I. INSTRUCTIONS: PHUONG PHAP TU HOC HANG NOW. We are drifting in the cycle of birth and death due to ignorance, so we are caused by the Three Poisons: Greed, Hatred, and Si. As a Buddhist, we must have a daily training program, also known as practice, to eliminate Ignorance, that practice is not outside of Precepts, Concentration and Wisdom. II. CONTENTS: Precepts are also known as Tam Hoc, they are closely related, because people who keep Precepts are born Dinh, and those who have concentration are born with Hue. 1) Precepts: We lay people, the Buddha invented five precepts to practice and study. To escape the cycle of birth and death, we Buddhists must eradicate: Lust, killing sentient beings, stealing, lying, and drinking. The precepts must be kept strictly in mind and outside of the body. Precepts are very important, Buddha taught to respect Precepts as the teacher of all Buddha's children. Out of compassion for sentient beings, Buddha taught us to be vegetarian so as not to kill living beings. First of all, we practice fasting, two days a month, the first and the full moon. Fasting for 4 days is the 30th (29th month of the month) and the first, 14th and full moon days. Fasting for 6 days is 1, 8, 14, 15, 23, 30 (or 29), fasting for 10 days is 1, 8, 14, 15, 18, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 (short month 27, 28, 29). If possible, a year should be vegetarian for 1 month or 3 months. If you fast for a month, choose January or July, and if you fast for 3 months, you will go to Thuong Nguon (January), Trung Nguyen (July), and Ha Nguon (October). Going forward is a vegetarian diet, which will help the body to be less sick, the mind to be clear, and prevent us from killing karma. Because vegetarianism is eating cups, vegetables, fruits, so it is easy to digest, makes the stomach hungry, fasting should take care of meals, so there are delicious dishes, to make fasting easy, not boring. Vegetarians should take care of their meals, don't let the lack of nutrients give rise to diseases, from which others may have the wrong conclusion: Vegetarians or sick. We must try to be disciplined, eat on the right day, even if we have a party on that day, we will still fast, so that our fasting will be meaningful and beneficial. 2) Concentration: For the purpose of making one's mind centered, one understands that concentration means to meditate or meditate to make the mind pure. People liken the mind to an ape, mind to a horse (Tam Vien, mind horse) because the activity of the mind is rolling, messy and fast. If we sit still, we will find that our mind thinks about one thing and jumps to another, remembers the far and near, it crosses the ocean faster than the horse runs, equal to the electric wave. Methods such as sitting meditation, Reciting Buddha's name, reciting mantras, and chanting sutras all make our mind pure or concentrated. A. Meditation: As the most effective method of concentration, people choose a quiet place, not too hot, not too cold, sit cross-legged or half-closed, let their whole body relax, and let their mind focus on a real thing. simple, such as a yellow circle, follow the in-breath, the out-breath. If you want to be more thorough, please read books, such as The Basic Meditation by Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, the Sutra of Mindfulness of Breath translated by Zen Master Nhat Hanh, published in Buddhist Studies No. 20, Zen articles published in Buddhist Studies No. 15 and 16. , or Buddhist Zen books. The method of meditation is useful for people who are young until about 50 years old, because at this age the body is still healthy, the mind is clear and easy to concentrate, sitting in meditation must practice daily, each time must be from 30 minutes or more up to 1, 2 hours, Elderly people will have pain in their legs and back, so it is difficult to practice. B. Buddha Recitation: This method can be practiced at any age, and Buddha Recitation at any time; when walking, standing, lying down, sitting. Master An Quang, who teaches us to even go to the toilet, also recites the Buddha's name, the recitation does not stop, the purpose is to make our mind firmly attached to the Buddha's name, for example, our mind does not change with the six words Namo. Amitabha Buddha. It is recommended to read books such as The Pure Land Letter of Master An Quang translated by Lien Du, The Ten Essentials of Buddha Recitation by Most Venerable Thich Thien Tam, The Western Journey to the West by Master Khoan Tinh translated by Huu Tu and Tam Hao, and the Recitation of Buddha's Recitation. Posted in Buddhist Studies No. 17. People recite the Buddha's name aloud, quietly or silently, whether or not they can recite the rosary, this method is very suitable for the elderly. Remember the sentence: Nhat Cu Di Da has no special recollection, no labor is a unique Western lute. (One sentence of reciting the Buddha's name does not stop, don't worry just snap your finger and go to the West). C. Tri mantra: Tri mantra means that we read a mantra, people think it is a spiritual language or a secret language, that is, it has an epiphany, reads to exorcise evil spirits or is it a secret word that cannot be understood or understood. You don't need to understand it, read it in a complicated way, almost repeating it, so it's easy for people to read one sentence after another, the next sentence to be read first, the first sentence to be read later. Therefore the mind must be focused on to not be confused, that is also the method of concentration. The Great Compassion Mantra is still short and easy. Through the Surangama Note, it is difficult to remember, and it is easy to get confused if not focused. According to Tantric, the mouth must chant mantras, the hands must still be sealed. Those who want to study should see Vien Duc's Vien Duc's Hierarchy of Secrets, but if there is no teacher, perhaps it is better not to practice. D. Chanting: It is also a way for us to concentrate, because if we don't fix our mind, finish chanting the sutras, we won't understand anything. What sutras should we chant? Any sutra can be recited, but there are some sutras that are chanted in special cases, for example, when praying for sutras to save the dead, people chant Amitabha Sutras; To Pray for the safety of sick people and people who have accidents, people chant Pho Mon; when sick, people chant Medicine Sutras; a person suffering from long-term illness becomes seriously ill, people chant the Earth Store Sutra..., nowadays many people often recite the Lotus Sutra, or it's called the Lotus Sutra. 3) Hue: Hue is the projection of Wisdom after being cleansed of afflictions and ignorance, Hue is obtained by pure mind, then wisdom is born or by cultivating according to the method of expanding wisdom: Literature, Tu, Tu. Literature is because we hear the sound with our ears, see the Buddhist scriptures with our eyes, and understand the meaning, so we need to regularly read the scriptures, Although this set is not complete, it temporarily helps us to find common Buddhist nouns quickly. These Books International Buddhist Institute , 9250 Columbus Ave. North Hills, CA. 91343 - Tel. (818) 893-5317 is in issue, catalogs can be mailed for prices and other books. La Boi Publishing House PO Box 781 San Jose CA. 95106-0781. Phone: (510) 686-2908 Tu-wisdom is due to thinking about the canonical logic that thoroughly understands the truth. Cultivating wisdom is through practice, experience and penetration, and realize the truth. III. CONCLUSION: The Buddha taught that there are 80,000 and 4 thousand methods of practice, each of us depends on which method is suitable for us, so according to that method, the most important thing is to be diligent, diligent, and meticulous. should be late. "For a lifetime, for a moment of enlightenment", only for those who have the foundation, they are monastics or those who have gone deep into the spiritual realm, which is difficult to achieve for a lay person, but if we practice manually for 5 years, 10 years we will see what we can see. we have achieved. Cultivation is to change karma, to liberate from samsara being sunk in the sea of ​​suffering. Please remember the Buddha's words "Light the torch yourself". END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=BUDDHIST DHARMA WHEEL GOLDEN MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.8/1/2022.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.