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Cng n l g ?

Li BBT :

Cng n l mt cng c khng th thiu trong cc thin vin m cc

thin s dng hng dn cc thin sinh trn tin trnh tu hc tm

ng gii thot tin n Gic Ng. Sau y chng ti su tm c

mt s bi vit ng trn cc trang mng v ti : Cng n l g ?

qu c gi c c mt nim chnh xc v cng n. Chng ti xin

chn thnh cm t cc tc gi c bi vit c trch ng di y.

Thin cng n

Thin s Genjo Marinello

(o Pht ngy nay)

Thy Genjo Marinello l Vin Ch Cha Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji ti

Seattle, Hoa K. Thy tp Thin t nm 1975, xut gia v th gii

nm 1980, ri th c tc gii nm 1990. Ngai vic trch nhim cc

chng trnh dy Thin cha, Thy cn hnh ngh Tham Vn V Y T

http://www.daophatngaynay.com/vn/author/admin/

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Tm Thn v l Gim c v Tm Linh (Washington State Licensed

Mental Health Counselor and Spiritual Director) ti khu vc Capitol

Hill ca Seattle, v l mt thnh vin trong hi ng khoa ca i hc

Antioch University. Bi sau y ca Thin s Genjo Marinello ni

v php tu cng n. Ch ny xin mn php gp mt nh ni y: Thin

s Genjo Marinello trong bi khuyn rng nn cng n ni bng, tuy

nhin theo ngi dch thy, nn nghi tnh v cng n ngai thn, l

lng di tm mt, s c li hn v s duy tr d hn, nht l khi ri oai

nghi ngi, ti mt lc ch no mt nhn cng thy nim nghi tnh hin

ra. Nu thy kh nim ngoi thn, c gi cng khng nn nim

ring vo mt im no trong thn, m nn nim ny tan thn mt

cch t nhin. Ty c gi s thy cch no thch hp. Tham cng n

khc vi tham thai u. Cng n l mt tch truyn, mang trong mt

vn , c khi mang c nhiu vn . Cn thai u l cng n c

chn s hng v mt cu hi n c, d hng tm hn. Bi ca

Genjo Marinello nh sau.

Cng n l cc cu hi, hay cc cu tr li khng n nhp vi nhau

nhng thch thc i vi con ngi bn, i vi ci khi nim nn

tng nht v t ng ca bn. Cng n nh v kh sc bn m vo t

ng v t tun tro ra Pht Tnh. Cng vic ca bn khng phi l

tc chin hay vt ln vi cc c tn cng ny, m l trung ha chng.

Cng n (kung an) xut pht t Trung Quc, ting Nht gi l Koan, c

ngha l nguyn tc chung. Trong Thin tng, cc cng n c dng

nh cht xc tc nh thc bn cht su thm, trong sch ca bn.

Cng n thng k li mt cuc gp g gia thy v tr, trong , cu

hi hay cu tr li ca v thy nhm khai m bn cht su thm ca vn

php nh chng l. C l, cng n in hnh, sm nht l cng n v cu

chuyn, khi c Pht Thch Ca khng ni mt li, a cnh hoa sen ln

trc hi chng. Lc , tt c hi chng u im lng, ng ngc khng

hiu, ch tr tn gi Ca Dip mm ci.

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Cng n l mt cng c cao cp, khng c sc mnh siu nhin n tng

no nhng li c th gip hnh gi gic ng khi thc hnh ng n. Ti

tng nghe Thin s Genki gi chng l cch m np lon cho Tm ca

bn.

Cng n ch nn c dng sau khi bn vo c chnh nh. Chnh

nh l trng thi ca tm khi tt c nim, suy ngh, cm th, phn

on im bt, v tm tr nn sng t, lng l, phn chiu mt

cch t nhin, tri chy t do trong khonh khc ny. Nu tm bn cha

c nh, th ng tu tp g vi cng n. Cng n s quy ln dng nc

ca tm, v nu tm ang c sn s hn lon th php tham cng n s

ch lm cho mi chuyn t hn. l l do v sao Thin s Genki ch

trao cho cng n trong khi vo cc k nhp tht Sesshins (c sch dch l

nhip tm, tip tm, mt k tht di nhiu ngy. LND) trong hc

nhn d nhp nh hn.

Cng n s KHNG c gii p. Bt k p ng m t no: kiu

c/khng, hay kiu ci ny/ci kia u s b bc b. Thng thng,

cng n khng cn g ti li ni ngn ng. Mt vi c ch t khi cng

l ri. l l do v sao ti ni cng n khng c tr li, nhng

c gii quyt.

tham mt cng n c ngha l mt cng n hot ng trong bn.

Khi mt mc chnh nh t c, bn a cng n vo tm. Cch

khi cng n thch hp nht l nu cu hi mt cch du dng nhng lin

tc vo thc. ng mt th gi tm cch hiu cng n. Hy n a

tm ca bn xuyn qua cht vn ny, v ng c n lc no gii p n.

Bt k phn tch no cng ch lm ung ph th gi, v tn cng kiu

ch cao lm l sn xut ra mt cu tr li kiu Thin gi mo. Cng n l

mt kh c nhm ti ch din dch, gii thch, bt chc hay phn tch

ca chng ta m nh vo; v ri, ch sau khi chng ta cn kit hay l

bung b ht mi kiu kho st, iu tra loi , th mt mc thm

su hn ca tham cu mi c th d ti c.

Ch khi no chng ta c th th nhn rng chng ta khng bit g ht, th

php tham cng n chn thc mi bt u c. Hy cng n trong

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bng ca bn, ni c th khi u nh l bn nut mt qu cu st

nng, ti ni n khng th b tiu ha hay trc xut i. Thc t, i khi

sau nhiu nm tu tp, cng n s lm phn vic ca n, tm bn s m ra

trong s hiu bit su thm.

Cng n l cc cu hi, hay cc cu tr li khng n nhp vi nhau

nhng thch thc i vi con ngi bn, i vi ci khi nim nn tng

nht v t ng ca bn. Cng n nh v kh sc bn m vo t ng v

t tun tro ra Pht Tnh. Cng vic ca bn khng phi l tc chin

hay vt ln vi cc c tn cng ny, m l trung ha chng.

Bt c khi no mt cng n khi ln trong ti, trc khi vo c tham

(tham vn ring gia Thy v tr), ti mc cho n tri mt i; l

bo m tt nht rng [ci] p ng khi ln trong khi c tham, hay

trc mt v Thy, s l [mt p ng] ti mi. Thng th, p ng

m ti trnh trong bui c tham gn ging nh phn ng lc u ca

ti. Tuy nhin, bng cch bung b cc p ng u tin v k tip ,

cng n c c hi tt nht m rng hiu bit ca bn vo trong s

hin l y nht.

Th d, khi tr li cng n Ci g l ting v ca mt bn tay, bn c

th hiu n l s VNG LNG: nim vng lng tch dit bao trm khp

v tr, ci t thn l o. Nhng nhng hiu bit c phn suy l ny

khng ni c g c. Khi xem nh l mt p ng, th n cht t lu.

Lm cch no bn cm nhn nim vng lng tch dit ny trong tng

mnh thn tm bn, v khi iu ny c kinh nghim mt cch trc

tip, th lm cch no bn s hin l c kinh nghim ca bn cho v

Thy hi lng?

Hy can m, ng ngi yn v ng lnh; t nht hy ni, Con khng

bit. Bt k p ng no b Thy bc b u s khp li mt ng hp

khng ti u, hay l s y bn ti mt vi hng mi. T t, v Thy

s gip bn gt b mi p ng, ch tr mt phn chiu thun tnh trong

tro v ci ang c hng ti. Mi cng n i hi mt p ng ring

bit, c o, trong khung ca cu hi. Nu mt cng n ht nh mt tay

quyn nh vo u, th s v dng khi p ng bng c vo ng

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quyn. Nu Thy i c mt qu to, hy mang ti th ring ca bn;

nhng hy hiu rng mt qu cam hay mt bnh m s khng p ng

c.

Cng n c xem nh ht ging ca tnh ng. i khi cn mt thi

gian di lu trng dng s gian nan, c khi thi k trng dng

ny ngn v trc tip. Mun gii quyt trn vn mt cng n, bn phi

cho n ln ln trn vn; mt cng n phi c t hin l. nui

dng v chm sc cho mt cng n, mt cch n gin v lin tc, bn

hy kch vo ci chm ch tnh bit ca bn, ci ct ty ca cu hi

hay ca cuc trc din .

Th d, nu cng n l Hy mang cho ti t tnh ca ting chung

cha th trc tin, chng ta phi sa san ci nn t ni m cng n

s c trng vo bng cch nhp nh (tnh trng khi tm bn hon ton

t nhin, tnh lng, qun bnh, v tnh gic trn y). Mt khi s an nh

thit lp ( cc oai nghi: i, ng, ngi, nm), chng ta trng cng

n mt cch lin tc v chm ch bng vic a cng n vo s tnh

gic, v t n an ngh trong bng mnh. Ni , n s mc ln v ln

dy m khng cn thm bt k n lc no.

Trong th d i tm t tnh ca ting chung cha, chng ta hy cho

ting chung cha vng ln trong bng, cho ti khi n c th tri ra khi

ngi chng ta m khng c bt k phn bit suy l no. Vo khonh

khc tnh ng, qu chn ca cng n s t nhin t ri khi chng ta

nh l mt p ng r rng m khng cht mu m no v n hay

ti. Lc , khng c g tch ri gia hnh gi v ting chung; chng

s l mt, m khng c can thip no t thc phn bit.

Qua nhiu nm tu tp cng n vi nhiu Thin s khc nhau, ti hiu

rng cng n c th chia lm 5 loi khc nhau. Thc s, cng c th chia

chi tit thm nhiu nhm ph na, nhng xt n tn cng tt c cch

chia u v ngha, mt cng n ch l mt cng n thi.

Mt s cng n i hi s bung b cc hng ro gia bn v thin

nhin chung quanh. Nhng cng n nh hy mang cho ti ting ma ri,

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t tnh ca a hoa, hay mt ngn ni trn mt si dy thng, tt c u

y hc nhn vo hng ca s tnh gic m rng.

Cc cng n khc th i hi hnh gi bung b cc ro cn khi nim

v gi to ang dng ln gia chnh bn v Pht. Cc cng n nh, hy

mang cho ti t tnh ca pho tng [Pht] ng trn bn th kia, hy

a cho ti xem yu ngha vic lm ca Thin S (Cu Chi, S Ngn,

Lm T); hay l khi hm rng ca ng cn vo cnh cy gia b vc

m tay chn u khng bm u c, lm sao ng tr li mt cu hi

chn thnh xin gii by php yu (Chn L/ ch t s)?...

Mt s cng n i hi hnh gi m ht cc ca v i ngi bng cch

yu cu hy mang ti cho ta t tnh ca lo gi (hay [ca] ph n, a

tr, hi nhi, thng bp, tn ngc, php s, nh s, thy gio, ci cht, s

sinh, bn hu, k th, nim vui, ni bun).

Mt s cng n i hi hnh gi hin l o trong t thn (nn tng ca

Thc Ti, ci vt qua sinh t, qua tng v v tng, qua ng v sai,

m v dng, nam v n, v qua mi nh nguyn khc).

Cui cng, c nhng cng n i hi hnh gi hin l cc hnh vi bnh

thng. Cc cng n y chng ta vo li ny c th l yu cu hy

hin l chn tnh ca khp php gii trong khi ra chn,.

Tt c cc cng n u i hi chng ta tnh ng hin tin, v sng trn

vn vi ci hin tin m khng cn mng lc no gia chng ta v

phn cn li ca thc ti.

Khi thin cng n c tu tp ng hng, chng ta s khm ph rng

chnh i sng chng ta l cng n ln nht ca mi cng n. Bt k tr

ngi hay hon cnh no c v nh tch ri chng ta xa khi chnh chng

ta, hay xa khi bt k ai hay bt k vt g khc, u c th c dng

nh mt cng n. Hy a tr ngi hay nan vo tm bn, nh cch

m t trn, v ch cho n chn cy, v rng xung m khng cn tm

cch sa cha, thay i hay phn tch. Bn s khm ph rng tt c cc

tr ngi u l o gic ca kiu ny hay kiu khc ca tm.

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thy thc ti mt cch r rng l hy g b ht mi ro cn bn trong

bn, gia t ng ca bn v mi th khc vi n. Tam T ca Thin

Tng ni rng khng h c g cch bit hay b lai tr, vn php vn

chuyn ng v an vo nhau m khng phn bit g.

Th d, ti thng b m nh bi nhiu loi nim c dng nh lp i

lp li khng ngng; nhng ri, nu ti lui li khi cc loi nim , hay

l [lui khi] ni au n, v gi n mt cch du dng v chm ch

trong bng hay trn i, ri trong mt trt t tng i ngn th t sng

nim hay ni au n s tan bin i, i khi li hin l ra bng mt

cu chuyn hay mt chn l trc cha thy. Cng c lc, s nh

gnh ny ch l tm thi, c khi l vnh vin, nhng lun lun vi s tnh

gic chm ch th n c th gii quyt xong, hay t nht l c tin

trin trong thc hnh. Mt ln, ti c hi l c phi p ng vi mt

cng n th y ht nh ng kch khng, v ti ni: Vng, y ht nh

ng kch gii, ni m, trong s chn thnh thun tnh, khng c g cch

bit gia ngi din vin vi vai m anh ta ang ng.

