*Luan ao Van ap

Soan gia: Bao Phap Nguyen Trung Hau

Discussion on the Tao, Questions and Answers.

by Nguyen Trung Hau

(Juridical Conservator - Heavenly Union Palace)

Translated by
Hum ac Bui, M.D.
Hong ang Bui, M.D.
Edited by
Ngsha Beck-Huy, R.N.
Janet Hoskins, Ph.D.

*Chau Than Giai

Nguyen Trung Hau

*Luan Hoi Qua Bao

Nguyen Trung Hau & Pham Tan ai
Publisher
Ban The ao Hai Ngoai
2010

*Luan ao Van ap
Soan gia: Bao Phap Nguyen Trung Hau
Dch thuat:Hien Tai Bui ac Hum, MD &
ang Cam Hong, MD.
Bien tap Anh Ng: Ngsha Beck-Huy, RN &
Janet Hoskins, Ph.D
*Chau Than Giai
Soan gia: Bao Phap Nguyen Trung Hau

*Tieu s Bao Phap Nguyen Trung Hau

(Song ng Viet Anh). . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . -01

1*S lc than the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-02

2*Nhap mon cau ao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 04
3*Xa than hanh ao . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . - 06
4*S nghiep van chng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-08
5*Trch oan t Cao ai T ien . . . . . . . . .10
6*Mot huyen dieu trong gia nh . . . . . . . . . 12

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*Luan Hoi Qua Bao

Soan gia: Bao Phap Nguyen Trung Hau &
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MUC LUC

1-Luan ao Van ap
(Song ng Viet Anh)

* Tieu t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -22
* oi li knh cao cung ch ao hu . . . . . . -24
* Y tng ve chn ao . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 26
* Y tng ve tam giao quy nguyen
phuc nhat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- 26

Chng I:
Van ap ve ai ao Tam Ky Pho o . . . . .-30

Chng II:
Van ap ve cac bc Thien Phong . . . . . . . . . 40

Chng III:
Van ap ve viec tu hanh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Chng IV:
Van ap ve viec cung kieng th phng . . . . 62

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2-Chau Than Giai

* Chau Than Giai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -75

*Li Ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

*Xac hon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -77
*Chng I:

*Ngu tang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

*Ngu quan - Luc can - Luc tran. . . . . . . . . . . .-84

*Than kinh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -90
* Chng II:

*Tinh Kh Than . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -92

*Phai hiep Tinh Kh Than lam mot. . . . . . . . .-94

*Nguyen nhn va Hoa nhn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . -96

*Nh xac than.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-98

*Am Dng luan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -99

*Pham thai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -100

*Thanh thai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..- 101

*Chiem bao. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

*Khuyen lanh xa tu sac tai kh. . . . . . . . . . .- 104

3-Luan Hoi Qua Bao

* Luan Hoi Qua Bao. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 107

*Li noi au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -109
* Chng I:

*Linh Hon bat diet . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 110

*Bang chng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 111

1*Xuat than. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 111

2*Than giao cach cam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

3*Mot ong Giao s hien hon ve . . . . . . . . - 114

4*a be mat than . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 115

5*Truc phach ngi song . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 116
* Chng II:
* Thuyet Luan Hoi qua cac Ton giao va
hoc thuyet co kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 117

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1- nc An o . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 118
2- nc Ai Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -120
3- nc Ba T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
4- nc Hy Lap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 122
Tan hoc phai Platon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..123

5- nc A Rap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- 124

6- x Judee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

7- nc Trung Hoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

8- nc Nht Bon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-130

9- nc Viet Nam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Thanh Ngon Hiep Tuyen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
*Nhng bang chng ve Luan hoi

1*Nhng tien than cua c a Tang . . . . . .- 134

2*Nh lai bai hat kiep trc . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 138

3*Cho me biet trc mnh se tai sanh . . . . . .- 139
4*Chuyen Luan Hoi Viet Nam . . . . . . . . . 141

5*Chuyen Luan Hoi An o . . . . . . . . . . . .- 145

6*Chuyen thay hon oi xac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

7*Tai sao ngi ta nh c kiep trc . . . . . 150

8*Than ong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- 151

*Than ong xa va nay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- 152
Chng III

*Nhn Qua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-155

1*Thi gian Bao ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..- 158

2*Chuyen Nhn Qua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-159

A-Keo cay tra n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 159

B-Tien kiep Nhn Qua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-161

C-Tra n tn th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -163

D-c Cu Ma La a giang C Bao ng- 164

E-Lam phc gap phc . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 165

KET LUAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- 168

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LI GII THIEU
Cua

C QUAN AI DIEN CAO AI

TOA THANH TAY NINH TAI HAI NGOAI
(Nhan dp tai ban lan th nht tai Hoa Ky
sach cua Ngai Bao Phap Nguyen Trung Hau)
* * *

Trong thi gian au khi ao Cao ai mi khai m t
nam 1926, ngi i t ai hieu biet ve nen tan Ton giao do chnh
ang Thng e cao ca trc tiep giang ien lap nen. Do o,
viec pho thong Chn ao la s mang cap thiet nh Thien c a
ch day.

La mot trong nhng v e t au tien c khai tam luc
ban s, Ngai Bao Phap Nguyen Trung Hau a ra cong bien soan
nhieu sach Giao ly nhat luc bay gi.

Toan bo cong trnh bien soan cua Ngai co gia tr vt
khng gian va thi gian, a gop phan quan trong luan giai nhng
van e can ban trong Giao Ly cua ao Cao ai ve mat thc
tien cung nh ve mat ao hoc ma ro nht c the hien qua noi
dung ba (03) quyen sau ay:

1-LUAN AO VAN AP: Giai ap c mot so van e
can ban cho nhng ke may duyen mi gap ao Cao ai.

2-CHAU THAN GIAI: Giup moi ngi nhn thay ro s
vi dieu trong qua trnh hnh thanh con ngi cua ang Tao Hoa.

3- LUAN HOI QUA BAO: (Sach nay viet chung vi
Ngai Khai ao Pham Tan ai) Giup tranh tao Nghiep chng
va don ng cho kiep lai sinh hoac co the cham dt Luan hoi,
giac ngo giai thoat.

Vi li van rat gian d, de hieu; vi nhng luan giai mach
lac, mang tnh he thong, cac (03) quyen sach neu tren rat can

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thiet va hu ch trong viec tu hoc cua ngi tn o Cao ai cung

nh cho nhng ke co may duyen hoi nhap vao ca ai ao Tam
Ky Pho o hau lap c, Tu Than gi tron Nhn ao, e co the
tu tien tren ng Thien ao giai thoat.
Ngoai ra cung trong lan tai ban ky nay, C Quan cung
co them phan Tieu s cua Ngai Bao Phap Nguyen Trung Hau
do chnh gia nh cua Ngai (HT Nguyen Trung ao) bien soan.
Tran trong knh gii thieu bo sach nay en quy ong
ao, ch v ao Tam va quy oc gia.
Nay knh,

Tieu S
Bao Phap Nguyen Trung Hau
Hien Tai Nguyen Trung ao soan

Dch thuat
Hien Tai Hum ac Bui, MD
Hong Bui ang, MD

Biography

Bao Phap NGUYEN TRUNG HAU

Bao Phap Nguyen Trung Hau

1.-S Lc ve Than The

1- Personal summary

Ngai Nguyen Van Hau, thng goi la Nguyen Trung Hau, sinh
ngay 05 thang 03 nam Nham Thn (01-04-1892). Ngi bat
au lam th luc 19 tuoi, vi but hieu Thuan c.
Tot nghiep trng S Pham Gia nh (Ecole Normal de Giadinh),
Ngi c bo lam giao vien cac trng trong vung Saigon
t nam 1911. Nam 1922, ngi lam Giam oc trng t thuc
Internat Primaire de Dakao tai ng DAries, nay la ng
Huynh Khng Ninh.

Nguyen Van Hau also called Nguyen Trung Hau was born
on the 5th of the third month of the year Nham Thn (April 1,
1892). He started to compose poem since the age of 19 with the
pen name Thuan c. Graduated from the Gia nh Pedagogy
school (Ecole Normale de Gia nh), he was appointed as a
teacher of various schools in Saigon since 1911. In 1922, he was
the Director of the private school Internat Primaire de Dakao at
DAries street (Huynh Khng Ninh street today).

Sau cn bao bnh keo dai ung 100 ngay, ngi thoat xac ve
vi Thay, Me tai Gia nh vao luc 16 gi 50 ngay Mung 7 thang
9 nam Tan Su (16-10-1961), hng tho 70 tuoi. Tang le c
Hoi Thanh c hanh theo le ao trong 5 ngay va tam an tang ni
ngha trang gia nh tai Gia nh, v luc o thi cuoc kho khan
khong the em ve Tay Ninh.

After a severe illness of 100 days, he passed away in Gia nh

at 4:50 p.m. on the 7th day of the 9th month of the year Tan Su
(October 16, 1961) at the age of 70. The funeral was celebrated
by the Sacerdotal Council for five days according to CaoDai
rituals. He was temporarily buried at the family cemetery in
Giadinh because of the then difficult situation which did not
allow his body to be transported to Tayninh. From the 4th to the
7th of the 9th month of the year Giap Dan (October 18 to 21,
1974) The Hien Phap, leader of the Hiep Thien ai ordered to
reinter the body of the Bao Phap Nguyen Trung Hau in Tayninh.

Ngay mung 4 en mung 7 thang 9 nam Giap Dan (18 en 2110-1974), Hoi Thanh do Ngai Hien-Phap, Chng Quan Hiep
Thien ai, a ch than ra lnh to chc le cai tang di the Ngai
Bao Phap ve Toa Thanh Tay Ninh.
Luc khai mo sau 13 nam an tang, thi the Ngai con nguyen ven
nh mi thoat xac (luc tan liem khong co p xac) nen viec
xep ngoi kiet gia va liem vao Lien ai rat thuan li. Lien ai
quan tai t gia Cay Queo Gia nh. Hoi Thanh hanh le te
ien theo nghi thc ai ao. Ngai Hien Phap cung Hoi Thanh
lng ai, Hoi Thanh Phc Thien va ong ao en tan ni
niem hng cau nguyen.
Sau 2 ngay quan tai t gia, Lien ai k Long Ma (Long Ma rat
ln c ben e tren xe camion) ve Thanh a Tay Ninh lam
Tieu S 2

At the opening of the coffin, his body was found intact after 13
years (the body was not embalmed) and therefore was easily
shrouded in a sitting position in the octagonal coffin at his private
residence in Cay Queo, Gia nh. The ceremony was performed
according to CaoDai rituals by the Sacerdotal Council of the Cu
Trung ai, Hiep Thien ai, and Phc Thien. CaoDai followers
also came for the prayers.
After two days, the coffin was transported by the dragon horse to
Tayninh and buried in a tomb at Ao Ho after one day ceremony



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le trong mot ngay roi nhap Bu Thap tai Ao Ho. Tren ng

Lien ai di t Gia nh ve Tay Ninh, cac Thanh That hai ben
ng eu lap Ban Hng An va dongchuong cau nguyen khi
Lien ai i ngang qua.

in the Holy See. CaoDai temples along the way from Gia nh
to Tayninh set up the altar to greet and pray for his soul.

2.-Nhap Mon Cau ao

In January 1926, impressed by miraculous spiritism seances

organized by Mr. Pham Cong Tac, Cao Quynh C, Cao Hoai
Sang, Mr. Nguyen Trung Hau came to participate in the seance
and the Supreme Being under the name A, A,A, gave him a
poem in which his pen name Thuan c was spelled out:

Vao au thang Gieng nam 1926, nghe tin quy ong Pham Cong
Tac, Cao Quynh C, Cao Hoai Sang cau c Tien giang cho thi
hay lam, Ngi en nha ong Cao Quynh C xem coi tnh hnh
va c bai Thanh huan au tien cua c Ch Ton vi ta danh
A,A,A :

THUAN van chat, C tai cao,

Ten tuoi lang th a ng vao.
Non nc muon noi danh tuan kiet.
en hoi mua but giuc c mao.

V iem danh ung but hieu Thuan c, nen Ngi co niem tin,
nhng cha tron ven. Mot hom khac, trong mot buoi Xay Ban,
Ngi bach cung c A,A,A rang :
Toi con nh hai cau oi thu xa nay cha ai oi c, nen xin
em ra nh Ngai oi chi cho vui.
c A,A,A ap : Ban ao xin hau oi, nhng neu oi ra khong
chng, qu v ch ci va niem tnh ban ao ma chan chnh lai
cho.
Cau oi Thuan c ra : Ngoi yen nga ng bo con nghe.
c A,A,A oi lai ngay : Ci lng trau ch kh thang te.
Thuan c ra :
Nga chay mang lac.
c A,A,A oi lai :
Co bay le be.
Tat ca nhng ngi co mat eu het sc phuc tai c A,A,A.
Cung v o Thuan c nhap mon theo ao Cao ai t thu
ban au.
em 14 rang Ram thang 3 nam Bnh Dan (25 rang 26-04-1926),
Ngi cung vi Ngai Trng Hu c tho Thien Phong Tien-

2- Conversion into CaoDai.

Your talent with your fine writing and kind virtue

Was famous in the poetry society.

If you want to leave your name as a hero of the country.

You have to wait for the right time.
On another day, he asked the spirit A, A, A to give solution to
the couplets that was never solved. Thuan c gave the first
sentence:

Ngoi yen nga ng bo con nghe
While sitting on the saddle of a horse, dont crawl (also meaning
cow) dear child (also meaning calf)
The spirit A, A, A immediately gave the second sentence:

Ci lng trau ch kh thang te.
While riding on the back of a buffalo, dont tease (also meaning
monkey) that lad (also meaning rhinoceros).
People who were present at the seance were very impressed;And
Mr. Nguyen was converted into CaoDai.
In the evening of the 14th day of the third month of the year Bnh
Dan (April 25th,1926), Mr. Nguyen Trung Hau and Mr.Trng
Hu c were appointed as Medium Assistant Taoists. They
became a pair of effective mediums for the spreading of CaoDai
to people.

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ao Pho C ao-S (TNHT.Q1,trg17) Hai Ngai tr thanh cap

pho loan cho cac ang pho o nhn sanh.
3.-Xa than Hanh ao
Sau o t lau, v lam an sa sut, Ngi co cau C hoi c Ch
Ton, coi co nen tiep tuc lam Giam oc trng na hay khong,
th Thay day nh sau :

Con muon lam sao t y con,

Nha ngheo nhn ngha mien vuong tron.
Thay au n e mon o cc,
Moi ao gi cho ngan thu con.

en ngay 04-08-1926 (21-07 Bnh Dan), Ngi t thay kho khan

vi cai trng Internat de Dakao nen cung vi ong oc oan
Van Ban thnh giao Thay mot lan na. Thay giang cho moi ngi
mot bai thi, trong o bai thi cho Thuan c nh sau :

Cai khieu thong minh con e au ?

Keu Thay ma hoi viec c cau.

He la quan t chi mang viec,

He biet ieu cao bt viec sau.
Nghe li day (cau chot) cua c Ch Ton, Ngi giao trng lai
cho ong Huynh Khng Ninh xa than i hanh ao. Ngai cung
vi Ngai Trng Hu c lanh lnh i pho o trong cac tnh :
Ch Ln, Go Cong, Tan An, My Tho, nh Tng, Ben Tre.
Ngay 13-02-1927 (12-01 inh Mao), c Ch Ton lap Phap
Chanh Truyen, c Ch Ton phong Ngai vao pham Bao-Phap
Hiep Thien ai (TNHT,Q1,trg78).
Nguyen c Ch Ton co cho biet tien than cua Ngai Bao-Phap
Nguyen Trung Hau la Xch Tinh T va cua Ngai Hien-Phap
Trng Hu c la T-Hang ao Nhn, ngay 31-07-1927 (0307 inh Mao) may c Qu-Coc ai Tien giang an, hai Ngai
mi xin cho mot bai thi ky niem. Bai thi cho Ngai Bao-Phap
nh sau :
o o mot vung ay Hoa tinh,

Nha Chau ten tuoi a anh ranh.

3-Sacrifice for the Tao

Not too long later, the school business was not running well,
he asked advices from the Supreme Being and received the
following teaching:
You should decide as you wish,

Although being in poverty, you could become perfect if

you practice love and service to humanity.

I would not leave you in misery because of the Tao,

Which will persist for thousands of years.
On August 4th 1926 (the 21st of the 7th month of the year Bnh
Dan), he felt that the Internat de Dakao school became a burden,
he and Mr. oan Van Ban sought advice from the Supreme
Being again and received a poem from the Supreme Being:
Where is your intelligence?

Why do you keep seeking advice from Me?

If you are a righteous person,

You should realize noble issues and drop the burden.
He then decided to drop the school and dedicated the remainder
of his life to the Tao, going together with Mr. Trng Hu c
to spread the Tao in Cholon, Go Cong, Tan An, My Tho, nh
Tng and Ben Tre.
On February 13th, 1927 (the 12th of the first month of the year
inh Mao), the Supreme Being granted the CaoDai Religious
Constitution and appointed him as the Bao Phap of the Hiep
Thien ai (TNHT, p. 78).
As the Supreme Being revealed the previous life of the Bao
Phap Nguyen Trung Hau Xch Tinh T (the Taoist of Mars, the
Firestar) and of the Hien Phap Trng Hu c as T Hang
ao Nhn (one of the incarnation of Kwan Yin Buddha), on July
31st, 1927, (the 3rd of the 7th month of the year inh Mao),
when the spirit of the Immortal Quy Coc came to the seance,

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Tam ky tai the an thien ha,

Hau nht thanh cong hau hng tnh.
Ngay 01-04-1933 (07-03 Qu Dau), c Quyen Giao Tong va
c Ho Phap ra Chau Tri so 1 c 3 v Thi Quan Hiep Thien
ai tam qua Cu Trung ai cam quyen Chng Phap. Ngai
Bao-Phap Nguyen Trung Hau am nhiem Quyen Thai Chng
Phap Cu Trung ai. Khi c Q. Giao Tong ang tien nam1934
th Ngai Bao-Phap tr ve Hiep Thien ai. Sau o, Ngai b bnh
hoan lien mien nen xin phep lui ve t gia Gia nh dng bnh.
Ngay 16-02-1956 (05-01 Bnh Dan), c Ho Phap b Chanh
Quyen Ngo nh Diem bo buoc nen phai i sang Nam Vang,
nen ao ni Toa Thanh Tay Ninh thieu ngi ganh vac, c
Thng Sanh hiep cung mot so v Thi Quan, trong o co Ngai
Bao Phap, tr ve Toa Thanh tran an bon ao va ng ra cam
gieng moi ao.
Ngay 14-05-1957 (15-04-inh Dau), Ngai Bao-Phap c Hoi
Thanh c lam Giam oc Hanh ng huan luyen Chc sac hai
pham Le-Sanh va Giao-Hu. Cung trong thi gian nay, Ngai tai
lap ao c Van an e khuech trng thi van ai ao, c
nhieu ngi hng ng co tieng vang rat tot mai en ngay nay.
4.- S Nghiep Van Chung
Ve phan i, ngoai viec day hoc cho trng cong, lam giam oc
trng t, Ngi con la giao s Phap van trng Hng-Viet,
trng Nguyen-Du, trng Nguyen Anh Bon (trng Nguyen
Phan Long cu) Ngi va viet bao cho uoc Nha Nam, HoanCau cua ong Nguyen Hao Vnh, va lam Chu but cho nguyet
san ai ong cua Lien-Hoa Tong-Hoi do ong Nguyen Phan
Long lanh ao.
Ve phan ao, th ngoai viec lam Chu but tap ch Phap van La
Revue Caodaiste, Ngai a sang tac nhng sach ve ao Cao
ai sau ay :
Tieu S 8

they asked him for a poem. The poem given to the Bao Phap
was as followed:
All red in the area is the Fire star,
You were evidently famous at the time of the Chau dynasty.
Now reincarnated again at the third amnesty to bring peace
to people,
You will enjoy the happiness of your success later.
On April 1st 1933 (the 7th of the 3rd month of the year Qui Dau),
the Quyen Giao Tong and the Ho Phap issued an order to send
three Zodiacal Dignitaries to act as the Chng Phap of the Cu
Trung ai. The Bao Phap acted as the Buddhist Chng Phap.
In 1934, when the Quyen Giao Tong passed away, he was
sent back to the Hiep Thien ai. Not long later, he was sick
and asked the permission to return to his home in Gia nh for
convalescence.
On February 16th 1956, when the Ho Phap fled Ngo nh
Diem government to Phnom Penh, The Thng Sanh and
other zodiacal dignitaries (the Bao Phap was one among them)
returned to the Holy See to lead the Sacerdotal Council.
On May 14th 1957, he was appointed as Director of the Religious
School to train Le Sanh and Giao Hu . At the same time, he
re-established the ao c Van an (ao c Literature Club)
to promote religious literature and poetry. This club was well
supported by followers until this present time.
4- Literature work
Besides being a teacher for public schools and a director of
aprivate school, he was also a professor of French for the schools
Hng Viet, Nguyen Du, Nguyen Anh Bon (previously school
Nguyen Phan Long). He was also a writer for the Newspapers
uoc Nha Nam, Hoan Cau (of Mr. Nguyen Hao Vnh), and the
director of the magazine ai ong of Lien Hoa Association
headed by Mr. Nguyen Phan Long.



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*Luan ao Van ap (1927).

*Tien Thien Tieu Hoc (1927)

*Bai Thuyet ao

*Chau Than Giai

*An Chay

*c Tin

*Chn Ly (1928)

*ai ao Can Nguyen (1930)

*Thien ao (1955) cung viet vi O. Phan Trng Manh

*Luan Hoi Qua Bao (1956) cung viet vi Ngai Khai ao
Pham Tan ai.
5.-Trch oan T Quyen-Cao ai T-ien
Ngai Bao-Phap Nguyen Trung Hau a viet va xuat ban nhieu
sach nht ve ao Cao ai trong so Thi Quan Hiep Thien ai.
Ve viec viet va pho truyen Giao ly ao Cao ai, Ngai BaoPhap lo ngai co ieu sai sot khong tranh khoi, nen Ngai cau
hoi c Ch Ton, c Ch Ton giang tra li nh sau (Pho loan
: Bao-Phap va Hien-Phap) :
Hau, sach con lam ra eu co gia tr, la nh co Thay giang tam
con.Con s sai lam cung phai, nhng ve s sai sien, dau bc
Thanh xa lam sach cung con nhieu cho khuyet iem.
Vay con c an long ma lam ch them na. Thay hang ben con
ma du dat cho tr hoa rong them nghe con ! (thang 5-1927)
Ngoai viec lam van thi, Ngai Bao-Phap Nguyen Trung Hau con
co Thien tai ac biet ve viet cac cau lien oi. Tuy Ngai t hoc
Nho hoc nhng lai thong minh loi lac lam cho cac cu o nho
va ngi Tau kham phuc. Ngai Hien Phap Trng Hu c co
thuat lai :Toi con nh luc no, c Ly ai Tien giang c khen
tang va noi rang : Ai muon xin lien th xin ni Hau.
Ngai Bao-Phap a viet cau lien ni Thuyen Bat Nha :
- Van s viet vo, nhuc the ky qui tam xch tho.
- Thien nien t hu, linh hon trc ao Cu Trung Thien
Tieu S 10

Religiously, he was the director of the French Newspaper La

Revue CaoDaiste and was also author of many CaoDai books:

*Luan ao Van ap (1927),

*Tien Thien Tieu hoc (1927),

*Bai Thuyet ao.

*Chau Than Giai.

*An Chay .

*c Tin

*Chn Ly (1928)

* ai ao Can Nguyen (1930)

*Thien ao (1955), co-author with Mr. Phan Trng Manh.

*Luan Hoi Qua Bao (1956), co-author with the Khai ao
Pham Tan ai.
5-A passage from CaoDai Dictionary
Among the twelve Zodiacal dignitaries, the Bao Phap Nguyen
Trung Hau wrote and published most CaoDai books. Regarding
writing books to spread CaoDai teachings, he was concerned
mostly about inevitable errors, so he sought advice from the
Supreme Being. He received the following answer:
Hau, the books that you wrote are all valuable because I have
commanded your mind. Its normal to worry about errors, which
even ancient saints would also commit. You must continue to work
more on it. I am always with you to guide. (May 1927).
Besides writing poems and books, The Bao Phap Nguyen Trung
Hau was also an expert on couplets. Although he studied Chinese
by himself, his expertise on Chinese literature was admired by
Chinese people and Confucian scholars. The Hien Phap Trng
Hu c related the suggestions from Ly Thai Bach spirit that
whoever wishes to have good couplets has to come to Hau.
Indeed, the Bao Phap wrote the following couplets in front of
the CaoDai mortuary:

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Nghia la :
- Muon viec eu khong, xac tht gi tra lai ba tac at.
- Ngan nam t co, linh hon i thang en Chn tng Tri.

All things are none, the body returns to the three foot deep grave.
Existing since thousands of years, the soul returns to the nine
celestial dimensions.

Hai cau lien nay rat hay. Nhng khi dang len c Ly Giao Tong,
c Ly chnh lai oan sau cang tuyet dieu hn na

Those couplets were excellent, but when they were presented

to Ly Thai Bach, he made them even better:

- Van s viet vo, nhuc the THO SANH HOAN TAI THO.
- Thien nien t hu, linh hon THIEN T PHAN HOI THIEN.
Ngha la :

- Muon viec eu khong, xac tht at sanh hoan lai at.

- Ngan nam t co, Linh hon Tri ban tr ve Tri.

All things are none, the flesh created from earth would return
to earth.
Existing since thousands of years, the soul granted by God would
return to God.

6-Mot Huyen Dieu trong Gia nh

6-A family miracle

Trong gia nh, Ngai Bao-Phap Nguyen Trung Hau la ngi con
rat hieu thao. Nh cong qua cua Ngai lap c ni ai ao
Tam Ky Pho o ma than mau cua Ngai c sieu thang va tang
cao pham v ni coi Thieng Lieng Hang Song, ung vi 2 cau
kinh trong bai Kinh Tung Cha Me Qui Lieu :
Thong dong coi tho nng hon,

Ch con lap c giup hun ngoi xa.

In the family, the Bao Phap was a very filial child. Thanks to his
credits with the Tao, his mothers spirit was saved and raised to
higher celestial dimension exactly like mentioned in the prayer
for the dead parents:
Thanks to the spiritual credits of the child,
The spirit of the parent may return to the original position.

Mau than cua Ngai Bao-Phap c c Ch Ton cho phep

giang c bay to nh sau :
Ngay 19-2-1929, Pho loan : Bao-Phap va Khai-Phap.

The Supreme Being has allowed the spirit of the Bao Phaps
mother to come to the seance to address her situation:

Me mng con, me cam n con o.

Con au ro ang ngay nay me nh cong con ma ang thang cap.
Nay me ang vao ong ai Bo Chau. Ay cung nh n cua Ch
Ton rat thng ma cho me vao pham ay. Me chang biet lay chi
ma thong cong cho hai con va cac chau, nen mi dung huyen
dieu ma me a cau xin Ch Ton ban cho me ang cho con cung
chau hay rang c Ch Ton a gi li ha cung con. Nay me
en khuyen hai con kha lo sao cho tron phan s, ngay them vun
ap nen ao ang bao ap n Tren a het long v ca nha ta.
Neu con co long ay th me rat vui long o, con hieu
Me rat vui thay long con, nen me mi xin phep Ch Ton en ay
Tieu S 12

My greetings to you, son, I have to thank you. Thanks to your

spiritual credits, the Supreme Being has graciously raised my soul
to the ong ai Bo Chau (Great Spiritual Continent of the East).
I could not communicate with you. I had to pray to the Supreme
Being to have permission to use the miraculous seance to let you
know that the Supreme Being has kept His promise. I just wanted
to advise you to continue to fulfill your mission of building up
the Tao to pay back all the blessings of the Above to our family.
I would be very pleased, you understand
I am very pleased to understand your heart, I asked the Supreme

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to t li cho con hieu. Vay con kha an long ma lo ao, ch nen

v viec nho ma nao ch nghe.

Beings permission to come here to address to you. Dont worry,

do not let petty matters discourage you.

Toi chao nh v Thanh (noi vi Ngai Tran duy Ngha va nha bac
vat Lu van Lang). Toi chang biet lay chi cam canh cho bang
dung vai li nhac ay : Xin nh v het long lo hiep tac ma nang
cao a v mnh cang ngay cho tot pham.

My greetings to you two saints (addressing to Mr. Tran Duy

Ngha and Scientist Lu Van Lang). I dont know how to show
my appreciation to you other than giving some reminders: please
try all your efforts to co-operate to serve the Tao in order to raise
your position to the highest. I do not deserve mine, but thanks
to my sons spiritual credits, the Supreme Being still granted
me blessings. Your credits are great, you would receive more
blessings. Please try all your efforts to fulfill your duty. Please
pay attention to my words.

Toi ay chang chi xng phan ma cung nh n Ch Ton thng

tng thay. Ay cung nh sc con mi ang vay, khong th biet
sao ma ke xiet.Ay o, cong cua nh v cang day th Ch Ton cang
yeu dau. Xin kha e het tam ch ma hanh phan s. Ay la li
toi xin nh v kha e y.
(Hoi ve ong than cua Ngai Bao-Phap)
-Me khong dam noi. Thoi me lui.

(When asked about the situation of the Bao Phaps father, she
said:
I am not allowed to say. Good bye!)

Li ngi soan bai : Than phu chung toi co ke rang khi ba noi
chung toi va mat, n Tren co ve c bao cho quy Chc Sac
ang i hanh ao cac ni va bao ve phu lo am tang cho me
Ngai Bao-Phap va ch day cho nghi thc hanh le tang v ay la
am tang au tien trong ao. Do o am tang nay co ay u
Chc sac lo kinh ke. Than mau cua Ngai Bao-Phap khong co
tu ma lai con co toi. c Ch Ton co bao Ngai Bao-Phap rang
lam cong qua th se chuoc c toi cho me, do o mi co cau :
c Ch Ton a gi li haTrong Thanh Ngon Hiep Tuyen ,
Quyen nht, trang 57, an c ngay 9-12-1926 co oan c Ch
Ton day nh sau : Ngay nay a mat het mot ngi Mon e
cua Thay Tng man phan cung do ni so mang tien nh
S cau kinh th do ni am tang me Hau, eu khac hn mot
th. Than mau cua Ngai Bao-Phap mat ngay 28-8-1926, ngha
la trc Le Khai ao : 19-11-1926 ).

