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Bie^'t Thi` Thu+a Tho^'t

Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng


     Trong Ha`nh Tri`nh Ve^` Phu+o+ng DDo^ng cu?a Gia'o su+ Spalding, Nguye^n Phong di.ch, chu+o+ng "Ngu+o+`i DDa.o Si~ Tha`nh Benares," co' mo^.t ddoa.n tha?o lua^.n nhu+ sau:

     DDa.o si~ A^'n nhi`n o^ng mi?m cu+o+`i nhu+ ddoa'n ddu+o+.c y' nghi~:
     "... Bo^. tha^`n kinh la` chi`a kho'a va`o ca'nh cu+?a ta^m linh, do ddo', ho+i tho+? chi'nh la` lo^'i va`o tinh tha^`n . Nhu+ng ho+i tho+? chi? la` su+. bie^?u lo^. tre^n ddi.a ha.t va^.t cha^'t cu?a mo^.t su+'c ma.nh te^' nhi. ho+n . Su+'c ma.nh na`y mo+'i la` co^.t tru. sinh hoa.t xa'c the^? va` chi'nh ca'i su+'c ma.nh vo^ hi`nh, vo^ a?nh a^?n ta`ng trong co+ the^? chu'ng ta mo+'i thu+.c su+. ddie^`u khie^?n ddo+`i so^'ng . Khi no' ro+`i xa'c tha^n thi` ho+i tho+? ngu+`ng la.i va` su+. che^'t dde^'n . Su+. kie^?m soa't ho+i tho+? giu'p ta la`m chu? mo^.t pha^`n na`o luo^`ng sinh lu+.c vo^ hi`nh na`y . Khi su+. chu? tri. xa'c tha^n ddu+o+.c thu+.c hie^.n dde^'n mu+'c cao sie^u, con ngu+o+`i se~ kie^?m soa't ddu+o+.c su+. va^.n ddo^.ng ca'c co+ quan trong tha^n the^? nhu+ tim, gan, bao tu+?, pho^?i ..."
     "La`m sao co' the^? ddu+o+.c, tim ngu+`ng dda^.p la` che^'t ro^`i co`n gi` ?" Gia'o su+ Spalding ke^u lo+'n .
     "Ba.n kho^ng tin u+, ddu+o+.c ba.n ha~y dde^? tay le^n ngu+.c to^i ."
     Gia'o su+ Spalding dde^? tay le^n ngu+.c dda.o si~ va` tay kia ba('t ma.ch . Mo^.t su+. rung ddo^.ng la. lu`ng xa?y ra, nhi.p tim cu?a dda.o si~ tu+` tu+` cha^.m da^`n va` ngu+ng ha(?n . DDa^y la` mo^.t a?o tu+o+?ng ? Gia'o su+ vo^.i gio+ tay xem ddo^`ng ho^`, ddu'ng mo^.t phu't im la(.ng ro^`i qua? tim bo^~ng ba('t dda^`u dda^.p tro+? la.i .


     Khoa?ng va`i na(m ve^` tru+o+'c, khi ddo.c dde^'n ddoa.n na`y, hie^?n nhie^n to^i cu~ng ca?m nghi~ nhu+ ba.n, ra(`ng thi` la`, vu+`a pha?i tho^i, ai ma` co' the^? la`m tim mi`nh ngu+ng dda^.p, ho+i tho+? mi`nh ngu+`ng la.i ddu+o+.c na`! Nhu+ng ba^y gio+`, sau ma^'y tha'ng ta^.p ti.nh luye^.n theo Cao DDa`i Bi' Pha'p trong kinh "DDa.i Thu+`a Cho+n Gia'o" (ddu+o+.c khai trie^?n ro~ ra`ng ho+n trong pha^`n "Pha' Me^ Thie^`n" cu?a hie^`n huynh Chie^u Tie^n Vo^ A?nh La~o, HH CTVALa~o), to^i la.i co' mo^.t ca'i nhi`n ra^'t kha'c, ha^`u nhu+ hoa`n toa`n tra'i ngu+o+.c la.i . Vi` to^i dda~ tra?i qua tra.ng tha'i ddo', dda~ bie^'t ddu+o+.c the^' na`o la` su+. ro+i va`o "dda.i ddi.nh ." Ma`, co' la^`n to^i dda~ no'i so+ qua . Ho+i tho+? nhe. boong nhu+ kho^ng tho+?, khoan khoa'i vo^ cu`ng . Tuy chi? trong ti't ta('c na(m mu+o+`i gia^y cho+' kho^ng la` tro`n mo^.t phu't nhu+ vi. dda.o si~ ngu+o+`i A^'n ne^u tre^n . Ma(.c du` to^i bie^'t ba.n kho^ng tin hoa(.c ba'n ti'n ba'n nghi nhu+~ng su+. vie^.c co' ve? la. lu`ng huye^`n die^.u na`y, nhu+ng to^i cu~ng muo^'n no'i ra dda^y dde^?, bie^'t dda^u, ba.n se~ co' nhu+~ng duye^n may chu+'ng nghie^.m ddie^`u na`y trong tu+o+ng lai .

