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To Practice Is Not to Seek Pleasure & Living in the World with Joyful Practice (Part 3)
The second remote Dharma talk was given on January 28, 1996, from Plum Village to Cam Lo Meditation Hall in Australia, with about 100 listeners at Cam Lo and the Sen Bup Sangha. The content of the Dharma talk focused on “Living Joyfully in the World” (Cư Trần Lạc Đạo) by the Great Master Truc Lam, after introducing the Winter Retreat with the Zen Masters of the Tran dynasty:
- Tran Thai Tong
- Thuong Chieu
- Tue Trung Thuong Si
- Tran Nhan Tong (Great Master Truc Lam)
Thay reminded, for the 1,250th time, that love must be made of understanding: only when we have experienced suffering can our love not bring harm; true love is also the capacity to generate the energy of loving kindness for others. If we rush to serve without practicing with the sangha, we will easily suffer and fail.
Before studying the third section of Living Joyfully in the World, Thay offered these reminders:
- “Maintain your clarity, do not lose yourself in wrong paths” – that is, to contemplate in order to understand clearly and not be swept away by wrong views.
- “Transform yourself and study in the true lineage” – to practice mindfulness, precepts, concentration, and insight as taught by the Buddha.
- “Harmony in views, harmony in speech without contention” – to share a common understanding, to use loving speech so as not to hurt one another, the foundation for harmony and happiness within the sangha itself.