Hien Tai Nguyen Trung ao bien soan

(theo tai lieu gia nh va Cao-ai T-ien cua c-Nguyen)

Notes: Our father related that when our grandmother passed

away, the Above announced to the dignitaries who were
spreading the Tao in many different places to return to help
the funeral. The mother of the Bao Phap was not a CaoDai
disciple and had committed crimes. The Supreme Being advised
the Bao Phap to build up spiritual credits in order to neutralize
his mothers crimes. And The Supreme Being did keep His
promise. In Thanh Ngon Hiep Tuyen Book 1, page 57, in the
seance on December 9th, 1926, the Supreme Being instructed:
Now, one of My disciple has passed away. The death of Tng
was arranged by his destiny. The prayers will be performed
like for the funeral of Haus mother but only with a minor
difference. The Bao Phaps mother passed away on August
28th, 1926, before the Grand Opening Ceremony of CaoDai
faith on November 19th, 1926).
Compiled by Hien Tai Nguyen Trung ao
according to family information and
to the CaoDai Dictionary of author c Nguyen

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Luan ao Van ap
Soan gia: Bao Phap Nguyen Trung Hau

Discussion on the Tao,

Questions and Answers.
by Nguyen Trung Hau
Juridical Conservator - Heavenly Union Palace
Translated by
Hum ac Bui, M.D.
Hong ang Bui, M.D.
Edited by
Ngsha Beck-Huy, R.N.
Janet Hoskins, Ph.D.

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TIEU T

FOREWORD

Trong quyen sach LUAN AO VAN AP nay, tac

gia sap ra ngi ngoai ao en van ao mot nha tu
theo ai ao Tam Ky Pho o. Ngi cat van co y ro
thong ao ly the nao; li hoi tuy co chieu nghiem khac
ma gi loi thanh tao, nen ke hau ap vui long ng oi.

In this book Discussion on the Tao, Questions and

Answers, the author describes a scenario in which a
non-CaoDaist questions a CaoDai disciple on the Tao.
The person who questions likes to have good knowledge
on religions. The questions, although seeming somewhat
critical, are reasonable and deserving of reply.

Tac gia tai s tr sien, biet ao bao nhieu bay giai bay
nhieu, mong rang quyen sach hen mon nay giup ch
trong muon mot cho ch ao Hu mi nhap mon, cung
pha tan cai mang u am cua ke m ho; ay la s vong
cua tac gia vay.

Ch ln, ngay 2 thang 9 nam 1927.
Bao Phap

Nguyen Trung Hau

Luan ao Van ap

The author open-mindedly and humbly presents an

expertise on CaoDai in answering these questions,
hoping that the book would be useful to new CaoDaists
and able to clarify concerns and doubts.

22

Cholon, September 2, 1927

Juridical Conservator
Nguyen Trung Hau

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OI LI KNH CAO CUNG CH AO HU

TO ALL CAODAI DISCIPLES

Hoi Thanh nhom ngay 6 thang 8 nam inh Mao a cong

nhan va hoan nghinh quyen sach LUAN AO VAN
AP cua tac gia la ao Hu Nguyen Trung Hau. Li
giai phan chanh ly, cau van t troi chay, ai nghe qua
cung eu hieu. Ay la mot quyen sach rat can ch cho
ch Chc Sac Thien Phong a lanh phan trach nham
ln lao e pho thong Thien ao.

The Sacerdotal Council has met on the 6th day of the 8th
month of the year inh Maoo (year of the cat) and has
approved and welcomed the book Discussion on the
Tao, Questions and Answers written by author Nguyen
Trung Hau. The explanation is correct, fluent, and easy
to understand. The book is very useful for dignitaries
responsible for spreading the Tao.

V vay nen toi ra cong an tong quyen sach nay,xin ch

hien hu hay oc roi chiem nghiem cho ky cang, hau
oi ap vi ngi cha ro ton ch ai ao Tam Ky
Pho o.

Quyen sach nay se dung lam viec can ch trong ao,
con t ac gia th dang tron ban quyen cho Hoi Thanh.

Itherefore publish this book. Please read and contemplate

so that you would be able to explain the Tao to people
who have not known the mission of ai ao Tam Ky
Pho o.
The author has offered the copyright to the Sacerdotal
Council and the book will be used by the CaoDai
religion.
Respectfully,

Nay knh

Buddhist Archbishop
Lam Quang Bnh

Thai Phoi S Lam Quang Bnh

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Y TNG VE CHN AO

OPINION ON THE TRUE TAO.

Mot ngi lac bc vao rng ng hoi tan thoi lng nan, khong
le ngoi mot cho ma i hum tha, ran can, ma cung khong le
quanh loi nay, queo ngo kia cho met nhoc va mat ngay gi lai
cang lac lam them na. Vay phai lam sao bay gi? C nham
ti i hoai, dau khong nham ng ch cung t lac, lai co le ra
khoi rng sau hang tham ma lanh hum ngay ran d.
....................................................
Rng Tran Tuc nay van nhieu ngi lac en; muon tm ng
ao e thoat khoi rng kia, nhng chang biet au ma kiem.
ng cn tan thoi lng nan, khong le ngoi mot cho cho ra
ngi vo ao, roi i hum tha ran can la lu Qu Vo Thng; ma
cung khong le quanh loi nay, queo ngo kia cho lac vao Bang
Mon, Ta ao. Vay phai lam sao bay gi?
C nham thang i ti, th la Chanh ao. Ta c biet rang ang
Tao Hoa sanh ra ta, ta c th phng Ngai th khoi sai ng,
lac loi; dau khong en ni Bong ao, Niet Ban ch cung thoat
khoi rng Tran Tuc ma lanh Luan hoi chuyen kiep.
Ta a knh trong ang Tao Hoa th ta cung phai knh trong cac
v quan vien Chc Sac cua Ngai, tc la Thanh, Than, Tien,
Phat vay.

A person who gets lost in the forest, would neither sit there
waiting to be devoured by the beasts nor waste time running
around and getting further lost. What should he do? The only
way is to keep going straight forward, and at least he would not
get further lost and may have a chance to get out of the forest.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
People are lost in the worldly forest and want to find a way to get
out, but do not know how. In this difficult situation, they cannot
sit still, like a non-believer waiting to be devoured by demonic
wild beasts. They must not run around, bumping into heretical
cults. What should they do?

Y TNG VE
TAM GIAO QUI NGUYEN PHUC NHT

OPINION ON
THE UNITY OF THE THREE RELIGIONS.

Pham muon tu bo mot cai nha h nat, trc het ta phai lo cat
mot cai nha tam khac cho co cho nau nng, roi mi d nha h
cat lai. Neu khong phong b nh vay, luc d nha ta lay au um
o? Ma muon cat cai nha lai cho ven vang chac chan, khong le
bo het cay ngoi cu ma mua ca o mi cho ton hao vo ch; ma ta
phai la coi cay nao con tot th dung, ngoi nao con nguyen th
lp roi mua them chut t o mi cho u dung ma thoi.

In order to remodel a decayed house, first we have to create a

temporary shelter before we dismantle the old structure; otherwise, we would not have any place to stay. In order to build a
strong, solid new house, and in order to save money, we may
have to save good lumber and tiles from the old house, and buy,
only necessary new items. This is the attitude of a cautious and
economical person

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They should go straight forward to the right way. People were

created by the Creator. The right way is to worship Him. Though
we may not reach Nirvana, at least we may escape from the
worldly forest of reincarnation.
Having respected the Creator, we should respect His dignitaries
who are Angels, Saints, Immortals, and Buddhas.

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o la c ch cua ke biet quan phong, tiet kiem.

. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tam giao (Nho, Thch, ao) van la cai Nha ao cua ta t xa;
a trai bao tue nguyet, phong sng cho en rng xieu, cot nga.
The ma Ta a co cai nha tam khac roi: tc la long ton sung tn
ngng Tri Phat Thanh Than cua ta vay.
Ha Ngun nay la buoi ta lo cat cai Nha ao lai. Tc la chan
hng Ton Giao. Cay ngoi a co san khong le bo het ma mua lp
mi; vay th vat nao h nat bo i; vat nao con tot c dung, roi
cham them o mi ma cat cai Nha ao lai cho chac ben cao rao.
Cai nen nha (NHO) th ta c dung nh xa, song phai ap len
cao rao, chac chan hn na. Tc la chan hng Nho Giao.
Cot vach (THCH) th ta bo cay nao sau mot va h muc ma cham
them cay mi. Tc la chan hng Phat Giao.
Ngoi, keo (AO) th ta cung lam mot the. Tc la chan hng
Tien Giao.
oan ta mi cat len mot cai nha mi cao rao, tot xinh, chac chan,
co the ben b muon i. Cai nha ao ma ta cat ay tc la ao
Cao ai Thng e goi la ai ao Tam Ky Pho o.
The th ai ao Tam Ky Pho o la ao chuyen Tam Giao qui
nguyen phuc nht theo le tuan hun.
Sao la tuan hun?
Viec chi cung co th co chung, co tao the tc la co tan the; cai
tan la cai cuoi cung, ma he cuoi cung chang dt, th phai qui
nguyen trc lai goi la Tuan Hun.

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The three religions (Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism) have
been the foundation of the house of the Tao since ancient times.
Over time, they have decayed. Our temporary shelter is the faith
of Angels, Saints, Immortals, and Buddhas. This is the time to
rebuild the house of the Tao, thereby improving religions. We
should not buy all new materials and discard all good lumber and
tiles from the old house. We just need to buy necessary items
to replace the decayed ones, and also use the good lumber and
tiles saved from the old house; then we may rebuild a good, solid
house of the Tao.
We may keep the old foundation (Confucianism), only making
it more solid, high and dry. This is to improve Confucianism.
We then need to replace the decayed supports and walls with
new ones. This is to improve Buddhism.
We need to do the same with the frame and tiles (Taoism). This
is to improve Taoism.
By doing these improvements, we may then have a new and
beautiful, high, dry, and solid house of the Tao that may last
forever, which is the Tao of the Supreme Being, CaoDai or ai
ao Tam
Ky Pho o.
So, it is ai ao Tam Ky Pho o that moves the three religions
into one according to the cycle of evolution.
What is the cycle of evolution? Every thing has an origin and an
end. If there is creation of the world, there would be an end of it.
The end is the last. If the last does not stop, there would be the
return to the beginning of another cycle.

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Discussions on the Tao

Questions & Answers

LUAN AO VAN AP
CHNG TH I
VAN AP VE AI AO TAM KY PHO O

CHAPTER I
DISCUSSION ON AI AO TAM KY PHO O.

VAN: Nghe rang anh tu theo ao Tien phai chang?

Q: I discern that you are following the way of Immortals?

AP: Nhieu ngi, v thay co c but tng rang toi tu Tien, v

c but do ni ao Tien ma ra, ch ky trung ao ma toi sung
bai la ao cua c Cao ai Thng e goi la ai ao Tam
Ky Pho o.

A: Many people think so, because I am practicing spiritism

which originates from Taoism or the way of Immortals. In reality,
I am following the way of CaoDai the Supreme Being or ai
ao Tam Ky Pho o (The Third Amnesty of the Great Way).

VAN: Thu nay toi nghe noi Ngoc Hoang Thng e sao bay
gi anh goi la Cao ai Thng e?

Q: Ive heard only about the Jade Emperor, the Supreme Being.
Now you say its CaoDai, the Supreme Being. So who is it really?

AP: Moi lan khai ao, Ngoc e eu lay Thanh Danh rieng;
nh i Chau s, Ngai giang the ben Trung Hoa lap ao Tien
th lay Thanh Danh la Lao T; qua loi Trung Chau (gia i
Chau) Ngai giang sanh ben An o lap thanh ao Phat, Ngai lai
lay Thanh Danh la Thch Ca Mau Ni Phat. i Hn, giang sanh
lap ao Thanh Ngai lai lay Thanh Danh la Jesus.

A: Each time when creating a way to salvation, the Jade Emperor

used a special holy name. At the time of the Chau Empire, He
used the name Lao Tse, founding Taoism. Later, in the middle
of the Chau Empire, He incarnated into Sakya Muni, founding
Buddhism in India. At the time of the Han Empire, He incarnated
as Jesus, founding the way of Saints (Christianity).

Ngai pho o lan nay la lan th 3 ben A ong, nen goi la Tam
Ky Pho o. Ngay nay tuy theo thi the, Ngai khong giang sanh
nh hai lan trc, ch dung huyen dieu Tien but ma truyen ao;
Ngai lai lay Thanh Danh la Cao ai.

Now in His Third Revelation, He founds the Great Way in Asia,

called ai ao Tam Ky Pho o. According to modern accommodation, He does not incarnate as done previously, but uses
spiritism instead, and took the name CaoDai, which is an abbreviation of Cao ai Tien Ong ai Bo Tat Ma Ha Tat.
1-Cao ai means high tower, used in Confucianism to represent the highest being;
2-Tien Ong means Immortal, representing the way of Immortals;
3-ai Bo Tat Ma Ha Tat means Boddhisatva representing
the way of Buddhas.

Va lai, Cao ai la Thanh Danh tat, ch toan danh la: Cao ai

Tien Ong ai Bo Tat Ma Ha Tat.
1-Cao ai la ai Cao, ch ve cho cao thng cua ao Nho;
2-Tien Ong la ch ve ao Tien;
3-ai Bo Tat Ma Ha Tat ch ve ao Phat.
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Thanh Danh ay gom u Tam Giao qui nguyen phuc nht vay.
Tuy van goi Thanh Danh la Lao T, Thch Ca, Jesus, Cao ai
ch cung mot Chn Linh cua Thng e.
VAN: C but la viec toi trong, anh noi rang Thng e giang
c day ao, ma lay chi lam chac? Khong biet chng Thanh Than
hoac Ma Qu nhap c, roi mao danh Thng e; ch bc Ch
Ton au khng giang chon pham tran nay la ni am kh nang
ne o trc?
AP: Phai, c but la viec toi trong, cho nen muon thau ao
dieu tanh but c, can phai gia cong tra cu, nht la nang hau
an; phai do Thanh Ngon t au ch cuoi, roi ngh suy, xet net
en cung. Toi cung nen phan cho anh biet rang nhieu bai Thanh
Ngon giang c eu day ao ly sau xa huyen b, ngoai Thng
e th khong v Thanh Than Tien Phat nao dam lau ra cho nhn
sanh biet c. C but la toi trong neu khong hieu ao va t
nang hau an, th khong the nao phan biet gia chn cho c.
ieu but c nh am nhac; ke thu nay khong thao, khong the
nao nghe n ma biet d hay. Tuy cung nghe nh moi ngi,
ma ieu cao tham, giong phu tram, khong phai nha nghe, khong
bao gi thau c. ieu c but nh vang nh ngoc, cha dung
en cha he biet th ra sao. Sach co cau: V thng thc kim,
yen nang th kim.
Thanh Than Tien Phat la bc qua cao, c trong, le au dam coi
luat Tri lam nhe ma mao danh Ngai? Dau co giang c day ao
th cung tho mang ni Ngai, co vay th cung xng danh thiet ma
thoi, ha tat phai gia danh cho pham en Thien ieu? Con neu
noi rang: s Ma Qu nhap c roi mao danh Thng e th lai
cang sai lam hn na. Ma Qu van thuoc Am Than, trong trc,
lanh ghet d a. Le au chu nhoc giang c day ao ma du
dat chung sanh vao ng ngay neo phai, ha khong trai ngay s
thch cua ho i chang? Ma neu day ao th Ma Qu biet chi ma
day? Noi cung ma nghe, bat luan v khuat mat nao, neu giang
c day ieu ao c, roi thien ha nghe theo, cho i c thai
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This full name indicates the unity of the three faiths. Although
the Supreme Being was called by different names such as Lao
Tse, Sakya Muni, Jesus, CaoDai, it is only one spirit, the spirit
of the Supreme Being.
Q: Spiritism being so important, how are you sure that it is the
Supreme Beings spirit that has come via spiritism to teach?
Maybe it was only the spirit of some angels, or saints, or even
of demons who uses the name of the Supreme Being; surely the
Supreme Being would not come to such a heavy and dirty place
like this earth.
A: Yes, spiritism is extremely important. In order to understand
well the miraculous messages, we have to spend time to attend
the seances, to study, to contemplate on messages. I let you know
that the holy messages contain miraculous and secret teachings
that besides the Supreme Being, no Angels, Saints, Immortals or
Buddhas would be able to reveal. Spiritism is extremely important; and unless you have time to attend the seances frequently,
to learn intensively the teachings, you would not be able to tell
the difference between true and false. It is like music. If you
do not know music, you would not be able to appreciate or to
understand the symphony. Spiritism is as precious as gold or
jade; if one has not seen them, one would not know how to test,
to recognize them.
Angels, Saints, Immortals, and Buddhas are all high spirits. They
would not dare to use the name of God. Even when they come
to teach at the seances, they would act according to the order of
God, and they would use their own names. If you say that evil
spirits use the name of God to come to seances, you couldnt be
more wrong. Evil spirits are Yin spirits, heavy and dirty, hating
gentle people and loving cruel ones; they would never come to
teach and guide people on the right path, not counting the fact
that they would know nothing good to teach. In the worse case
scenario, any spirit who comes to teach and guide people on the

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bnh, dan gian an lac, th chung ta cung nen sung bai v khuat
mat ay. Cai chanh cai ta cung de cho chung ta phan biet.
Ka nh ao Gia To, ao Lao, ao Thch eu la Chanh Giao,
nen mi co muon van ngi tn ngng. ao Cao ai mi hn
mot nam ma a co may mi muon ngi sung bai; o la mot
bang c hien nhien chng chac la Chanh ao. Lai na, ve Thien
ao th ch co Ngoc Hoang Thng e lap ra ma thoi; khong
phai Ngai th khong ai lap c, ma lap c tc la Ngai vay
Anh lai noi rang co le au Thng e khng xuong chon pham
tran o trc. Cau hoi nay lam cho toi ro rang anh cha biet ao
la g. Anh tng cho Thng e nh ngi pham vay, nen muon
giang c ni au can phai ch than en o. Thng e von
bien hoa vo cung; muon giang c ni au Ngai ch dung ien
quang truyen tin ma thoi, co au xuong pham ma anh phong lo
am kh nang ne o trc.

right path, to create a peaceful and happy world, should be worthy

of being honored and worshipped. We can easily tell the difference between true and false teachings.
Look at Christianity, Taoism, and Buddhism, they are all the right
path that has millions of followers. CaoDai was only founded
for little more than a year, and there were already hundreds of
thousands of followers. It is evidently a righteous path. Moreover,
the divine path is only founded by God the Jade Emperor. If it
was not Him, no one could be able to found it.
When you say the Supreme Being would not come down to this
dirty earth, you certainly have not understood the Tao. The Supreme Being is not like humans, does not have a physical body,
and does not need to come to the seances in a physical body.
Only His energy comes to the seances, so there is no problem.

VAN: Anh noi Thng e bien hoa vo cung ma anh tng tng
Ngai ra the nao?

Q: You say that the Supreme Being takes many different forms.
How do you imagine Him?

AP: Chung ta khong the nao lay tr pham ma tng tng

hnh dang Ngai cho c. Thng e khong hnh dang rieng
nh pham vay. Neu Ngai giang sinh ben Tay Au th lay hnh
dang ngi Tay Au; Ngai giang sinh ben ong A th lay hnh
dang ngi ong A, Thng e van la mot khoi linh quang vo
cung vo tan nh o ma nhn loai thu cam va thao moc mi co s
hang song. Cai anh sang choi roi cua cac ngoi tinh au la Ngai;
cai dang non cao, rng tham la Ngai; cai ve song sau, bien ca
la Ngai; chom thao moc sum se, thanh mau la Ngai; cai giac
tanh cua thu cam la Ngai; cai linh tam cua nhn loai la Ngai.
Tom lai, van loai eu co chat sanh, ma cai chat sanh van mot
phan trong khoi linh quang cua Thng e, tc la Thng e
vay. Toi giai s cho anh hieu chut t vay thoi ch khong the nao
giai cho tan ly c. Muon giai cho tan ly, th khong khac nao
giai cho ngi ui t trong bung me biet cai mau o la lam sao.

A: We cannot use our human mind to imagine His image, because

He has no image. When He incarnated in the West He took the
form of a Westerner. When He incarnated in Asia, He took the
form of an Asian. The Supreme Being is always the great sacred
light without beginning, without end. Thanks to Him, plants,
animals, and humans have life. He is the stars, the mountains, the
rivers, the oceans, the forests. He is the consciousness of plants,
animals, and humans. In other words, all living beings have life,
and life is from the sacred light of the Supreme Being.

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I just explain this briefly and superficially so that you may understand a little. You could not understand completely because
in order to make you understand completely, its like explaining
about color to a person who is born blind.

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VAN: Anh noi rang Thanh Than Tien Phat khong dam mao
danh Thng e th toi cho la phai. Song toi con e mot noi la
ke chap c khong thiet chang?
Ngi ao hoi: Anh thu nay co hau an cha?

Q: Have you ever attended a seance ?

A: Yes, once or twice.

Ngi kia tra li: Co mot oi khi.

Ngi ao hoi: Moi lan hau an, anh phai ton kem bao nhieu?
Ngi kia tra li: an lap ra, t do ai muon en hau cung c,
mien an mac cho ang hoang th u, khoi ton kem chi het. (en
ay toi xin e lai hai ch van ap nh trc)
AP: The th ke pho c doi gia co ch g? Nh mot hai lan th
cho ke pho c doi gia cung con co cho phai; ch an lap ra nam
nay thang no ai cong au lam vay? Ma neu cho la doi gia, th
ke chap c doi gia lay ho la phai hn. Song ho dai g ma doi
gia lay ho. Va lai, thieu g chuyen doi, sao lai ca gan dam mao
danh Thng e ma lam viec tro chi?
VAN: Anh mi noi ao Gia To, ao Lao, ao Thch la chanh
ao, the th Tam Giao a co roi ha tat phai can lap ao khac?
AP: ao a co san t Tao Thien lap a, he co i tc la co
ao. H Vo la ao, Am Dng la ao, Tri at la ao, nhn
vat la ao. Tam Giao la ao chanh thu nay song b tay pham
canh cai cang ngay cang xa Thanh Giao ma hoa Pham Giao.
Thng e lay lam au n, hang thay nhn sanh phai b sa
vao toi loi, mat kiep chon a ty, nen nht nh chuyen Tam Giao
qui nguyen phuc nht, chan hng ton giao lai cho hoan toan, roi
kheu sang ngon en Thieng Lieng len e du dat bc ng
cho ke co cong tu hanh ma phai say chn lac loi.

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Q: I agree that no one could use the name of the Supreme Being.
How about mediums, are they reliable?

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Q: How much did it cost you to attend?

A: There is no cost. Anybody may come to attend. They just
need to dress respectfully.
A: So what benefit would a medium gain for spending times,
days, and months to create those seances ?
If they try to create false seances they would lie to themselves.
They would not dare to use the name of the Supreme Being for
such an amusement.
Q: You say that Christianity, Taoism, and Buddhism are righteous
paths, so what is the reason to create a new faith?
A: The Tao has existed since the creation of the universe. When
there is life, there is the Tao. The nothingness is the Tao. Yin
and Yang are the Tao. Heaven and Earth are the Tao. Human
beings and all beings are the Tao. The three faiths have been
the right paths since the beginning, but they have been modified
by people and become profane.
The Supreme Being, so heartbroken seeing human beings immersed in crime and exiled in Hell, decided to bring the three
paths into unity to improve religions, to renew the guiding divine
light to guide the people of lost virtue.

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VAN: Neu muon chuyen Tam Giao qui nguyen phuc nht, sao
Thng e khong chuyen ao ben cac x liet cng cho de, lai
la chi x Viet Nam la x nho nhen, hen yeu; con cung ong
con, sao lai thng ngi Nam hn ngi nc khac, toi e mat
cong bnh i chang?.

Q: Why didnt the Supreme Being choose a strong and prosperous country for religious unity instead of choosing Vietnam, a
small and weak country? If all people are the children of God,
is it fair to love Vietnamese people more than others?

AP: V e mat le cong bnh thieng lieng ay nen Ngai mi

chuyen ao tai nc Nam. V bay lau dan ta cam chu phan
hen; neu khong nh moi ao Tri th chang biet chng nao
thoat khoi vong hac am.

A: The Supreme Being chose Vietnam, which has been a very

poor country, because this was not just if the Tao was not founded
there, Vietnam would never be able to get out of the darkness.

VAN: Chang phai mot nc Viet Nam hen mon ma thoi, thieu g
nc khac con thap hen hn na nh . . . .

Q: Arent there other countries that are even poorer?

AP: Phai, song may nc ay con kem be ao c cha en hoi

goi n vo lo. Nc Nam ta, tuy hen mon mac dau ch nen ao
c moi luan thng con nam gi, Thng e la Cha ca; cac
nc van con chung. Nc nao biet gn gi cang thng, biet
trau gioi ao c, th t nhien c lay phan hn.Theo pham
ay, t nh mot ong cha co ba bon a con, tuy ong cung ong
thng, ma neu ong muon giao phan trach nhiem chi nang ne
cho mot a trong chung no, t nhien ong cung la a nao co
ao c ven toan mi khng trao trach nhiem ay. Nc Nam ta
van la a con la cua Thng e vay.

A: Yes indeed there are. But because people of those countries

are less virtuos, they have not yet received blessings of God.
Although Vietnam is poor, Vietnamese people have always been
virtuous. The Supreme Being is the father of all, and virtuous
people would deserve His blessings. For example, a father of 3
or 4 children would love his children equally, but would choose
a virtuous child to assign important responsibilities. Vietnam is
indeed the chosen child of the Supreme Being.

VAN: Tai sao luc trc an nao cung co cau c ma bay gi

ngng vay?
AP: Luc ban s, chung toi cha hieu ao la g, Thng e
mi giang c ch bao ve viec pho thong cung trat t trong nen
ao; nay au o eu xong, luat ao lap thanh c theo ma hanh
ao. Buoi ban s, chung toi nh con nt mi hoc i, Ngai dung
huyen c dieu but e du dat bc ng cho vng, nay a cng
goi roi Ngai e cho i mot mnh ma t lap, neu Ngai giang c
mai th nhan lc au?
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Q: Why are spirit seances no longer allowed?

A: At the beginning, when we did not know enough about the Tao,
the Supreme Being used spiritism to teach us all about the Tao,
how to spread and organize the new faith. Now we have a welldeveloped religious constitution, and we just need to follow it.
At the beginning we were like a baby who started to walk, and
the Supreme Being used seances to guide our steps, but now we
can walk steadily ourselves, our legs are strong enough to walk
alone, and the Supreme Being trusts us to use our own human
power.

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CHNG TH II
VAN AP VE CAC BC THIEN PHONG

CHAPTER II
DISCUSSION ON
DIVINELY ORDAINED DIGNITARIES.

VAN: Phan nhieu bc Thien Phong trong Tam Ky Pho o eu

co v con lai lam an nh ke khac, vay the nao tu cho tien?

Q: Most divinely ordained dignitaries of ai Dao Tam Ky Pho

o are married and have to work to take care of their families,
so how can they follow the way of Immortals (Taoism)?

AP: Nh tu ma e v, bo con kia, th mi goi rang tu khong

tien, v e v bo con la loi phan nhn ao, ma he nhn ao
khong tron the nao tu qua Thien ao? Va lai tu la tu, con con
v la con v, hai ieu khong can d vi nhau. Tu la g? La trau
gioi c tanh, qui chanh cai ta; ai ai cung tron quyen t do ay
het. C noi nh anh vay th ke co v con khong c phep cai
ta qui chanh hay sao? Tu hanh eu co th lp, ban s tap theo
ha tha, lan lan bc len tng cap; en bc thng tha, tc
nhien phai oan het tran duyen mi co the mong ngay ac ao.
Ma thi ky ay con xa, nay c lan la bc nao hay bc nay,
khong thai qua ma cung khong bat cap. Neu v Thien ao ma
phe het nhn tnh the s, roi Nhn ao khong xong, the nao
bc qua Thien ao?
VAN: Toi lai dom thay trong hang Thien Phong van con nhieu
v tanh tnh khong may tot; bc ng i cua ho trai qua con
e lam ieu nh bn.
AP: i ai ang tron lanh; xa nh c Khong T la bc
Ch Thanh, ma hang ba con phai xet mnh thay! Toi tng lai
chang nhng la hang Thien Phong trong ao ma thoi, nhieu bc
cao sang quyen qu cung cha tranh khoi loi lam trong bon phan,
nhng thay chang la tai mnh vach ra cung khong vach ra o
thoi. Phng chi biet loi ma an nan t hoi la bc hien o. Mot
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A: If one has to leave family in order to practice the Tao, one

would not complete ones duties toward family, or in other words,
toward humanity. If one has been remiss in ones duty toward
humanity (the way of humanity), how can one follow the way
of the divine Tao? However, practicing the Tao on one hand and
taking care of the family on the other hand are not exclusive.
What is tu (practicing the Tao)? It is the improvement of ones
virtues, to return to the right and to change the wrong. Everyone
has the right to do so. According to your reasoning, the person
who has a family would not be allowed to improve her or his
self, to return to the right, and to change the wrong? There are
many levels in the practice of the Tao. At the lowest level, one
has to complete ones duty to humanity. Once one advances to
high level, one has to severe all secular attachments in order to
be enlightened. For most, enlightenment is still far away; at this
present time, one just needs to take one step at a time, not too
fast, not too slow. If because of the Divine Tao, you have to sever
all human relationships, you would not complete your duties to
humanity, so how could you follow the divine Tao?
Q: I notice that among the divinely ordained dignitaries, many
are not always virtuous and have done bad things in their secular
lives.