     Trong "Du+o+~ng Cho+n Ta^.p" do Nguye^~n Minh Thie^.n di.ch, ddoa.n no'i ve^` chu+~ KHI' co' die^~n ta? "cho+n tu+'c" trong lu'c ro+i va`o "dda.i ddi.nh" nhu+ sau:

     Khi' cu?a pha`m nho+n tru+o+'c le^n sau xuo^'ng, co`n khi' cu?a cho+n nho+n tru+o+'c xuo^'ng sau le^n . Khi' co' ra co' va`o go.i la` pha`m tu+'c (ho+i tho+? pha`m), cha(?ng ra cha(?ng va`o thi` go.i la` cho+n tu+'c (ho+i tho+? tha'nh) . He^~ pha`m tu+'c dda~ ddi`nh, thi` cho+n tu+'c tu+. no' pha't ddo^.ng .
     Ho+i tho+? so+? di~ ddi`nh dda^y, cha(?ng pha?i la` ta.i cu+o+.ng be^' ma` cha(?ng cho ra . A^'y la` ta^m tro^'ng cho cu`ng bu+.c, la(.ng cho he^'t su+'c, ma` he^~ ta^m ddi.nh nhie^`u chu+`ng na`o thi` khi' no' ye^'u la^`n theo chu+`ng a^'y . Theo phe'p na`y, ba^'t ky` ddi ddu+'ng na(`m ngo^`i, dde^`u da^~n ta^m ddem ve^` cho^~ la(.ng le~, kho^ng tu+o+?ng vie^.c se~ to+'i, cha(?ng nho+' su+. qua ro^`i . La^u la^u, tha^`n cu`ng khi' ho^.i, ti`nh ca?nh dde^`u que^n, tha^`n ngu+ng khi' kie^'t, chi? co' mo^.t ho+i tho+? trie^`n chuye^?n trong bu.ng cha(?ng ra cha(?ng va`o, ke^u la` thai tu+'c (ho+i tho+? khi co`n o+? trong thai ba`o) . Ca'i ho+i tho+? na^`y dda~ sanh, thi` co^' giu+~ tro^'ng la(.ng, luye^.n tinh ho'a khi', tho^ng tha^'u tam quan, ru+o+'i tha^'m ba cung . DDo' go.i la` cho+n tha'c du+o+.c, cho+n lu+ dda?nh, cho+n ho?a ha^.u .


     Well, to^i chi? no'i go.n la` "duye^n may," cho+' thu+.c ra muo^'n co' su+. chu+'ng dda('c na`y kho^ng pha?i de^~! Nhu+ng cu~ng kho^ng pha?i la` kho', thie^.t la` kho' . Cha(?ng qua la` chi? ca^`n ba ddie^`u kie^.n ca^`n va` ddu? ma` tho^i . Mo^.t la` do o+n tre^n bo^' ho'a . Hai la` do co^ng ddu+'c ma` mi`nh dda~ ta.o du+.ng ddu+o+.c . Ba la` ta^.p giu+~ ta^m kho^ng, cha(?ng xao la~ng loa.n ddo^.ng . Ma` quan tro.ng nhu+'t va^~n la` su+. bo^' ho'a cu?a o+n tre^n, nhu+ ca'c pha^`n tri'ch da^~n tu+` kinh "DDa.i Thu+`a Cho+n Gia'o" ddi ke`m theo sau dda^y .

     Trong chu+o+ng "Trung Ta^m DDa.o DDa.i Thu+`a" co' ghi:

     Va^.y ne^n dda^y Tha^`y da.y ky~ ca'c con tu bu+.c DDa.i Thu+`a pha?i ca^`n ta^`m no+i thanh khi' ma` ho^~n hie^.p a^m du+o+ng, ddie^`u ho`a ddu? 8 lu+o+.ng cho+n du+o+ng, 8 lu+o+.ng cho+n a^m la`m tha`nh mo^.t ca^n dda.i du+o+.c ta.i cung LY ro^`i ddie^`u du+o+~ng ddu? tha^.p ngoa.t hoa`i thai, tam nie^n nhu~ bo^. thi` ca'i cho+n tha^`n mo+'i giao tie^'p Tie^n Thie^n ma` nha^.p xua^'t Thie^n mo^n ddu+o+.c; song cu~ng do no+i Tha^`y tu`y co^ng ddu+'c ma` bo^' ho'a cho ca'c con .

     Tie^'t mu.c "Luye^.n Ky? Tu Tha^n" co`n co' da.y:

     Ho+~i ca'c con! Ca'c con pha?i be^`n chi', ra('n gan, ma` so+'m to^'i tu ta^m luye^.n ta'nh . Tre^n co' Tha^`y ban o+n bo^' ho'a gi`n giu+~ cho ca'c con, du+o+'i ca'c con ha~y be^`n lo`ng, chi.u nhu+~ng su+. kha?o dda?o, kho^? tha^n ma` dde^`n bo^`i oan tra'i .
     Su+. tha`nh DDa.o, tuy mau hay cha^.m, do Tha^`y bo^' ho'a , nhu+ng cu~ng pha?i co' ca'c con . Ca'c con cu+' lo pha^.n su+. vuo^ng tro`n . Pha`m he^~ qui dda(.ng tam bu+?u ngu~ ha`nh thi` dda('c tha`nh Tie^n, Pha^.t; co`n ta'n tam bu+?u ngu~ ha`nh thi` dda~ dda`nh la`m ma la`m qui? .
     DDo+`i cu?a ca'c con co' hai ddu+o+`ng: sie^u, ddo.a . Ngu+o+`i bie^'t gia'c ta'nh tu cho+n thi` tha`nh cha'nh qua?, co`n ke? me^ ta^m ga^y ho.a ta^'t xa cho^~ bo^?n nguye^n .


