Phat Chan teachings of Lemons

Eightfold 4 - lamp awakening - mindfulness.

Mindfulness is a lamp to helping us realize our life in and around us clearly. The word concept in mind include the text below and needles in my mind on the meaning of life in contact with the present moment. That is true in our present moment. Said the simple noun: Mindfulness is present; forgetfulness is absent. There is no life present. Then, eat, then we know that we are eating, drinking, we know we're drinking, then we know we're going to go, sit, then we know we're sitting, breathing, then we know we're breathing ... What to do in mindfulness obviously, we all know we're doing it.
       Mindfulness makes life really present, because there are so contact us with life as cherry blossoms are blooming, bright afternoon sunshine yellow, light Yellow Pages snapped, purple sunset afternoon, gentle face of the mother ... If we are not present, all the mysteries that may well not. Also, if you lose one of anxiety, thinking, calculating the cherry blossoms are blooming beautiful as it is not, because the mind is not in contact with it, can not see the bright pink cherry blossoms. Mother sitting in front, so that we keep on thinking, anxiety, so we feel the absence of the mother. In poetry, love poems: "... The situation has also not, For lots that do not receive much ... "          Life has always nurtured, loved, so that we do not have the ability to receive this love. Not really fresh mountain air, cool, so that we do not enjoy. How warm afternoon sun! Yet, we keep on rolling away in sadness missed ... Life, parents, family, hyperthermia, home to lots of love but do not get out much. It is unjust!        Mindfulness is returned. About what? I come back to us. Our mind often wanders habitual place select it. I think a lot of things in heaven, on earth should we lose the sense of our existence. I know a lot of things too, but I do not know anything about me at all. I feel strange to me, so let's make a return to familiarize yourself with. Breath brought back to mind roamed reunite body and mind. Breathing in the back with a breath Exhale feeling relieved the soul of breathing in children with primary human Exhale happy child. Back to work important in life. Regarding this, we truly feel warm, full and all guilt helpless, lost species. Musician Trinh Cong Son has made ​​great song as follows: "... Dilemma go Telecom Telecom today do not know where the end of the alley where Regarding the end of the sky where I sit I find distant dream tattoo Away I sat I look back I .. " "I find I" is mindful that the meaning of our lives sublime.        To light up the lamp mind, we need to fuel many different lights. The light center is available as a seed in the heart of the "special situation concomitants' called 'concept', but has many ancient life we live in oblivion, drifting in the sea steering expectations, run instinctive habits so that lights go dim or extinguished long ago. Now, we rely on the breath to get back with me. Breathe in breathe know we're on the          exhale know I am breathing out. Breathe know that I'm breathing, attention, conscious breathing to the lamp Light up your mind immediately. Thus, conscious breathing is a mystery to fuel the lamp center. I also know how much more fuel sources such as footsteps awake, still is, Lord Buddha, chanting, eating, drinking ... Fuel that has the ability to light up the knowledge, the insight of the body, sensations, mental and life are useful fuel for lamps awake. In a nutshell, that is the light and the darkness did not know.        On his old parents often remind her just big girls "must be considerate daughter." The quartet is the careful gestures and speech. Thanks so considerate girl is expressing dapper appearance and modest. Looking at her gesture, everyone loved, heard her words, everyone is pleased. So we can define mindfulness is intended, with the quarterfinals. I know how to walk, talk and laugh our actions. Therefore, a new person to the temple to practice postures and health behavior. I went to beauty school, stood for decency, sit upright, speak clear, cute ... What's more, we also pay careful attention to the action closed, open the door, put the shoes, wash your hands, Lord Buddha ... Close the door, open the door gently, do not generate noise. Besides that, we also have to remember the verses to take us back to awareness. "Opening up close look at the legal mystery of life is not the same heart told hearts awakened interest in the shy waters. " [1] If a hand bucket door that is not practicing postures, breathing consciousness, not remembering verses. The action does not mean there quarterfinals. Open the door so that when the door hit you in the face religious people walking in the hallway. The discreet often able to defend, protect yourself and those around you.       "The quartet 'also means knowing ideas, thoughts and feelings. Mindfulness is light helps you see the way the corners of ideas, thoughts and feelings. Thinking, we know about it. If it's negative thinking, we recognize to put it on the line fresh, beautiful walks. And if it's a beautiful thought, then let us rejoice and continue to light it. Thought depends on mindfulness. Mindfulness as light spots (spotlight) shines on the center stage acts, thoughts and feelings. Every mental, thoughts, feelings appeared to perform on stage are mindful awareness illuminating.        In a nutshell, mindfulness is the elephant princess leading to right understanding, right thought, right speech ... No lamp mind is how we have been seeing in bright, healthy thoughts, words build trust. The fire burning - Right Concentration
















