Dust in Our Eyes: Part 2

0:00 So Venerable Hue Can is the abbess of Sunyata Meditation Center in Vic Park and has a very clear goal to teach others how to realize their full potential through Zen Buddhism. Venerable Hue Can had an interesting and diverse career as a teacher, children's librarian and coordinator of the Ethnic Child Care Resource Unit. Report an error in the passage at 0:00 Highlight the passage at 0:00

0:21 As an advocate for access and equality, She has worked in the areas of social welfare, particularly in the Vietnamese community in Western Australia. When the most venerable Master Thich Thanh Tu came to Perth in 1996, she was fortunate to attend his lecture, Why Am I a Buddhist? She found out that Buddhism could give her the five things that she had always been searching for, wisdom, Wisdom, altruism, freedom, equality and emancipation. She wanted to become his disciple and follow the path that he had illuminated. Report an error in the passage at 0:21 Highlight the passage at 0:21

1:03 Her first ordination occurred in 1998. So without further ado, I'd like to hand you over to Venable, who will take us through meditation and her talk tonight. Thank Report an error in the passage at 1:03 Highlight the passage at 1:03

1:29 you, Cindy. Please join me to pay respect to Buddha by saying his name three times. Namo Sakyamuni Buddha Nam Mo Sakyamuni Report an error in the passage at 1:29 Highlight the passage at 1:29

1:48 Nam Mo Sakyamuni Thank you. Good evening, brothers and sisters in the Dharma. I think we start with the meditation first half an hour. And today I can share with you How we meditate? Our meditation is called Awareness Meditation, meaning that you are meditating at the same time. You are aware of everything happening around you, everything rising in your mind. Report an error in the passage at 1:48 Highlight the passage at 1:48

2:28 Clear? And how we do it? Report an error in the passage at 2:28 Highlight the passage at 2:28

2:36 Before we start, we do the three. We sit comfortably. But not too comfortable, because if you are too comfortable, you will snow. So just comfortable, not too much pain, because we don't need to be so painful. We want to be Buddha, but not the pain. We don't need to get it. So just comfortable, and the eyes closed, two-thirds, and rest 60 centimeters far from you, shoulders down. Report an error in the passage at 2:36 Highlight the passage at 2:36

3:13 Relax. Completely relax. Do the three deep breaths. The first one very deep down. The second at the middle. The third a little bit longer than your normal. When you breathe in, think aloud that I'm bringing in fresh air to nourish my body. When you blow out, think aloud that I'm blowing out disease and anxiety. So we do the first one now. Report an error in the passage at 3:13 Highlight the passage at 3:13

3:55 Third one. Report an error in the passage at 3:55 Highlight the passage at 3:55

4:00 Now enter meditation, do breathe in and blow out normally. When you breathe in, count one, blow out, count two, three, four, six, Report an error in the passage at 4:00 Highlight the passage at 4:00

4:27 seven, eight, Report an error in the passage at 4:27 Highlight the passage at 4:27

4:32 ten, and go back to one. Be fully relaxed and fully awake to aware that the thought arise. Do not follow it. Do not suppress. Follow your breath and your count. Counting from one to ten and go back to one. If you don't want to count, follow your breath and aware that the thought arise, aware that everything happened around, but do not follow, do not suppress. Report an error in the passage at 4:32 Highlight the passage at 4:32

5:19 Be fully relaxed. And fully awake, follow your breath. Report an error in the passage at 5:19 Highlight the passage at 5:19

· · · silence, 27 minutes

32:03 You do three deep breaths to release the meditation. This time the first one is a little bit longer than your normal. The second at the middle and the third the deepest. At the same time, you can check the body. And when you breathe in, think aloud that I'm bringing in fresh air to nourish my body. When you blow out, think aloud that I'm blowing out disease and anxiety. Report an error in the passage at 32:03 Highlight the passage at 32:03

32:30 Do the first one. Report an error in the passage at 32:30 Highlight the passage at 32:30

32:36 Second one. Report an error in the passage at 32:36 Highlight the passage at 32:36

32:44 Third, a Report an error in the passage at 32:44 Highlight the passage at 32:44

