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Ma Tha^'p, Ma Cao

Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng


     DDa^y la` no'i ve^` thuo+? ban dda^`u mo+'i ti.nh luye^.n, "so+ nhu+'t chuye^?n lo tro`n luye^.n ky? ." A`, ky? da^'u ho?i thi` cha(?ng pha?i la` "luye^.n ky~ lu+o+~ng" mo^.t ddie^`u gi` ra'o! Ma` "ky?" la` chi'nh mi`nh, gio^'ng gio^'ng nhu+ "tie^n tra'ch ky? ha^.u tra'ch nho+n," tu+'c la` "tru+o+'c ha~y tra'ch mi`nh ro^`i sau ha~y tra'ch ngu+o+`i ." Thi` ra "lo tro`n luye^.n ky?" cha(?ng qua la` lo tro`n vie^.c tu tha^n, su+?a ta'nh ma` tho^i . Tie^'p theo nu+~a la` "xa^y dda('p ne^`n tha^`n khi' giao tho^ng, die^.t tru+` phie^`n na~o lo`ng kho^ng, tha^'t ti`nh lu.c du.c ta^.n vong ddo+n tha`nh ." A^.y, chuye^.n die^.t phie^`n na~o, giu+~ ta^m kho^ng, ddoa.n tha^'t ti`nh lu.c du.c dda^u pha?i de^~! Tham sa^n si tu+` tha^n kha^?u y' cu+' xua^'t pha't a`o a`o, cha.y nha?y lung tung hoa`i . Ho.a hoa(`n la('m thi` chi? nghi? ngu+`ng ta.m bo+. trong nhu+~ng phu't gia^y ti.nh luye^.n ma` tho^i . Ro^`i la.i "ta^m dda.o pha't thanh thanh ti.nh ti.nh, du+o+~ng tha'nh thai cho+n bi?nh DDa.o Huye^`n, nga`y dde^m cu+o+'p khi' ha.o nhie^n, hie^.p ho`a ta'nh ma.nh ho^'ng die^n giao dda^`u ." O^ hay, chi? trong so+ co+, nhu+'t chuye^?n, nhu+'t bo^. tho^i ma` co' ddu? he^'t, na`o la` tha^`n khi' giao tho^ng, na`o la` tha'nh thai, xa' lo+.i, kim tha^n, na`o la` ho^'ng die^n (tu+'c a^m du+o+ng) giao ho+.p . Ho'a ra la` la`m Tie^n ta.i the^' de^~ da`ng qua' ro^`i co`n gi` nu+~a ...

     To^i ddo.c to+'i ddo.c lui, nghie^`n nga^~m nhie^`u ddoa.n kinh sa'ch dde^'n no^~i thuo^.c lo`ng luo^n ma` va(ng va(?ng be^n tai va^~n nghe tie^'ng hie^`n huynh Chie^u Tie^n Vo^ A?nh La~o (HH CTVALa~o) ca(n da(.n:

     - Ngu+o+`i thie^`n ddi.nh thi` ca(n ba?n la` tai vo+'i ma('t . Ma('t xem kinh (ba^'t cu+' kinh sa'ch gi`), tai nghe tu.ng (ba^'t cu+' ba(ng audio cassette na`o) thi` tru+` ddu+o+.c nhu+~ng su+. giao ddo^.ng, ba^'t an trong lo`ng . To^i dda~ tra?i qua nhie^`u ro^`i, chuye^.n lo+`i qua tie^'ng la.i cu?a Hu+ng tre^n NET chi? la` ba ca'i le? te?, cha(?ng nha(`m nho` tha^'m thi'a va`o dda^u . Vo+` ddi, coi nhu+ kho^ng co' la` xong . Khi mi`nh quye^'t ta^m tu ha`nh thi` mi`nh pha?i chie^'n dda^'u vo+'i ma vu+o+ng, quy? chu'a . DDu+`ng dde^? bo.n no' xem thu+o+`ng, Tie^n Pha^.t gi` o^ng, to^i mo+'i khe^`u nhe. o^ng mo^.t ca'i la` o^ng dda~ nga~ . DDa^y kho^ng pha?i la` bi. kha?o dda?o nhu+ mo.i ngu+o+`i hay no'i, vi` Hu+ng cha(?ng la`m ddie^`u gi` sa'i qua^'y khi to? ngo^. su+. chu+'ng dda('c cu?a mi`nh . Ma` chi? la` mo^.t cuo^.c kha?o thi' ma` tho^i, he^~ dda^.u thi` le^n lo+'p, ho.c cao ho+n . Thi' sinh na`o ma` kho^ng mong mo?i dde^'n nga`y le^`u cho~ng le^n ddu+o+`ng ddi thi cho+' . Ra'ng dda^.u nghen, ddu+`ng so+. . Ne^n ti.nh luye^.n the^m gio+`, ngo^`i thie^`n la^u ho+n mo^.t chu't . Kho^ng ke^'t qua? dde^m na`y thi` cu~ng ddu+`ng lo+ la` trong dde^m to+'i . Cho+' ddu+`ng dde^? ma^'t luo^n a^'n chu+'ng thi` kho' lo`ng ti`m la.i ddu+o+.c la('m nghen ...

