkmndbdesuscme
mbdk0mneceoesneIswndesin;n0

onecnsepinobehecnsequencesu
cins

Aswecnseehughundesndinghe

uhlifendheunivesewilbnngusininie
beneis.nceweundes0ndnddeepIbeieve
inhewCusendEecwewiIIncee

nmebodkmIwedonceenYme
kmhenwewiInhovebehecnse

quences0uishuschievingwhheBuddh
feuenlefeedinhesusssupssinghe
TenRems.FmheCusendEecpinf

viewheFuS0geRelmseheesuIsfdiIigen
cuivinnd0inmenwhieheSixRemse

hec0nsequencesgdbddeeds.TheSix
RelmsconbefuhecegizedinheThee
l7

GdReoImsfhum0nsAsusndhevenIbe

ingsnclheTheeBdRelmsheIshungghss
0ndonimoIs.

Afeundesondingkmndiscnse

cuenceswewieinmceingonYme
kmlesnnboclnes.80ppinghe

bvecncepsud0illiveswewilIboin
wheveV0newishes:hppifepIeosn
fmilsuccessuceeh0mniussciep0s-

peusn0i0nondpecefuIwIdnIheBud
clhlseducoincmpeeIpvideshesoIuino

humnilssechuehppiness.CIeunde

sndinghisweeIizehohiseducoionisessenieveYne.Sincehiseducinencmp0sses

ininiespcendimeisupssesdifeencesinno
inIicepIiicofilioin0ndeiginIn
hewdsiisoosenienbeingsinheIine
Relmsbeowh8uddhs.

TheeeseveIex0mpesinhesusbu

difeeneligiusIIoweswhenedheBuddholseochingsduingBuddhoShokomunilsime.
TheFoweAdonmenSuoondheE0hSeSu

eIIespecivelHindupies0ndodughe

HindupieswhbdheingheBuddh0is

echinghve0inedheeveIfB0dhisv
F0mheseexmpIesweundes0ndh0heBud
l75

dhlseducinindeednscendseIigiusbeliefs
ndhnYeIigiuslwescnbenefif0mi
Theeducinlssem0undedbYheBuddh
issimiooucnempeduci0nssem.
Foexmpebec0mingnAhisequiven

ening0UnivesiBchelsdegeendbecom
ingBdhisvisequivIeneningMsels
degee.

Buddhohdhehighesdegeeis

ecluivlen0Ph.D.F0IwesfneIiginc0n

inhesesgesoenighenmen.sinecessV

obndonnelseiginndIenheBudchjs
educinbinenIighenmen?DeinieIn.
IfneweegschsudboodpusueknwIedgenddvncemen0neneedn
chngeninoieIigin.Inhewdshe

puposesudingdesnconlicwihnionoIi
eIigionec.
Theee8uddhismisneducin.iIessuch

sAhBdhisvndBuddhenhingbu
Mdegeellnomes.Regdessudieenceswe

shochievehesedegeeseuIIsI0ngswe

diIigenfowheechings.Thushelniiion
CeemnofheipleewesismIYenIIne
insch0wheeBuddh0ShkYmunieoches

heblecivemehdsndpnncipIesining
enIighenmen.

l76

SinceBuddhShkomuniesbIishedBud

dhismweckn0wIedgehim0sou0iginleche.

AcuIYheeis0nneecheBuddhShkmunill8uddhiss.BdhisvssuchosnIusi

smbIizingwisdmSmnbhdsmbIizing
gevowsndAvoIkieshvsmblizingcm
pssinweeIheBuddhlseiesudens.T

dweooeheBuddhlssudens.TheseBdhi
SvSeuschmesseniswhsudied

beeuswhieweoeeshmen.Asheesenis

ndh0vehebiiechusBuddhsBdhi
svsndAhsenobIecsowshipbu
hesmeonewecnespecndIeonm.

Whisheuimeg0IoheBuddholsedu
ci0neThesusechushiisAnu

SmYkSmbodhiThisveimponndweIespecedphoseisnsieedmSnskiinde0keepisiginponunciin.lmenshe

highesp0pendcompeeenlighenmen.Simpsidicnbeinepeedsheuimepe
ecwisdm.Wheve0binsiwiIbeobIeoinui

iveknwndsenseevespec0heueeIiY
ofIifendheunivese.bininghiswisdmnd
biIiisheuimeglheBuddhlssudens.

The8uddheochesushheuimepefec
l77

wisd0misinne.The

Av0mskoFloweAdn

mn-gsoesEvl
!nn1gsoeslEvebeingpssesseshesme

wisdmndviuouscpbiiiessBuddhs.llWhY
dowenhovehiswisd0mnw?isbecusef

MwndeinghughsndchmensllThissoe
menceeveIshewcuses0hwweem

pihovelsuiginocpbiIiies.Wnde
inghughsnd0chmensenwihin0ub

sicnue;heefehecnbedisc0dedLike

dispesinghecudsehesunshinehughwe
emvew0ndeinghughsndchmensf0m
umindndcuiveviuees0euBuddh

NuehuscmpIeeIecveinguinn0eobiIiies.

lnpcicehwdwecuIivoe?FmolIYok
ingefugeinheTipeeweIsisheiniioIsepsi
sYmbizes0skingVeneblesmnksnunspss

nw0YsfBuddhiscuIivi0n.T0kingRefuge
mensindsheIeh0wecneunndelY
onwhBuddhisscoIlReun0heoheshe.lI

Inp0cicemwheedweeunndupnwh
dweeIY?WeeunndelupnheTipe
eweIsfhe8uddhlheDhmndheSngh
InheissepweenndenheBud
dhlIBuddhisSnsklwdmeoningwe

nessndundesnding.Whenwekeeugein
l78

heBuddhwe0eeuningm0udeIudedse

mindndelingupnnwkenedunde

sndingmind.P0icipinginheIniiinCeemnYndoccepinghe8uddhlse0chingse
heissepshewkeninginbecmingwe
fheimp0nceIeninghiseducoin.
TheSixhPichZenMseHuiNengused

difeenppochinexpIiningheTipeewes
HedidnusehewdSllBuddhDhm0nd

Songhllfe0pm0ingmiscncepinsinhe
TipIeewels0uuegeneins.Hewsfid
hSBuddhismwspssedmgenei0n0

geneiniheusedhesewodspepew0ud
fme0neusviewsuomicIIhinkingo
sueheBuddhewesuheDh0m

eweI0ndBuddhismnknunf0heSongh
ewe.Theseenwhweshudeun.Ac-

u0llwesh0udkeeugeinouSef-N0ueBud
dhA8dhisvsedITheSe-NueAwe

nessisinn0e.TheeoewhBuddhShkomuni

meninkingefugeinheBuddhisnoseek
peci0nundehiswingbueunfmudeIusivemindndelupnheinneSeue
Buddh.IisesseniIfneoundesndheim

p0ncefeuningnelsSeIfNue.

Inhesecndsepwekeefugeinhe
l79

DhmeuningmdevionviewSbeling
upnppeviewsndundesonding.Dhm0is

heppecompehensi0nondviewpinofliend
heuniveseTheDhmeweisheininieinne

wisdomoSe-Nuelsefeed0shePin
Wisdom.ReIinguponuPnWisdmcec
oueoneushughsspeechndbehviishe

meningkingefugeinheDhmewe.

AmongheTheeeweIsheDhmishepimo
neweshouldeon.InhisdncgePon
WisdomwibeupimVconcen.
Hweveouinnewisdmcnnobeesed

inshime.ThenwhShoudweIow2Sus

eecdsoheBuddhlsechingshdescibe

heuhofheunivese.Bef0e0uPnWisd0m
hsbeenulIecveedwefolI0wheechingsin
hesuosndusehemsguideIine.Iouhinkingcoincideswihhesushenoucompehen
sioniscec.FoexompeheBuddhechesus
especondkeceooupoensondeoch

es0bec0mpossinebnkiIingndopc
iceheTenGodC0nducs.PepIemwondein
hism0denogewhweshuIdbeolwingwh
he8uddhughheehousndesgWe
dsbecuseheSeINuePInWisdmisev-

esingondunchnged;hsewhbinihve
l80

hecpobiiYkn0weveVhinginhepospesen
nduuewihinheininieunivese.

Howevewemusbewoe0ouduensus.

Iisesousenc0unekesuosespeciIIin
modenwclhpomeseedmpubIicin.EssenilnnecnpubIishbooks.nn
cienimeswhensusiscmeChinechsu-

hdundegsicexmininbYexpes

IIowedbheempe0IsiciIsepveis
uhenici.Evenhesucommeniesn-

cienpi0chsundewenscuinfmhighc

complishedmnksndsch0Isohimebe0e
eceivingheEmpelsppovlfodisibuin.
Nowdsnooneeguesenoceshispcess
Theeoeweneedobeceuinveiinghe

uheniciosubchecking0isisinginhe

DgonChien-LongCnonoheSus.his
Cnonohi-eighvumeswscmpiedunde
hedecee0EmpeChien-nginI738.Pevius
cn0nsweemeicuIusceiiedbhemosc

complishedmnksondschoIsoheiimend
huss0seeseibeeeences.

nhehidsepwekeeugeinheSngho
ewe.UsedheeSnghodoesnomen0gup
mnksonuns.Theeewoepeseninspu

i0fmind0ndhomninie.FisSnghefes
l8l

livinginwYhkeepsumindswYf0m

empinswhiIeminininghepuiusix
sensesfsighsoundsesmeluchndmind

obecnhemodenwodpeplesuempIuinofmindspiindbod.Evenheehls
ecogicssemis-bnce.Theeehesin
hezneIeshelp0lIuinIIheskies.A
mseveVhingfomheskiesndheehohei

inhbinseconminedinonewo0nhe.
TodeveYneis0weoenvinmenplIuin.
GvenmenseIspmingenvinmenlp
eci0nensuebeeivingcndiins.H0weve

hweeciveoehesepecinpgms?is
quesinbe.ThepbIemcmesbckwhohe
BuddhoeveIedh0heenvinmenhede-

pendenvibechngeswihumindsheindependenv0ibIe.Ifheimpuiiesinumindcnnbeedic0edouenvinmenwilIneveech

sefpuiY.Theeeiwew0nimpove

heexenenvinmenweissinenolIbY
puiingumindTkingeugeinhehideweI

heSnghqhusmenseuningmp0IIui0nnd
eIingupnpuiYomind
Sec0ndheS0ngh0epesenshomniniv
ing.Hving0bseedhesueingsesulingmhe
dishomnbeweenpeopescuniesondeven
l82

eigionsheBuddhughusheSixPincipeso
H0mon.TheSixPincipeseheesseniIguideIineshlBuddhissneed0bsee.Whenwe

keeugeinheSnghweeeuningm

puin0nddishmnndeIinguponPuiYf
MindndheSixPincipesHomonY.Thushe

guideinesocuivoione:
TIingeugeinheBuddh
wenesswihudeusin

TkingeugeinheDhm

ppeviewpimswihudeviin
TkingeugeinheSngh
puwihupluin

TheseoehepimdiscipIinesinpcicing

BuddhismmhebeginningofcuIiv0inhe
inmenBuddhhd.

hemoinpupsebehind0kingheTheeRe
ugesiscuivoepcicingwkeningpope

hughsndviewpinsndpui.Fomnwoni
pepIeSkuswhweecuIivingwec0non
swehweecuIivingheTheeRefuges.Wh

eweIeoning?WeeIe0ning0ochieveheuI

imepeecwisdmhcomesmpeecing
heseTheeReugesWh00ehemehdsweuse
l83

cuivin?Theeeinnumebemehds

vibedependingonhebiindc0ndiionf
e0chindividu0pciine.eh0ds0enixed
bufexible.Hwevewemusemembehu

Ieningbecivew0seminshesme;wk-

eningpopehughsnclviewpoinsondpui.
FPueondpciioneshemincuIivin

mehodweuseischningBuddhAmibhls
nme.ThismehdisdvocedbMhs
hmppGe0SenghBodhisvinhe
SunmSu

ndbSm0nbhdoUnives

WohBdhisvinhe AvmskFlowe
AdnmenSu

Inddii0nchningBuddhAmibhds

nmeweoIowheFiveGuideinesohelpusin0u
diIcuivion.FiswedvceCnuciuslFive

ViuesoGeniiKindnessRespeculnessThiinessndHumii.WeuseheseFiveViuesoculi-

veubdndmindPcicinghempvides
heoundoionoucuivi0nTheisleveis

cmpisedofheheeC0ndiionshede
scibedinheVisuizionSuTheFisC0ndiion

incudesbeingiIiIndespecuI0onelsp
ensndechesbbeingcompssionendn

kilingnivingbeingsndcpcicingheTen
GdCnducs.ThesecndCndiininc|udes(o>
l84

fIwingheheeReugesbbseingpeceps
lwsndcusmsndcbehvinginoppend

digniiedmonne.heThidCndiionincludes
geneinguB0chiMindbceepIbeievingin
heow0CusendEfecceciingndup-

hdingMhnSusnddencuoginghes0dvncenhephEnIighenmen.The
BuddhldushheTheeCndiionsehe

cuseshobughheBuddhshehee
imesndheendieci0ns0Enlighenmen.
Theeewecnnodwihouhisimponsep
inupcice.

PceedingupwdmheTheeCndiins
wedvncehesecndleveIwhichisheSix

PincipesHomn.TheFisPincipIeofHm0n
isshehesmeviewpinsgIs.TheewilI
bencnfIicinhewoIdifweIshehesme

hughsndviewpoins.hispincipeiesocee
cmm0nundesndingoIsenienbeingsThis
commonundesondingisbsednuSe-Nue
ndn0onBuddhShkmunilsopininHe

ughushowocuivendexpleuwnin
newisdmviuesondcpbiliies.Ween

imiinghim;oheweoeecliscveinguinbn
peni0l.HiseducionisuIexdinY.
Thesecndpincipleis0bseehesmepe
l85

ceps.PcicinghepecepsincudescuIiving
niudeflIwingscielslws0ndcusms.
nceeveYnesh0eshecmmnviewpoinsnd
isbeof0lwhewsciewibepe0ceund
pspeusndwdpeocewiIInuensue.
Anheimponpincipeisshebeneis
eu.nmdenscieiisbeneici0Ino0

h0vebigdieenceinweoIhbeweenpepIebu
cIsehegpbeweenhellhoveIsllond
hellh0ven0s.EuoIsh0ingweIhcnse

quenseleshecnicsvewe0hShoing
beneishmniuswih0hesisdeedwis

dmndecuiv0ingdfune.Theesnpeplednohveequlwelhcmesom

hediffeenseedsh0heYhvepeviousI
pnedpepIedidnplnhesmeseeds

h0wcnheexpecoheshesmefuis?he

BuddhoughhhsewhhesmeshuId

sh0ewihhsewhhesess.henheshing
beh0viobecmesheseedsh0wiIIbenei0ne

meIoe.Acc0dinghewoCusendE

ecppepIeneedcuivemegd0uneeceivebeehessinheuue.Inddi

inheweIhneedshoeheipssessinsin

deeminweoIhinheuue.nIbding
sowiIIhewldbecmepeceul.Thisuemen
l86

cmesmeningheBuddhlsechings

Puendpciinessundi0ncui
veheCnucinFiveViueshebsic

humni.FomheewedvnceheThee
CndiionsndheSixPincipesoHmnhe

heimponbsisbeepcicingBuddhism.
ThenheTheeeningseheundinbefe

pcicingMhnBuddhismhoincudesheSix
Pmis.FinIwepciceheTenGeVws

0fSmnbhdUnivesIWhBdhisvo
inBuddhho0disnodiicuIemembe

heseiveguidelines.Cmbininghiss0id0undin
wihchningBuddhAmibhlsnmewilIssue

usofbiningwhpeopehvewspusued
hmniousfmiliesuccessuIceend

pecefuscieY.Iowh0wehovecIeundesnding0whweeIeningndsinceewn

0IIwheechingsweneedpcicedii
genowdccomplishingouideIgo.Cn
seuenI0neeunsndeiesn0nelsTipeew
esofSefNue.

lnoddiion0hebscmfheTipIe

ewelsfSeNueheeehephsicms
seensBuddhlsimgessusnonksndnuns.
MkingeingsheBuddhlsimgeseesw
pup0ses.Fisihn0suiginIecheBuddho
l87

Shk0muni.EveYimewek0heimgewe
emembehegee0chingshepssednous.
SecndiisemindusemuIehe8uddh.

Whenweseehe8uddhlsimgeweemindou

seIvessivewkeningndno0bedeIuded.
SusseehesmepupsebYemindingush
wehve0keneugeinheDhmndneed

eecupnuviewpinsndc0mpehensi0n.

Simiseeing0mnkonunepeseninghe
Snghqc0nemindusheimpncefmin
iningpuiYfhesixsensesndhmonYwihh-

es.TheeeendinghephsicIfom0heipIeewelsgeIbeneisusbecuseheYcon

snemindushephowkening.
Smep0ciinesendhephsicIomso
heTnpleeweshme.The8uddhlsimge
smbIizesheBuddheweIwhiIeheBdhisvIs

imgeepesensheSnghoeweI.Whenwe
hnheTheeSgesheWesenPuend
BuddhoAmiobh0smboizesheBuddheweI
ndAv0IkieshvndMh0shmppBd

hisvssmbizeheSongh0eweI.Fuheme
BuddhissuossmblizeheDhmeweI.These
heeemindusfhee0suesSeIN0uewihin
Us

heBuddhissu0shemfinielieSuis

l88

whecmmendhemstAlhughno

lenghheexcompIeeencompssesheBud
dhlsechings.ThusiisweIsuiedmden

pcii0nes.Theulie0hissuoisTheBuddh
KIIE

IIeSd0Adonmen

uOIITvnnIInennennevlnVC

Scho.ThisiIefuevesheoblecivespinciples
ondmehdsfcuIivininheBuddhlSech-

ings.lIninieLiellinhissuolsileembodieshe
msimponofIhe0heininiiesincudingini
niewisdmbiiiesviuesweIhec.Wihu

ininieienec0uIclnoen0Iheseoheininiies.TheininifunupeniliswhPue

ondpciinesseekndheviuesndcpbiIiiesofouinneSefNueeininie.Fuhe

moeininieDhm0iginesmSeINue.
Thusheimmesubeunbundedexisences

heTenRems0eceedbheSeue.
ThewodAdonmeninhesulsieepe

sensuhgoodnessbeundwisdomcluIiies
henoueeiinhiswc.Theexis
wihinheSeINuendwibeundwhenne
seekswihin.

ThepincipIesocuivi0neIsexpessed
bllPuiEclulindEnIighenmen.llPuiepesensheS0nghewe;Ecluiepesenshe

l89

Dhm0ewe;ndEnIighenmenepesenshe

Buddhewe.Theseheecnceps0els

euivenheTheeLe0ningsndcvehe

Buddhls-nineeseochingsPuiYsnds
seIf-discipIinendheVinsPeceps;EuIi
sndsheCnceninndheSus;EnIighenmens0ndsfheWisdmndheSos0s

Cmmenoies.
Iweh0veobusiesIenddnhoveime

sudnumeusBuddhissuswecnsom
hislninieieSuncehughIundesndinginnwil0neundesndBuddhShko

munilsechingsbuolsheechingsoIlhe
Buddhsbecuseheseechingscmem
heSeIoue.

TheBuddhSDe0ksheIninieieSu
AdnmenPuivEulivndEnihenmenf
heMh0vn0SchoI

expessesheessencef0

sus.Pcicingccdingheechingsinhis
suuiIsheequiemenskingeugeinhe
Tipeewes!

TdIhveexpIinedeveYonehemen-

ingokingheTheeReugeS.Wewibeginhe
TheeReugesCeem0nbsinceeIndespec-

ulepeinghehheeimesinon0he
BuddhvwingbewiingbecmeBuddhds
l90

sudenndenmhim.IVenebIeChin-

KungwiIlbehewiness0ndiniiineche.

PIeseemembehnedoesnkeeugein
hemonkcnducingheceem0nbuhein

he8uddhheDhmndheS0nghhusbe
cmingsudensoheTipIeewels.
Thefowingissimpleesemniniiin
ceemonY.EveYnewilleceiveceiicehe
iniii0nwihnohexcedomheB0khe

H2ibDhomMseH0ng-I.Weusei

commem0inndsimplici.Leussndinn

heBudclhlsndBclhisvlsimgeswihu
mossinceepuacompossioneondespecu
he.RepeemelsoemnIpedgebe
sudenheTipIeewes.Fmn0wnIwicuIi

veccding0heBuddhlsechingSwilseek

bihinohePueLondndwiheplohesenienbeingsoundesndheuhoheDhm.II

l9l

WHATISTAKINGREFUGE?

TkingReugemensoeunndeIY.Fom

wheedoweeunmndupnwhdoweeIY?

WhenwekeefugeinheBuddhqweeeun-

ingomudeIudedseomindndeYingupn
nAwkenedUndesndingmindWhenweke
eugeinheDhmweoeeuningomdevin
viewsndeingupnp0peviewsndundesndingWhenwekeeugeinheSnghwe
eeuningompIuinnddishom0nYndeIinguponPuioMind0ndheSixPinciplesf
HmonTokingefugeinheTipeeweIsesoes
hecmpleewisdmndobiiieSuSeIN0ue.
WewilIinpuieuliYhnesYcnenmen

cmpossin0ndveIuehppiness.

TheBuddhoewel

BuddhoisSnskiwdmeningAweness

ndUndesondingWhenwekeeugeinhe
8uddhwevweunmblindihnddeu

sinndeIuponUndes0ndingndAweness0s
owlie.WeenoeIingupnhesues

Bucldh-imogesbuhehespiifundesndl92

ing0ndwenessheepesen.
AssudenshePuelndTechingswe

IeoneuponBuddhAmibhlsIessns0n

wisdmndcmpossinThenmelIAmibhll
snds0lninieLighndninieLife.Whenwe
IlwhisechingswewiIIoinwisd0mhppiness
ndIngevi.

hisiskingeugeinhe8uddh

TheDhmoewel

DhmmeonsRighUndesondingondViews.
DeIusinhosbsucedusfmseeingheuefce
fpeopIeondheeibehindmesndb-

Iecs.Thishscusedusookifendheuniveseindisedonddevionw0.Whendeusin
isceedndumindsepuenexenwe

giveiseowisdm.Wihwisdmwe0ebe0see
IpepIendmescompIeendcIe.
Whenuhesepueweconseehepospe

sennduue.nwhenwehveceIseen

hewholecnouviewp0in0ndundesndingbe
cnsicleecligh.
TheBuddhIsmindispuewihouhesighes
I93

poIiuinndheeeseeseveYhingcleYnd

eniel.WecneYupnhesuswhichehe

ecdedechingsoheBuddhbecouseheY
spekenieIheuhsheBuddhhsseen.

Thee0chndShowushew0inPuiYf
MindseeiendheunivesemscelYnd

becmeiusIikeheBuddhs.

Assudens0hePueLndTechingswe
shudelupnheiveSus0nd0necmmenVhePueLndsguideIinesfpocice:
I

The8uddhoSDeksohelninieLieSu

AdnmenPuivEu0IivndEnihenmenoheohv0nSchI

2TheAmibh0Su

3.TheVisuizinSu0

4lITheChpeoUnivesWhBdhis0vlSC0nducndVwslIomheFwe
AdnmenSu

5.MTheChopenheF0emosAinmen

GeSenghBodhisvhughBuddh
Reciionll0mheSunmSu

l9

6.

V0subndhuBdhisvolsReDonhe
WvReochinhePuelnd

ThisisokingefugeinheDhm

TheSngheweI

SnghmenspuindhmnY.TdoYls

wdisuIpouin;pllui0nomindspiiviews
ndbdY.Evenheehndomospheeehz
dIYpIIuedThe8uddhoughlITheenvi
nmenchngesoccdingousemindll
Wewudd0weIeunom0lIhesepouns

ndelYupnPuifMindiishekesving
ouEh.

Theeissgedish0moninuwIdd0

mngsp0usesmiIiesiendsscieiesndcunieswhichhosboughusmuchsueingndmn

disses.TheBuddhughus0elupnheSix
PincipIesLivinginHmonesobishhm0
niouseIinshipsbeweenhesonduseves.

AssudensfhePueLndTechingsweeY
upnwisdmndcompssinsuwfeing
hesnddeingwihfis.GeoSenghBodhisvepesenswisclm.HischiceheBud

l95

dhReciionmehodpciceiswisdminis

highesom.GunYinBdhisvepesenscm
pssion;whenwehepinducehePueLnd

TechingsohesweepcicinghecmpssinfGunYinBodhi5v

hisiskingeugeinheSngh.

l96

HEHREEREFUGES

ToheBuddhIeunonde

euningmdeusinsnd

elYinguponAwenessndUndesnding.
ToheDhmleunnde

euningmeoneusviewsnd
eingup0nPopeViewsnd
Undesnding

T0heSongheunncle

euningmpoIuinndclishmnnde
ingupnPuiMindndhe
SixPincipesHmn.

l97

Sh Tlks

m
VenebIe Mse

ChinKung

SHPTTAISFRMVENERABLE
MASTERCHINKUNG
ClTENTS

TheReIiCusendEec

2O3

Subduings

2I3

CmmenYnLio-FnlsF0uessons

22I

FPeceExis:heMuiFihFoum

23I

HmesheAgedePomisingPec

237

SvingheWldomDisse

2qg

TkTheSdneEvegeenEde

255

TlkhelunNewYeolsEveChiDinne

267

HwCeeFulfiIingndPospeusMui

27I

TIkTheHinduEnd0wmenBod

277

WhMokeoDonionohemihHomeo

28I

cuuWod

heAged?
indunessoheBuddh0

20l

283

HEREALITYFCAUSEANDEFFECT

Ineceneosuw0dhsbecmebese

wihcoImiiesndouivesinceosingIiIedwih
sueingndunhoppiness.Asimesgesnhese
dvesiieswiIIbecmemendmesevee.

SmeneskedhwheGeC0mpssine
Buddh0sndBdhisvosIibeellpe0pe0m

heipin.Weneed0undesndheemening
ibeion.IdoesnomeonhheBuddhsnd
B0dhisvswiIldeiveo0dwhenwedonohve

enughecheswhenwednohve
en0ugh0we0.

henhwdhehepus?Bechingushw
0vecmegeedongendign0ncesh
oumindswilnIngebedeIudedbuowkened
BechingusheLwCusendEec.T0
endusueingweishveknwwhcuses

i.Ashumnbeingsweundeghesueingso
bihldgesicknessoncldeh.Wesuffehod

shipsdoninwhweseekepedfm
ou0vedonesndindousevesinhepesenceo
hosewhmweesenoevenhe.Weesu

oundedbYIhesewihnooppenwofbeing
uee.