32:54 place after meditation, we do a good massage from 20 to 30 minutes to help with the circulation. But here we can skip. Any question regarding the meditation? Any question? Mind you, meditation is not the only one way to walk the path to Nirvāṇa. Meditation is one of the ways only. And if you don't know what to do when you meditate, or just meditate is meditate, sitting is sitting, Report an error in the passage at 32:54 Highlight the passage at 32:54

33:41 It doesn't work that way. In our temple, we have three sessions a day. I mean, in Vietnam, not here. We have three sessions a day. The first one is 3 o 'clock in the morning until 5. Can you cope with it? The second one is 2 to 4. And then the last one of the day is 6 to... no six or seven seven to eight seven to nine three sessions a day like that but that is the most recommended don't do more than that Report an error in the passage at 33:41 Highlight the passage at 33:41

34:28 Venerable Hue Can. and I do two sessions at my temple, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Report an error in the passage at 34:28 Highlight the passage at 34:28

34:35 And after the meditation, we can talk and discuss. But anyway, if you don't have any question regarding the meditation, mind you, whatever method you do for meditation, the purpose of it is to clear your mind, to be aware of the moment, right? Report an error in the passage at 34:35 Highlight the passage at 34:35

35:00 Is it clear? There is a story about the master. And this story is when he was a student. He learned meditation and he loves meditation, so he meditated all day and night. Meditated and meditated and meditated. The master passed by and see him meditate, meditate, asking him, what are you doing? He said, meditation. And the master said, what for? What for? And he said, because Buddha. Report an error in the passage at 35:00 Highlight the passage at 35:00

35:33 Ah, the master, all right. So he then go and take a tile, the roof tile, and he file, file, file, file, and make so big noise. Report an error in the passage at 35:33 Highlight the passage at 35:33

35:49 And his student didn't like it because he want meditation, he want quiet. And they go, what are you doing? I'm filing the tile. What is it for? Making a mirror, making a mirror. He said, what? Filing a tile to make a mirror, that's impossible. Is it so? That's true. By the same way, meditating to be a Buddha, that's impossible. Report an error in the passage at 35:49 Highlight the passage at 35:49

36:26 You got it? So you need to know what to do when you meditate. You clear your mind. How? When we meditate, our way is awareness. We are aware. Everything happens. Everything. Report an error in the passage at 36:26 Highlight the passage at 36:26

36:42 We close a bit of our eyes to less attraction, but still, we're still here. movement you hear, okay? Report an error in the passage at 36:42 Highlight the passage at 36:42

37:18 That's how you create. But not meditate for, just meditate for, meditate. No, not that way. Just like I give you an example. Like we sit comfortably in our house, in the lounge, okay? Very nicely, very comfortable, and very peaceful, sipping tea. Someone knock, knock at the door. Report an error in the passage at 37:18 Highlight the passage at 37:18

37:48 You see it? Something arise in your head, okay? You see it. Knock, knock, knock, knock. Report an error in the passage at 37:48 Highlight the passage at 37:48

37:59 So it's up to you if you, and they keep knocking, knocking, hey, come on, open the door, let me in. And it's up to you whether you are about to standing up, or you stand up, or you walk to the door, or you hand in hand with that person to go outside. The minute you stand up, or about to standing up, To the door, if you awake and aware, if you are about to stand up, oh, I sit comfortably, sit down, and let it knock. Report an error in the passage at 37:59 Highlight the passage at 37:59

38:35 You don't follow it. Caught the point? Clear? Everything arise in your mind. You nod it, acknowledge it, let it go. Another thought arise. Knock, knock. You aware? Yes. Let it go. That is our meditation. Okay? And that helps you in daily life. Whatever you do or you say, you are aware. You don't have to regret like you do spontaneously. Report an error in the passage at 38:35 Highlight the passage at 38:35

39:18 And after that, very much regret. That's called awareness. Clear? Any questions? Yes? Oh, hello, Andy. I didn't see you when I came. Report an error in the passage at 39:18 Highlight the passage at 39:18

