From: tran@neep.engr.wisc.edu
Subject: [REL] Gia'o Ly' DDa.o Pha^.t
Originator: daemon@media-lab.media.mit.edu
Reply-To: tran@neep.engr.wisc.edu
Organization: SCV Relay
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 18:19:42 GMT



Ba.n TDN,
   1. To^i tu+o+?ng khi to^i quote lo+`i cu?a Thomas Huxley la` to^i 
dda~ tra? lo+`i pha^`n na`o ca^u ho?i who is making the soul? cu?a
ba.n.  Cho to+'i nay kho^ng co' ca^u tra? lo+`i na`o tho?a dda'ng vi`
ba.n dda~ dda(.t ca^u ho?i kho^ng ddu'ng cho^~\. PG kho^ng quan nie^.m
co' 1 linh ho^`n hay pha^`n ho^`n cho ne^n mo.i tra? lo+`i hay gia?i
thi'ch dde^`u chi? la` hy' lua^.n.  Co^ng -gia'o cho ra(`ng con
ngu+o+`i co' pha^`n ho^`n va` pha^`n xa'c.  To^i dde^` nghi. ba.n ha~y
ho?i nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i bie^'t nhie^`u ve^` Co^ng Gia'o\.
   2. Khi ta^m 1 ngu+o+`i kho^ng co`n chu+o+'ng nga.i, kho^ng co`n
cha^'p tru+o+'c, kho^ng co`n so+. ha~i, xa ro+`i mo.i vo.ng tu+o+?ng
ddie^n dda?o thi` ngu+o+`i ddo' o+? trong 1 tra.ng tha'i go.i la` Nie^'t
Ba`n.  Hie^?n nhie^n vo+'i lo+`i gia?i thi'ch thua^`n tri' thu+'c tre^n
ba.n cu~ng nhu+ to^i chi? co' the^? mu+o+`ng tu+o+.ng the^' na`o la`
Nie^'t Ba`n chu+' thu+.c su+. va^~n chu+a bie^'t the^' na`o la` Nie^'t
Ba`n vi` chu'ng ta chu+a dda.t to+'i ti`nh tra.ng tre^n.
   3. Trong Kinh va(n co' ca^u:
      Du.c tri tie^`n the^' nha^n, kim sinh tho. gia? thi.
      Du.c tri ha^.u the^' qua?\, ddu+o+ng sinh ta'c gia? thi.
nghi~a la`: Muo^'n bie^'t nha^n kie^'p tru+o+'c, ha~y xem nhu+~ng gi`
pha?i chi.u ddu+.ng trong kie^'p na`y; Muo^'n bie^'t qua? kie^'p sau\,
ha~y xem nhu+~ng vie^.c la`m trong kie^'p na`y\.
   Ne^'u ba.n tin o+? thuye^'t nha^n qua?, lua^n ho^`i, hay ddi.nh
lua^.t nghie^.p ba'o thi` 1 ngu+o+`i hie^.n gia`u co' la` do ti'ch tu.
thie^.n nghie^.p tu+` nhie^`u kie^'p tru+o+'c.  Co`n ne^'u ba.n kho^ng
tin thi` mo.i gia?i thi'ch dde^`u vo^ nghi~a.  Tuy nhie^n, ngoa`i ddi.nh
lua^.t nghie^.p ba'o ra, co' thuye^'t na`o gia?i thi'ch ddu+o+.c nhu+~ng
ca?nh thie^n sai va.n bie^.t (vi' du. Somalia so vo+'i My~) o+? tre^n
co~i ddo+`i na`y\.  Co' nhie^`u ngu+o+`i tin ra(`ng ddo' la` tro` cho+i
sa'ng ta.o cu?a 1 DDa^'ng Toa`n Na(ng ma` chu'ng ta pha?i tin tu+o+?ng
chu+' kho^ng co' quye^`n pha'n ddoa'n.
   4.  "Big Bang" theory ddang tie^'n to+'i quan nie^.m mo.i va^.t ba('t
nguo^`n tu+` "nothingness".  "Nothingness" hay "Emptiness" la` 1 quan
nie^.m dda(.c thu` trong PG, kho' la~nh ho^.i va` de^~ bi. hie^?u la^`m
nhie^`u nha^'t, nhu+ng "Nothingness" tuye^.t ddo^'i kho^ng co' nghi~a
la` kho^ng co' gi`.  Ne^'u ba.n co' the^? "tha^'y" tre^n ba`n tay ba.n
kho^ng nhu+~ng ta^'t ca? to^ng chi ho. ha`ng ma` co`n ca? vu~ tru. nu+~a
hoa(.c "tha^'y" trong ba't co+m ba.n a(n kho^ng nhu+~ng chi? co'nhu+~ng
ha.t co+m ma` co`n co' su+. go'p ma(.t cu?a ca? vu~ tru. nu+~a thi` co'
the^? ba.n se~ hie^?u the^' na`o la` "Emptiness".  Enjoy\.

     Hi QA,
     Thank you for your kind letter.
   1. Mo^.t trong nhu+~ng nguy^n ta('c ha`nh tri` trong PG la`: la`m
theo cho^~ bie^'t, no'i theo vie^.c la`m, ta^'t ca? dde^`u cha^n tha^.t,
kho^ng hu+ do^'i\.
   2. Nhie^`u khi ngoa.i ca?nh cu~ng ca^`n thie^'t.  DDi Chu`a le^~
Pha^.t chi? la` hi`nh thu+'c ne^'u chu'ng ta dde^'n Chu`a chi? dde^? co'
ma(.t o+? Chu`a hay dde^? khoe sang khoe gia`u, va` le^~ Pha^.t chi? dde^?
ca^`u xin a^n hue^. cu?a 1 DDu+'c Pha^.t tu+o+?ng tu+o+.ng nu'p sau bu+'c
tu+o+.ng.  Nhu+ng ne^'u chu'ng ta ddi Chu`a dde^? nghe va`i tie^'ng chuo^ng
thanh thoa't, ngu+?i mu`i nhang tho+m, lo`ng ca?m tha^'y an la.c, thanh
ti.nh, va` le^~ Pha^.t dde^? tu ta^.p ha.nh khie^m to^'n, ti`m la.i ba?n
tha^n dde^? so^'ng 1 cuo^.c ddo+`i la`nh thie^.n, vi. tha thi`cu~ng cha(?ng
co' gi` la` me^ ti'n dde^? sinh ra ma(.c ca?m.
   3. If you have time, try to learn more about Bud\dhism.  It's really
fantastic and very practical, and see for yourself its effects on your life.
Best wishes.