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Thin s Genjo Marinello l Vin Ch Cha Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji

ti Seattle, Hoa K. Thy tp Thin t nm 1975, xut gia v th gii

nm 1980, ri th c tc gii nm 1990. Ngoi vic chu trch nhim

cc chng trnh dy Thin cha, Thy cn lm cng tc Tham Vn

V Y T Tm Thn, v l Gim c v Tm Linh (Washington State

Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Spiritual Director) ti khu vc

Capitol Hill ca Seattle, ng thi l mt thnh vin trong Hi ng

khoa ca i hc Antioch University. Bi sau y ca Thin s Genjo

Marinello ni v php tu cng n. Ch ny xin mn php gp mt nh:

Thin s Genjo Marinello khuyn rng nn cng n ni bng, tuy

nhin theo ngi dch thy, nn nghi tnh v cng n ngoi thn, l

lng di tm mt, s c li hn v s duy tr d hn, nht l khi ri oai

nghi ngi, ti mt lc ch no mt nhn cng thy nim nghi tnh hin

ra. Nu thy kh nim ngoi thn, c gi cng khng nn nim

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ring vo mt im no trong thn, m nn nim ny ton thn mt

cch t nhin. Ty c gi s thy cch no thch hp. Tham cng n

khc vi tham thai u. Cng n l mt tch truyn, mang trong mt

vn , c khi mang c nhiu vn . Cn thoi u l cng n c

chn hng v mt cu hi n c, d hng tm hn.

o Pht Ngy Nay

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Cng n l g? Gic Ng online

HI: Ti l mt thin sinh gp rt nhiu kh khn khi tm hiu cng n.

Vy xin qu Bo cho bit cng n l g v c cch no gip d dng tip

cn tm hiu cng n khng? (TRN VN HIU, Cn Th)

P:Cng n nguyn ngha

l n l phn quyt chuyn

phi tri co bch cng khai

trn bng yt th ca quan

ph ngy trc, tm coi

tng ng nh thng bo

ca Nh nc ngy nay.

Vic Thin tng em ngn

hnh ca T s cc i ghi

chp li dng khi th cho

k ta thin, lu dn cng

thnh ra mt loi t kho,

hoc mt bi minh nhc nh

ghi khc bn cnh ngi ngi

thin. V ngn hnh ca cc

T s c ghi chp li nh

va ni trn cng mang

ngha nh mt co bch

chnh thc, mt cng n ca

chnh ph, tc y tnh

cch trang nghim bt kh

xm phm, li cng gip khi

pht t tng, cung ng t

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duy cho ngi nghin cu Thin, ng thi cng lm php tc khun mu

i sau nng nh, cho nn mi gi l cng n.

Phong kh ny xut hin ban u t i ng, n nh Tng th tht

thnh hnh. Cn c vo sch Cnh c truyn ng lc, c ngi cho rng

tng s cng n Trung Quc c khong 1.700, nhng tht ra khng

ng nh th, v mt s cng n ch l cc mu i c gia s hay u

c phong gia cc thin s vi nhau.

Tht ra ngy nay, ngay c cc cu i p d dm, hm hnh m tnh m

mng hm cha c lc ca cc Tng s hay c c s cng c th coi l

cng n hin i trong mt chng mc no . M ngay c cc cng n

chnh thc cng thng c s trng lp hay ch l mn c thay cch ni

mi, hoc cha hi tnh tham cu nn theo s nhn nh chung ca cc

nh nghin cu cng n th con s c th chp nhn vo khong 500 tc

(mu chuyn).

Thu ban s, Thin tng ch c c gia ng lc nn sch chuyn v cng

n khng c. Dn dn ng lc ra i ngy cng nhiu nn mi c cc loi

sch chuyn vng tp cng n, trong ni ting nht l Bch nham lc,

Thung dung lc, V mn quan, Cnh c truyn ng lc, Nhn thin

nhn mc, Ch nguyt lc, Tc Ch nguyt lc v.v... Trong cng n phn

nhiu c mt ch hay mt cu ni ngn nu ra cho ngi hc tham cu

gi l Thoi u, nh hi: Con ch c Pht tnh khng?, p:

Khng, th mu i thoi ny gi l cng n, m ch Khng l mt

thoi u (Vn Cu t hu Pht tnh d v?. p V).

Nu khi tham thin m nhm cng n h cng phu th gi l Tham thoi

u.

Ring cng n m s gia dng ngn ng khai th hc nhn th gi l

Thoi u cng n.

Theo l thuyt m ni th ngi ta khng th dng lun l (la tp) suy

on hoc dng kin thc gii thch ngha cng n v tinh thn Thin

tng vt qua khi ngha ca t ng hoc s suy lng ca th tr. Do

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m s gia thng s dng tnh cch Khng th dng lun l gip

h th chng chn tnh.

Hm ngha trng yu ca cng n gm c 5 phn :

1. L cng c gip cho ng Thin.

2. L phng php gip mnh t kho nghim trnh Thin

3. L khun php to uy lc Thin

4. L du ng xc minh c n chng

5. L ch im rt ro ng Thin.

Rt nhiu ngi phn bc vic l gii cng n Thin, nht l hng dn

Tng Ni sinh tm hiu cng n. Ni xin sm hi, ngoi tr mt s tc gia

tht s hiu cng n nhng mun hng hu hc t xc pht trc gic

m ng, cn th khng thiu chi s gia li dng c tnh b him trn

che y ch hn ch ca mnh v ng l khng ai c th l gii gim

ngi khc ci trc gic m chnh h phi t bc pht ly ng Thin,

nhng trong mt chng mc va phi no , thy dy c th gi

gip hc mau chng phn no thy c hng m kha hiu s b

ngoi vi mt cng n ri sau cm th su thm t khoi tr th

no, nhm nhp hng v cng n ra sao l ty cn c, tm cnh ca mi

ngi.

I. iu kin ti thiu cn c hiu s b cng n

Trc mt cng n Thin tng bng Hn vn, cc thin sinh ch t cn c

mt s iu kin ti thiu c th tm lnh hi c d dng mau chng

Thin nm trong :

1. Trc ht c kh nng c nguyn vn ch Hn 2. Bit thnh ng in c i thng

3. Bit thnh ng in c Thin tng

4. Bit phong tc tp qun ch yu Trung Hoa c i (hoc ng ni

chung)

5. Bit cc thut ng v dng ng Thin lm

6. c su hiu rng Thin s

7. Cm th c Thin c, nht l tnh u mc (tu)

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8. C nng khiu nhy bn thin bm lnh hi c Thin ch v.v...

Xin n c mt vi th d:

1- iu kin th nht: Khng cn phi nu th d g c v bt c ai mun dch gii cng n Thin

tng h ch Hn th ng nhin phi chuyn su Hn vn c.

2-Bit thnh ng in c i thng :

Nh cng n sau y:

C ng tng hi Thin s Tu Minh :

-Th no l bn lai din mc ?

Tu Minh p :

-Mt li ni ra, nga t kh theo!

Nu bit thnh ng i thng Nht ngn k xut, t m nan truy c

ngha l :

Li ni khi tht ra th i nhanh n ni loi tun m l nga ko xe t

cng khng ui theo kp ta s suy din rng ra Thin s mun ni l :

Nu dng li l th ri qu xa chn l khng cn c th nm bt c,

tc Thin bt dng ngn ng.

3- Bit thnh ng in c Thin tng:

Nh cng n di y:

Tng hi: Ngi xa ni: Thin Nh Lai th k nh huynh hiu, cn

Thin T s th nm mng cng cha thy. Xin hi Thin Nh Lai v

Thin T s ging v khc nhau th no ?

S p: Mi tn bay qua n Tn La!.

Nu bit Tn La l tn xa ca nc Triu Tin c Thin lm dng

ch ni xa xm th ta s hiu thnh ng: Mi tn bay n nc Tn La

(Nht tin qu Tn La) c Thin s dng ch Thin c qua mt

ri nhm khai th ng Tng l khi dng tm chp th hi T s Thin l

Nh Lai Thin tc c so snh n kia m khng bit c hai ch l mt th

vut mt Thin c ri vy.

4- Bit phong tc tp qun, ch yu Trung Hoa c i:

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Nh cng n sau y:

Tng hi: Th no l t k?. S p Vua chn triu ng, tng qun

ngoi bin i.

Nu bit phong tc tp qun x hi phong kin Trung Quc trc kia, ta

s hiu cu tr li ca s c ni: Chnh mnh l k ti thng, l k

quyn uy i vi mnh nh ng vua chn triu nh v ng tng ch

huy ngoi bin i quyn lc v bin.

Hoc cng n:

Hi: Thin v Gio ging hay l khc?.

S p: Quan Thng th h L, quan Bc x h Vng.

Nu bit c t chc quan vin i ng chc Thng th v Bc x

ngang nhau th ta s hiu Thin s mun khi th Thin v Gio tn

tuy gi khc nhng thc cht l mt.

5- Bit cc dng ng Thin tng:

Nh cng n di y:

Tng hi: Th no l T s Ty Lai ?. S ng Sn p: Ch khi

no nc khe trong ng chy ngc ln dc s ni cho ngi nghe.

Nu bit T s Ty Lai l thut ng Thin dng ch ch ca

Thin tng th ta s hiu ngay cu tr li ca Thin s ng Sn l Ch

ca Thin tng l mt s kin bt kh t ngh, khng th dng ngn ng

vn t m l gii c. Vy k no mun dng ngn ng ni bn v T

s Ty Lai th lm mt vic v l xun ngc nh mun nc khe

trong ng chy ngc ln dc cao!.

6- c su hiu rng Thin ch:

Nh cng n sau y:

Tng hi Ba Lng: Th no l tng phong ca B?.

Ba Lng p:

- Trong chn bc cha y tuyt.

C thng Thin s ta mi bit c B tng l tng phong ca ngi Ca

Na B, m Ca Na B l truyn t ca ngi Long Th, lm T th

15 ca Thin tng Ty Thin ni danh dng bin ti dit t kin ngoi

o. Cn ngi Ba Lng l hu t ca Vn Mn Vn Yn cng ni danh vi

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ch trng Bin ti v ngi. C nm c cc chi tit trn, ta mi hiu

cu hi ca ng Tng l Thin php ca Ba Lng ging Thin php

B nh th no, ri sau hiu lun cu tr li ca Ba Lng l Thin

php hai ngi tuy ging m cng c ch d bit, nh bc v tuyt u

cng mu trng ging nhau, nhng bc l kim loi, cn tuyt l nc

ng.

7- Cm th Thin c:

Thin c rt kh nm bt, gp thun duyn th phi chp ngay, nhng

khng phi d, m cn c s bn nhy thin ph nh gp cng n sau y:

Ni c tn Huyn C n tham vn Ha thng Tuyt Phong. Tuyt Phong

hi: T x no n?.

p: T ni i Nht (Mt tri ln) n.

Phong hi:

- Mt tri ln cha?

p: Nu mt tri ln th nung chy ni Tuyt (Tuyt Phong) cn g?.

Tuyt Phong hi:

- Ni c tn g?

p: Huyn C (my dt)

Phong hi hm hnh:

- Mi ngy dt nhiu t?

p: Tc t chng dnh.

Ni xong bn l bi m lui. Va tr lui ba bn bc th Tuyt Phong gi

git li bo: Gc c sa qut t ka.

Ni quay u li nhn, Tuyt Phong ni:

- ng l Tc t chng dnh th thit y!

i vi cng n Thn ti bt qui ny, cc thin sinh ngoi kin thc

thng thng cn phi c mt c phong bn nhy nm bt v y l

mt cuc u Thin c l th gia mt ni c v mt thin s nng k.

u cuc gp g l hai bn xut c chiu ngay.

Ni c va cho bit mnh ni i Nht n l Tuyt Phong hi kiu chi

ch ngay Mt tri ln cha v i Nht c ngha thng thng l mt

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tri ln, vy l 1-0.

Ni c chng phi tay va, phn pho li ngay Nu mt tri ln th s nung

chy ngn ni tuyt ri cn g, tc nung chy s Tuyt Phong v Tuyt

Phong, php hiu ca s, c ngha l ni tuyt. Chi ch gp chi ch th

l 1-1.

Tuyt Phong li xut c chiu chi ch k tip v khi Ni c cho bit mnh

tn Huyn C l s hi ngay Ngy dt c bao nhiu v thi xa

huyn c c ngha l ci khung dt vi. Th l 2-1.

Ni c no phi th d nut nn li xut qui chiu phn c chiu khi

dng dng ng Thn ti bt qui vn c ngha chn Thin lm l Tm

tnh khng vng nhim cht bi bm va tr li st sn cu hi ca

Tuyt Phong va chng t mnh tm tnh sch lu lu. Th l li 2-2.

Tuy nhin khi ni c va l t lui ra i ba bc th sp vo ci by tuyt

chiu ca Tuyt Phong v bt thnh lnh s gi git li bo cho bit l gc

o c sa pht t, v v mt cnh gic ni c bt cht quay li nhn nn b s

ni ma A, y l tc t chng dnh th thit y c ngha ch ni c ch

ni c ch cha tht s Tm tnh chng nhim cht bi trn. Rt li

th 3-2.

Cc thin sinh ta i, tht ra mi cng n u hm cha tnh b him, u

mc nh cng n Thn ti bt qui ny, cho nn mt s iu kin tm

nu ra ch l gi , cn ng trc mt cng n, bao gi cc thin sinh

cng phi vn dng ti a phn trc gic bn nhy m t ng vy!

II. Mt s kinh nghim thc tin

Cng n l mt hnh thc khi th su kn ch Thin tng. Vy mun tm

hiu s b ch Thin lm phng hng gip trc gic t pht lnh

hi phn su thm th cc thin sinh nn ch tm n phm tr ch . Tht

ra v phng din tuyt i th ch l phn bt kh t ngh, l thnh

khng th dng ngn ng vn t phm tnh mong nm bt, nhng

mt chng mc tng i no th ch ny bao hm mt s nguyn l

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nm trong ch trng v tinh thn Thin tng. Thin tng da trn tinh

thn t ch, sng tht v cch tn (cn gi l thch nghi) v a ra ch

trng Bt lp ngn ng vn t, gio ngoi bit truyn, d tm truyn tm,

trc ch nhn tm, kin tnh thnh Pht.