     U+`a, thi` tie^'p tu.c nghe tu.ng, xem kinh . Sang qua xo+'t la.i giu+~a ma('t va` tai . DDe^? thay ddo^?i ba^`u kho^ng khi', thay gi` ddo.c DDa.i Thu+`a Cho+n Gia'o to^i lo^i ra cuo^'n sa'ch cu~ thie^.t cu~, cuo^'n "Huye^`n Die^.u Ca?nh" cu?a Ly' Tra^`n Tu+? tu+'c Ly' Xu+o+ng Nho+n . Wow, sa'ch ddu+o+.c in ra tu+` trie^`u DDa.i Thanh, ddo+`i vua DDo^`ng Tri., na(m thu+' na(m, tha'ng ha.nh, nga`y ra(`m . Co`n ba?n di.ch ra tie^'ng Vie^.t cu?a hai o^ng Vu+o+ng Xu+o+ng Ha` va` Thie^.n Pha'p cu~ng co' ghi ro~ va`o tho+`i Nam Ky` thuo^.c ddi.a, na(m DDinh Me.o, tha'ng hai nga`y mu`ng chi'n (tu+'c la` nga`y 12 tha'ng 2, na(m 1927 theo Du+o+ng li.ch) . Sa'ch chia la`m ba quye^?n, thu+o+.ng trung ha., va` ngay trong ddoa.n ke^'t cu?a chu+o+ng dda^`u "Sanh Nho+n Sanh Tie^n," quye^?n thu+o+.ng "Nha^.p DDa.o Cho+n Thuye^`n," co' ghi ra(`ng:

     Ngu+o+`i ma` cu+o+'p ddu+o+.c ca'i khi' ha.o nhie^n a^'y cu?a dda^'ng Ta.o ho'a va` la^'y su+'c tha^`n co^ng ma` va^.n ta?i khi' ha.o nhie^n cho hay, va` cu+o+'p dda(.ng huye^`n khi' cu?a hu+ vo^, ma` luye^.n ba't bu+?u kim ddo+n a('c du+o+~ng tha`nh dda(.ng Tha'nh Thai, thi` du+o+ng tha^`n ddu+o+.c sie^u xua^'t no+i trong khi' hu+ kho^ng . Va^.y thi` lie^~u DDa.o tha`nh Tha'nh, co' kho' chi . Va^.y mo+'i no'i Tie^n Thie^n DDa.i DDa.o ra^'t va('n, ra^'t de^~, ra^'t qui', ra^'t to^n .
     Ne^'u ta^m cha(?ng dda(.ng cho+n thie^.t thi` cha(?ng kho?i "DDU+O+.C DE^~ MA` MA^'T CU~NG DE^~ ." A('c pha?i bi. duye^n la`nh qua kho?i, thi` muo^n kie^'p cu~ng kho' ga(.p co+ ho^.i to^'t nhu+ va^`y tro+? la.i ddu+o+.c .


     O^ng me.c o+i, nhu+ va^.y ddu+o+.c a^'n chu+'ng cu~ng de^~ ma` ma^'t a^'n chu+'ng cu~ng de^~, ta.o Tha'nh Thai cu~ng de^~ ma` ma^'t Tha'nh Thai cu~ng de^~ ? Ta.i sao ? Nguye^n do na`o bi. ma^'t ? Ro~ ra`ng chi? bo+?i, ta.i, bi., vi` ca'i "ta^m cha(?ng dda(.ng cho+n thie^.t" ma` tho^i! Nhu+ng thu+? ho?i, dda^u co' ai so^'ng no+i co~i ta ba` na`y ma` da'm vo^~ ngu+.c hue^nh hoang cho mi`nh la` luo^n luo^n giu+~ ddu+o+.c ta^m cho+n thie^.t dda^u! Hoa. hoa(`n chi? la` nhu+~ng vi. dda~ dda('c tha`nh Tie^n, Pha^.t ta.i the^'!

     Xong pha^`n ddo.c kinh, tie^'p dde^'n nghe ba(ng, cuo^'n "Lo+`i da.y cu?a DDu+'c Cao DDa`i ." Na`o la` "To^`n Ta^m Du+o+~ng Ta'nh," "Gio+'i DDi.nh Hue^.," "DDa.o DDu+'c," "DDu+'c Tin," v.v... Co' ma^'y ca^u trong "Gio+'i DDi.nh Hue^." cu~ng ca^`n ho.c thuo^.c lo`ng:

         Ne^n Tha^`y da.y qui ddie^`u ngu~ gio+'i
         Cho ca'c con soi ro.i nha('c lo`ng
         Nha('c lo`ng ngu~ gio+'i ha.nh tho^ng
         Cu~ng nhu+ nu+o+'c ddu.c lo'ng trong nho+` phe`n
    
         Su+. cu'ng la.y con ne^n so^'t sa('n
         Tru+` nghie^.p tha^n cho dda(.ng tinh anh
         Ke^. kinh mie^.ng ddo.c lo`ng tha`nh
         DDe^? tru+` nghie^.p kha^?u kho?i sanh na~o phie^`n
    
         Con nga`y dde^m ta^m tha`nh ca^`u nguye^.n
         DDe^? die^.t tru+` vo.ng nie^.m y' ta`
         Tu+' tho+`i tre? ra'ng ga^`n xa
         Nhi`n ngay thie^n nha~n thi` la` tha^`n gom ...


     A` ha' ... ca^u "nhi`n ngay thie^n nha~n thi` la` tha^`n gom" na`y pha?i hie^?u va` a'p du.ng trong pha.m vi hu+~u hi`nh, cu'ng ba'i ma` tho^i . Lu'c thie^`n ddi.nh thi` "thie^n nha~n" tu+'c la` "Tha^`y" trong pha.m vi vo^ vi cu~ng tro+? tha`nh vo^ thanh, vo^ sa('c thi` co`n gi` nu+~a ma` nhi`n . Va? la.i ddang nha('m ma('t kia ma` ... No'i gi` thi` no'i dde^m ddo' to^i ngo^`i thie^`n kho^ng ke^'t qua? . Khi' lu+.c tu. o+? lo`ng ba`n tay, lo`ng ba`n cha^n ra^`n ra^`n, ma` ru't cha.y, lu+u chuye^?n thi` tuye^.t nhie^n cha(?ng tha^'y nhu'c nhi'ch . Hai dde^m lie^n tie^'p ro^`i nghen . Muo^'n giu+~ ta^m kho^ng ma` giu+~ kho^ng ddu+o+.c vi` na.n "ma cao" qua^'y nhie^~u trong ma^'y nga`y qua . DDu'ng nhu+ Tha^`y dda~ da(.n trong cuo^'i chu+o+ng "Qua^n Tu+? Tie^?u Nho+n" qua ba`i Hu+.u:

         Sen cu'c mu`a Thu nga't pha^'n hu+o+ng,
         Giu+~ gi`n ne^n bu+'ng dde^? trong tu+o+`ng,
         DDa.o cao nhie^`u lu'c ma cao pha',
         Pho`ng nhu+~ng du.c ta^m da('t lo^.n ddu+o+`ng .