     Chu+o+ng "Sa('c Kho^ng Lua^.n" co' ddoa.n va(n va^`n nhu+ va^`y:

         Kho^ng kho^ng mo+'i thie^.t die^.u huye^`n,
         Chu+~ KHO^NG la`m dda(.ng thi` Tie^n trong ddo+`i .
         DDe^? ta^m KHO^NG Pha^.t, Tro+`i bo^' ho'a ,
         Ngu+o+`i tu ha`nh cha(?ng kha' bo? KHO^NG,
         Chu+~ KHO^NG ma^`u nhie^.m no+i lo`ng,
         Ha`nh theo tha^'y ro~ ta^m kho^ng die^.u huye^`n .


     Nho+' ho^`i na`o to^i go.i ddie^.n thoa.i ba'o tin vo+'i HH CTVALa~o ve^` su+. "hu.t ho+i" cu?a to^i thi`, le~ di~ nhie^n, o^?ng hie^?u ngay to^i dda~ co' "a^'n chu+'ng" va` co`n gia?i thi'ch the^m ... pha?i the^' na`y, pha?i the^' kia nu+~a . DDe^? ro^`i ti`nh tha^.t, ngay chi'nh to^i, to^i cu~ng co`n pha^n va^n kho^ng i't:

     - Gi` ma` le. va^.y ta . Tui "thie^`n" ba tra^.t bo^'n vuo^.t vi` cu+' "su+?a sai" lie^n mie^n khi hie^?u ra ddie^`u na`y, nghie^.m the^m ddie^`u no. . Mo^.t trong nhu+~ng ca'i "su+?a sai," hu+`m, ddo.c kho^ng ky~ thi` ddu'ng ho+n, la` khi sang qua pha^`n "thie^`n ddi.nh," pha?i giu+~ ho+i tho+? nhu+ bi`nh thu+o+`ng tro+? la.i . Co' no'i cho ba` xa~ bie^'t nu+~a .

     - A^.y, thi` do Tha^`y Me. bo^' ho'a cho Hu+ng tho^i . Ta.i vi` Hu+ng co' co^ng pho^? bie^'n ro^.ng ra~i "DDa.i Thu+`a Cho+n Gia'o - Pha' Me^ Thie^`n" tre^n Internet cho mo.i ngu+o+`i dde^`u bie^'t va` cu`ng tham kha?o ddo' ma` . Co^ng ddu+'c vo^ lu+o+.ng a` nghen .

     - Co^ng ddu+'c vo^ lu+o+.ng ? To^i tha^'y to^i dda^u co' la`m gi` go.i la` co^ng ddu+'c dda^u na`o ?

     - Co' vie^'t tay trong "va`i do`ng chu'c mu+`ng ho.p DDa.o ta.i Chicago" cho Hu+ng ro^`i ma` cu~ng kho^ng dde^? y' ha? ? Tho^i, la^.t "DDa.i Thu+`a Cho+n Gia'o - Pha' Me^ Thie^`n" trang 258, chu+o+ng "Mu+`ng Kinh Ke^'t Qua?" se~ tha^'y va^.y .

     Qua? la` nhu+ va^`y:

     Tha^`y ra^'t mu+`ng nga`y gio+` cho't cu?a quye^?n "DDa.i Thu+`a Cho+n Gia'o" dda~ ke^'t qua? my~ ma~n: ca'c con kho?i bi. du+o+'i quye^`n ta` qua'i ca'm do^~ la`m nghi.ch la^~n nhau . A^'y la` ca'i dda(.c a^n qua' lo+'n, ca'c con ne^n vui mu+`ng cu`ng nhau dda(.ng ca^`u nguye^.n ha(`ng nga`y, u+o+'c mong sao quye^?n "DDa.i Thu+`a" dda'nh thu+'c ca? sanh linh thi` co^ng ddu+'c ca'c con bie^'t bao nhie^u ke^? .

     Wow, thi` ra cu~ng co' ly' qua'! Ma?i sau na`y to^i mo+'i bie^'t the^m la` ha^`u he^'t nhu+~ng ai co' a^'n chu+'ng, ke^? ca? HH CTVALa~o, dde^`u pha?i ma^'t trung bi`nh sa'u tha'ng (kho^ng pha?i khoe nha ma` dde^? cho tha^'y ta^`m quan tro.ng cu?a su+. bo^' ho'a do o+n tre^n)! Va` chi'nh vi` va^.y to^i ca(.m cu.i ca^`m bu't vie^'t ngay, lie^`n tu` ti`: "Mo^.t Cu+?a Va`o Thie^`n ." DDa(.c bie^.t trong ba`i na`y, theo thu+' tu+. tho+`i gian, to^i co' tri`nh ba`y qua bo^'n la^`n to^i nha^.n ddu+o+.c a^'n chu+'ng! Chung chung thi` la^`n thu+' nhu+'t la` "mu`i hu+o+ng dda(.c bie^.t" trong lu'c ngo^`i thie^`n, ta^.p theo kho'a Ha.nh DDu+o+`ng, do Cao DDa`i Gia'o Ha?i Ngoa.i to^? chu+'c ta.i Thie^n Ly' Bu+?u To`a, San Jose, California . La^`n thu+' hai to^i nghe "tie^'ng de^' ro ro, nhe` nhe." be^n tai . La^`n thu+' ba to^i bi. (ddu+o+.c thi` ddu'ng ho+n) "ma^'t ho+i tho+?," ro+i va`o "dda.i ddi.nh ." La^`n thu+' tu+ to^i ca?m nha^.n ddu+o+.c "ddie^?n lu+.c tu+` lo`ng ba`n tay, lo`ng ba`n cha^n cha.y ngu+o+.c ve^` tim" la`m to^i so+. ... ta^?u ho?a nha^.p ma .