IncldiinweneeclouncesndhcI203

siccndiinscicumsnceshveexisf

cousegeneeoneecBcn0llinghese

colsiccondiionswecnhves0meinuence
nucnseuences.Weneedopcicegd

deedsduinguifeimeogeneego0dkm
henwewilhenuIppeciehoIivingohpp

nduIilingieishekmicesugeneeclf0mo

goclcusendgo0dcondii0n.Anclhisishew
0heIpusooinibeionmsueingnd
inhppiness

Todmnuseeheweighunegivekmswewinesshedissesundus.This

negivekmisseishndeneusbehvio
beneiingouselvesheexpenseofohes.Hw
clweemovehisnegivekm2Howdwe

pevenfuhedisses?Bpcicingwhohe
8udchughBdedicingousevesheIping
ndbeneiingsciebnp0ecingouseves
whiehmingohes
Some0fushvehesubcnsciousdesie0

cnl0hepepenimsndinnimeb

lecs.BubIeingg00fhischmenwecn
beibeed.BuddhsndBodhisvsivehei

iveswihgeese.ThefufiIheiesp0nsibiiY0
odvisingndeducinghebeingsbexpIiningo
hemheueeifIienduniveseheLowo
20

CusendEec.Whevepe0pedecide0di
isheichoiceheiconsequence.Wesimpc
cdwihhecondii0nsweeducehemnd

heneveheesupohem.Bdoinghisou0
mindwiIeminseene0sigeneeshec0ncen
ionndhushewisdmeeciveYinec

wihpepemesndobecs.hebeneish
cnbedeiveclomsuchpociceeinfinieond
bundIess.NoonIconupesensueingbeesoIvedbuounegivek0mccumuIedove
infinieieimescnbeeIiminedswelI.

WhheneweunbeeIizeheue

benefi?Bec0usewee0bsucedbouwn

negivekmunbeseewhisighbeoe
uees.Weeconsnlemindedbheim-

gesBuddhsndB0dhisvs.C0nsn
pmpedboueciinghesus.Impeedbu

dilchningheBuddhlsnomendisening0
hedhmolks.Yewesieunbeu
cmpehendheechingsndesilunbIeo
ppYhepincipesinoudiIIiving.
WecnnbImeheBuddh0sondBdhi

svsfonhepingIncheeYing.
Weenping0enin.Wehovewndus
ndech0nceoencune8uddhismwhichis

0buslipbus.AwinghishppenwiIbe
205

gicmiskeh0isenieuuI.Tpevenhis
fomhoppeningweneedeIecnduIepen
oumiskes.ThisiseningpcesshwiIIen
bleusoovecmeulicinsndwoIdhb

isndhusoemveounegivekmo.

Whishisnegoivekm?Ap0iisIicionsndwodhbis.Hwdwevecme

hese3Bch0osingndp0cicingononehe

eighouhusndmehdshheBuddh

ughFmIheseininiewsheIdushoin
hisDhmEndingAgeheBudclhNmeChning
eh0dishemosconveniensimpendeecive.

lcngeneehep0siiveeecndhushe
senghneededediceouIicinsndbd
kom

WhdwenefeeIheesusf0mudi

chning3Iisnbecusehechningmehodis
inefecive.SmepciineshveochievedemkbeesusndsuccessfuIeiminedhei

negivekmIfweenfeeIingheesusiis
becouseudiIpcicedesnccdwihhe
echingsWeoenodingwhweeodvisedo
do0uwngodbuoedingwhweoe
dvisednodo.Fex0mpIeewee0ining

mkiIIingnivingceueeoiningmsel

ing2Aeweefining0mcmmiinghemeno
206

phsiclndb0diImisconducssuchssexumisconducingbusivengugebeingesseducivew0clsgeedngeondign0nce2
Wewulddowel0oowheBuddhisguidncendepenoumiskes.ThiswiIhepo

cleceseouneg0ivekmuchningou

dilpocicendougsneedoocccwih
hepincipesinheechingsueciionohe
su0sis0emindus0heechingsnd0ccod
wihhemocoecueoneousws.Fiueo
d0sowiIinceoseunegoivekmo.ug0Iis
heminclsinceipuiecluoiwkeningnd

c0mpssion.nwihhismindwilwebebeo
svelpobems.Thecnn0besovedbphsiclcebwo.TheesovedwihIving
kindnesSw0dhes.Iisin0ubesineesbe

idofhedesie0conIoiwilnesuin0u
cmmiinguheonsgessionshusincesingu

negivekmNonecnucn0Inohe.

HisYpovidesuswihmnexmpes0fcunies
hiedousececnn0hec0unY;
HielsinvsinfEupehepneseinvsion

ChinheRussioninvsionofAghnisnndhe
UniedSeslineeenceIoqndVienm.A
iIed

nhehehndouwokinppging
207

Buddhismh0ughuhewoIdespecilinChin
wheeweeeldisibuepesndb0ksech
peopeopciceg00ddeedshsesueclinve

wbil|inpeop|eIiseningoheechings.Wedid

nohve0spendmuch0ginhiskindesu.
Insedohosecuniesspendinghugesums0f
mnenwfehecuIdhvespenhe

mneoncinglvingndsuppingpepe
whweesueinghdships.Inhiswhew0uId
hovepeoceuIndesiwonhemove.heY
culdhveusedhemneoeducehei0wn

ciizensohephembeseI-suficienpom0e
enioninenIneedsinsedocnsnIinefeingwihexenis.

Thisishewulinuencepe0pewihl0v

ingkindness.UsingphsicIceYos0ve
p0bIemswiInonIceeenemiesbus0gen

eehecuseogheheleIms.Bpcic

ingincc0dncewihheechingswewiI
chieveesus.lnhiswwewiInsomou

mincls.Sinceevehingisoefeci0numind

eveYhingcnbensfomedbumindWhen
wecc0dwihheechingsouhughswiIl

chngeoucionswibep0peondc0Tec.
WewouIddowellolegoseishnessonI

hvehughSobenefiohes.Insedwee
208

wppedupinu0wnc0ncenshinkingono
pecing0u0wnineessucouniesIineess.
Thisw0hinkinghseclconfIicsmongpe-

peeudsmngmiiesndwsmngc0uniesIhsled0mssivedomgeonbohsicles;he

0gicIossofivesheexcessivemneYcshe
dissousdesuci0nolncheindesucinf

iendshipsndpecendhegvecnseuences
hwilbeincuedduehewofCusend

Efec.ucmpIeeck0cncenhepns
ivingndnn-livingceouesunuenvionmenesuinhedesuci0nfunuIen-

vinhen.lnuhiisweuselveswhsuffe

hisnegIigencendIck0cmpssin.Weel

oneeninebeingineeedcosewih
nenhe.EvehingincIudingusisesfomhe
comingogeheocusessohm0hesis
hmouseves.

ncewehooughcmpehendhiswewiIl
hvenmep0bIems.Beingvecncened

wihuownineesndhseofucunYishe
cuseldissesndmisunesTking

cefhispbemsvesevehingese.When
wepcicecccingwihc0ingndcoec

conducwewiIseeoninceoseinougodkom
nddeceseinoubdkmInunousuf

209

eingwilIbeeducedelimined.ln0hew0ds

wewiIlexpeience0vbIechngeinouenvi
onmen.

WhenwegiveisenesingIebdh0ugh
inequ0IiYweunovbesiuininoonun-

vbe0ne.Whenwegiveiseonesinglegd
hughfeuoiheBuddheImwiIppein

h0mmen.WhenwegiveisenesingIe
hughheSixP0misheB0dhisveIm

wiIIoppe.ikewisewihonehughgeed
ngeignnceudiliveswibecmeun
seledndunmngeble.Hwevewihne
h0ughfpuiYuiveswiIbecmehmnius

ndpeceu.ThushewIdinwhichweIivewibe
Iikeh0heWesenPueLnd

uIieissh.Hweveweeunbeievb
unehvebeenbnshumnsbIe0Iis

enheBuddhIseochingbIe0undesnd
IiefispoundndincmpbeuhThe
LwCusendEfecisunchngebIeispemo
nen.WeepwhweswBpIninggd
cuseswebegdconseuences:pIningbd
cuseswebebdcnseuences.EvenBuddhs

ndBodhisv0scnnIehiseliY.
Hwevewihhecuseshwehveed
pInedwecnenhwoIe0ucIscn
2l0

diinbeeicmesinoefec.Fuhemewe

needein0mcommiingnmebd
deeclsndcmmimoeg0oddeedsoclisnce
uselvesf0mdvesecndiinsInsomecsesi
educeseliminoeshebdefecsInhiswwe

cncnluownc0nseuencensmingu

envinmenndchnginghediecioninwhichwe
ecuTenIheded.

Weoeleningomoenclmoepophecies

hspekoupcomingdisosesoheendhe
wdThesepopheciesIselushhege
dissesculdeihebeeducedodeediwe

epIceduinc0ecwswihhosehwee

go0dwihhosehbeneiedhesondnou
seves.BuifwedonunbckheniwilbeveY

hdov0idhesedisses.Iiscucihpe0pe

undesndhusingphsicoIfcecnnos0lve

pobIems0evenifweolldesocounV
eveniwedeneenoughbombs0wipeuhe
ceheeohisiIwillnosveupbIems

WecnnwsehisppuniYbuneedcuiveinsinceeonddiligenmnne0opplhe

pincipIeswihunseishhughndbehvi.Tobe

g0clobewmobesinceepuloue0s
inheIping0hes.Inhiswhisgo0clwiI
comeuw.

2ll

SUBDU|NGMARAS

TheeispovebhsYsMTheodoc-

compishinggoddeedsis0ensewnwihse
bcksIlislssidhIIAsviueisesneoo
viceisesenIMseheobsceshhinde

usomobininguehppinessiniendom

chievingEnighenmen.Thusweneedoind
wooovecomendsIvehesepblems.
|nhe

EihAsDecsEnihenmenSu8ud-

M
dhShokmuniexpinedhwevecomev

snoomheusidebu0mwihin.WhenMs

comeceeubIeBuddhShkmunididno

deendhimse.HeppIiedheTheeeningso

selfcliscipinedeepcncenionndwisdom
EvenwhenemleMoscmeoseducehimBud-

dhoSh0komunididnvoidhesiuionbup-

pliedhesomepincipes.Thusweeolizehn0
moehowheeninghesiuionbecmeso

howge0hebsoceseIweneedod0is
eIimineMsomwihin0umind

nocuiheeisnoMoBucldhinheex
enenvi0nmen.AsMseu-sidheeisnei-

.hegoodnbdinheexenenvi0nmennl
wihinoumind.H0wdoeshebdexenoenvi
nmencomebu3lismniesedmMos

2l3

heevilhughswihinumindwhichincudede-

viedhughsndviewpinsgeedongend
icinsThese0emnifesedmumind

whichcnsnlchonges.Theusideenvinmen

isnI0eeci0nwhevekespceinhe
mind.TheBuddhughhifwevecme
MooswihinumindMosheexenIenvi

nmenwuIdnngebenbsce.
Weneedemembehs0es0sen

ienbeings.Assedinheisvese0heFu
Ge0UnivesVowsf8uddhosndBdhisv0s

!Senienbeingseinnumebewevwhep
hemlIll.Hwc0nweefuse0hephem?Inhe
suoohe

nenmenoedTBeInc

MsecegizedinugoupsoSkndhs

MSAlicinMosDehMosndHevenIY
Ms.Theishee0eeIeduse-nue

heswihinumindnlheHevenIYM0os
eexenI.hemonifesfomwihinoumind

din0Ypepeenw0ehis.Whenhe
encuneheseMosheYfindwsvid

deehem.8uhiswiInevesvehepblem.
TosoveiisneuIizei.

uicionsnddeviedhughsndviewpoins0eheooooIIM0s.Tbendhese

weisneedh0veppehughsndview
2l4

poinS.Secnclweneedbenclfofflicins.I
wehovepopehughsondviewpinsnde
wihuofIicinshenheexen0IMoswuId

0Is0becmeBuddhs.nhiswwewoudbeex-

ensiveYhepingbeings0chievelibei0n.To
dsweneedoindeepcnceni0n
sm0dhi.HwevedweeunbIecm-

pehendwhsmdhiis.Eveniwep0cicemediinoinsomeIeveconceninwee

unbledieeniewheheiisppeodevi

edThisiswhsenienbeingsinhenineeIms

incuclingS0und-HeesPek0buddhsnd
B0dhisvsneedenheechingshe

Buddh.AIIhepincipIesndmehodsweusencl
esuInespnsehiseomouochievemens
needcoITesp0ndwihheeochings.IheYcr
espndwihheechingshenheoepope

viewpinsndundesondingwhichisheppe

pocicendppepecepion.ThisisSmodhi.
WehveeodinhesushobeeBuddh

Shkmunigveoeochingwhensmeneised
uesinshew0uIdisenehesoe0Sm0dhi.
AcuoIYheewosnneedod0s0becusehe
ndoIDhmBodYB0dhisv0soecnsonlin
hesoe0S0mdhideepcncenion.He

onIYdids0e0chusheimponce0deepc0n
2l5

ceninhoheIpndeclucelIbeingswe
isneed0oincncenion.AIIdh0msnse

inhemidsS0mdhiSmdhiisininiep
foundndvosoeveIinfuseInueInhe
sefSm0dhiwedweinheseohene

TueDhmReIminwhichnwndeingdis
ciminhughsndchmensexiss.husin
hisseheeisndieeniionbeweenis

sbigsmec.Allheeoiveideosndphenmenspecsdnoexisndecedhe

neTueDhm0Re0m.Hwevehisemhe
eIihohe8uddhhdinedinhese

Somdhiisinconceivbeus.FoexompIeiis
sidhomusdseedhshecpcien
compssM.Sumeu.Thesizeheseedisnen-

gednhsM.Sumeubeeneducedinsize.

HwwoudonesueezeM.Sumeuinomusd
seed?Theseedisbeoholdhem0uninbe

cuSeheeisndieenceinsizeTdwee
ched0hedieeniinsizebeIievingh
somehingsmlIisunbeh0ds0mehingge.

BicldingousevesfIwndeingdiscimino
hughsndchmenswecncmpe
hendhohemusodseeclisobeoenc0mpss
M.Sumeu.Weneedundesndhheeisn

difeenceinsizenineinoexeioec.We0s

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dinVbeingshinkinems0feiviwhsci
enisscolIheheYeIiviIisn0eIbu

pueIdiscimin0houghsndchmens.
WhissemkbIebuBuddhsndBdhi

svsishhehvenodisciminoVhoughs
nchmensnocncepoelivihushe
hvenobscesinheiccompishmenshe
enesicedinheibiliies.Theegd0s

sheipospensonduue8uddhsncle
hemwihiIiIpieondespec.

AsIngswesillhvedeviedhughsnd
ofIicionswewilIencuneobsclesinucuiv
in.InhewdsMswuldcnsnsu
undus.IweweebeoidouseIvesdevi-

edhughsndficionslvlswuIdinun
bec0meBuddh0s.WheheBuddhMqIies

inonemmenhough.Ammenindeusin
Buddhw0uIdbecomeAmmenin

wkeningMwuIdbecmeBuddh.Thus
wecnseehedieenceIieswihinoumindn
ousidefi.

WhenfIishpepeencouneMsheem

pl0Tisswihspeci0IbiIiiesskechsme
mgicdwingsndchnSmeincn0ionsge
idheseMs.UnknwingIhemhisissv

inghepblemboce.EveniweebIeowin
2l7

hisb0le0ndoceheseM0sIevehisvic

YisnlYemp.Weh0venosoIvedhe
pblembecusehe0ngeondesenmensil

cninueexisinM0slmindsTheYwiIsimpIY
wifonopp0uniY0seekvenge0nceWhen
oosd0eunhewiIbem0epweuIhn
evendwewiIIendupbeingdeeed

TheefoeBuddhShkYmunidoesnousehis
mehodosoIvehepobIem.Inseodheusedhe

mindfcmp0ssinsinceiYpuiYondequIiY
ndoIenceinfluencendnsmMsnd

encougehembecme8uddhsThisbene

iwksbohwsnceMsbecomeBuddh0s

hewiIIwYsbegeful.WhenweheIpohes
becomeBuddhosheYwiIIbeoupoecosnd

suppesinheDhmechings.ThisisheonI
wouYsolveupbIems

TVhndIemeswihign0ncewouId

nlmkehesiuionwoseThusweneedoeI
nwisdmndknowhowpeciousndimponi

is.BuddhismseeksoinwisdmfoonYwih
wisdomcnwepefecIndcmpIeelYsoIve
pobIemswheheohiswoIdobeYondAIIofus

nginefomhesmeDhomnue:IIbeings
e0neeniYunueisulimeIYpeecnd
compIee.AIIphenomenepefecndcom
2l8

pleebecousehem0nifesmusefnue.
WeneeddeepIndimbelieveinhepncipe

hlIpbIemshiswdbendcnbe
svedIfwecnn0sIvepobemsiisbecouse
weckhewisdmndheskiIinppIinghe
mehds.Theeeweneed0cuIivein

heuewisd0mneededoppIhemehdsco

ecIexpedienlndskiIIuII

Buddh0Sh0kmunisedinhesush
ncewebecmeBuddhswewudseehu

suTundingslseniennclnon-senienbeings
possesshesmeinneuewisdm.Sheke
sIvingwdIpbemsIieswihinumind.The
Buddhlseochingeinedomwihinn
muside.IweseekheechingsexenIl

henheYeexenechingwhichcnnu

sIvepblems.nhosesoughomwihincn
uIYsIvepbIems

WhBuddhShkmuniughisheuIime

pefecmehodTheeoebeginnesiisveV
imponoecieMhnsusespecilI
hosewhhvevwedconinueheppgion

oheBuddhlsechingineducinghes.N

nIdweneed0eciehesusbuoIs
chievehelevelcnempleinuiiveIhe

meningswihinhesuexs.Weemuview
2l9

pinsincc0dncewihheechingsinhesus
ndchievehespiius0esmwihin

BuddhShokmunihsexpIinedushe

echinghepincipeshewsfpcicend
inmen.WeneedfimlbeIieveinheech
ingsundesndhepincipIes0puhemin
pciceondchieve0inmen.Wechieve
heseeceivebeneisfmuecuivin

ndsflIowheechingswihinhesus0e-

fmouviewpinsnd0chievehespiiuoIs0es
omwihin.Hwevehemsimponspecis
uobiIiYcnsnm0ininhissewhenwe

inecwihhes.ncewehovehisbiIiYwe
wiInIngebeidnkindfMsndwiI

evenbebeheIphemnhephEnligh
enmen.Andhisisheulim0epefecs0Iuin.

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CMIENTARYN[IAFANSFUR[ESSNS

EXcepmessnne
lnhesixeenhcenuYinChinqM.LiFn
YuonweLiFnlsFuLessnswihhehpe
hiwuIdeochhissnTin-QiYunhwoec-

gnizeheuecedesineIIgdombd
cTechisusndpcicekinddeeds.IIs

pvidedIivingpheewdsnd0ucmes
fhsewhopcicedhesekincldeedsndculivedviuendhumiIi.Reingfmhisownex

peiencechngingdesinMi-FnYunws
himseivingembodimenhisechings.
TheiIeohisbkisLio-FnlsFuessns.

TheuhoisMLioFn.liollmensunde

sndingnd0wkeningIlFonIImenshoineis
nsgesuchsBuddhBdhisovAh
henneisndinYpes0n.Sllli0-FnIl
meonsundesndhiisnoenughben

dinYpesnhoweshoucsive0benex
empYpesn.Thwhenunviuoush0ughs
iseweneedogdueliminehem.
NwhVuecgnizeVuwn

shcmingsVuneedpuhVuu
msesinwkingchngende
22l

mingVumisdeedswhichcuseVun
hvechdbecmenimpeil
ciI,,

ThisishemehdhoseYunGuughM.
LioFoninchnginghisdesinokeheigh
sepsoconBchisbdhbisndshc0mings
Sinceheknewhisshocomingshemseugh
himopuhisumoseosinochnginghiswYsll.
MYusoidinhiscommenVhl!Echoushos
0uownouIsndweknessesbuiweoebIeo

cmIVnIzeousevesndindhemonee

nhehenwewilIhvesingpoinll.S
chngingouwsndeomingisuecuIivi0n.

IisbnomensusfomIiYoeciingsus
psingbefoeheBuddhochningmns.
Tocuivoeouwh0eIiendosiIIbemiedin

hesixeoImsishvesimpIgonehoughheo
mIiiesTheipuposeisoemindusoheech

ingsohesoseendoexempIiYheseeochingsobnngohwkeninginohes.FoseI

cuIivionhoweveimponceisnopIcedonhe
mIiiesbuoheondiscveinguownus.
Thisiswokening
TocoecuwnfuIsisochieveinoucuI

ivin.Theeoehemosimponpoinisfous
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bepeecIcmin0specivendwchu
veouwnconducswesechuuwn

bdhbisndfoulsBkn0winguuIsndbd
hbiswewiknowwheeswhcec

ndhw0poceed.Wecnhencncene
nduseIlofouenegemThefwinge
smeex0mpIeshismIvl.YulscommenY.

llWecnchngemmisendgeedpesnbec0menewhgene0usgivesohosein
need.FoexompIeiweemiseweeno

wiingogivewhwehveohesIfwee

geedweoewsYingginwhowedn
hveweindhweehbiudoinghiswe

cnchngeusevesingeneouspeoplewh
give0hseinneeclbusinghepcicegiving
moclifubehvi..WhIhvendhesdo
nIcnfeegivehemup0neues.be

eewhenseeoheswhohvenugenneed
Icnkeheiniiivendsimplgiveihem.
ThisishecuIivi0nogoodfoune
Theeeheepesgiving;hofweh
echingnclfeessness.Thegivingechingis
pcicedwhenwehepohesbusingouskiI
wisdomoeochhes.Whhesen0god
ndweewecnenhusisicoIlYecho
hem0enbIehem0hovehisbiio0
223

0wkenheiwisdm.Thisishegivingofeoching
ThegivingfelessnessisheIpingohesbec0Im
ndseeneinbhbdndmindIisohepe
lieveheiuneoSinessheie0SF0exmpIei
smeneisfidwkhmelnenighnd
we0ebewecnccmpnhimhehen

hewinoIngebeppehensive.
TodmnYungpeopIeneedoseeinhe

miIi0Y.hisis0nhemohegiving0eessness.Wh3SIdiespec0cunYndispe
pendkeephepe0cebnIIwinghm

invsinbYfeignces.Wecnseehhe

scpefheseheekindsgivingisexensive.The
BuddheIsushwihhegivingoweolhwe
goinwehWihhegivingechingwegoin
ineIigencendwisdm.Wihhegivingeess
nessweginhehondongevi.
Inmncunieswecnseen0hemf

hegivingfeessness;hfeeingcpued
nims.HweveweoIsseemnimppep0ciceswhichhoveisensesuIhisgivingBe

cusesomnhvewnedeecpuedni-

mIss0mepepehveg0neinhebusiness
cpuingmoeonims.Feeingnimsinhisw0
isnhegivingfeoIessnessbusubIecshem
hm.Ifwednsehemeehesepe0pIewiII
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n0cpuehem.Wew0uIddweoundesnd
shukindheowininodveenIeduso
commibddeeds.

Theppewopcicehisgiving0eolessnessisoeenimIshweindinhe0d

mokewhenwegoshppingWedsinhe

knowledgehhewiIbebIesuivence

heeeedThisiscmpssinndkindnessoi
issvinghsebeingshesuffeingHweve
heeemnpeshopswhichselnimosho
weedmesiclisedndheeoewoulcbe
unobesuiveinhewildIheweeseee

hewuIddiendugdinenionswoudbe
unedinnsgessions.
Sweneedbewehecnsequences

oeveYhinghwed.WhenwedoccsinI
indnimsindmkendbuhemse
hemeeheppewod0sois0chnhe

heeReugesheBuddhqheDhmondhe
SonghndheBuddhlsnme.lnhiswwe
esvingheiives.
ThecommenYksb0uchongingf0mn

ngYondgiedpesononewhiscmnd
pecefuI.ThisoIksbu0udisposiin.Esilgiv-

inginongeesiIbecmingiTiedismIo
fuI.M.ioFonhdhisuIsheMseen

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cugedhimonsmhimseIfinobeingseene

ndnuibeingeven-empeedWihcIm
ndpecefumindudispsiinwiIInouIlbe
genlendwm.
BhBuddhShkmunindConfucius
sessedhisimpnquiouviue.Thesu
densfCnuciuspisedhisfiveviuesfgeniIiY
kindnessespecuInesshiinessondhumiiY.He
wsknwnbeinggenIekindespecunddisceewdseveVonendeveYhing.C0nucius

woshifndcidnIivenexvgniebu
he0neosimpici.Hewscueousndhum
beHeneveguedndwsccodedwih
hesCnuciuswshimsemodeImoexceI|ence.

Tochnge0mpesnwhexggeesnd
isbsunewhoismodesndpcicI.

Whenweknwsmenewhexggeeswe
u0micIld0ubwheveheshess.is
diicuIpeopeikehisowinheconicenceo
hesbecduseessenihesheisdishones

TheeoeweshUdneveexoggeebstbu
bemdesondh0nesinohowesndd.

Tochnge0mpesnwhisfIighnclim-

pieno0newhisseledndsbell.WewuId
doweIobec0mpsedndc0ncened0be
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poised0ndcmInhisw0wewiloinpuiY
mind.

MTchngempesnwhisTgnnd
ins0Ien0newhismdesndcoueuslI.Thee

eIIisnhingobe0ognob0u.WheIwe
hveoccmpIisheclsomehingsuccessuIliisu

duYsomehingweugh0d.wedidnoccmpishisuccessulIYhenweshouIdbeciicized
cecedndoIdhowoimpove.Buddhsnd

BodhisvsespeceveVoneondeveVhing
ConuciusndMenciusespecedevenend

eveYhing.Howeveweeobehindhemin
chievemen0undesnding!Theeoeweneed

oe0heswihespecc0uesndhumiIiY.
TheseesimpYviuesnue.