39:37 Venerable Hue Can, you said meditation to clear your mind, you know. My understanding is meditation is to calm yourself down. So they are both the same things, isn't it? When you clear your mind, you don't think you calm yourself, same thing. When your mind is clear, you are calm. Report an error in the passage at 39:37 Highlight the passage at 39:37

39:59 That's it. Thank you. Anything? Report an error in the passage at 39:59 Highlight the passage at 39:59

40:05 Oh, I forgot to put the time for the talk. I'm here to share with you how I learn and what I practice. Today, last time, I shared with you that Buddha gave us the seven treasures. Is it clear? Today, I share with you my first lesson when I heard my master talk. In here, in 1996, what Buddhism, why I am a Buddhist, or what Buddhism, or what I learned from Buddhism. Report an error in the passage at 40:05 Highlight the passage at 40:05

40:52 Anybody remember what Cindy said? Report an error in the passage at 40:52 Highlight the passage at 40:52

41:00 The first thing I learned from Buddhism is what? Yes? Report an error in the passage at 41:00 Highlight the passage at 41:00

41:10 Yeah, something along the line of five things that I learned from Buddhism. Yes, tell me the first one. Tell me five things I learned from Buddhism. Tell me at least one. Come on. Wisdom. Thank you. Are we all wise? Report an error in the passage at 41:10 Highlight the passage at 41:10

41:26 Are you aware that wisdom is very much different from intelligence? Yes, isn't it? So what is wisdom? To be wise. Parents always say, be wise. Even I come to somewhere, be wise. Use less water, be wise. Be wise. So what is wisdom? Report an error in the passage at 41:26 Highlight the passage at 41:26

41:58 I can tell you. People, most people, very clever, intelligent, smart. Yeah. Have you come across this? I have what? Yeah. Very intelligent. You just talk one point, the first point. They know. to the 10 point, yeah, isn't it? If you are a teacher, you might be aware that some children, very smart. Report an error in the passage at 41:58 Highlight the passage at 41:58

42:26 Very clever, very smart, but at the same time, very stupid. Report an error in the passage at 42:26 Highlight the passage at 42:26

42:38 Am I right? Yeah, very stupid. I can't believe it. You know, very clever, very smart, but they don't know for the simple thing. They don't know how to do it. They cannot manage. Even boiling water. Clear? Report an error in the passage at 42:38 Highlight the passage at 42:38

43:01 Correct? I got one girl at home, very clever. She is my niece. Very smart. All teachers, they are talking to her because she knows. Very clever. But apart from that knowledge, she doesn't know anything. She doesn't know how to heat up her meal. Report an error in the passage at 43:01 Highlight the passage at 43:01

43:27 And then when the microwave was there, so she knows, at least she knows, to put it in, one day the microwave moved to another place. She came, walked to there. Where's the microwave? I said, look, around. And there's no microwave, no heat up, and no heating. Just like simple thing like that. One day, we don't have Wi-Fi. And that's nowadays. Report an error in the passage at 43:27 Highlight the passage at 43:27

43:59 Young people lean on that. They live on that. No Wi-Fi. No computer. And he sits at the table just like a rock. Don't know what to do. No computer. And nowadays, just like that. Very clever. They know. I cannot manage on the online everything. Click, one click, and that's work. When I had to find out for the whole day, only one click, but then for other things, don't know. So that is intelligence. Report an error in the passage at 43:59 Highlight the passage at 43:59

44:38 And when you are very clever, you get more things. That's the difference between the wisdom and the intelligence. They get more, and the more they get, the more they want, and the more they gain, and the more they suffer. Isn't it? Report an error in the passage at 44:38 Highlight the passage at 44:38

45:02 Wisdom is different. We see clear things, like the way we meditate, we clear our mind. We know, we see the right view, and we let go, let go. When the intelligence gets in, we let go, let go, and let suffering. Report an error in the passage at 45:02 Highlight the passage at 45:02

45:25 And that is wisdom. And the first thing, when Buddha, Enlighten. What did he say? He said, be wise. How? Do not listen. Do not follow anyone or anything, regardless whether they are from the most powerful person, blindly, without when, not until after you experiment. Then you can take it and practice. That is wisdom. Do not listen to anyone. Report an error in the passage at 45:25 Highlight the passage at 45:25