T tinh thn v ch trng ny, Thin tng mc nhin nu mt s quy

nh, c th tm k ra theo vi phm tr i khi nh sau:

1. Ni l sai, l la xa o l

2. Mnh l ch t ca chnh mnh (T k Pht)

3. o l khng t ngoi mnh m c c

4. Thin bnh thng gin d

5. Thin c th hin tin

6. Thin khng ch trng thn thng

7. Phi phn quan t k

8. Nht tm bt sinh, vn php ch l.

T my quy lut tm nu trn y, chng ta c th a ra mt s th d

tng ng nh:

1- Ni l sai, l la xa o l

Trong cng n i Chng ch thch s t, Tu Trung Quc s ch con

s t yu cu hong ng Tc Tng h mt chuyn ng. lc

u bo s ni. S t ti khng ni c.

Gp loi cng n ny, cc thin sinh hy tp trung vo phm tr Ni l

sai o l v s t tng trng cho bn lai din mc m bn lai din

mc th khng th dng li l m ni bn c nn c vua ln quc s u

lc u cho thua.

2- Mnh l ch t ca chnh mnh

Hai Thin s Thn Nhin v Hoi Nhng hi: Th no l T s Ty Lai

?. Thin s Tu An p: Sao khng t hi ch ca chnh mnh.

Gp loi cng n ny, cc thin sinh hy ch ti phm tr Mnh l ch

t ca chnh mnh. T s hiu thin s mun khi th T k l

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phn quan trng sao khng t hi m i hi chi T s Ty Lai .

3- o l khng t bn ngoi m c c

Thin s Triu Chu lm ha u ng ca bp t la khi xng ln m

mt ri la tong ln cha chy - cha chy. Mi ngi chy n, s bo:

Hy ni ng th ta mi m ca. Mi ngi khng bit lm th no. S

Nam Tuyn n t cha kha qua song ca, s lin m.

Gp loi cng n ny, cc thin ni sinh nn ch ti phm tr o l

khng t ngoi m c c. V la khi tng trng cho phin no. Dp

tan phin no l t mnh ch khng nh ngi ngoi gip c, tc o l

khng t bn ngoi m c c.

4- Thin bnh thng gin d

Na m s Tr Thng la to ln: Ta ng ri, ta ng ri, lm mi ngi

u nhn nho. Qua hm sau ti php ng, c tr tr hi ng ci g th

s bo Ni c l ph n. Tr tr phi nhn l ng.

Gp loi cng n ny, cc thin sinh phi ch ti phm tr Thin bnh

thng gin d nh nh S c l ph n (cn Tng l n ng).

5- Thin c th hin tin

Tng hi Triu Chu: Knh nghe Ha thng tng tham vn ngi Nam

Tuyn phi khng?. S p bng qu: Trn Chu c sn sinh mt c

ci to.

Gp loi cng n ny, cc thin ni sinh phi ch ti phm tr Thin c

th hin tin bi s Triu Chu mun khi th l chng ta nn ch n

sinh hot thit thc hin tin, nu khng th li ni vng ngc ca ngi

Nam Tuyn khng c gi tr c th bng mt c ci nui c ngi dn

hng ngy.

6- Thin khng ch trng thn thng

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Trong cng n Hng Nghim nguyn mng, Thin s Quy Sn Linh

Hu ng tra dy, bo hai t l Ngng Sn Tu Tch v Hng

Nghim Tr Nhn bn gii gic mng ca mnh. Ngng Sn bn bng

mt chu nc v ci khn ti cho s lau ra mt my, cn Hng

Nghim th bng n mt tch tr nng cho s ung sau khi ra mt.

Gp loi cng n ny, cc thin sinh nn ch phm tr Thin tng khng

ch trng thn thng huyn b" m thc t hin hin v i vi ngi mi

thc dy, on mng l chuyn thn thng u u sao bng c th mang

nc khn n ra mt ri chn tr nng thm ging.

7- Phn quan t k

Thin s Vn Mn dy rng: Ai ai cng c sn quang minh vy m khi

nhn li khng thy, ch thy ti m. M nh sng quang minh l ci g?

L cng cha, nh kho.

Gp loi cng n ny, cc thin sinh phi ch n phm tr, Phn quan

t k v ai ai cng c nh quang minh m v khng t nhn li mnh, mi

lo i tm t u u m no c bit nh quang minh ch l nhng vt bnh

thng gin d nh nh bp, cng cha.

8- Nht tm bt sinh, vn php ch l

Trong cng n Bn lai din mc v sinh dit, Thin s Triu Chu ni:

Pht bng vng khng chu ni l nung. Pht bng g khng chu ni la,

Pht bng t khng chu ni nc, ch c chn Pht l an nhin.

Gp loi cng n ny, cc thin sinh phi ch n phm tr Nht tm

bt sinh, vn php ch l v Pht bng cht g cng b vt cht hy hoi,

ch c chn Pht t tnh bo nhim ngi nghim bn trong khng b nc

la hy hoi, biu th nht tm bt sinh ng vi vn php ch l.

Cc thin sinh ca ti i, vit n y ti t cm thy cc iu mnh va

trnh by u v ngha v mi cng n u dung cha ng lc nhiu

phm tr nn cng phn tch chit trung cng b tc... v thy c phm

tr thin hnh vn trng cc cng n u phi l chuyn mt bi hi p

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ch ra c. Vy th chung quy cng quay li nguyn tc mi thin sinh

trc cng n phi vn dng trc gic bn nhy thi!

L Vit Dng

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Cng n L G? 15/08/2010 )

Thch c Thng Nhun Bo H Minh Trit

(www.quangduc.com)

HI: Ti l mt thin sinh gp rt nhiu kh khn khi tm hiu cng

n. Vy xin qu Bo cho bit cng n l g v c cch no gip d

dng tip cn tm hiu cng n khng? (TRN VN HIU, Cn Th)

P:

Mc ch ca tu T S Thin l lm ngng li dng tm thc

(thng lu) tri chy lin tc trong tm con ngi t thi v thu.

Ch T S dng c xo lm cho ng c bt ngc li, vt qua

bc mn v minh t thi v thy, vt qua lun b bn kia ca v

thy v minh, hon ton gic ng, nh vng ti luyn, loi b ht tp

cht.

Bn th chn tm ca chng ta vn thanh tnh, nhng v mt nim bt

gic, tc nht nim v minh sinh khi, nn sinh ra thc phn bit, gy

thnh c ta, c ci khng phi ta, sinh ra i i, t dng tm thc

tham sn si dy ln, ngy cng dy c, cng tri ln trong vng sinh t

lun hi to nghip tr qu, vay tr khng ngng. Nay mun tr v ci

ngun th phi dng c dng tm thc. Ngha l dng li nhng to

tc ca thc thng nghim, lung t tng, nhng nim v nhn

thc.

Thot k thy, cha c cng n, m ch l c xo ca ch T, ty theo

theo cn c ca ngi i din m tho g vng mc khin h kt

cng, khng hi nhp li bn th c, th d nh Lc T hi thng ta

Hu Minh:

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- Khng ngh thin, khng ngh c, ci g l bn lai din mc ca thng

ta Minh?

Nghe cu , thng ta Minh ng ngc, trong mt st na dng tm

thc b khng li, bn th hin l lp tc. Nhng th d nh trong mt

ngn by trm cng n u l nhng cu vn p ca ch T, chnh l

ng c "khng ngay dng thc li". Mi v u c nhng cu khc

nhau, ty theo nhn xt ca thy m a cu hi cho tr.

Ngi sau thy nhng cu hi p gip khai ng cho t, bn

thu thp li, ri ra cho ngi ti xin tu, cho h mt cu, gi l "mt

tc cng n", h t hi hoi, thnh ra mt ni thc mc nhn to, coi

nh dng c gip ngi tu thin c th ngng ng tm t, to c

khi nghi, ch mt ngy kia c tr duyn, khi nghi bng v, l Ng.

Cng v sau, tm t con ngi cng phc tp, bin lun cng nhiu.

Ngi tu dng cng n to thc mc, nghi tnh th t, em cng n ra

bnh gii th nhiu, cng n nh Thin bin thnh cng c bnh

lun vn th, khng gip cho dng thc ngng, cn khai trin ra

loi t tng i nghch, bin thnh tr chi ch ngha. Trong trng

hp , cng n khng cn phc v s mng to nghi tnh, li lp bt

con ng i ti gic ng chn chnh. (BBT)

Nh vy:

(1) cng n Thin khng phi l mt i tng nhn thc, v cu

cnh ca chng vt ln trn ngn ng chp trc ca tri thc, l mt

cnh gii m kinh Bt Nh gi l" V S C," kinh Kim Cng gi

l"V S TR," kinh Lng Gi gi l"CNH GII CA THNH TR

T CHNG." (Xem thm: CNG N THIN V VN NHN

THC - Thch c Thng)

(2) Cng n thin cng l ngn ng, l hnh ng nhng chng ta

khng th hiu n bng t duy, phn bit hay suy lng, m ch c th

thm nhp n, "bit" n bng trc gic. Th nn nhng cng n Thin

khng phi l i tng cho chng ta c th tip cn hay hiu n

bng cm quan, tnh thc, bng hc vn, suy t hoc c th m x,

l gii bng ngn ng, vn t theo cch hiu thng thng. Ngha l

nhng Thin ng ny, tc phng tin khai th ca cc Thin-s hon

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ton chng ging nh nhng bi ton, nhng lun hay l nhng l

thuyt khoa hc m con ngi c th bin bit, phn tch, lun bn ng

sai phi tri, ri dn n mt kt lun tng i hay cho ra mt p

n kh d s ng chp nhn c. Bn cht v cng nng ca Cng n

Thin hon ton khng phi nh th (Xem thm: I NT V

THIN CNG N - Nhun-Bo)

(3) Sau khi lc s 200 trang ca chng Tu Tp Cng n: Phng

Tin Chng Ng, trong Essays in Zen Buddhismca son gi Daisetz

Teitaro Suzuki, m dch gi Trc Thin v thng ta Tu S dch

l Thin Lun chng ta thy r rng: 1 Tc gi Suzuki ch trng

khng th dng tm thc, suy t tm hiu, kin gii, khn Cng

n, Thai u. 2 ln rt cao tm quan trng ca nghi tnh trong

khn Cng n. 3 ng khng dy gii cng n. (Xem thm: QUAN

IM CA DAISETZ SUZUKI V CNG N - H Minh Trit)

.. thay li kt lun, chng ti (Thng ta Thch c Thng) tha

thit yu cu mi ngi trong chng ta, hy v s nghip gii thot ca

mi ngi, m ngng i nhng vic lm tai hi (gai cng n), v

chng khng c li, m ngc li s c hi cho chnh ngy hm nay v

ngay c mai sau; bi v chng sanh trong thi k mt php tnh trng cn

c ca h nghing nng v l tr phn bit. Cho nn i vi nhng ngi

hc o, h ch bit m mnh vo th gii ngn ng vn t, ri b

chng nh la tr thnh n l, v t tha mn cho l cu cnh, ng

l ra chng ch l phng tin b vt qua, nn c Pht Thch Ca

tng tin liu trong kinh Lng Gi ngi ph nhn: "Bn mi chn

nm ta cha h ni li no." Th m ci hu qu y vn xy ra, cng

ngy cng thm t hi khng phng cu cha! Chng ta nn quay nhn

li xem ci kin thc, m chng ta n lc thu lm nh vo ngn

ng vn t, t duy hc hi , c phi l ci bn lai din mc xa nay

ca chng ta hay khng? Hay ch l ci qui thai ca vng thc in

o phn bit? Vy th ci b mt tht xa nay ca chng ta n u?

Hy cn thn! ng t nh la mnh! ng nh la mi ng! Hy

t thc hnh theo nhng li dy ca c Pht, cho d ch l mt ch hay

mt cu i chng na, nu chng ta thc hnh thu o vt qua khi

chng, th l mt vic lm li ch, ch khng phi hc hi so snh i

chiu thin kinh vn quyn qua ngn ng ny ngn ng n, hiu bit

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nhng li dy ca c Pht, ri em ra bn lun m x phn bit chng

ng sai chi li qua sch v hay li ni, rt cuc tham vn cn tham, sn

vn cn sn, v si vn cn si. khng phi l mc ch ti hu ca

nhng li dy c Pht, m mc ch ti hu ca c Pht l thc hnh

gii thot tt c mi tri buc ca tham-sn-si ngay trong cuc sng ny,

ch khng phi hc bit tham sn si. Nh th chng ta hc lm g

cho ph cng v ch, trong khi chng khng can h g n vn gii

thot tham-sn-si!? ." (Xem thm: CNG N THIN V VN

NHN THC - Thch c Thng)

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Thin Cng n Thch Chn Thin

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Thc Cht Ca Cng n

Tht l lng tng khi bn n Cng n Thin. Hi Cng n l g cng

nh hi Chn nh l g hay Diu ngha ca Pht php l g!

Lm sao t chn n vi ngn ng khi nim qu ngho nn, gii

hn?

cp n Cng n mt cch gin tip, ph nh chng? Nu bng cch

th chng ta tr li ngn ng m Cng n s dng.

M ca Cng n bng nhng Cng n mi chng? Cch ny ch em li

cho ngi c thm lng tng, m vn Cng n vn b ng.

Ngi vit bn phng tin mn ngn ng nht dng ni n Cng

n, nhng ni vi thi y cn trng.

Tng ch ca Thin Cng n (hay Thin T s) l: "Gio ngoi bit

truyn, bt lp vn t, trc ch nhn tm, kin tnh thnh

Pht" (truyn ring ngoi gio, khng lp vn t, ch thng tm ngi,

thy tnh thnh Pht). Do , Cng n Thin tht s dnh ring cho cn

c c bit thch hp vi n. Ting ht, ting bng, li l v.v... hnh nh

ch n ring vi hnh gi ang i din vi Thin s mt thi im

c bit no . Mi Cng n, v vy, c mt tc dng ring. im

ging nhau ca cc Cng n l tr gip hnh gi bng ng. Ni n Ng

l ni n ng t tnh, hay php tnh. Nh th, d i tng nm gi c

khc nhau, thi gian nm gi i tng c di ngn khc nhau mi

hnh gi, chung qui ch c mt vic: th no lm hin l tm gia

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m sng m ca vng nim. Nu khng phi th th chng ta khng

c g bn n Cng n c; trong ngha i tm gii thot t n.