IT0chongem0pesonwh0isindennd
ideoonewh0isdiIigenndesoIue.BeingIe-

hogicndozYegeofIicions.newhohos
hesebodhbiswiIln0succeedinnhing.
TheefewewouddweIbediligenpup0se

fuIondenegeic.neoBuddhShkYmunils
sudensAnuuddhwskn0wnohisIziness.Ae

beingepochedbheBuddhheesIvedog
wihoues0sleepsevendYsondsevennighs
Due0hisenhusiosicdiigencehedmgedhis
visin.TheBuddhcmpossi0neIoughhimo

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mIlluminingheDimndoDeIighfuIbseF
voionSmclhi0modeepconceni0n
whichenobedhimseeobeehnbefoe.

Cnsequenhewsblesee0heexen

neBuddhoLndwhichiscompisecfonebiion
gxies

Weneed0beinspiedwihenhusismncl

deeminin.WhenweeIozweccompIish
nohingNonIeweunbeochievein-

meninupcicendIeningoBuddhismbu

wewilsfi0ccmpishnhinginudi
iveS.Ancienimesoclinheesoinhe
wesonimeevewheen00nehsbecome

successuhoughziness.Diligenceishe0n
god0ofMhnpciionesndBodhiSVs.

Tochngempesnwh0ismecilessnd

cueInewhiskindndcmpossine.T

chngef0mpes0nwhoiscowcllndefu
0newhoisbvendmoived.Tobecow

odndimousisnheseiusu.Wew0uId

dweloovecmeincl0wokcliigenInd
esIue.v.iFnhimsedmiedohving
lhesefuIs.Agine0chfuswuIddweII

beIikehimcecndemechndeve
neouuIschongeuliencldesin0
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hebeend0edhppiendmeufiIing
|ives

229

FRPEACETEXIST:THEMULTlAITHFRUM

sNovembelpicipedinheMuIiFih
FumneBisbneAusi.Theumiscm-

pisedIedesoviousI0celigiusgnizi0nsThemee0ncemnhndheimoingol

ishepscieenhwiveinpecend
hmn.Thesiveenhwesovemisundesncingsmonghedieeneigiusci
ndculu0Igoupsh0wochievemuuc0p

einndespecndhwh0nheisimili
iesnddieences.Thiswiinunensue0uish

ingcounYndpecefuwId
Theeisnincesingneedohiscpein
nowhAusihsesedheieuiemens

immiginAsesuiisdevepingscief
geediveseculuesciewihmedieencesThegvenmens0ngsheshecncen
fheMuIiFihcene0hvehmniussci-

e.Acivehpesexpndhisideosped
peceondhmnhughouAusliWewee

veYhpphvewinessedhisndhpehhis
icendmehdwispedhughuuwld

T0devewheeinhiswcnmewhiche-

gincunYheeecivesecuues.Theeiso
neeclenhowpeceuivegeheo
23l

neededucin.

IodhemhoBuddhiSmisneducinfdi-

vesecuues.IisexibenixedI0dpsIcol

cusomsnclcndiinsbeinhmnYwihhe

exisingwosechingheehousndes
gwhenBuddh0ShkmuniIivedinIndiqhee

weedivesecuIues.Thecsessemwscom

pisedof0uIeves.AcldiinlhesuseIIus
hheeweenine-sixdieeneiginsho

ime.NwinhiseoAus0iheeeonIen
difeeneigins.

hemsimpnhingnwisoeveVne
esbishcmmnconsensusshec0mmon

go.Wh?Th0vepeceuwdwemus
geoudiffeencesndsechhecmmon
gundTempoipusideudieences

senghenndpiseusimiI0iies.Theeishe

needgengwihechhe.
Weneedenbebsenndcfu.

Noonwheneducingbeingsbuswhenineocingwihohes.TdohisweIweneedo

knowheichoceheinue.FlIowinguown

houghsnddisegdingcnduwnbse
voionswheninecingwihhesesulsinmisun
desndingshusceingobscIesinuives.B
edinghesuosweIenhhebeingsinhe
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Buddhlndsiveivesseenindl.AIIhese

beingsepesenoninfiniendinc0nceivbenge
0fsenienbeings.TheWesenPueLndsocn
sissnininienumbedivesebeings.Mn

hvenecmpeelseveedheiicionss0
howehebeoc0exispeceuII?Duehe
spiiuIbiliYBuddhAmibh.
Hwd0esBuddhAmibhchievehis3The

spiiuobiiYBudclhAmibhoisheIvingkindnesshecmpssinndkindnesshise
omhismindfpuiequIindwkeningUs

inghesesomeviuesinecwihhesenbles
dieenkindsfbeingsdissvemisundesnd

ingsmnghsedifeenbeliesdifeencuIuesndciffeenspecies.Reciingsuslisening

Iksn8udclhismpcicingheechingwil
enbIeusIivehmniusogehe.

Weneedundesndhevehinginhein

finiespcendbendislusneeniwee

0nenmnY.Enighenednesknwhheini
niespcendbendisuhome.AsheChinese
sgelozesidllHevenehndIshoehe
sme.AlheininiehingsndIe0neeni.

Lecuingdienbingbeings0hughl
undesondheuhwiIhepodecesedieen
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viewshelpoeducecnics.TheenieYfhe

BuddhiseclucionmesheshmniusII0ou
diveseculues.Iechesusechuncndiin

muuIespechb0cmpssionndcoopeo
inoc0exishmoniusndohonech
ohendudifeences

BuddhShkmuniughushwchieve
hegoofpeceuIcoexisencendheshed
ichnessdivesecuIues.AsIin0ducedBud-

dhismoheseeigiusledesIddessedhemoI

sBclhisvswkeneclbeingswhownoheIp
hesenienbeingsoheweniscenuYbe
eemsufeinghdshipnclunhppiness.
TheBuddhodushB0dhisovswiImni-

esinwhevemsnecessVeducoeus.
Duinghiswen-neclvisioAusiIhove
memnBodhisvs.Thehveidsidehei
difeencesonuuendenhncehesimiiies
hweIshe.F0mhis0undionwecnex

enclhisides0cieheIpinghosocie
chievepecepspeindwoIdpece.We
hpehepepemdieencilcuIuInd

eIigiousbckgoundscnIIheIpndcoopee
wihech0heexisingoulogeheinshing
heichnes5foudiveseheiges.
IhopeIhsewhouIhvehespiin0
234

svinghiswldwiIusehisinsiuionnuuehei
spioins.ThosewhohvehegeheHbe
bIeooIe0esosodifeencuIuesci

dieencesndeIigiousbeieswhooebIeen

ggeinhishmonizingwkeuIwhoou
espec.Thisspiinisvehd0comebYveY
oe.Tchieveheiglheenwpeping
buiduIioihceneoGifihUnivesi.

TheMuIiFihceneisighuIIhighlegded
0snimponsingpininAusi.The
houghbuhesIuinhepbemndimpIemenedi.IbeIievehheeisosimineedin

0heegions0ndc0unies.Ihopeh0hecene
wiIIbegoodoIem0deIndsucceedininduc

ingvisiosfomheesohewdheunde
sondingh0cnheIpes0veheconIicsinhe

wdoseguodwIdpecendh0mnY.

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HMESFRTHEAGEDAREAPRMISlNGPRECT

Tocldue0echngiclndmedicdvncesweebleponguiespns.8uin
culiheIenghouiespnisdeeminedb

heulio0upcicendheccumuinof

g00ddeecsin0upsives.ThegingppuIionis
becmingseiousp0beminocolssocie.
CnseuenIinmncuniesweseeheesb
ishmenoeiemencenesndhomesohe

gedFexmpIeinAusIiwehvevisiecl
somefheseeiemenvioges.

InBuddhismweeugh0pgeenionoheceondpovisinf0heogedwhichis
hepcice0heTheeCndiions.TheFisCondiineochesusobeiiInclespecuIowocls
oupensechesndeIdesobec0mps-

sinendn0kilnIivingbeingondop0cice

heTenGocCnclucs.Soesbishinghomesf0
hegediscloping0nclpcicinghisiscndiinwhichisheundioninBuddhism.Iwedo

noulpuoue0sinpcicingheechings

busimpchnheBuddhlsnmewewiIbeunbIeobeboninheWesenPuendo0

chieveinonmsofpcice;Thuspvidingf

hegedishecencl0fheumsimpnce
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inBuddhiSm.

BuodmospepebeIievehHmesfo
heAgeceouieenclevbecuse0ewe
echoldgewewildiehusiism0epmising
buildchidenshomesoeducininsiuins.

BuhiskindhinkingiswongAehomesfhe

gedp0misingplecs?ThensweIiesinhe
peopIenhepiec.nSingpehegvenmenenc0ugeseveYeigiusgonizi0n
buidh0mes0hegedndfchildence
h0seinneedThismeisogecncen

usnclweh0peoechhegedhwoimpve
heicuenivesoswelsheiuuenes.Inhis

whesepecsopovide0heeIdeYwilluI
beh0peulndpomising.
InI?83whenIwsinSnFncisclvisied

successuIIunceneveouhundedseni
ciizenswihndIiningkindegensp0nsed

boewishbusinesspesonhisgvemeheide
hBuddhiswpcesinhewenYiscenuY
shudfowhismdeI.Fmhissehecon-

cep0whhosbec0meAmibhVilgeshe
esidensoheseViIgeswiIpimilbeeiedciizenswhhveuIiIedheiduiesndespnsibiIiies
inhisIiendwhenowedpepe0
heinexliewhichhopefuIlwillbememen238

inguIhnhisne.Thusseni0ciizensoebe
povideclwihheppunienBucchism
sweloseligions.Thewilbebelisenlecuesnhesuosohephembecomewkened
WeoeoledheminBuddhnmechningn

hiswohewiIlfeehhiswouldbehehppies
imeoheiIivesTheChinesehvesingh
whenweoeungweshouIdcuivendccu-

mulegood0unesndviues.In0uuhwe
sh0udexeusevesoseepeopendhe

communiinccumuinggo0dounesIn0u
oeeswesh0ulden0ougooclfounes.Bu
iwehvenhingodhenwegiveisewon-

deinghoughsndficinsThisiswhowesenescolldgeheimewhenweewiingdie.
ThisideisvedieenomhooheChinese

ThusBuddhisndeIigiouseducionisveVimpoon

Weneedexpinohemhecondiionsinhe
sixelmsondhewondousdnmen0fhe

BuddhIndshough0uheunivesendespeci
hheWesenPueLndWeconIsech

hemfheIeningpciceondchievemen
BuddhoAmibhwhenhewsinheCousI

gund0hepisesmoIBuddhsndhe
wndefuIbeneiseceivedwhenweoebnin

239

hePueLndWeneedohepfilheidYswih

hpeobingspiiinoheiivesulYhephem

seehughheeiieoIeglchmensndwodcoesndoliveheilives
wihonclfeed0m.InhiswheYwiIbebe
nscendhecce0bihnddehinhesix
emsheendhmelmsbebonin0he
WesenPuendndbecomeBuddhs

fIusonepesninouwplcewsobec0meBuddhhenl0heinvesmen0ndwk

wudhven0beenwsedNohingisme

pmisingndw0nd0ushnhis.Hmesfhe

Agedoehenumbe0newpcesofBuddhs
ondBclhisvsndhewen-iscenuY.We
cnincluce0uidesmeh0dsndpocice

eigiusgups.WehpeIeIigionswiemphsize
heideopovidef0hegedoheIpseniocii
zensbecmeBudclhs0enloheigoclf-

unesbbeingboninHeven.

hnBuddhismeIsushnYoneinhis
woIdiscpbeofbeingbninhePueLnd
ndfbecmingn-RegesSiveBuddhs.Asng
sweundesndhepinciplesndmeh0dsncl

pciceppeeveV0newiIlinchievemen.
AsheoncienpichssidlIhousndpeope

pcicehusondpepewibebninhe
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WesenPueond.Iweebeochieveinhis

msdiicuImebecmingBuddh0shenwe

cnesichievebeingbninoHeven.Viu

eveYeigiouspciioneeonsob0nin
HevenhusweshouIdpuuheosondeo

in0heIpinghem0ochieveheiospiions.
lfwewishbebonin0Hevenhenweneed

hep0hesbebnhee.AsBucldhispciioneshopingbonin0hePueLndweneed

oheIphesobonhee.InhiswwewiIlc-

cumuIegemeisnclviuesndimmesuobIe
dnmen.BdoingsowewouIdhveccm-

pisheds0mehingme0ningulndn0hvewsed
hisie.Buinodechievehisweneed

deeplundesndheeochings.

HvingpcicedBuddhismof0-seveneos
ndecuedofoIeemossngIbouhis

lnhepsmnpciionesweebleoin
chievemenbecusehecleveddeeplncpe

sisenlfongimeinnemehodofsuding
heechingsndeciingsusThushewee
beoesbishunwveingbelienddeemin
insheifoundion.BuddhShkmuniis0u
bes0lem0deIinhheIecueddi.Thesu

densconinulspenheiimeinsudingonddis
cussingheechings.Theeoen0hingwsbe
24l

ineeewihheicncenoin.Theweebe

chieveonhepohoEnIighenmen
CueninSingopeecuesegivenw
housdsevendsweek.Hweveevenhis

isnoenugh.dpeopIedn0hvegeof
une.Sinceheneedwksuppheimiiesiiscmmendblewhenhee0bIe0come
ndisenohewohouIecues.ThusheIe

esehebesimepcice8uddhism.Hv

ingisedheichiIden0ndeiedmwkhe
hovenhingeIseowYbu.Thisishebes
imefhemseedownnddedicemos

heiime0ndeoscuIivin.fweseend

undesndhiscewewouIdpu0houulI

effosheIphem0chieve.
IhveskedM.BckGunLeepesiden
heAmibhBuddhisScieoequieheem

poeesndvIuneesheAmi0bh0ViI0ge
isenecuesdoiInd0picipeinhe

chninginhecuivinhI.IncingoheeId
esheneedbeined0befiilowdhem
shewuIdbewdhei0wnpensnde

spechemosBuddhsndBdhis0vs.Thiscon
cepisnofoundinheh0mesohe0ged

AheviI0geheewiIbeIecuehIIwihw
h0usolecuesdi0ndcuIivionhIIwihcon242

inuuswen-uhou8uddhnmechoning

EveYnedoesnneedchnwen-fuhuS
d.Whenieclkebek.WhenesedesumechningIheYeunbeseepnigh

hemYghecuivinhIchnndhus

hewillngivensewndeinghughsInhis
wheewiIIwsbepepeinhecuIivi0n
hoII.

EneoinmensuchosIkdoncescncesnd

pIswiIIbengedIe0snceweekoeneinheeIdesIbeIieveheveYnewiIive

cIuiendhoppYIie.heAmibhVilIgewiIbe
nebighppf0miIY.

Iwedipopehemngemenupoc
iceec.wiesulinchievemeninhee0five

esiIngeeigheneos.hisissimiIo
hechievemensdeiledinhisoicIec0dsnd

bigphieseminenehmenclIYpepIe.
ueiemenesoehemssuibleime

pocice.Theefoep0vidinghmesfohegedis
opmisingp0ecn0uieendevo.Weneed
0insihopeinheseendev0sndoinoduce

hiscncepIeIigiusgoupswokgehe
enh0nceheuliYlifeoIsenienbeings.
WeshuddhiswhIeheedI.

Whenwehepohesoenhnceheiiveswe
243

enhonceusswel.Whenwehelpohesobe
cmeBuddhswewiIbecomeBuddhosuseIves

WhenwehepohesbeboninoheHevens
heeisneosonouson0beb0nhees.

Thusnohingisixedineihew0IcloBuddhis
eochings.G0clobd0unemisouneiIies

inmomenh0ughWecnunuhoughs
mbd0goduilehpeful.Evehingiesin
momenohoughtTheefoeweneedodelve

deepinheechingsnclpciceheminu
dilives.

AIIheBuddhlsechingsise0mouse-

nuewihisinnewisdomondviuuscpbiiies.Tpcicehisviu0usnueweiscend

poviclehegedEvenuoIusge.Ifwe
especndceoheedeshenwhenwebe

comeIdoheswiespecndceus.Iwe

d0nespececleshen0heswilnoespecus
whenwebecmeod.Thisiscusendeec.The

Buddhughushhemeimkingceo
pensiseclu0ohofmkingfeings

Buddhs.Hesooughushwehvewiving
Buddhsinouomioupens.Iweenii
ndcingwodsoupensbuinsedmoke

feingsoBudclhshesimpIwilInccep
hemsheensinceeIgivenTheeewe
244

needopcicefiiIpiendespecoupo
enseochesndeldes.

TdinSingopeusksincIudeishees
bishmenfheAmibhViIIgepvidece

hegedSec0ndheiningoungvenebIes.Thidheunificoi0noIeiginsndces

especcendheIpeochheinceing

hppYpspeussbles0cieY0nclpecefuI
wId.Wedn0wngiveiseseishhughs
becuseselishnessnIesuIsinhedeeiion
mlsnddsIedingch0ics0cienI

ookingeuse-ineessensuesoubeingbn
inheweheeeImsGivinghemupensues

unscendingheheeIweeImshesix
eImsnduim0eheTenDhmRems.EveY

isinghughoouIwkenedbeingisoohes.
TheBuddhoughushumindscnen

c0mpssheuniveseoumindseIheBuddh
nds.heeebdpeopleinhiswd.Buiwe

cnhephem0becomego0cochngehei
devieclviewpinsp0penescesecom-

miingwngdingsndinsed0pciceg0d
deedshenwehvesucceededWeh0peh

senienbeingswibecomeBuddhsndBdhisovosinhisIieime.Be0ingoheswihhe

mindsinceipuiequiYwkeningnd
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cmpssinhenevenhemsmevIenpesn
wilbensmedbus.Inhenwehven

dneenughweesiIinemingIingseishness
wihsincei.

Wesh0udseehughheueeIileg
0oIoicionsndccodwihcndii0nsIiss

veYimp0negounw-mindedness

ndbisedhinkingccclwihsenienbeings
ndobel0fuIinheimeiiusdeeds.wouId

bew0ngcninuedohingsouwnw.We
mnseeuwnulswhiIeohescn.When

heciicizeusweneedhnesIefecsive
impvendbeg0efuheihep.Weshud
liveuIivesingiudepuing0uhesnde
sinohepinguscie0ndbeneiinglsen
ienbeings.Weshouldnmindwh0hesdobu

hemininupuifmindchievehe
peecmeit

Weseemnpepepcicinggcldeedsin
heexpecinfimmedieewds.Whenhese

ew0dsoenimmedi0efhcominghese
peopIeeunbleomoininheipuimind

WhohepcicedwiIlonIhephembebn
inheheeg0de0ms.Puemeisehse
hohelpusbeboninheWesenPueLnd

Theeisgedieence.
Z6

InksndnunsshoudsnveobegodoIe

mocleIsoIImonksndnuns.Lpeopeshud

siveobego0dolem0des0IIpe0pe.W

plocesshouldsiveobegodolemdes0
ohewYpces.uAmibhVilgeshuId
siveobegocl0em0deIollHmesfohe

AgedThisindeedwiIIbem0Sw0ndeuInd
pomisingpec.WeshouldesueeveYopp
unioocc0mplishhisgoI.

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SAVNGTHEWRLDRDISASTER

nheMiddIeAgesheews0weIIknwn

FenchpophebhenmeoNosdmus.His
biiYwslikehoM.Knginio-FnisFuless0nS.M.ngwh0wsveVpeciseinpedicing
nindividu!sdesinwsp0siivehoIsenien

beings0esubecodesinwhichconnbe

chngedNsdmusIshdhegiofpedicinindeedhehdheobiliseeucuenso
cicondii0n.Wheedidhisbiioigine?0m
mhemicIsciencendmediiveinsighwhich

enbedhimmkepedicinswihnine

pecenccuce.Theenpecendeviin
wosdueknwinghehwbunhe!lwhlI.
Nsdmushwevew0SnosbilIinShe
ZenMseYunGuiniFnlsFouLessns.Ae

M.LiFnmeseYunGuhec0mpiedwih

hisinsucinsceseddingbddeedsondin
sedcuivoedkinddeedschngehisdesinY.
Echneushsuowndesinbuwed

nokn0whepincipeshewspciceo

chngei.Inse0dweoeboundbinedink
0nebieeveYhingispedesined.F0miIieshve
heiwndesinYsdcuniesndhewd.In
Chinoheeisnncienb0kpophecYcIed

249

he

BookoImDeiSond0d0Gveninhe

WoldcmpiedwihinheCmDIeeLib0inFu

Divisi0ns.InonlmdepedicinsucuTen
imesbuspedicedevens0h0usndso

eosencmpssingmuchlngeimehn
Nsdmusipedicins.Thisbkisexoodin0Y
obIeomkededucinsndbse0inscom

peebsed0nhemohemoicIclcuIinsin
he

lChinqheBokfChne

nIheBuddhcnexploineveYhingcIe0l

ndc0mpleeI.IeveYonecngIncehugh
hebksinhewdhinkndbseece-

uwecnseewhBuddh0ShkYmunimni
esedinhiswduwoldisnwihuineIIi

gen0ndwisepepe.Hwevenomehowin
eIIigenhwcpbIehe0eheYoonI
knwllhowhingshppenbunllwhYll.
lnncienlndiheBhmnsndohege

eligiouspciineshdgemediivebiIiies.
InheimediinheweeobIe0bekhugh
hedimensi0nsimendspce.The0Is0wee

bIeoundbeeheieesveVce0hecndii0nseinc0n0ininhesixeIms.Buhedid
nknwh0whesixe0lmsweemedhowheY

evvedheiesulheidesinin.TheYwned

veYmuch0knwhweveheYweeunobIeo
250

uheenhnceheideepcncenionbiIiY
ndwisdm.ThusBuddhsndBdhisvs

weem0vedbheipesndmniesedinhis
wId0helphemuiIIheiwishesondneedsnd

ocIeYexpIoinhehwndhewhheuee
IiY.

BpocicingccdingBuddhisPinciPles
ndw0YspciceeveYnelsindividuIdesinY
cnbechnged0sweIshsemiliescun
iesndhewIdBuddhissuscknwedgehe

exisencedesinbunheidehiisfixed
Desinisnixedbucnbech0ngedHwdo
wechngei?IiscmpeeIuPuhughs
speechndcnduc.WihuhughssPeech
ndc0nducekindudesinwilIbevble.

WhenheYeunkindudesinwillbecmeeven
bIeke.

Bundesondinghispinciplehugbceu
edingiFnIsFuLessonswewudnbe
eiiedewchingeIevisinpgomsn0n

cienpopheciesfhewestWewuIdundesnd
whwshppeningTheeisindividuIkm
wihinoushedk0mWecne0diceu

kmicobsocIesediceuowndissesond

misounes.0miIcuivoesgehehm
iIcnvoiddisses.IfheciizenscounYcuI
25l

iv0ehenhcunwiIIpospendbohnu
ol0ndhumn-m0dedisseswiIIbeeducedThus

eveYhingdependsn0newdlleducinll.

8uddhismisneducinpopeenIighen
menneducionuewisdomIishecnng
beswlheuebeneiciIeducionlIsen

ienbeings.nheeI,O0sM.YongingWu
sedveVwelhlIBuddhismisneiheoeigion
nophis0phbuheesseni0hem0den

wId.llIisheesseniIeducoi0nheveYone
wuddowe0Ieon

GeopphesknewohepobemswewouId

beexpenencing0heendhiscenuYbuhe

didn0knwh0wsvehem.Thehughho
heseununeesusweehebiddingofGod

h0sincepepIehdsinnedGdwsngYnd
wnedpunishhemndhhispunishmen
wosunovoidbIe.AcuIIhisisw0ngideoof
deSin.
Thedeiiesinhe0veneindus.These

kingshvenecmpIeelseveedheioicins.SiIIhehveessedegeesIicinsnd
hveoinedhigheeveISwisdmhnwelI

weehevenlbeingIwuIdbeveYhppYifsenienbeingsweebIeoendheiwongdoingsnd
culivoekinddeedsounbckfmheiim

252

popewsThisisIsheBuddhlswishf0us
TheefewewuddowebeieveheBuddhls

wodsccephisechingschngendhus
oceeouownndoumilsdesin.Inhis

wwewiIInohoveIenedndpcicedhe
Buddhlsechinginvin.

Inhepsmnune-eeshvepecicec

mdesin.heoIsicIwoudhoveshie
wouIdnoivepshegeoffo-five.Aelbe

gnpcicingBuddhismibecomebviushI
hodchngecmdesin.Thee0eweneedo
knowhowe0cnchnge0udesin.

Theisbookedfebeginningmpcice
oBuddhismwsi-FnlsFouessnsinduced

omebMing-0uuonodpesnIwos
deepm0vedeeciWhenIwsungm
weknessesweesimi0hoseoM.LiooFon.

Wheveb0dhbishehdIhdhems

lTheeisnhingmoeviuoushnokn0w
onelsfusndbebleeomIITheefewe

cnnosimpIusouluck0evdebde
hiswudncTesponclwihhegespiins
fMohnBuddhism.N0whemosimpn

hingusod0isobidebheechingsnd
wisd0mfsgesdiigenIce5eouwongdings
ndcuivekinddeeds.Weneedobek

253

hugh0udeusionndoinwkeningondlso

hepIIsuffeingbeingsoundes0ndheuee0ioencougehemooinemndpcice
kindnessoccumuIemeis.WihsinceiYnd

c0mpssionweshouIdceoIIsenienbeingso

muuIIYespecechoheocoopeewih
eochoheocoexisinpospenYomkecon

ceedeoinedicingnoundhumn
modedisses.Weneedowok0geheosve
hewodfomdiss0useosvehewod

fomdisose.ThisishesinceehopeoIlsenien
beings.

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TALKATTHESYDNEYEVERGREENE[DER[YCENTER

>gg9NATII\|A[ELDERlSDAYINAUSTRALIA

RespecedEdesndb0hesncIsises.To-

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hemIexcelIenceohnoinghegednclhe
wisendbeingiiondespecuwdsup
ensndeches.TheseeChineseviuesnd

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InChineseeducinConfuciushdesblished

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ionlomeducininsiuescnbeced

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cieneducoinssemhdheepins.