A: Humans are not perfect. Even Confucius, who was extremely
holy, needed to reflect on his moral conduct every day. Not even

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v cao sang quyen qu bay gi ay, biet au buoi trc khong

phai la mot ngi ha tien? Mot ke bao tan bay gi o, biet au
sau nay khong tr nen mot ngi lng thien? (1) Cai canh ngo
cuoc the thi hay oi di tanh net, bien cai nhn tam. Neu lay
viec a qua cua mot ngi ma bnh pham viec cua ngi ay
ng lam, toi e cha chanh ang vay.
VAN: Tu hanh th ao ba hai gai mi phai, sao may v Thien
Phong an mac chi hang lua u mau. lai con mao cao, khan ep,
e mat pham hanh ngi tu i chang?
AP: ao la viec trong, can phai lap chanh the, cho co ln nho
e du dat nhau, anh trc em sau cho co ieu trat t; ma he co
chanh the, can phai mac sac phuc khac nhau cho phan biet ln
nho. Ba sac ao o, vang, xanh o ch ve ba phai trong Tam Giao:


1.- Sac o thuoc ve phai Ngoc (NHO)

2.- Sac vang thuoc ve phai Thai (THCH)

3.- Sac xanh thuoc ve phai Thng (AO)
Con ch tn o thay thay eu mac sac trang, ngha la he bc
chn vao ng ao roi, nht nht phai gi long thanh bach theo
mau ao mnh o vay, roi mi mong bc len hang Chc Sac.
Thien Phuc ch e dung trong khi hanh le ma thoi, cung nh y
phuc ben cac ao khac vay ch khong pho trng ra ngoai ma
cho la loe loet.
VAN: Toi thng thay co ngi mi nhap mon cha chut chi goi
la cong qua, ma cung c tho Thien Phong, te ra Thien
tc chang la re lam sao?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------1) Neu nh Tao Thao luc toan thch khach ong Trac ma rui b
ong Trac giet i, th i nay ai khong cho Tao Thao la trung
can ngha kh? Con neu Quan Cong au Tao buoi no roi mang
bnh thac lien i, th i nay ai lai khong cho la phan ban?
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divinely ordained dignitaries can avoid occasionally making errors in their duties toward humanity. The important question is
whether or not you can realize your mistakes and repent. If you
can do so, you are a sage. Who knows whether this noble person
was a wicked person before? Who knows whether a tyrannical
person will become a sage later?(1) Different situations in life
often affect personality and virtue of a person. It is not right to
judge a person based on his past.
Q: If in following the Tao, one has to wear coarse dress and canvas shoes, why are divinely ordained dignitaries wearing colorful
silk robes and elaborate headdresses, which are not consistent
with the economic and simple life of virtuous persons?
A: The Tao is important. It is necessary to have a well established
organization in which orders should be honored within a religious
fraternity. Orders may be recognized by colors that represent the
three faiths, red representing Confucianism, yellow representing
Buddhism, and blue, Taoism.
Regular followers will wear white, representing purity. Followers
have to keep themselves pure like the white color of their tunics
in order to advance to the higher level of dignitaries. The colorful vestments of dignitaries are to be worn only for worshipping
ceremonies, not for going out in public.
Q: I see many new followers who have not contributed many
years of service but still are divinely ordained. Why is divine
title so cheap and given so easily?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) If Tao Thao (Cao Cao) who tried to assassinate ong Trac
(Dong Cong) was killed by ong Trac, who would not say that
Tao Thao was a chivalrous person? And if Quan Cong (Guan
Yu) surrendered to Tao and then died of illness, who would not
say that he was a traitor?

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AP: ao mi m ra, t nhien co ieu de ay roi lan lan oi de

ra kho; neu i cho co cong qua xng ang roi mi phong Chc Sac th buoi ban s lay ai hanh ao?

A: At the beginning, there has to be a quick way to recruit people

to serve. If we have to wait to have for years of service in order
to be ordained, there would not be enough dignitaries to serve
the Tao.

Va lai may bc Thien Phong o van co tien can, cu pham chi

ay, nen mi c Thien An dng ay. Song Chc Sac Thien
Phong bat qua la chc sac cho mn trc e hanh ao vay thoi.
Neu chang lo pho o chung sanh e boi cong lap qua cho xng
ang pham v mnh, rot cuoc roi Thien Tc ay co vinh dieu chi?

For this reason, high dignitaries were chosen according to their

service in a previous life. Once they have been given the title
of dignitary, people have to serve accordingly to build up their
moral merit. So the titles are not an honor but just another way
to encourage service to the Tao.

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CHNG III
VAN AP VE VIEC TU HANH

CHAPTER III
DISCUSSION ON THE PRACTICE OF THE TAO

VAN: Thi ai nay la thi ai kim tien, manh c yeu thua,

khon song bong chet, ng hoi ln song canh tranh lng lay,
uoc van minh choi roi My Au; nc ta la nc thap hen, le phai
non nong theo ngi; neu ca nc c e da tham thien, lim dim
niem Phat, toi e phai phe het viec i, roi co ngay phai tuyet
chung i ma ch?

Q: This is the era of money. The strong will win, the weak will
lose, the wise will survive, the stupid will die. This is the time
of widespread competition between the glittering Western and
American civilizations. Our country is weak and underdeveloped, so it should theoretically hurry to follow the footsteps of
civilization. Instead, our people keep meditating and praying,
and disregarding secular matters. I think our country may soon
fall apart and our race may become extinct.

AP: Toi a giai trc rang tu hanh eu co th lp, bc ha tha

cung lam an nh thng, duy tam ch gi c hien t, tanh tnh
chn that. Ca nc ang vay, tram ho thai bnh, muon dan lien
lac, oi vi nhau c ch on hoa, khong ganh hien, ghet ngo,
chang mong lng gat lan nhau, buon ban gi mc thiet tha c
x mot long thanh tn. Neu c nh vay th khon dai co ch chi?
Canh tranh la mot ieu bo buoc trong luat i; nh canh tranh
ma ng nong thng sinh hoat, nha ky nghe m mang; song
phai dung tinh than, tr thc va do theo cong ly, ao c ma
canh tranh; dung vo lc ma canh tranh, tc la hiep lan nhau ve
ng manh yeu; i ma mac phai cai nan canh tranh bang vo
lc ay th la i da man, co au goi la van minh c? Ngay
nao ca nhan loai ro thong ao ly, roi biet thng nhau nh con
mot Cha, th manh yeu co ch g? Roi ra tranh khoi cai nan giet
lan nhau, ma he khong giet lan nhau na th lo chi tuyet chung?
Nc ta thap hen ve phan vo lc va hoc thc ma thoi, ch cha
chac thap hen ve phan ao c. Cai thua kem th chu a anh,
con ieu ma ta co the hn ngi, tc la ao c, sao lai khong
lo trau gioi un uc?
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A: I explained previously that there are many levels of practicing the Tao. At basic levels, followers live a normal life as all
others, but in keeping with being gentle, sincere and spiritual. If
all people of our country would do the same, they all would be in
peace, happiness, concordance with each other without jealousy,
without cheating, with sincerity and trust. In this way of life,
there would be no difference between the wise and the stupid.
Competition is a part of life. Thanks to competition, agriculture
and commerce are active, industry developed. But the competition should be spiritual and intellectual as well, developing
ideas of justice and virtue. Otherwise, if this competition turns
to violence, then our lives would descent to the level of the
barbarians rather than rising to the level of the civilized. If all
of humanity follows the Tao, loving each other like children of
the same father, then violent struggle would be unnecessary.
People would not kill each other and so we would not have to
worry about extinction.
Our country is weak and underdeveloped in terms of education
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 tu en bc Thng Tha la ke phe het tran duyen lai la

Ke
phan t.
Ka nh mot s hoc ng tuy van so en nam ba tram s t,
ma sau roi lai c may ngi bc chn vao ng quan lai?
Neu bao nhieu hoc sinh eu trung thi roi bo vao hang quan lai
het bay nhieu th ai au ma lo viec khac?
Tuy nhieu th nhieu thiet, ma khi bc chn ra khoi bon vach
hoc ng roi, trong hang s t cung co ke rui ngi may, ke hay
ngi d. Cho nen neu ca nc ma tu th cung cha at tu ong
mot bc thng tha het.
Tu bc nao nh theo bc nay, t nh hoc lp nao biet theo lp
nay, duy co mot ieu ch chung la: neu ca thay lo tu th ca thay
c t nhieu ao c, cung nh ca thay hoc sinh lo hoc th ca
thay c t nhieu hoc thc vay.
The th dau cho ca nc ma tu th viec i cung khong bo phe.
VAN: Sao Tao Hoa khong sanh nhn loai cho tron lanh e sanh
chi ke hien ngi d, roi phai nhoc cong giao ao?
AP: Con ngi tho sanh eu c tron lanh, cai bon tanh ay
do ni iem Linh quang cua Tao Hoa ban cho. Roi ra co ke lanh
ngi d la tai ni biet cung khong biet trau gioi Thanh chat o
thoi. ang Tao Hoa la Cha ca, nhn loai van con chung, cha nao
lai chang muon cho trai lanh, gai hanh. Cha dau muon vay ma
con cai qua, th mi sao? Vay mi co lanh thng d ran, luan
hoi qua bao. Ay la luat cong bnh thieng lieng cua Tao Hoa.
Ngai lai v c hao sanh khong n e cho sanh linh chu nhieu
hnh phat, mi lap ao cho ma nh. ao van la ng e dat
sanh linh thoat khoi Luan Hoi Qua Bao vay.

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our weaknesses but should be proud of our virtues. Should we

not keep cultivating our virtues? People who practice the Tao
at a very high level and sever all secular attachments are few.
In education, there are hundreds of candidates for examination,
but only a few will pass and become mandarins. If all of them
became mandarins, there would be no one left to do the other
work. Although there are many candidates at the examination,
some succeed and others do not; some are lucky, some are unlucky; and the people who succeed to become mandarins are
not many. If all the people in the country practiced the Tao, not
all of them would be at the higher levels, but at different levels
according to their capability. They would all reach the results
according to their level, exactly as in education the students
are placed according to their previous background. The one
common benefit is that all of them who practice the Tao would
become more virtuous, as all of the students in school become
more educated. So even if all the people of the country would
practice the Tao, secular matters would still not be neglected.
Q: Why didnt the Creator create human beings all perfect,
rather than some cruel, some gentle, and then have to teach
them the Tao?
A: All human beings were created equally perfect and from the
same sacred light of the Creator. It is because not all human beings cultivate that sacred light that some become cruel, and others
gentle. The Creator is the common father, and human beings are
all his children. Any father wishes that all his children will be
good. But what happens when not all of them follow his wishes?
This is why there is Karma and Reincarnation, so that good will
be compensated and bad punished. Its the divine law of justice
of the Creator. Because He loves the lives He created, He did
not want human beings to be punished unless it was necessary,
so He created the Tao for them to follow to avoid bad Karma
and Reincarnation.

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VAN: Anh chac co luan hoi qua bao chang?

Q: Can you be certain about karma and reincarnation?

AP: Toi co u bang c chng chac rang co luan hoi qua bao,ma
muon cho anh hieu ro, khong phai luan van tat ma ranh ,muon
luan cho ranh can phai giang giai dong dai mat het ngay gi quy
bau cua chung ta. Vay xin Anh hay xem sach Tien Thien Tieu
Hoc ni trang 21, 22 va sach Luan Hoi Qua Bao th ro thong.

A: There is strong evidence for karma and reincarnation. If

you want to understand this better, you need more than a brief
explanation, but a lot of time and study. I refer you to the book
Tien Thien Tieu Hoc (Elementary Study on Precreation)
pages 21 and 22, and the book Luan Hoi Qua Bao (Karmic
Reincarnation).

VAN: Tao Hoa phep tac vo cung, neu Ngai dung huyen dieu Ch
Ton, toi tng trong mot ngay ao lap a thanh roi.?

Q: The Creator is supposed to have great supernatural power.

If He used this power to perform miracles, couldnt the Tao be
accomplished in one day?

AP: Neu Ngai dung huyen dieu theo li anh mi noi o, ke

d ch s oai linh cua Ngai ma theo ao vay thoi, ch chang chi
goi la tn ngng, ma ngi khong tam ao, khong tn ngng
co ang cho Ngai o roi chang? Va lai ao Tri co lam ieu h
h thiet thiet, y Ngai muon cho moi ngi thong tha xet suy; ke
co loi ma biet an nan t hoi mi ang cho Ngai cu o.

A: If He used his power to perform miracles as you say, then

bad people would follow the Tao because they were afraid of
Him, not because of faith. Would they deserve to be saved just
because they were terrified? Should they not act out of faith and
sincerity? The Tao is changing all the time, sometimes stronger,
sometimes weaker, so that people can take time to contemplate
their lives, and follow the Divine will to repent in order to deserve Divine Salvation.

VAN: Anh goi Tu la trau gioi c hanh, cai d lam lanh. Toi
thu nay c mot mc lam lanh, khong hung ac vi ai, chang tham
lam trom cp cua ai, ha tat phai can Tu?
AP: Toi a noi rang khong ai dam goi mnh la tron lanh, Thanh
Hien con phai xet mnh hang ba. Ngay nay mnh la ngi hien
c, biet au canh ngo sau nay khong bien oi mnh ra ngi
hung bao? Tu la em mnh buoc vao luat ao, co luat bo buoc
mi co the gi mnh trong sach luon luon. Va lai, may ke thu
nay hay lam lanh lanh d, tuy van chang tu hanh, ma t nhien a
co ao roi (ao tam), co mot ieu la khong hay biet v khong
hay tm kiem suy xet. Toi a noi rang: he co i tc la co ao.

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Q: You say that following the Tao means to cultivate virtue, to

avoid evil and to do good. I have been doing that, I am not doing
evil to anyone, I do not steal, why do I need to follow the Tao?
A: I say that no one is perfect. The sages of ancient times also
needed to reflect on their moral conduct daily. Now we are
gentle, but who knows whether we would not become cruel in the
future? Following the Tao is to adhere to religious rules in order
to keep oneself always pure. However, people who have been
doing good and avoiding evil, although they are not physically
following the Tao, are spiritually part of it (in their hearts) without
realizing it. I have said that where there is life, there is the Tao.

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Con ngi sanh ra tho cua Tao Hoa mot iem linh quang, tc la
ao Tri vay. Hnh hai lai nh tho tinh cha huyet me, tc la
ao Cha Con, trong at nc vua, la ao Vua Toi, nh n
Thay day do, tc la ao Thay Tro, v. v. . Biet Thien ao ma
theo, ro Nhn ao ma gi la ke hoan toan, Nhn ao gi tron
ma xa Thien ao la ngi khiem khuyet vay.
VAN: Tu hanh co chac thanh Tien Phat chang?

AP: Lam lanh e cau danh, lam phai e c phc, tc la

ngi khong chn chanh. Tu la biet n Tri at, biet ao luan
thng, cho tron bon phan lam ngi ch tu ma trong thanh
Tien,thanh Phat th cha goi la chn tu. Song s thanh Tien
Phat o, neu ven ao tu hanh , dau khong m tng, t nhien
cung en.

VAN: Theo li anh giai o, th tu cung la mot ieu tot; song tu

th phai sm khuya kinh ke ram ngun phai i chua, mot la mat
het ngay gi, hai la phe viec lam an roi ra ngheo tung, ai vo ma
chu cho mnh?
AP: Cung kieng ngoai gi lam lung, t gi ranh che bt chut
nh cung khong sao, qu chang tai long thanh knh o thoi, con
viec ram ngun cung chua la t long mnh, ranh th i khong
ranh th thoi, khong ai bo buoc, nha cung ma thanh con hn
la i chua ma that knh. Anh lai noi rang s cung kieng lam cho
phe bt viec nha. ieu ay rat sai; theo li toi mi giai, th cung
kieng la cung kieng, lam an la lam an; ngay gi au o khac
nhau, giau ngheo la do mang so hoac an can kiem, hoac phong
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Human beings receive from the Creator a spark of sacred light,

which is the Tao. Their physical Their physical body is from
their parents, and that is the Tao of Parenthood . They live in a
country, and that is the Tao of Nationhood. They are educated
in a school by their teachers, that is the Tao of Education, etc. A
perfect man would recognize the Tao to follow and understand
how to practice the Tao of humanity. If you follow the Tao of
humanity (practicing only in your secular life) without following
the Divine Tao you are not yet a fully realized person.
Q: Is it certain that people can become Immortals or Buddhas
by following the Tao?
A: If you do good deeds only because you expect honor or
blessings, then you are not following the true path. To follow
the Tao is to be grateful to Heaven and Earth, to recognize the
Tao of humanity, to complete the duties of a person. Following
the Tao with the purpose of becoming an Immortal or Buddha
is not the result of true faith. If people follow the Tao faithfully,
completing their duties toward humanity, people will naturally
rise to the level of Immortals and Buddha (without expectation).
Q: According to your explanation, it is good to follow the Tao, but
one also has to spend time to praying day and night, and going
to the temple. First, it is time-consuming. Second, one does not
have time to work hard and might as a result become poorer.
Who would be responsible for this condition?
A: The praying ceremony is performed after working hours.
It may be skipped without any problem if one does not have
enough time. Only your sincerity and respect are important and
esteemed. Going to temple on the 1st and 15th days of the month
is totally voluntary and depends on your ability to spend the
time. Praying at home with sincerity is much better than going
to the temple without respect. You are mistaken in saying that

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tung chi bi, s tu ma phai ngheo th khong chanh ang vay.

Duy co ke thu nay hay tham lam, lng gat ngi th mi s
tu ma ngheo, v s neu tu, th khong dam tham lam lng gat
na, roi ra mat moi li i.

VAN: Neu ca the gian tu het roi thanh Tien Phat het th trai at
nay phai bo khong sao?

AP: Neu trai at nay phai bo khong theo cach anh noi o, th
cung nen cau cho no bo khong, ch co sao au phong s? ieu
kha tiec la khong c nh vay. Ke tu hanh nh lua, ma lua
trong hoai ai lai thay d? Ke khong tu nh co, ma co phat hoai
ai thay tuyet chang? Anh s cho the gian het ngi, th khong
khac nao anh s cho ca the gian het co vay.

VAN: Theo li anh noi, th tu hanh la th Tri, knh Phat, gi

ao luan thng; vay th u roi, can g phai an chay? Vay ch
con trau an co ca i, sao khong thanh Tien Phat?
AP: An chay la mot phan bo buoc trong luat ao giai ra ay
th dong dai lam, xin anh xem sach Trai Ky th ro. Con noi con
trau an co ca i ma khong thanh Tien Phat la tai no khong co
linh tanh va khong luyen ao nh ngi? T nh muon cat mot
cai nha, phai can co voi, ngoi, cay, cat, a v.v. . Ma neu mua
may vat ay roi chat ong o, the nao thanh cai nha c? Muon
thanh cai nha phai cat, muon thanh Tien Phat phai luyen ao.

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the prayers might lead to negligence of ones duties at home.

As I said, praying time and working times are totally separated.
Poverty and richness depend on ones good fortune, and whether
one lives frugally or extravagantly. It is not right to say that
following the Tao would lead to poverty. Only greedy people
and cheaters are afraid of becoming poor by following the Tao,
because they think they would not be able to cheat anymore.
Q: If all people of the world followed the Tao and became Immortals and Buddha, would this world become empty of humanity?
A: It would be nice if the world became emptied of humanity.
Unfortunately, it will never come to pass. The persons who follow
the Tao are like rice plants. Even if we keep growing rice, we
never stop needing more. And the persons who are not following
the Tao are like weeds, which we can never eliminate no matter
how we try. Thinking that the earth would become empty is like
thinking that the rice field would have no more weeds
Q: According to what you say, following the Tao is just worshipping the Deity, and following religious rules toward humanity, and that would be enough. So why do we have to follow
a vegetarian diet as well? Buffaloes eat grass for their whole
lives--why dont they reach the status of Immortals and Buddha?
A: Following a vegetarian diet is one of our religious rules. Its
really too involved to explain here. Please refer to the book Trai
Ky (Vegetarian Diet Cycle). As for the buffaloes who eat grass
for their whole lives without reaching the status of Immortals and
Buddha, buffaloes do not have a sense of spirituality and do not
know how to cultivate themselves as humans do. For example,
in order to build a house, besides having materials ready such as
plaster, tiles, lumber, bricks, rocks, sand, etc., one should know
how to build; otherwise, all these materials left to their own devices would not make a house. To construct a house, one should

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VAN: Anh a phan rang neu ven ao tu hanh, s thanh Tien

Phat t nhien cung en; bay gi anh lai noi phai luyen ao, ma
luyen ao tc la trong mong thanh Tien Phat. Li anh giai o
co khi tng phan nhau chang?

AP: Co chi goi la tng phan? Toi a noi rang; neu ven ao
tu hanh, dau khong m tng ma t nhien cung thanh Tien Phat.
Cai luyen la mot phan bo buoc trong ao tu hanh. Tu phai luyen,
khong luyen khong tron ao tu vay. Gia s nh anh an cm, anh
khong v no ma an. Anh an la tai oi, cai oi no buoc phai an, ma
an t nhien phai no. Ke tu khong v thanh Tien Phat ma luyen,
luat ao buoc tu phai luyen, ma luyen xong t nhien thanh Tien
Phat. Ke tu ma khong luyen ao la gi khong tron luat tu, cho
nen khi thoat xac roi, linh hon c chuyen kiep lai lam ngi
cao sang, phu qu ma hng hong phc tran gian, ke nao qua
cao, c day hn th ang ang Than nhap Thanh ma thoi, ch
khong thanh ang Tien Phat la hai pham v rat cao, rat trong e
thng ngi gi tron luat tu.

VAN: Luyen ao la lam sao va lam the nao luyen thanh Tien
Phat?
AP: ieu o toi khong the tra li, v la viec nhiem mau trong
ao, can phai tu hanh mi trong ro thau.

know how to build; to reach the status of an Immortal and Bud

-dha, people should know how to cultivate themselves.
Q: You say that if we practice the Tao with all our sincerity and
heart, we would become Immortals and Buddha as a natural
outcome. Now you say that we have to cultivate the self in
order to reach the rank of Immortals and Buddha. But in doing
so, wouldnt we be realizing our ambitions, thus contradicting
other ideals?
A: Nothing is contradictory about it. I say that if we practice the
Tao with all our heart and sincerity we would naturally attain
the rank of Immortals and Buddha even without expecting to do
so. Self cultivation is a mandatory, necessary step in practicing
the Tao. Following the Tao, one has to cultivate the self. Without cultivating the self, one could not accomplish practicing the
Tao. Its like when you want to eat, its not because you want to
be full, but because you are hungry, yet eating would naturally
make you full. Similarly, when one cultivates the self, its not
because we want to reach the rank of Immortals and Buddha,
but because it is a mandatory step in the practice of the Tao.
Yet cultivating the self will naturally lead to attaining the rank
of Immortals and Buddha.
In following the Tao, if one does not cultivate the self, one would
not accomplish the practice of the Tao and therefore would not
become an Immortal or Buddha; yet, one may reach certain other
dimensions like the dimension of Angels and Saints, or may reincarnate into a better life with more blessings on earth. The ranks
of Immortal and Buddha are very highly esteemed and reserved
for people who have fully completed the cultivation of the self.
Q: How does self-cultivation work to allow us to become Immortal and Buddha?

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VAN: ao lap ra e tan o chung sanh, ch chang phai o rieng

mot t ngi. Anh goi nhiem mau ma khong ch, the nao goi la
tan o chung sanh?
AP: Chanh Phu m trng hoc ra la co y trong cho tre th hoc
en thanh nghe ma lanh bang Tot nghiep. Neu khong c
vay la tai mnh bieng nhac chang khng hoc hanh; Chanh Phu
muon vay ma mnh khong muon th phai sao? ao m ra e tan
o chung sanh cho en lanh bang Tot nghiep Tien Phat, khong
c vay la tai mnh chang khng tu hanh; Tri Phat muon vay
ma mnh khong muon th phai sao?
Anh khong chu kho hanh tu hanh ma anh bieu ch cho anh cai
nhiem mau trong ao th chang khac nao a hoc sinh bieng
nhac ma nai xin Chanh Phu ban cho cai bang Tot nghiep vay.
VAN: Toi thng thay nhieu ngi vao ao Tam Ky Pho o
roi ma van khong thong ao ly chi ca; neu vo ao roi ma khong
hieu chi het, c moi ngay cung mai, th co ch chi?
AP: Cung kieng la dau knh thanh to ra be ngoai, con ke
mi nhap mon ma cha thong ao ly cung la viec thng tnh.
T nh tre th mi nhap hoc th the nao lau thong kinh s cho
c? Muon hieu phai hoc tap lan lan; ma so ke vao ao em
en hang muon, khong the day rieng t ngi cho tien. V le
ay ma Hoi Thanh a nh lam sach, dch kinh cho de pho thong
nen chn ao.
VAN: Toi lai tng thay nhieu ngi a vao ao roi ma con chi
bi theo loi ru tra hut xach. The sao goi rang tu?
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A: I cannot give a complete explanation because this is a secret

and miraculous matter of the Tao which can only be understood
when one practices the Tao.
Q: The Tao is for saving all living beings, but not for any single
particular person.You say that it is a secret and miraculous matter not easily revealed, so how could you say that it will save
all living beings?
A: The government, in establishing education, has the intention
to help all children to complete their education and graduate.
If one does not graduate, it is because one is lazy and does not
study enough. The government wants the children to graduate,
but could not do anything if the children dont want to study. The
Tao is established so that living beings may graduate into being
Immortals and Buddha, but if living beings do not graduate into
being Immortals and Buddha because they do not cultivate self,
what is to be done? If you cannot find it in yourself to strenuously practice the Tao, and wish only to know the secret and
miraculous key of the Tao and without making the effort to rise
to the rank of Immortals and Buddha, this is exactly like a lazy
student who wants to graduate without studying.
Q: I see many CaoDai followers who dont know much about
religious teachings, so of what use to them is participating in
worship ceremonies?
A: The worship ceremony is designed to show respect and sincerity. Its understandable that CaoDai followers do not know
much about CaoDai teachings at the beginning. They are like
children, who, at the beginning of school, would not know much
about history and literature; in order to have a good knowledge,
one has to study progressively. CaoDai followers number in the
millions; it would not be possible to teach each individual separately. Therefore the Sacerdotal Council is planning to publish
books, and to translate prayers in order to spread the Tao.

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AP: Nhieu ngi th cha at, nen noi mot t ngi lam phai
hn. Dau en nam bay chuc ngi nh vay na, cung cha u
goi nhieu, v neu em so nam bay chuc ma sanh vi so hang
muon ngi vao ao, th nam bay chuc co nhieu au? Nhng
ke ru tra, hut xach ay, tuy cha bo dt, ch cung giam c
vai phan. Tha la co giam roi co dt, con hn ke khac kia, a
khong giam bt chut nao, lai con tang them la khac. Tam ch
con ngi van nhieu bc; ke ai ch trong nht thi cung u cai
ac tung lng, bc thng nhn can phai lan lan t hoi.

Q: I also see many CaoDai followers who are still living in moral
weakness. Is this any way of practicing the Tao?

VAN: So ngi vao ao ke en hang muon, nh vay th biet

nhau sao het phong giup lan nhau?

Q: Since the followers are already in the millions, couldnt they

help each other?

AP: Chang nhng hang muon ma thoi, ao Tri ngay mot

m mang, ch tn o ngay mot tang so; roi ay hang c hang
trieu co d. V vay ma moi ni eu lap ra ho hang; trong moi
Ho lai co ngi lam au e du dat ch Tn o ve ng i
va ng ao. Cac Ho eu do theo mot ton ch, mot qui cu ma
hanh ong; the th nhieu Ho ma cung nh mot vay.

A: The number of followers will increase more and more as the

Tao spreads. Therefore many groups will be established at many
local regions. Each group will be headed by a dignitary responsible for guiding followers both in the Tao and in secular life.
They all will follow the same goal and the same rules. Although
there are many groups, they function as one.

Ve viec giup lan nhau th chang nhng giup ngi ong ao

ma thoi; bat luan ngi nao, dau ong ao dau khac ao, dau
ke nghch thu cung vay, neu ai nguy bien ma mnh co phng
cu c th cung phai ra tay te o, ai nhn nh ai ky; ay mi
goi biet thng ong loai.

As for helping one another, followers not only help each other,
but should lend their hands to all people whether or not they are
CaoDai followers, or even to enemies, when they are in need or
in danger. Loving others is the same as loving oneself, and this
is really universal love.

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A: They are in the minority when compared to millions of followers. Despite a few people who have not escaped their weaknesses
completely, they have tried to improve themselves a little. Slow,
faltering improvement is still better than doing nothing or ever
increasing in evil ways. Spiritual levels are like a ladder; the determined mind may decide quickly to ascend out of evil to good,
while the average soul may repent and change progressively.

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CHNG TH IV

CHAPTER IV
DISCUSSION ON WORSHIP CEREMONY.

VAN: Vao ao roi, moi ngay buoc phai cung t thi; buoc chi
nhieu vay, e mat het ngay gi i chang?

Q: If one becomes a CaoDai, one has to worship four times daily.

Why is it so often? Isnt that wasting time?

AP: Cung t thi la cach tap mnh chu cc lan lan, v tu la

kho hanh tram be, ma muon chu noi kho hanh , trc phai tap
lan. Va lai, cung kieng co ch cho mnh ch chang ch chi cho
Thng e. Moi ngay co cung, ao tam mi co n nang t chi
van chuyen; tinh than cam hoa, neu bo qua viec cung kieng, chi
khoi ao tam mnh mot ngay mot xao lang, s knh thanh cua
mnh mot ngay mot phui pha ma ra ieu that le.

A: Worshipping four times a day is a way to practice ones

endurance and dedication to ascetic life. In order to succeed,
one has to practice progressively. Worship ceremony is useful for people only, not for God. Daily worshipping helps open
peoples hearts, move peoples bodies, change peoples minds.
By neglecting worshipping, peoples spirits would be neglected,
and respect of the Deity would fade; then one would disregard
the sacred principles.

Van ap ve viec cung kieng th phng

VAN: Neu ao tam mnh manh, th lo g xao lang?

Q: If ones mind is strong, would one worry about negligence?

AP: o la phan t; s la s cho ke mi nhap mon ka; ch ke

co ao tam vng vang, dau kho hanh bao nhieu cung khong
nga long nan ch; noi chung ma nghe, neu phai hy sanh ve ao
cung chang choi t.
VAN: Tai sao ve con MAT ma th Thng e?

Q: Why is the eye used to worship God?

AP: Th Thien Nhan bi nhieu c:

1.- Th Thien Nhan moi ngay ra vo eu thay, bung tnh
ieu chi sai quay, dng nh co Thien Nhan ay ngo chng ma
dan rang: Thay hang ben con ma e mat dom con; con ch
toan ieu quay. Ay la mot chc rat hay e cho mnh gioi
long, trau hanh.
2.- Thng e la mot khoi linh quang vo cung vo tan bao
trum ca Can Khon, The Giai; ni au cung co Ngai, ma nht la
trong tam ta, ma nhan lai la Chu Tam, cho nen th con Mat la
th Ngai vay, Ngai van co day rang: Nhan th chu Tam, lng
quang chu te; quang th Than,Than th Thien;Thien da nga da.
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A: People with a strong mind are few. We worry about new

followers. For people with a strong mind, hardship would not
discourage them; even when they have to sacrifice the self for
the Tao, they would not hesitate.

