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Thi raèng:
Lôøi vaøng giaù ngoïc ít vaàn thi, Ræ roùt vaøo tai ñaõ maáy kyø, Phuø traàm vaïn neûo ñöôøng minh chaùnh, Phaán só anh haøo, bieän nöõ nhi. |
Poems:
Some golden words are contained in these poems, Your ears must listen in many times, What is the right way on this Earth? Oh, dear handsome men and good ladies. |
| Laõo: THIEÂN-HUYEÀN-TAÂM . Hoâm nay laø ngaøy laønh, Laõo xin taùi giaùng ñoâi lôøi minh thuyeát. Qua caùc giai ñoaïn luaân lyù thoâng thöôøng nhö cuõng ñaõ taïm xong caùc ñeà muïc. Nay laõo baét ñaàu bieän luaän veà vaán ñeà AÊn Chay ñeå moãi lyù luaän khoûi thaéc maéc vaø nhöõng duïng yù sai laàm. | From the elder: THIEN HUYEN TAM . Today is a good day that I come back to bring you some explanations of common morals. Especially, I will explain about vegetarianism for any that are wondering about it and the misunderstandings. |
| Cuõng nhö coù nhieàu tröôøng hôïp taïi sao maáy ngöôøi tu hoï phaûi aên chay tröôøng? Taïi sao caùc ngöôøi coù Ñaïo Cao-Ñaøi hoaëc Phaät-Ñaïo hoï caàn aên kyø? AÊn chay nhö vaäy ñeå coù lôïi ích gì? Baèng caùc caâu chaát vaán: | Why does a person entering into the religion have to be a total vegetarian? Why do people who practice Caodaism and Buddhism in the beginning need to be partial vegetarians? What are the benefits of vegetarianism? Furthermore, there are other questions like: |
| 1) Quí vò aên chay ñeå laøm gì? AÊn chay ñeå chôø ñeán ngaøy laâm chung coù Phaät röôùc? Neáu vaäy nhöõng ngöôøi khoâng aên chay thì ñi xuoáng ñòa nguïc heát chaêng? Vaø aên chay coù chaéc chaén leân Thieân-Ñaøng khoâng? | 1) Why do we practice vegetarianism? Will vegetarians be greeted by Buddha when they die? If so, will all non-vegetarians be sent to Hell? And all vegetarians will surely go to Heaven? |
| 2) Hoaëc raèng caùc ngöôøi aên chay chaéc ñeå cho gaày oám, nheï mình deã bay, chôø moïc caùnh bay leân trôøi phaûi khoâng? Vaø coù chaéc nhö vaäy hay khoâng? Hay aên chay ñeå roài vaãn xuoáng ñòa nguïc? | 2) Or do we practice vegetarianism to get thin and lighten the body to make it easier for the wings to fly up to Heaven? Is that for certain? Or if we do practice vegetarianism, will we still fall down into Hell? |
| 3) AÊn chay coù theå laø coát ñeå kieâng saùt sinh phaûi khoâng? Neáu vaäy, ta cöù ñi mua aên thì ta ñaâu coù chòu toäi saùt sinh. AÊn chay coù phaûi laø bò Kinh saùch löøa bòp, töùc laø daïi maø nghe lôøi khoâng? | 3) Is the purpose of being a vegetarian to stop the killing of living beings? If so, can we buy meat from the market? If so, have we been cheated by the Bible? |
| 4) Maáy ngöôøi aên chay coù phaûi laø hoï muoán caàu phuùc khoâng? Neáu ngöôøi aên chay ñöôïc phuùc ñöùc, thì taát caû nhöõng keû khoâng aên chay hoï laïi maéc hoïa heát chaêng? Nhö vaäy lyù chay khoâng ñuùng, bôûi vì nhöõng ngöôøi tham gian hung baïo khoâng aên chay hoï vaãn giaøu sang kia maø. | 4) Do we become vegetarians to seek the blessings from Heaven? If so, will all non-vegetarians receive only misfortune? If so, is the reason for practicing vegetarianism not right because non-vegetarians, sometimes greedy and wicked, are themselves rich and famous? |
| 5) AÊn chay coù theå caùc ngöôøi ñoù coát ñeå haõm xaùc cho tieàu tuïy, deã sanh bònh hoaïn mau cheát ñeå hoï thaønh Phaät? Nhöng khoâng bieát chaéc thaønh Phaät hay laïi cuõng hoùa ma ôû ñòa nguïc? | 5) To quickly become a Buddha, do we need to practice vegetarianism so that we can get sick and die sooner? Is that for sure, or will we become ghosts in Hell? |
| 6) AÊn chay coù theå duøng ñeå cho Trôøi Phaät nhôø caäy, hoaëc ñeå cho caùc vò Giaùo-Chuû quaù coá caäy nhôø vaøo söï aên chay aáy ñeå caàu cho hoï ñöôïc coù lôïi ích? Toâi xin ñaùp raèng: seõ coù nhieàu quan nieäm raát sai laàm. | 6) Do we practice vegetarianism to become servants of God or the servants of Spiritual Leaders of Religions? |