     Me`n o+i, xui xe?o va` que^ mo^.t cu.c, ti'nh to+'i ... khoa?ng mo^.t tua^`n le^~ sau nga`y to^i pho^? bie^'n "Mo^.t Cu+?a Va`o Thie^`n" tre^n Internet, to^i la.i kho^ng nha^.n the^m ddu+o+.c mo^.t "a^'n chu+'ng" na`o kha'c he^'t! Um, trong bu.ng tha^`m lo, dda'nh lo^ to^, ra(`ng thi` la`, cha(?ng le~ nhu+~ng "a^'n chu+'ng" mi`nh nha^.n ddu+o+.c dde^`u la` nhu+~ng "a^'n chu+'ng gia?" he^'t hay sao ? Vi`, "xa?y ra" chi? mo^~i mo^.t la^`n ma` tho^i, chu+a bao gio+` ddu+o+.c la^.p la.i la^`n thu+' hai! Hay la`, ddu'ng nhu+ nhie^`u ngu+o+`i dda~ khuye^'n ca'o, ne^'u ddu+o+.c a^'n chu+'ng ma` la`m ta`i kho^n no'i ra cho ngu+o+`i kha'c nghe thi` ke^? nhu+ a^'n chu+'ng cu?a mi`nh se~ bi. ma^'t vi~nh vie^~n! HH CTVALa~o nu+~a, o^?ng no'i "nhu+ va^.y la` Hu+ng ddu+o+.c a^'n chu+'ng ro^`i, chu'c mu+`ng" nghe cu~ng cha('c nhu+ ba('p rang ma`! Ho^?ng le~ cu~ng "do^?m" luo^n sao! Than o^i!

     Tuy nhie^n, no'i no^m na ra la` ... tro+`i ba^'t dung gian dda?ng, va` co' le~ la` to^i kho^ng thuo^.c gian dda?ng na`o he^'t, ne^n bo^~ng du+ng mo^.t dde^m dde.p tro+`i nga`y ddo', to^i la.i ca?m nha^.n ddu+o+.c "ddie^?n lu+.c ru't ve^` tim tu+` lo`ng ba`n tay, ba`n cha^n" la^`n thu+' hai . Mu+`ng qua', mu+`ng he^'t lo+'n thi` tho^i! Va` cu~ng cha(?ng co`n so+. se^.t bi. ta^?u ho?a nha^.p ma gi` ca?!

     Nga^~m nghi~ la.i, muo^'n bie^'t a^'n chu+'ng gia? hay thie^.t cu~ng de^~ da`ng tho^i . Pha^`n lo+'n a^'n chu+'ng do ca?m nha^.n tu+` ma('t, tai, mu~i, mie^.ng, no'i chung la` do lu.c ca(n tie^'p xu'c vo+'i lu.c tra^`n . Thie^`n ddi.nh la` hu+o+'ng ve^` be^n trong cho ne^n ne^'u tha^'y, nghe, ngu+?i, ne^'m nhu+~ng gi` tu+` be^n ngoa`i tha^n dde^`u co' the^? nghi ngo+` la` gia? . Na(m mu+o+i, na(m mu+o+i tho^i cho+' cha(?ng pha?i la` gia? mo^.t tra(m pha^`n tra(m dda^u . Vi` nga`i Ngo^ Minh Chie^u tha^'y Thie^n Nha~n ngoa`i tha^n kia ma` . Nhu+ng, ne^'u tha^'y, nghe, ngu+?i ne^'m tu+` be^n trong thi` hie^?n nhie^n kho^ng the^? na`o gia? ddu+o+.c . Ti? du. nhu+ tha^'y trong dda^`u, nghe tu+` tim, ngu+?i tu+` o'c, ne^'m tu+` ta^m, v.v... thi` nhu+~ng ca?m nha^.n na`y ra^'t kha'c, kho^ng gio^'ng vo+'i nhu+~ng ca?m nha^.n bi`nh thu+o+`ng .