     Qua nga`y sau khi ddi la`m ve^` thi` bo^?n cu~ soa.n la.i . Kho^ng le^n NET, chi? xem kinh ke^. va` nghe tu.ng nie^.m nhu+ lo+`i da(.n do` cu?a HH CTVALa~o . DDa^y la` ddoa.n no'i dde^'n kinh "Huye^`n Die^.u Ca?nh" quye^?n trung "Ta^m Pha'p Tru+.c Chi?," chu+o+ng mo^.t "Quye^'t Ngu+ng Thuye^'t," pha^`n cuo^'i ddu+o+.c ghi nhu+ sau:

     Ne^'u muo^'n cho lie^~u dda.o, dda(.ng ra kho?i vo`ng lua^n ho^`i, thi` pha?i ti`m cho+n su+ chi? cho+n quye^'t va` ma'y huye^`n die^.u, dda(.ng ma` luye^.n huye^`n co+, va` chi? phe'p hu+~u trung ho'a vo^, vo^ trung bie^'n hu+~u (phe'p co' ma` ho'a ra kho^ng, kho^ng ma` bie^'n ra co'), hi`nh phe'p die^.u du.ng . Hu+~u vi nghi~a la`: Khi chu+a tu thi` trong lo`ng muo^n vie^.c chi dde^`u la` hu+~u hi`nh . Khi ga(.p dda(.ng cho+n su+ truye^`n chi?, ba`y ca'ch luye^.n ky?, thi` trong ca'i ta^m mi`nh no' tro+? ne^n vo^ vi; muo^n vie^.c dde^`u kho^ng bie^'t dde^'n nu+~a . Ro^`i la^`n la^`n sau se~ luye^.n tru'c co+ (dda('p ne^`n) mo^.t tra(m nga`y, va^.n tie^?u cha^u thie^n, an lu+ la^.p dda?nh, ma` ha. luye^.n thuo^'c kim ddo+n . Trong ma^'y phe'p a^'y thi` co' mu+o+.n te^n gia? ma` dda(.t cho mo^~i vie^.c . Va^.y cha(?ng pha?i kho^ng ma` ra co' sao ?
     Co`n lu'c mu+o+`i tha'ng hoa`i thai, thu+.c khi' tuye^.t du+'t (he^'t muo^'n a(n), tra(m ma.ch trong mi`nh dde^`u ddi.nh la.i: ye^?u ye^?u minh minh mo+` mo+` mi.ch mi.ch, la(.ng le~ dda.i ddi.nh . Du+o+`ng a^'y cha(?ng pha?i la` co' ma` ho'a ra kho^ng hay sao ?
     Lu'c ba na(m nhu~ bo^., chi'n na(m die^.n bi'ch thi` du+o+ng tha^`n xua^'t hie^.n, bie^'n ho'a vo^ cu`ng . Nhu+ va^.y cha(?ng pha?i la` co' hay sao ?
     ...
     Co`n phi'a sau co' tam quan, cu+?u khie^'u, la` ma^'y ddu+o+`ng kinh lo^. dde^? luye^.n linh ddo+n ddo' . Co`n phi'a tru+o+'c cu~ng co' tam ddie^`n, cu+?u khie^'u la` nhu+~ng cho^~ tu. khi' ma` luye^.n linh ddo+n . Co`n cho^~ khi' huye^.t pha't xua^'t Huye^`n quang khie^'u, a^'y la` ca'i khie^'u trong ca'i khie^'u sanh ra (khie^'u trung chi khie^'u) . Pha^.t Tie^n Tha'nh dde^`u ta.i no+i ca'i khie^'u ddo' ma` sinh ra . Ne^'u kho^ng ga(.p cho+n su+ chi? khie^'u a^'y cho ma` luye^.n, da^`u co' tu dde^'n gia` dde^'n che^'t cu~ng kho^ng co' the^? tha`nh Tie^n Tha'nh dda(.ng .


     Nhu+~ng ddie^`u tri`nh ba`y tre^n dda^y xem ra cu~ng tu+o+ng tu+. nhu+ nhu+~ng gi` Tha^`y dda~ chi? da.y trong "DDa.i Thu+`a Cho+n Gia'o - Pha' Me^ Thie^`n ." Qua ca'c giai ddoa.n luye^.n tinh ho'a khi' (gom tha^`n tu. khi' cho dde^'n lu'c co' luo^`ng ddie^?n lu+.c lu+u ha`nh trong tha^n the^?), luye^.n khi' ho'a tha^`n (co' khi' lu+u thi` da^`n da` sang qua dda.o chuye^?n va` ta.o ddu+o+.c Tha'nh Thai), luye^.n tha^`n hu+o+`n hu+ (pha?i lo tha^.p ngoa.t hoa`i thai, tam nie^n nhu~ bo^., ddu+a cho+n tha^`n la^`n la^`n tu+` du+o+'i ha. ddo+n ddie^`n qua trung ddo+n ddie^`n le^n thu+o+.ng ddo+n ddie^`n ro^`i mo+'i xua^'t cho+n tha^`n), va` luye^.n hu+ hu+o+`n vo^ (cu+?u nie^n die^.n bi'ch co' nghi~a la` chi'n na(m so^'ng o+? tra^`n nhu+ng ba^'t nhie^?m tra^`n) . Nhu+ng, tha^.t su+. "He^~ hu+o+`n hu+ thi` tu+'c nhie^n DDa.o chuye^?n (cho+' hu+o+`n hu+ ro^`i co`n chi ma` luye^.n), nhu+ Tha^`y dda~ da.y trong pha^`n "Luye^.n Ky? Tu Tha^n," ne^n xem nhu+ cha(?ng co`n ti.nh luye^.n ma` tu ho.c tha(?ng tu+` ca'c dda^'ng thie^ng lie^ng trong co~i hu+ vo^ ...