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beweenhumnbeings;hwcnducuseIves
hwoinecwih0hes.InChinhisisclledhe

educinofmpincipIesndehics.These
pincipeshum0nel0ionsedividedinfive

coegieshesmoIesishospusesf0he
iveinhesmeom.usidehemheeis

255

hemiI.lnhe0miIheeehep0ensnd

childenbhesondsise.usideheomiIYhee
isscie.Inscieheeeiendsgvenmen
ndciizens.

Weneed0beceoonheseeIinshipsho
wihinheseeIi0nshipsheeenesfbI0d

eloinsondhsemoIehicsndesponsibiIiY.

Theeeiiss0idhp0enindiiIpieVexis
beweenpenndchiId;bl0odeIionship.
Tusexissbeweeniendsondespnsibiliiesexis

beweengovenmenondisciizens.Thisisoelo
i0nshipesbishednheundinmIiY

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muuIIespec0kecefondheIpeoch
he.

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he.TheYshudendeinncioI0ssisnce

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hings.llHum0nbeingses0cilnimIsndshuId

nV0bekwomscieYoexisbYhemseIvesThisisespeciIIuedifeengupsIiving

gehe.lhosbeenikehissinceoncienimes
256

disnexcepinheeehedivesicu
ueisn0uphen0menonndn0humnmde.

lishelhbebeodphisdivesi
culueshismuicuue.Thsewhviehis

nuIlowomuIiculuemindhemsevesiIIin
bohbdndmind

Inddiinoknwinghwconducnese
hesecndmeoning0educinishoweneed
undesndheeoinshipbeweenhumnsnd

nue.uivesdependnnue.Whehe
clhingfdsheleoveIingheeisnow
esc0pehisei.Theeeoge0Ingwihn0ueweIenincmpssinendcingf0l

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isMD0unhesswewudhvedneun0ou-

sevesiI.Ininecingwihohesweneedhink
cnsonlohwheseus.Isiopppie
oewe0bIe0ccepiouseIves?Ifn0henwe
shuIdnusehisiudewdshes.Thisisou

gesinceeIving-kindness.NonIdwe
needcefpeplebuIInimsndin
nimebiecssweIThisispocicelvingkindnessndcmpssineveYnendeveY
hing

Thideducoinhepsusoundesondouel
ionshipwihhebeingshe0vennde0h.Inhis
257

wldheeemneliginsh0wshipGd.

SinceoncienimesheChinesepepehvemde

eingspYespechebeingsfhevennd
e0hnheisdechewhisheis

hinghBuddhissd?TheBuddhughus
poespechevenbeings.Mkingfenngs
hevenbeingswihumssinceiishwweex
pess0uumsespecGod

ThisChineseeducoinlssemcninueduniI
heIsesfheingDnsheIsdnsin
ChinThesecncepsoecluciondidno
chngeThe0undineducinisesbIished

niiIpiendespecwdpensond

eches.FiIipieYpIcesheumsimp0nce
nkingceheelde.isheunshikbIee
sponsibiIiYhechilden0ccmpIishhissk
Hwevemdeneduci0nisIIdieenm
hoofoncienChinNw0d0sungpe0pIee

n0iiowdp0ensespecuoeochesnd
eIdes.BuwecnnobImehemondiw0uIdbe
miskedsoWhdowebome?useIves

neducinghem.InheIninielieSu
BuddhShkmunisedvecIeoIh0llhei
onceshdnviuehedidn0e0chhemhe

kn0wledgendheewsnhingsngebuili
hepeviusgeneindidne0chheounge
258

geneionweIIdidnosegoodexmpIesohem
oIow.ShwcouIdweblmehemhowcoud

weshikof0uesponsibiiYndshihebImeono
hem?

IcoudbesidhmgeneionwsIuckYo

hoveeceivedevensupeicioIviewohoId
educi0nbeundesndiIeofhesepnn

cipIes.UnouneIousodYweIiveinnge
ibuloinondchs.movedowYommY

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c0ncwihmmiIunbleoevenvisihem

due0poiicIcicumsnces.BuconsnIYe
membeheikindnessinisingmeondheiove

ndcedunngmchiIdh0od.ThisIedmeohink
whncienChinesesgesndBuddhsugh

usInheSungDYnosYM.Zh0ng-YonFnsidho
lweokec0eougedpensisndhenex
endhissmecoeolIgedpeople.Wed0he
someuchidenndhenchiIden.llThesu

shves0edhisevenmoepofoundIYhI!AII

menemheoIIw0menemYmhel.Thus
wepuinpocicehegen0ndisciminY
heoc0mpossinndkindness.

InIighhisheosimevisiedSYdneYIws
veYhppYheoh0hepeopIeheewned
buideiemenhmeheEvegeenEdeCen259

e.mhoppodIlhIcn0hephem.

H0weveemnn0uncemenmnpe0pe
ldmehhesiui0nheeisn0idehId

nwnbekenin.Ifevenehinksikehis

henheewuldbenonedg0ddeeclsinhis
woId.Whowuldde2Likemndissesin

hisw0dpeopeoendnodeopichin0e-

ievehevicimsofdisses.Wh3heoefic

hmnefdisseeIiewoudngehe
vicims.Shelussndbondwchhesevic

imssendeezeodeh.Thisisbeingswoed
bueminsndisn0sh0w0uecompS
sionndkindness.

Evenihism0newsembezzedbohes

whenweocu0godinenionsheBuddh

sidhumeiissilpeec.Thisisuecmpssi0n.The SunmSu sidiveVweIllwhen

0uinenionseuewewichievepefec
meitThosewh0dgddeedsndcuIive
gdfuneswiisehehevenwibecome
Buddhs.Thosewhsedisseeiessesnd
cusevicimssendeezewilinheI.
Theiinohellisndueudelibeeinenin

sendinghemhee.Buifwedhvehinen-

inwnc0usehmhpesnsend

hpesonoheldeIibeoeIdonemone0
260

hemembezzehenweuselveshved0ne

bddeeds.Wedonohbohesebdinenins.

InlvlhonBuddhismiishehughh
cunsnhecinegdsoc0mmiingns-

gessins.ncewehveundesdhiswecn
esssuedndbIcllcklehemeopuou

beseoindingviu0uschibedeeds

WhWehoveispuendviuoushesincee
vinghe.

Iegdhesegingseniciizenssmp

ens.T0ds0mebclhshegeheobuid
eiemenhomesmnpeopewiIlkece

heedeonmbehIfisIlhlcucIeve
wish0hehvemum0sgiude.Hwcoudl
n0dedicemhendenegccm-

pishinghisSk2IcnnshImheping
hembecusekingceoheedeIisme-

sponsibiiouesponsibili.Ifevene0usc0uIc
hinklikehishenheeceinhiswIdw0ulcbe
veYouneindeed
MosouswiIbecmesenios.Iwe0ebe0

especIveceondpvidefheeclelhen
nulwhweeceiveineunwillbeusnd-

ing.nheohehnciweeoveYcui0us
nddendonhinghenwhenwebec0me
ldineunnnewiIIkecoeus.BYhenwe

26l

wilbemisebeondiwiIlbeloefoeges.
WhismSpeciuSishisbi0fgdwihis

sinceiY.FinnciIcpbiIiisn0peciousmeel
w0dIpssessions.Iishisnehughosincei
neh0ughihhispecius.Tbeievein

whm?Inouseves.TheeoeweseeveYceY.
Theeenfewwh0pssesshissecnidence

nd0ihhusm0kingiveYhdochieveinhe

eningndpcicingobohwo1dIechings
nd8uddhismWihousecnfidenceiwiIIbe

veVdificubeIieveinohes.M0seu-IdiscussedbeliefndcnidenceinheEssencefAmi

0bhoSu.isisobeievein0useIves.Secnd

is0beieveinheBuddhThispincipIeisveYpoundndweneedhinkb0uiceuo
compehendondpcicei.
Evenihiswdishvedisseshsewh

econidenwiIbeheIped.Theeedhis
gddeeddwedeinieldonownobe

0vecouiusobeswedbnhingnone
oundusIfhisdeedisoccmplishedsuccessuI
ge.nlsgetGdbeings0hevennd
e0hndheBuddhknwh0weesincee

TheeeinSingpeweecuenpeping
buildnAmibhViIIgeheIpheogeds
hoevebdcnlivegehe0ndhheiI262

eeswibem0smeoningulfuiinghpp
nduIIopomise.

ImveYineesedinheweesseminp-

vidingceoheece.Aslvelodieen
cuniesIvisihsewheinvvedinhewelfe

oheedeIncleedinhisoeAuslihs
chievedhebes.Howeveiispiheven

heeheeldeIeckinginspiiuife.Theefoe
inddiion0ookingehephsicconcenso
heeIceiismheewishhheEvegeen

EdeCenewudenhnceheispiiuIivings
we||.

TheChineseoenslInououhweshuld

cuivego0dounesncviuesnumiddIe
esweshoudexe0usevesseehecommuniondhepeopleinceinggo0d0unes.In

heIeesweconeno0ugoodounell
ThuswehpehhisedecenewiIbepce

oheecleoeniogoodouneinheiIe

es.fwecnnoochievehishenwehveseiousIelTed

As0onAmibhViIIgeinSingp0eIsof
membesndvoIuneeseoeheeldewih

iIilpieYshewouIclheiwnpensnde

spechemoshewoudheBudclhnbd
ingseweeIsucensheBuddhq
263

wh0eheoedldoubesinseingheseedeI.
Aheeiemenhmawew0udpvideDhm
lecuesndcuuleneinmenpgoms.hese
eneinmenpgmswiIccodwihC0nuciusI

pincipIeofwihnilhinking0enbIeheesidensbIeodwelinhep0peh0ughsndview-

poinsohenciensgesndheBuddhdiI.
TheefesIhvemeninedbeeh0mes

heeIcleismsmeningulndp0mising
endeovo.Becuseheneedexpeience

nsomi0nhispinoie.Hwchonge3

FmnodinYpeson0sge.Foeigius

pciinesiwiseeospce0pepeog
heven.F8uddhissiwiIseespIceo
us0pepeobecmeBuddhHwusnd

inghisendevwiIbe3Whcudbeme

pomising0usndinghnhis?
Su0seIushiipieisviuenoue.

wecouIdeoeveYedeIpesnwihiIipieY
espechemoswewudheBuddhG0dhen

iw0uldnulIbingu0uviuusnue.nce

hisviuusnueisuncveedhispesnwiIhen
becomeoBuddhBdhisvS0wheed0we

gculivebecme0BuddhBdhisv3
Wecnchievehisheeiemenhmebe
comeBuddhBdhisvcuIivoeheBodhi

264

svwYhee.

TcYhvehisoeoppounibehee
uponinviinhisdisinguishedgheingPe0-

pehveskedmesewwods.WihheseI
encougeIdiesondgenemenpoicipingin
hisconfeenceobinghhegehehe

gelovingkindness0ceosciefoIlpeo-

pe.Tiveuphepupseohisl999Scnels
EIdelsDweneedpuoubeseosin0

mkinghisendeovocingondpvidingeldesosuccess.Iwishencouogeevene

sivewok0geheinccompIishinghiswoh
endev.Thnkull.

265

TkheLunNewYelsEveChnYDinne
IFebuYl,99
M.ChnS0SenhePimen0SeceoY

PimeMiniseisicendMinisY0C0mmuniY

DeveI0pmen;M.GunMuheinise-CunseI

nd.PengAn-HiheisSeceoYoheChineseEmbssvuedndespecednendsom
heeIigiousgoupsheeinSing0p0eseni0snd
guesS.

ImveYhoppobeheeonighoheWd
TdeCenebeobIeoceIebeheLunChi

neseNewYewihIIofuFmM.Leels
speechweeonedhhee0eveheeh0u

s0ndeighhundediYseniciizensondchilden

ending0nighlsdinne.Theee0Isedeso

lsmChisiniYChoicismHinduismJ0ismnd
heMoScie0ndmembes0heIne-eIigious
gniz0i0nCunciI.

AlIhesee0desnclsenisepeseninghe

difeeneIigiousgupsheeinSingopeegh
eed0nighweIcmeheNewYe.Such

gheingiseIseenin0uscieYbuiscuciin

uimes.Wedmiendpisehegovenmenf
Singpoefhei0esigh0ndheiusnding
guid0nceneigiuspIicndsheheh0pes0
267

Singpoenshpppospeousndhomoni
usuue.

hvebeenspekingonheBuddhlsech-

ings0oesduingwhichimehvemewih
heIeoces0cieenehniceigiousndcuIul

gupsndinhep0cesshvemdemngood
fiends.veheesIhvec0meoelizeh
heseedeshvegeb0cminclednessswi
nessedinheic0ncenndcompssionfobe-

ingsWhenevewemeeIespechemsBclhisvs.n8uddhismhewdBodhisvisie

simioclegeeeonedinunivesiies.ABodhisvisnwkenedbeingwh0hshep0ound

wisdmondhegecompssionoheIpIIsen-

ienbeings;husheseeigiusledesew0hY
henmeBodhisv.

DuingheimehIwosinAusiended
sevemeeingsofheMulifihFoumwhichis

spnsoedbhegvenmenAusIiAhese
meeingsheleodes0difeeneigiusg0ups
shehei0pininsndidesnh0woesolvehe

cnficsmngdieeneigi0usndehnicgoups.
Thehen0wdheiecmmendionshe
g0venmen.

ThebeciveheFumisoesbish0h
mniusndpspeusmulicuIumuiciI
268

ndmui-eligiousscieT0hvesblend

pspeussociendcounweisneed0
hvehm0ni0usineocin0mongcuucil

ndeigiousgupsAshencienChinesephils0pheLZiexpoinecllTheunivesendus
shoehesmeweenell.Toexpesss0me-

hinghiscomplexinsuchnelcuenndcIeo
mnneeuiesgemindoexensiveknw-

edgendpundundesnding
BuddhShkmuniuoiginechewho

ugh0onineessohdhisgemind
HeexpIinedhheuniveseevehinginind
weeonepeeccmpeeeniwecoulcl
shoehisundesondingheewoudbenoneedo
w0Vbouhesbiindpeoceoousocie
w0dUsinghisossingpoinwewieoIize
hollheseuseves.Thm0hesis

hmouseIves;benefiohesisobenefiou
se|ves.

lwehink0foeesepesening0usocie
wewiseehe0chousisIikeIewhiIedifeenculuescesndbeieseIikedifeen
bonches.lwedonundesndhweshe

hesmeoobuinse0donlhinkusevesoe
onwef0nee0nhoeehenwewiIoi
ppeciehepeecionohewheeehe
269

0neeni.Whenweisooeusevesomhe

whewiheveYisingh0ughf0uselveswih
eveVensuingcin0ou0wnbeneiheniwi
beimpossibeovidcnoninsndws

mongceseIiginsndcuIues.

FomheBudclhlsechingsweIenheim-

p0nceopcicingnddv0cingcmpssin
ndecluIi.Inousocieeveb0dplsdi
eenoebuevebdlsoeiseuIIimpn
ndnecessVTheeisngodbdhighoow

lusheclifeencebeweenhessignmen0sk.
usn0wM.eeB0ck-GunsoidhoueIdes

epesenhisoYndexpeiencendhouchi

dene0uhopeoheuue.Iweespecou
eldeswewillenmheps.Ifwekece
0uchildenwewipovideheuue.
IsinceehpehhisNewYeIsdinnewi

beosingpoin0inechngemongehnic

eigi0usndcuIugoupsndhbhmniusuniingwewilhepceepeoceuI
hppondfuIillingscieheeinSingpend
undhewoId

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HWTCREATEAFUFNGANDPRSPERUS
MU[TICU[TURA[WRLD

3MARCHIg99

InI9VenebeMseChinKungwsinducedM.UiThemheExecuiveDiec
MuiculuAfisueensndHedMse

ChinKunghineceneshegovenmenf
Auslihdcpedpubicp0icwecoming

peopeomhecuniesimmigoeAuso|io.

Thesepeopeepesendieenbckgouncls
cesondcuIues.Thehovedifeenideseig

iusbeiesndwsivingN0wivingogehe
howconhemuulIespecceI0vendhelp
echheceefuiingifepeceuenvi
onmenonclopspeousscie?M.ThemIls

concenseveYpppieondveYe.The
oehesomeconcensshseBuddhsnd

B0dhisvshowobeneiIIsenienbeings.M.
Themuhshewisd0mndheoBodhiso
Vo.

EIYinI,?8MseChinKungvisiedB0ndUnivesiYG0dCosAuslindmewihPofes
sPuWiIsonDenoheScho0Humniies

ndSciISciences.TheunivesiYwihvew
27l

husndsudenscmingmhidieenc0un
iesisnounlikeosmIUniedNins.Thee

seochingbhowomhmoniousmuiculuenvinmenwheesudensndeches

livendsudgehehmniousIswelos

woodvocehisspiihough0uhewold

Duinghisc0nvesinwihPofessWison
MseChinKungnuIIhughoheFwe
AdnmenSuAhebeginninghesu
heeew0hundedseven-ivegoupsending

hessembwhedieenspeciesmdi
eenwdshoughuheunivese.Iisheuin

essenimuIicuuehegheinggehefbe-

ingsmdivesecuueswihdieenbeliefsen
Iinghm0niousndviuousivingndeo
hepuschievehissmehmnIBuddhs
ndBdhisvsisexpinhheuniveseis
peecisoneeni.
TheChinesecIssic0mheehusndes
g

IChinheB0koChne expinshow

HeovenndEhheousesnsndlIphe

n0menweeoiginfmedomininiepices.
0Zicliieduhehoheuniveseondweshe
hesomeoondhlIceionsndweene

eni.AsBuddhShkmunisidweose
0mhesmeessence.

272

Iwewish0chievehmoniousmuliculue

weneedohveheeoizinndundesnding

hweel0nehenIfupbemswiIlbe

sIvedAsodinYbeingswed0n0ehvehis

undesondinghusueveYhughw0dondci0nisonIo0usevesumil0ndougoup.
useishnesshsesuedinuhmingohes

beneiouseves.hiswhinkinghsec

uesmongpeopIefeudsmngmiliesws

omongcounies.lisheb0siccuse0nu0nd
humn-mdedisses.Ifweobseehiswd

clmwemighwewondewhishecuseo
heseincesingdisses3IisuincesingseIish
ness.AsheBuddhIdusIdisses;Ic0nse

quencescomeomuignonceouIsebeies
ndwongviews.lwehinkeesepesen

ingheunivesendkisevesindivicuos
usevesheppebesepebuinei
heoepofhewhe.uhinking0fouselves
sbeingsepeceescn0nions.
lfweweeo0kmeceuwewoudsee

hheevesoiginefomhesomebnchnd

hlbnchesg0wmhesmeunk.ooking
deepinoheee0is0weeizehhe
Ievesbonchesunkosel0neeni.
nceweulundesndhiscononi0nswiI

273

vnishsuving-kindnessndcmpssin

nuIiseswecehesswecoe
useves.ThisisulechinghennduIibe

weenusndhesundesndinghweene
beingeIineTeedwihnenhe.
ThisiseIizinghoheuniveseisneideoIm
ilhIIgupseonecmpleemuIicuIue.
ThusldispuesbeweenwendheswiInuIY
dissoIve.ThiseIiisheveYheoheFlwe
AdnmenSuqmkingiideIeochingmeiI
fmuiculuIsud.ThewdMFIwelIepesens

heinnumeobedivesegupsinheunivese.The
wdAdnmenepesenshecncepho
hesedivesiiesdonohindeusbuc0mbine

ceoehepefecbeu0heunivese.Thse
wh0hvehisgebd-mindedness0ndunde-

sndingewkenedbeingsIikeBuddhs8od
hisovos.

LseMseChinKungvisiedGnihUnivesioueenslndwheeheeesbishingmuioihceneodvc0edbM.Them.MseChin

Kungwsdeighedondpedgedhisusupp.He

suggesedhheunivesicnsidees0bIishing
muicuIulinsiueinpessinIsp0

mesbiIi0ndwIdpece.Hisideishve

mnmulicuIu0Iunivesiieses0muIicu274

uIdepomenineveYunivesi.

ThepincipesndmehdsoheBuddhls
echingsoebhI0gicIndpcico.These
echingsee0suefhumni.Theehe
wisdmhecmmnhe0dhisheveYes

senceheveheheveoueIigius
ndseculcuues.Theseehepeecinhe

univesewhichc0npeecIsveIupblems.
WewuIddweIIIenndemulehem.

TdYVenebeMseChinKungcnsides
himseImsune0bebeoendhisveY

endspeciIg0heingHeisgefuluo

ueindividulswihgeesighdedicin
ndwisdom.Thesponsoshisconeencahe

eIigiusndcodemicIe0desndhegoven
menoAusliheexpesseshisdeep-eIdmi
ionndespecoshepledgeshisuIsupphe

ccmpIishmenhisgespiionThonkY0u.

275

TA[KATTHEHINDUENDWMENTBARD
MARCH9I?99

H0nobeMembesoPimenMSinn-

kouppnM.IndeiiSinghM.ShinwsRiene-

specedPesidenndCunciMembes0heIne
eligiousgnizionndespecedfiends.

Todowehvehisvubleppunivisi
woHindumissins.WeknowhHinduismshes

cosee0inshipwihBuddhism.TheHincluswoship

heegeGds.InMhnsusheseGcls
eignoveheBhmPuiHevenNen

Diom0ndHevenndMohesvGeFee-

d0mHeven.RecenheSingpeBuddhis
odgeIhvebeenecuingonheFlweAcnmenSuinwhichheseheegeoGodshodveY

imponp0siins.
liscmmendbIehHinduismemphsizes

ehicsndmicmpssinoencend

euliIbeievehifwecnfoseonddeveIp
heseucluiieswewiinechmniouswih
dieengupseigionsnccuuesnhisw
wewillespecndc0peewihechohe
heebceinghppnduIilingives.
ThisidelisshedbheeigiousIedesofhe
W0dConfeenceonReigi0nndPece.n
277

Mch3dhiseoIddessedhemhei

meeinginSdneAusiHwclowebinghis
icleloie3H0wdowehepsenienbeingsin
uehppiness2EducinAshencienChinese

hvesiclEducinismsesseniIinbuiding
nionndgveningispeple.IlIfwewno

echhisgoheeisnobeewhneduc
i0nTheefehpeheigiuseceswiocus
heeducinheil0wesonehicsndmI

ic0mpossinolencendecluIienbing
hesebecomeoucommonide.

Tccmpishhisiisnecessohove

s0ngndeecivegonizion0pomeosblesocieYndpeceuwoldIhope0helphis
ognizin.Hweven0hingconbeccmpishedwihouinncisuppheeoelec0m
mendeclhheseupundionndesobish

muiculuunivesiobidgehegopsbeween
peplecieeneigiusbeIiesnclcuues.

IhpehcindeIigi0usgupsinu
wIdcnespecndhelpechheive

gehehmonius.ThisiswhheBuddhugh
usd.ConsequenlheMhn0susoe

icleIechingmoeisomuicuuoeduc0in

hesh0wushwccmpIishuspioi0ns
sinceeIpciceheBuddh0lsechingsnd
278

encugeohes0doikewisewheneveIgive
Iks.ThiswhIvisiedmiYhw0m0nhsg

ncwhhvecmeodoheHinduEndwmenBdIhpehwecndevepbeeun

desndingfech0heondbuidsingfiend-

ship0cpeoeinhelpingpeopeivehpp
nduIfiinglives.

TheBucldhoodusholeIigionscesh

Ipcicemehodsoenumbeonehohisishe
ueei.nlwhenweundesondhiswiwe
ivelivesohmnndeuisouwishesfon
idewoldeuIiIed

lhveenedhheisIndinHfwHuse

esblishedbHinduswibecomepeionlin

ApiIondhheSingpoegovenmenhspo
videdinncilsuppo.Thisocionoousisone
compssionndencewhichweespecnd
dmie.wouldbehnedoheIpouofufiIlou

spiion.Ihveeonedhhepesidenncl
membesoheCenISikhGudwBdhve

pIeclgedSl0O000.Aslv.VR.Nhonhslussid
heSikhcommuniissmIbuheiheisbigThis

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heAmibhBuddhisSciewouIdike0dne

SII5000.IhopehfmhisdonBudchiss
ndHinduscnbecomecseinecingnd

279

heIpingechohemoendme.

nceginhnkufukindhspiIiY.

280

VenebleseChinKungIs
Answeheuesion:

WhMkeDn0inhe

miohHmeheAged3

he8uddhughushweshudndisciminebeweenhepependusbecouse
weeloneWeneedhvekinchoughsd

g0ddeedsskindwdsbedecenpeson.To
besinceeIconcenedohesbecmps
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ugh.
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pblems.WelgeIdIvlnfusneeclhep
whenwegeIdIsmeneisdwningndwe
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hee.WedoeveYhingwecnheIphem.
ThisiswhwehepedhemihHmehe

AgedWewnedohepfoseclsepp0
ndienclshipThehveecldonesobp-

vidinghomeohegedhispences
ndeigins.

IIousgoveheIpwheniwsneedecu
wlcwudbepecefuIondhppndwewoud
nhvehepbemswedhewshedisses.
28l

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hem.BuiwedonIhepwewiInevesveu
pbems.Wec0nspendhundedsUSdoIosn

bmbowenUSdIIspvidef0pesn
inohidwdcunVomnh.Wecnspend
m0neokillosveliveswhichonesolveshe

p0bIem?Wwinosovepobemsgivingunsel-

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inewodIweexpecSmehingheni
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ndeigionsespecndhepechohewewill

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iswhWehpefondhisisouesponsibiIiY
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udoilYlivesndhisiswhweheIped

282

NDFUESSTHE8UDDHA

VenebIeWuLing

TheBuddhooldushoduinghisDhomEnd

ingAgehepimYwbessuedsuccessin
culivinisoenheBucldhNmeChning
MehdBuddhNmeChningisnsoinf
heChineseemllNinFulI.TheChinesechce

obeingmindfuoheBuddhllIinIIiscmpised
wps.Theppmenshepesenm
menheboompmensmindFu0ishe
chocef0BuddhndmenswkeningS

NinFullmensbeingminduoheBuddhhe
mindhinkingfwkening

InbeingminduoheBuddhwhdwe
chn2Nm0Amiuooll.Nm0lIisnslie-

inmSnskinncienlndinnguge

mensokeeuge.hisdesnomenhwe

keeugewihheDhmoMsebuheh
weeunonde.T0whd0weeunndupon
whdowee?Amiuoollissonsliein
fomSnskimeninginfinieifeinfiniewisclm.
ThusNmoAmiu0mensounundndeI

uponheininiewkening.
WhoehebeneisBuddhnomechn

ing2Up0nwhpincipIesisibsed?TheBuddh
283

oIdushMeveYhingisesfmumindll.In
hewdsheenvinmeniselecinofu

hughsNoehovingbecmeBuddhsBdhisvswesillhvedisciminingndwndeing

hughsficionsncchmens.SiIlhve
geedngeignonceognce.heincese
hesehoughsiswhisecingndshping0u
woIdod.Fomdisgeemensin0umiIo
clissesinucunchsinouw0du

houghsign0ncecusedissesomwind
suchs0ndesndphns.uhughsof

giioncouseehcIukeshughsogeed
couseods.Th0seongecusefies.Thesedis
seswilcninueinceseinequencndse

veiinhingisdoneoneuoizehem.