     Thie^?n nghi~, tha^.t ti`nh ma` no'i, nhie^`u ba.n chu+a co' a^'n chu+'ng co' the^? se~ ba?o to^i la` ba xa.o, dda(.t ddie^`u no'i chuye^.n tha^`n tie^n (fairy tale), chuye^.n tre^n tro+`i du+o+'i bie^?n mua vui . Cu~ng kho^ng pha?i la` kho^ng ddu'ng . Song, ddo^'i vo+'i nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ma` ddoa.n tru+o+`ng mi`nh dda~ qua ca^`u thi` ho. se~ hie^?u ngay la` to^i muo^'n no'i gi` va` co' the^? tha^`m ba?o to^i la` mu'a ri`u qua ma('t tho+. . Tha^.t cu~ng cha(?ng sai . No'i tra('ng ra la`, chi? ngu+o+`i na`o dda~ tu+`ng uo^'ng qua ... ngu.m nu+o+'c tra` thi` mo+'i bie^'t hu+o+ng tho+m vi. ngo.t cu?a tra` la` the^' na`o ma` tho^i . DDo' la` chu+a no'i dde^'n Thie^'t Quan A^m hay O^ Long ma` nhie^`u ngu+o+`i dda~ nha^'p nha'p qua, ddu+o+.c go.i la` ha.ng sa`nh ddie^.u . Cho+' co`n nhu+~ng ai xu+a nay chi? bie^'t qua nu+o+'c la~, nu+o+'c lo.c, nu+o+'c mu+a tho^i thi` cu~ng kho' ma` hie^?u ddu+o+.c nu+o+'c tra` la` nu+o+'c qua'i gi`!

     Pha^.n to^i, tuy no'i nghe ngon la`nh va^.y nhu+ng cu~ng chi? la` ddang ta^.p te^~nh o+? bu+o+'c dda^`u ma` tho^i, ddo+n gia?n la`, ddang "luye^.n tinh ho'a khi' ." Co`n ba bu+o+'c ke^' la` "luye^.n khi' ho'a tha^`n," "luye^.n tha^`n hu+o+`n hu+," "luye^.n hu+ hu+o+`n vo^" nhu+ Tha^`y dda~ da.y thi` ha` ho^`i pha^n gia?i . Luye^.n ddu+o+.c cu`ng kho^ng thi` cha('c cu~ng co`n tu`y ca(n co+, nghie^.p qua?!

     Trong "Du+o+~ng Cho+n Ta^.p," ddoa.n ba`n ve^` chu+~ TINH co' ghi ro~ nhu+ sau:

     Cho+n nho+n luye^.n tinh ra khi', pha`m nho+n ho'a khi' la`m tinh . Ngu+o+`i xu+a ti? no' nhu+ die^n (chi`) la` bo+?i no' co' ta'nh tra^`m tro.ng hay lo.t ma^'t, vi' no' nhu+ co.p la` bo+?i no' ra^'t hung ha(ng kho' phu.c ha`ng .
     Ngu+o+`i ho.c DDa.o co^' thu? ma` cha(?ng dde^? cho no' ma^'t, go.i la` tru'c co+ (dda('p ne^`n) .
     Tha^`n, khi', tinh thu+o+`ng muo^'n ta'n . Ngu+o+`i ta chi? lu+u tru. no' la.i ddu+o+.c, ddu+`ng cho ta'n ma^'t thi` mo+'i co' the^? tru+o+`ng sanh .
     Ngu.y Ba' Du+o+ng no'i ra(`ng: Pha`m no'i su+u die^n thie^m ho^'ng, thie^.t la` hu+o+`n tinh bo^? na~o .
     Ghi chu' the^m: Su+u die^n thie^m ho^'ng la` ru't ha('c die^n (chi` dden) ma` tro+. thu?y nga^n . Thu?y nga^n ga(.p lu+?a thi` bay, nay nho+` ha('c die^n, ne^n thu?y nga^n bi. che^', be`n kie^'t tha`nh kho^'i ma` cha(?ng dda(.ng bay ddu+o+.c nu+~a . DDa^y la` ly' la^'y du+o+ng che^' a^m . Lo`ng ngu+o+`i (nho+n ta^m) de^~ ddo^.ng, ra va`o kho^ng chu+`ng, tha^'y ca?nh thi` sinh ti`nh, cu~ng nhu+ thu?y nga^n ga(.p lu+?a thi` bay va^.y . Co`n lo`ng DDa.o (DDa.o ta^m) thu+o+`ng tru., tu`y tho+`i gia'c sa't, thi` lo`ng ngu+o+`i kho^ng ca?nh ma` sanh, cu~ng nhu+ thu?y nga^n nho+` co' ha('c die^n ma` ddu+o+.c ngu+ng kie^'t va^.y .


     Tuy nhie^n, ngay o+? bu+o+'c dda^`u na`y tho^i, chuye^.n ti?nh ta^m gom tha^`n tu. khi' dde^m dde^m ma` co' ke^'t qua? cu~ng dda^u pha?i de^~ da`ng . Vi`, cha('c cha('c kho^ng rie^ng gi` to^i, ai dda~ va`o tru+o+`ng u+'ng thi' cu~ng dde^`u than va~n, ra(`ng thi` la` ... bu+~a co' bu+~a kho^ng! La. ha'! DDe^? ro^`i tu+. an u?i, u+, ne^'u bu+~a na`o cu~ng nhu+ bu+~a na`o, dde^`u cu~ng co' do`ng khi' lu+u (chu+a da'm no'i to+'i dda.o chuye^?n, hihi ...) tu+'c la` ddie^?n lu+.c cha.y ve^` tim tu+` lo`ng ba`n tay, ba`n cha^n thi` the^' gian na`y chu'ng sanh tha`nh Tie^n, Pha^.t he^'t ro^`i .

