B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai \u0111ã th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 n\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb Dhamma bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb ny r\u1ea5t tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi bên ngoi, khi con n\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng gì ngon, các con c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n san s\u1ebb v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n bè v gia \u0111ình. \u0110ây l \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ef1 nhiên. Nh\u01b0ng không có gì h\u01a1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb Dhamma \u2013 Dhammarasam sabbarasam jin\u0101ti \u2013 v m\u1ed9t ai \u0111ã th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 n\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb Dhamma s\u1ebd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ehi-passiko. \u1ed2 nó th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi! M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i n\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb ny! Cho dù c\u1ea3m ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 ehi-passiko có b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u phát tri\u1ec3n trong tâm hay không, nó c\u0169ng l th\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111o \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111o s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfn b\u1ed9 trong Dhamma.

Gi\u1ea3 s\u1eed c\u1ea3m ngh\u0129 ny xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n v ta mu\u1ed1n cng ngy cng có nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Dhamma, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ta không phát tri\u1ec3n m\u1ed9t cách \u0111úng \u0111\u1eafn trong Dhamma, r\u1ea5t có th\u1ec3 ta s\u1ebd v\u1ea5p ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i l\u1ea7m. Ta có th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129, \u201cTôi mong mu\u1ed1n có thêm nhi\u1ec1u ngu\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Dhamma, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ee9c v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a tôi l gì?\u201d Ho\u1eb7c l m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 không \u0111úng \u0111\u1eafn có th\u1ec3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tính xem mình s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhiêu ti\u1ec1n, \u201cCh\u1eafn ch\u1eafn tôi s\u1ebd giúp m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ef1c hnh Dhamma, nh\u01b0ng tôi ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhiêu ti\u1ec1n vì tôi \u0111ã hi\u1ebfn t\u1eb7ng thì gi\u1edd v cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a tôi.\u201d hay ng\u01b0\u1eddi no \u0111ó có th\u1ec3 không tìm ki\u1ebfm ch\u1ee9c v\u1ee5 hay ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c nh\u01b0ng trong thâm tâm có nhi\u1ec1u thèm mu\u1ed1n r\u1eb1ng ngu\u1eddi khác ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft \u01a1n s\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a mình, \u201cH\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft \u01a1n tôi, cúi l\u1ea1y tôi v tôn kính tôi.\u201d Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ny \u0111ã không hi\u1ec3u Dhamma. H\u1ecd không x\u1ee9ng \u0111áng \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 ng\u01b0\u1eddi khác b\u1edfi vì trong thâm tâm, m\u1ee5c \u0111ích c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 chính h\u1ecd.

Th\u1ea7y nh\u1edb m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n Dhamma theo \u0111\u1ea1o H\u1ed3i t\u1ea1i trung tâm c\u1ee7a Sayagyi. Ong ta l phó giáo s\u01b0 hay giáo s\u01b0 t\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Rangoon. Sau khi \u0111ã ng\u1ed3i vi khóa, m\u1ed9t ch\u1ee7 ý n\u1ea3y sinh, \u201cTôi ph\u1ea3i ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5. Nh\u01b0ng tôi nên ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf no \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3n ngã c\u1ee7a tôi không th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n, n\u1ebfu b\u1ea3n ngã c\u1ee7a tôi t\u0103ng tr\u01b0\u1edfng, s\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 s\u1ebd không ph\u1ea3i l ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 n\u1eefa.\u201d Trong nhi\u1ec1u ngy chúng tôi m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft l ông ta \u0111ã lm gì. Ong ta t\u1edbi khóa thi\u1ec1n bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u \u2013 ông ta không tham d\u1ef1 khóa thi\u1ec1n \u2013 v khi thi\u1ec1n sinh \u0111i ng\u1ee7, ông ta c\u0169ng ng\u1ee7 \u1edf \u0111âu \u0111ó. V r\u1ed3i kho\u1ea3ng 22h30, ông ta th\u1ee9c d\u1eady, l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t xô n\u01b0\u1edbc v m\u1ed9t cái ch\u1ed5i, \u0111i t\u1edbi toilet v c\u1ecd r\u1eeda kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t hay hai gi\u1edd. Sau \u0111ó ông ta \u0111i ng\u1ee7. Ong không mu\u1ed1n ai bi\u1ebft s\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a mình.

\u0110ây l nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c m ng\u01b0\u1eddi khác không thích lm, nh\u01b0ng Sayagi không cho phép nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi không hnh thi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ebfn lm các vi\u1ec7c \u0111ó. V v\u1ecb giáo s\u01b0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng, \u201cTôi l ng\u01b0\u1eddi thích h\u1ee3p, tôi nên lm \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111ó.\u201d \u0110ây l tinh th\u1ea7n ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5, ông ta không trông \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1n \u0111áp cho dù ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi khác bi\u1ebft \u01a1n s\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a mình. \u0110ây l s\u1ef1 tinh khi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 Dhamma. M\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 xem xét mình, \u201cKhi s\u1ef1 nhi\u1ec7t tình ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 n\u1ea3y sinh trong tâm, nó có b\u1ecb nhu\u1ed1m mu b\u1edfi s\u1ef1 ích k\u1ec9 không? Tôi có mu\u1ed1n \u0111i\u1ec1u gì không?\u201d Khi \u0111i\u1ec1u ny m\u1ea5t \u0111i, các con có th\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u1edf b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i no \u0111ang c\u1ea7n. N\u1ebfu tôi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c yêu c\u1ea7u chùi nh v\u1ec7 sinh, tôi s\u1ebd lm \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111ó. N\u1ebfu tôi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c yêu c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf c\u1ed5ng \u0111\u1ec3 gác c\u1ed5ng, tôi s\u1ebd l ng\u01b0\u1eddi gác c\u1ed5ng. N\u1ebfu ngy mai tôi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c yêu c\u1ea7u ng\u1ed3i trên gh\u1ebf Dhamma v d\u1ea1y Dhamma, tôi s\u1ebd lm \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111ó. Tôi \u1edf \u0111ây ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5, n\u1ebfu \u0111ó l ý ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a các con, các con x\u1ee9ng \u0111áng \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5.

\u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi s\u01b0 ph\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a th\u1ea7y, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng có ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ebfn t\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t cách ho phóng, \u201cTh\u01b0a ngi, con s\u1ebd xây m\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh \u1edf \u0111ây \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi có th\u1ec3 \u1edf m\u1ed9t cách tho\u1ea3i mái. \u0110ây l s\u1ef1 hi\u1ebfn t\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a con cho trung tâm. Hãy \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi khác \u0111\u1ebfn v dùng nó, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 khi no con hay ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong gia \u0111ình con t\u1edbi, nó ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c dnh riêng cho chúng con.\u201d V Sayagyi l Sayagyi, ngi quát lên, \u201c\u0110\u1ed3 khùng, hãy h\u1ecdc Dhamma! Chúng tôi không nh\u1eadn s\u1ef1 hi\u1ebfn t\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft Dhamma. Ta không mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eadn s\u1ef1 hi\u1ebfn t\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecdc Dhamma m không hi\u1ec3u Dhamma.\u201d