How?ChoningAmiu0olienbesus0ese
umindpuieuiwkeningondpece.
Whenoumindsepeceheenvi0nmenwil
inunelecseenindonquiiuhughs
ceewvesInhesixiesweseneseeed
hissllViboinsll.Whwedidnundesnd

wshebedhhoheseIlvibesIIhd.Wesimp

hughohemnninepeson0Ieve.8uhe
senghmhiskind0fh0ughwveis0mzing
obeoneu0izeheubuIenhoughwveseven

fmhelsgeedngeignonce.Thushving
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mnBuddhNmeChnesineginwilIbing

pecesbiipospeindhppinessoh
e

UndesndingheneedoBuddhNme

Chninghwcl0wepceed?Wecng0hein

ChningHwheedhmmsesusingmusic
insumensledheg0up.AswewouIdimgine
heeec0mevenechning0gehehmo-

niousishemospoducive.Buiimeohelck
goodchoninghmkehisdiicuhenwe
consimpIunonhechningmchineinuown
h0mechonlongwihi

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inishedimmedioeIschningAswndeing

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epcehesec0ndhoughwihAmiuf0!.wndeingh0ughsginisehengoineplcehe

houghwihIIAmiuoIDohiscninuousuniou
evechnevehoughisbeing0minduIo
BuddhAmiobh

Inclcliinchningheeeheeching
idshepusinuminclfuness.Whenwefisene

heCuivionHIIwewiseeimogesoone8uddhndwoBodhisvs.InPuendw
pcehewiIbeBuddhAmibhGeCm

285

pssion8dhisovndGe0SenghBdhisv

Buddhmi0bhsmbizesuigin0IseIf-nue.
GeCmpssinBdhisvsmbIizescomp0ssion.GeSenghBdhisvsmb0IizeswiSdm.
CompssinndwisdmehewviIuesous

cuIiveuncveuiginIsef-nueemind

ingus0becmpssinoew0dshes0be
inndnemi0nIbewkened.

nheBuddhblewewilIseeseveoecs.
Theeechingidsnoqecsfwship.Acup

wesmbIizesheeochingsThecIe0woe
smbIizeshumindneedsbespueshe

webeviclgeedngendignnce.I

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nndisciminingmindequli.Fuhemoeiis
puendcImeIecingcIeoIndhughIus

swewuIdseeeveYhing0undus0sinmio.
FIwessmblizehecusesheblssmsesuin
hebeingui.Thisseesemindush
heeecnsecluencesmueveh0ught
wdndcin.

fwewishbinheuiheesuwemus

isgeneehecuse.L0mpswhichhovee
pcedcndIessmbizewisdmndbighness
iumininghed0kness0uignnce.Incense
286

smbizessel-discipIinenddeepcnceninos
weIIshegivingusevesbeneihes.

Choningenbesussuppess0uici0ns

ndneuizehenegivevibi0nSm
hughshceedissesWihewefIicins
0uwisdmwilgow.ThisneuIizi0nofbdvibo
i0nsndinceseinwisdmwiIIenbIeus0hve

successfulceehppfmiiesblesciesngndpospeusni0nndpeceu

wIdFheskeolsenienbeingsmoouII
lenndpcicemindulness0heBuddhs

houliveswilbehppnclufiIing

287

ThelmmubiiY

CusendEec

THEIMUABlLITYFCAUSEANDEFFECT

bVenebeWuing
RespecedDhmMsesespecedpci

ionesndguess.vehepsewhundecles
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eIigion.TheniwslkeduponsphiIsph.
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ibecomemecuAndecenihoscme

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Smehesemisundesndingshvebeen

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hesemisundesndingsccuedspeopIesve
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Thesusec0dedechingsBuddh
290

ShkYmunioddesshim0sullnginoIeochelI.
Thsewhlisenedhimweec0Iedsudens

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whichheBuddhwudpovide.ThisisesseniIY
cIssomdiscussi0nPleseundesndhBud

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BuddhismisBuddhShkYomunilseducinI

ssemwhichissimihofConuciusbh
pesenedsimioviewpoinsndmehds.Thegl
0Buddhiseducionisoinwisd0m.nSnski

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cIeclAnusomok-smbhdimeoninghe
pefeccompleewisd0mTheBuddhoughus
hhemin0bleciveofouIeningndcuiv
inis0chievehisulimewisd0m.

HefuheughusheveVnehshepo
eni0IeizehisseuIimewisdombe

cuseiisonininsicpoounoue.Iisno

29l

smehingwecnoboinexeno.Howevems

fushvebecomecnusedhughgeneImiscncepinsndheefeeunbIeeizehis

penil.Hweveiwecnbekhughhis
cnfusi0nwewileIizehisininsicpoun
ue.ThusBudchismisneducionssemimec
egininguownoiginininsicsel-nue.

Isoechesbsueecuiwhich
semmedmhe8uddhdsec0gniionholsen
ienbeingsp0ssesshisinnewisdomndnue.

heeeheeelisnoinheendifeence
mngbeings.EveYoneisdieennwbecuse
wehveo5uuenuendhvebecme

cnfusedThedegeewisdmexhibiedbindividulsdepencs0nhedegeeceusi0nndhs

nohing0dwihheoiginouenueoheindi

vidu.TheBuddhlsechingshepuseizehis
innepeecuimewisdm.Wihhiswisclm

wecnslveoupbemsnclunusuffeinginohppiness.
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hvef0ishlnchussuehec0nseuences

evkedbuincechoughsspeechndbe
hvi.wehvewisdomuhughsspeech
ndbehviwiIbec0ec;.hwhencnwesue

whenheeenilcnseuencesosuem?
292

cousewewibehppFomheewecnsee

hsueingiscusedbudeusionondhe
suceohppinessis0u0wneizi0nwisdm.
TheBuddhIseducionssemcnIsbe

winessedodinecuehlsinwhichwecnsee

monechingids.Whenweeneheh
csso0mweseeheimgeBuddhwhich
smboizesu0iginsenue.Wemsee
cnineowenheBuddhobIe.ThecIe

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ndhoughusswew0uldseeeveYhing
oundusinmio.

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bossmsesuinhebeingouiemindingus

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wcndcion.mpscndessmbizewisdmondbighnessiIuminingheclknessfu

ignonce.TheimgesfIuslwessmboIize
nscendingheeneImsexisence.Fisiises
hughhemudhebmofhepndwhich
smblizeshesixemsbihnddeh.Theni

293

IseshughhewoewhichsmbIizeshefu

sgeeIms.inlIibekshoughhesufce0

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echingheneueDhmoemhesogeo
ulimoeenlighenmen.

The0usweechesushhoughweive
inhewoldweshouIcnobecomepluedbou
suundingsTheIousowebovehewesmboizeshnedIbeingsmhseinhehel
emsh0sewhoeBdhisvswiIbec0me

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men.TheBuddhemexceedsheenelms

ndbecmeBuddhisheulimegolou
echings.Sowhenweseehe0uswewee

eminded0pciceheechingssweIso
onscendheenelms

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Shkmuniweoeemindechoweneedoee

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BuddhvIunsocieducodedicoedhis
wheieoechingushwcu0f0uflicions
oinpefeccompleewisdomnduehoppi
ness.HewsndinYpesonwhswhesu-

eingsbiholdgesicknessnddeohbudid

nknowhowsIvehesepbems.Hewsde
ludedbubecmewkenedHeenedhough
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cuIivionheuhoflifendheunivesendhen

ughushowobecmewkenedbusinghimseIsnexmpeshwecuIdlenfomhis

expeiencesShwecnbecomewkenedndhusIivehppnduIiIingives.

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exploinuwoldncl0ueionship0iBulh0ughweseemhvesmndifeenceswe

ellhves0mnsimiiiesDnkild0n
sedonoie.DIlhisgoodndnohingh
isbdDounoohessouwoudhved0neun

u.Remembehekindness0hesondep
hekindnesswihgiude.

Wheheweclicingondespecingoh

eslvingkindnesscompssinwebeievein
helpingohesingiving0fwhwehovewhwe
eohosewhoneecluheIp0ouwisdm.T-

dmnpeopleeseochingfowisdmhe
undesnding0fwhweebonwhweivend
whwedie.WeecmpeIedbconicingem
ins.Weecompeedb0gic.Whenweheo

hebeieshefeeings0mnpe0pengem
fecuisiomsupiseofscinion0m
suspicionocopeion.

EveYwheewelkwesees0cieieswih
295

geedivesecuuesscieieswihm0edife

encesscieieshoenemphsizehesedifeences.dmnpepeokousidehem-

seIvesohesedieencesbeivinghheYe
heesonwhsomnesunhppY.Buhe
esnIieswihinus.Ashumnbeingsweundeg0
hesueingsofbihdgesicknessonddeh.
Wesuehdshipsdnoinwhweseeke

pedom0ulvednesndind0usevesinhe
pesencehosewhmweesenoevenhe.
hefiueopepIeundesndheeIcuseof
heiunhppinessheisueingisincesinghisve
sueing

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nuiizesbebeseep.Wh?TheYfee
heiiveseuc0n.Thewishoc0noI

hepepIeonclopssessmehings.Fies

gpepIehdimeoppecienueimeo
suclhewoksowisepepe.Tdwehven0
ime0noue:noimeocnempIin.uIives
emuchmoecmf0behnweehoseou

pedecessosbuwehveviunospiiulie.
Swesechexciemenkepilsopze

0ueeingscveouinbiicpewihie
Hwcnwefixhi5?Reduceouimewok

pI.WihpuifmindwewiIneedIess.u
296

ivesoewsedinouempsinhings.We

bughnohinginohisIie.Wewilkenohing
whenweIevei.Whweneedissimpemnne

ivingBuddhShkmunilivedosimpeIiewih
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seepingundeeeonigheheivedohpp
cnen|ie

BwinghisexmpIendIivingsimpeie-

seweconecluceuchmensndikewise
edcnenedIivesWkonee;okene

e.AsimpemnneIivingbingsushppiness
nclseeni.Ifwednchogivingoe-

ceivingwewilenehewokenedbeinglsseo
cluiencluiliseenigeneness.
Howconwechngehediecioninwhichwe
eheded?Beninghwvec0meou

geedngeignooncend0gncesohu
mindswinlongebedeudeclbuwkenedB
undesndinghew0CusendEechos
beensidhBdhisvswh0ebeingswh

helphesechelizionfechievinghei
wnecuseswhiesenienbeingsfeeffecs.

Undesndinghisoshed8odhisvsfe
cmmiingieecsndheefoehekeseps
vidceingnegivecusesnsding
heedicehedebs;hekmicbsoclesgen297

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evensphenomenqevehinghiswldo

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BuclclhsnohingisbeondheLwoCusencl

Eec.IissidhevehingisempnduneI
neenoimpemneneemen.BuheLwf

CusefEecisunchngebIendeoneenpemneneemen.

Bhcusendefecec0seeecos
hecoexismuul.Acusci0nbecmeso

cnseuenieffecndhiseecinungivesise
nohecouslcinFmhisendIessccle
wecnseehpoicucusci0nisno

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cmbini0ncusendefecomsviciousc
cIeheccIeoeincnion.

ABodhisvisnwkenedundesnding
beingnclisheeewelweheveYsinge
cusocionpducesneec.Becuseohis

heeveYcui0usinheievehoughwd
ndocionFefuhcusci0nwiIIbecome

negivekmiceecinheuue.hewiII
ceinIhvepes0nolIbeheconseuences.
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UnikeBdhisovssenienbeingsdn0un

desndhepincipesndheeIiiesoie.The
liIeknwIedgewemhoveisIimiedndvgue
fomcompIee.Conseuenweceess
commicusoIcinsnddn0undesnd

whenheeecsoccuoewhhehppened.

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noondwenofeelem0sabulsowebome
hesoumis0uneThisinunceesmoe

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ploed0u0IIo0uncus.IweeunbeoconnecheccuTencesiisbecuseween

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he0dllonclnohe!lnewll.hisllnewllexising
299

komwhichisceoedinhepesencnnobe
bughhePuendAculhisnewkmo

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kmhwsceedbe0ewebegnoen
ndpciceBuddhism.
Wihhisundesndingwemusesolveno
ceenmenegivekmo.nIhencnwe

bellibeoedwuldbewngohinkh
wecnsilbebninhePuendeveniwecn-

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pepewhpocicehe8uddhNmeReciin
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consecuencesinhesixelmsfeincnin.lis
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pciceBuddhismweneedobinghhe
B0dhimindWhisheBdhimind?Thewkened

mindTheminclhceoundesndshepinci
300

pesondueeoIioiendheunivese.he
ge!cmpssinemindwiheveVhough
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hesdsoosweI.Themindwihpeecdee-

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Mindisoofewihuselishness.lisomindwihou

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WihhismindwewilbebeoceIbeings

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wihhisB0dhimind0ukmicdebscnbeedi-

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Buddhh00dheulimepefecin.
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godunees0pefec.Thuswhen0ueveV
specispefecwebecomeBuddhs

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lives?Becuse0fwndeingncldisciminoY

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ngingpssesshes.8ecouseohesewedwe

nhoughsowhhsccuedwhwehve
emembeedwhwehveimginedWeeed
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bhesehughsunbesphem.
liscuciohwecesehesechmens

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hugh0lAmiuflllnhisw0wecnpcice
nYwheenime.
TheBuddhsughushheuniveseisgeneeclomuwndeingonddiscimin

houghsisceed0mouchmens.These
bscesepesenfosebeiefsndwongview
pinsndhveceedhe0-neDhmB0d

BchisvsogesenighenmentWhehee
difeenevels?Themniesmoudieende-

gees0fignncendwndeinghoughs.
Wheed0heTenDhmRemscmef0m2

Theppeduehelockeuiom0u

discimin0h0ughs.WhenwehbnesingIe
difeeniinghoughginshebeingsmes
obecshenheTenDhmRemswilppe.

ThehighesheseeheuSgeRelms
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Sound-heePekobuddhBdhisvnd
Buddh

WhenweclingochmensheSixRems
Reincnionohehevenssushumnsoni

mshungYghssndheswilppe.Ands
0uchmensinceoseheTheeEvilRemsbe-

ingheweoheemswiIIppe.FinIwhen
0uchmensehemsseiousndencius

heheIeImswiIppe.Wheweunble
nscendheccleobihnddeh?Unbe
seveoukmicbsoces?NonIdowenoe
w0nocecoufuls;weecnsnin

ceSinghem.
HwhendweidouseIvesfhesedeIuded

ndiusoVhughsunc0veheiginocpbii
iesndviues0usenue3TheonwYisb

einggo0uwndeingnddisciminY
h0ughsndochmens.WhenwehveeIimi
nedo0hesewewilno0nlYvecomeheccebihnddeohinheSixRelmsbuwiIsu-

pssheTenDhmRemssweAndwhenhis
h0ppenswewildweinheneTueDhm
RemheseheBuddhs.Andiiswihinhis

elihhewCusendEecies.
WndeingnddisciminoYh0ughsndchmensecuses.Geedndngeondig
304

nonceecuses.TheTenDhmRe0msc0m

pisecloheFouSgeRelmsoncheSixRems0
Reincnioneeecs.Sincewndeingnd

discimin0Yh0ughsndchmensgeneoe

negivekmqheughobeeimin0edsh
umeisndviuescnhenbepefecnd

cmplee.Cuivingn0n-disciminoYmind
pvidesheseeniopciionesegoolicionsBuiisdiiculomosouslegdue

ousenimenchmensdueheinusices

weeewehovesueedndhegudgeswehus
h|d.

HweveeeIinghiswnpususme
dis0dvngebecusehenwesufehec0nse

uencesofuguclges.Inecluliiesexisinhis
wdbecuseo0udisciminomindsdinV

pe0peonhinkinemsoheufmsexpined
inheDiomndSuqSefpepeohebeings
ndimell.wedonhinkinemsheseou

fmshenwewilbekhughulicionswih

hesenghmucuivin.Theeewhenwe
geneeeminsweneedemincluseves
heseumsndemembehoheeonIon
iIusin.Whenwed0hiswewibeulhoppocdingwihc0ndiinsndbeIngfuinhegod
deedsofohes.

305

Theccumuionfmeisdepends0nucu

ivion.Whishiscuivin?Thebiioleg
fwnceingnddisciminooVhoughsoIeg
0chmensocoecueITneushoughs
ndwos.Wheviues?Viuesiseomhv-

ingccmpIisheddeepcncenionwisdmnd
heneTueDhmRem.Iisheeoeimpo-

noundesndhemeningomeisndviues.
FoheinmenbeneicimeiSndviuesis

hepefecinmen0Buddhhood
Themeisndviuesbeswedupnhehigh
eslevesBdhiSvsenepefec.Wh?
Becusehehvech0senn0obekh0ughhe

semoiningdegee0heilusionophenomen
exisenceThehveneinquishedhehinnes

shedhelsdegeewndeinghughsnd
hisiswhheimeisndviuesenoepefec
Upnbe0kinghughhissdegeeofiusionf

ignncaheimeisndviueswiIbehepefec
cmpeenesswhichmoniessheoinmeno
Buddhhod

Senienbeingscmmiwngdingsduede
ludedmindsnddeviedviewpinsWhenine

cingwihpeopemesndoisweusul

cfmgeedngegnceomseIishness
omhewish0beinconIousuoundings.

306

Theeegngwihuuenueweneed

giveupYingcnlnddminehes

epcehughsoouselveswihhoughs0ll
hes.ThenupuiomindwiIlinceseondu
IicinswiIdecese.Iwechievehisse

mindwewouddwelohelpohesochievei
swell.

Bu0sngswesiIIhvehesehughs0f

geedngegncehewish0cnheS
wewiIIsillhvehecuseshwilgeneeou
bihinheTheeBdRelmsofnimIshung

ghssndheIs.Wheweboninhenim
eIms?Ignonce.Geedisheesnwee

boninhehungYghosemsAndngeiShe
cusefubihinoheheIems

Theeisnwovoidheeecs0fnegive
kmncehewngd0inghsbeencommied.
WeouseIveshveobeheconseuenceshe

eibuinisingomoumisdeedsN0pesngod
oBucldhcnheIpecluceusufeingobe
hekmiceecsonoubeh.Thehveneihe

heuhiYn0hep0we0d0s.TheeliYis
hweInemussufehecnsequencesu

misdeeds.TohpeohewiseisIikeYingoun

wfmuwnshclw.IndoingswewiIIus
pepeoemew0ngc0nduc.
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Theeemninsncesevidencinghisphenmenn.Tkeheexompefnignnpesn

HvingdnesmIgoddeedheoshehpes

b0ingodoune.ThiSiswishuhinkingwisfu
demingisuehwewieceiveg0doune

oeclingviuousdeedHowevesuchgd
f0unemn0sh0wiselimmedioe.Wh?Be
cuseunsgessionseoohevbecom
pensoedbusnesmIviuousdeed

Nundesndinghiswhenhingsdnog
wewebegin0dubheechingsonduesion
whheBudclhlswodsenue2Whdodo
goddeedsndeceivemisfunewhenohes
commiwngd0ingsndobingoodoune?We
henbegind0ubheLwoCousendEfec.

Conseuenlwebegindubndindveen
slndeheeochingsfhe8uddhs.Bubs0d0-

ingweuheinceseheseveioouw0ngd0Ings.

TheeeheespecsokmiceecFis

goodfuneisingfomkincldeedsosueing

isingmmisdeedsm0mnieswihinhepesenieime.Secondheespecivekmicefecs

mnmnieswihinhepesenlieimebuin
henexIieime.Thidsuchkmiceffecsmno
mniesunihehidlieimeohemn0shw
308

upunileinnumebeieimes.Scuscionsdogiveiseovi0uskmiceecswelus
cnnobeceinwhenhewiIppe.
Undewhcicumsnceswudhesekmic
efecskeefec?G0odbdkmicesulscn

onlbebughboubheexisenceocol
sicc0ndiinocicumsnce.Ihepppie

c0ndiinmuesinhepesenIieimeheespecivekmicefecwilhenmniesiseIwihinhe

pesenIieime.Henceheisspecokmic
eec.

SimiIshuldhecsiccondiionmue
inhenexlieimehekomiceecwimniesi-

sehen.Hencehesecndspeckmic

eec.Finshoudhec0ndiionioisee
numeusieimeshekmiccusecnnevebe

eclicedPehpsfehepssingoimmesu-

obIee0nshecosiccondiinminise
ndhenhekmiceecwiImniesise

TkefexmplesoodbheBudchin
heousSuqAnodmnhdeuesed0becomeomnk.Fhishppen0neneedecl

hvegclosg0douneviuesnclheigh
condii0ns.Ahimehsewh0becme

m0nksundeBuddhShkmunilsguidnce
chievedoinmentBuddhShkYmuniesed
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hissudenlsbiibskinghemdecide
wheheccepheoldmonsmnk.Afhe

sudensweeAhsndhusweecpbIe
knowingopesn!sposivehundedieimes.The
domedheodmnosp0specbecusehe

hughhhehdnpnedhegoods
wihinhose|ifeimes.

BuBuddhShkomunidhemhininie

eonsghisoldmnhclbeenwodchoppe.
nedwhenheninigeonhemunin

heclimbedupee0escpeclingouIHm
geoheBuddhIlfoheIp.Wih0nhseew

wdsheodmnhodpInedhiscuse.Whenhe
mewihBuddhShkmunieinnumeobIe
enshec0ndiinshdmued.Buddh

Shk0muniheefeccepedhemonosmonk
wh0IeinedheIevefAhoseinwhich

nepssessesneneuspecepinsviews

speechbehvi.Thisisnexmpeo0kmic
eecwhichmniesediseeinnumebelieimes.

EveVhoughwdndcionising0mu
hesndmindsceeskmiceec.Weep

wh0wesw.8swinggdcusesweep
gdconsequences:swingb0dcusesweep
bdcnsequencesEvenBuddhsndBodhi
3l0

sovsconn0Iehiseoli.Theespecivek-

miceecwillonImniesisewhenheeIevn

cndiinipens.Iwednoeseeheseesulsi

is0nbecuseheppopieimehsnmued

WihhoughundesoncinghisuhwewiI
nuIIbecmeveYwchuI0ueveV

hughwdndcin.WewiIIsobebleo

d0pheighiudewheninecingwihohes
mesondffisccumulemoego0df-

une.WhenweeenbIeuncoveuviu0usse-nuedue0ouckowkeniIgwe

cnonIeceivehebeneish0ughviu0usculi
vin.

TheguicleIinedeeminingg0dndbd
deedshsbeencledeinedbYheBuddh

WheneveYhughisingmoumindisdedicedohebeneiosenienbeingSwewi

ceegoodoune.BuwheneveYhoughis
s0IelbeneiouseveswewiIlgeneenegive
kmWeneedospbeneiing0useIveshe

expensehuinghessuchbehvionIce
esnegivekmhwewiIIhove0eple.
IwednbeIievehisiwisiIIhppen.Tc0ec

iweneedcnsonpcicegeocmpssin
WhdoweusehisguideIinewheheweoe
3ll

beneiingusevesbeneiingohesdee

minewheheweeceingbodgdkom?
Remembehhek0miccusesfheTen

Dh0mReoImsemniesedfmwndeingnd
disciminoYhoughsndchmens.When
eveVhughc0ninsheeemenflseis0

usIluchmenseveYseveeCnse-

quenweesil0sineccIeobihnd
dehSiImiedinheeneImsexisence.hus

iisneg0ivekmwheneveVisinghoughisn
ousufmiIougupoucun
dinpepednundesndhiseun

dehemiscncepionhiispeecInuo

evenc0echinkinhisw.hedonelize
hsuchviewseIIcnYohewisdm
heBuddhUnIikeheBuddhqweoeunble

peceiveceYndhuswehveIwsseen

hingsinseIigh.TheBuddhknwingndundesndingIIspeksonIheuh
E0chndeveVhughisk0micc.I
cuseisesf0mwisdomshenwiIheeec.I

cuseisesmignnceswilheeec.Un
uneIweplncusesminIdueuign0
nceondhisiswhwehveceedinnumebIe

nsgessinsinuposndpesenieimesMs
heimeub0ddeedsuweighugodnes.
3l2

Iugddeedshdexceededhebdneswe
wudhvelednscendedhecceobih
nddeh.

Asl0ngsweemininhisCcewewiun

doubedlYcommim0ebclhngddeeds.
ThusweoughobeveYcuiousndmindu.
H0weveheBuddheIsushooukmisno

fixedondconbensmedSinceevehing
isesmoumindskmlsoisesomou

minds.Sinceouwngd0ingseceedbu

mindshenhecnsbensmedb0u
minds.ncewehveoinedpuiomindou
kmowiIbeediced.

enwei0undesndheulimpcofhe
Buddhiswds.Thisisdue0uconusedminds

nddeviedviewpoins.Wehveedinhesu

shwokenedbeingssuchsAhsndBdhisvswibeeiiedeiseningohesewocls
heBuddhTheeushnAhwilIsweo

blodwhenheemembeheunimginblesu

eingheundeweninheipsIivesinheAvici
HeIheowesoheheIems.Thusheeo

moevigiInhnwee.Sinceweenoecpbefkn0wingoupsiveswedon0knwdo
noemembenohis.We0hveIbeenin
heheeoImsbef0e.AndsongosweesiII

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miedinheccefbihondde0hwewiIms

ceinIYghee0ginnden

TheimespeninheheleImsiscmpisedf

ininieenswhi|eheimespeninhehighes|evel

HevenisoeliveIsheighYhusndge
ens.AIhughweIIhvecmmiedheov

wngdingswec0nsiIbehepedbeefIing
inheheIems.8uncewehvedescended

inhemiisexemeIdificuousbeheIped
nwihsndinghepesenceEhesueB0d

hisvwhisheeheIpoIsenienbeings.An
BuddhBdhisovwhohsnfiniYwih
senienbeinginhelndgesheeechhim
heiscledEohTesueBdhisov

Wemhoveon0iniwihsenienbeingin
hehelIe0Ims.WhenwebecmeBdhisv

Buddh0ondhecosicc0ndiinhsmued
wewiIbebIeghee0heIphemndhen
wewiIIbecoIIedE0hTesueBdhisv

heef0ehenmeBuddhBdhisvis

geneicemndd0esnindicenYnespecific
individuoI.