46:14 Even they said, come here, I show you. And after you practice, you become Buddha. Buddha don't say so. He said, no, do not listen blindly. And that is be wise. Clear? So we don't need to be intelligent. Slowly, we learn slowly. But be wise. Got it? Be wise. What is the second point? Altruism, she read it. Altruism. Report an error in the passage at 46:14 Highlight the passage at 46:14

46:54 What is altruism? Report an error in the passage at 46:54 Highlight the passage at 46:54

47:01 What is altruism? Huh? Give it. Give. Donate. Any explanation? Report an error in the passage at 47:01 Highlight the passage at 47:01

47:17 Ah, giving without expectation. So, tell me, what is the difference between altruism and love? Report an error in the passage at 47:17 Highlight the passage at 47:17

47:37 What is it? Mind you, altruism is not love, isn't it? And what is love, and what is? Altruism is giving without expectation. Report an error in the passage at 47:37 Highlight the passage at 47:37

47:50 Love, love is, yeah? If I say love is a cause of suffering, do you agree or not? Yes or no? Yes or no? Very much yes, isn't it? Yeah. Because when you love, what do you expect? The same, right? And if you don't get it, what happens? Hatred, isn't it? And suffering. Ah, so that is love. And when the person is generous, very generous, she loves, yeah, okay, she or he or they, they love their children and they love their nephews and nieces. Report an error in the passage at 47:50 Highlight the passage at 47:50

48:44 Are they the same? Report an error in the passage at 48:44 Highlight the passage at 48:44

48:48 No, isn't it? My children, obviously I love them more than them. I love them, but my children first. And other children, yeah, I love them too. I can share. But very little. My children first. You see, love is expectation. And when you expect, and if you don't get the same thing, turn around the two sides. One is love, one is hatred and suffering. Report an error in the passage at 48:48 Highlight the passage at 48:48

49:23 When altruism is different. Altruism is giving without expectation. Can we do that? We learn. We learn. When every time we chant, by the end of the chant, what do we do? We transfer the merit. We share that to everyone, present or not present. I tell you one story, particularly at the funeral, right? And there was one funeral, and the guy, the husband, he loves his wife very dearly. Report an error in the passage at 49:23 Highlight the passage at 49:23

50:15 Suddenly she died because of some illness. So he suffered, and then he want her to be at peace and a good death. So he invited the monk. To come and to chant. This is our cultural aspect. And the monk chant, and he want the monk chant this sūtra, that sūtra, how many sūtra, the monk chant. And by the end, the monk transfer the merit. And when you transfer the merit, that's go to everyone. Report an error in the passage at 50:15 Highlight the passage at 50:15

50:58 He thought, hey, I give you the money. I ask you to chant for my wife. Why do you give that to everyone who don't give you the money? And the monk said, that is what I learn and what I have to share. Now if you don't want that, so okay, I don't need the money, I go. And you have to ask someone else to do that. Okay, you go. You don't listen to me, you go. And he asked another monk to chant the same sūtra. Report an error in the passage at 50:58 Highlight the passage at 50:58

51:32 And the same transfer the marriage. He said, hey, why do you transfer on to everyone? I want you to transfer only to my wife. And he said, no, it's not. Because altruism is a sharing and caring, no expectation. No, I don't like it. So after the monk explained to him about the altruism, he said, okay, I agree. Report an error in the passage at 51:32 Highlight the passage at 51:32

52:00 You can transfer the merit to everyone except that next door lady. Because every morning she argued with my wife. I don't want that to her. And the monk said, no. The person you don't like the most, you transfer the merit more than anybody else to help her to wake up. All right, by the end, okay. So you got the point, altruism? Report an error in the passage at 52:00 Highlight the passage at 52:00

52:33 Got it? In Buddhism, we have no word such as enemy. There's no such vocabulary. Okay? We have people who understand us and we have people who don't understand us yet, but no enemy. We have friend or not yet friend. Okay? Altruism. We share and we care. What is the third point? Report an error in the passage at 52:33 Highlight the passage at 52:33