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A: There are many reasons to worship using the eye:

1.- In seeing the eye every day, we feel God watching over
us. Any time when we think about evil, the eye seems to tell us:
I, your Master, am always with you, watching you. Dont do evil
things. Its a good way to cultivate our heart and our virtues.
2.- The Supreme Being is a mass of sacred light, immense,
boundless, existing everywhere from Heaven to Earth, and
especially in our heart. The eye reflects the way to the heart.
Worshipping the eye is worshipping God. God teaches: The eye
is the master of the heart; the two sources of light, Yin and Yang,

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3.-T khi ao be, tu van hu cong ma khong ac qua. Nhieu

ong co cong luyen ao ch biet luyen Tinh hoa Kh ma thoi,
con em Kh hiep Than th khong lam ang. V Than la khiem
khuyet cua c mau nhiem, ma Than th c tai Nhan cho nen th
Thien Nhan la em Than hiep cung Tinh Kh cho u tam bu,
la c mau nhiem sieu pham nhap Thanh.
VAN: Vay sao khong th u hai con Mat?
AP: Viec chi cung do Mot ma ra roi cung tr ve Mot (Tout
part de LUnite et retourne a L Unite). So Mot la so chanh cua
Thng e, v vay nen phai th mot con Mat ma thoi.Ay cung
la c mau nhiem trong phep luyen Than. Anh la ngi ngoai
ao toi khong phep giai het cho Anh ro, ch luan s t tieng ma
thoi. Khi cung muon luyen Than, mnh phai cham ch ngo vao
Thien Nhan, con mat mnh ng cho xao xuyen va nhay nho,
gi c vay t na cho tan mot nhang th tam bnh Than nh.
Neu th hai con Mat, phan nao ngo con mat ben hu, phan nao
ngo con mat ben ta, th the nao cho Than nh ang?
VAN: Sao lai lap v Thai Bach, Quan Am, Quan Thanh chung
vi Thng e. Toi e trai ao Quan Than i chang, v co cau:
Quan Than bat ong tch.
AP: Trong buoi Tam Ky Pho o nay, Thai Bach thay mat cho
ao Tien; Quan Am thay mat cho ao Thch; Quan Thanh thay
mat cho ao Nho ma Pho o chung sanh e chuyen Tam Giao
qui nguyen phuc nht. Nen phai lap v ma th, goi la Tam Tran
Oai Nghiem. Ay la phep th phng theo tieu an ni nha moi
Tn o, con ni Thanh That ln th th u Tam Giao la: Thch
Ca, Lao T, Khong Thanh. Neu em cau Quan Than bat ong
tch ra ay ma noi th rat sai lam. Quan Than bat ong tch la g?
La khong ngoi chung mot chieu ka. Ch theo phep th phng
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are the masters of all. Light is spirit. Spirit is God. God is Me.
3.- Since the closure of the Tao, people practiced the Tao
without result. Some people cultivated the self, but could only
transform Tinh (physical energy) into Kh (Chi, vital energy), but not transform Kh into Than (spiritual energy).
Because of the lack of Than in the secret and miraculous
mechanism, worshipping the eye allows us to bring the Than
back to unify with Tinh and Kh to complete the set of the
Three Treasures and to facilitate the process of becoming saints
and entering Nirvana.
Q: Why dont we worship two eyes?
A: Every thing comes from One and then returns to One. Number 1 is the principal number of the Supreme Being; therefore
we should worship one eye. Its also the secret and miraculous
mechanism of cultivation of the Than. You are not a CaoDaist,
I cannot explain everything to you but only the basics. During
worship ceremony, in order to cultivate the Than, we have to
concentrate on the eye, without blinking our eyes; and our mind
will calm down after about thirty minutes. If we worshipped two
eyes, our mind would be confused, and therefore we could not
concentrate with our undivided attention.
Q: Why are Thai Bach (Li Po), Quan Am (Kwan Yin) and Quan
Thanh (Kwan Kung) worshipped together with the Supreme Being? I am thinking, it would not be the right relationship between
the king and his subjects, as is indicated in the saying, Kings
and subjects should not be on the same mat.
A: On this Third Amnesty, Thai Bach represents the way of
Immortals, Quan Am the way of Buddha, and Quan Thanh,
Confucianism, in order to move the three religions into one
and to save all living beings. They are worshipped as the three
lords representing the three religions, in the private home. At

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th au o eu co trat t, oai nghiem. Lap v Thng e than

tren, Tam Tran pha di, sao cho la ong tch?
VAN: Mnh co phep th v Tien Phat nao khac khong?
AP: Tam Tran hay ve viec Tam Ky Pho o th buoc moi Tn
o phai lap v. Ngoai ra muon th them v Tien Phat nao t y,
song phai th chanh bc Than, Thanh, Tien, Phat, ch chang nen
th phng Ta Than, Tinh Quai nh la Ong Tng, Cau Trang,
Co Hai, Co Ba van van
Toi cung nen giai luon cho anh biet rang ve viec ong ba a qua
vang roi, th cung phng th theo tuc le xa nay, khong ieu
chi canh cai, song phai nhng cho xng ang hn het ma lap
v Thng e cung Tam Tran, ay la le co nhien, v ong ba cung
phai knh th Tri Phat.
VAN: Cung kieng phai ton kem nhieu, nh ngheo qua th lam
sao?
AP: Toi a noi rang qu khong la tai long mnh; ke thanh tam,
dau mot nhanh cay, mot chung nc lanh trong sach cung u
cho Tri Phat chng long. Knh thanh Tri Phat ma khong biet
lay chi to ra be ngoai, nen mi dung s cung kieng; Tri Phat
co chng la chng tac long thanh, ch khong v le me. Sach co
cau: Thien a ch cong, Than Minh am sat; bat v te hng nhi
giang phc; bat v that le nhi giang hoa. Toi nh lai Thng
e co giang c cho mot bai nh vay:

Bach Ngoc t xa a ng roi;

Khong can Ha Giai vong cao ngoi,

Sang hen troi mac, tam la qu;

Tam ay toa sen cua Lao ngoi.
Xem o th biet s thanh knh la qu ni long ch khong qu ni
cung kieng.
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the temple, the three religions are represented by Sakya Muni,

Lao Tse, and Confucius. The saying, Kings and subjects should
not be on the same mat is not appropriate here, because the
Supreme Being is on a higher position on the altar, while the
three lords of the three religions are placed at lower levels and
therefore not on the same mat.
Q: Are we allowed to worship other Immortals and Buddha?
A: Followers should worship the three lords of the three religions.
They may worship other Angels, Saints, Immortals, and Buddhas
as they wish, but not evil deities
. Ill also explain to you about the worship of the ancestors. The
old tradition of worshipping ancestors has not changed, but we have to reserve the most esteemed
place to worship the Supreme Being and the three lords of the
three religions, because the ancestors themselves still have to
worship the Supreme Being and other deities.
Q: Worshipping is costly. What if we are very poor?
A: I said that the heart is the most precious factor. With sincerity,
a simple branch of tree, a cup of pure water would be enough for
God to witness your heart. The respect and sincerity to God and
Buddha are manifested by worship. God approves our sincerity,
not the rituals. There was a saying: Heaven and Earth are just.
Wise spirits are watching. Blessings are not granted because of
offerings. Disasters are not given because of lack of rituals. I
remember a holy message given by the Supreme Being:

I have been reigning from the White Pearl Palace,

I do not need a high throne on earth.

Whether poor or rich, only the heart is precious.

It is the lotus throne where I stay.
That would prove that your respect and sincerity are precious
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VAN: Vay co long thanh th u, can chi phai cung kieng?

Q: If sincerity is enough, why is the praying ceremony necessary

AP: Anh that hoi dong dai qua, toi a noi rang s cung kieng
la dau knh thanh to ra be ngoai khong the lam th thoi, con lam
c cung ch kha bo qua. V du: knh thanh cha me la be trong,
con cach c x oi vi ngi the nao cho ra dau thanh knh la be
ngoai. Anh knh th cha me ma anh khong trnh tha, giam da
hoi ngu, hau an, quat nong, ap lanh, ai co hoi th anh noi rang
co long thanh knh th u. The th u cha?

A: Your question is tenacious. I have said that ceremony is the

manifestation of sincerity and respect. If you can afford it, you
should not neglect it. For example, the respect and sincerity to
your parents are from your heart, but you have to treat them in
such a manner to reflect your heart. If you should respect and
love your parents but do not care for them, would it be enough?

VAN: Toi lai tng thay mot hai an, moi lan oc kinh, bay ra
n ch ron rang chi vay?
AP: Le nhac la nen nep nha Nho t xa en nay, dung le nhac
la duy tr phong tuc nc nha vay. Va lai, giong n, tieng quyen
dung e a hi, va nhac nhp cho ke tung kinh, nh nha Thien
ngay xa nay anh chuong go mo vay.
VAN: Gia Thien Ban chong mot ngon en luon luon ca em
ca ngay chi vay?
AP: o la Thai Cc ang. Trc khi m mang Tri at,
kh Am Dng ung nhau hoa ra mot khoi la goi la Thai Cc,
tc la Thng e, en Thai Cc ch ve khoi la ay.

Q: In the big ceremony, when prayers are recited, there is very

noisy music. What is this music good for?
A: Rituals and music are based on the Confucian tradition and
also various national traditions. The music is moreover used to
harmonize the prayers in rhythm, very similar to the bell and
wooden gong of Buddhist tradition.
Q: In the middle of the altar, what is the reason for a continuously lit lamp?
A: Its the Thai Cc lamp (Tai Chi). Before the creation of
Heaven and Earth, Yin and Yang energies reacted to each other,
creating a mass of light called Thai Cc (Tai Chi), which is
the emanation of the Supreme Being. The Thai Cc lamp
represents the Supreme Being.
Q: What is the meaning of the two lamps outside?
A: They represent Yin and Yang energies.

VAN: ot hai cay en pha ngoai la y g?

AP: Ay la Lng Nghi quang.
VAN: Tai sao phai cung ru tra hoa qua?

Q: Why are there offerings of wine and tea, and flowers and
fruits?

AP: Cung nam sac trai cay goi la Ngu Hanh, tuy vay ch cung
co mot oi ngi v thieu kem cung khong u nam sac trai cay,
ay cung nen cham che. Bong ch ve Tinh; ru ch ve Kh; tra

A: Five-color fruits represent the five elements. Though many

people could not come up with five colors, its still OK. Flowers
represent Tinh (physical energy), wine represents Kh

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ch ve Than; Tinh Kh Than la Tam Bu cua con ngi vay.

VAN: Moi lan cung ot chi ti nam cay nhang?
AP: ot nhang e tay trc cho khong kh. Ba cay cam trong
goi an Tam Tai (Thien a Nhn), hai cay cam ngoai cho u
nam, goi la tng Ngu Kh. Nam cay hng ay hiep lai vi ngu
hng trong mnh mnh la:
1.- Gii hng ngha la phui sach viec tran th trong mnh
mi thm.
2.- nh hng ngha la nh tam, nh Than c th trong
mnh mi thm.
3.- Tr hue hng ngha la phai phat hue th trong mnh mi
thm.
4.- Tri kien hng ngha la biet mnh, thay mnh th trong
mnh mi thm.
5.- Giai thoat hng ngha la luyen ang Dng Than xuat
nhap th trong mnh mi thm.
VAN: Moi lan lay sao khong chap tay nh thu nay vay, lai bay
ra chi cho khac kieu la tay mat up ngoai tay trai roi om tron
nhau vay?
AP: Moi viec chi trong s cung kieng phng th eu co ngha
ly ca, tai mnh khong kiem hoi cho hieu roi cho ngi bay at.
Vay xin giai ra ay cho anh ro.
Nay ao a hoang khai th nh bong sen a n, roi sanh ra trai,
goi la ket qua; ay la hai tay om tron lai nh trai cay vay. Ma
ket qua roi khong phep hng rieng mot mnh, phai gieo ra cho
chung sanh chung hng, goi la Pho o. V vay ma khi cui lay
phai xoe hai ban tay ra nh gieo hot vay. Lai na, cach lay ay
cung do theo ngha ly cua cuoc tao Thien, lap a. Tay mat up
ngoai tay trai la Am Dng tng hiep (hu la Am, ta la Dng),
kh Am ngam kh Dng mi sanh Thai Cc la hai ban tay om
tron lai o .Thai Cc sanh Lng Nghi la hai ngon cai; khi lay
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(Chi, vital energy), tea represents Than (spirit). Tinh, Kh,

Than are the Three Treasures of human beings.
Q: What is the reason behind the five incense sticks?
A: Burning incense is to purify the air. The three incenses inside
represent trinity (Heaven-Earth-Man). The two incenses outside
make the total of five representing five kinds of energy corresponding to the five humors inside the human body
1-Gii hng (Fragrance of restriction) means experiences
of flavor of restrictions of secular matters.
2 -nh hng (Fragrance of calm), experiences of flavor of
calmness of ones mind.
3-Tr hue hng (Fragrance of enlightenment), experiences
of flavor of enlightenment.
4-Tri kien hng (Fragrance of wisdom), experiences of
flavor of wisdom.
5-Giai thoat hng (Fragrance of liberation), experiences of
flavor of liberation.
Q: In the praying ceremony, why do you put your hands together
before you prostrate in wrapping the left hand with the right hand?
A: In rituals, everything has a meaning that one has to try to find
a way to understand.
When the Tao was founded, it was like the blooming of a lotus
flower, and as a result, forming a fruit. The hands joined together
are like a fruit. One should not enjoy fruit alone by oneself, but
must share with all humanity, which is called Pho o (saving
all). Therefore when one prostrates, one spreads ones hands as
if to sow seeds. This way of prostration is based on the principle
of creation of Heaven and Earth. The right hand wrapping the
left hand symbolizes Yin-Yang interaction (right is Yin, left is
Yang). Interaction between Yin and Yang energies leads to the
formation of Thai Cc (Tai Chi or Monad) represented by the

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hai ngon cai treo nhau gai ch thap, goi Lng Nghi phan T
Tng; oan tam ngon tay kia trai ra goi la Bat Quai. Nh the
ma nhieu ke sau nay c sieu Pham nhap Thanh goi la Bien
hoa vo cung.
VAN: Tai sao ma trc khi lay phai cham dau len tran, roi cham
qua ben ta va ben hu?
AP: Cham dau len tran ngha la knh Phat, ben ta la knh Phap,
ben hu la knh Tang, goi la Tam Qui.

VAN: Tai sao ma lay phai cui au ba lan roi moi lan cui phai
gat bon cai vay?
AP: Gat ba lan bon cai la mi hai gat, the cho mi hai lay.
Lay mi hai lay la lay Thng e v Thng e la Thap Nh
Khai Thien, Chua ca Can Khon The Giai, nam tron Thap Nh
Thi Than vao tay la: T. Su, Dan, Meo, Thn, T, Ngo, Mui,
Than, Dau, Tuat, Hi. So mi hai la so rieng cua Thng e.
Toi hau ap vi anh cung a bon roi, en ay xin dt, mong
rang anh c bnh tam lay ly ma nghiem ly th cong trnh hau
ap cua toi chang uong. Ch nh oi vi ke khong do chanh ly,
c cho ngi quay ma cung khong hieu tai sao ngi quay,vi
hang ay toi chu lam thinh.
CHUNG

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two hands joined together. Then from Thai Cc (Tai Chi or

Monad) comes the Lung Nghi (Diad) represented by the two
thumbs. Two thumbs crossing each other form the T Tung
(Four directions), then the eight fingers spread represent the
eight trigrams. Thanks to the mechanism this symbolizes,human
beings are able to reach holy dimensions.
Q: Why does one make the gesture with hands joined together
on ones forehead, first in the middle, then on left and then on
right sides?
A: Its a symbol of the Trinity as set out in Buddhism. Hands
in the middle represents homage to Buddha (or Spirit of God),
on the left, homage to Dharma (spirit of sacrifice, right living),
and on the right, homage to Sangha (monks and nuns, spiritual
humanity).
Q: In prostration, why does one have to nod four times per
kowtow?
A: Nodding four times per kowtow would make twelve nods for
three full kowtows. This would be considered as twelve kowtows
altogether, which is reserved for prostration to the Supreme Being, the Creator of the twelve dimensions, the Creator of Heaven
and Earth and Universe, holding sway over the twelve zodiacal
lords who are Ty, Su, Dan, Meo, Thn, T, Ngo, Mui, Than,
Dau, Tuat, Hi. Number twelve is the mystical number of the
Supreme Being.Thats enough for now; I would like to stop here
and hope that you may contemplate my explanations a bit so
that my answers will not be in vain. For those people who are
too narrow-minded to consider the meanings of these gestures,
and keep criticizing without knowing the symbolic references,
I have no comment.

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CHAU THAN GIAI

XAC - HON

LI TA
Trong so may mi muon ao Hu, tng co khi nhieu ngi
cung ro thong ao ly. Song ngi th moi ao buoc rang, ke lai
gia nh ban bu, khong ranh rang soan sach, dch Kinh, e pho
thong ao ly cho ke mi au c. Cho hay ngi biet ao that
nhieu, ma ke cha thong chang t.
May v Giao Hu, Giao S khong the nao giang ao rieng cho
moi ngi c. V vay ma co cuon sach nho nay, cot e thay
the cho ch v ay ma truyen ba s lc chut t ve ao ly cua
ai ao Tam Ky Pho o, s d e du dat bc ng ke mi
a chan vao nen ao. Xin kha biet cho.
Sach nay luan ve Chau than, ma do theo ao ly, lai chia ra lam
hai Chng: Mot Chng luan ve vat chat, mot Chng giai ve
tinh than.
Muon luyen ao, trc phai biet mnh ma muon biet mnh th
quyen sach nay may ra cung la mot bai hoc v long cho ngi
cha ro ao. Nhng khong phai nh tieu thuyet ma de hieu,
oc mot bai can phai suy ngh mot bai, co khi con phai xem i
xet lai oi ba phen, neu oc s qua mot ban roi cho la kho hieu
th chang ch chi, rat uong cong ngi kho tam at e.
Cholon, le 25 Novembre 1927

Con ngi van co hai phan: Phan Hon va Phan Xac.

Phan Xac:
Tuy mat pham coi than hnh nh mot, ch ky trung bon than la
mot khoi chat cha van van, muon muon sanh vat. Nhng con
sanh vat ay lai cau ket nhau ma thanh khoi. Chung no nh vat
thc cua ta an vao ma ln lan lan, ma sanh sanh hoa hoa them
na. V vay ma than the mot a hai nhi cang ba cang ln lan
cho ti tuoi trng thanh mi thoi (Ay la gii han thc tac cua
hnh voc con ngi).
Con ngi cang gia, th ngu tang luc phu cang suy, tinh than hao
kem, s an uong mot ngay mot giam. Nhng con sanh vat trong
chau than cung nhn o ma gay mon, ma he chung no gay mon,
th than the con ngi tat phai xop ve, gay guoc. Co khi nhng
con sanh vat cua mot phan trong chau than, v mot duyen c chi
ma chet i, th cho ay phai tr nen te bai, hay la chai, v a mat
s song roi.
Khi chet, xac phai tieu diet, ruc ra ra, Chn linh cua may con
sanh vat ay la khoi xac ma tr ve ni khong kh. Ay la: Cua at
tra ve cho at, cua Tri tr lai ni Tri.
Phan Hon:
Hon la vat Thieng lieng (1) do ni khoi Linh quang cua Tao hoa
ban cho. Co ke c khoi khong chu tin co phan hon, c noi rang
con ngi biet ngh suy, tnh toan la t ni cai oc ma ra, ma he
thac roi, th van s giai hu, mot kiep thac la mot kiep mat, cai
_______________

Bao Phap NGUYEN TRUNG HAU

(1) Thieng lieng la khong thay, khong nghe, khong r c.

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linh hon va canh Thien ang, a nguc la ieu vo bang c.

Ke ay chang hieu rang cai oc chang khac nao mot cai may
anh ch cua linh hon li dung ma to ra nhng ieu t tng,
nhng net buon vui, thng ghet vay thoi. Hon tc th la ngi
anh may ay. Co may ma chang co ngi anh th lam sao
ra ch c? Co xac tht (co oc) ma khong hon, th lam sao
biet ngh suy tnh toan? Ka mot cai chuong treo gia gio:
Nh gio thoi lam cho chuong van ong ma keu, th bat qua la
keu bon bon inh oi vay thoi, co au ngan giong u minh, khoan nhat? Muon cho tieng chuong u minh khoan nhat, can co
tay ngi dong vao mi c. Cai oc con ngi chang khac
nao cai chuong ay. Neu khong co Linh hon la ngi dong
chuong, th au lo ra c nhieu t tng ly ky cao thng.
Con ngi nh co linh hon mi biet ngh suy, tnh toan, thng
ghet, buon vui. Vay hoi ch khi chung cuoc roi (khi thac) cai
iem linh ay i au? Khong le ma mat i c? Vay chang la
uong cong trnh cua Tao Hoa nan uc cho mnh lam ? Ay vay,
cai linh hon ay phai song i i kiep kiep (2) roi ra mi co
Luan Hoi, Qua Bao la le Cong bnh thien nhien cua Tao Hoa.
Trong chau than, hon xac pha lan nhau. T nh muon lam xi
mang at me (ciment arme) phai tron san va ciment lon nhau,
oan phai tron nc vao mi anh thanh khoi c. Chau than
chang khac chi khoi xi mang at me o. San ay la xng, xi
mang la tht, nc la hon.
V du mot cai ly khong, tuy van mat thng ta thay trong khong,
ch han that trong long ly cha ay khong kh. Chau than ta v
nh cai ly, Linh hon ta nh khong kh. Ta khong thay khong kh
trong ly nh ta khong thay ang phan hon trong chau than vay.
Muon cho nc trong ang tinh khiet, cai ly can phai tinh khiet,
con muon cho linh hon trong sach, chau than can phai trong sach.
___________________

o la ve phan tinh khiet ma thoi. Ch khong can phai co

mot chau than trang kien mi co Linh hon trang kien, v ta
thng thay nhieu ngi hnh thu trang kien ma tr thc
toi tam, con ke th hnh voc om o ma thong minh tr tue.
Cai chau than trang kien bat qua la can ch cho c the ma
thoi, ch chang ch chi cho phan hon. Chau than trang kien
t nh mot cai may tot va chac chan, may chac chan th lau
h, than the trang kien th lau tieu diet, ma co tieu diet th
tieu diet phan xac vay thoi, ch phan hon chang he tieu diet.
Phan bo dng Linh hon chang do ni vat thc hu hnh. Hon
van khong hnh chat, nen phai dung vat thc khong hnh chat
ma bo dng. Vat thc khong hnh chat ay tc la s hoc hoi va
cach tnh luyen tinh than trong may cn nhan, khoang vang.
Phai hieu rang xac tht t nh mot cai nha cho Linh hon tam trong
moi kiep ngan ngui tren coi tran nay vay thoi. Xac tht nh kh
huyet me cha tao thanh, con Linh hon th do ni Thien t (Tri
cho). Neu Linh hon vi xac tht t mot goc ma ra, th tanh chat
thong minh hay la u am cua con chau phai do ni cha me, ong
ba; ngha la he Ong Ba, Cha Me thong minh th sanh ra con chau
thong minh, con u am th sanh ra con chau cung ong mot the.
S that lai khong phai vay, v co nhieu ngi u am ma sanh ra
con chau thong minh tr tue. Cung co ngi thong minh tr tue
lai sanh ra con chau ngu ngay, dai dot; tham ch anh em van mot
huyet mach vi nhau ma cung con co ke khon ngi dai (3).
Cai xac tht do ni kh huyet cha me tao thanh, th van do ni
xac tht cha me, ngha la cha me yeu t bnh hoan sanh con yeu
t bnh hoan (4), cha me manh khoe th sanh con manh khoe.
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(3) Con cai dau co giong cha me th giong ni vat chat ma thoi, v vat

(2) Nhieu ao Than Linh a dung ong tien va c but chng chac
rang linh hon van co va van song i i kiep kiep.

chat do ni kh huyet lu truyen.

(4) Tuy vay ch khi ln len, hnh voc con cai cung co khi bien oi
khac han vi hnh voc s sanh la v nh biet gi ve sanh va tap tanh
the thao.

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TANG CAN (la gan)

CHNG TH NHT
________
NGU TANG
Chau than con ngi t nh mot cai xng ln, phan ra nhieu s
lam lung, tuy phan s khac nhau, ch van chung ve mot moi la tiep
dng chau than e bao ton s song. May s lam lung ay chia ra
lam nam goi Ngu tang. Ngu tang la: Tam, Can, V (1), Phe, Than.
Ngi co Ngu tang nh Tri at co Ngu hanh (2). Neu khong
co Ngu hanh th khong co Can Khon, The Giai, con neu khong
co Ngu tang th cung khong co nhn loai.
ang chu trng cai quan Ngu tang la Than hon cua ta. Khi
Than hon la xac, Ngu tang vang chu trng phai ngng, ma
he Ngu tang ngng tc la ta chet vay.
V (bao t)
Trong Ngu tang, can nht hn het la tang nay, v no cha vat
thc, roi lam cho tieu tan ra huyet e van chuyen cung mnh
ma nuoi lay Chau than.
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(1) T la la lach ma en ngay nay, khoa hoc van cha xac nh cong
dung cua tang nay ra sao, cho nen trong ngu tang, chung toi dung v
(bao t) the cho tang t.
(2) Ngu hanh la: Kim, Moc, Thuy, Hoa, Tho. Sach thuoc goi: Tam
thuoc hoa, Can thuoc moc, T thuoc tho, Phe thuoc kim, Than thuoc
thuy.
Muon noi trung hn th vat thc tieu hoa roi thanh ra mot th nc
trang trang, ong chat vi huyet roi hiep vi huyet lam mot ma van
chuyen khap chau than e nuoi lay s song.

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Gan tang T, lai co tang Can nh ra mot th nc xanh xanh,

vang vang ma ang goi la mat (m) e phu vi tang T lam
cho vat thc de tieu hoa, nht ve vat m dau.

TANG THAN (trai cat)

Trc khi huyet van chuyen khap chau than, th co tang Than
loc i lc lai cho trong sach, con cau can th xuong bang quang
(bong bong) ma theo ng tieu tien. Tang Than co hai trai:
trai ben hu goi la Than hoa, trai ben ta goi la Than thuy.
Ba tang: T, Can, Than eu nham ha tieu. (3)

TANG TAM (trai tim)

Khi hai tang ke tren o lam cho vat thc tieu hoa ra huyet roi,
tang tam lai van chuyen huyet khap chau than. Trai tim t nh
mot ong bm va xt ra, va ht vao c. He trai tim top vo,
huyet trong ay tua ra theo mach mau ma chau lu khap than
the, roi trai tim phung ra huyet lai tr ve. Trai tim c thoi thop
nh vay mai ang van chuyen huyet vo, ra. Neu ta at tay tren
ngc, th nghe trai tim ong, goi la anh trong ngc.
Khi huyet tr lai roi nhiem lay vat d ma hoa bam, v a chay
cung than the, nh nc ma khi khong trung rt xuong th
trong sach, ma hng vo lu roi lai uc i, v b bui bam, con
trung hoac gia khong kh, hoac tren mai nha nhiem vao.

TANG PHE (la phoi)

Tang phe co hai la nham trung tieu. Trai tim th gia, ma

cai uoi lai trch qua ben ta.
Nh s ho hap (4) khong kh mi vo ra ni phoi. Moi lan ht vo,
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(3) Chau than chia lam ba tang goi la tam tieu. Tang tren (au) goi
la thng tieu, tang gia (ngc) goi la trung tieu, tang di (bung)
goi la ha tieu.
(4) Ho la th ra, hap la ht vo

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khong kh vao en phoi, nh lay khinh kh (oxygene) trong hi

th ay huyet bam mi ang ti nhuan lai nh trc ma luan
chuyen na.
Moi lan th ra, hi th lai hoa ra trc kh, v no a dung ma
ti nhuan huyet bam, t nh nc sach ma dung ra giat roi
phai d vay.
Muon cho than the thng trang kien, t sanh bnh, ta can phai
biet ieu dng Ngu tang theo cach sau ay:

V- Ch lam tng rang he an uong ang nhieu th map map

va manh dan. Ta thng thay nhieu ngi moi buoi an sap hai,
sap ba ke khac, ma om van hun om. Con co ke an uong theo
mc thng ma lai n nang ph my. Ay co phai tai an nhieu ma
map au. Nen noi an nhieu th bnh hoan, gay om la phai hn.
V an qua o, vat thc khong tieu, tang t phai met, ma met tat
phai au (goi la phat t). Vay, muon bo t, nen an uong co o
lng, nht la nen dung rau co hn tht ca, v rau co la vat thc
nhe nhang, mau tieu, lai nh tho kh nong cua thai dng (mat
tri) kh oc (5) roi nen an vo t sanh bnh hoan.

CAN- An uong qua o lng phat T, roi Can la an chu vi

T hn het, phai can thiep ma sanh bnh. Ru la mon phat Can

hn het, phan nhieu bm ru thng au gan la bi c ay.
S can m ch kh cua con ngi do ni Can ma phat ra (cho
nen thng goi ke nay dan gan, ngi kia nhat gan la vay).
S san si han no la do ni can m, ch kh ma phat len. Cho
nen bt san si, han no th ieu Can vay.

TAM- An uong qua o lng cung hai cho tang Tam. Ke au

tim hay met moi, ban than, an roi bat buon ngu, nang au, lam
viec g, dau nhe nhang cho may cung met th hao hen.
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V he trai tim bnh, huyet mach chay khong eu, huyet mach
khong ieu hoa thng sanh cac chng bnh ay.
S lo lng, t tng do ni tam tr phat sanh. Nhieu lo tng
thng lao tam, tieu t.
oan t tng la bo tam vay.

THAN- An uong qua o lng, vat thc khong tieu tan, ma he

vat thc khong tieu tan, th Than la cai ban loc, phai nhoc cong
gan lc nhieu lan, roi phai hao mon, ma he gan loc nhieu lan
th ch ton nhieu can cau, cho nen nc tieu thng hoi uc.
Tang Than cung la may lam ra tinh (6) (vat an uong bay ngay
mi hn mot iem tinh). Dam duc nhieu hao tinh, phat than,
dt dam duc la bo than vay.

PHE- Hai la phoi la vat mem mai va co lo hang nh tang ong

vay. Neu kh th khong ang trong sach (ngha la cha nhieu

con trung bui bam), lo phoi phai v bui bam ma bt nghet, them
noi con trung ay vao phoi an khoet h i (v phoi mem), bieu
sao khong bnh hoan, nht la khong tranh khoi cai bnh rat
hiem ngheo la ho lao vay.
Ve vat thc chang nen an vat chi sanh lanh (song st, lanh leo)
v may vat ay quen am. He am nhieu th chan phoi bt nghet ma sanh ra hen, suyen. Nen cho cao rao mat me, nha ca
cho thiet khoang khoat, cho co thanh kh, nen ni vang ve
nh ruong, ong, ray bai.
Tang phe la may ho hap khong kh (hi th). Noi nhieu met
sc hao hi, ma met sc hao hi th phat phe. Muon bo phe,
ch nen nhieu li lam tieng.
Tom lai, s tho yeu cua con ngi do ni mnh ma ra. Cho
hay so mang nh trc, ma ta co the cai ang. Cho nen co cau
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(5) Kh oc la lam cho het oc, con trung trong rau co b hi nong
mat tri chet bt.