| 1) Traû lôøi cho caâu hoûi thöù nhöùt raèng: söï aên chay tröôøng daàu ngaøy laâm chung chöa ñöôïc Phaät röôùc ngay laø taïi vì nhöõng ngöôøi aáy khoâng coù tu phaùp, khoâng coù ngoài thieàn, nhöng treân ñænh ñaàu hoï vaãn coù chieáu aùnh haøo quang vì nhôø aên chay vaø tuïng Kinh nieäm Phaät. Neáu luùc döùt hôi maø ñöôïc caùc vò taêng ni, hoaëc ñoàng nam, ñoàng nöõ ñeán caàu Kinh tieáp daãn, hoaëc caàu sieâu ñoä thì caùc linh hoàn naøy seõ ñöôïc tröïc vaõng Thieân-Thai. Nhöng khi ñöôïc sinh cö nôi phöôùc ñòa thì caùc linh hoàn naøy coøn phaûi tu luyeän troùt ngaøn naêm môùi trôû thaønh moät vò Phaät, laø bôûi vì nhöõng ngaøy coøn sanh tieàn, caùc vò naøy chöa taïo ñaëng kim-thaân laø vì tu khoâng coù phaùp. Khoâng coù phaùp töùc laø khoâng taïo ñaëng kim-thaân, khoâng coù kim-thaân thì chöa ñaëng thaønh Phaät thaät söï. | 1) For the first question, even with a completely vegetarian life, when vegetarians die, Buddha does not greet or welcome them yet because they did not learn to do meditation. However, haloes will appear on the summits of their heads as a result of their vegetarianism. With the help from the prayers of monks, nuns, and chaste boys and girls, the Souls of these people will go directly to the Worlds of Heaven. Even in this heavenly world, their Soul still needs a thousand years or more to learn and practice Spiritual Works to become a Buddha because they have not yet created their Relic-Body through meditation. Not meditating will not lead to a Relic-Body, and therefore not having a Relic-Body will not lead to becoming a Buddha! |
| Taïi sao ôû theá gian ngöôøi ta tu ñuùng chôn truyeàn thì chæ coù moät ñôøi ngöôøi ta ñöôïc thaønh vò Phaät? Maø trong khi caùc linh hoàn ñöôïc ôû nôi Boàng-Lai phöôùc ñòa coøn phaûi tu haønh ñeán caû ngaøn naêm thay vì trong khi hoï ñaõ thaûnh thôi, sung söôùng. Nôi ñaây voán laø choã khoâng caïnh tranh, khoâng phieàn naõo, maø ngöôøi ta chæ coù an höôûng caùc töï taïi aáy ñeå tu. Bôûi vì söï tu luyeän ôû coõi Phaät tuy daàu töï taïi, nhöng vì khoâng coøn caùi theå thaân vaät-chaát, maát caùi theå thaân vaät-chaát töùc laø ngöôøi ta maát caùi Tam-böûu vaø caùi Nguõ-haønh, maát luoân caùi Thaát-tình vaø Luïc-duïc. Bôûi caùi Thaát-tình neáu khoâng bieát xöû duïng thì noù seõ haïi cho linh hoàn ngaøy laâm chung phaûi sa xuoáng baûy cöûa ñòa-nguïc. Neáu ta bieát duøng thì noù seõ ñöa ta leân tôùi baûy coõi Thieân-Ñaøng. Coøn caùi Luïc-duïc neáu ta khoâng bieát duøng thì sau noù seõ hoùa ra caùc ñöôøng luaân hoài luïc ñaïo. Bieát duøng thì noù töùc laø Luïc-thoâng ñaïo, töùc laø saùu neûo quang minh giuùp cho ta ñaéc thaønh Tieân Phaät. Luùc ta bò maát noù thì ta raát khoù theå luyeän tu. Cuõng nhö caùi Tam-böûu vaø Nguõ-haønh bò maát thì cuõng ví nhö qua bieån khoâng coù chieác thuyeàn. Tuy daàu caùc linh hoàn aáy vaãn chöa haún laø vò Phaät nhöng caùc söï thung dung nhaøn laïc vaãn ñöôïc y nhö Phaät. Neáu ngaøy tieàn sinh maø khoâng bieát aên chay thì caùc tinh thaàn aáy vaãn bò aûnh höôûng chaát huyeát nhuïc, oâ tröôïc, naëng neà cuûa haäu thieân, thì trong khi hoàn rôøi khoûi xaùc phaûi chòu naëng neà, vì baåm chaát haäu-thieân aáy maø caùc linh hoàn naøy phaûi sa xuoáng ñòa nguïc. | Why do people living on Earth need only one life of correct meditation to become a Buddha? And why do the Souls of people living in the Worlds of Heaven need a thousand years of meditation to become a Buddha? The truth is, although these Souls live the Buddha's life with no ordeal, harshness, or suffering, they no longer have a human body. It means that they lose the "Precious Three," (essence, vitality, and mind) and the "Common Five" (metal, wood, water, fire, and soil). And they also lose the "Seven Passions" (happiness, anger, love, envy, sorrow, joy, and sex) and the "Six Senses" (seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching and thinking used by the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands, and brain). With the wrong use of the Seven Passions, the Souls will be sent to Hell; however, with the right use of the passions, the Souls will be sent to Heaven. In the same manner, with the wrong use of the Six Senses, the Souls will be placed in the reincarnation cycle; however, with the right use of the Six Senses, the Souls will be in Buddha's world. It is difficult for the Soul to become a Buddha without the Relic-Body, just as it is hard to cross the ocean without a boat. If in this life on Earth, people do not practice vegetarianism, when they die, their Souls will be too heavy with "blood-related matters" and they have only one way to go and that is down into Hell. |