Tht ra khng phi ch c Cng n Thin hay ngn ng Thin Cng n

l kh hiu, b mt, m mi s vt ang trnh din trc mt ta, gm c

ngn ng khi nim, cng y b mt c. Bi v, thy r tht ngha, tht

tng ca chng tc l thy r Chn tnh hay Nit bn. Th gii m ta

gi l "hin tng gii" hay "th gii vt l", bnh tnh m ni theo ngn

ng trit hc Ty phng, cn siu hnh hn c nhng g siu hnh. Ta

c th lp lun: nu trit l l ni v cuc sng, th chnh cuc sng l

trit l siu ng. Tng t, nu Cng n l ch thy Tnh, thy Php,

th Php l Cng n thng tha.

Vi Cng n T dy, do v hnh gi t nhiu tin tng vo , nm gi

n nh l nm gi chic a thn, nn hnh gi tp trung mnh tm thc

vo m sm v l tm, php.

Vi s vt trc mt, nu hnh gi can m, c lng tin, tp trung

qun tng vo , chng cng s gip hnh gi i n mt thnh tu

tng t.

Mt iu duy nht lm cho Cng n tr nn b n v lm cho vic

thy Tnh tr nn kh khn l do sc tp trung tm thc khng mnh

lm tan v cc vng nim. Sc tp trung tm thc y ch mnh nu

hi hai iu kin:

1. i tng qun thch hp vi iu kin tm l ca hnh gi, thu ht

c sc tp trung mnh lit ca hnh gi.

2. Lng tin ca hnh gi ch tm vo i tng.

Ni cch khc, b n ca Cng n chnh ch lm dy ln c sc tp

trung mnh xa tan cc vng nim y.

Hai trng hp c k sau y s gip ta soi sng iu :

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1. Tr v cu chuyn ngi t tr ca Tn gi X li pht: "Hy

thay bn nc khc" (Bn sanh Tittha, Jt. 182).

Chuyn k rng theo li dy ca Tn gi, mt ngi t tr thc

hnh qun tng bt tnh trong bn thng nhng vn khng c tin b

trong vic pht trin Thin qun. Tn gi qun bit ngi t c duyn

c Pht , a ngi t n yt kin Th Tn v trnh ln Th

Tn s vic.

Th Tn bit tm hng ca ngi t tr y thch hp vi i tng

qun tnh hn, do v nhiu kip trc sinh vo gia nh th vng chuyn

thy vnh thanh tnh. Th Tn bn cho ngi t tr y, mc y phc

trong v ngoi tt p, dn i kht thc cc thc n thng v, cho ngh

tra hng phng, ri cho i ngm mt h sen tuyt p (h sen do

thn lc ca Th Tn th hin), c a hoa tuyt thm, p mt.

Th Tn bo ngi t tr ngm sen v ch Th Tn v hng phng

mt lt s tr li.

ang lc mi ngm a sen tuyt thm, a sen bng dng ho v rng.

Ngi t ht nhin bng sng l v thng, tm hon ton ly tham,

trc c A la hn qu.

y l mt trng hp in hnh v i tng qun tng tng ng vi

tm l ca hnh gi.

2. Chuyn "Vi t vn, ngi tr" (Bn sanh Cullapanthaka, Jt.

114).

T kheo Cullapanthaka m n, bn thng cha hc thuc bi k bn

cu. T kheo tht vng mun hon tc tu phc. Th Tn thy r tm

hng, bn trao cho mt tm vi sch bo va lau bi va ni: " lau

bi"...

Khi ming vi tinh b nhp, Cullapanthaka bng hot nhin bng tnh

tnh v thng ca cc hnh, tm an tr trn on dit, pht trin mnh

trn Thin qun. Th Tn lin bo Cullapanthaka bi tham, sn, si

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trong tm, hy lau sch chng v Ngi ni ln ngha bng mt bi

k. Nghe xong, Cullapanthaka c A la hn, c V ngi gii, thng sut

Ba tng gio in.

Trng hp ny l trng hp in hnh t nim tin mnh lit vo i

tng qun. Do sc tp trung y, hnh gi pht trin c Thin qun v

bng t thy Tnh.

Kin tnh, nh th ch l s bng v ca ngun tu c sn bn trong

hnh gi. Cng n v cc i tng qun tng khc khng mang mt b

n no khc hn l tr duyn tt cho hnh gi trong vic tp trung t

tng pht trin Thin qun. Nhng trng hp c bit ca ting bng,

ting ht, p gai, vp ng, nghe si ri, b cht t mt ngn tay, b

nghin nt bn chn v.v... u mang ngha tr duyn y. C lc hnh

gi ch cn mt s kch ng nh khai thng ch kt l nh thc

gic tnh.

n ng Thin qun cng khng phi l trng hp ngu nhin hay

c bit. Mi s bng ng hu ht l ht nhin. im khc bit nhanh,

chm gia nhng ngi cng tu l ngi ny v minh ch cn l ln

sng mng, ngi kia l mt lp bng gi, phi cn nhiu nhit nng

v thi gian mi c th lm tm thc hin l.

Cc trng hp bng ng c ghi li rt nhiu Kinh B, Trng

Lo Tng K v Trng Lo Ni K, qua ta c th thy rng Thin

Cng n khng phi l khm ph c th ca Thin T s.

Vic nm gi Cng n thng l vic nm gi dng Thin qun v mt

i tng. N c bit hp vi cn c lun gii v c mt cn bn nh

lc (ti thiu l S thin, Nh thin), khng phi l cn tnh th kh

c th, hay khng th, pht trin Thin nh. Nu ngc cn tnh, c khi

n lc thc hnh th s dn n nh hng tri ngc, tm l d b xo

trn gia lc hnh gi ang bn phi i mt vi lm phin no i.

trnh tai hi y, hnh gi cn t xt cn tnh ca mnh, cn lun lun

tnh gic khi n vi Thin Cng n.

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Ti y, ta c th rt ra mt vi kt lun:

- Cng n Thin khng th b n v kh hiu hn cuc i vng ng

mnh ang sng. Cng n khng th mang ngha no khc hn l mt

i tng Thin qun.

- Vic chn i tng Thin qun thch hp vi cn tnh hnh gi l

quan trng trong vic pht trin Thin nh.

- Mi s vt i u c th tr thnh Cng n hay ti Thin qun

c.

Ngn Ng Cng n

Mi th ngn ng ch l du hiu. Du hiu ch l biu tng. Biu

tng th phi biu tng mt ci g . Th nn, ci m ngn ng biu

tng th khng c trong ngn ng. Mun bit n, ngi ta phi chp

cnh cho nim bay vo thc ti ng sau ngn ng y. T ngn ng

n thc ti l mt khong cch di ca: ngn ng - nim - t tng -

thc ti.

T duy hay t tng, ch l sn phm ca Nm un y h o. N khng

phi l thc ti.

Thin s bit r nh th, nn ch trng "gio ngoi bit truyn", v

trong vic "khai th hnh gi ng nhp thc ti chi tnh" dng n mt

loi ngn ng ring gi l ngn ng Cng n. l ngn ng khi nim

c dng qua mt li din t c o. Ngn ng ca mt Cng n ny

khng hn l loi ngn ng ca mt cng n khc, v cng khng phi

l ngn ng ca khi nim.

D sao, Thin s cng phi ni ting ni con ngi. V ting con ngi,

d c hiu bng cch no th cng khng ri khi tng thanh trn.

Nu thy c trn, th s thy c o. Ci thy o l ci thy ri

khi tng "nh th" (nng v s). Do , khi Cng n bng sng, th

bng sng mt lt vi tm thc ngoi vng chp th tng ca hnh

gi. Cng n khng phi l ci g b mt m cng khng phi l li ni

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trng rng. N ni t m nhiu, sng ng, v c khi c tc ng mnh

vo tm l, lay cc vng tng ca hnh gi.

Thch Chn Thin

("Tm Vo Thc Ti", Si Gn, 1997)

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Cng n Thin

14/03/2008 V Nguyn Tm

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%C3%A1n-thi%E1%BB%81n.html )

Cng n, nguyn ngha l n lnh cng ng hay ton b ni dung

ca mt v n c a ra cng chng thm nh phi tri, ng

sai.

Trong Thin tng Trung Hoa, cng n l mt bi (tc) ghi li hon cnh,

s vic, qua mt thin gi t ng hay s i i, ch dy ca mt

thin s khin cho mt t hay mt ngi n tham vn t n l

chn tht ca thc ti tuyt i vn khng dnh dng g n th l lun

phn bit, chp trc bng ngn ng, t duy thng thng.

Do m ta thng thy s vic, hnh tc, ngn ng, c ch ca nhn

vt, c bit l ca cc thin s trong cng n rt nghch l, kh hiu.

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V d: Mt ng Tng hi Ho thng ng Sn: Pht l g?. S p:

Ba cn m, hoc: Ho thng Th Sn gi gy trc trc chng v

ni: Ny cc v, nu gi l gy trc th xc phm, khng gi l gy trc

th tri nghch. Vy gi l g?.

y l ngn ng ca mt th bin chng php siu vit, nhm to s

ng ngng, ht hng, lm bung v mi chp trc, phn bit, ph tan

mi kin thc, nghi nan, mi t duy nh nguyn, a n s t ng

ngay lin (n ng).

Phng php trao truyn v th cch th nhn trc ch nhn tm, kin

tnh thnh Pht v gio ngoi bit truyn, bt lp vn t gia thy v

tr l nt c bit ca Thin tng Trung Hoa khi t B t Ma (th

k VI), tip l 5 v T, ri tri n cc dng Thin v sau, c bit l

dng Lm T v dng To ng.

n i Tng (th k X), nhng trng hp dy d, chng t c th

trc kia c ghi chp li, ph bin trong thin mn cc hnh gi

tham cu, qun cc ti trong , nhm khi dy ci trc gic v tr

tu uyn nguyn vn c mi ngi nhng b che lp v phin no,

phn bit. Nhng trng hp c truyn thut ny c gi l cc cng

n.

Ngi ta bo rng c n 1.700 cng n nhng phn ln b trng lp,

thm bt, nhm ln hoc ngu to. Hin nay, theo cc thng k khng

chnh thc, c khong 500 hay 600 cng n (k c cc cng n pht xut

t Nht Bn).

Cc sch ghi chp cng n thng c thm li bnh, li tng ca ngi

bin son, cng kh hiu khng km cc cng n. C 5 b sch chnh l:

Bch Nham Lc, Thung Dung Lc, V Mn Quan, Chnh Php Nhn

Tng v Cnh c Truyn ng Lc; ngoi ra, cc sch Thin Nhn

Nhn Mc, Ch Nguyt Lc, Tc Ch Nguyt Lc cng c xem l

nhng sch quan trng v cng n. Mt cng n nu ln mt li kinh

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hay li ni ca mt v thin s thng c gi l thoi u hay thoi

u cng n.

Ngoi mc ch su tp cng n ni trn, ngi ta cn phn bit 5 li

ch ca cng n l: cng c cho vic ng Thin, lm phng php

kho nghim, lm phng thc nng ta cho i sau, lm tn vt cho

s n chng v lm tiu im cu cnh.

Theo chng ti, rt kh, thm ch l khng th t ng bng vic tham

cng n.

Tiu s ch T, ch i Thin s cho ta thy ch v u chuyn cn

tng kinh, nim Pht, thin nh cho n khi t ng ch khng phi ch

tham cu cng n. Nhng trng hp t ng ca hnh gi l do cn c,

do nhn duyn, k c nhng c duyn nh nht nh cn gi, ln my,

vin si, v phn ln l nh mt bc thy bit r tm ca hnh gi v

thin xo y a hnh gi n ch t ng ngay ti mt thi im c

bit

Li na, nh ngi ung nc, nng lnh t hay cho nn nhng

trng hp t ng l trng hp ca mt c nhn, trong mt s hi t

c duyn c bit, ch khng th c hai trng hp ging nhau c.

Chng ta ngy nay lt xem cng n, nhn ci phong cch dy d, tu tp,

truyn t, th nhn ca ngi xa l ch thy ci b ngoi, d c hiu

c phn no ci ni dung cng n th y cng ch l ni dung biu

kin, khng tht.

S n ng tht ra l kt qu ca mt qu trnh tu tp lu di, cn c i

phn ch ( ch mnh lit), i nghi on (s trn tr, t duy, nghin

ngm ti ch khng phi mi nghi ng thng thng) v i tn cn

(nim tin tuyt i vo chnh php v kh nng tr tu ca chnh mnh);

c bit l i nghi on m Thin s Bch n ni n: Nghi ln th

ng ln v ngi V Mn cng dn: Hy tn dng 360 xng ct, tm

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vn bn ngn l chn lng, vn dng c thn tm, khi thnh mt mi

nghi.

Nh vy l t ng, hnh gi phi em ht thn tm, c sinh mng

ca mnh nghin ngm, qun xt ci thc ti siu vit cho n khi t

ng.

Sau cng, chng ta cn ghi nhn rng cc cng n khng phi do ch

T, ch i s t tay chp li. Ngi chp li c th l mt t, hoc

l mt ch tiu hu tr, thm ch do nhiu ngi sau k li

S truyn ring ngoi gio rt ring t gia hai thin gi lm sao

ngi khc bit c? Lm sao xc nh c nhng ng tc, nhng

li l kia ng l mt cng n hay ch l mt s giao tip rt bnh

thng? V nh vy, lm sao nhn bit nhng cng n khng tht trong

s 500 hay 600 cng n hin nay khi phi tn cng tham kho v

ch?