53:07 Or any question first? Yes? Ah, transfer the merit. Ah, that's a good question. I never came across that. When we do something, we earn the merit. Like we do good deeds, okay? And then we don't keep it to ourselves. We give it to everyone. The people. Sentient beings, we call sentient beings, with form like us, and no forms. You know that? Report an error in the passage at 53:07 Highlight the passage at 53:07

53:47 People who are no form, they are around. Because in here, so many people here, sitting here, but I still can see so many other people sitting and listening and waiting for our love as well. Report an error in the passage at 53:47 Highlight the passage at 53:47

54:07 Got it? That's with transfer. We give to... Everyone, everywhere. Clear? Report an error in the passage at 54:07 Highlight the passage at 54:07

54:16 We share. We don't keep on to ourselves. And that's why this is a lesson, actually fundamental lesson for us to learn not to be jealous. You Report an error in the passage at 54:16 Highlight the passage at 54:16

54:41 got it? We share, we don't keep. We give and we don't discriminate. And that will help us slowly, slowly. We don't have to compete and compare. Report an error in the passage at 54:41 Highlight the passage at 54:41

55:04 Clear? It's easy. Easy said. Yeah. Easy said. And that's why practice, practice, practice. Report an error in the passage at 55:04 Highlight the passage at 55:04

55:24 What is the third point? Report an error in the passage at 55:24 Highlight the passage at 55:24

55:30 The first is wisdom, altruism. And mind you, if you are so wise, and if you don't have the good heart, You will be very cruel, isn't it? That's what Buddha teaches us, to be wise and to be compassionate. Report an error in the passage at 55:30 Highlight the passage at 55:30

55:54 What else? What else do you learn from Buddhism? Kindness, yeah, that is altruism. Report an error in the passage at 55:54 Highlight the passage at 55:54

56:06 Read the poem. Equality. Yes, equality. In which way? We are equal. Equal. How can we be equal? You are a man. I am a woman. How can we be equal? Are we equal? Report an error in the passage at 56:06 Highlight the passage at 56:06

56:29 Yeah, we have the same right to vote. Yeah, we are equal. But in terms of physical, are we equal? Let me tell you. Being a monk, I don't know in the Theravadan way, but in Mahāyāna practice, a monk keep. Equal. Report an error in the passage at 56:29 Highlight the passage at 56:29

56:52 250 precepts. Can you do that? Easy, simple. I tell you. And I will tell you. If you want to be a monk, easy. But if you want to grow back your hair, that is not easy. And being a woman, before I was a nun, I said that's not fair. That's not equal. I will... Discuss. As a nun, we have to keep 345 precepts. Report an error in the passage at 56:52 Highlight the passage at 56:52

57:30 Yeah, isn't it not equal? I said, that's not fair. That's discrimination. And I go and I ask my master. He's a monk. And he said, wait until you learn the precepts. And after I learn the precepts, He's very fair, very, very fair by imposing that many, 90 more precepts for us to keep. Why? Because as a man, you have different needs. As a woman, we have different needs. Report an error in the passage at 57:30 Highlight the passage at 57:30

58:15 And with these different needs, he gives us more precepts to keep. For example, in the ancient time, the society is not at peace, right? It's a very rough time. So he doesn't allow a nun to walk by herself. Isn't it fair? Yes. And then in the ancient time, they don't have a bathroom like us. So that is equality in which regard. Report an error in the passage at 58:15 Highlight the passage at 58:15

59:23 In the practice, very equal, isn't it? We are equal in practicing Buddhism. If you practice, you'll be enlightened. Like you walk the way to Nirvāṇa. If you walk, you go to the destination. If you don't walk, you stay put. And you are in, like in the sūtra says, in another shore, in the dark shore. But if you practice, you go to the bright shore. Report an error in the passage at 59:23 Highlight the passage at 59:23

59:53 Equal. Equal? Clear? That is in regard to the practice. In regard to the social classes, everyone can practice Buddhism. You don't need to be on the top class. Buddhism is for everyone. Being a king or being a servant or being a laborer, you can practice. Report an error in the passage at 59:53 Highlight the passage at 59:53

1:00:22 You practice Buddhism anytime, anywhere at your own pace. Report an error in the passage at 1:00:22 Highlight the passage at 1:00:22