(6) Xin xem bai giai ve Tinh, Kh, Than.

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Nhan nh thang Thien la vay o. T nh i ngi la tram

tuoi, neu chung ta biet bao ton than the, tnh dng tinh than, co
le ta song qua tuoi ay c. Con neu ta an uong qua o lng
cho hao mon ngu tang, nhieu lo ron tnh cho tieu tan tinh than
th the nao song lau ang?
Ka nh mot cai cau uc, quan Bac vat nh cho la ben b tram
nam. Ma neu xe co ch chuyen nang ne qua lai thng ngay,
t nhien cau ay phai mau h, mau sup.
Than the ta nh mot cai may, sanh mang nh hi manh (force
motrice) e lam cho cai may chay vay. Neu vat dung (tc la
Ngu tang) trong may ay h, la tai ngi th coi may (tc la ta)
khong ky cang, ch hi manh (sanh mang ta) khong can d vao.
Ma he may h khong chay, th hi manh phai dt (tc la ta
chet).

NGU QUAN - LUC CAN - LUC TRAN

Ngu tang trong mnh goi la Ngu noi, con than ngoai lai co Ngu
quan. Ngu quan ngha la nam chc hay biet ve viec ngoai la:
Nhan, Nh, T, Thiet, Than. (7)
* Nhan (mat) e thay.
* Nh (tai ) e nghe.
* T (mui) e hi.
* Thiet (li) e nem mui.
* Than (mnh) e ro biet cac vat cng, mem, nong,
lanh . .v . . v . .
Nh thay, nghe, hi, nem, r ram mi biet viec kia, vat no, ma
he biet viec kia, vat no roi mi sanh y. Y la g? La s muon
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(7) Theo sach Tay th Quan th nam la da. ay toi e la Than cung
vay v ca chau than eu boc da.

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tng, ngh ngi do ni Ngu quan ma sanh. Neu mat khong

thay, tai khong nghe, mui khong hi, li khong nem, than
khong biet cng mem, nong lanh, th con ngi biet chi ma
muon tng, ma ngh ngi?
Kinh Phat goi Nhan, Nh, T, Thiet, Than, Y la luc can (sau
coi re trong Chau than). Luc can lai hiep vi Luc tran (sau
bn nh) la: Sac, Thinh, Hng, V, Xuc, Phap.
* Sac: la mau ep e, hnh dung tot ti
* Thinh: la li ngon ngot, giong tham tram
* Hng: la mui me thm tho.
* Vi: la mui ngon ngot (ch ve vat am thc).
* Xuc: la s cam ong.
* Phap: la nhng s vat xay ra.
Mat thay sac xinh vat ep bat ham (Sac).
Tai nghe tieng ngot ngon, giong tham tram phai men (Thinh).
Mui hi mui thm phai ep (Hng).
Li nem vat ngon phai thch (V ).
Than khong tnh phai cam ong (Xuc).
Y thng hay muon tng ma sanh ra s vat (Phap).
Luc tran la sau bn nh thng hay ru quen con ngi say me
tuc the, quen ng ao c, xa moi luan thng. No lai bao
phu lng tam ma lam cho phai nang ne, nh bn. V Luc tran
ma con ngi phai hao mon than the, m met lng tam, xa
lan coi re, roi kiep luan hoi khong phng thoat khoi.
Nen chi muon thoat tuc ma tm nguon Tien, coi Phat, ta phai
diet het Luc tran i. Ma muon diet Luc tran, trc phai lo tr
ni coi re la Luc can vay.
Phai gi cho c mat chay, tai chay, mui chay, li chay,
than chay, y chay (ay la luc trai o). Sao goi la mat chay, tai
chay, mui chay, li chay, than chay, y chay?

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1)- Mat Chay: ngha la khong them xem sac ep, dau ai xinh
lch the nao cung chang qua la thay i, tht chay, xem sac tot
nh tro bui e lam nh danh gia, nh gm ao e eo xe than
hnh, nh thuoc oc hai tan tinh than.

3)- Mui Chay: ngha la mui gi ng cho biet mui, i ngang

cho hoi tanh, chang biet hoi tanh ma gm, ng gan ke xa p,
hng xong chang v xa p hng xong ma ong. Gi c
vay th diet ang bn nh th ba la HNG vay.

Ta nen t ngh nh vay:0

* Hoa gian vi gai co chong la pha gia cang ngi, roi sau v
con mnh phai tra qua.
* Hoa gian vi gai goa bua, la pha tiet ngi, vi gai cha
chong la pha trinh, lam cho ngi l lang duyen phan ve sau.

4)- Li Chay: ngha la li chang can nem mieng ngon vat

la, mieng an ch no da th thoi. Ham mieng cao lng, my v
chi cho khoi sat sanh hai vat. Mnh an ngon mieng ma con sanh
vat phai hai mang, th an sao anh? Tuy la loai vat, ch cung
tho hng mot iem Linh quang nh mnh. Kiep nay no la con
sanh vat, biet au kiep trc no chang phai la ngi? Kiep nay
mnh lam ngi, biet au kiep trc mnh chang phai la con
sanh vat?

Mat chang nen dom len tren thay ngi cao sang hn mnh ma
ganh ghet, ch nen ngo xuong thay ke thap hen hn mnh ma
khi th.
Tom lai, van ac dam vi thu, neu gi c mat chay, th diet
c bn nh th nht la SAC vay.
2)- Tai Chay: ngha la khong them nghe en li ngon ngot,
giong tham tram, gi c vay khoi b ai ru quen vao ng
ta, neo vay, khoi gay hn thua, phai quay (Vo l do vo s, vo
s tieu Than Tien).
i lam ngi gia doi, mieng tuy ngot du, ma long cha
gm ao, giong ken tieng quyen cua ho co the lam cho gai
mat tiet trinh, trai h danh gia.
Vay nen li phi, tieng th mac ai, chang nen em vao tai ma
b cam do, chang nen lang nghe roi o i, noi lai cho ra viec
Ngoi le oi mach, ai ci che nhiec mang ta, ta c ng tai gia
iec, th khoi lo cai co tranh ua, ho noi mac ho, mnh khong
nghe, noi thet moi mieng t nhien phai nn.

Oi! Luan hoi chuyen kiep, ngi vat, vat ngi, luan chuyen
lai qua cung ong mot the. Mnh an tht loai vat tc la mnh an
tht lan nhau, ma ngi co lng tam ha n an tht lan nhau cho
anh oan?
Ong Manh T noi rang: Thay cam thu b em giet th Ngai bat
nhan. Nghe no keu la tham thiet khi b thoc huyet, Ngai khong
anh an tht. Long nhan nay hiep vi c hao sanh Tien Phat
o.
Ngi co tien cua con mua chim ca ma phong sanh thay! Nh
mnh ngheo khong phong sanh th thoi, n nao lai sat sanh cho
anh oan?
Li chay cung chang nen am say mui ru. Uong ru vo
loan tam, ma he loan tam th sanh quay. Ngi xa dung ru
e cung te Thanh Than, dung ru lam le ma thoi. Ch Thanh
Than au hng ru cua ngi pham tuc?

Tom lai, tai co ma nh iec th diet c bn nh th nh la

THINH vay.

Ngi nay lay ne cau Vo tu bat thanh le roi trong viec quan,
hon, tang, te, moi moi thay dung ru, tham ch en luc bi
hoan, ly hiep cung dung ru, buon goi dung tu binh giai pha

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thanh sau, vui goi dung ru to hng ch. Hai thay! Ru la

giong oc, ai cung eu biet, ma nhieu ke lai a dung, ay cung
la la o.
Co li tuc rang: Li khong xng nhieu ieu lac leo. Muon
gi cho li c tron chay ta chang nen nhieu li lam tieng.
Na li noi ra chang phai, con ton c bnh sanh thay. Ban cu
phi ngon ton bnh sanh chi c, phng chi uon ba tac li ma
viec khong noi co, viec co noi khong, quay lam ra phai, phai
sa thanh quay, th ton c biet bao.
Li noi ra phai cho can than, ang noi th noi, khong ang th
thoi, ng ba au noi o ma ton c hao hi, lai con noi s
sanh, sanh s.
Tom lai, neu gi li ang tron chay, th chang nhng diet tan
bn nh th t la V ma lai con gi ang t cach ngi tu hanh
ao c na.
5)- Than Chay: ngha la than mnh khong can trau gioi xinh
ep, an mac tot ti, chang can dung quan la, ao lua, chang
ham nem gam, ging nga. Ngi tu hanh phai ep xac e cau
kho hanh (Xa than cau ao, xa phu cau ban). Ao vai, quan bo,
mien che than, am cat la u, a gi hanh ke tu hanh, lai ven
cau tiet kiem, nam chang la ging em nem am, ni au sach
se c yen giac la xong.
Neu than trau gioi, chai chuot cho ep da mnh, cho va mat
chung, chi cho khoi sanh long cam ong ma ra ieu tnh te.
Gi c than tnh nh vay, th tam khong xao ong, khong
cam xuc, tc la diet c bn nh th nam la XUC vay.
6)- Y Chay: ngha la y chang vong tng viec ac, khong m
c viec cau cao, khong tnh li cho mnh ma hai cho ngi,
chang tnh ieu tham lam, trom cp.
Lam ac gap ac chang sai (Tch ac phung ac).

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Tnh viec cau cao ma khong u sc lam, a khong nen viec,

lai hao tai, ton sc, roi ra ngi that ch, ma he that ch th ca
i khong lam chi nen ang. Chi bang an phan thu thng, to
nao theo to nay.
Tnh li cho mnh ma hai cho ngi la mat le cong bnh. Lam
ngi khong gi luat Cong bnh au tron t cach lam ngi
ang?
Tham lam, trom cp (8) cua ngi khong the hng lau ang
(Hoanh tai bat phu). Khong gap nan nay cung vng lay tai
kia, khien hao tai ton cua cho het tien phi ngha ay i. Dau tron
khoi luat hnh dng phap, ch lng tam can rt hang ngay,
them noi luat Am Cung ranh ranh, i buoi chung qui gia hnh
chang v.
Tom lai, gi c Y chay nh vay th diet c bn nh th
sau la PHAP vay.
Luc can chay roi, Luc tran t nhien tieu diet. o la giac be
ngoai, con coi Tam la giac be trong, phai Chay mi c.
* TAM CHAY: Ngha la Tam mnh phui sach moi viec tran
duyen, khong hay, khong biet, khong lo, khong tng, muon
viec chi tren pham tuc nay khong tru ni Tam c, phai tan
nh gia, phai ra nh sng, coi Tam trong nh khong, trang nh
giay, Tam co ma nh khong. Ay la Sac tc th Khong.
He Tam tran chet, Tam ao khi ra. Ay la Khong tc th
Sac.
Gi c Tam Chay nh vay, tc la gan ao roi.
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(8) Tham lam trom cp co nhieu cach:
- Lam quan ha lam cua dan, lam chu lng cong cp viec, ay la
cach cp git cua ngi thng pham.
- Ban buon lng thang trao au, xui kien tha ang hng hue hong,
gat ngi lay cua, ay la cach cp git cua hang tr thc.
- Lay xau an au, c gian, bac lan, lam t an li chu, ao ham khoet
vach, cp git hanh hung, ay la thu oan cua phng ha tien.

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Tu luyen cot lo cho phan hon ngay sau c tieu dieu, t toai
ni coi Niet Ban Cc Lac, khoi lao l, khoi kho phien, khoi tieu
diet. Ta nay con lon theo tran tuc ma neu gi c tam chay,
tc la gap Niet Ban tai the.
Vay khuyen ngi ong ao ran kien tam tr ch sa Tanh, ran
long, mot ngay lam lay mot may lanh, trau tria mot net hanh,
lan lan nht nhu nguyet nhiem cung ang tron lanh. Neu thay
kho nga long, sao cho la ao?
Muon lanh xa tran kho, trc phai chu kho tam, kho hanh bay
gi la ngoi Cc Lac ve sau vay.

THAN KINH
Than kinh la an lac chay theo xng tht, co day co si ma
trang, bat t oc va cot ch trong xng song tua ra khap than
hnh. Nh no ma chau than chuyen ong va hay biet ve viec
nhc au, nong lanh, van van
Co ba th than kinh:

1)- Th lam cho gian ra.

2)- Th lam cho co vo
(hai th nay goi la van ong than kinh).

3)- Th lam cho hay biet nong lanh, au nhc (th
gan nay goi la tri giac than kinh).

Th nay chang khac nao day ien e truyen s au n, nhc

nhoi, nong lanh cho giac hon vay.
Ngoai ba th nay lai co mot bo than kinh khac khong tung lay
Linh hon ma cung khong an chu vi giac hon na. Bo than
kinh nay lam cho trai tim thoi thop, huyet van chuyen, phoi ho
hap, t van ong.
Ta khong the nao muon cho trai tim khong thoi thop, huyet
mach khong van chuyen, phoi khong ho hap c ..v.v . ., v
Linh hon khong phai sai khien no c, tham ch khi ta ngu,
tim, phoi, t v, huyet mach cung van ong luon luon. Bo than
kinh nay goi la giao cam than kinh (Grand sympathique). Giao
cam than kinh lai do theo sanh hon, sanh hon con no con hanh
s, sanh hon dt (tc la thac) no phai ngng vay. Tuy goi la vo
khien mac dau, ch neu ta biet phep luyen sanh hon, (luyen
than) ta cung co the ieu khien no c vay.
Ben x A Rap (Arabie), cac thay tu goi la Pha-kia (fakir)
thng luyen ang phep mau ay, ho muon lam cho trai tim
khong ong, mach mau khong chay, hi th ngng lai de nh
chi vay. Tham ch co nhieu thay cao e hay dung phep tra t
(gia chet) trong oi ba thang roi song lai nh thng.
Tom lai, s than thong quang ai, phep tac thieng lieng cua
Tao Hoa, ta a san trong mnh (v ta la Tieu Thien a) tai
ta khong tm kiem o thoi, neu ta biet phng phep luyen t
nhien oat may Can Khon.

V du ta muon gi tay ra, Linh hon ta sai khien loai than kinh
th nht, oan no gian ra roi tay ta mi gi ra hoac gi len
c. Khi ta muon co tay vo, Linh hon ta sai khien loai th nh,
oan no rut lai roi tay ta mi co vo c (hai th nay chang
khac nao day tran e lam cho may chay vay).
Khi ta t tay, loai than kinh th ba tiep lay s au n roi chay
cho giac hon hay biet (xin xem bai giai ve Tinh, Kh, Than).

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ma xac thanh khiet phai hoa ra trong trc, them noi dam
tnh vong ong ma biet tran lo. Vat an uong eu co chat sanh,
nhng chat sanh ay an vao cau ket lai thanh khoi ma lam xac
pham (formation des cellules), co xac pham roi mi biet nong
lanh, co tran lo mi biet ho ngi, v vay mi cham la cay e
che than the, sau lan lan dung en da thu vat, . . v. . v . .

CHNG TH NH
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TINH KH THAN
Tri co Tam Bu (ba vat bau) la: Nhat, Nguyet, Tinh. at co
Tam Bu la: Thuy, Hoa, Phong. Ngi co Tam Bu la: Tinh,
Kh, Than. Tinh, Kh, Than la g va bi au ma ra?
Khi m mang Tri at, ngi ma Tao Hoa sanh ra trc het goi
la Nguyen nhn (etres crees) (xin xem bai giai rieng), Nguyen
nhan nay do khoi Linh quang cua Tao Hoa nay ra (emanation
divine).
Trong khoi Linh quang cua Tao Hoa co ba Ngn goi la Tam
Hon:

1)- Linh hon (Ame intelligente)

2)- Sanh hon (Ame aerienne ou vitale)

3)- Giac hon (Ame spermatique ou sensitive)
Tuy la ba Ngn hon ch cung pha lan nhau lam mot, cho nen
mot ma ba, ba ma mot. Nguyen nhn bi tho iem trong khoi
Linh quang cua Tao Hoa th van u ba hon ay:

* Linh hon tc la bon nguyen cua Ngn THAN.

* Sanh hon tc la bon nguyen cua Ngn KH.
* Giac hon tc la bon nguyen cua Ngn TINH.

Nh Linh hon mi co tnh khon ngoan, biet ngh suy xem xet u
ieu.Nh Sanh hon mi co s song. Nh Giac hon mi biet au
n, nong lanh, met khoe v. .v
Khi Nguyen nhn cha mang lay xac pham (1) th Giac hon
cha biet au n, nong lanh, met khoe la v cha co phan
vat chat. Lan lan Nguyen nhn lai dung vat thc huyet nhuc

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Nguyen bon cua Tinh, Kh, Than la vay o. ay xin giai ra t

Ngn e cho moi ngi de hieu hn:

a)- Cai quan ve phan tr, tr lai t oc (nao) ma ra, nen
thng goi tieng chung la tr nao. THAN la vat Thieng lieng
(2) thng thng tai mat, tuy vay ch noi chau than cho nao
en cung c ca.

b)- KH la hi th, trong hi th eu co chat sanh e
bao ton s song. Con ngi mi sanh ra, khoc re len, chau than
van chuyen, roi tiep lay thanh kh vao mnh. ngoai, thanh
kh thuoc ve Tien Thien (3) trong sach, kh th vao mnh roi b
nhiem lay vat chat xac pham ma hoa ra Hau Thien o trc (xin
xem bai giai ve tang Phe).

c)- TINH thuoc ve lu chat (mnh nc) set set ma trong.
Nh TINH ma con ngi mi co sc lc, noi dong giong va tao
Nh xac than. Trong phan TINH cung co chat sanh, chia ra lam
ba, mot phan trong sach hn het goi la Tinh Ba xong len thanh
hi (TINH hoa KH) hiep vi KH, THAN ma tao Nh xac than
(Perisprit) (xin xem bai giai rieng), mot phan xong len vao theo
lo xng song (canal rachidien) en tan oc e lam kh lc (energie) cho bo than kinh van chuyen, mot phan na la phan
can cau e nay sanh dong giong.
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(1) Khi Nguyen nhan cha mang xac pham th con thuoc ve Thien
Tien, vat chat an vao cau ket thanh xac pham thuoc Hau Thien cho
nen sach goi Thien sanh, a thanh.
2) Thieng lieng la khong thay, nghe, r ram c.
(3) Tien Thien la sanh trc Tri, khong hnh dang, trong sach nh
khong kh, ien quang, v.v Hau Thien la sanh sau Tri, thuoc ve
vat chat trong trc.

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 i, ai ai cung can phai lam lung mi co ma an, phai lo lng,

tnh toan mi ra tien bac, phai giao cau nhau mi sanh con noi
hau. He lao ong nhieu phai lao lc (KH), lo lng, tnh toan
nhieu phai hao THAN, dam duc nhieu ton TINH, them noi that
tnh, luc duc lam cho than pham phai mau hao mon tieu tuy.
Cho nen ngi cang gia cang suy nhc, v ba bau ay cang ba
cang hao mon roi rot cuoc phai chet, t nh thap en cang thap
cang hao dau, khi het dau en phai tat.
Ay la cuoc Dinh, H, Tieu, Trng vay.
Muon song lau phai tranh may ieu ton mang va ke tren o
i. Con muon sieu Pham nhap Thanh, ta can phai luyen TINH,
KH, THAN mi c.

PHAI HIEP TINH, KH, THAN LAM MOT

Tinh, Kh, Than la bon mang cua con ngi. Muon sieu Pham
nhap Thanh ma tr ve vi Tao Hoa th phai luyen Tinh hoa Kh,
roi luyen Kh hoa Than cho ba vat bau ay hiep lai lam MOT
iem Linh quang, mi co the hiep MOT vi khoi Linh quang
cua Tao Hoa ma ac kiep.
Luyen Tinh Hoa Kh.
Tinh van thuoc ve lu chat, muon luyen cho thanh hi (kh), ta
phai nau no ra hi, nh nau nep at ru vay, goi la Hoa Hau.
(Ton ch quyen sach nay ch luan s lc ve chau than ma thoi),
Muon biet cach luyen Tinh, Kh, Than the nao xin xem lay n
Kinh, song n Kinh co nhieu cho mac mo, co xem th hieu
chut nh vay thoi, ch cho cao sau, huyen b khong the nao
thau ao, cho huyen b duy co nh Thay ta ch bao ma thoi.
Nhieu ong do ni n Kinh luyen ao, b nhieu cho hieu lam,

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luyen ao khong thay an chng lai con hai cho Tinh, Than la
khac.
Luyen Kh Hoa Than.
Tuy luyen Tinh hoa Kh roi, ch kh ay con thuoc ve Hau
Thien, ta con phai loc i lc lai theo phep Van Chau Thien
cho kh tr nen nhe nhang trong sach, cho Hau Thien Kh oi
lai Tien Thien Kh mi co the hiep lam Mot vi Than c,
sach goi la Am Dng tng hiep (xin xem bai giai ve Am
Dng).
Luyen Than Hn H. (4)
Chng ay Than ta a ay u roi, song cha hien xuat Dng
than ra c. Ta can phai luyen sao cho no tr nen nh kh H
Vo, mi nhe nhang hn khong kh, roi mi co the tr lai H Vo
chi Kh, hiep lam mot vi Tao Hoa goi la ac ao.
Chn linh cua Tao Hoa do ni kh H Vo sanh ra. Kh H Vo
la g? La Kh khong khong, t nhien ma co, khong sanh, khong
tuyet, khong trc, khong sau, xem khong thay, long chang
nghe, r khong ung. Mnh khong the nao tm ra coi re, ma dau
muon tm ra cung khong co. Cho hay vat chi cung co can bon.
Chung ta lay can bon Can Khon The Giai la kh H Vo th u,
neu hoi dan lan hoai nh vay: Vat chi sanh ra kh H Vo, roi
vat chi lai sanh ra vat ma sanh ra kh H Vo o?. Neu hoi nh
vay th ngoi ma hoi cho en chet cung cha dt cau hoi c.
Chn linh cua con ngi cung do ni kh H Vo, luyen Than
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4) Trc khi tao Thien lap a la luc Hon on s khai (Chaos) ngha
la luc s khi kh Vo Cc, th cha co Tri at, nhn vat chi het. Cai
khong khong, m m o la H Vo, la bon can tanh the ta vay. Ta do
goc o ma sanh ra, tr ve H Vo chi Kh goi la Hn H.

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mnh tr lai H Vo chi Kh, th la tr ve can bon o.

Nh chung ta ben tam tu luyen cho nham cach thc Thay ta
ch ve, th chung ta co the hien xuat Dng than trong khi con
tai the ma van du thien ngoai. Theo luat nang nhe t nhien
(loi de la Pesanteur), th vat chi nhe hn khong kh eu c
bay len, vat chi nang hn phai ri xuong. V du: Hut mot ieu
thuoc, khoi th bay len v nhe hn khong kh, con tan thuoc th
nang hn nen phai rt xuong. Khi hon ta la xac, neu nhe hn
khong kh, th theo Ne Hn Cung ma bay len, neu no nang
hn khong kh, th no phai theo Cu khieu ma oa xuong. Co
ngi thac roi, lo tai, con mat, mui, mieng eu ra mau, la tai
hon xuat manh qua.

nhuan sac roi tr ve hiep lam mot vi trai tim vay. Cho nen
chau than con ngi goi la Tieu Thien a th phai lam.
Muon ro cach chuyen kiep the nao xin xem hnh sau ay:

NGUYEN NHN VA HOA NHN

Trong van loai, t vat chat en con ngi, thay thay co chat
sanh (electron) (cai chat sanh ay do ni khoi Linh quang cua
Tao Hoa ban cho). Kiep luan hoi lai bat t vat chat en thao
moc, t thao moc len thu cam, t thu cam en nhn loai. Nhn
loai con phai luan i chuyen lai muon van kiep na mi ang
hoan toan. Ay la cuoc luan chuyen theo Luat t nhien cua Can
Khon, The Giai (evolution). Ngi ma do phep luan chuyen
ay sanh ra, ngha la bat t vat chat phat sanh, goi la Hoa nhn
(etres evolues). Con ngi cua Tao Hoa sai xuong luc ban s
e lap nen nhan loai, sau buoi tao Thien lap a th goi la
Nguyen nhn (etres crees). Nguyen nhn cung phai chuyen
kiep luan hoi nh Hoa nhn vay. Nguyen nhn thng goi la
ke co tien can, cu v.
Luan hoi chuyen kiep chang khac nao s ho hap huyet mach
trong chau than. Huyet trong trai tim tua ra khap chau than, roi
tr len phoi nhuan sac lai cho trong sach ang tr ve tim.
Thai Cc chang khac nao trai tim, ngi ac ao hn nguyen
hiep nht vi Thai Cc (ang Tao Hoa) th cung nh huyet

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NH XAC THAN

AM DNG LUAN

Nh xac than la g? La than th hai cua con ngi (than th

nht tc la than pham, xac tht). Co ke goi la Tng tinh. Khoa
hoc Tay co cho goi la Perisprit, co cho goi la Double, hoac la
Corps astral. Nh xac than thuoc ve lu ong chat (fluide) la
vat Thieng lieng, cho nen mat khong thay ang, nhng co khi
no cung co the hien hnh ra cho ngi ta thay, nen goi la ban
hu hnh. Cai nh xac than cua ngi nao th lay in theo hnh
anh cua ngi nay nh rap vay.

Ton ch sach nay la luan ve chau than ma thoi, muon cho ro

ngha hai ch Am Dng la ch toi thng dung trong sach,
nen xin giai s lc ra ay.

Nh xac than chnh la xac thiet cua phan hon. Khi hon con
xac pham, Nh xac than cung theo xac pham, he hon la khoi
xac pham th Nh xac than cung thoat ra theo bao boc Linh hon.
Ke thac roi ma hien ra cho ngi ta thay (thng goi la ma
hien hnh) la hien hnh cai Nh xac than ay (Meterialisation du
Perisprit).
Ke tu ac ao roi co the ngoi mot cho ma xuat Nh xac than
ra khoi xac pham, roi cung i ng, noi nang nh thng, con
mat pham khong the nao phan biet no vi xac tht c.
Nh xac than cua Than, Thanh, Tien, Phat lai huyen dieu vo
cung, trong nhay mat dao khap ba ngan the giai, nui non, cay
coi, sat a chi chi cung qua c, la v Nh xac than thuoc lu
ong chat, ma lu ong chat cua Tien, Phat lai thuoc ve Cao
Thien Kh, cho nen khong vat chi can ngan c het.
Trong mot cai xac pham tinh khiet mi co c Nh xac than
tinh khiet. Ma muon cho xac pham tinh khiet th chang nen
dung vat thc huyet nhuc la vat chat nang ne, o trc. V vay
nen muon luyen ao can phai trng trai, v o chay thuoc ve
thao moc, nhe nhang tinh khiet.

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Dng la sang, Am la toi. Theo Tri at th ngay la Dng,

em la Am, cho nen mat tri goi la Thai Dng, mat trang goi
la Thai Am
Dng kh la kh nong, trong sach nhe nhang; Am kh la kh
lanh (nguoi) o trc nang ne. Than Tien thuoc ve Dng Than
nhe nhang ma sieu thang; Ta Ma thuoc ve Am Than o trc
nang ne, phai oa giang. Sach goi Dng thang, Am giang.
Ve nhn loai th an ong thuoc Dng, an ba thuoc Am.
Phan tinh cua n ong thuoc ve Dng, cua an ba thuoc Am.
Ve loai vat th Dng la c, Am la cai; Dng la trong, Am la
mai. Thien Tien Am Dng thuoc kh, Hau Thien Am Dng
thuoc chat.
Ve Tien Thien, th kh Dng kh Am ung nhau mi sanh Thai
Cc; Thai Cc lai sanh Tri at. Ay la Am Dng tng hiep.
Ve Hau Thien, th tinh cha (Dng) tinh me(Am) tng hiep
mi sanh sanh hoa hoa (ch ve Pham thai).
en ien ta thap, cung nh Am Dng tng hiep ma sanh anh
sang, v co hai day ien: Mot day nong thuoc Dng, mot day
nguoi thuoc Am.
Theo phep ao, luyen Kh (Am) hiep Than (Dng) cung goi
la Am Dng tng hiep (ch ve Thanh thai).

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Khi luyen c Am Dng tng hiep roi th hien xuat hao

quang nh en ien sanh anh sang vay.
Thanh Hien xa cung do Am Dng tng hiep ma at ra ch
MINH( ( ) la sang. Ben ta (5) la ch NHT ( ), ben hu
la ch NGUYET ( ), hai ch rap lai la Am Dng tng
hiep thanh ra ch MINH la sang.
Lay Phat Tri, hai tay chap lai cung goi la Am Dng tng
hiep phat khi Can Khon, sanh sanh hoa hoa.

PHAM THAI
Trc khi dng nen Tri at, kh H Vo chia ra Am Dng. Ay
la ao Am Dng tng hiep mi sanh Thai Cc, Thai Cc lai
sanh Lng Nghi, Lng Nghi phan T Tng, T Tng sanh
Bat Quai. Bat Quai lai bien hoa vo cung mi co nhan loai. (Xin
xem sach TIEN THIEN TIEU HOC th ro hn). o la cuoc
dng nen Tri at.
Cuoc gay dng nhn loai cung ong mot the. Khi v chong giao
cau nhau, phan tinh hai ngi hiep lai goi la Am Dng tng
hiep. Phan tinh cua an ba ngam lay phan tinh cua an ong
thanh ra mot khoi nho tron nh trng (6) vay goi la au thai,
tc la Thai Cc. Thai Cc lan lan ln dai, oan sanh ra au va
mnh, au va mnh o la Lng Nghi, ke moc ra t chi (hai tay,
hai chan) goi la T Tng. T chi cua con trai goi la T Dng,
cua con gai goi la T Am. Khi ln len, ang trai ang gai phoi
hiep nhau th T Dng nam tren T Am, thanh ra Bat Quai, v
o ma sanh con e chau goi la bien hoa vo cung.
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(5) Ta thuoc Dng, hu thuoc Am, nen thng goi la Nam ta, N
hu.
(6) Phan tinh an ong trong, phan tinh n ba bao ngoai, cho nen
cua an ong sanh xng, cua an ba sanh tht.

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Ngu tang trong than the con ngi phu vi Ngu hanh cua Tri
at, cu khieu lai ng oi vi cu tieu.
Tom lai, cuoc gay dng nhn loai chang khac nao cuoc gay
dng Tri at, cho nen con ngi goi la Tieu Thien a.

