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Why is becoming a monk called escape

Tibetan Master 2014-02-16

ask:Why is it said that people become monks now that they are escaping?

Khenpo Dazhen answered:Becoming a monk mainly depends on your intention.Nowadays, many people do escape from becoming monks, and they become monks without a correct intention.Some people become monks only when they are desperate, while others become monks just to find a place to support their elderly care, which is to escape.The real monk is not about escaping, but about facing it.What is he going to face?He has to face death, and becoming a monk is to get rid of the suffering of death;He has to face sentient beings, and becoming a monk is to better save sentient beings.

In life, birth, old age, sickness and death are major events, and everyone has to face it. Being a monk means facing these things, not to escape.There is life and death. Everyone has to face death, and I can't escape it, but I can be prepared. I won't panic when the Death Demon comes.The Venerable Milarepa said that he was afraid of death at first, so he ran to the mountain and then practiced impermanence;After the practice of impermanence was completed, his fear of death disappeared.Similarly, becoming a monk is to face these major events: birth, old age, sickness and death.People have to face these things when they flow through the six realms.In fact, no one can get rid of death, but he can get rid of the pain of death.Without the influence of death, without the suffering of death, we will be free from the suffering of death.

Many great monks and true accomplished monks also appear to be sick, but they do not suffer in their hearts, and they do not suffer in their body and minds.Can it be?able!before ***At that time, many people went to prison. Those cadres were in great pain in prison, unable to eat or sleep, and they wanted to go out.And those great monks have no difference between inside and outside. They can eat, sleep, practice, and are not affected by external influences.

Some people don’t understand: It’s impossible not to suffer if you are sick, right?You won't understand this possibility now.The practice has been achieved, the real skill has come, and what cannot be done now can be done then.

After understanding it, birth, old age, sickness and death are not scary, and the body will definitely be weak, which is a natural phenomenon.Life and death are relative and established. There is life and death, and there is life. After death, you will have to live. However, you can not suffer the suffering of death when you die, and you can not suffer the suffering of birth when you are born.We can get rid of the suffering of birth, old age, sickness and death. If we do not suffer, we will not belong to the cycle of reincarnation.Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are also in the six realms, but they do not suffer from the six realms, so they do not belong to the cycle of reincarnation.

What is reincarnation?Reincarnation is driven by karma. If you suffer from karma, it is painful.Without the traction of karma and being affected by evil consequences, although he is in the six realms, he does not belong to the cycle of reincarnation.He came with compassion and wish.All beings in the cycle of reincarnation come from greed and desire.One comes without freedom, and the other comes without freedom;One is happy, the other is unhappy;One is at ease, the other is uncomfortable.There is such a difference.

True monks have birth but not suffering from birth, old but not suffering from old but not suffering from old but not suffering from illness but not suffering from illness, and death comes but not suffering from death.He became a monk to get rid of the suffering of birth, old age, sickness and death.Such monks are not escaping, but facing big things.In order to face birth, old age, sickness and death truthfully, I will transcend birth, old age, sickness and death truthfully. Although there are manifestations of birth, old age, sickness and death, I can transcend him, and I can not be affected by it and not suffer from its pain.We talk about Buddha's Nirvana and the master's passing away, which are all descriptions.Death without pain, leaving the world very peacefully and happily, and ending your life perfectly is called nirvana and passing away.

Everyone is going to die, but some people are not afraid at all. There is an article in "Tibetan Book of Life and Death" about Sang Teng's death, which describes how he faces death. Although his condition worsened at that time, he had no fear or pain in his heart.Therefore, those who truly become monks with a pure aspiration should face death like this.This is a motive to become a monk.

There is another intention to become a monk, which is to better save sentient beings in the future.When the practice begins, it is easier to become a monk and practice on the mountain.Now I can also achieve success in my practice at home, but as a monk, I can save some sentient beings with fate.

If you become a monk with such aspiration, it is not an escape.If you don’t become a monk like this, you are just escaping.It makes sense that this kind of evaluation in society is used in this way, but it is actually because we do not express it well.The society evaluates Buddhism as saying that believing in Buddhism is superstitious, and it is also caused by us Buddhists. Many of us are indeed superstitious and do not have a true understanding of faith.The three kinds of faith mentioned by the Buddha are all born from the truth, and are clear and faithful.Superstition is not the faith mentioned in Buddhism, but the faith mentioned in Buddhism is clear faith.After you understand the truth and understand the truth, you build faith. This is faith.

2024-02-05 18:04
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