     Ta.i sao bu+~a co' bu+~a kho^ng ? Thi` nhu+ tre^n to^i dda~ ne^u, ba ddie^`u kie^.n ca^`n va` ddu?, la` ngoa`i o+n tre^n bo^' ho'a, co^ng ddu+'c ta.o du+.ng, mi`nh co`n pha?i co' "ta^m kho^ng" lu'c ti.nh luye^.n nu+~a cho+'! Ta^m cha(?ng kho^ng, tu+'c ta^m vo.ng ddo^.ng, vi` nhie^`u ly' do . Ha(`ng nga`y chung ddu.ng vo+'i mo.i ngu+o+`i trong lu'c la`m vie^.c nhu+ the^' na`o ? Co' chuye^.n gi` la`m mi`nh ba^.n ta^m, bu+.c bo^.i kho^ng ? Ve^` dde^'n nha` thi` nga`y nay mi`nh a(n nhu+~ng mo'n gi` ? Bo^? du+o+~ng nhie^`u qua', tinh ta.o nhie^`u qua' co' to^'t kho^ng ? Hay pha?i ca^`n "xa? su't ba'p!" A(n co+m co' canh tu ha`nh co' ba.n, nhu+'t la` ba.n ddo+`i ga^`n gu~i giu'p ddo+~ la^~n nhau! Ca^`n la('m! Ha^`u giu+~ mu+'c trung dung (Kho^?ng Tha'nh chi? ra`nh), kho^ng tha'i qua', kho^ng ba^'t ca^.p! Hoa(.c dda~ luo^'ng tuo^?i ve^` chie^`u, tinh kho^ khi' ta^.n ? Ro^`i, mu`i da^`u mo+?, chie^n xa`o sao ma` tra`n nga^.p ca? nha` the^' na`y ? Tie^n thie^n khi' cha('c cu~ng bi. o^ nhie^~m luo^n! Thay ca'i mie^'ng lo.c bu.i (filter) cho lo` su+o+?i (furnace) cha('c dda~ hi't dda^`y bu.i va`o hai buo^`ng pho^?i ro^`i ... Me`n o+i, va^n va^n va` va^n va^n, ke^? hoa`i kho^ng xue^? nhu+~ng ddie^`u la`m ta^m mi`nh cha(?ng ye^n . DDo' chi? la` ta^m hie^.n ta.i tho^i cho+' chu+a no'i to+'i ta^m qua' khu+', ta^m vi. lai, tam ta^m ta`!

     Trong "DDa.i Thu+`a Cho+n Gia'o," chu+o+ng "Tha^'t Ti`nh Lu.c Du.c - Tam Thi Cu+?u Co^?," Tha^`y co' da.y:

     Mo^.t dda'm gia(.c lie^.t cu+o+`ng ta`i tri' dda'nh pha' ruo^`ng trong nu'i cao, non tha(?m co`n de^~ tru+` de.p dda(.ng, cho+' mo^'i loa.n no+i ta^m kho' ma` die^.t dda(.ng cho ye^n, nhu+'t la` ma lu.c du.c: Nha~n, nhi~, ti~, thie^.t, tha^n, y', no' pha' ha.i ha(`ng nga`y .
     Nha~n thi` u+a ma`u sa('c to^'t dde.p .
     Nhi~ thi` thi'ch nghe nhu+~ng gio.ng no'i tao nha~, thanh bay .
     Ti~ thi` u+a mu`i tho+m, ho+i ngo.t .
     Thie^.t thi'ch ne^'m va^.t la. mo'n ngon .
     Tha^n thi` me^'n vo+. dde.p, ha^`u xinh, ca? du.c ti`nh, co`n da^m nie^.m .
     Y' la.i tu+ tu+o+?ng vie^.c va^'t vo+, qua^'y qua', ma` nhu+'t la` Y' la` mo^'i ha.i cho con ngu+o+`i . No' tu+ tu+o+?ng su+. na`y sang su+. no., chuye^.n a^'y he^'t dde^'n chuye^.n kia . No' xe.t vo^, nha?y ra, le. la`ng kho^ng chi nga(n ddo'n no' dda(.ng . Ne^n mo+'i cho no' la` ddu+'a a(n tro^.m ta`i nghe^`, xa'ch mo'n na`y, la^'y va^.t no. ma` tru+o+'c ma('t muo^n ngu+o+`i co' ai tha^'y .


     Tha^.t va^.y, lu'c ngo^`i thie^`n, giu+~ Y' cha(`ng cha(`ng ddi theo lo+`i kha^?u khuye^'t (no'i tha^`m trong dda^`u) ma` la^u la^u ngo' la.i no' dda~ nghi~ va^?n vo+ o+? no+i kha'c . Lo`ng da(.n lo`ng ddu+`ng co' lo ra nu+~a, ta^.p trung tu+ tu+o+?ng va`o vie^.c ... sang qua xo+'t la.i giu+~a ma('t va` tai! Trong chu+o+ng "Ho`a Hie^.p," Tha^`y da(.n ky~:

         Ngu+o+`i tu khu+? tru+o+.c lu+u thanh,
         Du.ng co^ng ho`a hie^.p mo+'i tha`nh Pha^.t, Tie^n .
         Ngu~ ha`nh hie^.p nhu+'t tha(ng thie^n,
         DDie^`u ho`a tha^`n khi' ho^'ng die^n giao ho`a .
         DDi.nh ta^m che^' luye^.n tinh ba,
         Bie^'t phu+o+ng so+'t la.i sang qua thi` tha`nh .