1:00:31 Clear? If you practice, you know the cause and effect. If you sow the wrong seed, you receive bad results. In the society, if you are rich, you can buy your freedom, isn't it? You can buy it. But... With Buddhism, there's no such things. If you do wrong deeds, you get bad things, either immediately or in the future. Report an error in the passage at 1:00:31 Highlight the passage at 1:00:31

1:01:14 Clear? Equality, equal in terms of practice. And if you practice, you will be Buddha. Do you have that faith or not? I will confirm. If you practice, You'll be Buddha. Buddha doesn't give you that ticket. But if you practice, you come to see him. Report an error in the passage at 1:01:14 Highlight the passage at 1:01:14

1:01:49 Agree or not? Report an error in the passage at 1:01:49 Highlight the passage at 1:01:49

1:01:53 Agree? Yes or no? Yes? Yeah. And if you don't practice, you stay put. I think because we don't practice for more than 2,500 years, we're still in the mud. Isn't it? Because we don't practice. Or we practice wrongly. We let go of one thing and we bring back another. We sweep one and we bring in. And not only bring in, we tie it. Very tight. And then we say, we suffer. Report an error in the passage at 1:01:53 Highlight the passage at 1:01:53

1:02:36 And this is a cycle. Report an error in the passage at 1:02:36 Highlight the passage at 1:02:36

1:02:41 Clear? Another point? Freedom. You learn to be free. Actually, you are free to learn. There is no one seduce you, no one tempt you, no one force you, no one punish you to practice Buddhism, isn't it? No one leave you. You just, if you want to practice, you practice. If you don't want to go to the temple, you don't go to the temple. You practice anywhere, anytime. Report an error in the passage at 1:02:41 Highlight the passage at 1:02:41

1:03:19 Free to practice. You are free. And that, again, from the king to a slave. If you want to practice, you practice. And apparently, you can practice. You can sit for one hour. If you don't have time to sit for one hour, you can practice for three minutes. Agree? Report an error in the passage at 1:03:19 Highlight the passage at 1:03:19

1:03:48 Yes or no? I can tell you, I can show you how to practice for three minutes. I have run a show, three minutes meditation. But that is the event. People walk in and walk out and they want to see so many other things. They have no time to sit for ten minutes. Actually one day when I was at the prison, the big block, as big as you, big 20, 30 of them come to a class. Report an error in the passage at 1:03:48 Highlight the passage at 1:03:48

1:04:22 And they said, they told me straight away that they cannot sit down for five minutes. I said, no, you don't need to sit down. Okay, you can stand up if you want. Report an error in the passage at 1:04:22 Highlight the passage at 1:04:22

1:04:33 But you don't need to meditate for five minutes. You need to meditate for only, can you do for three minutes? Yes, that they can. Not ten minutes, not half an hour. Okay, for three minutes. I said, or even how long? For even boiling a cup of coffee. Boiling a cup of coffee. Does anyone know how to boil a cup of coffee? You know, don't you? Report an error in the passage at 1:04:33 Highlight the passage at 1:04:33

1:05:03 Not everyone. I have so many people come and complain to me that my kettle doesn't work. Yeah, because when it is boiling, the kettle whistles. Isn't it? And after it whistles, it stops. And then when it is, it keeps the water warm. and that's all. And then if you don't use the water, it's cooling down. And people just click, click, click, and then walk away. Report an error in the passage at 1:05:03 Highlight the passage at 1:05:03

1:05:40 down and then click again and go back again and then come back three times like that and come and say that your kettle is a fountain need to return it i said no if you just stand there for For a few minutes, I think less than three minutes, right? And then you will hear the whistling. And that is when the water boiled. Report an error in the passage at 1:05:40 Highlight the passage at 1:05:40

1:06:05 And that's how you practice. If you listen to your body, right? If you hear it like you hear the water, before it whistles, what does it do? Right? So before you explode. Report an error in the passage at 1:06:05 Highlight the passage at 1:06:05