InheEBlhesueSuwehveseenhoiis

diicusvesenienbeingswh0h0veIed
descendedinoheheleoIms.EhTesueB0d

hisvhsgewisd0mgeosupenu0Iobii
3l4

iesndgenscendenbiIiieshushecn

helphesenienbeingsinheheemseveno
e0chheWesenPuendHwevedue0u

hbiulbehviwhenweebescend

heHeovenemswecninuecmmiw0ng

dings.Andoeieinhehevenelmshs
endedwewilginIinohehellelms.Bu
EhTesueBodhisviissiwehveeuned

enhvingbeengne0ewds.ncein
heheIlelmssweexpeienceconinu0ussufe-

ingwewiIbeunbeculive.Thusouhec
nclesulnnegivekmwiIlincesendbe
comemoebindingThesuscelexpinhis0
us.Fomhiswecnbeginoundesndhowdifi
cuiisohelpsenienbeingswh0hvedescended
inoheheIems.

Awhpininimeconwebehepec?Ae
wehvec0mmiedwongdoingsbubeoewe

pssonnddescendinoheheems.Duinghis
imewemusbeowkenedsohhugheelings

0inenseemosendeiingewewiIldiigenlfoghinkingsingdingnhinghis

bdnclonldohwhichisgod.InhiSwwe
wiImininpuiomind

Andinhiswwecnchnge0upesen
cndiin0ndnsmbdsiuininog0d
3l5

ne.Iw0uIdbeevenbeeiwecuIdbnngfh

hegeoBdhimincl.hemmendehwe
sinceeegesweecieAmiuoll0neoen
imesondseekbihinhePue0ndwewiIc

cmplishhisbihevenhughwewuIdhvegne
heAviciHe.WewiIIbebnheesn0n-

egessive8dhisvs.nceheewewiIIhove
heppunieunuwldhephse
whomweh0veniniwihnscendhehe
ems.

enwem0hvedneviusgddeeds
bucninuebeidicuedndIkedd0wnupon

bhes.wemhvesueedsenousiIness
pve0misfunewihneliewsehonhe
peviusne.Wh?usei0usmisdeedshove
beeneduceclomigheibui0nmni-

esedinhepesenIieime.Inhewdsobein
hissiu0inmeonshuhe0vnsgessins
hvebecomeighe
AsheDim0ndSusoswemobepo

debsedeseehephhedueop0s

nsgessins.Becousehiswewisuepve
nddebosemeninhisieime.Hwevewhenwe

ccepndpcicewewiIedice0uns-

gesSi0nsondevenuloboinhePefecCompleeEnighenmen.Thusweeble0nsm
3l6

bdkmwihonesingehoughoenighen
men.

Fuhem0ehesuselushwhenwee

pefominghedeedsooBdhisvhe8uddhos
Bdhisvsndhevenbeingswic0nsn

suppondhepus.IfweencounebscIesond

diiculieswhenpeominghesegedeedsiis

dueounegivekmbeingge.Iwe
cnusgioueehnddiigenpemhe
deeds0ccumuIehesemeisndviueswih

0udiscimin0Yhughschmenswewil
ovec0mehepesensufeingndbingohin

numebebenefisncgodfune.AcwiIingl
ccoclwihodvesi.Tdissveoudebswe
needoephemwihcImnesswihun
ceofhedogievnceIwefeehoedhen
hedebfhenexieimewibemuchgee
hniwsinhiSone.

veocheVenebeMoseChinKungiso
goodexmpeofhis.Heundewenmnes
depivionsbuemineddiigenndhdwoking.
SubseuenhemeMs.YinHnndhehusbond

whopvidedhimwihfulsupp.nlhenwih

mngeoblesndodoivingwshebIeocon

inuewihhisechingnclecuingHis0bscIes
nclhdshipsweeesunegivekmoce3l7

edinpeviousifeimesH0weveinpienl
beinghesedificuieshisnegivekmwos
gdueimined

TheesbIishmenoheHwoDznLibYond
heIeesbIishmenheCpeBodYhe

BuddhEducionIundoinweeheuning
pins.PesenIYundehisguidnceoveifYPue
LndLeningCenesndAmibhBuddhisS0

cieies0oundhewodheIppp0geBud

dhism.Thisishemniesoin0god0une
whIchisin0ccdncewihheechingsinhesu

heefewemusnbediscouogedinhe
0ceodvesiies.Ih0sbeensoidhBuddh0s

ondBdhis0v0shove0ngedeveYhingin0u
ives.Alhdshipsncldvesecndiionsnmo
eh0wseveehvebeenpengedbhem0s

weThepuposeheseisogduIeiminoe

unegivekmouniweccumulemeisnd
viues.AIsheheIpcuIivooseevoeheisoe
pcicendchieveinmen.WhYwuld
heBuddhsndB0dhisvswishusiII2Tueculi

vseveYpeciousohem.Undesndinghis
pincipewewiIpoienonclevengIdlendue
hdshipswih0ueelingdiscouged
ncewehvep0venheuhoheBuddh0ls
3l8

echingsousevessheBuddhohsshownus
wewiIlhenbebeundesndhnfiue

nmehowbigosmllishebenevIen
ongemenheBuddhsndBdhisvs.Hwevehosewhd0nundesndhispincipewil
inhefocedvesibeginoisecloubsinBucl
dhism.ThewiIhenbomeheBuddhsondB0dhi

sovsnopovidinghemwihpoecionnd

guidnceuhesondeingheTipeewels.Consecuenheendupcmmiinggeens
gessions.Howw0udhen0olbck2
TheBuddhoodushwewuIddowelo

h0oughnddeepundesndheeochingsin
hesussohwewilnoeelheplesswhencises

ise.Regodlessfgo0dobdcicumsnceswe
ugheminclmnclcompsed.Bclimes

seeoedicoeukmicdebs.Dogodimes
pesennbenei3Iweclonpossessdeep
cnceni0nondwisdmduinggoodimeswe

wiIegess.Wh28ecuseoumindshvegiven
iseohoughsgeed

AlhoughweinenclobehveppeIfoex
mplenooloseouempesomehinghppens

ndwebecomeongYbeewecns0pou
seIves.Whenwegiveiseohoughs0fgeednd

d0ngewhwewonwegivewoesen
3l9

men.Thisisbecuseweec0nIedbYou

negivekomHwdwevecmei?BYIiseningmeIecuesndpuingheseechings
inopcice.Undesndingnclpcicee

equoIIimponshecompemenechhe
nclec0nevenhigheseundesnding
ndpcice.

AcuoIYininggdunemYnbe

godus.Whengcluneisesndwecl
noenibu0heweshoeiwihohesnd
husbeneiIsenienbeingsheBuddhosnd
B0dhisvswilIinunbingusmoeg0cloune.

8uwhenwednpssessceindegeeo

deepcnceninndwiscmhewinim
mediebinguSgduneWh?Iwudonl
homus.ThewillowusosufeiIemoebe
cousehdshipisbeneficiloupcice.Fom
hisweeizehohe8uddhsondB0dhisv0s

hvepvideduswihunwveingcendguidnceowhichweneecl0begeu.Thisissome-

hingmspepeenbleoundesnd
Whenmspe0pIemeewihdiicuieshe
enbomeohesevenGdRecoheseious
hinkeecnheiwnuls.Whenwed0no

hvedeepfeeing5emsendegeiisbecuseoudeIusionuwnseviewsd

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weenheofpepebeingcheoedWhd
pepIecheohes2lhsun0unebecme
neveVdccuenceinouw0ldBuwhis

eIlhoppeninghee?IweundesndBuddhism

ndheueeIiofliendheunivesewew0uId

elizehoweepesenlbeingcheeclsimpI
becuseinheposwecheedhes.

Undesndinghisncldespie0uhvingbeen
cheedwewilImininpecemindiwel0ok

uponhesiuinsheepmen0deb.A
clebfmnemusbeepidincoshncllie

owedmusbeepidinkind.Thisispinciplsund
ndcnnobevided.

TheBuddhocusheveYhingisdeom

niusinoshodwbubbe.Nhingispemnen.NohingcnbeheIdon.Il0hingcnbe
gined.Thisisheuepincipe.weemembeieeIsewewuddowel0emembehis.When

weebIeouundesndhnhingconbe

gineclnclhusn0hingcnbeoswewiinl
beeeodeusions.Theefoewhenweexpeience
hdshipsweneedhinkhemsepmen

deb.lnhiswowewilpienevengd
givewhoheswonncc0nsongiveise

hughsndeeIingsfemsendege.
Tdweseemnpe0plewihgegcl
32l

unewihimmenseweh.Wheedeshiswelh

cmefm2IdoesnhppenbYmeecinci
denceoIuck.RheiisccumuIedomhecu

ivinogoddeedsinpeviouslieimesmhe

givingweIh.Themniesinsmisoune0
godounednoccubchncebuedue
0especivecusesceedinuinnumeble

peviousifeimes.Whenheppopiecndiin
isesinhepesenieimeillowshecuseo
comeinoefecndheeoepducesheesuIt
WecnIen0fhelifeoheVenebese

YinGunginhislun.MseYinGungsidh

evehingisinedhughsinceiwhichis
beneiingonese;0ndespecwhichisbenefiing
ohes.WihsinceiondespecwewiIbeinho

mnwihohes.In0deochieveopecefu
onclhm0niusscie;weneedoundesndhe

pincipescusecondiinndefecFhes

especusweneedoespecohesiso

chongeuwsochngeheenvionmenohe
bee.hewisehegedissesinhiswd

beingheshedkmfIsenienbeingscn
nobeoveed

Thushough0uhisenielieMseYinGung
dvcedheechingscuse!cndiinnd
eecwihheid0meiIssuchsheouLes-

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snsio-F0nwhichwenowhoveinEnglish.He

ieIessIdvcedndwhoehe0edlcediced
hisIiehepingIhes.RegeuIheee

mnwhwishowoldI0unebuheeeew
whoeuIwkenedndwhovwbebn
inheWesenPueLnd

BhisfeedisibuinbookssuchsiF0nls
FuLessnsndhebksoncouseondefec

MseYinGungclispledgehe0cm

pssinndhisdevionoheIpinghumoniV.He
wsindeedThusCmeBdhisovmnieso-

inGeSenghBdhisvwh00ppe0edin
hiswIdhepsenienbeings.AIhughlse
YinGunghSpssednwecnIwhiSexm

plebYinducingndexensiveIppginghe
PueLndmehchoughuhewdwihheid
mdenechnIg.HpeuIIhiscnhep0
educe0eveneIiminehedissesinhiswd

heheesuIsimppeh0ughswdsnd
deeclscmmiedovehepswhusondes.

Inhiswoumeisndviueswibeinnumebe
ndihhesuobe.

The8uddh0ughushweshuIdndis
ciminebeween0hepepeonduselvesbe
cuseweeIone.Weneed0hvecmps

si0nehughsdgoddeedssokindwdsbe
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genIepesn.Tobesinceeconcenedfhesopciceloving-kinclness.
Weliveinhesmewodhvehesme

pbemsMnousneeclheIpwhenwehve

pbems.Isomeoneisdwningndwecnswim
wed0nskwheiginwh0cehee.We

doeveYhingwecnhephem.I0usgve
hepwheniwsneeceduwocwucbegenepeceundhppndwewoudnhove
hepblemshwedhehoeclhewshe
diSSeS

Weconeihechseoceepobems0
solvehem.Buiwednhelpwewinevesve
upbemsWecnspenclmilinsUSdolson

bmbwenUSclIspviclepeson

inohiclwodcounYmnh.Wecnspencl
m0ne0ki0osveives.Which0nes0veshe

poblem?Wwilnslvepbemsgivingunse
ishwiI.AnduegivingislwihuexpecinofewdIfweexpecsmehinghenides
nsvehepbem.WhenclifeencuIuesnd

eiginsespecndhepechohewewiinl
hvehmoniousndpspeusscie
peoceundsblewd.Thisiswhwehpef.

ThisisuesponsibiIicee
WhenlwsinAusliewmnhsgwih
324

echeweendedhemeeingsheIvlulifih

Fumwhichissponsedbhegvenmenof
AuslindheWdConeencenReiginnd

PeceAhesemeeingshedesdifeen

eigi0usgoupssheheipininsncidesn
h0wes0vehecnicsmngcieeneIigious

ndehnicgoups.Thei0beciveseoesbish
hm0niousndpspeusmuIi-cuulmulicilndmui-eigiusscie.Tohvesble

ndpspeoussciendcunweisneedo
hvehomniusinecinm0ngcuIulci
ndeigiousgoups

EveYculueeliginndehnicgupp0ssessesc0mmenclbIecIuliiesAndlhughwe
cmefmdieenbckgoundsweshemn
similiies.weusehesessingpoin0seek

hecmmonguncndIside0uclieences
wewihenbebIe0ppecieech0hels

godp0insInhiswwewiIsinceeIespec
echhendn0ngewishoinefeewihhe
inenoisoohes0osovepobemsbhe

usefce.nhiswcnficswilInucis-

svawswillnolngebeughnclousocie
willbepeceuonclpospeus

8ucldhShkmuniexpinechheuniveSa
evehingininclweeoInepefeccmpee
325

eniwecoudshehisundesndinghee
wouclbenoneedwYbuhesobiliond

pece0ous0cie0uwod.Fusinghiss
singpoinwewielizehloheseouseIves.

Tohomhesisohmouselves;obenei
hesisobeneiuselves.Whenweis0eu

sevesomhewhoewiheveYisinghough0
useveswiheveYensuingcinu0wn
beneiheniwilbeimpossibeo0vidc0non

ionsndwsmongceseIiginsndcuIues.
omheBucldhIsechingsweenheimponceopcicingnddvcingcompssin

onclecuIi.nousocieeveVbdYpsdieen0IebueveYbdlseisequlimpoon
ndnecess.TheeisnogoodbodhighoIow

iushedieencebeweenhessignmenfsks.
AhebeginningheF0weAdnmenSu

heeewhundedseven-fivegoupsencling
heossemblwhoeofdieenspeciesomdifeenw0dshughouheunivese.Iisheuin-

essenilmulicuuehegheinggehebeingsmdieenwdswihdieenbeies.ncle0hepuschievehissmehmno
BuddhsndBdhisvsfisexpIoinhheuni-

veseispefecis0neeni.
326

TheChineseclssicf0mheehouSndeos
g

dheBkChone

expinshw

HevenndEhhe0usesnsndphe-

nomenweeiginlfomedomininiepicIes
Zicoiiedfuhehheunivesendweshe
hesmendhcei0nsndweene

eni.AsBuddhShkmunisidwese
mhesmeessence.

emeeIousohos0meneeminded
me0ecenl.WebhhediomheZen8uddhisMseThichNhoHnh.lisbuhe8uddh

ndIvowhisheemb0dimenlhisbd
hisevil.wsMhheBuddhdefe0ed

henighhesdwnundehe80dhieevwing
n0iseunilheinedenighenment

nedheBuddhwsinhiscovendAn
ndqwhwshisoendnwssndinguside
nehedoo.SuddenAnndswMp-

pching.HewsveYsupisedHedidn0wn

h0hoppenndnkhewishedMwoud

gestBuMwkedighupAnndonc
skedhimnnuncehisvisiheBuddh

Anncimmediecluesinedhim.lWhe

ouheeDnl0uemembehngimego
heBuddhdeeedouundeB0dhiee3

AenI0uoshhed0behee2G0w!The
327

Buddhwinoseeou.YueeviI.Y0uehis

enemlIWhenMohedAnndshishebe-

gnlughllDidushoueched
ouhhehsenemies?llAnndcouIclns
nhingesendhdogooeIlheBuddho

MolsvisihopinghheBuddhow0uldsollG
eIhimhllmnohee.Telhimh!minmee

ing
Buinseodhe8uddhwsveYexciedohe
hMnodiendhdcomeovisi.Isi

ue?IsheeIhee?llheBuddhsidndhe

wenighupoMbwedohimnd0okhis
hondsinhisinhewmesp0ssibemnne.The

Bucldhsid!lHeo!Howhveoubeen?IseveY

hinglligh?8uMdidnosnhingS
heBuddhobughhiminhecvepeped
seofohimnclldAnndog0ndixsme
eAnndwend0sbukeplisening0he
cnvesoi0n.

TheBuclclhwmepeoedllHowhveu
been3H0wehingsg0ingwihou2llMoe-

piedlThingsoeng0ingIIweI.Iomied
beingMwonobes0mehingese.Yu
kn0wbeingoMisn!es.Whenuokou

hveokiniddes.ludnhingouhve
beickoncl0okveYeviI.FnkIimelied
328

fil.BuwhoIespecilcnlbeismoIIwes.Theseclslhelkbouisinusice

peceeuIiIibeionndn0n-violence.Iive
hcenoughi.hinkiwudbebeeiunecl
hemooveoou.wnobesomehingese.ll
TheBucdhoisenedceuIndwsiIledwih

cmpossin.inhesidincluievoiceD

uhinkisunbeingBuddhYucl0nlknow
whmweshvedneomeThepuwods
in0mmouhhIneveSidThebuidgish
empesndpusuesmeonhe0s
cbnsnd0ngesndicendhenhe
ehemhemseves.Andhepckgemend

unmechingsinc0mmeciendev.

MifoueknewwhiwsIikebe8uddhIImsueouw0udnwn0benelI
neohehingsheBuddhndvowee

kingbouwsseishness.useIishnesshse
suedinuhminghesobenefiuseves.This
whinkinghsIed0cluelsomngpeple

eudsm0ngmiieswsmongcunies.Iishe
bsiccuseonundhumnmdedisses.I

we0bseehiswdcmIwemighwelwnde
whishecuseheseincesingclisses.u
incesingsefishnessAshe8udclhcluslcn-

seuencescome0mouignonceouosebe
329

iefsndwongviewp0ins

fwehink0eesepeseningheunivese

ndokisIeovesinclividususeveshe
ppebesepoebuineiheep0
hewhe.uhinkingofousevessbeingsepo
eceesbiesndc0nfnins.Ifwewee

kmecefuwewudseehheIeves
iginemhesmebnchondhl

bnchesg0w0mhesmeunk.Lookingceep
inheee0isoweeIizehoheIeves

bnchesunkselneeni.
nceweulunclesnchisIconfoni0ns

wivnishsuving-kindnessondcmpssion
nuliseswecoefohesswece0
useves.Wecnhelpechheshven

chmensbehoppnclese.Whcn
wehep2Senienbeingsinhewhoeunivese.T
Mn2ThenusechhewhIewod.
Hw3AssudensfheBuddhwehvehe

cluoppogeBucldhismpopeI0guideoll
senien-beingsTheeepe0pewihgo0cl00s
whoconesioccepheechingsndheee
0heswhoIckgoodosndhuseunbe
ccepheechingsnomeh0whdweo
expinhem.

Howeveweneedogiveupudginghesnd
330

0efecupnousevesondseewheheouw
inoducingheDhomiscoecwhehewehve
useclcnvenien0ndskiuImeh0dsoppgin.

WheheweeeIemp0inguwiscmin

helpinghesebeingsbusingwshsuihei

mnneoivingndlevefundesnding
Themossigniicnp0bemishwedon
hveuesincei.uminduheoisnosincee

en0ughIfwehoveuesinceiwecnpenee

sIiclck.Iwehveuesinceiwewilbebeo
uchpeopendhenwec0nhelphemoeon

he8udclhdsechings.BuweconnmusnY
chngepesonlseigiousbeieWhenwsin
Ausilme0eIwpocii0newhoecenI
visieclSingpoe.He0ldTechebubeing
cluesi0necls0hw0conveChisinsoBud-

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InseodweneedohelpChisionsobegd
ChisinsMusimsbeg0dMusimsHindusobe
godHindusHwcnwec0nveChisin

Bucldhis2HwconwedespesnlseIigious
beies?Howcnwenegewhheipens

oughhem3Tdsoiswng.Howeveiweenc0ugeheseChisinsheseMusimsheseHinclus

beB0clhisvsbeingswh0YoheIpIohe

beings/henwewi||bec|inggc|.Weclnhe|p
33l

hesbmkinghemchngeheibeliefs.Bud
dhismiseching0hewisdomhwilhepoh
es0undesndheueeioiendheuni
vese.Whiepeopedoneedundesndhe

uhheclnoneedochngeheieigiousbeieSd0s.

Wecnnskhemgiveupheibeies
beheipensheigcl.Buddhismcnn
bekhecusmshewshiswodwecon-

vepepeBuddhismweedesoingheIw
PeseundesndhBudclhismisnoeigin
isneducoi0nondweesudenshe8uddh

WeeneigiousolIwes
nheoweAdonmenSuweIen0

Bhminwh0wsoeigiusIede.Incuihe

wsB0dhisvwhmnifesecseigi0us
edeInsodoinghehepecmnsenienbeings
IBdhisvwnsoheIpChiSinshecnp
pesChisineigiusede.IBdhisv
wnshelpMusimshecnppesMusim

eigi0usede.nhiswBoclhisvscnhepl

beingsobegoodciizens.
Buiweenwmindedndwesubbon

shueliginisnsgodsmineho
mineisbeehenweewngFowih
hishinkingwewibeunbesveup0bIems.
332

Wewilnceoedishm0nndconflics.The

8ucldhugh0ubosicpinciplesouseinhelping
hes.Thefisisomkeheshpp.8ecusei
hesenhppwihushenwehven0g0d
finiieswihhemndifwewishoheIpoheswe

needohovegodiniieshemoccep
whweso

AheNewYelsEveChiDinnewehod
weI0veheehousndguessomdieeneiginsnddieencuuesWeweeogehein
onepcedinnendeheclisheshwee

seedweeclieen.WhiIewehclvegeion
meosheMl0shclmeoshoweeiIoed
heises.Wepvidedhemwihwhohe
wnedndweeusedoWedidnoexpeChem
oeikewedo

Thepohesobinggenenessondpeoce

uwodweneedoundesondwh0heend
whheiikesnddisIikeseThenwewillknw

howoespecheicus0msndwishesWemus
shwcendcompssionowdsIIWeshud

IenoheechingsooheseIiginsThenwe

cnexpIinBuddhismohemindwhenhewish
Ieon.Iiswongf0us0wnhemgiveup
heibeies.Weshudcefo0hes.ind0uhw

hephem0inheigooIs0heehei
333

needshephempopg0eheieigins.
henhewibehpp.henhewibecn
ened

Recenwhenwevisieclhegeclnclchidenlsh0mesheMuslimsnclheHinduswe

gvehemgisff0dondinncisupp.We
didsbecuSeweweebendbecusewe

oelneeni.WemusbebIe0cpee
wihechhebecusewihgoodinecionwe

wibebeoesbishnddevel0pIsingeli0nships.

dohiswepcicegiving;oneofheSix
PmispcicedbBdhisvs.GivingincudeshegivingofwehhegivingoheDhmo
ndhegivingeessness.Thehighesom0f
givingishheDhmnewodohisiso
usekindspeechWhenweconvesewihoheswe

usewods0ving-kindnessndcmpssinwe
ucehem.Wednuseempswee
wodshussuncgd.Weusespeechh
showswesinceecehem.

Thenexis0wk0gehewihhem.Fex-

mpIeunexpnnedevenismui-cuu
mui-fihesiv.Iisceebi0nofIcuuesI

eigins.isceebionoheFweAdnmen
sseeninheFI0weAdnmenSuTheFIwe

334

Ad0nmenisuepcicefmuicuue.Iishe

uewdfuhgdnessviuenclbeuThe
WesenPuendndheFweSoeWdlive

mui-cuuesivleved.

InBuddhismwhenweensomehingwh
whiewemuspuiinpcice.Thuswemuspu

heDhmoin0pocice.Wemusuhepsen-

ienbeingsobecmeBuddhsnd8dhisvos
Theeisuniindivesioncldivesiinuni.Thusin
uniweIshehec0mmonwisdmcommn

echingsUniclesn0cIveseleecdivesi
nddivesiclesndveseIeecuni.Rhe
heeuebeuhppinessndhmn.

Asdinpeplewesenmkehemis-

kefVingoceohesobehesomesus.
Buwemusgiveuphehughcnhes
giveuphehinkingpossesshes.ninhis

wwewillbebeenehegeesivlfhe
8uddhosndBodhisvs.lfwesihvehe

hughoconoheswewil0lwsemin
miedinhesixeomsfeincninunbleen

eheseheBudclhs.nceweIivemng
heBuclclhswewibebIeivehmniuswih

lheg0ups.Wenwseemnconicsmn
wsoundhewdWhclwehoe2Whd
wefigh2WhdwekiI3Dieenculuescifeen
335

eigiusbeIiesBuhwcnweevenbegin
hinkhwcnsoveup0bems?

8uddhShkmunienuncedhislieso

pinceinwehcunYndehome0be
c0memnk.Wh3Hewosheiohekingshipbu
heknewhhecouIclnoinpecehugh

pliicsHewsgewi0buheknewhhe
cudninpecehughweHewos

geleclebuheknewhhec0ucnoin
pecehougheconomics.HewsobilinsuclenbuheknewhhecouIdninpece

hughscience.Heknewh0nIhougheduc
inndundesndingcudheinpecend
hushebecmeeche.

nIhougheduci0nwiwebebleou
slveoupbems.nbw0kingogehe0-

wdhesmeg0oswilwebebIeinpece
ndhmon.nIbhelpingechohewiwebe

beivendpspeogehe.Anclonliwee
bleesbishcmmonhinkingwiIIwebebleo
eIimineheppochingdiSses.