THANH THAI
Luyen Kh (Am) hiep Than (Dng) goi la Am Dng tng
hiep, khi ay la au Thanh thai, goi la Thai Cc (ao gia goi la
Linh n, Thien gia keu la Xa Li T). Thai Cc sanh Lng
Nghi roi phan T Tng theo pham thai vay.
T chi cua xac pham thuoc ve Hau Thien goi la T Am, t chi
cua Thanh thai thuoc ve Tien Thien goi la T Dng. T Am
hiep vi T Dng thanh ra Bat Quai. Khi ac ao roi, Nh
xac than huyen dieu vo cung, thoat xac pham chng nao cung
ang, van du thien ngoai de nh chi, goi la bien hoa vo cung.
Tom lai Pham thai, Thanh thai eu do theo luat Thien ao, mot
goc ma ra. Langsa co cau: Tout part de lUnite, ngha la moi
moi eu do Mot ma ra. Mot ay tc la Tri vay.
Pham thai phai u mi thang mi u hnh, Thanh thai cung
phai mi thang mi toan than ma xuat Anh nhi (tc la Nh
xac than). Song Anh nhi con nho, cha c cng cat, nen phai
gia cong luyen them ba nam na goi la Tam nien nhu bo (ba
nam bu mm). Tam nien nhu bo roi, Dng than mi c than
thong, khi ay nh muon nan lai pham gian cu dan o the,
hay la thoat xac phi thang tuy y.
Muon chng qua cao hn na (la bc Kim Tien ong vai vi
Phat), can phai tm chon non cao thanh tnh, boi bo Dng than
cho cng cat them na. Phai tnh dng nh vay cho ang chn
nam, goi la Cu nien dien bch.

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CHIEM BAO
Chiem bao co hai th: Ao mong va Than mong. Ao mong la
chiem bao thay ieu huyen hoac cho nen thng goi la mong
m hay la mong huyen.
Than mong la chiem bao linh, thay sao co vay.
Ao mong thng bi nhieu c:
1)- Trong giac ngu, hoac an uong khong tieu, hoac nam can
mach mau lam cho mau chay khong eu. Ma he mau chay
khong eu th loan tr (than).
Loan tr mi thay bay ba, nh ke ien b loan tr thay bay ba
ma noi xam. Cai m trong giac ngu chang khac chi cai noi xam
cua ke ien vay. an ba ng kinh khong ieu hoa (hay troi
sut) ngu hay chiem bao la bi c ay.

luc phu eu em tnh, nh may e em khong chay, ngi coi

may (tc la hon) c thong tha mi xuat ngoai than, song xuat khong tron khoi xac (neu xuat tron xac th chet roi) v phai
con mot phan lai (ay la phan t), khi ay hon mi van du canh
ngoai (neu hon c tinh khiet, th co the len tan coi tren), khi
thay vay, khi thay khac, co khi gap hon khac ma chuyen van
vi nhau.
Phan hon xuat xem thay bao nhieu, th phan hon lai in vao
nao bay nhieu, nen khi ta tnh giac, th nh u au day moi nh.
Ay la Than mong (t khi co lam).
Co ngi thu nay cha he quen biet cai nha kia ma chiem bao
thay mnh en o, nha ca the nao, cach sap at lam sao eu
thay ro het. Khi tnh giac, en o xem th, th chang sai mot
may. Ay la Than truyen.
i xa co ngi trong giac chiem bao ma ket ngha kim bang
vi nhau, goi la ngha Than giao.

2)- Trong giac ngu, neu phach (7) che hon, nao (oc) ta phai
vang chu trng th khong chi kem che, nen s suy ngh, lo
lng cua ta tron ngay ma a in vao nao o, tha dp tuon ra
lon xon (nh bay chien khong ngi gi tuon bay vay), hon ta
luc o b phach che, m mang na biet, na khong. Cho nen khi
tnh giac roi, ta na quen na nh.
Than mong do ni duyen c sau nay: Trong giac ngu, Ngu tang
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7) Phach la phan trong trc cua Than hon thuoc Am. Khi Hon la
khoi xac (chet), phach phng phat theo may gio, khong bao lau phai
tan ra, chat sanh trong phach lon theo khong kh, roi ta lai ht vao
mnh. The th trong Tri at khong vat chi sanh them ma cung khong
vat chi tuyet bt (Rien ne se cree, ni ne se perd). Cuoc t sanh, cuoc
tieu hoa bat qua la em au no ap au kia vay thoi. (Lafin dune
chose est le commencement dune autre: Cai cuoi cung cua vat nay
la cai khi ng cua vat khac).,

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KHUYEN
LANH XA TU SAC TAI KH

Ke t thu m mang Tri at,

Nguon nhn sanh tanh chat that tha.

V chng tran tuc am sa,

Mot ngay mot nhiem mot xa coi nguon.

Ngi th mang pha tuong bien sac,

Ke tm ni o bac chen vao.

a ham rng tht ru ao,

Lai quen tanh kh bao hao lay lng.

The ma phai tinh than suy kem,

Uong ngoi xa mot iem Linh quang.

An nan v chang sm toan,

Moi day oan nghiet buoc rang ben chan.

* * *

Ru la giong tram phan ac oc,

Lam cho ngi hnh voc heo hon.

Ke ra hai chat bang non,

ot tieu phe phu, soi mon tam can.

Khi qua chen tao khang chang ke,

Luc l say nao ne xom gieng.

Me cha tham, v con phien,

Nhuoc nh danh gia, ao ien ao nha.

V biet trong te gia chi bu,

ng lan la quan ru lau cao.

Vui me bau ngoc chen ao,

a suy kh lc, lai hao tinh than.
* * *

Cha may chon lau Tan, quan S,

Thoi trang hue dau l am sa.

An nan sm thao chan ra,

Khoi vong luc duc mi la ngi khon.

Chau Than Giai

Con song sac dap don bien ai,

Manh hong nhan la cai gm ao.

Xa nay may mat anh hao,

Giang san s nghiep chon vao tnh si.

Trai xau tieng cung v sac hai,

Gai mat trinh cung tai gian dam.

ao ien c bon, Thng nam,

Phong thng tuc bai, toi dam muon i.

* * *

Trng o bac la ni gieo nan,

Hai nhieu tai bai san khuynh gia.

Chung song nao ke tre gia,

Xo bo qu tien cung la ong vai.

Khi van o hiem tay niem n,

Thoi a dua tieng b li tng.

Rui thua vng lay n nan,

Ngi xa giem siem, ke gan khinh khi.

Cn tung ngat ke chi toi phc,

Long rap ranh tm chc gian tham.

Viec chi he li th lam,

Than danh la trong cung am? em chon vui.

* * *

Biet nhan nhn tnh xuoi muon s,

Mac tnh ai lam d nay lo.

La long nong qua la lo,

Biet khon dan xuong khoi lo tung nh.

Gian mot luc ma sinh hai ca,

Dau an nan cung a muon roi.

Chi bang gia iec lam ui,

Th phi h cho xuoi moi be.

Nom na mot bon Giac me.

CHUNG
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CHAU THAN GIAI

Tac gia:
Nguyen Trung Hau
Nha in HOANG HAI
152 Douaumont SAIGON - 1955

HOI THANH GI BAN QUYEN

Tai lieu Bieu Khong

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 Luan Hoi Qua Bao

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LI NOI AU
Chung ta vao the ky van minh vat chat, them gap buoi kho
khan con ngi mang chat vat ve kiep song con, lo cho hien tai
cha kham, t ai c tam tr ranh rang ngh ti nhng viec cao
xa, sau kn.
Cai trang huong ay con keo dai, nhieu ngi roi ay khong
khoi b loi cuon theo lan song duy vat ma bo han tinh than ao
c bo ca quan niem thien ac.
Nhan thay cai vien canh ay, chung toi chang quan tai s tr
thien, soan in quyen nho nay vi nhng bang chng ve Luan
Hoi Qua Bao, e anh ch em cung xem ma suy nghiem.
Von khong phai mot cong trnh sang tac, ma la mot cong trnh
su tap, su tap nhng giao ly va hoc thuyet cua cac ang
tien nhan, su tap nhng chuyen xa tch nay ve KIEP LUAN
HOI va LUAT NHN QUA co the gay anh hng sau xa
cho nhn tam the ao gia sc canh tranh cua hai thuyet Duy
Tam va Duy Vat.
Tha biet co nhieu khuyet iem khong the tranh, chung toi cau
xin cac bc cao minh ai c vui long iem xuyet, cho quyen
sach nho nay c ay u hn trong ky tai ban.

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Mua Xuan nam Bnh Than.

NGUYEN TRUNG HAU va PHAM TAN AI

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Phai tm mot phng phap khac: Quan sat va Thc nghiem.

Phai tm u bang c minh chng Linh hon la mot iem Linh
Quang hien hu va co the linh hoat ngoai c the.

CHNG NHT
LINH HON BAT DIET
Linh hon la iem Linh Quang bat diet. T ngan xa, nhn loai
van tin nh the. S tin tng ay chnh la mot tn ieu, lam can
ban cho cac Ton giao.Qua nhieu the he, Ton giao v b dien
cach ma that ky truyen, cho ti ngay nay, Ton giao kem lan uy
tn tinh than, khien cho long ngi hoang mang thac mac, roi
am ra ng vc cai tn ieu co hu ay.
Gia d vao the ky 20 nay, khoa hoc vat chat phat trien rat mau,
nhng tm toi va phat minh khoa hoc a bien cai ieu kien sanh
ton theo quan niem mi va a hoan thien i song vat chat cua
nhn loai.
Tuy nhien, neu khoa hoc thang li ve phng dien vat chat,
no lai lam cang lu m cai tn ngng ve Linh hon, thanh th t
ngi chu quan tam en phan linh dieu cua mnh, khong can
tm hieu sau khi la khoi xac pham, Linh hon se ra sao. Ho ban
lo cho kiep hien tai, cho nhng can li nhan tien, mac cho kiep
tng lai ma ho khong tin la co.
Them vao o, nhng phat kien gan ay cua thien van hoc, a
chat hoc, nhn loai hoc a anh o nhng ba at qua ang cua
mot vai Ton giao, gay thanh moi tng phan gia c Tin va
Ly tr.
Tom lai, mot phan v sc banh trng cua khoa hoc, mot phan
v lap thuyet map m cua vai Ton giao, nhn sanh qua chu
trong ve vat chat, bo quen han ve tinh than. Dau cac nha tn
ngng chn chanh co em tai hung bien tranh luan vi cac
nha khoa hoc tren a hat triet ly cach nao i na tng cung
khong the em thang li ve mnh.

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May thay! Nhng bang chng ay a co va khong kho e xac

nhan, neu ngi ta chu khao sat mot cach vo t nhng hien
tng nh hue nhan (clairvoyance), hue nh (clairaudionce),
than giao cach cam (telepathie), linh cam (premonition), xuat
than (dedoublement) v..v. .

BANG CHNG
Ngay t nam 1882, Hoi Anh Quoc Nghien cu Tam linh (Societe Anglaise des Recherches Psychiques) a day cong khao
sat va nghien cu hang ngan hien tng sieu hnh. Viec lam
tiem tat ay khien gii tr thc phai quan tam roi quen lan vi
nhng hien tng xay ra chng to Linh hon co that.
Nen noi rang Hoi Nghien cu nay gom nhieu danh nhn trong
gii Khoa hoc va Than hoc cua nc Anh vao the ky 19.
Thang 3 nam 1922, Giao s Charles Richet (ngi Phap) em
trnh tai Van phong Khoa hoc Han Lam Vien (Academie des
Sciences) mot tac pham cua ong, nhan e SIEU LINH HOC
KHAI LUAN (Traite de metaphysique), trong o ong chng
thc nhng hien tng noi tren.
Cac nha thong thai nh Grookes, Alfred Russel, Wallace, Myer
Sir Oliver Lodge, Lombroso eu cong nhan thuyet Than linh la
ng an, co the giai quyet cac van e sieu viet ve nhng hien
tng sieu linh.
I- XUAT THAN.
* Nam 1884, ong Co ao Huc, sau khi du lch ben x huyen b
Tay Tang, ve Ba Le (Paris) co thuat lai cho mot ngi ban nghe
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mot chuyen ly ky ma ong a thay tan mat hoi ong ngu tai
Chua Koumboum. Ong noi: Mot hom ng ngoi am ao vi
mot nha S, bong toi thay vung nn thinh, dng nh lang nghe
ieu g, oan noi: Toi phai i mi c.
Ngac nhien, toi hoi: Ong i au? Va va noi chuyen vi ai?
Ong ap: i lai chua X, ong Thay Ca chua ay can noi chuyen
vi toi, nen mi goi toi.
T Koumboum en chua X rat xa, i bo phai mat vai ngay,
nhng nhaS i bang cach xuat than. Ong vao tnh phong, toi
vo theo. Ong bao mot sai khac ong ca lai. Vai phut sau, ong
sai cho toi biet rang nha S a i roi. Toi ngac nhien hoi:
- Ca phong ong chat, i lam sao c?
- Ong xuat than i nh chp nhoang, au phai i bang xac
pham.
Ba ngay sau, v cha thay ong tnh, toi hoi tin tc th nghe noi
chieu hom ay nha S ve. That vay, mat tri va lan, toi nghe
t tren may co tieng bao m ca. Toi dom len thay nha S bay
xuong roi vo phong.
Vai hom sau, ngi ta a ong Co ao Gabet va toi ra khoi bien
gii Koumboum v chung toi to mo qua.
* Cung ve hien tng xuat than, cach ay loi 25 nam, chung toi
c nghe mot chuyen cung ky b nh chuyen tren do mot nha
giao gia thuat lai. Luc ay ong lam Hieu Trng mot Trng
cong tai ngoai o Saigon, mot ngi ang knh va ang tin cay.
Ong thuat chuyen di ay:

Khi chung toi len ti ong, ong Cham a chc san tiep rc
chung toi. Toi hi ngac nhien, nhng tham ngh co le ong biet
ng i tat nen len ong trc hn.
Hau chuyen c mot luc, ong lai bao chung toi: Xin may
ong ngoi chi giay lat toi co viec phai i.Noi oan, ong lang
thinh cui mat xuong ban nh ngu. Chung toi ng ngan khong
hieu au vao au ca. Tuy nhien, chung toi van ngoi yen lang
i ch, khong dam lam kinh ong giac nhap cua ong. Mot lat
lau, ong ngc mat len, th ky d thay! Tren ban chat ay nao
la nhang, en, tra tau va banh in ma ong bao mi i Cholon
mua ve.
Thuat dt cau chuyen huyen b ay, nha giao ci noi: o la
chuyen that toi thay tan mat. Thay s mau nhiem ay, toi muon
tu qua, ngat v tuoi con th, gia nh con rang buoc cha the thi
hanh theo y nguyen.Ve sau nha giao tu that. Ong nhap mon
ai ao Tam Ky Pho o va hanh ao mot cach sot sang.
Con ong Cham, sau khi ac qua, co giang C vi danh hieu
Hue Mang Trng Phan va cho bai Thi t tuyet di ay:

Tay Ninh tu luyen ong Linh Sn,

Chang quan mui i thiet vi hn.

Tram ang ngan cay anh mot kiep,

Cong hau, vng ba co chi hn?

* * *
Nh C but, ngi pham co the thong cong vi nhng Linh
hon giai the ng linh hoat coi h khong ma ngi i quan
niem ve ang cap, goi la Than, Thanh, Qu, Ma

Hoi toi con tre loi hai mi may tuoi, toi cung vai ban len
vieng nui ien Ba (Tay Ninh). Va en chan nui, chung toi
gap ong sai tu tai ong Linh Sn, ng i dao di nui. Khong
ai biet ten ong, ch biet ong la ngi Cham (Chiem Thanh), nen
goi ong Cham thoi.

nc Phap, cac nha Than Linh hoc con dung phng phap
thiet thc hn e chng nhan mot cach ch xac s hien hien
cua Linh hon bang cach chup anh va lay dau tay cua nhng
ngi chet hien hon ve. Cuoc th nghiem nay c to chc rat
chau ao e phong nga nhng s gian lan hoac ao anh.

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Va sau nhng cuoc th nghiem, nhieu nha Bac hoc con ieu tra
lai nhieu lan roi mi chu tin chac, mac dau nhng nha Duy Vat
co tam xuyen tac.
II- THAN GIAO CACH CAM.
T bao International Psychic Gazette co tng thuat hien tng
di ay:
Ba Maria Szabo tai mot lang cua nc Hung Gia Li (Hongrie), gan Ezegedin. Ba co mot ngi con trai sang lap nghiep
My quoc a 20 nam ma van bat tin tc, cho nen ai cung tng
no a bo thay ni at khach.
Mot em vao au thang 8 Dng lch, ba me ng ngu vung
thc day la len: Chnh no, chnh con toi tr ve!.
Con gai ba nghe la lat at chay en phong ba, th ba bao va
nam mong thay con trai ba chong tay da lan can mot chiec
tau, ba con noi them rang go ma ben trai cua no co mot cai
theo. Ca nha eu cho ba noi me, khong quan tam en. Qua
chieu ngay sau, qua thiet con trai ba t My quoc tr ve. No
cho biet trong luc tau tien gan duyen hai Au Chau, no chong
tay da lan can ma tr tng en me gia. Luc bay gi ai nay
eu nhan thay tren go ma ben trai cua no co mot cai theo dai,
hoi no th no bao trong thi gian lu ngu tai Hiep Chung Quoc
(Etas Unis) no b thng trong mot cuoc au a.
Theo truyen tren ay, chung ta nhan nh rang trong khi ngi
con trai em het tinh than y ch tng ti me gia, Than cua y
xuat ve tham me, va ba ay von co linh cam mi thay c con
trong giac mong.

Tnh vien ma 38 nam ve trc ong giao s Sharrock a la tran.

Nhng ngi ni Tnh vien em nao cung thay ong ay hien
hon ve, thet roi ho phai bao cao cho Muc s J. Drescher hay
biet. Muc s lien ban phep lanh va rai nc Thanh cho Tnh
vien ay. Roi ngi ta tung Kinh cau sieu cho Linh hon giao s
Sharrock tai nha Th ma trc kia giao s a hanh s.
Muc s Drescher lai tuyen bo: Toi khong cho rang nhng hien
tng nh the co tanh cach xau. Giao hoi Cong giao nhn nhan
s hien hon s d co la: hoac ngi chet con e lai ni the gian
mot cong trnh ng bo d, hoac e nhac nh ngi rang mot
the gii khac ng ch chung ta ben kia man b mat.
IV- A BE MAT THAN.
Bao Wahres Leben, xuat ban tai thanh pho Leipzig (nc c)
vao thang 2 nam 1929, di ngoi but cua ong Willi Dobberkan, co thuat chuyen mot a be co than nhan. Hien tng nay
a uc nha khoa hoc huyen b la bac s Petro Niel tai thanh
Madrid (Tay Ban Nha) khao cu ky cang. Di ay la nhng
ieu c quan sat ma ong a trnh bay trc mat cac thnh gia
chuyen mon:
o la mot a be bay tuoi, ngo xuyen qua cac vat, dng nh
cap mat no phat ra nhng quang tuyen Roentgen.
a be ay ten Benito Paz, con mot nha giao ngi Tay Ban
Nha, hoi len 5, bong nhien no oc c nhng trang ch trong
mot quyen sach gap lai va e trc mat no.

III- MOT ONG GIAO S HIEN HON VE.

T Than Linh Tap Ch (Revue Spirite) xuat ban vao thang
Gieng nam 1932, cho biet t The Tivo Words co thuat mot
hien tng ky quai a xay ra tai Manchester (Anh quoc), ni

Luc au, cha no nghi no a hoc thuoc long trc. Roi ong th
no nhieu cach: nhn ong a anh mat mot nut ao, bao no kiem
th no noi no thay trong hop ng thuoc la cua ong. ung nh
vay. oan ong lay nhng ieu thuoc em giau nhieu cho, no
van ch ung cho giau. Luc bay gi, nha giao mi chu tin va
dan no en Bac s Petro Niel thanh Madrid, cho ong ay quan
sat va th nghiem.

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Bac s ben giau nhieu vat trong nhng cai trap bang kim kh, roi
bao no mo ta tng vat mot, oan ong bat no oc nhng bc th
ng trong ba bon phong b e chong cai nay len cai kia, ong
con bat no mo ta nhng vat ng trong may tui ao ong.
Co ieu la la a be co the thay va oc xuyen qua giay, giay
boi, hang vai va kim kh, nhng vat nao e trong hop hay rng
bang cay th no khong thay c.
V- TRUC PHACH NGI SONG.
Trong luc ngi A ong, v thieu phng phap hoac thieu tanh
hao ky, nen th vi nhng hien tng sieu hnh, th ngi My
hay ngi Au lai dung cach th nghiem e chng chac rang
trong ban than con ngi von co Linh hon va the Phach.
Nam 1893, ai ta Rochas, tac gia quyen sach Nhng kiep
song lien tuc (Les vies successives) co dung mot co ong e
truc phach co ay.

co nghien cu ve than Phach va c ket qua cu the. Ong dung

thoi mien lam cho mot ngi kia ngu, roi truc Phach ngi ay
ra khoi xac pham, oan ong ieu khien cai Phach ay sang qua
phong khac. Bay gi ong mi bat au th nghiem ve giac quan
cua ngi ngu. Ong em mot t bao sang phong cho Phach
xem,th ni phong ben canh, ngi ngu lai oc c. Nhng vat
g em e gan Phach, th cai xac nam tr tr ben phong kia van
mo ta hnh trang ung y.
Cai Phach lai nghe c tieng ong ho tc tac, li noi tham th
ben mnh, biet c mui Ammoniaque, dau thm va cac mui
khac, no nem dau xo, ng sulfate de guinsire, nc bong
cam, roi truyen cac s cam xuc ay cho xac than khong sai mot
may.

CHNG HAI
THUYET LUAN HOI QUA CAC TON GIAO
VA HOC THUYET CO KIM

Sau khi vao trang thai thoi mien, co ay khong biet mnh la
ai na, khong con nh g ca, nhng phap an hay biet ieu chi
th co cung hay biet y theo. Bong pha ben mat co hien ra mot
luong thanh kh van tron, ong thi, pha ben trai cung xuat
hien mot luong hong kh, oan hai luong ay hoa lan nhau qua
pha ben trai bien thanh mot tng tinh giong in het co ay. o
la Phach cua co c truc khoi ban than. Ai nhe bong va (voyant) co the thay ang.

T co ch kim, t Au sang A, hau het cac dan toc, di hnh

thc nay, hoac hnh thc khac, vi mot trnh o tr thc thap
kem hay cao sieu, von co mot tin tng tng t nhau ve s
Linh hon bat diet. S tin tng ay, luc au con map m v kem
quan sat va thieu phng tien khao cu, lan lan phai trai qua
nhieu the he, cai c tn ay mi c minh xac.

Neu a mot mieng ng vao mieng cai Phach ay, th co biet

ngot, con a tung hng ( nha thong), co ay lai dung mnh.
Noi tat la co va Phach cua co van ong mot cam giac.
Ngi ta co the chup hnh cai Phach, nhng viec nay cha u
bao am cho moi ngi tin la v khong biet tai sao khi th chup
c, khi lai khong an anh.

Cho en ngay nay, Linh hon bat diet c cho la mot s that
hien nhien. Ngoai tr phai Duy Vat, hau het cac dan toc nhn
nhan rang: Chet khong phai la het, nh nha Nho bao: Sanh
ky t qui (song gi thac ve). Chet la xac tht ra tan, nhng con
ngi van con mot cai g thieng lieng va luon luon ton tai, ta
goi Linh hon o.

Gan ay ong H. Durville, Tong Th ky Vien T Kh hoc cung

e minh chng ieu noi tren, chung toi xin mi qu v cung

chung toi lc khao cac Ton giao va hoc thuyet co kim ve quan

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niem Luan Hoi.

I- NC AN O.
An o co the noi la nc phat trien trc nhat ve trnh o tinh
than tr thc, la ni san xuat nhieu Ton giao.
An o Giao (Hindousme) do Ba La Mon Giao (Brahmanisme)
ma ra va c pho bien An o tan thi.
An o Giao co hai phai: Mot Phai thien ve Triet ly, lay Kinh
Vedas va Kinh Upanishad lam can ban cho giao ly mnh; mot
Phai th chuyen chu ve le bai nhieu hn.
Phai sau nay, ngoai hai th Kinh ke tren, con dung them nhieu
th Kinh khac, nh Pouranas viet bang ch Phan va theo loi
van van, trong o co giang giai ve Can Khon Vo Tru, nguon
coi, tong tch cac v Than va cac trieu Vua chua. Phai nay chu
trng rang tat ca Than linh eu do mot Ton Than oc nhat hoa
than ra va chu di quyen chi phoi cua ba Hien the (Trimourti)
cua Ton Than ay la: Than Sang Tao (Brahma), Than Pha Hoai
(Shiva) va Than Bao Ton (Vishnou).
Trong Kinh Pouranas co Kinh Bhagavad-gita, trong o ghi chep
nhng li giai thch cua c Krishna ap lai nhng nghi van
cua mon e Ngai la Vua Arjuna, cung nh Luan Ng cua ao
Nho vay.
Di ay, xin dch mot oan trong Kinh ay giai thch ve Linh
hon va kiep Luan Hoi.
Linh hon von bat sanh bat t, no khong phai sanh ra luc trc,
no khong the tai sanh, bat sanh bat diet, vnh kiep trng ton va
von co san t xa, no chang he tieu diet khi ngi ta tieu diet
the xac.Vay, co le nao mot ngi a biet no bat sanh, bat t,
vnh kiep trng ton, lai giet hoac mn giet ke khac?
Linh hon bo nhng xac than h hoai e nhap vao nhng xac
than mi, cung nh ngi ta bo y phuc h rach e mac vao
nhng y phuc mi vay.

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Nay Arjuna ta a sanh ra nhieu lan, ngi cung the. Ta th biet

ro tien than cua ta duy ngi cha biet o thoi.
Li day tren ay, chung to ao ly An o thi xa nhn nhan
Linh hon bat diet va s tan hoa cua no phai trai qua nhieu kiep
chuyen sanh cho ti khi ac ao tr ve Nguyen bon.
Loi 560 trc Tay lch Ky nguyen, Thai T S-at-ta (Siddharta) giang sanh, Ngai la con vua Tnh Phan au-a-na (Suddhodana), nc Ca-t-la-ve (Kapilavastu).
Ln len, Thai T thay chung sanh au kho, trong nc chia
nhieu giai cap, con ao Ba La Mon th lan lan sai biet Chn
truyen, khong con phu hp vi trnh o tinh than va tr thc cua
chung sanh nen Ngai la bo giau sang, quyet tu thanh ao ma
giai thoat cho nhn loai.
Sau khi ac ao vi danh hieu la Thch Ca Mau Ni Phat, Ngai
lap ra Phat Giao, anh o giai cap va e xng chu ngha T
Bi.
Ngai nhap Niet Ban roi th Phat Giao chia lam hai Tong:
- Bac Tong hay ai Tha (Mahayana) xu hng ve Duy Tam
va c quang ai quan chung ve theo.
- Nam Tong hay Tieu Tha (Ninayana) hi thien ve Duy Vat
va lap thuyet theo khoa hoc va ly tr. Tong nay lai c hang
tr thc trong nc hoan nghinh.
Ve sau, Phat Giao Bac Tong truyen ba qua nc Trung Hoa,
Nhat Bon, Viet Nam cho en ngay nay.
c Thch Ca co day ch Mon e nh vay: Bc chn tu cong
vien qua man, eu biet c kiep trc cua mnh.
Ngai lai n c mot th du cho de hieu:
Co mot ngi kia bo lang mnh sang mot lang khac, roi lai en
ngu mot lang khac na. Khi tr ve lang cu la cho chon nhau cat
run, ngi ay noi: Toi a di c lang nay en lang kia, au toi
cung co cach ngoi ng rieng: ngay nay toi tr ve co hng.
Theo th du tren ay, Phat ngu y bao rang bc Chn tu ac ao
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nh c nhng tien kiep cua mnh a trai qua cung nh ke

phieu lu khi tr ve lang cu, con nh ro nhng ni ma trc
kia mnh a c ngu.
Trong Kinh Tuc Tang (quyen Luc o Tap Kinh) co noi ro s
tch ve tien than cua c Thch Ca luc cha thanh Phat. Khi
hoa sanh lam con vat, khi lam ngi, ma kiep nao Ngai cung
em cua cai hoac hy sinh ca tanh mang bo th cho cac loai hu
hnh.Nhng ao Phat khong goi iem Linh Quang la Hon ma
goi la A-lai-da, ngi Tau dch la Tang thc hay Nghiep thc.
Theo nha Phat, con ngi co Bat thc ma A-lai-da la thc th
tam. A-lai-da la cai Tam thc, v luc ban s khong gi c t
tanh, c tuy theo duyen kiep ham tang cac hot giong tot xau,
lanh d, thanh trc, va cha u cac mon Ac kien, Ta kien,
Nga chap, Phap chap, v the ma tao Nhn, tho Qua roi phai
oa Luan hoi.
Khi con ngi chet, A-lai-da thc i au thai em theo cac hat
giong ay, tc la nhng duc vong va nhng t tng tot hay xau
cua kiep trc, goi la Thc than.

bieu hieu Thai Am, chng quan c mau nhiem tao hoa.
Tren hai v Than ay la ang cng kien, cao minh, toi linh, toi
dieu, ngi Ai Cap khong dam ban luan en cung khong dam
goi danh la g.
Dan co Ai Cap tin co Linh Hon bat diet va sau khi thoat xac
can co ni nng da. V tin tng the, ho bay ra phng phap
p xac chet (momie) va xay nhng Kim T Thap la ni tru
ngu cua Linh hon cac bc e vng, v ho tin rang nh phep
huyen b, Linh hon ngi chet se song lai mot cuoc i mi. (1)
Theo le giao Ai Cap, ngi mi nhap mon cau ao, trc nhat
phai hoc t tri. Sau khi lam le nhap ao, tan Tn o c mot
Muc s ng giang rang:
Hi ngi co Linh hon m toi! Ngi nen d b lay bo uoc
soi sang le huyen vi, th trong em khuya tam toi coi tran
gian, ngi co the tm thay cai Nh xac than sang r va cai Linh
hon Thieng lieng cua ngi c. Ta la ke tho Thien mang a
ng, ch neo cho ngi, con chnh ngi la v Than ho mang
cho ngi o, v ngi nam gi cac cha khoa i trc va i
sau cua ngi vay.
Cau tren ay (i trc va i sau cua ngi) chng to Ton
giao co Ai Cap tin co Luan Hoi chuyen kiep.

