Thursday, March 15, 2018

The Role of Abbot.


 The torch of the Dharma is lit up by the Sangha. When a monk or nun to head a temple, self, institute, the role of propagating profit is very important. How to live? How to teach how the "hundreds of them" admiration virtue, their talents, to guide the practice of the Tathagata Dharma and serve the throne every day a flourishing with their local. It is shown the role of "Trống dynasty, Tathagata".
Therefore, the role of the abbot here is the care and promotion of the teachings of the Tathagata. This is the most beautiful ideal of a monk.
Head: An office building that builds the law.
Preserve and promote the teachings of the Tathagata.
Through the two words "abbot" we realize that the responsibility of the abolition of the profit of an abbot in a temple is very great, because it decides that the fate exists and develop the teachings of a school At the local temple, not at a temple only do "he from" burn incense to Buddha.
So, to promote the wisdom of the Buddha, it is important that the monk or nun, the moral itself must be pure, style must be serious, life must be simple, true ... to frustrate Moral for the disciples and the masses. In life must show the spirit Bi-Trí - Dung in a smooth way, skillful, timely, right, work, strict quali. Back to understand the local customs, state law, to customize the degree, means of sensitization.
To disciples of monasticism, to teach seriously. If disciple liberated let loose on the five education, the punishment should be strict, can not be to become "cancer" for the Sangha, the language for the Dhamma, the bad reputation for the teacher " .
When you are a disciple of the disciples, to use the mind to open the mind, compassion to sympathize forgive mistakes, often care about life at the heart disease ... But sometimes have to use courage to surrender Obedience of the disciples.
Once in a temple, often happens to have stolen belongings in the temple, in them uncomfortable insecurity ... But many times caught the perpetrator is the pagoda in the temple, the abbot repeatedly penalty, but " "In the end, we can get together and kneel on the knees, please get rid of the bad" grandfather "from the temple, otherwise we will leave, can not live with that spoiled person. The abbot of the abbot, sternly said: "You are full of Sangha, virtue in the morning, wherever there is a place to collect, revered, do not worry. Particular uncle this, virtuous defective, evil character who harbors, do not cleverly will become a worm in society. Well, let's go, let him stay with me.
I heard the words of the teacher teaching brother, shame shame touched ... burst into tears, kneeling in front of the Master and the public please tighten a finger, vow not to dare to steal anymore, please Brothers forgive the disciple that stay with the study tu.
Through the above story has shown the spirit Bi-Tri-Dung a subtle and deep way of abbot. The abbot needs to have enough spirit, discharge, personality, intelligence. If one of the four factors is lacking, then the lack of it, the abbot is broken, the propagation is difficult to develop.
It can be said that the spirit of Buddhism is photography (sensuality and rejuvenation). Want to collect the masses, before you have to save yourself, then new photography. Self-portrait: I myself have to cultivate three karmic virtues, round enough, to set an example for Buddhists to follow. If the self-abiding of the abbot lack of morality, lack of altruism, not self ... then what is the human photography. As a monk, when we want to embody a person by virtue of morality, we must have a good heart, a human heart, and a loving heart. And the more important thing is to say that the job must go together, the Zen teacher called "Truthfulness, mercy, sympathy". If we do not do these things, the path of propagation is illusory, unstable.
Again, on the path of the abbot's photography, there are many ways to feel like:
- To give the French, the fearless to feel
- Use language to feel
- Use the body language to sense
- Use close-ups, colleagues to feel.
As the abbot of an ecclesiastical infrastructure, where all members of the community are involved, the role of the abbot of the abbot is different, depending on the location of the abbot. , not all set in a pattern, but can not ignore the old rules, the virtues of the monk.
New Buddhism can integrate into the social community, into the hearts of Buddhists, the people in the Chon-Thien-American way. And express the meaning:
"The temple shelters the soul of the nation
The eternal life of the monk.
Or:
"The bell rang awakening
The land of healing and suffering.
Teacher:  "The shelter shelter, the bell wake up." END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.16/3/2018.

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