| 2) Caâu thöù hai ñaùp raèng: neáu ngöôøi ta chæ duøng söï aên chay ñeå gaày nheï mình bay leân trôøi deã hoaëc trong khi bay leân trôøi maø ngöôøi ta ñöôïc thaáy thì aét laø taát caû treân theá gian naày seõ khoâng coù ngöôøi naøo coøn chòu aên maën, vaø seõ coù söï tranh nhau ñeå aên chay, roài cuõng seõ coù gaây ra maïnh coøn, yeáu maát. Vì söï voâ vi aáy quaù thaäm thaâm, khieán khoâng ai chöùng minh thöïc taïi ñöôïc, theá maø caùc ngöôøi chôn tu môùi ñöôïc thö thaû thaønh coâng. Daàu gaày khoâ hay maäp maïp vaãn phi thaêng ñeán coõi Thieân-Ñaøng cuõng raát töï nhieân. Hoï ñaâu coù ngaïi gì caùi theå xaùc maäp hoaëc gaày. | 2) For the second question, vegetarianism helps the human body become thinner and lighter and it allows the Souls to float up easily to the Worlds of Heaven, and if this is true, then no one on this Earth should eat meat. Then people will compete for vegetables and the rule of "big fish eats small fish" will apply. It is difficult to prove but all of the meditation masters' souls, whether they had a thin or heavy body, flew up easily to the High Worlds of Heaven. |
| 3) Caâu thöù ba ñaùp raèng: söï aên chay ñeå kieâng cöõ saùt sanh coù moät lyù ñuùng nhöng chöa haún. Moät lyù chaùnh laø ñeå khöû tröôïc löu thanh. Ngöôøi ta caàn duïng chaát thaûo moäc ñeå laøm vaät thöïc nuoâi döôõng theå thaân, aáy laø caàn laøm cho theå xaùc vaø linh hoàn nhôø nôi baåm chaát Tieân-thieân aáy maø ñöôïc thanh nheï. Vì thöïc chaát thanh vò thuoäc Tieân-thieân "phuø giaû chi thanh" , chaát huyeát nhuïc cuûa thuù caàm thuoäc Haäu-thieân "traàm ö chi tröôïc" . AÊn chay thì tu luyeän môùi thaâu naïp ñaëng Xaù-lôïi-töû kim-ñôn. | 3) For the third question, it is correct to say that vegetarianism helps stops the killing of living beings. However, it is not the whole truth. The main benefit is to " gain cleanliness (lightness) and to get rid of the dirtiness (heaviness) " that weighs down your Soul and body. The vegetables give you cleansing whereas meat gives you filth. Only through vegetarianism and with the help of meditation, can you create "Buddha-relics" (a Relic-Body) for your Soul. |
| Neáu nhö ngöôøi ñaõ thöïc hieän ñöôïc vieäc aên chay tröôøng thì cuõng neân duïng pheùp ngoài thieàn maø luyeän ñôn naáu thuoác, hôùp khí Tieân-thieân maø döôõng nuoâi thaân theå cho ñaëng traùng kieän, laáy nöôùc Ma-ha nuoát vaøo maø dieät heát kieáp töû sinh. Thöôøng chuyeån phaùp luaân cho aâm döông hoøa hieäp maø keát thaønh xaù-lôïi thì môùi coù ñöôïc chín phaåm toøa sen. Thoaûng nhö ngöôøi ñaõ aùp duïng ñaëng vieäc tröôøng trai, tuyeät duïc maø tu khoâng coù phaùp thì e ngaïi raèng moät ngaøy töông lai neáu gaëp moät trôû löïc naøo ñoù, hoaëc coù bònh hoaïn vì nhöõng söï nghieân cöùu cuûa ngöôøi ñôøi raèng caùc thöïc chaát thanh ñaïm aáy seõ khoâng ñuû dinh döôõng theå thaân. Söï caùm doã thöïc teá aáy seõ laøm cho yeáu meàm tinh thaàn Ñaïo roài seõ dang dôû coâng trình thì uoång baáy coâng phu töø thuôû! Chi baèng ta töï hoûi nôi loøng: neáu quyeát ñònh tu thaân thì phaûi taàm cho ra chôn-lyù, böôùc taän thang cao, thì ta seõ thaáy roõ söï thaønh coâng saùng toû aáy maø khoâng bao giôø boû dôû coâng trình. Ngaøy ngaøy höôûng thuù vui say vôùi muøi Ñaïo phaùp maø an loøng ñeå chôø ngaøy coâng vieân quaû maõn maø thoaùt tuïc taàm Tieân. | Therefore, for total vegetarians, you should learn how to do meditation. Learn how to breathe the Spiritual Air and learn how to swallow the Spiritual Water to cease the reincarnation cycle. Learn to balance the Yin and Yang to create the Buddha-relics and gain the Lotus Pedestal. Moreover, without meditation, total vegetarians may be discouraged about their health which they sustain with vegetables, or they fall into the seduction of nutritive reality. Ask and prove to yourself that if you truly are faithful to your religion, you should go all the way to the very end and avoid stopping somewhere for any reason or by any means. |
| 4) Caâu thöù boán ñaùp raèng: neáu aên chay ñeå caàu phöôùc, hoaëc lyù töôûng muoán aên chay ñeå caàu phöôùc thì ñieàu ñoù cuõng ñuùng vôùi moät lyù chaùnh, bôûi vì neáu ngöôøi aáy nguyeän aên chay ñeå caàu xin ñieàu chi cuûa ngöôøi caàn, hoaëc caàu xin thoaùt khoûi côn bònh ngaët ñeán phaûi nguy hieåm, hoaëc caàu xin thoaùt khoûi caùc tai hoïa tuø toäi hoaëc bò baét bôù, hoaëc bò keû döõ toan aùm haïi, hoaëc laøm aên gaëp thaát baùt ngheøo khoå Trong khi ngöôøi aáy tónh taâm bieát nhôù tôùi vieäc laøm laønh, bieát nghó tôùi loøng baùc aùi cuûa Trôøi Phaät maø nguyeän xin aên chay ñeå caàu phöôùc thì chaéc chaén seõ coù keát quaû toát. Khoâng phaûi söï aên chay cuûa ngöôøi aáy ñem söï thaéng lôïi chi cho Trôøi Phaät, maø söï aên chay aáy ñeå chöùng