Iweconoccompishhiswewilulechhe

nnduibeweenohesnclus.ThenwewillundesndhoweeonebeingeineeIed

wihnenohe.ThisisueizinghheuniveseisoneidemiIhIgupse0ne
336

pefecc0mpeemuIicuue.ThusIclispuesbe
ween0hesndwewinudissvesweex-

peiencegebodmincledness.Thosewhhve
hisgebdmindednessndunclesndinge
wkeneclbeingsikeBuclclhsnd8dhisvs.
Thehveeneclgiveupingc0no
ohes.HveenedgiveupsefishnessndeoI
us.T0giveupsenimenchmens.Tgive
upblming0hes0heip0bemsTogiveupex-

peci0newdndhughsfsepe0pe
hebeingsndime.
TheundesndheveYhingevebeingin
heuniveseissubIechewC0useondE
ec.Theundesndhevecuscinp
ducesneffecUndesndhweneee-

spnsiblefevehinghohppensus.Unde-

snclhevehingisniIusinhnhingcn
beinedhheeisnoelginheeisne
|oss.

ThepincipesndmehdsfheBuddhls

echingsebhgicndpcicThese
echingseesuehumoniThewisdm

hecmmnhedhisheveessencehe
veheoheveYfueigiusnclsecu
cuues.Thiswisdmishepeecinheuni-

vesewhichcnpefecsveupblems.
337

Weneedopcicegeg00dnessgeo
genIeness.Tocehesnofouseves.To

eneheowkenedbeingss0euieon
cuiiseeniBdingswewilIbingunclesndingwkeningnduepece0uw0Ido

lhewIdshughuheunivese.

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TheSuin:

GenIeHesnd
SeeneMinds

THES<UTIN:

GENT<EHEARTSANDSERENEMlNDS

bVenebleWuing

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ionesndguess.lwuldIikeginwecome
ouoheSingopoeBuddhisodgendexpess
mc0ninuedgiudemgeouneou

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pocesneIobeowusisowondouscuIivion
hIlwheechninghosconinueddoilfles
weIvehusod.Afeisopeningsevemonhs

gwehovespengodpouweekends
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specioIheifeesdifeenhechoningsounds
cleehecuIivionissnge

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beengivenheeevedsincevoI8hwhen
VenebeMseChinKungbeg0nhislks0nhe
FIweAdonmenSuWecmeoheIecue

hlisenoheeochings.Wecmeohecui-

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boh

InecenesuwIdhsbec0mebese
wihdvesiiesond0ulivesiedwihincesing

sufeing0ndunhppinessAsimegoes0nhese
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clvesiieswilbecmemenclmeseveem0e

ondm0efeuen.SomenesledhwheGe

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senienbeingsobeibeedfompin.Theclo
hisbechingusoovecmegeedngend
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CusendEect

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ings0fbihoIclgesicknessnddehWesufe

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ence0fhosewhomweesenoevenheWe

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condii0nswecnhvesmeinluenceonouc0n-

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ingouIieime0geneegdkmThenwe
wiluoppeciehIivinghppnduIiIing

lieishekmicesugeneed0mgo0dcuse
ndgdcndiin.Andhisishewoin

Iibeoionfomsueingndoinhppiness
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TodmonuseeIheweighoounegivekmoswewinessheunhppinessndsuf-

feingooundusTheoecusedbuselishncl
eoneousbehvi0.8ouch0singbeneiouseIvesheexpenseoohes.Hwd0weemve

hisnegivekmo?Howdowepevenuhe
0ccuences?BpcicingwhheBuddh

ugh.Bdedicoingouseveshelpingnd
beneiingsociebnop0ecingouselveswhie
hmingohes.
Ms0fushovehesub-cnsciousdesiecn

olohepeopenimseveninnimeobiecs.
BubIeinggo0hischmenwecnbeIibeedAwkenedbeingsiveheiliveswihgeo

ese.TheuIiheiesponsibiliodvisingnd
educingsenienbeingsbexplining0hemhe
ueeliYifendheunivesehewoCuse
ndEec.BexplininghoeveVcuseeveY

houghw0dndcinhsoesu.
Whevepeopedecideodiisheichoice
heic0nseuence.Wesimpccodwihhecndii0nsweeducehemndhenevehees

upohem.Bd0inghisoumindwiIeminseenesigeneesheconcenionnclhushe
wisdmoefeciveinecwihpeopIemes

ndbecs.Thebeneishcnbedeivedfm
345

suchpciceeinfiniendbundIess.Nonl
cnoupesensueingbeesovedbuouneg
ivekmccumuedoveininieIieimescn
beeiminoedswell.

WhheneweunbeoeIizeheue

benei2Becuseweebsucedbuwn
negivekmqunbIeseewhoisighbefe
uveYees.WeeconsnIemindedbYhe

imgesBucldhsnd8odhisovs.CnsnI
p0mpedbueciinghesuImpeIIedbu

cliIchningoheBuddhisnmendisening0
dhmIks.YewesileunbleuIcm
pehendheechingssiIunbIe0opphepin
cipesinudiIIiving
Wecnn0bomeheBuddhsondBdhi-

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ndechnceenc0uneBuddhismwhichis

obuosIipbus.Tobebnshumnbeingswh
eobIe0heheechingsisonunbeievobY
eppouninoenc0uneedfmilIins

es.T0encunehee0chingsisseso
bubbIeisinghesufceovsseondbeok

inghesufcehsewihinheneweh
wesh0isingupni.
AIwinghishppenwilIbeogicmiske
346

hisenieou0wnmkingT0pevenhis

fmhppeningweneedoelecnclfeele
m0seoumisokes.Thisisoeningpcessh
wiIenbIeusovecomeuIicinsndwdI

hbis0ndhusoemveunegivekom

Wh0ishisnegivekom?Apiishese
lici0nsndwldhbisHowdwe0vecome

hese?Beeingdeepegeumiskesnc

vowing0n0c0mmihemgin.Dipocice
wilheIpodeceseounegivekmIis

pociceinhemidsos0cienobeseped
mi.Wecnchoosen0neoheeighu
husndmehoclshheBuddhugh.Fmll

heseininiewsheelsushinhisDhm

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hemoscnveniensimpIendefecive.Ic0n

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needeceodicoeuoicinsndnegive
km.

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becusehechningmehodisineecive.S0me

pciineshvechievedemkbeesuIsnd
successfuIIeiminedheinegivekmlfwe
enoeeIingheesusiisbecuseudiIp0c
iced0esnccdwihheBuddhdsguidncein
347

hewdsweendingwhweedvised

d.Insedweecloingwhweedvised
n0d0.FexmpleeweefiningomkiIing

nIivingceueeiningomseling?Aewe

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lingsexumiscnducbusivengugebeing
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nce?

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ccdwihhepincipIesinhee0chings.u
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nduneedccdwihhemoc0ITec0u

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webebleosveIlpbems.Thecnnbe
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eesbeidfhedesieconlfoiwiIInI

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cnIn0he.His0Ypovidesuswihm0nYex
348

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nhecounV;HielsinvsionoEupehe

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couniesspendinghugesumsmneonwfe

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hiswhewudh0vepeceulndeosilwn
hemovehecouldhoveusedhemone
educeheiwnciizens0hephembecme

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hinghcncuseclisesshes.lwecn
ul00whisechingheninudiivesno
moewhwecl0heewiIbegegodness

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gegenenessThisishewoouinfIuence

peopIewih0ving-kindnessndcmp0ssi0n.Using
phsicIceYsvepbemswilInnI
ceeenemiesbuwisgeneehecuse
bebninheheems.BpcicinginccodncewihheechingswewilIchieveesuIsf

inhiswowewiInsmumindsSinceeveY
hingis0eIecinfumindseveVhingconbe
onsomedbuminds.Whenweccodwihhe

echingsouhoughswilIchnge;uoci0nswiII
bep0peondcoec.

WewulddwelIegoseIishnessn
hvehughshbenefi0hes.Insedwee
wppedupinuwncncenshinkingnIo
pecingheineessoouselvesougoupou
cunY.ThiswofhinkinghsIedouTeIsbe
weenpeopeeudsbeweenfmiIieswsbe-

weencunies.Ihsledomssivedmgeon
bhsides;hegicssIivesheexcessive
mone0cshedissusdesucinndhe
indesucion0iendshipsncpecendhe

goveconsecluencesincuTeddue0hewo
CousendEfec.

ucmpeelck0cncenohepnsliv-

ingndnon-ivingceuesofounuIenvin
menhosesuedinhedesucinouenvion-

350

men.UIimeiiswe0useveswhsueohis

negigencendlckfcmpssinWeeI0ne
eninebeingllineeedcsewihne
nhe.EveYhingincudingusisesomhe

c0mingogehecusesshmhesiso
hmouseves.

nceweh0ughcmpehendhiswewiI
hvenmepblems.Beingvecncenecl
wihuownineesndhsefougoupnd

cunYisheoocuse0omis0unesndd
vesiies.Tokingceohisp0bemsveseveY-

hingese.Whenwepociceccdingwih
ppendcingbehviowewiseeonincese
inugdkmnddeceseinubdn
unusueingwillbeeducedoeliminedIn
hewodswewiexpeienceovbIechnge
inucicumsnces.

Whenwegiveisenesinglebdhougho
ineuIiweunfvbesiuininonunf
v0be0ne.

Howevewih0nesingegod

houghoeuiheBuddhemwilppein
hmmenWhenwegiveiseonesingIe

h0ughfheBdhisvwheBodhisvo
emwiIlppeoinhmmen.Likewisewihone

houghogeedngeignnceudiives
wiIbec0meunseedndunmngebe.How

35l

evewihneh0ughpuiuliveswiIlbecme
hmniousnclpeceu.ThushewIdinwhich
weIivewiIbecomeheWesenPuend

ulieisshtHweveweeunbeievbI
uneohvebeenb0nshumnsble0Iis-

enheBuclclhdsechingbeundesnd
liefispfundndincmpbeuh.The

LwfCuseondEfecisunchngebleispemo
nenWeepwhwesow.Bsowinggood
cusesweepg0dc0nsequences:swingbcl
cusesweepbdc0nseuences.EvenBuddhos

nd8dhisvoscnnlehiseoi.
Howevewihhecuseshwehveed

plnedweconlenh0woIeucIscon
diinbeeicomesineec.Fuhemoewe

needeinfmcommiingnm0ebd
deedsnclocmmimeg0ddeedsdisnce
ousevesfmdvesecndiions.Insmecoseshis

cneduceeiminehebdeec.Inhisw

wecnconluownc0nseuencesnsom
0uenvinmenndchngehediecininwhich
weecuenheded

Weeleningfmendm0ep0phecies

hspekofupcmingdissesevenoheendf
hewdThesepopheciesselIushhese
couIdeihebeeducedodeedevenpe
352

venediweepceduincoTecwswihhse

hegdwihhsehbenefihesncln0
useves.Buiwednunbcknwheniwil

bevehclvidhem

Iiscuci0hpeopeundesndhousing

phsicoocecnn0soIvepbIemseveniwe
desoc0uneveniwedene
enughb0mbswipeouhefocefheehi
siIwilnosveoupbems.Wecnnowsehis

ppounibuneedocuiveinsincee0nd

diligenmnneopphepincipIeswihunsefish
h0ughndbehovi.Tobeg00dobewm
besinceeopulueffsinohepinghesln
hiswIhisgclwiIc0me0uw.

BucldhShkmunildushoheeehee

cocIsmicdissesndheeesSedissesinhis
wldTheccsmiconesecmpised0fie
woendwindTheloweAdnmenSugelsus

hdissesiecnbunup0heisMedi

inHevenRem0neheweneigheves

hehevens.Thisishehigheselmhiecon
e0ch.FieiscousedwhenodinoYpe0pleeel

Ieolouseehoed.
SincehisFisMediinHevenissilsubeco
fieclissesweknwhevenheseheovenbe-

ingshovenecmpeelsuppessedheinge.
353

ThehvecuivoedheFouImmesubleHes

vingkincnesscompssion0ndeingg
buhecuIivionheseouhessiIcnno

efecivesuppessheingeThusheYoesiI
subeciedisses.
BeingsinheSecondMediionHevenReolm

hveh0ughcnclueedheingesincehe
d0nogiveiseonhughohedShis
heovenelmwilnosuemie.Howeveiis

siIsubec0ddisseswhichcnsubmege
hishevenem.WheedeshefIodcome

m2F0mougeed.
Hvingineddeepecncenionhn

hseinheFisndSecondHevenshebeingsin
hehidMediionHevenwiInsuefies0

Ioods.Buheoesisubecowinddisoses
whichecusedbignoonce.
TheFuhMediionHevenRemhsnoie
Io0dowindTheeoeweclhishevenem

heg0oduneheoven.Thebeingsheepossess

heemsunemnghesixeoms.
wewonovoidbeidldisseswe

musseveugeedongeignoncend

gonce.WeshouldneihefeegeedwlclI

echingn00heBudchIsechings.Fooee
hesIighescewibockus0mseveinghe
35

minclgeedWiIb0ckusfomedicinghe
disseswhicheinceosinginbhequenc
ndsevei.ThisisveYimpon.hesehvebeen
pedicedbmnncienp0pheciesfme

specedeigiousIedesinmndieencounies.

TheehousndesgBuddhShkmuni
Idus0hepidesuci0nhewIdwhich
w0udbemwoepidemicndfmine.He0d

fw0hwoudlsfsevend0sndseven
nighs.henheewuIdbe0nepidemichwuId

ossevenm0nhsndsevends.FinIY

minehwouIdIsf0seveneossevenmonhs

ndsevend0s.Inhepsiw0sdiicuIimg
ineh0wowculclIsussevendsbuhove
SuchdevsingesuIsIw0sbe0ndimginion.
BuwhenMseChinKungwosinHioshimnd
Nogski0nip0pnhee0izedhwho

heBuddhwsdescibingwsnuclewoe.In

Igoskioeheomicexpsinmnpeope
suivedheexpI0siniselbuweeinfecedwih

micIoundc0nsecluenmnohemdied
duingheissixmonhs.Thiscnbedescibeds
nepidemic.
ThediinsicknesshesuIsmmic

oIuisinsidious.lssbdesoingnewhie
ceIIncgduIlpgessesunilheeismssive
355

ceIldesucinhenunc0nedbeedingndi

nldeoh.Anonewhwssilivees
sevenmnhsehecleninwuldbecnsid

eeclshvingsuivedheimmedieeecshe
bmb.

es0eheexpIsionheeween0ees

nopnsngss.Awsben.Theeesncl

gsssedogowpp0ximeeighesfe
hede0ninohebmbs.lwsshe8uddh

hcdus:hegoundwudgwnhingf

sevenessevenmnhssevends.Inhispe
i0dwiIIsufe0mmine

FmhisweelizehhepiIdesucion
hew0chwsclusbheBucldhisindeedhfnuclewe.Coudielhp

pen?IvlnbeieveiisveVike.Accessnuce

wepnsisbecomingmoewidespedmedificuIocon.No0neknwshowl0nghisenive
cnocnbemininedVeYh0neshen

winelc0nolisencugenclhelp
olundesndheneedpevenhumnmocle

gedieS.lweobseehewldsiuionobec
ivehenwewiIlseehiisvedifficuv0id
hispbbledisse.

Ihewweehppennwhohe

woIdsppulincoulclbekiledHowcnwees356

cpesuchw?Thedbefehepssed0n
heWesenPueLndlvseChinKungseche

IvlBing-Nneeodhissudenshhiswodwos
goingoexpeiencesigniicndisse.Even
BuddhsBodhisvsndHevenbeingswud

nbebehelpHeugedhissudenshohe

nlweehemselvesw0udbeseekbih
inohePuendTossuehisweneedspll

bdhughsspeechndbehvi.
Weneedccumuengcldeeds.

How3BcesingseishidesbcnsnI

hinkingohowbenefiIlhesbeingg0
0uwnineesoheske0hes.Thiswisop

ubddeedsndhepusoccumuIenl
gdones.BuiueveYh0ughisnIfu
sevesiwilbevedifficuousvidhisoppochingdiSse.

Whdwepesisinuongeuhed0u

fighing2Whdowehveconlicsheinbii
eeohes2Whd0weseemsdeemied

keephedingwdshebink2Sefishness.Wong
viewpoins.Theinbiiucefhes.The

inbiiuuncesnclhevehingises
fmuminds.Theinbiioundesndh

eveYhughwehveisinsnelhoughuhe
enieunivese.

357

WeneedoIegouselfishnessndcom-

pehendhhewheuniveseisouhomend
hweeonewihheunivese.Wehvehe
someseInueosBuddhsndBodhisvS.The

difeencebeweenhemondweishBuddhs

ndBodhisvscompehendhis.AIlsenienbe

ingshvebeenoupspens.AIlsenienbeings
wibeuueBuddhs.Undesndinghishwcn

wenbeespecuIlIbeings?HwcnwepssibIhmhem?

We0iginohdhiscompehensionhisge
bodmindedness.Thenwhoewes0now
mindednw?Weoedeudedunbleosee

hughouIsebeiesndwongviewpoins.u
innewisdomndobiiiesoehusempoiIIs

us.Howeveiweconbekhoughhisdeusinhenwewilbebeouncovehiswisdmo

iisnopemnenIlsnheFoweAcnmen
SuwecnseehebodmindednessofBuddhs
ndBdhisvs.AIIoheininiendcounIess

numbesobeingsheossembwhogheedo
hehisunsupssedechingeone.

wecuIdlusundesndhisueeiYnd

expondumindhenwe0wouldecognizeho
nomewhcewh0eiginwhcuIuewe
oeone.Wihhiswisd0m;disciminionmisun

358

desnding0nclc0nlicmngbeingswoud
nulldihinishFismnmclegedieswucl
bevoidedhenwh0wehink0snugedieswuIdlikewisedisso|ve.

Theenvi0nmenchngeswihoumindSWhen
oumindseseenendc0mpssineouiving

envi0nmenwilbecmenuilndpecefuAs

weenhemgnificencefheWesenPue
nd0mheIninieieSuqwemighskwhee

hismgniicencenddnmenc0meom?The
suseushonhem0sviuouspeopedwe
hee.Thushewndefuenvi0nmeniseecion
fheiviuesheiminds.

TdouIivingenvi0nmenisbeingpIued
nddesoedSmesohoheehispidl
becmingunsuibeoivingHowdidhishppen?Iisheesu0hebodineninsncdeeds
0fwehumnbeings.Anclhisisheeesn

whishppeningod.Tosveuwcwe
needusege0wisdomoheIphsewh0e
deudedobecmewkenedHw2Thugh

eclucin.Alhegesgeshveusededucin
vecmeignnce.ex0mpeBucldh
Shkmuniughf-nineesndConfu
ciusughfhisenieifeime
Buhwcnweechenughpe0pe
359

chongewhisbuhppen?HighTechnIg.
ncewebeginoundesndndowkenwecn

usehighechnogbingumessgeeveYne.isnoo0esveuwldIllhe

woIdwideeevisincmponieswouldbdcs

woh0usofheechingevedinneYeohe
ehcoudeunonomI.ThedisseswouId

nulcese.Theenvinmeniseecin

umindsoifheeem0epeplewhoehinkinghessovingouwldopeceheni
wiIIhppen.
Theeeesundhewodwheebd-

csinghosleclbegun.InTiwnheee
heeouhousoIecuesboodcsdoi.In
geesNohndCenIAmeicincuding
CondheUSMexicondPnmqheeiso

IesnehouoIecuesboodcsdiI.InM0c

ndHw0iiheeewoIecuesweek.Ime

pepewochhesionswiincesehebod
csingimendhpeuIhelongugesheIecuesswe.Thisneedsbedonequicklouge

peplechngehebee.Inhiswwecn
heposoveouwd.

Themspessingneeclis0seupneneco
ions.FomuSingpoeWPceheeeo
eswohousolecuesb0dcosdiIbohin
360

Chinese0ndinEngishPeopeoundhewoc
wh0hveccesscompueoebeeceive
liveonsmissi0nWeuseheneneocmmuni-

coewiheochhendcnnsweuesions

cuinghevningTokshebodcsiveds
week.Sinceweusehighechno0gdoweeI
needobuiIdonwpces?Yesowes0ns.
neis0innewecues;heheis0povideo

pocepepIeopciceogehe.
Inhiswpeopeooundhewodcnlisen

heecues.Buwelso1eedpcicaouse
heBuddhNomeChoningMehdTheBuddh
elsushouimeshepimoVwobeos
suedfsuccessinculiviniseonhis
meh0dWhdowechn?MNomAmiuf.

NomoIlmensunbckokeeuge.This
d0esn0meonhoweokeeugewihheDhm0
MsebuhehweeunndeI.Ami-

uofllmeonsininiendowkeningThusNmo

Amiuolimensunbckncleupnheinfi
niewkening.
WhoehebeneisoBuddhnmech0n-

ing3Uponwhopinciplesisibsed?TheBudclh
eIsushMeveMhingisesmumindsIn
0hew0dsheenvinmeniselecinu

houghs.NoehvingbecmeBuclclhsBc36l

hisvswesihvediscimininghoughswn
deinghoughsIicinsochmens.Sihve

geedngeignonce0gnce.Theincese
oheseh0ughsiswhhscusedheincesein

heeuencondseveiocllspoblems.
mdisgeemensinumidiscdinu
counYch0sinuw0dThesehoughse
buocuseunimginblechsin0uw0di
nohingisdoneneuizehem.
H0w2ChninglAmiuofollenbesusoesoe

umindsopuiecluiwkeningnclpece.
WhenumindseopeceheenvionmenwiI

inuneflecseenindnuii.uhughs
ceewves.nhesixieswesenesefeed0
hesesVibins.Whwedidnoundesnd
woshebedhhheselVibesllhd.We

hughhemsimponninepesonoIeve.Bu

hesenghmhiskindofhoughwveismz-

ingble0neuizeheubuIenhoughwves
evenmohelsgeedngeignooncendoognce.

ThepincipIendbosisofBuddhonmechningehesehoughwves.TheBucldhunde-

sclhisndcfhemheehusndes
g0.Thepupseischievesmuchmoehon
uindividubiIhinheWesenPuendBud-

362

dhShkomuniknewondundesdh0wge

upesenneedwudbe.Ancheughh0wo

chongeheeuwdNohimsebuf0
Us

UnclesndingheneedoBudclhnme

chninghwd0wepceecl?Wecnghein
ChningHIlwheedhm0m0sesusingmusicI
insumensedhegup.Aswewucimgine
heeecmeveonechningogehehm0

niusishemsp0ducive.BuiimeoheIck

gdchninghlImkehisdiicuIhenwe
consimplun0nhechningmchineinouown
homendchnolngwihi.

Whenw0kingcncenoenwokingWhen
finisheclimmedieschningAswndeing

h0ughsise;pneni0nohem.Upongiv-

ingiseoheiswndeingh0ughimmedieI
epIcehesecondhughwihIiAmiuofI.lwndeinghoughsginisehengoinepcehe
hughwih!lAmiuoI!Dhisc0ninuousluni
eveYhughisminduInessofBuddhoAmibh
nedesn0hvebeBuddhisoeceive

hebeneis0mchning.AheDsBuddhis
Ass0ciininheUSsevelneighbhcchiden
hvecmendskedfchningmchines.A
pschgiswhcmeosevencleesid
363

hoheploedhechningmchineoIIdYinhis
fficebecusehiscienssidheecImewhiIe

|iseningoi.

Whenmmhewsinhehospion0peincncewegvechningmchine
ndbedsoone0henusesdevuChisin

whhdodushsheikedheohechning
whenshecomeinohem.Whenmmohe

wenbockheemonhseooIl0wupvisihe
nusewhohedweweebckfundmeondsid

hshendhehusbndisened0hechning

eveVnighbecuseiwsscming
Weneveknowwhens0menewiIbeneim

choningMsisewhodesnoiseni0dme
ofnoipneipshehdecenkenThehod
eneednoeoos0ngubuencendhepIne

wsexpeiencingunusuIviolenmovemens.M
sisewhhsveedgedeowosbeing
bueedikeeveVneese.SuddensheemembeedllAmiu0Amiu0AmiuooIl.

nddiin0chningheee0heeoching

idsoheIpusinumincuness.Whenwefisene
heCulivinHIininhegupchningwe

wiIseeimgesneBuclchonclwoBodhisvs.
nPuendw0pcehewibeBucdhoAmibhGeCompssionBodhisvndGe0
364

SenghBoclhisvo.8uddhAmibhsmbizes

ouiginse-nue.GeoCmpssin8dhis
vsmbizesc0mpssion.GeSenghBodhisvosmb0Iizeswisdm.Cmpssionndwisdom
oehewoviuesousocuive0uncoveou

iginsenueemindingusobecompssion
ewodsohesbeionndnoem0ionol
obewkened

nhe8ucdhbewewilseesevelbecs

Aginheeechingidsnobecsow0ship.
FoBuddhismisnoeIiginbuneducionA
cup0wesmbizesheechings.Thece

woesmbolizeshepincipleh0umindneeds

bespueshewe;obev0idogeednge
ndignonce.IiscImwihousingeippeinclicinghweineocwihpeopIendmeswih
heseenendnondisciminingmindoequli.
Fuhemoeiispuendclmeecingce

ndh0oughIlusswewoudseeeveYhing
undussinmio.

Fowessmboizehecuseshebossmse-

suIinhebeing0fuiwhichissseenequenonheBuddhTble.Thefuiseese

mindushheeeconseuencesomoueveY
h0ughwodndocion.
Lmpswhichhoveepcedcondessmbolize
365

wisdmndbighnessiIumininghedknessof

ouignnce.IncensesmbizessediscipIinend
deepconceni0nsweIshegiving0f0useIves

beneiohes.ChningenobIesusosuppess

ouicinsndneuizehenegiveviboionsmuhoughs

Geneeinupcicewebegin0

geneehevowsccompishugos.EveV
BuddheveYBodhisvowhenhesoculivoegeneesgevws.N0mewhvws
hemokehecnnsupssheouGeoV0ws
Buddh0sndBdhisovs.