        






 



       

    
       Concentration is lit by lamp light mindful, is to focus attention on an object, the flame burning sorrow, the power of spiritual strength. Maintain awareness as long as the concentration stronger. This light shines into the mind and life itself. Thus, we will understand the nature of the law explicitly that no distortion and wrong anymore.
        A mindful breathing as a breath concentration, breath awareness ten wise to do a ten concentration breathing ... Breathing in knowing we are breathing in and breathing out knowing we are exhaling the concentration lit up immediately. "Knowing clearly 'I am breathing " Your mind is calm again. Drink a cup of hot tea clear that we are drinking tea and taste the delicious taste of it, the light shining concentration. Therefore, light district is the length of mindfulness. Mindfulness and Right Concentration off then disappear always, means our minds back to the state of uncertainty or scattered. This leads to mood so much a matter of misunderstanding, sorrow and suffering. So we can say that the district has the power to create peace, understanding, love, and vice versa stampede led to insecurity, misunderstanding and hatred.
       Right Concentration means that the focused, focus the mind on a certain object. There are two types of specialized attention. Focused first "present" now and here. I am in contact with life's happening in front of the present moment. Our mind attention to what is happening or what she was doing as footsteps, breathing, eating, drinking, washing dishes, cleaning ... Type focused not need to sit in the lotus position to get it. Walking, standing, lying, sitting, cleaning, cleaning of mindfulness and right concentration is made. This focus is awareness in daily life. Therefore, we can apply concentration in any circumstances. Brushing also concentration, drinking water concentration is also sweep dwell also be ... Thus, we have the opportunity to meet with all the action live, taste the joy, happiness and sense the mystery, fresh and healthy vastness of heaven and earth.
        Specializing second mantra is to maintain our mind on a single object, but in doing called 'best interest situation' . Meditate regularly draw attention to the breath, the breath is subject to. Although, there are many thoughts, feelings and mental appearance, we also pay attention to your breathing. Thus, we do not get the thoughts, feelings and mental alluring. Feeling pain is there but breath awareness is also present to embrace and identify pain sensations. At that time, we still maintain concentration as often. Outdoor walking meditation, our attention entirely on foot. I feel the contact between the foot and the ground. I know I'm stepping on the ground that beloved footsteps peaceful and carefree. Our mind actually present on every step, the concentration at that time remains illuminated.
         Right Concentration is eighty fire has burned disturbing feature. Some twenty years ago, scientists have invented the electric rays 'laser' has a projection or cut through any rigid material yet. What is a laser? It is light to be focused back into the energy sector. Scientists, heating light up a very high level or cooled to below minus 273.15 degrees C. These photons (photon) strongly stimulated to the point they are all the same operation and the same speed level (phase one). Because the light is so strong stimulating the velocity of the photon particles become extremely quickly. Since then, scientists light through the normal light with a very small aperture. Because two of the pressure and Svetlana two different lighting zones, so the photon excited by cooling or heating cornered rushing through the gap to form a beam of light is extremely intense. Called laser. Right Concentration is the spiritual power can be compared to the power of 'laser'. Showing grief, concentration reference to the sadness take time out and disappear immediately. Showing desire, concentration lit it likely burning desire instant energy.
         It is the wisdom, ie profound vision. Taa found on the body, mind, feelings, thoughts, sadness, joy and life around. I am in contact with the blue sky, white clouds, little flower stand idly hedge the real mystery. Drink a glass of water, one sweet taste of it. At the same time, we are exposed to clouds on the blue sky leisurely, singing in the spring peak, the source whispers deep underground. The look of our escape to space and time. So the method of revealing the intact nature of the material learned it. That look of concentration, intellectual eye.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=THE EIGHTFOLD PATH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.29/1/2015.