toû raèng ngöôøi ñaõ caûi thieän taäp taùnh laønh vaø toû loøng tín ngöôõng Trôøi Phaät maø bieát ñeán caàu caïnh. Vieäc aên chay laø moät vieäc raát laønh vaø raát khoù khaên ñoái vôùi loaøi ngöôøi treân coõi vaät-chaát, thì ñoái vôùi Trôøi Phaät xem nhö raát coù giaù trò hôn. AÊn chay laø moät ñieàu ñaïi phuùc ñoái vôùi luaät Ñaïo cuõng nhö ñôøi, vì moät ngaøy aên chay laø moät ngaøy khoâng saùt vaät, cuõng coù theå giaûm ñöôïc caùc vieäc laøm aùc, cuõng coù theå giaûm khaåu vaø giaûm thieät, khoâng haønh ñoäng hung döõ. | 4) The answer to the fourth question is that if you do a period of vegetarianism to seek God and Buddha in order to help you get out of sicknesses, dangers, arrests, imprisonment, etc., then you will be blessed. Your vegetarianism is not any benefit to God and Buddha. However, it proves that you are trying to do good and avoid doing bad. Vegetarianism is a difficult thing for people to do living on the Earth who have plenty of food products. But if done, it is very meaningful to God and Buddha. Also vegetarianism has something to do with religion because one day of vegetarianism is one day of reducing the killing of living beings, one day of reducing the foulness of the mouth, and one day of reducing bad behavior. |
| Möôøi ngaøy aên chay seõ taäp ñöôïc chuùt taùnh laønh vì bôùt ñöôïc chaát huyeát nhuïc cuûa loaøi vaät neân laøm eâm dòu taâm ñòa ñöôïc ít nhieàu. Moät thaùng aên chay seõ thaáy coù phuùc ñöùc vì nhôø coù Thaùnh Thaàn phoø hoä cho ngöôøi neân caùc tai hoïa ruûi ro ñöôïc laùnh khoûi. Moät naêm aên chay thì seõ coù nhieàu aâm chaát vì ñaõ giaûm ñöôïc raát nhieàu vieäc aùc thì phuùc laønh seõ ñöa tôùi töï nhieân. Ñöôïc möôøi naêm aên chay thì töø treân ñænh ñaàu ngöôøi seõ phaùt xuaát aùnh haøo quang chieáu ra ngoaøi, thì seõ coù Thaùnh Thaàn luoân luoân hoã trôï theo ñaïo haøo quang aáy maø che chôû heát caùc tai hoïa, taø quæ khoâng daùm xaâm phaïm quaáy nhieãu, tinh thaàn phaùt hueä, trí hoùa thoâng minh, saéc töôùng cuõng phaùt ñaït vì nhôø nôi phuùc ñöùc aáy. Neáu troïn ñôøi aên chay thì ba ñôøi höôûng phöôùc loäc. Neáu khoâng aên chay thì chuyeän hoïa phuùc seõ tuøy thuoäc vaøo ñöùc tính cuûa moãi caù nhaân. | With ten days of vegetarianism, you will avoid some of the "blood-related matters" and it will make you calm. With one month of vegetarianism, you will be blessed and looked after by Deities and Saints when you run into misfortunes and accidents. With one year of vegetarianism, you will reduce a lot of the "blood-related matters" in your body and Soul; then happiness will naturally come to you. With ten years of vegetarianism, the summit of your head will light up with some nimbuses; then the Deities and Saints will surround and protect you. You will even look good and have a feeling of peace, wisdom, and beautî With an entire life devoted to the practice of vegetarianism, if you are reincarnated, your next three lives will be blessed with all the good things in life. |
| 5) Caâu thöù naêm ñaùp raèng: neáu nghó raèng caùc ngöôøi aên chay tröôøng laø coát ñeå haõm xaùc cho mau cheát ñeå thaønh Phaät thì voán laø moät quan nieäm raát sai laàm cuõng nhö treû nhoû ñôøi xöa coù tuïc sôï oâng giaø ba bò, chín quai coù 12 con maét. Neáu luaät tu haønh daïy aên chay ñeå haõm xaùc thì seõ coù caâu traû lôøi raèng: AÁy laø moät troø ñuøa! Luaän veà Thieân-Ñaïo vaø Phaät-Ñaïo thì vieäc aên chay töùc laø con ñöôøng thoaùt tuïc. Con ñöôøng aáy tuy daàu khoâng maáy xa nhöng phaûi gaéng coâng treân moïi khoå haïnh. Ngöôøi ta caàn aên chay ñeå khöû tröôïc, löu thanh ñeå traùnh Nhaân Quaû. Vì nhöõng khi ñieåm anh hoàn saép rôøi xa theå xaùc thì giöõa côn thao thao tuyeät khí luùc aáy phaûi caàn cho ñaày ñuû moät khoái tinh quang, thì khoái tinh quang aáy môùi coù ñuû khaû naêng maø thaêng leân coõi Thöôïng-giôùi. Khoái haøo quang tinh anh aáy goàm taát caû luoàng ñieån thanh, cuõng nhö nhôø aên chay vaø tu luyeän maø loïc löøa heát caùc chaát tröôïc baån do haäu thieân caáu taïo. Goàm cho ñaày ñuû naêng löïc cuûa Tieân-Thieân, qui Tam-Böûu laïi cho ñaày, hieäp Nguõ-Haønh cho ñuû, vaän chuyeån phaùp luaân ñeå cho aâm döông keát hôïp maø taïo ñaëng Kim-thaân. Pheùp tu luyeän kia cuõng nhôø coäng chung söï tröôøng trai aáy maø khoái tinh anh saùng toû nhö traêng chieáu leân ñænh ñaàu, phoái hieäp vôùi luoàng ñieån thanh hö thì ñieåm anh hoàn aáy môùi coù ñuû khaû naêng maø vöôït leân khoûi 7 töøng