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CNG N THIN

(Trch sch: i Tha Yu Lc, son gi: Lin Hoa Tnh Hu, trang

269-274)

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Cng n l mt ti suy gm c thin s trao cho t trong qu

trnh tu tp i n gic ng. Cng n c thnh hnh vo cui th k

th 9 bn Trung Hoa, khong 150 nm sau Lc T Hu Nng. Trc

khng c vic x dng cng n. Cc thin s dy thin bng cch ni

mt bi php hay ging v mt ti no trc chng c tp

hp trc thin ng. Cng n nhm ph thng ha thin, lm cho

thin vn t trc l phn s hu ca gii thng lu tr thc nay tr

thnh thin i chng, c h thng, kinh nghim. Tnh ta v mc tng,

hc nhiu thin ng v thin thoi ct t chn l khng phi l mc

tiu ca cng n thin. Di y l mt vi cong n chung cho nhng

ngi mi tu tp:

1. Pht l g? S ng Sn p: "Ba cn gai". 2. Nu trong tm khng mng khi mt nim, c li lm g khng? S

Vn Mn cho bit: "Li dng nh ni Tu Di".

3. Con ch c Pht tnh khng?S Triu Chu ni: "V". 4. Hu Minh hi Hu Nng v mt ch ca thin. Hu Nng

p: "Bn lai din mc ca ng trc khi cha m sanh ra l g?"

5. S T t Ma sang Trung Hoa c g? S Triu Chu ni: "Cy bch trc sn".

6. Triu Chu n hc thin vi Nam Tuyn hi: "o l g?" p: "Bnh thng tm l o".

7. Vn php qui nht, nht qui v u? Triu Chu p: "Khi Thanh Chu, ta c may mt chic o nng by cn".

8. Bng c s n gp M T hi: "Ai l k khng cng vn php lm bn?" p" [i]i khi ngi ung mt hp ht c nc Ty Giang

ri ta s ni".

t cc cu hi nh trn tc l lm nhng cng vic tm kim, suy t

m khng tm c cu gii p. Do cc t thng phi hi thy

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nhng thy li khng ni r, ch tr li mt ch hoc ni mt cch bng

qu kh hiu khin cho cc t phi n lc tm ti na, o su trong

tr c, ln su hn na di nhng lp tri thc thng nghim. Ln mi,

tm mi n khi no t nhin ng vo ci cht m ca cho thy chn

tri bao la mi m.

Tnh trng b tc, khng hong v bt an ca cc t trong giai

on tm ti ni trn l mt iu ht sc cn thit, nu c minh s

hng dn, ch im ng mc, ng lc th s c ph v v vt qua

ngay. V th thin c nh ngha l nu du trn la hc". Mt ci

tt, mt ci v vai, mt li tht ln, mt ting ht ca minh s, bt lun

l g, nu quy trnh tm ti n lc chn mi v sp kt thc, cng

gip cho cc t thy c chic thuyn tri ngc gi, in ngc

trn u ngn c.

TU TP CNG N

Tu tp cng n l tin hnh cng vic tm ti, suy t chung quanh ti

c thin s trao cho mnh. Di y l li dy ca cc T:

"Cc ng hy chuyn tm vo ch V ca Triu Chu, c tm hiu

ngha ca n. Chuyn tm vo n c ngy ln m, d ng i nm

ngi, d c khi mc o n cm, i tin tiu tin. Hy tn lc ghi nh n

trong lng. Ngy qua thng li cho n khi tm ca cc ng c nhi

thnh mt khi (nht tm) th hoa lng bng nhin bng n, t ng ci

tm c ca Pht v T".

Cng n c nhiu th, hoc ch "V", hoc "vn php", hoc "ni Tu

Di"... hoc tham cu nim Pht (hay tr nim la ni) ty theo s thch

m nm gi ly cng n, hn cho n khi ng mi thi. Li xa c ni:

"Mi phn tn l mi phn nghi, mi phn nghi l mi phn ng".

Hy ra sch ci tm cha y s kin, s vn, bit lm, hiu by, li l,

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ting hay, o thin, php Pht, cng cao, ng mn... (tt c u l vng

nim, cn chp ng v php), ch chuyn tm vo cng n. ng phn

bit m ngy, gi tm chuyn nht cho n lc chng bn ng, Ty,

Nam, Bc. Phi ging nh ngi cht m cn th. Tm theo cnh m

ha, ng n l bit ngay. nim thi khi pht, tm thc bt ng

i. Ri ht nhin p v c no, t dy nhn ra rng nguyn lai o vn

c trong mnh" (ng Pht tnh).

Hy b nhng g thy, nghe, hay, bit (kin, vn, gic, tri) m thy

nhng g trong chnh mnh. Do kin vn gic tri m chng ta bc vo

o, nhng cng do kin vn gic tri m chng ta khng bc vo c,

v chng l mt tr ngi ln lao lm chng ta m mt, i lang thang mi

trong bng ti. Chng ta hy dt b chng, bt chng ng yn, i ng

nm ngi, yn lng hay ni nng hy gi tm mnh nh si dy cng

thng, ng chng vt ra khi vng cu thc ca mnh.

C ba yu t cn thit trong vic tu tp cng n: tin ln, ch ln, nghi

ln. ng bao gi xao lng tm hiu ch "V" ca Triu Chu hay mt

cng n no khc. Khi thy cng n tr thnh v ngha, nht nho, v v,

mnh s cm thy bt an trong tm thc. n y l lc cng tc thng,

hy bung mnh xung vc thm ri sng li vi bit bao ni vui

mng. Nn nh rng i nghi cng cn c gi l nht tm, tt c kh

nng tm thc ca chng ta c tp trung vo cng n. Chng ta nn p

dng li ch dn sau y ca thin s Thi n tu tp cng n: "Khng

tng tng, khng xao lng, khng qui nh cng n rt ra mt

ngha, khng bc bch bng li, khng ly ngha cng n lm i

tng suy t, khng xt cng n theo kha cnh hu hoc v, khng xem

cng n nh ch im ca ngoan khng, khng lm nhm cng n v

khng mong cu chng ng".

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Gii (p) cng n chng phi Thin Tng

L Anh Ch __(http://www.kientanh.com/Luan5/GiaiCAKhongThienTong.html)

___________________________

Dn Bi : I) Ba Phng Thc Thin Tng

II) Php mn Gii (p) cng n

III) Gii (p) cng n l tri thc chng phi Kin Tnh

IV) Khi nghi tnh ch chng phi l tm p n cho cng n

V) Nghi tnh ch chng phi l nghi vn

VI) Khi Nghi tnh ri . . .

VII) Nguyn L Ph Nhp

VIII) Nghi tnh ch chng phi l nghi ng Chnh php

IX) Sao gi l chnh nghi ?

I) Ba Phng Thc Thin Tng

Vic tu hnh ca php mn Kin Tnh gm 3 Phng Thc :

1) truyn tm n tm

2) t tu bng Kinh Kim Cang

3) khn cng n, thoi u

Ch vn vn c 3, khng hai, khng bn, khng nm.

Xem bi

Nguyn L Phng Thc Thin Tng

T 800 nm nay, phn ng hnh gi Thin Tng u tu theo php

cng n, thoi u.

Php khn cng n, thoi u l: khi nghi tnh, kt nghi tnh thnh mt

khi, duy tr nghi tnh, n khi nghi tnh bng tan v th Kin Tnh.

Xin lu : Cng n khc thoi u

Cng n l mt cu chuyn.

Thoi u l mt cu ni.

Cng n v thoi u u dng khi nghi tnh

Bi ny s dng ch Cng n thay cho c hai ch Cng n v thoi u.

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II) Php mn Gii (p) cng n

C mt s ni tu hnh nh sau : thy a ra mt vn , gi l cng n,

tr tm cch gii cng n ; ht cng n ny li n cng n kia. Gii

c khong hn 700 cng n th c xem l bc thy, l c o

Tu hnh nh vy, trong bi ny, c gi l theo Php mn Gii (p)

cng n

III) Gii (p) cng n l tri thc chng phi Kin Tnh

Ba Phng Thc Thin Tng u cng mt mc ch : Kin Tnh.

Kin Tnh l chng ng Pht Tnh,

l chng ng Pht Tm

l chng ng i Nit Bn,

l chng ng Thng, Lc, Ng, Tnh,

l chng ng Bn Th ca Tm

Kin Tnh l chng ng, l mt s thc chng. Thc chng i Nit

Bn, thc chng Thng Lc Ng Tnh ,thc chng Trng Thi Kin

Tnh

Kin Tnh l mt s chng ng , chng phi l Kin Vn Gic Tri.

1) Bit rng tt c chng sinh u c Pht Tnh, rng Pht Tnh ca ta

bnh ng vi ch Pht, u l Thng, Lc, Ng, Tnh. Bit nh vy

chng phi l Kin Tnh .

Hiu, tin rng tt c chng sinh u c Pht Tnh, rng Pht Tnh ca ta

bnh ng vi ch Pht, u l Thng, Lc, Ng, Tnh. Hiu, tin nh

vy chng phi l Kin Tnh .

Nhn thc rng tt c chng sinh u c Pht Tnh, rng Pht Tnh ca

ta bnh ng vi ch Pht, u l Thng, Lc, Ng, Tnh. Nhn thc

nh vy chng phi l Kin Tnh .

Kin Tnh l mt s chng ng .

Nhn thc, hiu, bit , tin nh trn l thuc v Kin Vn Gic Tri, l

lng tin, l l lun ( m l lun rt gn vi h lun), u chng phi l

Kin Tnh ; m ch l iu kin cn thit tu theo Thin Tng m

thi !

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2) Gii (p) cng n l tri thc, l thuc v Kin Vn Gic Tri chng

phi Kin Tnh

Gii (p) c mt cng n ch l dng l lun gii quyt mt vn

(nhn to) l tri thc , chng dnh dng g n s thc chng Thng

Lc Ng Tnh, chng phi l Kin Tnh.

Gii (p) c 700cng n ch l dng l lun gii quyt 700 vn

(nhn to) l tri thc , chng dnh dng g n s thc chng Thng

Lc Ng Tnh, chng phi l Kin Tnh.

V mc ch Thin Tng l Kin Tnh

Cho nn, Gii (p) cng n l chng phi l Thin Tng.

IV) Khi nghi tnh ch chng phi l tm p n cho cng n Php khn cng n, thoi u l: khi nghi tnh, kt nghi tnh thnh mt

khi, duy tr nghi tnh, n khi nghi tnh bng tan v th Kin Tnh.

Vic phi lm l khi nghi tnh ch chng phi l tm p n cho cng

n.

Cho nn, Gii (p) cng n l chng phi l Thin Tng.

V) Nghi tnh ch chng phi l nghi vn Xin nh cho rng y l nghi tnh ; nghi tnh ch chng phi l nghi

vn ! Thoi u khng l mt cu .

Cng n khng l mt bi ton .

Tham cng n, thoi u chng phi l tm p n cho mt vn .

Tham cng n, thoi u khi nghi tnh. Ri sau , . . .

Ri sau , nh th no th ni trn, v lp li sau y

VI) Khi Nghi tnh ri . . .

Khi Nghi tnh ri kt nghi tnh thnh mt khi.

Php khn cng n, thoi u l: khi nghi tnh, kt nghi tnh thnh mt

khi, duy tr nghi tnh, n khi nghi tnh bng tan v th Kin Tnh.

Ti sao tham cng n, thoi u li c th Kin Tnh ? - nguyn tc l

"d c ch c" : Thin s Nguyt Kh bo rng tu theo cc php mn

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khc gii lm ch n "v thy v minh", cn phi dng "nht nim v

minh" ph "v thy v minh". Khi v thy v minh b ph th Kin

Tnh.

Php tham cng n, thoi u dng nghi tnh lm nht nim v minh (

ph v thy v minh) ; bi vy, cn khi nghi tnh, kt nghi tnh thnh

mt khi ( giai an ny, nghi tnh l nht nim v minh) v gng sc

gi nghi tnh :

nghi tnh thnh mt khi l nht nim v minh

v nghi tnh thnh mt khi v ch c mt v minh, nn v minh ny

cng l v thy v minh

khi nghi tnh bng tan v th "nht nim v minh" b ph v "v

thy v minh" cng tan v

khi v thy v minh b ph th Kin Tnh.

Tu theo Phng Thc ny cng cn c thy v : a) khi nghi tnh c th

lm thn kinh cng thng b) "thin bnh" : thin sinh c th c thin

bnh vi giai on ca php mn.

V cn khi nghi tnh, kt nghi tnh thnh mt khi (nht nim v minh)

, nn gi l lm ra "ci c", dng "ci c" ny ph "ci c" v

thy v minh, nn gi l d c ch c

VII) Nguyn L Ph Nhp

Xem bi

Nguyn L Vt Nhp v Ph Nhp

( Nguyn L Nguyn L Thin Tng [3] )

1) Kin Tnh = Nhy Mt Ci vo thng t Nh Lai

Trong Chng o Ca ,Thin S

Huyn Gic din t s Kin tnh nh sau :

NHT SIU trc nhp Nh Lai a

m Trc Thin dch :

Mt nhy vo lin t Nh Lai .

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y l bn dch chnh thc c nhiu ngi cng nhn.

Ti dch l :

NHY Mt Ci vo thng t Nh Lai

Dch l Nhy Mt Ci th gi hnh, gi hn v nht l Vit hn.

Nhy Mt Ci cn ni ln c s hot nhin ca Ng.

y l ci nhy siu khng gian, vt thi gian.

2) siu khng gian

Nhy t Vng tm sang Chn tm, t th gii Tam c sang

th gii Thng Lc Ng Tnh, t v tr i Dc sang v

tr Pht Tnh , tv tr chng sinh sang v tr ch Pht.

3) vt thi gian

Nhy vt ngc thi gian t ro V Thy V Minh sang i Nit Bn,

t nghip chng ca v lng kip sang thi im V Sinh !