1:06:27 What do you hear? And then, right? That's it. That's your practice. Three minutes. Every day, you hear yourself. Right? Every time you are bubbling like that, exhale, breathe in, exhale, breathe in, blow out. Three times. Less than three minutes. And that's it. You're free to do so. Right? No one tie you. No one force you. And no one seduce you. Report an error in the passage at 1:06:27 Highlight the passage at 1:06:27

1:07:07 Just do it. And be wise. Because why? Because if we do that, we release. Right? And we are calm. And we are healthier. And that is wisdom. Clear? Report an error in the passage at 1:07:07 Highlight the passage at 1:07:07

1:07:29 There is a story about a master that is a second patriarch. After practicing, he come and ask Bodhidharma. You know, Bodhidharma is the first patriarch in China. If you go to Chinese temple, you will see a guy, a picture of a guy, Indian guy, and that is Bodhidharma. He come and he ask, Master, my mind is not at peace. Report an error in the passage at 1:07:29 Highlight the passage at 1:07:29

1:08:01 Are you aware that your mind is not at peace? Are you aware? Yeah. My mind is not at peace. Come and ask me. I can tell you. My mind is not at peace. And the master said, after practicing for so many years, my mind is not at peace. Report an error in the passage at 1:08:01 Highlight the passage at 1:08:01

1:08:19 Actually, before you practice, you don't know that your mind is not at peace, isn't it? Your mind is so blocked, and you think that you are very clever. You can do so many things at a time, but you never know. But after a while of practicing, suddenly you are aware that your mind is not at peace. So many things in there. And he come in, he asked the master, and the master said that, ah, okay, bring it out. I will pacify it for you. Report an error in the passage at 1:08:19 Highlight the passage at 1:08:19

1:08:52 Yeah. Have you heard that story? No. So he said, huh? And the student, oh, he said quietly, he looked back, reflected, find it, find it, find it. He said, Master, I cannot find it. Yeah? I cannot find it. So the Master said, I already pacified it. Got it? Yeah. Let come and your mind is at peace. Just bring it out. That means that if you're aware of that, that's gone. Report an error in the passage at 1:08:52 Highlight the passage at 1:08:52

1:09:31 That's gone. Exactly like when you don't know people in your house. In your house, there are so many people. But you don't know who's the thief. And that is just knowing all. But suddenly, you know who's the thief. Can the thief know? Isn't it? So if you are aware of that, that's gone by itself. And again, the mind is very clever. It comes back. It comes back. And then you point to it, I don't want you. Report an error in the passage at 1:09:31 Highlight the passage at 1:09:31

1:10:11 And for a few times like that, it's gone. Eventually, you are your own boss. That doesn't lead you anymore. That doesn't trouble you anymore. You will be free. Report an error in the passage at 1:10:11 Highlight the passage at 1:10:11

1:10:35 Clear? Free. Free from all the ties. And who creates these ties? Yourself. So we are our own boss. We are our own god. Buddhism has no god, no punishment, no blessing, because you are your own Buddha. Any Report an error in the passage at 1:10:35 Highlight the passage at 1:10:35

1:11:12 question? Do you believe that? You will be Buddha? Yes or no? Yes! Yes! There is a disciple at Buddha's time. He practiced only one way. We do meditation. He does the other way. Every time he meets anyone, he makes a vow. I don't despise you. I dare not despise you. I respect you because you will be Buddha. Report an error in the passage at 1:11:12 Highlight the passage at 1:11:12

1:11:50 That's all. I don't despise, I dare not despise you. I respect you because you will be Buddha. You will be Buddha. I respect you. And that's it. He's enlightenment. What does he teach? Equality, freedom, everything. Report an error in the passage at 1:11:50 Highlight the passage at 1:11:50

1:12:10 Because everyone is Buddha. But we don't know because we are in the dark. And what makes us in the dark? Because of the desire. Report an error in the passage at 1:12:10 Highlight the passage at 1:12:10

1:12:24 The treasure, the fame, the power, everything, wrapped tight. And that diamond, we don't see it because of this. And that's why we live in the dark. Now if we unveil this, we will be free. Report an error in the passage at 1:12:24 Highlight the passage at 1:12:24

1:12:54 Free from all attachment. Report an error in the passage at 1:12:54 Highlight the passage at 1:12:54