     Co`n nu+~a, Tha^`y, ta' danh va`o Ngo^i Hai cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i, trong chu+o+ng "Nho+n Va^.t Ta^'n Ho'a" cu~ng co' da.y the^m ddoa.n na`y nhu+ sau:

         KHA?M LY tro+? la.i KHO^N CA`N,
         Ha` DDo^` cha'nh DDa.o, sa'i dda`ng La.c Tho+ .
         Tu ddo+n luye^.n ky~ bo^'n gio+`,
         Ho^'ng Die^n giao ca^'u ddo+.i cho+` thuo^'c sanh .
         Du+o+~ng cha^u Ba't Qua'i va^.n ha`nh,
         Nhu+ ga` a^'p tru+'ng, me`o ri`nh chuo^.t ra .
         Luye^.n ddo+n la^'y thuo^'c Tie^n gia,
         Xo^ng rie^m tha^`n khi' ddie^`u ho`a dda('c linh .


     To^i khoa'i o+? cho^~ ... me`o ri`nh chuo^.t ra . So^' la` dde^m dde^m ngo^`i ti.nh luye^.n, da^`n da` mi`nh cu~ng bie^'t tru+o+'c lu'c na`o thi` "chuo^.t ra," no'i no^m na la` ... ddie^?n lu+.c sa('p su+?a cha.y trong ngu+o+`i . Tho^ng thu+o+`ng, khi la`m "Pha'p Lua^n Va^.n Chuye^?n" thi` trong lo`ng ba`n tay, ba`n cha^n dda~ co' lu+.c cha.y vo`ng vo`ng, ra^`n ra^`n, a^'m a^'m ro^`i (ddu'ng la` gio^'ng nhu+ ga` a^'p tru+'ng) . Khi chuye^?n sang "Thie^`n DDi.nh" thi` lu+.c ddo' ca`ng lu'c ca`ng ta(ng theo tho+`i gian mi`nh giu+~ ddu+o+.c ta^m kho^ng, xem nhu+ khi' tu. . Ngu+o+.c la.i, ne^'u kho^ng giu+~ ddu+o+.c ta^m kho^ng thi` lu+.c ddo' su.t xuo^'ng, xem nhu+ khi' ta'n . Co' ddie^`u dda'ng ne^u, dda'ng chu' y' la` khi ddie^?n lu+.c cha.y thi` ho+i tho+? cu?a mi`nh cu~ng cha^.m la.i ngay, coi nhu+ co`n khoa?ng pha^n nu+?a lu'c tho+? bi`nh thu+o+`ng . Khoan khoa'i, khoe? khoa('n chu't ddi?nh tho^i cho+' kho^ng ba(`ng ro+i va`o "dda.i ddi.nh!" Bo+?i va^.y cho ne^n ... me`o ri`nh chuo^.t ra la` lu'c tha^'y ddie^?n lu+.c cao, tu. khi' nhie^`u, thi` mi`nh tu+. ddo^.ng la`m cha^.m ho+i tho+? la.i (manual reduction), co' the^? go.i la` mo+'m ho+i, thi` ddie^?n lu+.c ba('t theo ddo' ma` cha.y ngay . Vi' nhu+ me`o chu.p ddu+o+.c chuo^.t, va` le~ di~ nhie^n, cu~ng co' nhie^`u khi me`o chu.p tra^.t la^'c!

     DDe^? ke^'t lua^.n, va^'n dde^` co' a^'n chu+'ng hay kho^ng co' a^'n chu+'ng ra^'t u+ la` quan tro.ng . Va`, va^'n dde^` luye^.n ddo+n, ta.o Tie^n, ta'c Pha^.t, thie^?n nghi~, ca'c a^'n chu+'ng pha?i gio^'ng nhau, chi? co' mo^.t kie^?u ca'ch ma` tho^i . Tu theo pha'p mo^n na`o cha(?ng ca^`n bie^'t, ne^'u co' a^'n chu+'ng thi` coi nhu+ mi`nh ddi ddu'ng ddu+o+`ng . Kho^ng co' a^'n chu+'ng coi nhu+ mi`nh ddi la.c ne?o, ca^`n pha?i ddie^`u chi?nh, "su+?a sai ." Nhu+ chi'nh ba?n tha^n to^i cu~ng co`n "su+?a sai" da`i da`i . DDu+`ng vo^.i no'i ... tu kho^ng ca^`n a^'n chu+'ng ma` "to^.i nghie^.p" cho Tha^`y dda~ khan ca? co^? gia?i ba`y (trong chu+o+ng "Ta^`m Tu Cho+n DDa.o"):

     Ca'c con pha^`n nhie^`u tu co' tu, ma` ha`nh kho^ng chi.u ha`nh .
     Tu la` sao ?
     Ha`nh ca'ch na`o ?
     Chu+~ Tu Ha`nh ca'c con ha(`ng no'i ma` ca'c con kho^ng chi.u tham kha?o cho ra ca'i nguye^n ly' cu?a chu+~ Tu Ha`nh, ro^`i tu ma~i kho^ng tha^'y a^'n chu+'ng (cha(?ng tha`nh) thi` ca'c con la.i o^' DDa.o cu?a Tha^`y ma` theo ke? manh su+, la.c va`o ba`ng mo^n ngoa.i DDa.o .
     Tha^`y chi? so+ cho ca'c con tu+o+`ng cho^~ DDa.o:
     DDa.o Tha^`y la` vo^ vi thi` da^~u cho su+. chi cu~ng du`ng vo^ vi ma` chuye^?n ho'a .