:

-NHY Mt Ci vo thng t Nh Lai

c hai cch :

-Vt Nhp : Vt ro v thy v minh m Nhp t Nh Lai

-Ph Nhp : Ph ro v thy v minh m Nhp t Nh Lai

4) Nguyn L Ph Nhp l Ph ro v thy v minh m Nhp t Nh

Lai !

in hnh ca Nguyn L Ph Nhp ny l phng thc tham cng n

thoi u :

dng nghi tnh lm nht nim v minh ph v thy v minh .

Khi nghi tnh bng tan v th "nht nim v minh"

b ph v "v thy v minh" cng tan v

Khi v thy v minh b ph th

_NHY Mt Ci vo thng t Nh Lai

tc Kin Tnh.

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Xem bi vit " Nguyn L Phng Thc Thin Tng"

VIII) Nghi tnh ch chng phi l nghi ng Chnh php Nghi tnh ch chng phi l nghi ng Chnh php

Trn con ng n Thnh o, nghi ng Chnh php l mt trong

nm chng ngi.

i vi Thin-tng, nhn thc, hiu, bit , tin nhn Chn-tm cn l

iu kin cn thit tu theo Thin Tng :

Nghi tnh ch chng phi l nghi ng Chn-tm

Khi Nghi tnh nhng khng nghi ng Chnh php , khng nghi ng

Chn-tm

IX) Sao gi l chnh nghi ?

Nghi tnh l chnh nghi

Sao gi l chnh nghi ? V :

_Nghi tnh ch chng phi l nghi vn

_Nghi tnh ch chng phi l nghi ng Chnh php

_Nghi tnh l phng tin Kin Tnh :Khi Nghi tnh ri dng Nghi

tnh m ph ro v thy v minh m Nhp t Nh Lai ! ( Nguyn L

Ph Nhp)

V Nghi tnh l mt giai an t c Kin Tnh, nn Nghi tnh l

chnh nghi

* L Anh Ch *.

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Cng n thin

http://rongmotamhon.net/xem-sach_Song-thien_pppqgsp_show.html

Cng n thin, hay thoi u, l mt trong nhng vn thu ht c s

ch ca rt nhiu ngi. iu th v nhng cng kh bun ci l rt

nhiu ngi chng bit g v thin nhng cng rt thch cc cng n

thin.

iu ny c th l gii mt phn no do tnh ngh thut, sc tch v giu

hnh nh ca hu ht cc cng n thin. Mt l do khc na l tnh cht

b him, kh hiu m hu nh thch thc tt c nhng b c thch suy

lun. V im ny, nhiu ngi xem cng n thin nh nhng cu

hay m phi tn nhiu cng sc mi c th a ra c li gii p.

Theo cch hiu ny, khng t ngi c tm cch l gii nhng cng n

thin, v thm ch ni ln ngha ca chng, nh l nhng p n sau

qu trnh suy ngh, nghin ngm ca mnh. Tic thay, nhng li gii p

cho cc cng n thin theo cch chng bao gi l nhng p n ng.

Bi thc ra th cng n thin hon ton khng phi l nhng cu him

hc nh nhiu ngi lm tng.

Hu ht cc cng n thin l nhng vn c nu ra theo cch sao

cho khng th no gii quyt c bng suy lun. Bn hy th suy lun

i tm p n cho ting v ca mt bn tay? Nu hai bn tay pht

sinh c ting v, vy mt bn tay c pht sinh mt na ting v y

chng? Nu bo mt bn tay khng pht sinh c mt na ting v,

vy do u hai bn tay li pht sinh c ting v? ... Bn c th tip tc

t ra hng trm, thm ch hng ngn cu hi lin quan, xoay quanh vn

nhm phn tch, din gii n, nhng nh th ri cui cng bn

cng s khng t n g c, v tht ra l mt vn khng c p n.

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Cng n thin c dng nh mt th v kh b gy mi khi nim

v thi quen tip cn vn bng s phn tch, suy lun. Khi mt ngi

ngi thin tham khn mt cng n thin n mc tp trung hon ton,

nhng n lc phn tch, suy lun s bc l s bt lc hon ton ca

chng trc mt cng n thin. Vi nng lc phn tch b qut ng theo

cch ny, ngi ngi thin s nhn ra c s sp ca tt c mi khi

nim trc thc ti, v nng lc trc gic do s c khi phc.

Khi ngi ngi thin chn mt cng n, hoc c v thy ch dy trao

cho mt cng n, ngi y s dng cng n y lm i tng qun

st trong khi ngi thin, gi l tham khn, hoc khn cng n.

Vic tham khn mt cng n hon ton khng c ngha l i tm p n,

li gii p cho cng n . Ngi ngi thin ch nu cng n ln nh

mt i tng qun chiu v tp trung s ch ca mnh vo duy

tr chnh nim. Nu nh phng php m hi th hoc theo di hi th

c th gip chng ta t c chnh nim trong bc u, th vic

tham khn cng n l phng tin chng ta nui dng v lm cho

chi sng hn na ngn n chnh nim. Tuy nhin, nu vic m hi

th c th c thc hnh vo nhng lc nht nh trong ngy, th vic

tham khn mt cng n thng i hi qu trnh lin tc khng gin

on, thm ch c th c duy tr ngay c trong gic ng.

Bi vy, iu duy nht ca mt hnh gi khi tham khn cng n l qun

chiu cng n y. Qun chiu, ngha l soi ri, dng nh sng tnh thc,

nh sng chnh nim soi ri v qun st. Qun st m khng h suy

lun, phn tch. Nh nh nng chiu soi vo l xanh, mu xanh ca l t

nhin c hnh thnh. Ngi tham khn cng n cng chiu soi mt

cch t nhin m khng suy lun, phn tch. Tc dng lu ngy ca s

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qun chiu nh th s lm cho thc ti c hin by, hay ni cch

khc, nng lc trc gic ca ngi ngi thin s c khi phc v tr

nn nhy bn, sng sut.

Nh chng ta tng cp n, thc ti vn l ton vn v tng quan

mt thit vi nhau. Khng c mt phn t no, d l rt nh, c th tn

ti c lp khng ph thuc vo cc phn t khc. Trong khi , vic

suy lun i hi chng ta phi chia ch s vt ra phn tch, tm hiu.

V th, kt qu t c bao gi cng ch xut pht t nhng mnh cht

ri rc ca mt thc ti vn l sinh ng v ton vn. Ni cch khc,

thc ti ch c th nm bt, cm nhn bng trc gic m khng th no

dng suy lun t n.

Phi thin To ng ni ln ngha ny trong vic thin qun nh sau:

Suy ngh v ci khng th suy ngh c, khng th suy ngh c

th lm th no m suy ngh? Khng suy ngh chnh l ch ct yu ca

thin.[4] V khng suy ngh l ch ct yu ca thin, nn mt khi dng

cng suy ngh tc thi s i lch ra ngoi mc ch thin qun. S qun

chiu trong vic tham khn cng n v th l mt qu trnh bn b t

nhin m khng phi l s vt ln vi mt cng n thin theo ngha

him hc ca n.

Nu nh cng ca nh nng c nhng lc khc nhau, th mc

qun chiu khi tham khn cng n cng khng hon ton nh nhau. Ni

chung, cng tp trung mnh m th mc ch s cng mau t n.

Ngi tham khn cng n n giai on n lc quyt lit th ch cn bit

c cng n trong tm mnh m khng cn bit n iu g khc, v th

m khng cn c ch cho vng nim sinh khi.

iu cn phn bit y l, s tp trung tm khi tham khn mt cng

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n thin khng ging vi s tp trung t tng khi ta gii quyt mt vn

kh khn hoc nghin cu mt i tng.

Trc ht, nh ni, thin qun khng c ch cho s suy lun, phn

tch; ngc li, vic nghin cu mt i tng, mt vn i hi phi

suy lun, phn tch tm ra p n.

Th hai, v iu ny l v cng quan trng, trong thin qun th tm

qun chiu v i tng qun chiu khng tch ri nhau; ngc li,

trong vic nghin cu mt i tng th ngi nghin cu v i tng

nghin cu vn l hai ch khng phi mt.

Nu chng ta phn bit gia tm qun chiu v i tng qun chiu

nh l hai thc ti ring bit, chng ta s cn c th tip tc phn bit

thm nhiu tng lp khc nhau trong tm thc na. Chng hn, khi bn

cm thy lo s, bn c th thc c ni lo s v ngh: Ti bit l

ti ang lo s. Nhng tip , bn cng c th nhn ra iu ny v li

ngh: Ti bit c rng ti ang bit v ni lo s ca ti. Th l bn

ngay mt lc chia ch tm ca mnh ra n ba tng bc cm gic

lo s, thc v cm gic lo s, thc v vic mnh ang c thc c

cm gic lo s... Ti ch dng y, nhng nu mun bn cn c th

tip tc qu trnh phn bit ny thm nhiu tng lp na, nhiu n mc

no m bn thy thch.

Tht ra khng h c s phn bit nh th, v nhng g chng ta va

cp ch l mt m khng phi ba. V th, chng ta thy r c rng

khng th tch ri i tng qun chiu ra khi tm qun chiu. Hin

tng phn bit sai lm nh trn c minh ha bng hnh nh trn u

li mc thm u[5] Tuy nghe qua tht v l, nhng khng t ngi

ri vo ch v l nh th.

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Do , ngi tham khn cng n thin khng xem cng n m mnh

ang tham khn nh mt i tng bn ngoi, m phi ha nhp cng

vi n thnh mt th duy nht. Bng cch ny, mt cng n thin tr

thnh mt phn trong chng ta, ha quyn vi c thn tm chng ta, n

mc khng sao cn c th tch ri c na. Bi vy, ngi tham khn

cng n thin khi i, ng, nm, ngi cho n c lc ng ngh cng

khng la khi vic tham khn cng n. C c nh th th mi mong

t c kt qu nh mong mun.

Tht ra, khi i su vo thin qun, khng ch cng n thin, m ton b

i sng quanh ta cng s l mt vi chng ta. T con su, ngn c, con

ngi... cho n tinh h v tr... khng c g khng phi l tm thc, v

lc tm qun chiu vi i tng thin qun l bao trm tt c.

Nhng iu ny chng ta s cp n trong nhng phn tip theo sau

y.

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I NT V THIN CNG - N

Nhun-Bo

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le&id=213&Itemid=1)

I. Trc ht xin ni r, y chng ti khng mong lm ci vic kh

kho, nguy him v ng ch trch nh l nhng k cm ci chy trc

u xe. Bi vic lm chng nhng v b nh, m cn c hi cho

t thn v nhng ngi can h, tc cc bn ng tu v nhng ngi

ang nghin cu v Thin hc, c bit nhng ngi bt u c hng

th vi php tham cng n Thin.

C ngha l, tuy ti c lin quan n Thin, n o, nhng ni dung

ca bi vit hon ton khng mong l-gii o, Thin hng th mn

tham vng hiu bit khng thy chn ca ngi i, hay mong mun lp

y tri thc sanh dit cho s t m ca ngi hc o. Nhng vic lm

ngc nghch , trc ht chng em li ch li g cho s t ng ca

ngi tht s cu o gii thot, cng nh chng dnh dp g ti bn cht

v mc ch ti thng ca cng n.

Bi mt s tht qu r rng l, cng n l tinh ba ct tu ca Thin c

vn dng thnh li, thnh hnh ng vt thot nh nguyn nhn qu,

nn t thn n v cng nng k c ca n cng khng nm ngoi bn

cht thanh tnh tuyt i, v ngn, "bit r rng ni khng th ti" ca

Thin hc. iu y c ngha, tuy n cng l ngn ng, l hnh ng

nhng chng ta khng th hiu n bng t duy, phn bit hay suy lng,

m ch c th thm nhp n, "bit" n bng trc gic. Th nn nhng

cng n Thin khng phi l i tng cho chng ta c th tip cn

hay hiu n bng cm quan, tnh thc, bng hc vn, suy t hoc c th

m x, l gii bng ngn ng, vn t theo cch hiu thng thng.

Ngha l nhng Thin ng ny, tc phng tin khai th ca cc Thin-

s hon ton chng ging nh nhng bi ton, nhng lun hay l

nhng l thuyt khoa hc m con ngi c th bin bit, phn tch, lun

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bn ng sai phi tri, ri dn n mt kt lun tng i hay cho ra

mt p n kh d s ng chp nhn c. Bn cht v cng nng ca

Cng n Thin hon ton khng phi nh th.

C ngha l, vi tnh sng tnh-thanh "v nht vt", d ch my may

khi nim cng khng c ch ng, khng ch dnh dp ti cnh gii

Thin, nhng cng ngay y, c Pht v tip ni sau l ch T

Thin-tng vn dng tr hu gii thot v sc bin ti khng th ngh

bn ln ngn ng v hnh ng vt thot khi nim nh nguyn mt

cch ti tnh ng dng thnh phng tin c o m ngi.

l th ngn ng, hnh ng xut sanh t cnh gii t chng, vt tri

kin, la i i nhn qu, c cng nng va chn lp, nh , trit tiu

ton b mi ngch ngch c th ngh ngi, suy lng bng th tr ca

ngi i din, va kch thch s pht huy mnh m tim nng trc gic,

va cng lc bit khai m li thot ng thi im cho trc gic phng

xut; ngay tnh thy bit bn lai bng v, cng l ht nhin ng nhp

bn th .

Mt hm ngoi o mang hoa n dng Pht, thnh Pht khai th.

Pht bo :

- Bung hoa xung.

Ngoi o bung hoa.

Pht li bo :

- Bung tay xung.

Ngoi o bung tay.

Pht dy tip :

-Bung thn xung.

Ngoi o ang lng khng, lng l.

Pht qu :

-Khng bung c th gnh ln i.

Va cht nghe, ngoi o ht nhin i ng.