1:13:01 When I have an experience, that's why I keep asking you any question, please raise. When I talk about dropping on these attachments, drop, drop, drop. I saw on the floor, the woman sit next to the man, drop, and then drop. Up to the point that it clicked my mind. I said, oh no, I don't teach you to drop him or her. Report an error in the passage at 1:13:01 Highlight the passage at 1:13:01

1:13:32 I don't teach you to drop him or her. No, don't drop the person, don't drop your, what do you call it, sweet and sour, other half, right? He sometimes sweet and sometimes, most of the time sour, right? But don't drop, I don't tell you to drop. What do you drop? The feeling, the feeling of hurt. That feeling that you annoy me, that you are sour, drop that feeling. Report an error in the passage at 1:13:32 Highlight the passage at 1:13:32

1:14:07 And free yourself from the hurt. And that's called emancipation, the last thing. Freedom. Clear? This is the first lesson I heard from my master, and that inspired me to become a nun in 1996 when he came here. So the five things that we learn from practicing Buddhism is wisdom, altruism, equality, freedom, and by the end, emancipation, release from all the ties. Report an error in the passage at 1:14:07 Highlight the passage at 1:14:07

1:14:51 Any question? If you don't want to put public, I stay back, and you can come and ask the face-to-face. Yes? Report an error in the passage at 1:14:51 Highlight the passage at 1:14:51

1:15:05 It's just a verbal weekend, you know. Thanks for confirming my thought, you know, that as a Buddhist, you know, I'm free. Report an error in the passage at 1:15:05 Highlight the passage at 1:15:05

1:15:17 I have freedom to do what I want to do. There are talks from people, monks too, that there's no freedom in Buddhism. I know. We're free. Free as a free. I'm free. The meaning is free not hurting you. We learn not to hurt other people. But we need to learn also not to keep the hurting. Let go, free that. Because what the point to keep it? When you keep it, that keep toxin in your body and you are not healthy and that you are not wise. Report an error in the passage at 1:15:17 Highlight the passage at 1:15:17

1:15:57 So be wise not to hurt yourself. And that's why I said instead of keeping 345 precepts or 250 precepts, my master teach us to keep only one precept. Which one? Report an error in the passage at 1:15:57 Highlight the passage at 1:15:57

1:16:16 Keep the mind clear. Report an error in the passage at 1:16:16 Highlight the passage at 1:16:16

1:16:21 Got it? When you have your mind clear, you keep everything. And when you know how to practice three minutes meditation, you can meditate anywhere, anytime. Report an error in the passage at 1:16:21 Highlight the passage at 1:16:21

1:16:35 And you are free and equal. Report an error in the passage at 1:16:35 Highlight the passage at 1:16:35

1:16:41 Any questions? If not, we transfer the merit. Okay? I think you normally transfer the merit in Sanskrit. Yes or no? You can do it. I do it in English for you to understand. I vow that the merit and virtue from this will go everywhere and reach everyone, for all of us and all sentient beings, so that we will realize and practice the Buddha way. Report an error in the passage at 1:16:41 Highlight the passage at 1:16:41

1:17:14 Sadhu, sadhu, sadhu. Thank you very much for attending. I will see you again. I don't know whether in the near future or in next year. In next month, I will be 80 years old. Report an error in the passage at 1:17:14 Highlight the passage at 1:17:14

1:17:40 Thank you. Thank Report an error in the passage at 1:17:40 Highlight the passage at 1:17:40

1:17:46 you so much, Venerable. And I've been thinking about your name, your Vietnamese name, during meditation. And I think I've got it. Thank you. Report an error in the passage at 1:17:46 Highlight the passage at 1:17:46

1:17:59 Thank you. Your talk was very inspiring. It definitely matches your name, rooted in wisdom. Yeah. Roots of wisdom. Thank you. You can call me sister instead of Venerable Stu Fa. We are all sisters and brothers in the Dharma. Thank you. Report an error in the passage at 1:17:59 Highlight the passage at 1:17:59

· · · silence, 1 minute

1:18:52 Yes. Sit down. Yes. Thank you. Yes. Thank you. Report an error in the passage at 1:18:52 Highlight the passage at 1:18:52