Monday, September 09, 2013

សង្ឃំ សរណំ គច្ឆាមិ


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Namo sangham sharanam gacchami. means
"I bow to the community of those who enjoy the jewels of refuge, who learn that teaching, seek that understanding, and work to embody that Dharma and resort to this community as refuge."

All Buddhists say this, each in his own language. Namo means "I bow," meaning by bowing to express trust and faith and respect, to throw yourself on the mercy of another. The third jewel is the Sangha, the community of those who enjoy the jewels of refuge, who learn that teaching, seek that understanding, and work to embody that Dharma. They are consciously evolving toward being buddhas, sharing their understanding and bliss with others, as teachers of freedom to other beings, helping them discover these jewels. This includes all Buddhists everywhere and through time, in Sri Lanka, in Thailand, in Burma, in Tibet, in China, Korea, Mongolia, Japan, Vietnam, in ancient time and still now in India. Sharanam means "refuge," a safe place of renewal, a resort. Gacchami means "I go." Resort has a good double meaning, both "refuge" and "vacation resort," not just some pious act of going someplace and bowing to someone and then entering some sort of prison cell. It's like going for a rest, to relax, restore your energy, enjoy, to get some peace.

A shramana is "one who goes to refuge" from suffering. We sometimes translate it as "ascetic." But I like to translate it as "vacationer," one who goes away and takes a break.

Anonymous said...

ខ្មែរមានជីវភាពនយោបាយ ស្ថិតក្នុងសភាព ត្រូវតែបន្តររួបរួមគ្នា បង្ហាញស្នាដៃរ ក្នុងការទាមទារកយុត្តិធ៌មឲ្យខ្លួនឯង ឲ្យពិភពលោកឃើញ! សូមបញ្ជាក់ថា បើត្រូវការឲ្យអន្ដរជាតិជួយ មិនត្រូវ ប្ដូរជំហររបស់ខ្លួនជាដាច់ខាត!

ធ្វើអ្វីៗដើម្បីជាតិមិនមែនស្រួលដូចបកចេកទេ! សូមកុំធ្វើអ្វីដូចបរទេសធ្លាប់ដៀលយើងថា៖
"ខ្មែរធ្វើអ្វីឆេះតែមួយឆាវដូចភ្លើងចម្បើង រួចរលត់បាត់យើងចាំតែទទួលផលទៅ"

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