     Trong "Lu+ DDa?nh Lua^.n," kinh "Huye^`n Die^.u Ca?nh," co' ghi the^m:

     Khi ngu+ng tha^`n cho no' va`o trong khi' huye^.t, lu'c a^'y tha^`n la` dda?nh, khi' la` lu+ . Khi thuo^'c sanh, khi' la` dda?nh, ddo+n ddie^`n la` lu+ . Lu'c la^'y thuo^'c vo^ lo`, khi' la` dda?nh, tha^`n la` lu+ . Lu'c va^.n khi' dda(.ng the^? thu?, tha^`n la` dda?nh, khi' la` lu+ . Khi va^.n khi' le^n ca`n cung (tre^n dda^`u), ca`n la` dda?nh, kho^n la` lu+ . Lu'c gia'ng ha. qui ca(n, ly la` dda?nh, kha?m la` lu+ . Khi va^.n dda.i cha^u thie^n, khi' la` dda?nh, tha^`n la` lu+ . Lu'c tam nie^n nhu~ bo^. va` tha^`n xua^'t nha^.p, khi' la` dda?nh, tha^`n la` lu+ ... No'i to'm la.i, he^~ o+? trong hay o+? tre^n la` dda?nh (cha?o), co`n o+? du+o+'i hay o+? ngoa`i thi` go.i la` lu+ (lo`) . Da^~u co' nga`n thi' muo^n du. ddi nu+~a cu~ng la` tha^`n khi' ma` tho^i, cho+' cha(?ng co' chi kha'c ho+n nu+~a .
     Muo^'n tu luye^.n kim ddo+n, tru+o+'c he^'t pha?i lo la^.p tam ddie^`n, la`: (1) Ha. ddo+n ddie^`n la` cho^~ luye^.n ba' nhu+.t tru'c co+ tha`nh ddo+n, (2) Trung ddo+n ddie^`n la` cho^~ du+o+~ng thai trong mu+o+`i tha'ng (tha^.p ngoa.t hoa`i thai), (3) Thu+o+.ng ddo+n ddie^`n la` cho^~ tam nie^n nhu~ bo^., xua^'t tha^`n ta.i no+i ddo' . (4) Co`n ma.ch nha^m ma.ch ddo^'c la` hai ddu+o+`ng cu?a tha^`n khi' qua la.i le^n xuo^'ng .


     Tuy nhie^n, chu+o+ng "DDie^`u Ngoa.i Du+o+.c Lua^.n" na`y la.i co' ddie^`u gi` bi' a^?n va` coi bo^. kho^ng o^?n dda^y:

     O^ng Ly Tra^`n Tu+? no'i ra(`ng: "He^~ ngoa.i tha^.n cu+? ddo^.ng, thi` trong mi`nh mi`nh la` hu+o+.t ty' tho+`i ." Hu+o+.t ty' tho+`i la` ca'i gio+` so^'ng gio+` sanh .
     Ngoa.i tha^n (con cu) la` da^m ca(n (go^'c cu?a su+. da^m du.c) . Da^m ca(n cu+? ddo^.ng thi` pha?i lo ma` ho^`i quang pha?n chie^'u, nhe. nhe. nhu+ co`n mo^.t chu't ho+i tho+? va^.y .
     DDu+'c Lu+~ To^? (Lu+~ DDo^`ng Ta^n) no'i ra(`ng: "He^~ ngoa.i tha^.n cu+? ddo^.ng thi` pha?i thi' co^ng (la` na^'u luye^.n va^.n ddie^`u), co`n ngoa.i tha^.n ti.nh thi` ngu? ." Nhu+ trong lo`ng mi`nh co`n vo.ng nie^.m, la`m cho cu+? ddo^.ng, thi` cha(?ng ne^n na^'u luye^.n . Ne^'u na^'u luye^.n thi` tha`nh ra huye^~n ddo+n . Khi na`o vo^ nie^.m ma` ngoa.i tha^.n cu+? ddo^.ng, tho+`i mo+'i la^'y thuo^'c ma` luye^.n . Tuy luye^.n co' mo^.t gia^y phu't ddo', cu~ng la` cu+o+'p co^ng phu cu?a Ta.o Ho'a (tro+`i dda^'t) . Hoa(.c khi mi`nh ddi, ddu+'ng, na(`m, ngo^`i ma` ga(.p ngoa.i tha^.n tu+. nhie^n no' cu+? ddo^.ng, pha?i mau mau lo ho^`i quang pha?n chie^'u, ngu+ng tha^`n cho tha^`n no' qui ca(n he^'t .