lôùp aùc ñaïo, ñeå phi thaêng leân ñeán coõi Thöôïng-Giôùi hö voâ. | 5) For the fifth question, if someone thinks that vegetarianism will make them die faster in order to become a Buddha quickly, then they're hugely mistaken and the joke is on them. In the doctrine of Godism and Buddhism, vegetarianism is the pathway to leave the reincarnation cycle. This road is not far, far away. However, people must put a lot of effort into it and sacrifice a lot of things. People who are practicing vegetarianism are trying to avoid the rule of "cause and effect" by absorbing "the cleanliness" (lightness) and pushing out "the dirtiness" (heaviness). When the Soul is about to leave the dead body, the Soul needs some nimbuses over it, which gives the Soul the capability to go to the Worlds of Heaven. Vegetarians can obtain these nimbuses by receiving God's and Buddha's energy, concentrating on the "Precious Three" (essence, vitality, and mind) and the "Common Five" (metal, wood, water, fire, and soil); and through meditation to balance the Yin and Yang in order to create the Relic-Body. If the nimbuses are bright enough like the moonlight, the Soul can pass through the "Seven Layers of Evil" before reaching the Worlds of Heaven. |
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Ñaây Laõo xin giaûi roõ 12 coõi Thieân-Ñöôøng:
- Keå töø maët ñòa ñaïo naøy goïi laø theá giôùi Nguõ Haønh Tinh . - Leân tôùi coõi thöù 2 goïi laø Baùt Quaùi Tinh . - Leân tôùi coõi thöù 3 goïi laø Töù Töôïng Tinh . - Leân tôùi coõi thöù 4 goïi laø Löôõng Nghi Tinh . - Leân tôùi coõi thöù 5 goïi laø Thaùi Cöïc Tinh . - Leân tôùi coõi thöù 6 goïi laø Trung Thieân Tinh . - Leân tôùi coõi thöù 7 goïi laø Thaát Tuyeät Tinh . - Leân tôùi coõi thöù 8 goïi laø Baùt Tuù Tinh . - Leân tôùi coõi thöù 9 goïi laø Cöûu Ñoà Tinh . - Leân tôùi coõi thöù 10 goïi laø Nam Thieäm Tinh . - Leân tôùi coõi thöù 11 goïi laø Boä Chaâu Tinh . - Leân tôùi coõi thöù 12 goïi laø Ñaïi La Tinh . |
Here I will describe the "Twelve Worlds of Heaven":
- From the Earth, the first world is called " The Five Commonality World ." - The second world is called " The Eight Branches World ." - The third world is called " The Four Branches World ." - The fourth world is called " The Two Branches World ." - The fifth world is called " The One Branch World ." - The sixth world is called " The Middle Heaven World ." - The seventh world is called " The Seven Ends World ." - The eighth world is called " The Eight Stars World ." - The ninth world is called " The Nine Maps World ." - The tenth world is called " The South Gate World ." - The eleventh world is called " The Continent World ." - The twelfth world is called " The Great Heaven World ." |
| Coõi naày môùi laø coõi Thieân-Ñaøng thaät söï, laø nôi Linh-Tieâu-Ñieän Baïch-Ngoïc Cung chính laø nôi cuûa Ñöùc Ngoïc-Hoaøng Thöôïng-Ñeá ngöï maø quaûn cai heát ba ngaøn theá giaùi, töùc laø moät nöôùc Thieân-Ñaøng thaät söï daønh cho Trôøi, Phaät vaø Thaùnh, Tieân an taïi ñôøi ñôøi. Caùc linh hoàn chôn tu seõ ñöôïc ñaøo sanh nôi ñoù maø höôûng cuoäc thanh nhaøn, voâ phieàn, voâ naõo, baát dieät, baát sanh vaø nöôùc naày seõ khoâng coù möôøi ñieàu döõ vaø ba ñieàu aùc nhö ôû coõi theá gian. | "The Great Heaven World" is the "True Heaven," with the " Linh Tieu Castle " and the " White Gem House ," where God presides and looks after the whole universe with the help of Buddhas, Archangels, Deities, and Saints. This is the peaceful and everlasting world where the Good Spiritual Souls will live, and no longer is there birth, death, or reincarnation. This is "The Nirvana." |
| Khi ñieåm linh quang vöøa xuaát khoûi xaùc traàn thì ñaõ saün coù caùc vò Thieân-Thaàn caàm phöôùn daãn ñaøng, noi theo ngoïn phöôùn aáy maø bay thaúng leân. Neáu thoaûng nhö linh hoàn khoâng ñöôïc luyeän tu, chaúng coù Kim-thaân, daàu cho coù coâng aên chay, nhöng cuõng chæ laø coøn phaûi taïm ôû moät coõi thanh nhaøn nôi coõi giaùi trung ñeå caàn lo tu luyeän theâm, khi naøo chöùng ñaëng Kim-thaân roài thì môùi leân coõi Thieân-Ñaøng ñaëng. Laø bôûi vì caùc linh hoàn khoâng coù Kim-thaân seõ khoâng thoaùt qua giôùi tính thöù 5 töùc laø voøng Thaùi-Cöïc, vì coõi Thaùi-Cöïc naày toaøn laø moät theá giôùi löûa. Chaát löûa trôøi söùc noùng voâ cuøng cöïc, daàu cho saéc theùp cuõng tieâu tan! Chæ coù Kim-thaân môùi laø chòu ñöïng noåi ñeå vöôït qua voøng löûa aáy. Nhöng khi qua khoûi voøng