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People usually ask the following questions: “What is the purpose of this life?” the worst answer is that: “We must survive to avoid death”, it means that this person could do anything, even evil things, as long as they could live. This belief is very dangerous. However, if the mindset is not too average, and we have knowledge and good values, and we would not accept the above belief, our purpose in life is to find happiness.

There is a Vietnamese saying: “A frog sits at the bottom of the well”, which means he could only see the sky via the top of the well, hence, he always thinks that the sky is just as small. The frog likes water, and it comes and goes from one well to another. The only way he could get out of a well was for someone to take the water, when he could take the opportunity to clutch onto the bucket of water. Sometimes, though, he would think that he was trapped, so he jumped back to the well again.

Today we discuss this topic to assess our mind and soul, assess ourselves to understand what we should not do, what we must do, and be aware of what we have to try to develop and promote.

On this occasion, Xa Loi Ceremony, we would like to remind everyone the advice of To Quy Son which was about having good friends during religious practice lifetime, which is like going walking in the fog.

“It is not possible to benefit from all our blessings”- This statement has been passed down from our Patriarchs, Highly Honored Monks to the present generation. Today, we will thoroughly disseminate this statement to ascertain its meaning. Once we gain understanding of this statement, we will be able to avoid many mistakes in our life and our application/practice will be more seamless.

“It is still not enough!” is a statement to remind us every day that whenever we do something for others; or we rush to complete any work, and often think that should be enough… then it is the wrong thinking. It is really still not enough. It means we are not wise. People who are intelligent would never feel enough with what they have done, and achieved.

The phrase - “just a thought” – sounds a little bit abstract and confused when it crosses our minds. The content in this book mainly mentions the “Self” – in other word, the “Ego” - so that it is easy to be understood by the person who has several basic concepts of Buddism, and the Buddhist who has been practicing in Dharma for a long time.

People usually ask the following questions: “What is the purpose of this life?” the worst answer is that: “We must survive to avoid death”, it means that this person could do anything, even evil things, as long as they could live. This belief is very dangerous. However, if the mindset is not too average, and we have knowledge and good values, and we would not accept the above belief, our purpose in life is to find happiness.

"Love sees no faults" is a Vietnamese proverb, that had been passed on to many generations; but we do not know its author. This proverb basically means that when we like someone, you can easily accept their flaws; on contrary, when you dislike someone, you can easily ignore their greatness.

It is absolutely not easy to be a genuinely good, honest human being in this world but it is very easy to be bad. It is easier to react to others badly such as we would involve in a fight, we would harm whoever had done bad things to us, and we would also hate the person who does not like us. However, the consequence of doing bad things is severe as it can lead us to be an animal in our next life, or to make it worst, we'll go to hell when we die.