     A^.y da ... bao nhie^u ddo' cu~ng ddu? pha^`n ma('t, gio+` dde^'n pha^`n tai . Ti`nh co+` to^i la.i bo? vo^ ma'y cassette nghe qua bo^. "Tha^`n Co+ Tha^.t Lua^.n" cu?a to^n gia'o ba.n, Pha^.t gia'o Ho`a Ha?o . Co' chuo^ng, dda.i ho^`ng chung . Va` co' mo~, loa.i mo~ lo+'n dda'nh nghe cum, cum cho+' kho^ng pha?i cho'c, cho'c nhu+ nhu+~ng ca'i mo~ nho? . To'm ta('t la` nghe dda~ lo^~ nhi~ la('m . To^i ghi so+ la.i pha^`n "Gio+'i DDi.nh Hue^." nhu+ va^`y:

         Muo^'n tha`nh Pha^.t ma` kho^ng dda.i chi'
         Kho' tha('ng qua lu~ qui? trong ddo+`i
         DDu+'a na`y ke^u ca'i ddu+'a no. mo+`i
         DDa~ la`m bie^'t bao ngu+o+`i sa nga~
    
         Ke? du.c vo.ng co`n na(`m trong da.
         Chu+a hoa`n toa`n pho'ng xa? co~i ta^m
         Ma(.c da^`u la` ngo^`i giu+~a thie^`n la^m
         Chu+a cha('c kho?i ddo+`i la`m cho hoa.i
    
         Trong tra^`n tu.c kho^ng co`n mo^.t ma?y
         Da^`u o+? no+i ddu+o+`ng ca'i cho+. ddo^ng
         Cu~ng nhu+ ngo^`i o+? cho^'n va('ng kho^ng
         Va^~n giu+~ ddu+o+.c co~i lo`ng thanh ti.nh
    
         Pha^.t ta^m ti.nh ddu+'c na`o cu~ng ddi.nh
         Tru+o+'c Pha^.t nhu+ tru+o+'c ca?nh ngu+o+`i ddo+`i
         Va^~n bi`nh ta^m cha(?ng so+. ddo^?i do+`i
         Ngu+o+`i tu pha?i xong no+i ddi.nh a^'y
    
         DDi.nh kho^ng co' hue^. kho^ng pha?i tha^'y
         Hue^. kho^ng thi` kho' gia?i nghie^.p me^
         Muo^'n ddi.nh thi` pha?i ti.nh mo.i be^`
         Ta^m tha^.t ti.nh thi` ke^` ddi.nh hue^.
    
         DDi.nh hue^. vo^'n hoa`n toa`n lie^n he^.
         Nhu+ dde`n da^`u kho^ng the^? ta'ch ddo^i
         DDi.nh ddu+o+.c ro^`i thi` hue^. dde^'n no+i
         Hue^. co' bo+?i ddi.nh ro^`i mo+'i co'
    
         DDi.nh hue^. ddu? ta^m tha^`n sa'ng to?
         Nhu+ gia^'c me^ ddu+o+.c mo+? ma('t ra
         Ca?nh mo^.ng va` ca?nh tha^.t kha'c xa
         Me^ tha^'y kha'c ti?nh ra tha^'y kha'c
    
         Chu+a ddi.nh hue^. nhu+ mu` ddi la.c
         DDi.nh hue^. nhu+ ma('t sa'ng ddu'ng ddu+o+`ng
         Ke? hoa`n toa`n kho^ng bie^'t hu+o+'ng phu+o+ng
         Ngu+o+`i tha^.t ra^'t tho^ng ddu+o+`ng ddi to+'i ...


     Ro^`i be^n tai va(ng va(?ng nhu+ cu~ng co`n nghe nhu+~ng lo+`i ho^~ tro+. mo+'i cu?a HH CTVALa~o:

     - Mi`nh pha?i giu+~ vu+~ng nie^`m tin nghen Hu+ng . Ai ma` ddu+o+.c a^'n chu+'ng la` co' Tha^`y ngu+. tri. no+i ne^ hu+o+`n cung va` ddu+o+.c ban quye^`n pha'p . Co`n nhu+~ng ke? ddi ngu+o+.c la.i thie^n y', nga(n tro+? vie^.c pho^? bie^'n DDa.i Thu+`a Cho+n Gia'o - Pha' Me^ Thie^`n thi` tru+o+'c sau gi` ho. cu~ng nha^.n la~nh nhu+~ng ha^.u qua? cu?a lua^.t pha?n ki'ch ma` tho^i . Khi nghe lo+`i to? ngo^. cu?a mo^.t ngu+o+`i co' a^'n chu+'ng, cho du` gia? hay thie^.t ddi nu+~a cu~ng kho^ng ca^`n bie^'t, cu+? chi? cu?a mo^.t ngu+o+`i tu ha`nh ddu'ng dda('n la` chu'c mu+`ng cho ngu+o+`i ta cho+' kho^ng ai mo+? mie^.ng no'i "thu`ng ro^~ng ke^u to" he^'t . Nho+' nghen, ta^.p vo+` ddi nhu+ ta^.p lo^.i o+? cho^~ sa^u . Mi`nh ddang ddi ddu'ng ddu+o+`ng nhu+ng di~ nhie^n pha?i co' cho^ng gai . Pho^? dda.o pha?i nhu+ va^.y, kho' ga('p tra(m nga`n la^`n pho^? ddo^., cho+' de^~ qua' thi` ai cu~ng la`m Tha^`n Tie^n he^'t ro^`i . Na~n lo`ng la` kho^ng co`n co+ ho^.i nu+~a a` nghen ...