Thaùi-Cöïc roài, thì ñeán coõi thöù 10 seõ khoâng caàn duøng ñeán Kim-thaân nöõa, vì Kim-thaân aáy chæ caàn duøng cho trong khi bay qua voøng Thaùi-Cöïc maø thoâi. Ñeán coõi thöù 10 naày thì ta laïi boû Kim-thaân roài môùi ñaëng nheï nhaøng ñeå tieán leân coõi thöù 11. Cuõng nhö töø coõi giaùi trung maø ta caàn tu dieät heát 7 caùi Thaát-Tình thì linh hoàn ta ñaõ leân ñöôïc tôùi coõi thöù 7, laø vì moãi caùi cuûa Thaát-Tình seõ laøm cho ta phaûi naëng maø tuoät xuoáng. Trong khi töø coõi Thieân-Ñaøng, moät Nguyeân-nhaân xuoáng theá thì khi aáy moãi coõi phaûi theâm moät moùn cho coù ñuû söùc naëng môùi ñöôïc xuoáng. Ñeán luùc trôû leân ta phaûi boû moãi thöù môùi ñuû nheï ñeå thaêng leân. Trong khi tu haønh ta phaûi huûy boû heát caùc thöù naày. Leân Thieân-Ñaøng chæ coøn laïi coù caùi Kim-thaân, Thöôïng-trí vaø caùi Haï-trí. Thì ba moùn naày ñeán coõi thöù 10 ta phaûi boû theâm caùi Kim-thaân. Leân tôùi coõi thöù 11 ta phaûi boû theâm caùi Haï-trí. Luùc baáy giôø ta chæ coøn laïi duy nhöùt coù moät caùi Thöôïng-trí. Töø khi boû ñaëng caùi Kim-thaân thì ta caøng caûm thaáy ñaëng nheï nhaøng, phôi phôùi maø bay leân coõi thöù 11. Khi ta ñeán coõi thöù 11 ta boû ñöôïc moät caùi Haï-trí nöõa thì tinh thaàn hoaït baùt, trí tueä thoâng minh, thaàn thoâng quaûng ñaïi maø tieán thaúng ñeán coõi Ñaïi-La töùc laø coõi thöù 12 laø coõi Thieân-Ñaøng thaät söï, thì boãng töï nhieân khi aáy hình daùng ñaëng toát töôi, saéc töôùng nghieâm trang, duïng pheùp maàu maø hoùa thaønh Thieân Kim Phuïc Thaân, khi aáy môùi hoaøn toaøn coù moät Thaùnh-theå thaät söï, treân ñænh ñaàu chieáu toûa aùnh haøo quang, aáy môùi goïi laø chôn töôùng, seõ ñöôïc ngöï treân toøa sen maø ñoàng chung coù söï soáng ñôøi ñôøi cuõng nhö söï soáng cuûa Trôøi. Ta beøn ñeán ñieän Linh-Tieâu maø ra maét Thaày, aáy laø moät ngaøy maø ta vinh haïnh baùi yeát Ñöùc Thöôïng-Ñeá vaø Taây Vöông Maãu nôi Linh-Tieâu Ñieän Baïch-Ngoïc Thieân-Cung. | When the Soul leaves the dead body and if the Soul has the nimbuses above its head, the Angel with flags in its hands will lead the Soul to go to the "Worlds of Heaven." If the Soul does not have a pure Spirit, even if it has practiced vegetarianism for a long period of time, the Soul will have to temporarily resettle in the first level of the "Worlds of Heaven" to create its Relic-Body. Without the Relic-Body, the Soul cannot pass the fifth world, "The One Branch World," which is the "Super-Fire World" that can burn and melt everything even iron or steel. When the Soul reaches the tenth world, "The South Gate World," the Soul no longer needs the Relic-Body and drops it off. (Since human beings have the "Seven Passions" which are happiness, anger, love, envy, sorrow, joy, and sex, in order to go to the higher worlds, the Soul needs to drop the seven passions to reach "The Seven Ends World." Similarly, "the Soul in the Worlds of Heaven can return to Earth," also called "The Cause" (with some duties assigned by God). When this happens the "Seven Passions" are gradually added at each level making the soul heavier and heavier until it falls!). After the Soul throws off the seven passions, at this time it carries with it both the "Lower Mind" and the "Higher Mind," but it only needs the "Higher Mind" to go on. When it pass the eleventh world, "The Continent World," the Soul can then drop the "Lower Mind." With only the "Higher Mind," the Soul will now enter "The Great Heaven World," "The Nirvana," and give an account of itself to God. At last the Soul will have its real and beautiful Relic-Body with full nimbuses on its head and many wondrous powers. |
| Neáu luaän chung veà caùc toân giaùo hoaëc moät caù nhaân naøo tuy vaãn coøn xöû theá nhöng ñaõ coù ñöôïc aên chay daàu nhieàu hay ít, giöõ Ñaïo ñöôïc troøn thì ñeán ngaøy laâm chung maø coù ñöôïc söï tieáp daãn vong hoàn trong khi haáp hoái, hoaëc caàu sieâu ñoä ñuùng pheùp thì caùc chôn vong aáy cuõng seõ ñöôïc nhôø aân phuùc maø ñaëng ñöa veà moät coõi thanh nhaøn khoâng ñòa nguïc. Thöôøng ngaøy cuõng coù caùc vò Phaät, Thaùnh, Tieân ñeán giaûng Ñaïo thuyeát Kinh maø ñoä caùc vong hoàn aáy. Nhöng caùc vong hoàn naày chæ ñöôïc ôû ñaây ñôïi ngaøy phaùn xeùt xong roài thì cuõng phaûi hoài döông maø traû vay tieàn nghieäp. Thoaûng nhö coù Ñaïo maø giöõ Ñaïo khoâng troøn, 10 ñieàu vi phaïm, chay laït khoâng coù thì ngaøy laâm chung khoù noãi cöùu vôùt, hoaëc tieàn sinh nhieàu toäi phaïm quaù ñaùng thì cuõng khoâng theå giaûi cöùu! | In general for any religion or individual, besides practicing their religious matters, once they practice vegetarianism, for a short or long period of time, and with the help of "Spiritual Prayers' from faithful monks, nuns, etc., their Souls will go to the first level of the "Worlds of Heaven." Although day by day there are Buddhas, Archangels, Deities, and Saints who come to teach them many things, these Souls stay in the "Worlds of Heaven" waiting for their judgment from God to either go above or below. |