I.SenienbeingseinnumebleIvowhep
hemolI

2.Alicionseinexhusiblelvowoendhem

3Wspociceoebundessvwomse
hemnd

4EnIighenmenisunsupssobelvowoini
Weswihheisvwhenpoceed0he

secondecn0hewodsbeoeiningunsu-

pssobIeEnighenmenweneednsehe

wsopcice.Befewemosehews
pciceweneedendficinsAncbeoe
beginningoendof|icions/weneeclov0wheIp
366

osenienbeings.Thesevwsepundncl
vs.8clhisvoshveIeodfulilledheseu

Vws.Whilewemohvegeneedheugeo
vwsbuwepbbhvenoefuliedn
hem.

uviewpinsouhughshveoccocl
wihhegev0ws.Thesecndvowenclf-

icinscc0dswihheigin0lvw8uddh0s.
wehvenocu0ulicinshenhwc0n

wehelp0lsenienbeings2nwhenwesucceed
incuingfuolicinscnwenscendhe
enems.

nIYfeweh0vecufuicinsconwe
eondieenmehds.Tbeviu0usisn

enugh;welsneedohveknowedgeineligencendwisclmbecusewewiIhoveheIpoI

kindsodifeenspeciesdifeensenienbeingsIf
wewngoinpeecwisdmndundefeed
euencewewineedbewevesedincunIessmehods.

lfwecnnoeochhehigheslevebec0me
BucIdhqwecnnhepsenienbeings.We
con0nIheIphsewhseIeveisIwehnous.
nwhenweechhesehe8udclhqhe

seofpeeccmpIeeenighenmenwiwe
pssesshebiIi0heplsenienbeings
367

Sheisvowisou0iginv0wwhiehefo

wingheeheIpuschieveheis.T0genee
hevwsbunooculiveomeehemwiIIbe

uileCuIivinndvwsc0mplimenech0he

Asongswewokdiigenneveegessnd
geneehevowoeochheseofheBuddh
wewiinhedh0m

noupsivesoinnumebIecounwe

hveindulgedubdhbis.TdBuddhsnd
Bodhisvshveughush0wocuohese
bdhbis.Buhisissdificuousodo.Mosof

ushinkiisdiicuI0bekhehbisoIieime.

BucuoIweneecl0bekhehbisfinfinie
IieimesRemembehhisis0pocess.ncewe

bekh0ughubdhbis0ucuivionwilbe
comeesiendsmhe;henwecnfuilu

vows.ThenwecngooheWesenPueLnd
ndf0mheewecnhepIsenienbeings

RecensomepeopIecmeoIvlseChin
Kungndquesionedhowhecoudbeconiden
hhew0udgoohePuendHeskeclhem

iheweesuehecouldg0inhisieime.The
h0nesIsh0kheiheodsndsidno.MseChin

Kungcouldnseihebecuseheeewo

ecuiemensds.Theisishveunwveing
beliendvows.ThesecondisoegoIdesies
368

g0dbdWecnn0g0hePuencliwe
hovenomehesew0ecluiemens.wehve
neego.

Weconn0egbec0useweoesiclinging
SmehingindiWemusfincli!Ifwecnn
heneveniweoeboninohehigheseve
heovenwheewewiIivehougheighhousnd
cclesoce0inexisencendcompeeonnihiionfhewodwewiIsiIbemiedsiIlbesin

heccIebihnddehWhcnwedo2
FindouwhoweecingingooncETG!leg
ollchmens.egIeeingsoginnd
|oSs.

Leg0odisciminingndwondeing

hughsLeg0ohehoughh0wohese

us.eg0ohehoughohosewhooweuso
hsewe0we.

nVwihpuimindcnweegondon
hencnwedeiniegohePuendIfwe
cnnodohishenweeulosouvowsou

beiefsoensinceeen0ugh.Nomehow
mnimeswechnIlAmiu0liwewiIIbeunobe

gohePueLndFoweesiIlcIinging0
neheivedesiesweIhlusome0od

dinkndseep.SiIldisciminingbeweenwhwe
peceivesighw0ng.GeedohesewiIed
usinohedownwoclspiheheebcleoIms.
369

wesiIIhveheseheneveni8uddhAmibh

comewihhe80dhisvosopuIusheWes
enPuendwecoudngo.

TheeemnexompIespeopewh0wee
beseveheigeedbleoIegAwel-known
oneishMseYingKemnkwhobke

mnules.Buhehdoneg0dquli.Heknew
hhehdcommiedmnbddeeclsndh

ehisdehhewudghehellems.He
skedhisDhmboheswhhecouIdd.The

showedhimbigphopeopIewhhdbeen
boninheWesenPuend

Deepmovedbheccounsndeelinge
moseulhesughsecusioninhisom.Hechnec

cninuusIf0heedsndnighswihouod
w0e0seepWihdeepsincei0mincheeg

oeveYhingndheeceivedesponsefmBud
dhAmibhwhoIdhimhhesilhden

moeesoive.BuddhAmibhldhim
culivediigenoenesndhenhew0uId
comebck0escMseYingKehePue
ond8uheMsesidIhvemnweknesses
ndbdhbisndmunbeesisempoin.

IcnnwienmeessIwishgivehem

upndgowihounow.iiAeheedsudclh
AmibhcmebckoeschimohePue

370

nd.

ThisexmpepvedwhwssedinheAmibhSuhoifWechnsinceenddiigen
fomneosevendswecouddeiniechieve.

ThePuendmeh0disespcicesohisis

nohepbem.Thep0bemiswheheweu

wnogIwehungposeheennceo
hechninghlhosidIIAechningf0hee
dsuwillg0oheWesenPueondno0ne
wouclcomeohechninghoIbecusehe

wouclhinkhohewuldclieinheedoYs.And

veYewuseecloIevehiswodAndhis
isheminesnwednogohePueond

TheBuddhsosveVceolinhesuhwe
soinheculivionhoiniineIindUndisubedlwhichconsiss0fheeminevelsheowesofwhichisConsonMindunessoBuddhAmi

bhRechingleshisevewecngoohe
PueLndWhenwegowecnbebninoneof
heseheeIeves.Accomplishmenohe0peve

enbIesus0decidewhenwewiIg0hePue
LndAhoimewewiIgwihuninessnd

mbeinsndingosiingposiion.Accm
pIishmenhemiddelevelenobIesusknow

whenwewighePueLondofewmnhsin
0dvonceAgoinwem0IevehiswIdino
37l

sndingsiingpsii0nnheloweevelwe
wiknwsevedosindvncefucleh
whenwewilevebuwembecmeil.

WhensmefelowpciinesskedMse

ChinKungwhevehisechelv.eehod
eochedheIdhemhoheknewM.eehod

lesechedhepeveoCnsonMincluness
oBuddhAmibhbecusehewosbede

cidewhenhewudbebninhePuend.

heseeves0einbebeveYneheques

iniswheheweoewiingopcice.ncewe
ewecnchievehiseve.fweechC0nsn
Mindunesso8uddhAmibhqcnwebebn

inohePueLnd?Yesevenecn.

MnpeopleweebninheWesenPue

ndeofewesofBuddhNmeChoning

Whenhishppensd0eshismenhheiieex-

pecnchsbeeneched?Nimensho
hehdechedhesefpui0mindho
enbIedhemobebninhePuendnd

hehddecicledogn0wi.Ivlspeope

whcngeiechosenoemininhiswId

nongenocninuesueingThsewho
choosewisihveiniieswihbeingsinhis

wodwihhsewhccepndllwheiguid

nce.BuifoexmpIehepciineisgiving
372

ecuesndnooneinheuclienceissincee

winghisoheguiclncehenheeisnoes0n0
so.

Thiswshecse0M.Leeohughhis

udiencewsIgeheewwhhodbeenoI0w

inghisguidonceweeIedcopbeo
chievemenshewsbeoe0ve.Ilusone

hdbeenoIowinghisechingndsineedec

guidncehenhecouIdn0hvegone.Sincehei
isfhegeofouvwsisheIpIsenienbe-

ingsjBuddhsndB0dhisovoswiIlneveob0ndon
nneevenifhbeinghshomedslndeedo
evenmudeedhem.

Inncienimeswoplceshodeighhouso
cuivinndeighhusIeninguwo

pceheeinSingpoehswhousecues
ndweveh0usoBuddhNmeChningeveV

d.BuwehveneinedimpMemenin
ucuivinbecusewehveneined

hepefecundesndingndhisiswhwecnn
eg.nwhenwehveuIseenhughhe
ueeoliYwiIwebebeleg.

TdwesiIhvebscIesdueohislck
undesondingWhcnweneg?Weesi

cingingsmehing.Becuseohisclingingwe
esiImiedsiIIosinheccefbihnddeh
373

sil0sinheenemsexisence.Weneed

knowhiwecnnnscendhecceobih
nddehmosofuimewiIbeSpeninhehee
bclemsWheweb0ninhenimem?

8ecuseweweeignntGeedishecuse

hekmhesuIsin0ubeingbninohehun-

gYghseIm.Anclngeishecuse0ubeing
bninoheheIeImj

Wihenughg0clkmwecnghe

higheshevenelmNeiheThoughnoIln
hughwheehebeingshveIifespnoeighY
husnde0ns.Buwesghehelems
wheehebeingshveIiespnfininieens.
Whencmpedoeighhusndensheime

speninheheIsisunimginblong.Andhisis
whMseYingKewssighenedndwned
Ieovehiswodusssnshecould.Whenwe
cnsideheimespeninhiswodndheime
speninheoheeomsuimeheeissfIsh
ighningdopdew.lisinconseueniI.
TheccIeobihonddehiswhisimpn

hempobleminonushwec0ninull

igne.EvenhughBuddhsndB0dhisvs
shdeochusheuhwednisen.We

donbeIieve.Wednccep.S0ohough
hesew0kenedbeingshepuswesilIdub
37

weeecheiguicnce.WhenwiIweuIbebe
beievencoccephiseching2Whenwe

hvelisenedmneshenwewilIsuddenI
0wken.

Th0sewhocnwkeneneIecuee

excepin.Themusbemnifesinoo
BuddhoBodhisv.MosouShveoisen0

Iecuendpciceeved.AfeweIisen0
helecuesconempehemeningsondoIw

heechingsccodingIwewilbebeo
chieve.Buodwheecnweindeche

wh0congiveuseighh0usd0lecues3We
cnnBuwhwecndoisIisen0onevideoo

csseepesevelimeseved.Don0isen

difeenpesbecusebheimeweinishhe
spewewilhvefogoenwhhefispe
sid.F0cusnon0ne.Iwecncninueodo
hisheneheeeswewiIIbebIe.oin
s0meevelcnceninsomecegeeoen
|ighenmen.
AeweIisenoheIecuesndulunde

sndheechinghenwewiIbebleoppIhe

pincipesoudilIivesIouundesondingnd
culivi0ncnccdwihheBuddhseochings

henwewiIkn0whow0pem0nennscendhe

ccebihnddehsweIIsheeneIms.
375

Thesesmehodooccmpishhisisoseekbih
inheWesenPueLnd

AbeksnemningFZhheFouhPoichhePuendSchokedinohisbow

nclsownimge.Heskedhisewmnksbu
whheswndhedhimhiwsheFive

PIomWuTiMouninWoPlce0Mnushi
BodhisovHehensedseochhepce

hehdseen.WhenhefundiheIoinedenhou
sndohebeingswhoisenedooDhmlkb

MnushiBodhisvHehenoskedheBdhiso
vguidnceIiSinceweeeneingheDhm
EndingAgewhichmehodishemssuibIeo
humonbeingsIi3MnushiBdhis0vnsweed
hiwshePuelndmehdWhenheFuh

PichskedhwpcicehismehodMn

ushiBdhisv0ughhimochnAmiui!.
AeheFuhPoichehewpcehe
lkedbckseeionemeimebuiws

gne.ThenheundesdhMniushiBdhis
vh0dcmeechhimhem0ssuiobe

mehduDhm0EndingAge.

nceweconghePueL0ndndmee
BuddhoAmibhqwecneIhimhwewish

gobockouwoId0heIpsenienbeingsWihhis
heIpwewiInevegoinbedeIudedlsinhesix
376

elms.BuifwedonogohePueLndmee
BucldhAmibhhenwewiemindeudedIis
cucilhweundesndhis.

IvseChinKunghsbeengivinglecues

es.Eveweekhegveesheeks.
NwhheisheeinSingopoeheisgivingec-

ueevedomgefive0oveihe
sp0keIeshihuseveweekWh0benefiedhemos3Hedid!Heclidnmissonelecue

whieheudiencemissedmn.isveYdificul

cuof0ubdhbis.HespkelmoseveYd

ndugedheudiencendhushimsefcoec
lbdhbis.HehsbeengivingdhmIks

coninuouslfoes;hisiswhhecncuo
hisbodhbisThisiswhhecnego.

FeowpciionesndguesspIeselisen
ceuY.TheLwoCusendEecisun-

chngebeimmube.EvenBuddhsDclBodhisvscnnoIeiugeedngeignonce

ndogncehveesuledindisseshe

incesinginbhecluencndseveinde
pp0chingsclehisimpossibeouso
mglne.

EveYhingisesfm0umindBuusswe

hvegiveniseohecusehisppochingdissewecnlsogiveisenhegeecuse
377

hcnmobeeducepssiblevenpeveni

mhppeningWemusepl0ceh0ughsse
wihhughsohes.WemusgiveupeeIings

opidehedesiesome0ndwe0Ih.Wemus
leghoughsYingcnhes.ego
n0Twmindednessondbiosedviewpoins.Le

gciicizingb0minggssipingLego

hehughhsewhweus0hsewewe.
Wemusleg!

nbeinggc0nweeunopuind
onuiIiY.nIinhiswwiluhesbecme

geneumindsbecmeseene0swegiveise
hewisdomccdwih0Ibeingsonimend

in0nime.Fnwihgeneheosndseene
mindswiIlwebeobIes0IveoupbIems.The

gdnessh0wecnbing0hesbYusing0u
vingkindnessndcmpssinisininieisbund
ess.Andhisis0ubesunIwYobingue

peceuwldIl0useveSbuhe
ske0Isenienbeings

378

THEENRECITAINMETHD

TheTenReciinmehdissimpecnven

ieneecivew0p0ciceBuddhoNmeReci
ion.lisespecisuibIe0hosewhindile

imeinhed0cuivionPocicinghismehd
hepsuseginminclulness0BuddhAmibh
ndbingsuspecendcoiinhepesenmo
men

Thepcicebeginsishinginhemoning

whenwewkeup.WesiupsighondcIeIe
ciellIlm0AmibhlIenimeswihnundisubed

mindoudosilenIoouseIves.Weepeohis
pocesseighmeimesoheesohed.Algehewedooneoundeneciionsnine

imesdevecls0lws:

>.Uponwkingup

2.Beoesingbekfs
3.Aeinishingbeks
4Beoewk

5.Beoesinglunch
6.Aeinishingunch

7.BefeSingdinne
8.Aeinishingdinne
379

9.Abedime

AIogehehismehodispcicednineimes

diI.Thekeisegui;disupion0hispcice
wieduceiseeciveness.Wihuineupionhe

cuivoowisnfeeninceseinhishepui0
mindndwisdm.

DiigenpciceoheTen-Recioi0nMehod
gehewihunwveingbeiendvowscnensueuimenuwishechheWesenPue

ndlninieLiendIninieigh.Wehpeeve-

Y0newipocice0ccoding.
Nm0Amiu

380

GLOSSARY

Aen.I33O0000es.fenexpessedshe
imeiwuIdkemuninsidcken

cubicegueswecwniheipheven
midenlsdeiceunicbushedginsieveY

hundedes.Afnsicngpeidime
AIicinCondiin0couseopindisessnd

sueingwhichdisubsheb0clondmind
AIv CnsciusneSS.

SonskioSk.usoe

consciousnesshehughdbose0mIIou

psondpesenivesgoodobd
AmibhThenme0heBuddh0heWesen

PueLndpimiImeningIninieLiendight
C|IedAmiuoinChinese.
AnuSmvkSmbdhi

Sk.Highespope

ndcompeeenlighenment

AhiSk.newhhsechedse-elizion
seinwhich0nep0ssessesnoe0neouspecep
insviewsspeech0behvio.
Asus.uesmehl-g0ds.
Achmens.Fixedceinides0becs.

BdhimindSk.Thegecmpssinend

sinceemindwiheveYhoughoincompee
seeIizionosendhe.

BodhisvSknewhhepshesech
38l

elizine0chievingheiwn.
BuddhgSk.newhhse0chedpefecinin
bhseIeIizinndheIpinghesoeocheIiz0ion.

Deusin.F0sebeIiesw0ngviews.
Devq.He0venBeingsog0ds

DhmgSk.IheechingsfheBuddh0
geneIIYcopiizedinEngIish;2hingsevens
phenmeneveYhinginheunivese;3DuYw
dcine.
DhmEndinAe

TheDh0mPeecAgebe-

gnwihBuddhShkmunilsdemisendIsed
fivehundedYesduingwhichEnighenmenws
fen0inedTheDhmoSembInceAgebegn

eh0ndsednehusndYesduing

whichEnighenmenwssed0m00inedThe

DhmoEndingAgehweoenwinbegne
hndwiIIIosenh0usnde0sduingwhich

EnlighenmenwiIeIbe0ined
Duss.Mephofolhemundnehingshcon
cud0useIf-nue.
EihAIicins

AbsenceembTssmenond

shmeunessndhepesenceeolus
hepesenceeolussingi

nessmisdeeclsd0wsinessseepndgiion.

hSueinsAshumnbeingsweundeghe

sueingsbihd0gesickness0ndde0h.We
382

dninwhweseeksuehdshipsoe

pedomouveclonesndindouselvesinhe

pesenceohosewhomweesenevenhe.
EighhGundBdhisvg.Theeeeneves
g0undsof8odhisvlsenighenmenwhich
summizehemsimponsepsinoBodhisvlsphighbefeiningBuddhhdS0me
siishisIevehoB0dhisvsechhesge

0Non-egessinheeveIwhichhewiIneve
eeo0mheBodhisv-ph

iveDedV0enses.Mudeingnelswnfhe
mudeingneIsownmohecusingBuddh

bleeckiIingBodhisovoonAh0nddisup
ingheuniofheSngh
iveDesiesWehusfmeoddinknd

s|eep.

iveGuideIines.Fol0wing:IheTheeCondiins;
2ThePincipIesHmon;3TheTheeLenings;

4TheSixPmis0PincipIesncl5SmnbhdB0dhisovIsTenGeoVows

ivePuelndSusndOneSs.lTheBucl
dhSDeoksheIninieLieSuoAdonmen

PuivEuoivndEnihenmenoheMohvn

bggL2 TheAmibhSuo 3TheVisuizin

1g
1gTheChpeofUnivesWohBodhiso
vlsCnducndVwsllmheFweAdn

383

menSuo5!TheChpeonhePeecC0m

pleeReizoinoGeoSenghBdhisvo
hughBudclhNmeRecioionomheSuon-

gmSuond6VsubndhuBodhisvlsRe
0nheWovoReochinhePueLnd
uUnivesIVwsBuddhsndBdhisvs

ISenienbeingseinnumebev0w0heIp

hemI;2AficionseinexhusibleIv0woend
hemll:3W0sopciceebunclessIvow
msehem:EnIighenmenisunsupssbeI
vwooini.

GduneHppinessineIigencewellbeing

pspeiecThegebeneisfhehumnnd
celesi0Iems;heeehe0eempVoncl

sublecbihonddeh.
Gd.Goduiiesseedssowedb
goodiebeeopedle.

HungGhs.neheheelweeomsHun

ggh0sswondeinoimb-Iikeseinwhichhe
cnfindnsisocinoheidesiesespecil

bunoexcusivelheihungehis.neis
ebnheeiheoshehsexemegeed

KmSk.owoCusendEecesulsom
hughspeechnclbehvi.
KmicResu.ThenouoIewodoeibuion

boughbubheLwCusendEec
384

Km.

hVnSk.nehewmbncheso
Buddhism.Bochisvphhepinglsenien

beingsinuniveslIibeion
eisndViues.Tdogodhingswihouexpecionoewdwihoudisciminionchmen

owndeinghughs.

nduInessBuddhIniilhemindemembes

heBucdhnddoesnge.Aeuhecui-

vi0noneconsnIconempIesheBuddh
NineReIms.AIleneImsminusheBuddheom.

NneessinnewhowiIIneveeeomhe
Bdhisv-pohs0mesiisnechedunilhe
eighh0heengoundsBodhisov.
Phenmenq.ThingsevenshppeningseveYhing
inheenieunivese
PinWisdm
Pekbuddh

Sk.Inuiivewisdom.

SkI.newhinshisenIigh-

debendenoeochewihhe
enmenIoneindependenoeochewihhe

beciveooiningNinoohimhese.
Peceps.RuesseupbBuddhShkmuni0
guidehissudensfmeneoushoughsspeech
ndbehvi0.
PuelndSeeWesenPueLnd
PueindPuiind
cimininochmens

385

hemindwihudis

Reibuin

Kmicpunishmenome0neous

houghspeechcion.

ShwIdSkReesousossemiIed

wihsueingnclIici0nsegdencuedb
isinhbions

SmdhiSk.PopeenmentUsuIIcenoes
hepicuinosge0fpuec0nceni0nnd

conempIion.Theeemndegeesndpes
ofSmdhi

nghgSk.GupouomoepeopIeswh0

ppepociceheBuddhIsechingogehe
especilTheSixPincipes0Hmon.
gnkSk.onguge0oncienncli.

igSk.CommenVonsuspimibY
Bdhisvos.

Sefueuoiginueselfhwesillhve
buiscuenIcoveedbdeudedhoughs.
senienbeinC

AIivingbeinghissef-weond

hocnexpeiencefeeingsens0ion.

ShiSk.ReIicsheminoeceminin

dicinghepesnhodinedsmedegeeo
puiofbdndmind
SixPmiSPinCiDeS

Givingse-disciplinep

iencediigencedeepconcenionondwisdom.
SixPinciDlesHmn

IShehesmeview-

pinsog0Is.2Abidebhesme
hesmepeceps.3
386

LivendpciceogehehmoniousI.N0

cluel.5Expeienceheinnepecendhppi
nessmpcicingogehehmoniousl.6She
beneishmniusl.

SixReIm5.TheeuppeeImsehevens0su0s
ndhumns.TheeloweeImsenimshung

gh0Ssndhes.

SixSenseS.Sighsoundsmellseouchnd
hugh.
SixSenseObiedS

F0msundscenseexue

ndhough.
SixSenseOns

EesesnosehuhbdYnd

mind

SuqSk.TechingbheBuddhqiniiIIgiven
vebIIoecmpiIedondwnendownbYhe
Buddholssudens.

TenDiecins.NhNhesEsSuheos

SuhSuhwesWesN0hwes0bovendbelW.

enGdCnducs.NkiIIingseingsexuImis
c0nducingbusiveIngugebeingIesseducivewodsgeedngeignoonce.

enGeVwsSmnbhdBdhisg.I

PespecolBuddhs.2PiselIThusC0me

ne.ii3Mke0eingsexensiveIY.Repen
Kmic0bsocIes.5BeiouIove0hesmei0ious
387

deeds.6AppeheBuddh0unheDhm
whee.7ReuesheBuddh0esideinhiswd

8ConsnIbediligenIweoheBuddhIs

eoching,AccodwihsenienbeingsI0
DediceIImeis.

TenRems.SixemspushoseoBuddhsBochisvsPekbuddhsndSundhees.

TheeCndiins.heFisCondiionincudes:Being
iioIoneIspensBeingespecfulnels
echesndedesBeingcmpssineondn

kiingnivingbeingsndF0lIowingheTenGod

Conducs.TheSecndC0ndiionincIudes:Tking
heTheeReugesAbidingbhepecepsws
ndcusomsndConducingoneseinppe
nddignifiedm0nneTheThidCondiionincludes:

GeneingheBodhiminclDeeplbeievinginhe

Low0CusendEfecReciingnduphding
MohonsuosnclEncugingohesocl
vonceonhephoEnIighenmen.
hee enins.

Sel-discipIinedeepconceni0n

ondwisdm.

TheePisns.

Geedngendignonce.

TheeReuesWeokeeugeinheBuddh

DhmndSngh.Whenwekeefugeinhe
Budchweeeuningmudeludedseo

mindnceinguponnwkenecundesncing
388

mindWhenwekeefugeinheDhmqwee

euningfomdevi0nviews0ndeinguponpope
viewsnclundesndingWhenwekeefugein

heSnghqwe0eeuningfmp0ui0noncldishmonndeingupnpui0mindndheSix
PincipesoHmn

TnsIiein.T0epesenleesw0csinhe

cespndingchcesonhelphbes
heoiginsoundiseined
Viues.Seeeis

WVPIce.UsucecempepIcewhee
Buddhispciinescme0pcice.
WesenPueLnd.W0dceedbBuddhAmi-

bhAnideplce0cuIivi0nhosewh0e

bonheeenoIongesubieceinconi0n.

389

ThelachingsOfGreatMasterYinGuang

qR6P6

WhetheroneisalaypersonorhasleRthehon1eli,oneshouldrespecteldersandbeharInoniousto
thosesurroundinghiI.Oneshouldendurewhat
otherscannot,andpracticewhatotherscannot
achieve.Oneshouldtakeothers,difficultiesunto

oneselfandhelpthen1succeedintheirundertakings.
Whilesittingquietly,oneshouldoRenreflectupon
one,sownfaults,andwhenchattingwithffiends,one
shouldnotdiscusstherightsandwrongsofothers.In
everyactiononeInakes,whetherdressingoreating,
fiDIndawntoduskanddusktilldawn,oneshouldnot
ceasetorecitetheAMIABHABuddha,snan1e.

AsidefToInBuddharecitation,whetherreciting
quietlyorsilently,oneshouldnotgiverisetoother
iInproperthoughts.Ifwanderingthoughtsappear,one
shouldiIIediatelydisInisstheIn.Constantly
Inaintainahun1bleandrepentfUlheart;evenifone

hasupheldtruecultivation,oneshouldstillelone,s
practiceisshallowandneverboast.OneshouldIind
one,sownbusinessandnotthebusinessofothers.

OnlylookafterthegoodexaInplesofothersinstead
ofbadones.OneshouldseeoneselfasInundaneand

everyoneelseasBodhisattvas.Ifonecancultivate

accordingtotheseteachings,oneissuretoreachthe
WesternPureLandofUltiIateBliss.

H0Iaget0AIitabl>a!AIitabM!

Dedicaiohoei

aYthemeitandvitues
Accuedfomthisact

AdontheBuddhaIsPueLand

RepaVtheFouKindnessesabove
AndeIievethesuffeingof
ThoseintheTheePathsbeIow

aVthosewhoseeoheaofthis
Bingfththeheatof
Undestandingandcompassion
AndattheendofthisifeJ

Bebontogethein
TheIandofUItimateBIiss