Thin ng ca cc bc gii thot nh my bay, nh gi thi, nh sm

st, nh ma ro, cht n, cht i, thot bin, thot hin, khng t mt

gc gc, mt tr x no, khin khng mt my may tnh tng, tri thc

c th nm bt, nng vin. Tu cn c, tr tu, v c bit l phc

duyn su dy ca tng ngi cu o i vi php mn ny m ngay

trong ch bin ha khn lng ca tng li vt thot kia va cht la

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ming T, thin ng t c cng nng k c, nhim mu, kch thch s

khai m tu nhn mt cch tch cc, hiu qu tc th.

Trong thi Chnh-php, sau khi c Pht nhp dit, mt hm, ngi A-

Nan hi T Ca-Dip:

- Bch S huynh ! Khi Th-tn ph chc v truyn y kim tuyn cho S

huynh, cn c php g truyn ring na chng ?

T Ca-Dip lin gi :

- A-Nan !

Ngi A-Nan ng thinh :

- D !

T Ca-Dip bo :

- Tri chiu ri, em cy chng ca vo.

Va cht nghe, ngi A-Nan lin t ng.

Li khai th ca cc Ngi i khi nh chng dnh dp g ti ci ch hi

ca ngi cu o. Th nhng nu l ngi lanh c, trc gic mnh m,

c th lin ngay bt nhp cng ha "mt" vi cc Ngi, th con ng

sng tc khc m toang trc mt.

Mt ng Tng hi ngi Triu-Chu :

- Con mi vo cha, xin Ngi ch dy:

S hi :

- n cho cha ?

ng ta p :

- n cho ri.

S ni :

- Ra bt i.

Va cht nghe, ng Tng lin t ng.

Chnh php Nhn tng ca c Pht, cn c gi l Thin tng. T s

B t ma, v T th 23 ca Thin-tng Thin trc, em Chnh-

php ny truyn sang t nc Trung-hoa. Ngi c tn xng l S-t

ca Thin tng Trung-hoa. Tng ny sau c T T trao truyn, tip

ni xing dng, chng nhng pht trin mnh m trong nc m cn

lan to n cc quc gia ln cn nh Nht bn, Triu tin, Vit-nam sut

mt thi gian di, nh hng n tn ngy nay.

Vit-nam, vo i nh Trn, nht l di thi ca iu-Ng Gic-

Hong Trn-Nhn Tng tr th v gio ha, chnh php ny c nhiu

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ngi tu hc, nhiu ngi c php v c th ni, l nh cao, l thi

k cc thnh ca Thin-tng Vit-nam ni ring v Thin hc Pht gio

ni chung.

Cng n Thin m chng ta ang cp, chnh l Thin ng ca cc bc

c php ngy xa (Trung-hoa v Vit-nam) c nhng bc thy ca

Tng mn ny su tm, kt tp li dy ngi i sau tham thin, tu

hc .

Trong bi vit ny, chng ti khng ng g n ni dung, cng l

tinh ba sng ng ca cng n Thin. iu y c ngha l, chng ti

sng sut bit rng, khng di g m t nhin gy nghip oan gia cho

chnh mnh, chng khc cm ci chy trc u xe nh cnh gic

trn. Bi mt iu qu d hiu, l t thn cng n chng khc vin Ma-

ni bo chu sng trong, ng nh, tu tng v tr khc nhau ca nh mt

hng v n m t n phn quang, chiu diu mun mu mun v khc

nhau. Khng c tia sng v mu sc ca mt gc cnh no ging tia sng

v mu sc ca mt gc cnh no, m t n lun lun i khc, lun

lun mi l, lun lun sai bit nhau, tu thi v im nh nht ca tng

nh mt hng v n. Cho nn chng ta hy c lng lng, yn n, thong

th v kin nhn m ngm ngha, chim ngng n trong tng mi gc

nh nht; nu bit em ht thn tm ha quyn vo n, mit mi

khng ri la, khng dng ngh, cho n mt lc no trn duyn,

hnh lnh kia chuyn thnh cng c, vng, cng c, nhng phi ni l

cng c hy hu mi xng, tc bt gic t lm "mt" cng n. Ti

chng , n chng cn l n i vi ta na, ta cng chng cn l ta i

vi n na, m n l ta, ta l n, khng phi hai, khng phi khc m l

nht hp tng; ni nht hp tng cng ch l cch mn ngn ng

tm gi ci ch "mt" tuyt i ni khng th ti, an n, tch lng, sng

trong, bt ng, tu duyn th hin khp ci ba thi, m cht nhn li,

khng chn i v.

Mt khi tnh thy bit bng sng, tc con mt o hc khai m, th t

mi ngi lin nhn ra ci thy bit va khm ph an xen vi ci thy

bit thng tnh trc y,thng lu v ngi nhau. Cng ngay , lin t

bit nh tht, vn php trc mt v c ci thn tm ang ng tay, ma

chn, ngh suy, ni nn ny, cng nh ci thy bit thng tnh trc y

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u l ch dng, l ci bng ca tnh bit tuyt i . Tt thy nhng sc

tng m mt st na trc, vi con mt v ci bit thng tnh, ta cho l

tht c, th mt st na sau, bng tnh bit tuyt i, t bit nh tht, tt

c u nh huyn, nh ho, khng phi tht c; tht tng ca chng l

khng; tnh bit sng sut tuyt i mi l bn th chn tht, t ti, phi

sanh dit, cng l php thn thng tr.

Li ni v ng tc c tnh cch gio ho ca nhng ngi va c

khai th, u chn tht, v n xut sanh t tnh bit tuyt i, vt la

khi nim, cng tc l t cnh gii Thin, trong tro, chn nh, v ng,

v s c, v s tr nn ngi bnh thng kh cng bt nhp, ngha l

khng sao hiu c. Th l i vi ci thy bit ca ngi bnh thng,

nhng li ni, nhng hnh ng vt thot kia li tr thnh nhng cng

n .

Ngy xa, thin sinh hc o may mn hn chng ta ngy nay rt nhiu,

l c ch T Thin-tng c php dn dt trong cc Thin ng,

trc tip, mt i mt, nn s ngi c php, theo Thin s, cng

khng phi nh, bi l thi k cc thnh ca Thin hc. Cn ngy

nay, chng ta ch bit da vo li dy ca ngi xa, c gi l cng

n Thin, tc tham hc li nhng thin ng cn ghi trong s sch, song

song vi vic nghin cu kinh in i tha, t tham t tu l chnh.

Khng bit cch tu hc nh th c phi l Thin-Gio song tu nh ngi

ta thng ni n chng?

i khi cng c ngoi l, l nhng ngi may mn hn nh duyn

phc su dy, c th gp c cc bc c php ca Tng-mn ny

trc tip dn dt, th s t ng c th nhanh chng hn nhng ngi

trn kia. Nhng iu ny phi ni l rt him, v cc Thin s n i

thng t lu du, nn cng kh c c duyn nhn bit m cu hc.

C l l tnh trng tht t ca Tng Thin ti thi im ny ni

chung, cng nh php tu tham cng n Thin ni ring chng?

Ch T tch dit nhng tm t thng xt chng sinh th xuyn sut

khng gian v trm khp ba thi, nn gn lng tt lu li cho th gian

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nhng bu vt v ngn, tc nhng cng n kia. Phn lm con chu cc

Ngi, chng ta nn bit trn trng, gi gn ci vn qu y nh gn gi

vin bo chu Ma-ni, lun lun c trong sng, mi m, lc no

cng tinh nguyn, khng sc m, hoen . C lm c nh th, nhng

hng hu bi tip bc chng ta trn con ng tu hc theo Chnh-php

Nhn tng ca c Pht chc chn s cm kch v bit n chng ta lm

lm.

II. Bn th ca Thin l tuyt i, v ng, v s c. V di con mt

ca Thin hc, chn l ti thng ny hin by, l bn tnh chn tht

ca mi hin tng trn u, di chn, sau lng, trc mt u

"khng", cng l nht thit php v ng, tnh v t tnh. Bi th cho

nn, hiu Thin th no cho ng "nh tnh n l", cng c ngha l

quay tr v li bn tnh t thu tuyt i, v ng, chn thng, v s

c th chng ta ch c mt cch duy nht l phi cng n dung thng,

v ngi nhau; hay ni r hn, ch c th cng n t "mt" ngay khi no

trng thi tinh thn t ti "v ng" nh bn tnh n l.

gi l t tnh th tnh ny cng ta (thn tm ny) ch mt. Sng chn

tht "mt" trong chnh n, l cuc sng Thin, l an tr php thn

thng tr, l khng ri la t tnh Pht, l sng vi tnh bit tuyt i,

chn tht, v ng, nht nh. M gi l tuyt i, v ng, nht nh, th

lm g c i tng m dng ngn, ngh tng, hay tip cn ti c.

Th nn ti ch ny th cng l ngay st na t th vng lng, bt ngn

ng, la tnh tng, tri thc, cng l trong trng thi "v", v ng, v

chp, v phn bit. Hay ni ngc li, tr v bn th uyn nguyn, th

ngi tu Pht, c bit l nhng ngi cn c tr tu vo hng trung

thng, ang cu hc theo Chnh php Nhn-tng ca Th-tn, trc

khi dng cng tham hc, cn bit bung x thn tm cho th thi, khin

ci tm ang trng thi "c", tc ci tm rng buc "hu-v" i i,

tr thnh ci tm "h", rng rang, nghe nhn khng phn bit. Ngay

trng thi tm th ny m dng cng tham hc Cng-n Thin, li may

mn c c bc c php trc tip dn dt, n lc hnh lnh trn

duyn , c n ng bn th tuyt i mt cch diu k, khng ng c.

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Trong Php-Bo n kinh, c on miu t vic tu s Hu-Minh nh l

v tha hi ngi Hu-Nng, lc Ngi cn cha th c tc gii v ang

trn ng bn tu trnh b truy st.

Gia chn ni non, tu s Hu-Minh tha thnh :

- Xin Hnh-gi thuyt php cho ti nghe.

Hu-Nng ni :

- Ngi v php n y th phi dp ht cc duyn, ch sanh mt

nim no, ta s thuyt cho ngi nghe.

Tu s Hu-Minh tnh tm giy lu, Hu Nng lin ni :

- "ng ngh thin, ng ngh c, chnh trong lc , th no l bn

lai din mc ca Minh thng to?".

Tu-s Hu-Minh cht nghe, lin i ng.

Do th tr v ngn ng khng th tip cn c ti ch o diu ca bn

th tuyt i, nh h nh tht, nh c nh khng, nn ni "mt" cng

ch l cch quyn bin mn li tm gi m thi. T trong "mt", tnh

v tng an xen v ngi nhau, ngha l ci tng ng tay, ma chn,

ng ngi, ngh suy, ni nn ny l ci bng, l ch dng ca th tnh

kia, nh ci thy ca con mt. Ci thy n tng trong con mt, nhn thy

khp mi vt nhng li chng th thy chnh "ci thy" ca n. Gi nh

bt gic c lc no , ci thy ca con mt t nhn vo trong ht nhin

thy c "ci thy" ca chnh n, cng l tnh thy, th ngay ht ch

ni. Hai ci "s thy v tnh thy" "nht nh", th v dng ca n

an xen lm mt, dung thng, v ngi, m trong y, ni mt cng thit

chng phi mt, chng phi hai, cng khng phi khc, khng th m

ming, hay suy lng, ngh tng ti c. chnh l "sc tc th

khng, khng tc th sc, sc bt d khng, khng bt d sc" m c

Pht tn thn ngi Qun-th m B-tt c ch thy bit sng sut,

chn tht, tuyt i sau khi hnh tr php Bt-nh Ba-la-mt (Tr-Hu

Gii thot) n ch su rng khng th ngh bn.

Tri thc, tnh tng, gic quan ca chng ta i vi tnh bit sng sut

ny cng vy, an xen nhau lm mt, dung thng v ngi nh nc vi

sa. Sng tnh bit th bit r rng m ni khng th ti, v t th l mt

nht hp tng, nhng chng phi thit mt, khng phi hai cng khng

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phi khc. Cn mt khi m ming c th chng phi tht s "ang-

l" mt trong n. Bi vy, cht khi nim, hay ngh suy, phn bit th

lin cng tnh bit chia la, l trm sai, ngn khc, bit m xa cch.

Cho nn, nhng ai c ngh dng tri thc phn bit, d l tri thc bc

hc i na mong tip cn, ging gii, lun bn ng sai, phi tri cc

cng n Thin th cng c ngha l trong ch v tnh v thiu hiu bit,

hay c v mun lm ln thm danh tng ca bn ng, mun chng t

ci s hc ca mnh, th vic lm ny khin t mnh cng xa la, cng

nh mt bn th chn tht ca chnh mnh.

Nh trn ni, khng th coi Thin nh l mt i tng, ngha l n

khng phi l mt s, mt vt c hnh tng c th no, hoc mt

nim tru tng no l hai l khc i vi "ta" c th mng tng,

hoc dng cm quan, tnh thc, ngh suy, phn bit m vi ti c. T

bn cht n khng l g c. Ni khng l g c cng khng phi l

khng ng khng c, m tnh chn thit bn lai khng phi c khng

phi khng, l nh khng nh c, nh h nh tht, khng n, khng i,

xuyn sut, bao trm, bt bin, khng u khng hin hu. ni bt

bin sao li hin hu cng khp ? V bn tnh thng hng, bt bin

nhng linh diu, tu duyn kho sanh cc php, nh mt trng sng t,

tch lng chiu soi m khin c mun vn bng trng trn sng nc,

trn nhng git sng, ao h, nc vng.

Ni khng l g c, cng c ngha l n khng thuc v sc, thanh,

hng, v, xc, php, khng phi t i ng un, tc nhng mn tri

buc trong nhn qu. V khng l g c nn cng khng tn, khng tui,

khng mt my, gc gc. C th gi n l "V", tc ci "v" tuyt i.