| VEÀ VIEÄC ÑOÄ SIEÂU: | ABOUT THE HELPFULLNESS OF SPIRITUAL PRAYERS |
| Nhaéc laïi vieäc ñoä sieâu, tuy daàu luaät Phaät Thieân-ñieàu coù ñaët saün, nhöng söï laøm pheùp xaùc, hoaëc tieáp daãn luùc haáp hoái, hoaëc röûa toäi, taåy oan, neáu coù ñaëng sieâu hay khoâng cuõng do nôi phuùc ñöùc cuûa caùc taêng, sö. Chôù khoâng phaûi moãi khi pheùp xaùc, röûa toäi hoaëc tieáp daãn aáy maø ñeàu coù keát quaû. Bôûi vì neáu moät vò sö ñöùng ra laøm pheùp xaùc, hoaëc röûa toäi, taåy oan, hoaëc chöùng ñaøn ñeå sieâu ñoä maø vò aáy laø ngöôøi ñuû phuùc ñöùc hoaëc chôn tu, thì söï hoã trôï ñoù raát coù keát quaû toát, caùc chôn vong aáy nöông nhôø phuùc ñöùc cuûa taêng, sö maø ñöôïc sieâu toäi tieàn sinh vaø ñöôïc tieán leân coõi thanh nhaøn maø höôûng phöôùc. Neáu nhö nhöõng taêng, sö aáy khoâng coù chôn-ñöùc thì vong kia seõ khoâng ñöôïc höôûng nhôø, cuõng nhö sieâu ñoä cho coù leä maø khoâng xeùt ñeán söï thaønh coâng. Vì laø taêng hoaëc sö kia vaãn coøn nhieàu toäi phaïm, töï mình khoâng trong saïch thì ñoä chuùng baát thaønh. Hoaëc cuõng coù khi tín chuû khoâng thaønh taâm, chæ môøi taêng sö ñeán ñoä sieâu cho coù leã, roài laïi baøy troø yeán tieäc, röôïu thòt, chaû nem, töø chuû laãn sö a tuøng nhaäu nheït, tuïng nieäm laø coát ñeå hoø haùt cho qua buoåi, qua ngaøy thì söï ñoä sieâu seõ khoâng höõu ích. Hoaëc coù nhieàu tieàn baïc ñem möôùn tuïng Kinh maø khoâng thieän taâm caàu ñaûo, cöù nghó raèng ta ñaõ boû tieàn thì coù ngöôøi tuïng caàu, ta khoâng thieát gì phaûi nhoïc loøng caàu ñaûo, thì cuõng chaúng coù lôïi ích chi. Vì pheùp ñoä sieâu phaûi töø chuû laãn sö, hoaëc caùc vò ñaïo taâm, hoaëc ñoàng nam, ñoàng nöõ hieäp löïc tín chuû thì sieâu ñaøn aáy môùi thaáy ñaëng thaønh coâng. | Although the law of God and Buddha has already been established, when people die, good or bad can result from Spiritual Prayers of the Monks and Nuns depending on their virtues and faithfulness of their prayers. If the Monks or Nuns themselves are not good, how can they help others! Sometimes the Spiritual Prayers of Monks and Nuns are just rituals performed without any spiritual meaning. At worse, they can act like a hired performing arts group. Sometimes getting spiritual help through prayers is like having a party with meat and liquor which can lead to more sins and burdens rather than salvation. In short, with respect to the helpfulness of spiritual prayers both sides matter. That is to say, it matters how good the deceased and their family are and also how good the Monks and Nuns are. Positive results can only be achieved when both sides are good. |
| 6) Sau choùt laø ñaùp lôøi caâu thöù saùu: ñeà muïc naày neáu Laõo chaúng phieàn giaûi ñaùp thì quí vò cuõng ñaõ hieåu thöøa raèng söï aên chay khoâng ñem lôïi ích cho Trôøi, cho Phaät, maø ta chæ duïng söï höõu ích cho chính ta. Coøn nhö nhöõng caùc ngaøy leã vía cuûa caùc vò Thaùnh, Phaät, ñaõng Tieân, töùc laø caùc ngaøy cuûa caùc vò aáy quaù vaõng, hoaëc soùc voïng, töù quí vaø tam nguôn thì caùc ngaøy aáy ñeàu goïi laø ngaøy laønh ghi daáu ñeå thaønh laäp laøm nhöõng ngaøy chay kyø thoâng leä cho trong ñoàng ñaïo duïng laøm ngaøy chay chính thöùc cho khoûi bò sai soùt hoaëc bò thieáu. Chôù khoâng phaûi caùc ngaøy aáy laø caàn aên chay ñeå coát yù khaån caàu cho caùc vò quaù coá aáy coù lôïi ích, hoaëc cho caùc vò aáy ñöôïc sieâu thaêng, vì caùc böïc aáy ñeàu ñaõ coù ngoâi vò ôû coõi Thieân-Ñaøng thì trong moân ñoà chaúng thieát tha chi maø lo vieäc ñoä sieâu cho caùc vò aáy. Nhöng chæ coù ñieàu caàn lo chay laït caùc ngaøy aáy laø coát ñeå ghi ôn caùc vò aáy thuôû tieàn sinh coù coâng lao daãn daét ñeå cho ngöôøi ngöôøi ngaøy nay ñöôïc hieåu bieát ñöôøng loái maø tu thaân, cuõng nhö ñeàn ñaùp thaïnh tình söï soi saùng aáy maø söï chay laït kia laïi laø ñem phuùc haäu laïi cho chính mình, vaø caùc vò aáy cuõng ñoaùi hoaøi ñeán loøng