II- NC AI CAP.
Nc Ai Cap vao mien ong Bac Phi Chau, co mot nen van
minh rat co, ma Ton giao lai vo cung b mat. Th e chn
vao bai sa mac ay, ta se ngac nhien thay nao la en Th,
Chua mieu, nao la ong tru, Kim T Thap co khac co t (hieroglyphes) vi con quai vat au ngi mnh s t (Sphinx) ngoi
xom len nh ang ngh ngi ieu g. Them nhng mo ma uc
vao a a nhng bc l ra tan b song em em lang le.
Ai Cap that la mot pho sach qu ma cac nha khao co da vao
o co sc ven man b mat cua nen Ton giao toi co nc ay.
Co Ai Cap ton th mot v To Linh Than co ba the phu hap vi
khoa Triet hoc cua An o: Hoa Than Osiris, bieu hieu Thai
Dng, xem xet va bao ho Linh hon ngi chet; N Than Isis,

1) Thong Thien Hoc (Theosophie) lai bao rang cac Kim T Thap eu
do cac v Chn Nhn cat ra va chia lam nhieu phong iem ao va
day ao cho cac e t.

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III- NC BA T.
Ba T la mot nc thuoc Chau A, mot co quoc rat phon thanh.
Ba T Giao (Mazdesme) do c Giao Chu Zoroastre lap
thanh, chu trng hai v Than Thien va Ac. Ton giao nay cho
rang cu canh cua tat ca loai chung sanh la s cu roi cuoi
cung (redemption final), chung sanh phai trai qua nhieu kiep
tra vay, nhn hon mi c hng hanh phuc cuoi cung.
Ton giao Ba T anh o cai quan niem mot canh a nguc
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giam ham Linh hon i i kiep kiep, trai han c T Bi cua

Tao Hoa.
IV- NC HY LAP.
Hy Lap la mot nc thuoc Nam bo Au Chau, khai hoa rat sm
tat ca van hoa Au Chau goc bi o ma ra.
Nha hien triet Pythagore, va la mot nha Chanh tr va Ton giao
cai cach, sau khi hoc ao qua may nc Ai Cap, Ba T, An o,
tr ve Hy Lap xng len thuyet Luan Hoi.
Thuyet nay gom co hai phan:
- Phan Tam truyen rieng danh cho cac cao o tr thc lanh hoi
ve khoa huyen b.
- Phan Cong truyen e day hang thng nhn tr thc con kem
coi.
Chnh phan Cong truyen nay e ra cai thuyet Luan Hoi thoi
hoa. Theo thuyet nay, ong Timee de Locres, mot mon o cua
c Giao Chu Pythagore bao rang: Linh hon ke hen nhat
chuyen kiep lam an ba e chu khinh b nhuc nha; Linh hon
ke sat nhn chuyen kiep lam ac thu e en toi; Linh hon ke toi
bai vo liem chuyen kiep lam heo ln; ke nhe da hay thay long
oi tanh chuyen kiep lam chim bay tren khong kh; bon li
bieng ien ruong, ngu dot chuyen kiep lam thuy toc.

tieu diet.
- Theo thuyet th hai, Ong can c vao ky c lc ma lap luan.
Ong cho rang hoc hoi tc la nh lai. Roi Ong suy luan, neu
Linh hon chung ta nh hoc hoi ma nh a co song mot lan nao
roi trc khi nhap vao xac hien tai, tai sao chung ta chang tin
rang sau khi la bo cai xac hien tai, Linh hon chung ta se lien
tuc thac sanh nhieu kiep khac na.
Ong Platon con qua quyet Linh hon nao a tan hoa en cho
toan thien, th khong con chuyen kiep na. Nhng trc khi
len ti bc cao sieu ay, tat ca Linh hon sau khi thoat xac phai
xuong a nguc hang ngan nam, en luc tai sanh (i au thai)
v phai uong nc song Lethe nen quen ca tien kiep cua mnh.
* Tan hoc phai Platon.
Ve sau cac mon o ong Platon da theo hoc thuyet cua Thay
ma lap ra mot hoc phai mi, goi la Tan hoc phai Platon (Ecole
neo Platonienne). Tong o hoc phai mi nay, nht la ong Plotin cang lam cho thuyet Luan Hoi c ro ret them len.

- Theo Luan thuyet th nht, ong bao tren the gian v s t

ke tiep s sanh, ngi ta co the suy ngc lai ma bao rang s
sanh cung ke tiep s t vay. Lai khong co cai g t cho khong
ma sanh ra c, cho nen neu nhng ngi chet roi ma chang
tai sanh, th tat ca van vat se noi tiep nhau i vao cho chet ma

Nguyen ong co bien tap 64 bo sach, moi bo gom chn quyen

goi Enneades. Trong nhng Kinh ien ay, ong thng lap i lap
lai cai thuyet Luan hoi.
Ong bao o la mot tn ieu a c cong nhan t i thng co
va truyen ba khap hoan cau. Linh hon nao pham toi phai chu
hnh phat ni a nguc, man han se c chuyen sanh vao mot
xac mi e chu nhieu cuoc th thach.
Trong quyen th chn cua bo hai, ong bao: Thien mang cua
cac ang Than Linh qui nh cho moi ngi trong chung ta mot
kiep so tng oi vi nhng hanh vi cua chung ta trong moi
kiep trc.

Mot mon e cua ong Plotin la Porphyre cung bac thuyet Luan
Hoi thoi hoa. Theo Porphyre, Linh hon con ngi du co nhieu

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Ong Herodote ma thi nhn suy ton la Ong Cha cua lch s
(Le pere de lhistoire) tin rang nhng Linh hon trong sach co
the tan hoa len cac v tinh tu.
Mot cao o khac na cua c Giao Chu Pythagore la nha hien
triet Platon, neu ra hai Luan thuyet:

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toi loi i na van chuyen kiep lam ngi thoi.

Tom lai, theo cho tin tng cua cac mon o ong Pythagore va
Platon, th khong co hnh phat vnh vien. Tat ca Linh hon eu
tan hoa them len va nh s co gang cua mnh se tien lan en
s cu chuoc cuoi cung.
V- NC A RAP.
Nc A Rap la mot ai ban ao ve mien Tay cua Nam A
ong. Thanh La Mecque Thanh a cua nc nay, la ni giao
chu Mahomet giang sinh. Ngai phai mat 15 nam cong phu
suygam e tm phng phap cai cach ton giao va xa hoi cho
dan A Rap, nhn o Ngai lap ra Hoi Giao (Islamisme) nam 622
sau Tay lch Ky nguyen.
Luc s khai, Hoi Giao c nhieu ngi hoan nghinh nhap
mon cau ao, ma cung b lam ke ng len kch bac va anh
o kch liet. Sau khi c Mahomet qui v, cac mon o tiep tuc
truyen ba moi ao va c thanh hanh nht Trung A, Tay A,
Bac Phi, Tho Nh Ky va mien Tay Bac Trung Hoa.
Giao ly cua Hoi Giao c giang trong Thanh Kinh Coran gom
co 114 Chng bang ch A Rap. Hoi Giao tin co so mang, tien
nh (predestination) cho nen neu mot tai nan nao xay en cho
ngi A Rap, ho t nhu: Viec nay a tien nh roi.
Thuyet Luan Hoi c ch ro trong Thanh Kinh Coran, Chng
th XXX : c Thng e hoa sanh van vat cho Luan hoi
chuyen kiep nhieu lan ti khi chung tr ve vi Ngai.
VI- X JUDEE.
Do Thai Giao (Judaisme), ton giao cua ngi Do Thai (Juifs),
la nguon goc cua C oc Giao (Christianisme).
Thanh Kinh (Bible) von co hai phan:
- Phan th nht noi ve ao Do Thai, goi Sam truyen cu hay
Cu c (Ancien Testament).

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- Phan th nh noi ve ao C oc goi Sam truyen mi hay Tan

c (Nouveau Testament).
Dan Do Thai cho rang ca the gian eu tin co Luan hoi chuyen
kiep. S tin tng ay thay noi mot cach bong dang trong Thanh
Kinh nhng c giai ro hn trong nhng Kinh Phuc Am (Evangiles).
Th xem nhng oan sau ay:
Nguyen dan Do Thai tin tng rang theo Cu c, ong Elie
se tr lai the gian trc khi ang Cu The (Messie) ra i. Cho
nen, khi mon o cua Chua Gie-su hoi Ngai Elie a en cha,
Ngai ap: Elie a en roi, ma ngi ta khong nhan biet, song
ho lai x vi Ngi theo y muon cua mnh. Con ngi phai chu
khon kho vi ho cung v vay.
Chng o cac mon o mi hieu rang Ngai am ch ong Jean
Baptiste.(Phuc Am Saint Mathieu, oan th 17).
Vay, theo oan Phuc Am tren ay, ta thay ro Chua Gie-su am
ch rang Elie a au thai lam Jean Baptiste o vay.
Mot lan khac, cac mon o thay mot ngi an xin ui t trong
bung me, lien hoi Ngai: Bach Thay, ngi nay trc kia a
gay toi loi hay v toi loi cua cha me lam ra ma ngi nay va
sanh ra a mang tat ui mu?
Cau hoi tren ay chng to cac mon o von tin co Luan hoi qua
bao.Neu cau hoi ay trai han Chn ly, ch mon o khong khoi
b Chua Gie-su qu trach. Nhng Ngai ch ap: Khong phai
tai ngi ay trc kia a gay toi loi, cung khong phai tai cha
me no gay ra, ma von la viec lam cua c Chua Tri c to
ra trong ngi
(Phuc Am Saint Jean, oan th 9).
oan Phuc Am sau ay cang bieu lo ro ret s tin tng ve kiep
Luan hoi:
Ong Nicodeme, trong dong ngi Pharisiens hoi Chua Gie-su
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ve kiep tai sanh, Ngai ap: That vay! That vay! Ta noi cung
Ngi, khong ai thay c coi Tri, neu chang tai sanh.
Nicodeme tha rang: Mot ngi a gia tai sanh the nao c?
Ngi o lam sao tr vao bung me roi sanh ra mot lan na?
Chua Gie-su lai ap: That vay, that vay, Ta noi cung ngi,
neu ngi ta khong nh nc va Thanh linh ma tai sanh th
khong vao c coi Tri, ng ngac nhien ve li Ta bao rang
cac ngi phai sanh lai na. Gio muon thoi au th thoi, cac
ngi nghe tieng ong, nhng khong biet no t au en va en
roi i au.
Nhan thay Nicodeme ng ngac khong hieu c, Chua lai
phan: Tai sao ngi la giao s dan Israel ma khong lanh hoi
c ieu ay?
.(Phuc Am Saint Jean, oan th 3)
Li trach ay chng to rang Chua Gie-su lay lam la sao mot nha
giao s Israel lai khong hieu s Luan hoi, v trong thi ky ay,
cai giao ly o von c khau truyen cho cac mon o tr thc.
Nhng mat ly Tam truyen luc bay gi eu ghi chep trong nhng
kinh ien goi la Kabbale a co trc C oc Giao.
Ve sau ong Simon Ben Jochai chnh on Kabbale don thanh
Kinh Zohar ngha la kinh Anh sang.
Trong Zohar, co bien chep nhng khoa noi giao Tam truyen
danh rieng cho cac bc tu hanh, c iem ao. Trong Kinh
ay co noi:
Tat ca Linh hon kho hanh tien hoa t kiep nay sang kiep khac,
nhng con ngi khong biet c kiep tien nh cua mnh ra
sao. Linh hon khong biet c phai luan hoi bao nhieu kiep va
biet bao nhieu Linh hon tai the con phai oa tran cha c
phan hoi Thanh vc.
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lieng, nhng phai trong sach nh luc giang the, bang chang
vay con phai oa tran na. Mot kiep khong roi th hai, hai kiep
khong roi th ba, c luan luan chuyen chuyen nh the mai en
khi c hoan toan trong sach mi thoat tran ma ve vi Thng
e.
VII- NC TRUNG HOA.
Nc Trung Hoa t thi Tam ai a co mot nen van minh rc
r. Ngi Trung Hoa rat sung tn s cung te Thien, a, Nht,
Nguyet, Sn, Xuyen. Nha vua lap an Nam Giao e te Thng
e, lap nha Xa tac e te Tho Than va Hau tac.
Qua i nha Chau, hoc thuyet Trung Hoa a en cc thanh,
Lao giao va Khong giao khi au t ay. Lai them Phat giao
t An o do S To at Ma truyen sang, roi Tam Giao cung
c truyen ba khap ni trong nc, gieo cho nhn dan mot tn
ngng sau xa.
* Lao T e xng thuyet Vo Tru Quan mot cach cao sieu te
nh. ao cua Ngai rat huyen b, ch co cac bon cao o hieu
thau thoi, ngi khac dau tr thc en au cung kho long ma
lanh hoi. Ngai khong goi ang sang lap Can Khon Vo Tru la
Thng e, ma goi la ao.
Trong kinh ao c cua Ngai tr tac, ve phan th nht luan ve
ao, Chng XXV Ngai viet:
Trc khi co Tri at, von co mot ang vo hnh. Oi! That
la yen lang! Rieng ng mot mnh khong thay oi, chau hanh
chang dt, co the lam me cua Tri at. Ta von khong biet ten
g nen goi la ao.(Hu nht vat hon thanh, tien Thien a
sanh. Tch he giao he! oc lap bat cai, chau hanh nhi bat ai.
Kha d vi Thien a chi mau, Ngo bat tri ky danh, t chi v
ao).
Lap thuyet cua c Lao T la trc khi co Tri at, ch co
ao. ao la tinh than cua Tri at va van vat, ma Tri at va
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van vat la ban the cua ao. ao a vao trong long ngi roi th
goi la c. Vay muon sa mnh va tr nc, phai c x the nao
cho tren hp vi le Tri, di hp cung luan ly.
Ve sau, ao cua Ngai goi la ao giao. Cuoi i ong Han,
ao giao cang thanh hanh, c Lao T c suy ton la Thai
Thng Lao Quan. Ngai khong e cap en Luan hoi ma lai
noi ro ve Qua bao, tc la mac nhan co Luan hoi v hai ieu ay
phai noi tiep nhau, co Qua bao tc phai co Luan hoi ma tra
Qua.
Trong Kinh Cam ng, Thai Thng noi rang:
S hoa phc khong co ca (khong nh trc), ch ngi vi
no en thoi. ieu lanh va ieu d eu co tra nh bong theo
hnh
(Thai Thng viet: Hoa phc vo mon, duy nhn t trieu.
Thien ac chi bao, nh anh tuy hnh).
Ngoai c Bao ng, c Lao T hay Thai Thng Lao Quan van
e cap en Qu Than, nh Chng Minh Ngha e Nht,
Ngai day:
Cho nen Tri at co at may v Than, tuy theo toi loi cua
ngi nang hay nhe ma bt loc. Loc bt tat chu ngheo, thng
gap s buon rau tai nan
(Th d Thien a hu t qua chi Than, y nhn s pham khinh
trong d oat nhn toan. Toan giam tat ban hao a phung u
hoan).
* c Khong T sanh vao i Ngu Ba tranh hung, nhn dan
kho s, phong tuc suy oi nen chu trng cua Ngai thien ve
thc te rat nhieu. Ngai nh em luan thng ao c day
ngi i oi x vi nhau the nao cho hp le phai, ch khong
truyen ba nhng le huyen vi u an, nhng ieu nay Ngai ch
truyen cho bac cao o thoi. Ngai lai lap ra Le, Nhac tieu bieu
cho phep trat t va luat ieu hoa cua Tri at.
(Nhac gia, thien a chi hoa da, Le gia, thien a chi t da

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Sach Le ky).
c Khong T tin co Tri, co Qu Than, co hoa phc, tc la le
Bao ng (Nhn qua).Theo Ngai, Tri la mot ang vo hnh ma
Ngai goi la Ly. Ly ay rat linh ong, rat cng kien, cao minh,
Chua Te ca vo tru. Lay ngha cung tot ma noi, th goi la Thai
Cc, lay ngha bao quat khap the gian, th goi la Thien, lay
ngha lam Chua Te van vat th goi la e.
Ay vay, Tri theo quan niem cua c Khong T la ang Thai
Cc hay Thng e. c Khong T a nhan Thng e la
Chua Te van vat, tat nhien nhan co cai Ych rat manh e ieu
khien s bien hoa trong the gian cho hp vi luat ieu hoa, ma
mot khi Ych ay a nh s bien ong ra the nao, th khong ai
cng lai c. Ay la Thien mang hay e mang.
c Khong T rat trong Thien mang, nen Ngai bao: Khong
biet Thien mang th khong lay g lam quan t (Bat tri Thien
mang vo d vi quan t gia - Luan ng).
c Khong T rat chu trong s cung te va trong luc cung te
phai het long thanh knh xem nh co Than tai o. (Te Than
nh Than tai - Luan ng).
Qu, Than, theo Ngai quan niem la Kh Thieng lieng trong
Tri at, mat ngi khong thay nhng van the c muon vat
khong sai vat nao, au au hnh nh Qu Than tren au ta,
ben ta, ben hu ta (Dng dng ho nh tai ky thng, tai ky
ta hu - Trung Dung).
Ngai tin con ngi co Xac va Hon. Khi con ngi chet, tht
xng chon di at muc nat va tieu tan, con kh thieng (tc
Hon) bay len tren khong rc r (T tat qui tho, cot nhuc te
ha, am vi gia tho, ky kh phat dng thng vi chieu minh Kinh Le).
Ve Nhn Qua, Ngai bao: Ngi quan t s mang Tri, ai lam
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ieu quay, trai le ao phai toi vi Tri, th con cau nguyen vao
au c (Quan t huy Thien mang hoach toi Thien vo s
ao gia - Luan ng).
Ngai con bao: Ngi lam lanh, Tri lay phc ma ban cho,
con ke lam chang lanh Tri lay hoa ma tra cho. (Vi thien gia,
Thien bao chi d phc, vi bat thien gia, Thien bao chi d hoa
- Minh Tam).
VIII- NC NHT BON.
Quoc ao cua Nht Bon la mot ton giao phat khi tai nc ho
trai may mi i ch khong phai t ngoai nc truyen sang.
Quoc ao ay goi la Than giao (Shintosme), trc het th Thai
Dng Than N (Amaterosu) bieu hieu ngoi Thai Dng (Mat
tri), ke o th ch Than, sau na la th Ong Ba, Cha Me.
Ngi Nht tin co Linh hon va sau khi con ngi chet, Linh hon
van ton tai.
Qua the ky th 3, v chu anh hng van hoa nc Tau va mn
Han t che ra van t cua mnh, ngi Nht tuy hap thu t nhieu
giao ieu cua Khong giao va Phat giao truyen sang, nhng
Quoc ao cua ho van khong kem phan thanh hanh.
Sau cuoc Ton giao cai cach 1868, ngoi Thai Dng Than N
c thay the bang ngoi Thng e.
Th cung, ngi Nht th ch dung hng tra hoa qua thoi.

Vay nc Viet Nam t xa von theo T giao, le tat nhien a

ha p thu tn ngng cua bon giao ay.
Gan ay, cach au loi ba mi may nam, Viet Nam lai noi
len phong trao Tan Ton giao do cac ang Thieng lieng dung
than C dieu but giang day va chu trng.
Trc nht, c ao To tc Thai Thng Lao Quan giang lap
ao Minh Ly, co en th Tam Tong Giao Chu la Thch Ca,
Lao T, va Khong T, cho nen en th ay goi la Tam Tong
Mieu.
Ke o, ai ao Tam Ky Pho o (ngi ngoai goi ao CAO
AI ) xuat the, roi ti ao Minh Thien, Minh Tan, v. . v. .
Nhng ao nay chu trng thuyet Linh hon bat diet va Luan
Hoi, Qua Bao.
ao Minh Ly co Kinh Sam Hoi, cung goi la Kinh Nhn
Qua, la mot cuon Kinh ch ro le bao ng cua luat Tri va
khuyen khch ngi i hoi au hng thien.
* Ve le Bao ng, tc Nhn Qua, xin trch trong Kinh Sam
Hoi mot oan di ay:

.........................

ieu hoa phc khong hay tm ti,

Tai ngi di nen mi theo mnh.

Cung nh bong no tuy hnh,

D lanh hai le cong bnh thng ran.

IX- NC VIET NAM.

Nc Viet Nam thu xa tren 1.000 nam le thuoc nc Tau, tat
nhien phai chu anh hng van hoa nc nay.

Khi van thi lung lang chang ke,

Luc suy vi bay le khan cau.
Sao bang phai buoi au,
Than minh chanh trc co au t v.

Pham phong tuc va tn ngng eu do hoc thuat va Ton giao

ma ra. Ma ngi Viet khi xa a theo hoc thuat va Ton giao
nc Tau la Nho, Thch, ao roi vao the ky 19 Thien Chua
giao lai truyen sang.

Ngi lam phc co khi mac nan,

Ke lang loan ang mang giau sang.
Ay la n trc con mang,
Duyen kia cha dt con ang thng en.

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Neu voi trach ngi tren th oa,

Cung co khi tai hoa tra lien.
o la bao ng nhan tien,
Mau th mnh chu, lau truyen chau con.
......................

Than la khiem khuyet cua c mau nhiem sieu pham nhap

Thanh t ngay ao b be. Lap Tam Ky Pho o Thay cho
Than hiep vi Tinh Kh ang u Tam Bu.
Pham v Than, Thanh, Tien, Phat t ngay be ao,th luat le
hi con nguyen, luyen Phap chang oi, song Thien nh moi
phen anh tan Than, khong cho hiep cung Tinh, Kh. Thay en
ang hun nguyen Chn Than cho cac con ac ao. Cac con
hieu Than c tai Nhan, bo tr cho ch ao hu cac con biet
vi. Nguon coi Tien Phat, yeu nhiem la tai o. Thay khuyen
cac con moi khi noi ao, hang nh en danh Thay.

* Ve kiep Luan Hoi, xin xem oan di ay:

Xuong a nguc oa ay hanh mai,

ung so roi con phai Luan hoi.

Hoa Cong xem xet en boi,

Lanh sieu, d oa them nhoi toi can.
ai ao Tam Ky Pho o ngha la ai ao Pho o ky ba, la ky
Mat Phap nay (Troisieme Amnistie de Dieu). ai ao do c
Thng e dung huyen dieu C but lap thanh, ton ch la Qui
Tam Giao, Hiep Ngu Chi.
V ton ch ay, nen ai ao ngoai Thien ly mat truyen, con thau
nap ly thuyet can ban cua Tam Giao va Ngu Chi, ong thi ai
ao co trach nhiem thuyet minh nhng ly thuyet a b ngi
i, hoac v thi gian, hoac v hieu lam ma sai biet.
ai ao th c Thng e bang Thanh Tng THIEN
NHAN.
Di ay la Thanh huan cua c Thng e ta danh Cao ai
giang C ngay 26 thang 5 nam 1926 cho biet y ngha s th
phng ay:
Cha phai hoi cac con biet ang tai sao ve Con Mat ma th
Thay, song Thay noi s lc cho hieu chut nh:

Nhan th chu Tam,

Lng quang Chu te.
Quang th Than,
Than th Thien,
Thien gia Nga da.

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Khi ai ao va sang lap, c Quan Am Bo Tat giang C tai

an Minh Ly day dang Kinh Sam Hoi qua cho ai ao. Le
tiep Kinh c hanh tai Thanh That Cau Kho, cho nen ai ao
va Minh Ly ao cung tung mot th Kinh ay.
Ve kiep Luan hoi, c Thng e co giang C day nh the
nay:
Cac con a sanh ra tai the nay, tai the nay, chu kho nao tai
the nay, roi chet cung tai the nay, Thay hoi: Cac con chet roi,
cac con ra the nao? Cac con i au? Chang mot a hieu ang
c mau nhiem ay. Thay day:
Ca kiep Luan hoi thay oi t trong vat chat ma ra thao moc, t
thao moc en thu cam, loai ngi phai chu chuyen kiep ngan
ngan muon muon lan, mi en a v nhn pham.
Nhn pham ni the nay lai chia ra pham gia moi hang. ng
bc e Vng ni trai a cau nay cha ang vao bc chot cua
a cau 67. Tren a cau 67, nhn loai cung phan ra ang cap
dng ay. Cai qu trong cua moi a cau cang tang them hoai
cho ti e nht cau, Tam Thien The Giai, qua khoi Tam
Thien The Giai th mi en T ai Bo Chau, qua khoi T
ai Bo Chau mi vao ang Tam Thap Luc Thien, vao Tam
Thap Luc Thien roi phai chuyen kiep tu hanh na mi ang
len en Bach Ngoc Kinh la ni ao Phat goi Niet Ban o
vay.
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* Thanh Ngon Hiep Tuyen.

Ve Nhn Qua, co bai Thanh huan di ay, cung trch Thanh
Ngon Hiep Tuyen:
Ch mon e va ch nhu nghe: Chim la coi, nc tach nguon,
t xa con ngi gia the chang qua la khach i ng, phan
s muon cho hoan toan, can phai ben ch va kho tam, co ben
ch mi oat c pham v thanh cao, co kho tam mi ro tuong
i am lanh, lang xang xao x mui chung nh, ve can ai, rot
cuoc chang khac chi mot giac Huynh lng mong.
Moi bc pham eu ang mot vai tuong cua ang cam quyen
the giai ban cho, dau thanh cao, dau hen ha, cung phai gang
lam cho roi trach nhiem, hau buoi chung cuoc, hon la coi tran
en ni khi hanh ma phuc hoi cong can, ai gi tron bc pham
ang Toa Nghiet Canh tng cong chiet toi e vao a v cao
hn chon a cau 68 nay, ai chang ven trach nhiem nhn sanh
phai b oa vao ni U Minh a e tra xong toi tnh can qua
cho en luc tr ve neo chanh ng ngay ma phuc hoi ngoi cu,
bang chang biet sa mnh th luat Thien ieu chong chap, kho
A Ty phai vng muon muon i i ma en toi ac. Bac nhn
sanh v o ma phai chu thien nien chm am vao so Luan hoi
vay tra, tra vay, can qua chang bao gi tieu ang.
NHNG BANG CHNG VE LUAN HOI
Tham khao nhng Kinh ien ong Tay va co kim, chung ta
thay co rat nhieu bang chng ve kiep Luan Hoi. Muon ke het
ra at phai choan nhieu trng, mat nhieu ngay gi. Chung toi
xin lc thuat mot vai s tch rut trong Kinh ien xa va sach
v cung bao ch i nay, tng cung u gay thanh mot c tin
vng chac ve c mau nhiem kiep Luan hoi vay.

lam thieu n, co kiep lam nam nhan va cung co kiep lam vua
1)-Di ay la s tch Ngai chuyen sanh lam mot thieu n dong
Ba La Mon.
Hoi thi ky Thng phap, mot ngi thuoc dong Ba La Mon,
sanh c mot a con gai rat oan trang phuc hau, ai cung
em long knh trong. Nhng me nang me theo ngoai ao,
khong bao lau me nang mang bnh la tran. V luc sanh tien a
tao nhieu ac nghiep, nen Than hon phai theo nghiep qua oa
lac vao Vo gian a nguc.
Con nang, phan thng me, phan s ngi nang nghiep tram
luan, nen ban tat ca ruong vn, roi sam sanh le vat en chua
trc cung dng, sau cau nguyen c Phat t bi cu o me
nang.
Le bai xong, nang nhn sng tng Phat Giac Hoa nh T
Tai Vng Nh Lai ma khoc, khong chu ra ve. Bong t khong
trung co tieng bao: Thanh n ng buon rau khoc loc, e Ta
ch cho thac sanh cua me nang cho nang biet.
Thieu n va mng va s, lien chap tay nga mat len ma bach
rang: Xin Ngai t bi cho biet Ngai la c Thanh Than nao ma
co long oai thng en ke pham nay vay?.
- Ta ay la Giac Hoa nh T Tai Vng Nh Lai ma Thanh n
mi va le bai. V thay nang ch hieu nen mach bao cho. Vay
nang hay tr ve ngoi yen lang ma tng niem danh hieu ta t
khac se biet cho thac sanh cua me.

I- NHNG TIEN THAN CUA C A TANG.

Theo Kinh a Tang, c a Tang trc khi ac qua Bo Tat,
a phan than nhieu kiep o roi chung sanh. Co kiep Ngai sanh

Nang vang li ve nha lam y theo li Phat day, ngoi tnh niem
trong mot ngay mot em. Bong nang cam thay hon mnh i ti
mot b bien cuon cuon ba ao, lai co vo so ac thu chay tung
tang tren mat nc, ong thi hang ngan ngi n ong lan n
ba lan hup di nc, moi khi troi len lai b bon ac thu ay gianh
nhau can xe. Them vao o, mot bon qu da xoa hnh dung ky
quai xum lua toi nhn cho ac thu kia an.
Trc canh tng thng tam khung khiep ay, hon nang lay

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lam kinh s, song nh niem Phat ma tran tnh c.

Bong co Vo oc Qu Vng thay hon nang oai nghi rc r,
biet chang phai bc pham, ben cui au tha:
- Bach c Bo Tat, chang hay v chuyen chi Bo Tat than en
chon nay?
Hon nang ap:
- Ta nghe noi gia nui Thiet Vi co canh a Nguc, co ung
nh vay chang?
- Bach Bo Tat qua ung nh vay.
- a Nguc la ni giam cam pham nhn, vay Ta co toi g ma
phai en ay?
- Bach Bo Tat, i ti ay von co hai le, mot la cac ang co
oai c than thong en cu o pham vong, hoac la vieng canh.
Hai la hon nhng ngi toi ac en tho kho hnh theo cai nhn
a tao. Hon nhot ni ay qua 49 ngay ma than nhn tren coi
Diem-phu-e khong lo lam viec cong c chuoc toi gium cho,
th hon ay phai tho kho hnh nh a nh.
- Bach Bo Tat, ben pha ong con co mot cai bien khac, ni
ay s hanh phat con kho hn ay boi phan. Lai ben pha ong
bien ay cung co mot cai bien na, s trng phat ni o khong
biet sao ma tng tng. Tat ca ba bien ay goi la Bien nghie
p.
Hon thieu n lai hoi:
- Sao ni ay ch toan la Bien nghiep, con a nguc au?
- Bach Bo Tat, a nguc von gia ba cai bien ay. Ke rieng ra
th moi ni moi khac.
- Me ta mi thac cha bao lau khong biet than hon a giam vao
nguc nao?
- Chang biet than mau Bo Tat qu danh la chi?
- Cha ta ten Thi La Thien Hien, me ta la Duyet e Li, ca hai
eu dong doi Ba La Mon.
Qu Vo oc nghe noi lat at chap tay bach:
- Xin Thanh gia tr ve bon x khoi phai lo buon v ba Duyet e
Li a ri khoi a nguc ma len coi Tri cach ay ba ngay roi.
Ay cung la nh long hieu thao cua con cau nguyen ni thap t

cua c Giac Hoa nh T Tai Vng Nh Lai nen cam en

Phat Thanh ma c sanh ve coi Tri nh vay.