V tuyt i, cng l khng c i i, nn chng th thy, nghe, hay,

bit bng th tr, ch chng phi ci v ca "hu - v" tng i trong

nhn qu nh nguyn. Bn tnh ca n, tuy ni "V" cng ch l mt

cch gi, ch "v" m chng phi thit "khng", m nh khng nh c,

nh thit nh h, nn mi c th t diu sanh cc php. Bn tnh n

nh thit nh h, nh khng nh c, cng l php thn thng tr .

Mt hm Lc-T Hu-Nng hi i chng:

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Ta c mt vt khng u khng ui, khng danh, khng t, khng lng

khng mt, cc ngi c bit vt chi chng?

Thn-Hi bc ra bch :

-Vt y l ngun gc ca ch Pht, l Pht tnh ca Thn-Hi.

T ni : "Ta ni vt khng danh khng t, m ngi la gi l ngun

gc Pht tnh. Ngi d i ti u, c nm tranh che u, cng ch

thnh mt tng tr gii m thi.

Chn Thin th v nhim. Khng nhim sc, thanh, hng, v, xc,

php, nhng trang tri, chan ho, thng lu cng khp mi s vt, m

gic quan, tri thc, tnh tng khng th nm bt. Hay ni ngc li,

cht khi nim tng, tnh thc, phn bit th lin cng n chia la, ngn

trng xa cch. T dp sch phn bit, tm tr v trng thi "point

mort - s khng", tc ci tm h, rng rang, vng lng, th chn tnh

hin tin, thng lu cng khp, m ngay , bit nh tht mnh cng n

chng phi mt, chng phi hai cng khng phi khc. Ti ch ny, tm

mn t gi l ch, ci ch khng ch, tuyt i, trm khp, vt qu

thi-khng nhn-qu, bit r rng ni khng th ti. Cht ng mi, suy

tnh, ngh ngi th lin cng n chia la, trm sai ngn khc. Th nn,

cn bit th, cn bit ng tay ma chn, ngh suy ni nn, th cn bit

nh tht, Thin tn ti cng khp, vt khng gian v thi gian, khng

u khng hin hu.

Mt s tht qu r rng nh th, nhng khng hiu v sao, ngay trong

thi i ny, vn cn c ngi em Thin ng ca c nhn ra lun bn,

ging gii, no l thin nh th ny, o nh th n, thm ch c v

cn i vch ra b mt tht ca Tng Thin cho ngi ta thy, th qu

ng l chuyn siu h lun, l hnh ng rt ng b ln n.

Vic lm ng ngn y, chng nhng khng em li li ch g cho vic

t ng ca ngi tu hc nh, m cn gy hu qu khn lng l

chn ng, bt li ca nhng ngi i sau mun tu tp theo php mn

ny; cn i vi bn hoi ca c Pht v Tng ch ca T s, ngi B-

t ma, th chng phi hnh ng i ngc li vi Tng-mn, c

ti vi T, Pht ?

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Bi c sao ? Bi v cng n Thin lun lun l nhng li khai th linh

hot, sng ng, vt qu nh hng ca khng gian v thi gian. Ngha

l, cng mt cng n ny m hng ngn ngi c th cng lc tham hc;

nhng tu cn c, tr tu, phc c ca mi ngi m tng ngi c

c ch khai m nhim mu vi t khc nhau, khng ai ging ai, nhng

cng mt kt qu, l n ng Pht tnh. Ging gii cng-n Thin, d

v tnh hay c cng u l hnh ng git cht s sng ca n, l t

chy tr tu linh hot ca ngi xa, khin n bin thnh nhng t ng

cht, nhng ci xc khng hn, v gi tr i vi ngi cu hc trt

l phi nghe nhng li ging gii .

Ti y, ngi vit bng nh ra, nu khng lm th hnh nh trong o-

c kinh, Lo-T c dy "Tri gi bt ngn, ngn gi bt tri , ngha l

" tht bit th khng th ni ra c, cn ni ra c th khng tht

bit". Li ca bc Thnh nhn chng nhng ni khng sai, m phi ni

li cho ng, l ngn i khng sai. Vng, t hn nm trm nm trc

cng nguyn ti gi, ni dung cu ni y vn cn gi nguyn gi tr,

nht l i vi Thin-hc, v l chn l.

Li rn dy nghim khc ca bc thnh nhn trn khin ngi vit

cm thy thn thng, i ngi, v t nhn l mnh chng bit g nhng li

trt l li. Chng nhng ni, m cn ni nhiu na l ng khc, ni trn

giang i hi, khng u khng ui, lm mt thi gi qu bu ca cc

bn o. Rt mong nhng bc cao minh, l gh mt vo, lng th

cho.

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Cng n Thin v Vn Nhn Thc

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Khi chng ti t vn ny, chng ti vn bit y l mt vic lm sai

lm ngc nghch; bi v vn ny i vi Thin Tng khng can h g.

Hn na, nh chnh c Pht dy ngi Ma Ha Ca Dip: "Ta c

chnh php nhn tng, diu tm Nit bn, thc tng v tng, nay

trao li cho Ma Ha Ca Dip."(Ngu kin i Phm Thin vng vn

Pht quyt nghi kinh), v cho n B t Ma khi mi sang Trung

Quc tuyn b rng: " Ch thng tm ngi thy tnh thnh Pht,

chng lp vn t, truyn ring ngoi gio."(Huyt mch lun trong

Thiu Tht lc mn). R rng nu Tng ch v s k tha ca Thin

tng nh th no ri. Nhng y, chng ti vn t ra v chng c

nhng nguyn nhn su xa, v cp bch ca chng.

Nh chng ta bit, hn bn thp k qua phong tro hc Thin, v

ang pht trin mnh trn ton th gii, nhm p ng nhng nhu cu

cp bch, do mi trng sng chung quanh ang tc ng, qua con

ngi l nn nhn chnh do nn vn minh c kh vt cht hin i mang

li. Chng lm bng hoi tt c mi gi tr tinh thn, k c nhng

thnh tu v vt cht do chnh chng ra. T nhng i hi , ch c

Thin mi p ng v gii quyt mt cch trc tip, s iu ha cuc

sng th gii, trong con ngi l yu t cn v cho mi quyt nh

ny, do Thin hc hin ang l i tng cn c pht trin mnh.

y, chnh v mun c s pht trin mnh ny, nn Thin tr thnh

i tng nhn thc t duy cho mi ngi, v cng t chng ra

khng t, nhng sai lm trong phng php hc cng nh trong vic

thc hnh do chnh con ngi to ra; m ci hu qu ca chng s tr

thnh mt tc dng nguy him, i vi chnh h v nhng ngi i sau.

Hin ti Thin tr thnh mt phong tro thi thng, trang im

cho mt ni dung trng rng, m con ngi ang x chy theo n v,

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t nh mt chnh mnh. l mt hin tng suy i ca Thin tng,

ch khng phi l mt s pht trin; v chng phn bi li truyn

thng v, s k tha ca Thin tng m ch ch nhm n ca n l:

" Trc ch nhn tm kin tnh thnh Pht, gio ngoi bit truyn,

bt lp vn t."Vi tinh thn ny th r rng nhng vic lm hin ti

ca chng ta, trong vic c gng i chng ha Thin tng bng cch

bn lun - ging gii - nh ngha - phn tch Thin nh th ny, hay nh

th kia qua nhng b lun dy cm, vi mc ch l cho mi ngi

cng hiu nh chng ta; hay by ra nhng tr h lun ngoa ngn xo

ng, nhm trang im cho mt th kin thc qu qut qua ca ming.

Nhng vic lm ny i vi Thin tng chng khng n nhp vo u

c, m tri li i vi Thin chng s b ri vo bnh" Khu u Thin,"

mt con bnh nguy him, rt ti k i vi Thin tng. y, h

bin Thin tng thnh mt th Thin hc bnh hon, v y chng tr

thnh mt th Thin gio khng hn khng km, t h mang

chng ra bn lun m x nh mt i tng cn phi t n v, ci t

hi khng th tha th c l, h dng nhng cng n ngi xa,

em ra gii phu phn tch bn lun, chng t ci s hc ca h.

H u bit rng, vic bn cng n ca h, khng nhng khng em n

cho mi ngi mt s t ng no v o c, m ngc li cn lm cho

ngi ta xa la ngn cch hn; v h c tng rng: L Thin l o l

nh th ny hay nh th kia, ri an tm cho rng mnh t o, t

Thin. T , chp vo khi nim ngn t qua li bn ca chng ta, cho

l o l Thin; th l mun kip ngn i, h b cht chm trong m

khi nim ngn t , lm sao thot ra c? Cho d chng ta n lc

ging gii phn tch n ch k cng ca n, v khin cho mi ngi

hiu c, thy c i chng na, th ci hiu v ci thy ny, vn l

ci hiu ci thy v mt khi nim biu hin cho mt thc ti, m chng

ta cha c thy nh thc chnh n. Do , ci hiu v ci thy ny,

vn trong vng thc in o phn bit; cn t n, l Thin l o vn

ngoi tm tay v ngoi tr phn bit ca chng ta.

Ci hiu ci bit ci thy y, cng ging nh kin thc ca bn m

khng hn khng km. V kin thc ca bn m c c v th gii

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quanh h, l nh vo nhng ngi sng mt, dn ni phn bit cho h v

nhng s vt chung quanh, v nh h mi c nhng khi nim tng

tng theo th gii m ca h v hnh tng mu sc v.v... Nhng

nhng kin gii tri thc ny, ch l nhng khi nim mn tng v s

vt chung quanh, ch khng phi chnh nh nhng s vt m h nhn

thy bng mt.

Cng vy, ci kin thc ca ngi cha t o cng ging nh kin

thc ca bn m. V ci s c ca h nh vo ngi t o ni cho

nghe, cho bit ch khng phi chnh h thy. Nh trong kinh Vin Gic

c Pht dy: "Ngi cha ra khi lun hi m ngh bn v Vin Gic,

th tnh Vin Gic cng tr thnh lun hi"(trang 64 kinh Vin Gic,

H.T. Thin Hoa dch).

T nhng nhn thc sai lm m chng ta khng nhn ra , a vic

lm ca chng ta n nhng hu qu sau y:

* S khng c s t ng v o trong cch dng kin gii do tr phn

bit m bn ngc bn xui v cng n Thin.

* Bin Thin tng thnh Gio tng.

* Bin nhng hot ng ca cng n Thin tr thnh t ng (git cht

cng n Thin).

* Lm m mt thin h bng nhng lp lun hp tnh hp l ca kin

thc nh nguyn v cng n Thin.

* T nhng sai lm ny a thin h n nhng sai lm khc.

* Chng ta b kin gii tri thc nh la, c tng rng nhng hiu

bit v php l do s t ng hin by.

* T nhng sai lm trn chng ta phn bi li chnh mnh, phn

bi li ch v T s, phn bi li c Pht.

Nh vy, cng n Thin khng phi l mt i tng nhn thc, v cu

cnh ca chng vt ln trn ngn ng chp trc ca tri thc, l mt

cnh gii m kinh Bt Nh gi l" V S C," kinh Kim Cng gi

l"V S TR," kinh Lng Gi gi l"CNH GII CA THNH TR

T CHNG."cng theo ngha t chng ny, chng ti xin trch dn

mt on trong kinh Hoa Nghim:

"Thin Ti ng t hi:

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Mn gii thot ny lm sao hin tin? lm sao chng c?

"Diu Nguyt trng gi p:

Mt ngi thn chng hin tin mn gii thot ny khi no ngi y

khi tm Bt Nh Ba La Mt v cc k tng thun; ri th ngi y

c chng nhp trong tt c nhng g m mnh thy v hiu.

"Thin Ti ng t li tha:

C phi do nghe nhng ngn thuyt v chng c v Bt Nh Ba La

Mt m c hin chng?

"Diu Nguyt p:

Khng phi. Ti sao th? Bi v Bt Nh Ba La Mt thy sut th tnh

chn tht ca cc php m hin chng vy.

"Thin Ti tha:

H khng phi do nghe m c t duy, v do t duy v bin lun m c

thy chn nh l g? V h y khng phi l t chng ng?

"Diu Nguyt p:

Khng phi vy. Khng h do nghe v t duy m chng ng c. Ny

thin nam t, i vi ngha ny ta phi ly mt th d, ngi hy lng

nghe!

"Th nh mt sa mc mnh mng khng c sui v ging, vo ma xun

hay ma h khi tri nng, c mt ngi khch t ty hng v ng m

i, gp mt g n ng t phng ng n, lin hi g:

"Ti nay nng v kht nc gh gm lm; xin ch cho ti ni no c

sui trong v bng cy mt m ti c th ung nc tm mt, ngh

ngi v hon ton ti tnh li?

"G n ng nghe theo li yu cu, lin ch dn cn k cho ngi

khch rng: C tip tc i v hng ng, ri s c con ng chia lm

hai no, no phi v no tri. Bn hy i theo no bn phi v gng sc

m i ti chc chn bn s n mt ni c sui trong v bng mt.

"Ny Thin nam t, by gi ngi c ngh rng ngi khch nng kht,

t ty n, khi nghe n sui mt v nhng bng cy lin t duy v vic

i ti cng nhanh cng tt, ngi c th tr c cn kht v c

mt m chng?

"Thin Ti p:

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Ngi y khng th lm th c; bi v ngi y ch tr c cn kht

v c mt m khi no theo li ch dn ca k kia m i ngay n

ging sui v tm .

"Diu Nguyt:

Ny Thin nam t, i vi B tt cng vy, khng phi ch do nghe, t

duy v hu gii m c th chng nhp ht thy php mn. Ny Thin

nam t, sa mc ch cho sanh t; ngi khch i t ty ch cho cc loi

hu tnh; nng bc l tt c nhng s tng m hoc; kht nc l tham

i; g n ng i t ng n v bit r ng li l Pht hay B tt, an

tr trong nht thit tr, cc ngi thm nhp chn tnh ca cc php v

tht ngha bnh ng; gii tr kht chy v thot khi nng bc nh ung

ging sui mt l ch cho s ch