caûm meán maø ban boá haïnh höõu cho. | 6) Actually I don't have to explain it in more detail to answer this question. As mentioned before, vegetarianism is not going to better God or Spiritual Leaders, but it is going to better yourselves. However, on the birthdays or anniversary death days of Buddhas, Archangels, Deities, and Saints, people mark these days as holidays or as vegetarian-days. These religious celebrations are used to remind people of their vegetarian promise and to thank these Messengers for showing people the way to the "Worlds of Heaven." They already have their own positions in "Nirvana" and don't need people to pray anything for them. In contrast, people have to pray to them and need their blessings. |
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Thi raèng:
Vaên ñaø truùt caïn maùi trôøi Taây, Giaûi lyù thoâng qua roõ kíp chaày, Veït neûo aùng maây ñöôøng u aùm, Roïi ñuoác quang minh ngoïc chaúng taày. |
Poems:
All sayings I have for the West, Explain the reasons and understand fast, It shows the way in the dark sky, The bright torch gives you light. |
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Thi:
Maáy lôøi vaøng ñaù toû ngaøy nay, Minh thuyeát Chôn-Kinh ñaõ maáy ngaøy, Khan gioïng vì ñôøi nghieâm chaùnh lyù, Keû troïng ngöôøi khinh cuõng moät Thaày. |
Poems:
Some words described for you today, Record them in the Bible of the True-Way, Hoarse voice for the lives of the people, Some like it, some don't, only one Teacher. |
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Höïu:
Moät Thaày maø Ñaïo khaùc nhau xa, Töï yù ngöôøi tu haõy choïn nhaø, Höõu duyeân taàm neûo ñöôøng minh chaùnh, Thieáu phuùc laâng khaêng treû laïi giaø. |
Poems:
Only one Teacher, many branches of religion, Depends on you, choose the way to go, Fortunately you can find the right one, Unfortunately you go around, young then old. |
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Höïu:
Treû giaø soáng thaùc tôï ñöôøng ñi, Laën loäi meâ man thaáy ñaëng gì? Meät lo roài laïi hoaøi coâng giöõ, Nhaém maét buoâng tay roõ laïi thì. |
Poems:
Young and old, live and die, it is the way, Swimming unconsciously, then what do you see? Gain something, then keep something, At the end of life, what do you have left? |
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Höïu:
Roõ thì vaät-chaát thaûy höôøn khoâng, Cô cuoäc kyø nay ñeán ñaïi ñoàng, Ñôøi taøn thaám ngaãm caøng theâm xoùt, Cuoäc theá vaàn xaây quaû vò noàng. |
Poems:
What you have left is nothing, It's time for everyone, It's sad when the end comes, And what keeps going on. |
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Höïu:
Vò noàng chöa neám haõy coøn töôi, Vui ñeïp ngaøy thaâu roõ maùy Trôøi, Cay ñaéng ai daàu chöa nhaáp caïn, Vò ngoït höông noàng maõi ñua bôi. |
Poems:
What keeps going on is still fresh, The happy days ceased by God, Tart taste, did you try it yet? Cycling the sweet you gave and got? |
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Höïu:
Ñua bôi chöa thoûa boùng laïi chieàu, Goái moûi, löng duøn thaáy haåm hiu, Bònh laõo qua roài Thaàn-Töû röôùc, Thaát phaùch tam hoàn giaác thæu thiu. |
Poems:
Cycling not enough, the evening comes, Tired knees, backaches, it all feels bad, Old age passes, death welcomed, Seven spirits and three souls in a dream. |
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Höïu:
Thæu thiu giaác ñieäp baû vinh hoaøn, Maáy cuoäc phong ñoà ngaãm chöùa chan, Baïc tieàn tình aùi dìu thaân khoå, Moät kieáp phuø sinh giaác moäng vaøng. |
Poems:
In a dream of life on earth, Things all gone with the wind, Riches, love, then suffering, One life, one dream are just alike. |
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Höïu:
Moäng vaøng thieâm thieáp tónh roài say, Tình aùi, quan lieâu, caûnh laàu ñaøi, Cao löông myõ vò maøu hoa aùo, Höông röôïu men tình khoå ai hay. |
Poems:
One life, one dream, sober then drunk, Love, power, title, property, Tasteful food, colorful clothes, All suffering but no one knows. |
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Höïu:
Ai hay ñôøi khoå buoåi khoán naøn, Maõn cuoäc tuaàn hoaøn nhöõng bi hoan, Daâu beã ai töôøng trong gioù buïi, Noái böôùc quaøy chaân hieäp moät ñaøng. |
Poems:
No one knows that it is suffering, Sad, happy, you go to your end, Plantations become oceans, Be together, go same way. |
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