     Ro^'t cuo^.c ro^`i, nhu+'t qua' tam, ba dde^m lie^n tie^'p vie^.c ti.nh luye^.n cu?a to^i cha(?ng ddu+o+.c mo^.t ke^'t qua? na`o he^'t! Na?n thi` ddu+o+ng nhie^n kho^ng na?n vi` dda^u de^~ gi` gom ddu+o+.c tha^`n va` tu. khi', ddu+`ng no'i dde^'n chuye^.n tha^`n khi' giao bo^i . La.i chuye^?n qua ma('t, nghie^`n nga^~m "Huye^`n Die^.u Ca?nh ." DDa^y no'i ve^` quye^?n ha. "Tie^?u Da^~n," chu+o+ng "Mo^n Nho+n Va^'n DDa'p," co' ddoa.n nhu+ va^`y:

     - O^ng Qua'n Trung ho?i ra(`ng: Du+o+ng tha^`n cu?a ca'c ba^.c Tie^n la` la`m sao, xin tha^`y chi? ba?o ?
     - DDu+'c Ly' Tra^`n Tu+? dda'p ra(`ng: Du+o+ng tha^`n co' na(m ba^.c: Nho+n tie^n, ddi.a tie^n, tha^`n tie^n, thie^n tie^n, kim tie^n . Trong mo^.t tra(m nga`y co^ng ha.nh, khi' ddu? no+i ha. ddie^`n, thi` chu+'ng ba^.c nho+n tie^n; nho+n tie^n cu~ng cha(?ng li`a ngu+o+`i; giu+~ ddu+o+.c va^.y thi` i'ch tho. die^n nie^n . Ba(`ng kho^ng thi` tha^`n tri` khi' ta'n, kho^ng kha'c na`o pha`m nho+n .
     Nho+n tie^n gia co^ng la^'y dda.i du+o+.c, qua' quan phu.c thu+.c o+? trung ddie^`n, thi` chu+'ng qua? ddi.a tie^n . DDi.a tie^n cu~ng cha(?ng li`a dda^'t, ne^n kho^ng kho?i tha'c, a^'y thie^.t tha^`n khi' pha^n hai, che^'t ro^`i ngu+o+n tha^`n cha(?ng ddo^.c la^.p dda(.ng, thi` cha(?ng kho?i dda^`u thai . Cho ne^n nho+n tie^n cu`ng ddi.a tie^n cu~ng ddo^`ng mo^.t le~ .
     DDi.a tie^n gia co^ng du+o+~ng thai mu+o+`i tha'ng kho^ng a(n kho^ng tho+?; tra(m ma.ch dde^`u ngu+ng; tha'nh thai dda^`y ddu? xua^'t tha^`n, go.i la` Du+o+ng tha^`n . O+? tre^n thu+o+.ng ddie^`n thi` chu+'ng qua? tha^`n tie^n . Tha^`n tie^n cha(?ng li`a tha^`n, Du+o+ng tha^`n co`n non, cha(?ng hay vu+o+.t ra ngoa`i tro+`i, cu~ng kho^ng tha^`n tho^ng, ba^'t qua' so^'ng la^u ba(`ng tro+`i dda^'t ma` tho^i .
     Tha^`n tie^n gia co^ng ddie^`u tha^`n xua^'t xa'c, luye^.n hu+ vo^ chi du+o+ng tha^`n, luye^.n tha^`n hu+o+`n hu+, tam nie^n nhu~ bo^., tha^`n khi' tie^.m la~o, tho^ng thie^n trie^.t ddi.a thie^n bie^'n va.n ho'a, chu+'ng qua? no+i thu+o+.ng ddo+n ddie^`n, a^'y la` ba^.c thie^n tie^n ddo' . Thie^n tie^n cha(?ng li`a tro+`i dda^'t .
     Thie^n tie^n gia co^ng chi'n na(m die^.n bi'ch, luye^.n hu+ hu+o+`n vo^, tha^`n co^ng thu+o+`ng ddi.nh thu+o+`ng ti.nh la^u, du+o+ng tha^`n kie^n co^', pha'p lua^.t qua?ng dda.i, ngao du ba('c cu+.c, sie^u xua^'t thie^n ngoa.i, vi~nh kie^'p tru+o+`ng to^`n, tie^u die^u cu+.c la.c chu+'ng qua? Kim tie^n (Pha^.t) ...


     No'i chung chung thi` theo kinh "Huye^`n Die^.u Ca?nh," ne^'u trong vo`ng mo^.t tra(m nga`y, ne^'u ha`nh ddu'ng thi` ha`nh gia? se~ gom tha^`n tu. khi' o+? ha. ddo+n ddie^`n va` co' chu+'ng, co' dda('c o+? ba^.c nho+n tie^n . A` ha', ro~ ra`ng qua', tu cha(?ng ca^`n tu la^u na(m na`y qua na(m no., ma` chi? ca^`n ba tha'ng mu+o+`i nga`y tho^i . Va`, le~ di~ nhie^n, bu+o+'c dda^`u na`y ra^'t quan trong . Va.n su+. kho+?i dda^`u nan, bo+?i kho^ng pha?i ai tu cu~ng ddu+o+.c . Nhie^`u ngu+o+`i tu ca? ddo+`i kho^ng tha^'y a^'n chu+'ng la` thu+o+`ng . Ro^`i tu+` nho+n tie^n qua ddi.a tie^n, dde^'n tha^`n tie^n, thie^n tie^n, kim tie^n ... qua? la` thie^n nan, va.n nan . Tuy nhie^n, ddu+o+`ng da`i mo+'i bie^'t ngu+.a hay nhu+ Tha^`y va^~n da.y! Ai kho^ng kie^n nha^~n thi` cu~ng de^~ da`ng te' nga~, bo? cuo^.c nu+?a chu+`ng .