     Nhu+ tre^n, Tha^`y dda~ kha(?ng ddi.nh ... tu kho^ng co' a^'n chu+'ng la` cha(?ng tha`nh . Cho ne^n bo^?n pha^.n mi`nh la` ngu+o+`i tu, mi`nh pha?i bie^'t theo chu? nghi~a "xe't la.i ." Sau mo^.t tho+`i gian ti.nh luye^.n ddo^i ba na(m ma` cha(?ng co' gi` nhu'c nhi'ch, ru.c ri.ch be^n trong lu.c phu? ngu~ ta.ng thi` pha?i thay ddo^?i ca'ch thu+'c hoa(.c bo^? tu'c nhu+~ng gi` thie^'u so't . Bie^'t ra(`ng ra^'t kho' kha(n, cha(?ng de^~ la`m vi` dda~ quen le^` lo^'i cu~, nhu+ng ne^'u muo^'n dda('c tha`nh Tie^n, Pha^.t thi` pha?i co' dda.i tri', dda.i hu`ng, dda.i lu+.c! Nhu+'t la` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddang giu+~ nhie^.m vu. truye^`n gia?ng, hu+o+'ng da^~n ca'c lo+'p thie^`n ddi.nh pha?i tu+. ho?i chi'nh ba?n tha^n mi`nh dda~ co' chu+'ng co' dda('c hay chu+a ca'i dda~! Cho+' chu+a bie^'t bo+i ma` ddi da.y chu'ng sanh lo^.i thi` coi sao cho ddu+o+.c ? To^.i lo^~i nga^.p dda^`u! Ba(`ng kho^ng thi` ne^n ho.c na(`m lo`ng ca^u cuo^'i (bottom line) cu?a ddoa.n na`y dda^y (tri'ch trong chu+o+ng "Cu+? Chi? Ta'nh Ha.nh Ngu+o+`i Tu"):

         Bie^'t phu+o+ng khu+? tru+o+.c lu+u thanh,
         Luye^.n tinh ho'a khi', va^.n ha`nh tha^`n tho^ng .
         Ta^.p re`n ta^m ta'nh Kho^ng Kho^ng
         Thi? chung DDa.o ddu+'c ga't vo`ng tra^`n ai .
         Luye^.n sao cu+?u khie^'u pha't khai,
         Thie^n mo^n ro^.ng mo+? Linh DDa`i qui nguye^n .
         Mo+'i la` tha`nh Pha^.t dda('c Tie^n,
         Vo^ vi hie^.p nhu+'t Tie^n Thie^n die^.u ma^`u .
         Tu ha`nh co' de^~ gi` dda^u!
         La.c sai luye^.n dde^'n ba.c dda^`u nhu+ kho^ng .


     The^m mo^.t ddie^`u nu+~a la`m to^i ca^`n pha?i ghi la.i nhu+~ng gi` to^i chu+'ng nghie^.m, la` bo+?i vi` theo HH CTVALa~o, xem nhu+ ngu+o+`i ddi tie^n phong, cho bie^'t: Nhu+~ng a^'n chu+'ng ma` to^i co' ddu+o+.c trong giai ddoa.n "luye^.n tinh ho'a khi'" na`y se~ ma^'t ddi, nhu+o+`ng cho^~ cho nhu+~ng a^'n chu+'ng kha'c trong tho+`i gian sa('p to+'i, lu'c "luye^.n khi' ho'a tha^`n ." Ke^? ra cu~ng uo^?ng, nhu+ng mo^.t khi ngu+o+`i ho.c tro` bie^'t gia?i ca'c phu+o+ng tri`nh dda.i so^', so^' ho.c thi` ca^`n gi` cu+?u chu+o+ng!

     Va? la.i, ga^`n dda^y, nhie^`u ngu+o+`i bo^~ng du+ng ba`n to+'i dde^` ta`i Quye^`n Pha'p! Ba`n to+'i ca'i tru+'ng ga` ma` kho^ng co' ngo`i thi` se~ cha(?ng bao gio+` tha`nh con ga`! Co' the^? xem nhu+ va^.t gi`, su+. vie^.c gi` ma` ne^'u kho^ng co' Quye^`n Pha'p do Tha^`y ban cho, tu+'c kho^ng co' DDa.o thi` se~ kho^ng bao gio+` sanh sanh, ho'a ho'a ? Rie^ng to^i thi` to^i ddo.c ddu+o+.c mo^.t ca^u u+ng y' trong lo+`i da.y cu?a DDu+'c Ly' Gia'o To^ng: Chu+a bie^'t ma` la`m la` no^ng no^~i, dda~ bie^'t ma` kho^ng la`m la` he`n nha't . Vi` kho^ng muo^'n la`m ngu+o+`i he`n nha't ne^n to^i nghi~ to^i co' bo^?n pha^.n ... bie^'t thi` thu+a tho^'t, pha?i la la`ng le^n ...


Ba`i Tru+o+'c Trang Chi'nh Ba`i Ke^' Tie^'p