     Ca^u chuye^.n "ma cao" cu~ng da^`n da` ro+i va`o que^n la~ng, i't nhu+'t la` cho rie^ng to^i . Ai muo^'n nghi~ sao thi` nghi~, mi`nh bo^?n pha^.n la`m ngu+o+`i tu thi` pha?i lo tu . Tuy ha(`ng nga`y chi? co' mo^.t tho+`i tho^i nhu+ng sa'ng ra ro^`i la.i chie^`u ve^`, lu.i hu.i cu~ng nhanh nhu+ cho+'p . Ta^m to^i tuo^`ng nhu+ bi`nh thu+o+`ng tro+? la.i, to^i nghi~ . Vi`, lu'c va`o thie^`n, tuy kho^ng le. nhu+ HH CTVALa~o no'i vo+'i ngu+o+`i tu cao, la` chi? ca^`n ha`nh pha'p lua^n va^.n chuye^?n da(m ba ho+i tho+? la` ca'c ma.ch cha.y a`o a`o, dda(`ng na`y sau na(m ba?y phu't, to^i dda~ tha^'y khi' lu+.c ra^'t la` sung ma~n . Va` ro^`i, bo^~ng du+ng, sa(n ru't lu+u chuye^?n kho^ng ngu+`ng . La. tha^.t, mo.i khi cha.y mo^.t chu't thi` ngu+ng, mo^.t ho^`i la^u sau mo+'i ba('t dda^`u cha.y la.i . Ba^y gio+` thi`, ky` ha, muo^'n ngu+ng ma` no' va^~n cha.y dde^`u dda(.n, a very solid run . O^ hay, to^i mu+`ng qua' vi` to^i bie^'t to^i thi dda^.u trong ky` kha?o thi' na`y . To^i tha^`m ca'm o+n va` thu+o+ng ca?m la^~n to^.i nghie^.p vi. "ma cao" na`y du+o+`ng nhu+ dda~ bi. kha?o dda?o, qui? nha^.p hay sao a^'y dde^? giu'p to^i ho.c ddu+o+.c ba`i ho.c tro`n dda^`y y' nghi~a .

     The^m nu+~a, va`i nga`y sau, dde^'n lu+o+.t ba` xa~ to^i . Co' le~ cu~ng dda~ nguo^i ngoai pha^`n na`o vo+'i nhu+~ng giao ddo^.ng ma.nh khi chia xe? vo+'i to^i nhu+~ng phie^`n toa'i ta^m linh trong suo^'t tua^`n qua , ne^n ddu+o+.c Tha^`y Me. bo^' ho'a, nha^.n ddu+o+.c mo'n qua vo^ gia': A^'n chu+'ng dda^`u tie^n . Sau buo^?i ddi la`m sa'ng, to^i ghe' qua nha` a(n tru+a thi` ba` xa~ to^i ddo'n to^i o+? cu+?a cu+o+`i cu+o+`i, pha^n tra^`n:

     - Em ddu+o+.c ro^`i, khi' lu+.c cha.y lie^n tu.c ca? buo^?i luo^n . Em ngo^`i la^u la('m, dde^'n ca? hai gio+` ...

     A`, thi` ra la` nga`y nghi? le^~ ne^n ba` xa~ to^i thie^`n the^m buo^?i sa'ng . To^i cu~ng vui mu+`ng theo, ho?i:

     - Ba^y gio+` co' ngu+o+`i muo^'n ddo^?i so^' pha^`n cu?a em vo+'i mo^.t trie^.u ddo^`ng, em co' ddo^?i kho^ng ?

     - Co`n khuya ...

     Ho?i thi` ho?i va^.y cho+' to^i dda~ bie^'t ngay ca^u tra? lo+`i . Cu~ng tha^`m ca'm o+n HH CTVALa~o dda~ chi? to^i lu'c thie^`n thi` ngo^`i phi'a sau ba` xa~ dde^? tro+. lu+.c va` nguye^.n ca^`u O+n Tre^n chia bo+'t phu+o+'c ddu+'c cu?a mi`nh . To^i go.i o^?ng ngay dde^? tho^ng ba'o tin vui, va` ho?i va(.n o^?ng mo^.t ca^u:

     - Xo+`i! To^i ma^'t ma^'y tha'ng mo+'i chuye^?n tu+` su+. sa(n ru't gia'n ddoa.n dde^'n su+. sa(n ru't dde^`u dda(.n, co`n ba` xa~ to^i thi` a tha^`n phu` nha`o vo^ mo^.t ca'i la.i ddu+o+.c lie^`n ha` ...

     HH CTVALa~o gia?i ba`y:

     - Mi`nh co`n a(n ma(.n, trai ky` co`n ngu+o+`i ta tru+o+`ng chay na(m ba?y na(m thi` la`m sao ma` so sa'nh ddu+o+.c . Xa(ng to^'t thi` xe cha.y e^m, dda~ no'i ro^`i ma` ...

     Nga^~m nghi~ la.i HH CTVALa~o ddu'ng la` ngu+o+`i khai so+n pha' tha.ch . Vo+'i nga^`n a^'y gian lao, nguy hie^?m, thu+? tha'ch trong buo^?i dda^`u khi tu+. kha'm pha' va` su+? du.ng a^?n nghi~a dda.i thu+`a trong kinh DDa.i Thu+`a Cho+n Gia'o, cho ne^n to^i thu+o+`ng ba?o "thie^.t la` o^ng gan cu`ng mi`nh ddo' nha, da'm mo^.t mi`nh mo^.t ngu+.a xo^ng pha no+i tra^.n tuye^'n ." "Ne^'u kho^ng co' O+n Tre^n bo^' ho'a thi` cu~ng tie^u tu`ng ma^'y ba^.n, ra ddi kho^ng he.n nga`y ve^` ro^`i," HH co' la^`n pha^n tra^`n nhu+ va^.y . Bo+?i the^' cho ne^n, vo+'i kinh nghie^.m ba?n tha^n trong suo^'t chi'n mu+o+`i na(m thie^`n ddi.nh, ha^`u nhu+ nhu+~ng hoang mang, tha('c ma('c, hay tro+? nga.i cu?a to^i HH ddie^`u co' nhu+~ng ca^u tra? lo+`i tho?a dda'ng, hoa(.c nhu+~ng gia?i quye^'t, nhu+~ng solution ra^'t phu` ho+.p . Tha`nh thu+? to^i hay ho?i mo^~i khi co' mo^.t "hie^.n tu+o+.ng mo+'i" xa?y ra:

     - Ho^`i ho^m na`y la. la('m o^ng, nhu+~ng luo^`ng khi' lu+u cu?a to^i bo^~ng du+ng co' khuynh hu+o+'ng cha.y le^n ddi?nh dda^`u, ne^ hu+o+`n cung, ma` kho^ng ta^.p trung o+? a^'n ddu+o+`ng nu+~a . Cu`ng lu'c ra^`n ra^`n ddo', tre^n mo? a'c cu?a to^i la`m nhu+ co' ai tho^?i nhe. nhe., ma't ma't mo^~i khi to^i hi't vo^ tho+? ra . Nhu+ng to^i kho^ng ... "ca?m nha^.n mo^.t luo^`ng ho+i ma't khi' Tie^n Thie^n, tu+` tre^n kho^ng chu.p xuo^'ng ngay mo? a'c" mo^.t ca'ch ma.nh ba.o nhu+ o^ng die^~n ta? trong Pha' Me^ Thie^`n ...

     HH CTVALa~o cu+o+`i, ca('t ngang:

     - O^`, no' nhe. nhe. nhu+ gio' thoa?ng tho^i! So+? di~ xa`i tu+` "chu.p xuo^'ng" la` muo^'n giu'p ba.n ddo.c vi' ba^`u tro+`i tre^n cao nhu+ la` mo^.t ca'i a(n-ten di~a lo+'n a^'y ma` . Mu+`ng la('m, xem nhu+ luye^.n tinh dda~ ho'a khi' va` tha^`n khi' ddang sa('p giao nhau ddo' .

     - A^.y ... nhu+ va^.y la` co' ho+i "cu+o+`ng ddie^.u" mo^.t chu't ddo' nha, la`m to^i cha(?ng nha^.n ra mo^ te^ gi` ca? . A`, co`n nu+~a, ngay a^'n ddu+o+`ng nhi.p nhi.p, giu+.t giu+.t la` sao ?

     HH CTVALa~o la.i cu+o+`i vui, gia?i thi'ch:

     - To^'t, to^'t! Chu'c mu+`ng, chu'c mu+`ng! DDo' la` hie^.n tu+o+.ng sa('p mo+? ddu+o+.c hue^. nha~n! Chu+`ng na`o nghe ca'i bu.p nho? trong dda^`u, khoa?ng mo^.t lo'ng tay tu+` ngay a^'n ddu+o+`ng su.t vo^, la` xong . Chu+`ng ddo' ca'i tha^'y vo^ vi se~ tu+` ngay no+i a^'y cho+' kho^ng tu+` nhu.c nha~n nu+~a ...

     - Ca'i na`y la.i kho^ng tha^'y ghi trong sa'ch ?

     - U+`a, nhie^`u chi tie^'t nho? cu~ng que^n ddi!

     Ho'a ra ho.c tu+` sa'ch vo+? cu~ng kho^ng qua ddu+o+.c ho.c tu+` Tha^`y hay ho.c tu+` ngu+o+`i ddi tru+o+'c . Ngoa`i HH CTVALa~o, chu'ng ta co`n co' the^? ho.c tu+` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddi tru+o+'c xa la('c, xa lo+ ho+n nu+~a . Mo^.t trong nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddo' la` Ngo.c Bu+?u Nu+o+ng Nu+o+ng (ba^y gio+` ga(.p thi` pha?i quy` la.y ... hihi) co' da.y qua ti`nh tra.ng "ma cao" qua^'y pha' trong pha^`n "A^'n Chu+'ng Thie^ng Lie^ng," kinh "DDa.i Thu+`a Cho+n Gia'o" (TLBT a^'n to^'ng) nhu+ sau:

         DDa.o cao kha' la^.p ddu+'c da`y,
         DDa.o cao se~ bie^'t ca'i ta`i ma cao
         Anh hu`ng chi' khi' ddu+`ng nao,
         Tru+o+`ng thi DDa.o DDu+'c anh ha`o mo+'i ne^n .
         Kha?o cho bie^'t bo+? hay be^`n,
         Na(m ba ddo^. kha?o tuo^?i te^n ba?ng dde^`
         Cho+` nga`y chie^'u Ngo.c Tha^`y phe^,
         Mo+'i mong thoa't tu.c dda(.ng ve^` non Tie^n .
         DDa~ mu+`ng ba.n dda.o hu+~u duye^n,
         Tu+o+`ng trong ly' nhie^.m ta^m truye^`n Tha^`y trao .


     A^.y da ... mo^.t la^`n kha?o thi' tru+o+`ng thi thi` cu~ng ddu? la? ngu+o+`i, nga^'t ngu+ con ta`u ddi ro^`i ma` "na(m ba ddo^. kha?o tuo^?i te^n ba?ng dde^`" thi` chi.u sao cho tha^'u ? Co`n nu+~a ... "mu+`ng ba.n dda.o hu+~u duye^n" kie^?u na`y cha('c la` tu+o+ng lai me^.t la('m dda . Hie^?n nhie^n, tuy chu+a so+. me^.t, nhu+ng to^i cu~ng mong ra(`ng ... "ma cao" o+i, xin ddu+`ng pha' nu+~a! Ha~y nhu+o+`ng la.i nghe^` pha' na`y cho "ma tha^'p" ddi nha . No'i gi` thi` no'i, la.i the^m mo^.t la^`n, tha`nh tha^.t bie^'t o+n "ma cao" va^.y ...


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