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Dt li, Qu Vng chap tay lam le xin lui. Con thieu n khi
tnh lai nh ro cac viec mi biet a nh Phat giup cho hon mnh
en cho thac sanh cua me. Nang voi vang en qu trc tng
Phat Giac Hoa nh T Tai Vng Nh Lai ma phat niem: Nay
toi nguyen cho en kiep v lai neu co chung sanh nao tao toi
ma tho kho ni a nguc, bat luan la ke than thuoc hay ngi
cu oan, toi se lap nhieu Phap mon cu o cho c giai thoat.
Ngi thieu n tren ay, tc la tien than cua c a Tang Bo
Tat.
2)-Trong i qua kh bat kha thuyet kiep, co hai v Quoc
vng ket ngha lan bang vi nhau rat hau. Ca hai eu
phat tam hanh thien lo giao hoa nhn dan cai d theo lanh.
Song v nhn dan cac lan bang phan nhieu hay lam ac, khong
biet knh Phat trong Tang, lai me theo Ta giao. Hai v quoc
vng ay thay ong long thng xot ben cung nhau tm phng
hoa o chung sanh thoat khoi luan hoi nghiep bao.
Mot v th phat nguyen xuat gia tu thanh chanh qua e roi hoa
o chung sanh. Con mot v th nguyen tu hanh Bo Tat va neu
khong o c chung sanh chng qua Bo e, th quyet khong
chu thanh Phat.
V th nht von la tien than cua c Phat Nht Thuyet Th
Thanh Tu.V th nh tc la tien than cua c a Tang Bo Tat
luc cha thanh ao.
V li nguyen ay ma trai vo so kiep, c a Tang cha chu
thanh Phat, c qua v Bo Tat, hoa than giang the pho o
chung sanh.c t bi bac ai va long o sanh cua Ngai that bao
la vo lng vo bien.
3)-Vo lng kiep trc, luc Phat S T Phan Tan Cu Tuc Van
Hanh Nh Lai ra i co mot ong ai trng gia thuoc hang hao
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toc va c o.
Mot hom, trng gia gap Phat trang nghiem rc r vi cai kim
than cc ep, long ong lay lam han hanh nen ong en anh le
Phat va bach:
- Bach c The Ton, e t lay lam knh phuc cai dung quang
nghiem trang va cc ep cua Ngai, chang ro kiep trc Ngai
lam nhng hanh nguyen g ma kiep nay Ngai c cai kim than
nh vay?
Phat lien ap:
- Neu trng gia chu phat nguyen tu hanh theo ao Bo Tat mot
long tinh tan, trai vo lng kiep lo hoa o chung sanh thoat khoi
oa, en ngay sau cung c than tng tot ep nh ta vay.
Trng gia nghe noi lien qu xuong, phat nguyen rang: Toi
nguyen t ay cho en muon kiep sau, neu chung sanh con tho
kho trong luc ao Luan hoi, toi se dung u phng tien dan o
en cho hoan toan giai thoat. c vay, toi mi chng qua Phat
V trng gia ay cung la tien than cua c a Tang Bo Tat.
II- NH LAI BAI HAT KIEP TRC.
Nam 1912, t Thong Thien Hoc tap ch Ubtra (Revue
Theosophique), di ngoi but cua ai Uy Florendo Battista,
ngi nc Y, co thuat chuyen la di ay:
Thang 8 nam 1905, li cua ai Uy, tien noi co mang va c
ba thang. Trong khi nam tren ging con thc, bong thay a
con gai chung toi chet hn 3 nam roi, hien hnh ve noi vi me
no: Nay ma, con se tr lai vi ma a. Noi xong no lien bien
mat. Tien noi em chuyen la ay thuat lai toi nghe va noi neu
thiet sanh con gai, th nen at ten la Blanche, tc la ten a gai
a qua i. Toi cho la chuyen mong m va mac dau khong tin,
toi van ha cho tien noi vui long. Phai biet, thu gi, toi khong
chu tin cai thuyet au thai nhieu kiep.
Sau thang sau, tien noi qua sanh c mot a gai giong het

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con Blanche, v toi het sc vui mng. S giong nhau o, oi vi

toi, khong co chi la la, v toi t ngh he co mang ma m tng
en ai, khi sanh con, no giong ngi ay, the thoi.
Luc con be c sau tuoi, no cang giong them ch no, cho ti li
an tieng noi va net na cung vay. Tuy nhien toi khong the nao
tin uc con Blanche chuyen kiep. Kp en khi xay ra chuyen
la di ay, toi mi chu oi y kien.
Nguyen hoi trc chung toi giao con Blanche cho mot ch vu
cham nom ten Marie, ngi nc Thuy S noi ranh tieng Phap.
Moi lan ru em ngu, Marie thng hat bai Cantilene bang
tieng Phap. Sau khi con be toi bat hanh, ch vu khong con phan
s nen xin ve x. T o, trong nha toi, khong con nghe bai hat
ay na, va lai, co ai biet hat au?
Chn nam lang le troi qua, mot hom v chong toi ang loay
hoay lam lung kht ben phong con Blanche em, bong nghe co
tieng ai hat bai Cantilene trong phong ay. Ngac nhien en
cc o, chung toi khong ai bao ai, bc voi vao phong, thay
con Blanche em, mat m trao trao, mieng hat bai ru em ay theo
giong Phap mot cach ng hoang ng an that la la.Tien noi
hoi no hat bai g, no ap hat bai hat tieng Phap (ma co ai day
no tieng Phap au?) Me no lai hoi ai day no hat, th no noi:
Khong ai day het t mot mnh no biet ma thoi.
T ay toi mi chu tin co kiep Luan hoi.
III- CHO ME BIET TRC MNH SE TAI SANH.
T Than Linh Hoc tap ch (Revue Spirite) xuat ban thang 6 nam
1938, di ngoi but cua bac s Carmelo Samona, thuat chuyen
di ay:
Ngay 15 thang 3 nam 1910, li bac s, con gai toi ten Alexandrine, mang bnh la tran khi mi len nam, lam cho v chong
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toi het sc buon long. Sau khi chon xong ba ngay, v toi nam
mong thay con be ve noi: Ma ng buon khoc na, v con
khong xa ma au. Roi ay con se tr ve vi ma.
Ba ngay sau v toi cung chiem bao thay y nh vay, lay lam
chuyen la, tien noi lien thuat lai cho mot ngi ch ba con nghe,
th ngi ay trao cho xem mot quyen sach luan ve kiep luan hoi
cua tac gia Leon Denis, co y lam cho tien noi tin rang con be
ay se au thai lai trong gia nh nay.Tuy nhien, tien noi khong
the nao tin c, v mi b mo trong luc tieu san, th lam sao
cha nghen c na, nen van buon nh en con mai.
Mot buoi sm mai, gia quyen toi ng cung nhau am ao,
bong nghe go ca ba tieng. Con trai toi chay ra m ca khong
thay ai het, lam cho ca nha het sc ngac nhien. Nhng chuyen
la ky ay khien v chong toi nay ra cai y muon thong cong vi
ngi khuat mat bang cach tiep ien ch ch tren mot tam bang
co viet mau t.
Ngay trong em au, co hai Hon giang ien, mot xng la con
Alexandrine, mot xng la Jeanne, em gai toi chet hoi 15 tuoi,
no noi ve giup cho hon con toi giang ien. Hon con Alexandrine lai bao tin trc rang trc le Chua Giang Sinh (Noel),
no se tr lai vi gia nh.
T ay, em nao cung co cau C, hon con toi bao rang no
ch ve c ba thang thoi, sau thi gian ay khong ve c na,
v no phai au thai.
Ngay 10 thang 4 nam 1910, tien noi cam thay trong ngi
dng nh co mang.Qua ngay 4 thang 5, hon con toi ve cho
hay no se tr lai dng gian vi mot hon na au thai mot lt.
Mac dau nhng tin bao trc nh vay, v toi von chang nguoi
ngoai, v ngh rang neu that hon con Alexandrine co au thai i
lai i na, hnh dung no cung khong the in het nh xa.

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Hon con Jeanne van hieu thau cho thac mac ay, nen bao:
Adille (ten v toi) ng lo ngai, con nho sau nay chang nhng
giong het Alexandrine khi xa, ma con ep e hn na kia
.
Qua thang 8, bac s coi noi v toi that co thai ma lai song thai
na. Qua that ngay 22 thang 01 nam 1911, v toi sanh mot lt
hai a gai khac han nhau t nc da ti mat mui, nhng mot
a lai giong het con Alexandrine.
IV- CHUYEN LUAN HOI VIET NAM.
1)-Cao ai Tap Ch (Revue Caodaste) xuat ban bang Phap
van, so ra thang Gieng nam 1931 di ngoi but ong Hien Phap,
co thuat lai chuyen mot a be Viet Nam 7 tuoi nh c tien
kiep cua no. Di ay la ban dch bai bao ay:
Trong so xuat ban vao thang 8 va roi, chung toi co thuat s
chuyen mot a be Viet Nam nh c nhng kiep trc cua
no, va chung toi co ha se tr lai chuyen nay vi chi tiet ay
u va ro rang hn.
Nen noi ro rang chung toi a hai lan en vieng a be ky la
ay ni nha no lang c Lap (quan c Hoa, Hat Ch Ln).
Lan au tien, chung toi tiep chuyen vi no trc mat cha me
no, nhng khong hoi c ieu g ang ke, la v a be s cuoc
ieu tra cua chung toi nen oi vi nhng cau hoi cua chung toi,
no ch ap map m va van tat.
ng trc mot trng hp hiem co va rat ang khao cu ky
cang, chung toi nhan thay can phai ieu tra mot lan na vi
a be ay va vi mot ngi ban than lam giao hoc tai Tan
Phu Thng v ngi nay trc kia a em no ve nha mnh
nhieu ngay ang u th gi quan sat.
Di ay la ket qua cuoc ieu tra lan th hai:
a be ay 7 tuoi, Pham Van Non. Cha me no ngheo hien tai
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c Lap, mot lang cach ng quan hat so 15 loi sau cay so

ngan.
Mot hom, a be ay ang chi ve ng thay ong chu no dat
trau i qua, no lien hoi:
- Ong chu i au vay?
Ong lao ap:
- Tao i on cay cat nha.
- Ong nen bo y nh ay i, v trong 10 ba na ay, ong se chet
kia ma.
Ong lao lam thinh bo i v ong cho a be noi ua. Tuy nhien,
ve en nha, ong khong quen thuat chuyen ay lai cho cha me no
cung t ngi hang xom c nghe.
The ma ong lao chet ung y li tien tri cua a be. Tin ay tran
lan ra khap ca lang, nhieu ke hao ky o xo en nha ten Non va
cat van no nhieu ieu. Vi nhng ngi co t nhieu hoc thc,
no vui long oi ap. Trai lai, oi vi bon vo luan, no ch tra li
mien cng va van tat.
Trong nhng ieu phat giac cua no ang chu y nht la cau
chuyen tien than cua no nh di ay:
Trc kia, von li cua a be, toi au thai lam an ba, me cua
mot v hng chc ten C Song Tra (c Hoa). Hien gi,
trc ngoi nha cu cua toi co mot hang cay. Toi nh ro co ong
lut mot cay inh trong than mot cay cau, ngay nay van con.
Trong ngay gi nay, ngi ta ng lam am gio toi. Rat tiec
la toi khong en d c.

ta dan no ti rap hat, no ch ngay a gai ay gia mot am

ong con gai khac ng ngoi coi hat. Ngi ta hoi tham ngay
sanh thang e cua Tang th cung y nh ngay sanh thang e cua
Non.
Hien gi Pham Van Non van con song, loi 31 tuoi, chuyen nghe
ruong nng. Va theo li ngi ta thuat lai, cang ln Non cang
quen lan nhng viec ve kiep trc cua mnh. Phai chang v
khong muon b ngi ta theo lam ron mai ma Non bao the?
2)- Mot hien tng ly ky ve Than Linh:
Mot a be 4 tuoi, trong nhng trng hp ky d nhn nhan la
cha me no hai ngi ma thu nay no khong biet.
o la tieu e va phu e mot bai bao ang trong uoc Nha Nam
ngay 6 thang 9 nam 1932 di ngoi but ong Phan The Ngoc.
Di ay la noi dung bai bao ay:
Thay oi Lang lam s Thng Chanh tai Khanh Hoi, trong
vung ngoai o thanh pho Saigon. Tuoi ngoai t tuan, thay lay
lam sung sng co c mot a con gai ten Phien, 19 tuoi ma
sac kieu diem sanh bang ve ep mot oa hoa ti n mua xuan. Rui thay! Sau mot cn bnh day xeo loi vai ngay, thieu n
ay mang chung, e thng nh cho cha me.
S chet cua thieu n, cung nh cua nhieu ngi khac, khong co
ieu g ang chu y, no sap i vao cho lang quen.

a be con qua quyet rang no au thai mot lt vi mot a

gai ten Tang, con cua mot co ao hat gan o. Nghe vay ngi

Bong mot hom lai xay ra cai hien tng ly ky di ay:

So la ngay 31 thang 8 va qua, Thay oi Lang thay mot a
be trai loi 4 tuoi ng ngoi trc nha thay. au tien Thay
khong chu y ti, v tng au la mot a nho loi xom en
chi. Nhng, sau khi an cm roi tr ra, thay van thay no con
ngoi tai o. Thay v gian uoi i.
a be lien noi:
- Nha toi ay, sau lai uoi toi?

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Li tiet lo la lung va ot ngot ay a kheu gi tanh hao ky cua

mot vai ngi, nen ho ch than en Song Tra ieu tra coi co
ung nh vay chang. Va ho het sc ngac nhien ma xac nhan
ieu ay.

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Tat nhien li noi ay khong khoi lam cho Thay, v thay va vai
ngi chng kien lay lam ngac nhien. Co ngi lam lanh bao
rang a be ay von la con nha ai i lac va trong luc that than,
ngo nhan thay la cha ruot no. Nhng thm oi Lang von giau
long t thien, dung li du ngot hoi tham cha me no ten g va
au.?
a be lay tay ch hai v chong thay oi va noi: Th cha me
toi ay, nha toi ay, con g hoi na? Thm oi lai hoi no ten
g, may tuoi. No ap: Con ten Moi, 4 tuoi.
Khong muon e y ti may li vo ly ay, thay oi dan no i tng
nha trong xom kiem cha me no ma giao lai. i loi 500 thc,
thay tm c ba noi no. Giao a be cho ba lao xong, thay
quay got tr ve, no chay theo khoc loc va nu keu: Ta i! Ta
i!.
Thay oi xo no ra roi bo i. No lien nga lan xuong at khoc
ngat len. Thay khong the cam long, lien quay tr lai. Thay no
chu nn, thay bo i na, no cang chay mau theo thay. Ba no
thay vay, khong biet tnh sao, ben nan n thay oi tam dan no
ve nha, i cha me no chieu i lam ve se lanh no lai.
ay, nen noi rang gia quyen cua Moi trc kia Ch ui,
mi ve c ngu tai Khanh Hoi loi hai tuan nht va khong he giao
thiep vi gia quyen thay oi Lang. Va lai, ba noi a be khong
bao gi e cho chau ba rong chi hang xom. Ba khong khoi
ngac nhien khi thay chau ba bong nhien nhn nhan v chong
thay oi, ma thu nay no khong quen biet, la cha me ruot
cua no.
Chieu en, khi cha me no ti lanh ve, no lai khong chu theo,
cng bach the nao cung khong c. Tung the, cha me no
anh tam e no lai roi buon bc ra ve.
Tin nay ban ra khap vung lam cho nha thay Lang ba nao cung
chat nt khach hao ky. Co ngi cac c v lay mon g cua thay

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oi, no chay a ti git cho ky c.

Lai co ieu la nay na la a be ay biet ro tng ngan nap trong
nha: phong an, buong ngu, cho nao no cung quen thuoc dng
nh a trong nha nay lau lam roi. Ten ho va ngoi th may
ngi ba con cua thay Lang en tham, no eu biet ca.
Trc cai hien tng la lung khong the giai thch c ay,
ngi ta suy cu ma tin rang linh hon cua con Phien, v cam
thay Cha me vo cung au kho ve cau t biet, nen au thai vao
xac ten Moi, cot e lam du bt phan nao s au thng cua
hai ngi vay.
Tng thuat cai hien tng nay, muc ch cua toi la trnh bay
no cho cac nha Linh hon hoc e tam suy cu, va mong ho mot
s giai thch ro rang.
V- CHUYEN LUAN HOI AN O.
Bao Phap van Le Populaire, xuat ban ngay 20-8-36 tai Saigon, cho biet tai Delhi, thuoc x An o, mi e c mot Uy Ban
gom nhieu v lng y va bac hoc e quan sat mot hien tng
Luan hoi rat la.
Nguyen tai Delhi co mot a be gai 09 tuoi, ten Shanti Devi,
ma t 6 nam roi c noi viec kiep trc cua no cho cha me
nghe mai.
Von sanh trng tai Delhi, nang cha bao gi i au ca, the ma
nang thng ngo y muon en thanh Muttra e tham, theo li
nang noi, chong nang la mot chu tiem may ni o.
Nang c nai n nh vay mai, thet roi cha me nang cung phai
do hoi tin tc, thay qua nhien y nh li nang noi.
Vai than nhan cua chu tiem may ma nang nhan la chong, nghe
vay ben en Delhi xem sao, th nang nhn biet ngay. Ngi chu
tiem cung co en va khi bc chn vao nha nang, nang chay lai
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om co va reo len: Chong toi en em toi ve ay.

Nhn chu tiem co dan theo a con trai 11 tuoi, nang ch va
bao la con nang. Nang con cho biet nhieu chi tiet khac ve kiep
trc cua nang, va tat ca chi tiet ay c xac nhan la ung, nh
nang noi kiep trc nang sanh vao nam 1902, ten Ludgi va chet
ngay 24 thang 10 nam 1925 tai thanh Agra, con con nang cung
sanh nam 1925.
Nhng li tiet lo ay lam cho nhng ngi Delhi vo cung ngac
nhien. The roi, ho m ra mot cuoc th nghiem.
c dan en thanh Muttra, nang nhan biet ngay nhng ngi
ba con cua chong nang ng ng tai ben xe la.
Ngi ta lai at nang tren mot co xe va lay vai bt mat nang lai,
the ma nang ch ung ng cho xe chay, i ngang qua nha ai
nang cung ch ma noi ung ca, sau rot nang bao xe ngng roi
noi: Nha toi ay.
Luc ay co mot ong lao trong nha ay bc ra, nang g tam vai
bt mat roi noi: Cha chong toi ay.
Dien mao cua Shanti Devi von khong giong Ludgi, trai lai t
giong noi en tanh tnh va c ch, thay eu y nh cua Ludgi
vay. Cho nen chu tiem may cho rang Shanti Devi tc la Ludgi,
roi muon cam nang lai. The th ngi me mi 9 tuoi ma con
lai 11.

gii mot dao. Ong phan Nguyen Thanh Cng co em chuyen

ay dien thanh kch, roi in phat cho dan chung xem ma chiem
nghiem c mau nhiem cua ao Tri.
Nguyen hoi nam 1914, tai tnh Bac Lieu, lang Vnh My, co
co Tran Th Phuong, tuoi o 20, con cua Hng hao Tran Van
Tha. Co tanh tnh hien hau, nhng lai co cn ngay, thng noi
lam tham mot mnh, co khi lai chet gia.
Mot hom co chet, roi tnh lai, nhng lai noi theo giong ngi
Bac Viet, va hat ieu nha tro, vai ngay th het. Lan khac co
cung chet i song lai roi noi tieng Trung Hoa xng la Ly Thang,
13 tuoi, tai Ho Quang, vai ngay roi cung het.
Lai mot lan na, co cung chet i song lai nhng lan nay co
khong nhn v chong Hng hao la cha me. Co xng ten la
Trng Th Cu, con gai Hng Ca Hieu Ca Mau va oi ve
o vi cha me.
V chong Hng hao ben cho ngi en Ca Mau hoi tham h
thiet, th han ni ay co ten Trng Th Cu, con gai Hng Ca
Hieu, b bnh thien thi chet 15 nam ve trc.

1)- Tren 40 nam ve trc, tai quan Ca Mau thuoc tnh Bac Lieu
(Nam Viet), co xay ra chuyen lay lam xon xao d luan va bao

Nghe chuyen la, Hng Ca Hieu sai con trai mnh la Gam len
Vnh My th xem cho biet. Va thay Gam, co Phuong keu
trung ten va hoi tham cha me. Gam ve thuat chuyen la ay lai
cho v chong Hng Ca Hieu nghe, th Ba Ca ch than en
nha Hng hao Tha, hoi Phuong nhieu viec rieng, th Phuong
noi au trung ay.
Ba lai noi: Neu thiet hon con nhap xac Phuong, th xuong ghe
me la coi co vat nao la dau tch cua con e lai hay em len
ay cho xem th me mi tin.
Phuong ben xuong ghe em len mot chiec mung va bao rang
mung o chnh cua co (hon Th Cu) a may trc khi t tran.
Luc bay gi, ba ca mi tin thiet la hon con ba. Rac roi la xac

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Tuy con phai i Uy Ban ieu Tra quyet nh ra sao, nhng

chang van inh ninh tin chac rang hon v chang a nhap vao
xac con be Shanti Devi o vay.
VI- CHUYEN THAY HON OI XAC.
Chuyen thay hon oi xac cung la mot bang chng hien nhien
ve kiep Luan hoi.

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Th Phuong, ma hon la hon Th Cu, ba khong biet oi x

the nao.
Viec em ra ti quan Vnh My yeu cau ong Chu quan H. Ng. B
phan x gium. Ong nay chang biet sao, phai x phan hai, day
Th Phuong phai lui ti ca hai nha
.
Khi Phuong tr ve Ca Mau vi cha me (ve phan hon), co nhn
biet u moi ngi trong gia thuoc, va biet det chieu bong la ky
nghe ac biet cua Ca Mau.
Ve cai hien tng ky d nay, hon Th Cu (trong xac Th Phuong)
noi rang khi co au thien thi ma chet, nhng khong phai chet
thiet, song cha me voi em chon, cho nen luc tnh lai khong len
c phai chu chet luon di ma. Oan hon cua co v cha ti
so, phai kiem ni nng da cho ti khi gap c xac Phuong
phu hp vi co, nen mn ma song lai.
2)- Bao Religo Philosophical, xuat ban tai Chicago (Hiep
Chung Quoc), di ngoi but cua Giao s Hogdson, co ang
chuyen sau ay, nhan e la Chuyen la tai Watseka.
Nam 1777, tai Watseka (Hiep Chung Quoc), co Mary Roff,
18 tuoi, mang bnh lam chung. Hai thang sau khi co t tran,
lai co gia quyen ten Vannum ve tai Watseka vi mot a be
gai mi mot tuoi ri, ten Lurancy. Nguyen Vannum trc kia
cung co ni ay, sau lai sang lam an ni khac, lan nay ve
cung chang lau, roi lai i na. Lurancy cha bao gi biet mat
Mary Roff. Sau nam sau, gia quyen Vannum tr lai cat nha ca
luon tai Watseka.

cung a san soc cho Mary na. Lurancy, trong khi ngoa bnh,
ke ten nhieu hon ma nang ngo thay, nht la ten co Mary ma
thu nay nang co biet la ai au.
Mot hom bong hon Mary nhap vao xac Lurancy, oi i tm cha
me, ba con, ch khong chu nha Lurancy.
Thay chuyen ky d, Bac s Stevens lien bao tin cho gia quyen
co Mary hay. Ho lat at en nha Lurancy. Thu gi Lurancy
cha he biet gia quyen co Mary, nhng khi thay ho en nang
lai vui mng nhay nhot va reo len: Ka, me toi va ch Nervie
toi ay na.
Bay gi Lurancy theo ve vi gia quyen Mary. Nhng ngi
quen thuoc cua Mary khi trc, nang van biet ca. Thay mat ch
Darker va con gai ch la Nelly, la hai ngi trc kia nang thch
giao thiep, nang lien goi trung ten ho. Khi trong thay cai mu
nhung ma Mary thng oi trc khi chet loi mot nam, nang ch
va noi: ay la cai mu toi oi luc toc con ngan o.
Nang con lai noi luc trc nang chi dao b t tay va co nuoi
mot con cho rat khon ma nay a chet roi. Viec g trc kia ma
Mary a lam, bay gi Lurancy thuat lai eu ung y ca.
La mot ieu la t ngay ve vi gia quyen Mary, nang Lurancy
khong con biet cha me ruot va ba con cua nang na. Khi nao co
cha me ruot nang en tham, phai co ngi ch nang mi biet,
va moi lan muon cho nang ve tham cha me ruot, phai co me
Mary dan, nang mi chu i.

Me Mary Roff tnh c co gap me Lurancy mot lan, ve sau khong

gap nhau na, v hai ang cach xa nhau. Kp khi Lurancy
c 18 tuoi, nang lai au y mot chng bnh vi Mary Roff.
Them s ngau nhien la bac s ng san soc nang trc kia

S thay hon oi xac ay keo dai c 04 thang, bong hon Mary

xuat khoi xac e nhng cho hon Lurancy nhap lai, c xuat
i nhap lai nh vay trong 15 ngay, roi hon Lurancy chiem lai
thiet tho cai xac cua mnh. Bay gi Lurancy khong chu nha
Mary na, nen tr ve vi cha me ruot cua nang. T ay, nhng
chuyen cu cua Mary, nang eu quen ca.

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VII- TAI SAO NGI TA NH C KIEP TRC?

Khong khoi co ngi lay lam la hoi tai sao co kiep Luan hoi,
ma ch co mot t ngi nh c kiep trc cua mnh thoi? Va
tai sao nhng ke khac lai khong nh c?
Muon giai ap c nghi van nay, can phai noi dai dong. Theo
noi khoa b truyen con ngi co 04 the la:
1-Vat the, tc la xac tht (Corps physique = Rupa).
2-Kh the hay Phach, goi nom na la Va, thuat Am phu goi
Tng tinh (Double etherique = Linga - Sharira).
3-Than the hay Chn than (Corps astral = Kama).
4-Thanh the Phat giao goi la Mat na thc hay Truyen tong
thc. Tam ly hoc goi la Tr thc (Corps mental inferieur = Manas inferieur).
Nen biet, nhng viec cua ta a lam, tuy a qua roi, dau lau
hay mau cai an tng cua no van con, nh vay mi nh c.
Cai tru s cua ky c (tr nh) von khong phai tai khoi oc nh
nhieu ngi lam tng, ma tai may the khac (Kh the, Than
the, Thanh the).
S th nghiem cho biet neu dung phep thoi mien truc Than mot
ngi nao, th ngi ay, trong khi vao trang thai thoi mien,
nh lai c nhng viec ho a lam trong kiep trc. o la bang
chng ky c trong Chn than, tc Than the.
Moi lan chuyen kiep, bon the eu thay oi, bon the cu a tan
th con ngi nh au ma nh c kiep trc ch?
Ong Platon bao Linh hon trc khi i au thai, v uong nc
song Lethe nen quen het kiep trc, cung nh ngi mnh noi
tai an Chao lu, o ch la mn li noi bong ma thoi.
Co khi Linh hon mi va bo xac tht va phach lai c i au
thai lien, nen con gi Chn than va Thanh the cu nh vay ma
luc tai sanh, nh c kiep trc, nh may chuyen a thuat
may trng trc.

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Nh tren a noi, moi lan chuyen kiep, 04 the cu a tan, e

thay vao 04 the mi, the ma ky c khong mat, no ch rut vao
nhn hon nh nhng hat giong Luan hoi (atomes permanents)
rut vao o vay. Nhn hon nao trnh o tan hoa con thap thoi,
khi tai kiep khong the nh c nhng viec a lam cung nhng
ieu hoc hoi va kinh nghiem kiep trc, lan lan tan hoa them
len, th nh c mang mang vay thoi.
Nhng bc Than ong vao trng hp nay?. Lai co khi chung
ta bong nhien hieu c nhieu van e ao ly cao sieu, khong
can ly tr va hoc cu. o la nh cam giac nhng ieu hoc hoi
va kinh nghiem trong kiep trc vay. S cam giac ay goi la
Trc giac (intuition).
Cung v le ay ma ao Nho noi: Bc Thanh nhn sanh ra t
nhien hieu biet, khong can hoc cu (Thanh nhn sanh nhi tri
chi).
VIII- THAN ONG.
Th xem hai a hoc sanh: a nay hoc c nhieu nam, a
kia mi cap sach en trng. a hoc lau tat nhien hoc gioi
hn a mi nhap hoc. Va cung hoc mot lp, cung c mot
Thay an can day do, tai sao a thong minh a u am?
Lai cung tren qua a cau nay, tai sao co Dan toc van minh va
Dan toc da man lac hau?
S sai biet ay, ai cung biet la do trnh o tan hoa khac nhau.
a hoc sanh u am, mot Dan toc kem van minh la tai t tan hoa.
Noi tan hoa ay, tc la noi Luan hoi chuyen kiep.
Pham mot kiep Luan hoi la mot nac thang tan hoa.
Dan toc da man la dan toc con mi tren ng tan hoa, tc mi
trai qua t kiep Luan hoi, nen t kinh nghiem, t hoc hoi. Trai
lai, dan toc van minh la dan toc a lau i tren ng tan hoa,
tc a trai qua nhieu kiep Luan hoi, nen thau thap c nhieu
kinh nghiem, nhieu hoc thc.
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anh rang kiep Luan hoi la kiep chung cho Van linh, nhng
trnh o tan hoa cua mot kiep rieng con ngi lai do thi gian
cua iem Chn linh dung e tan hoa, ke t khi bat au thac
sanh xuong the. Cai trnh o tan hoa thap hay cao la do iem
Chn linh a trai qua t hay nhieu kiep Luan hoi vay.
Cac v Than ong la ngi a c nhieu kiep Luan hoi va
trong nhieu kiep ay, kiep nao cung chuyen hoc mot khoa hay
mot nghe thuat nao, nen hoc lc ve cac mon ay c troi hn
bc thng nhn. Vay co nhieu hang Than ong, co hang gioi
van chng nghe thuat, co hang gioi toan phap, am nhac hay
hoi hoa,v.v
Co Than ong tc la co bang chng ve kiep Luan hoi. Ai
khong chu tin co kiep Luan hoi tat khong the da vao au ma
giai thch c nguyen do cai sieu nang ky dieu cua may v
Than ong ay.
THAN ONG XA VA NAY
T Au sang A, t co cap kim, nc nao va thi i nao cung
co bc Than ong.
1)- Ben Trung Hoa, Cam La mi 12 tuoi a c Tan Th Hoang
phong chc Thng Khanh. Thu ay vua nc Yen sai Thai T
an qua nc Tan mn ai Tng nc Tan la Trng ng
giup Yen anh Trieu. L Bat Vi, tc cha ruot Tan Th Hoang,
ng lam Te Tng cung noi giup vao, nhng Trng ng
s anh khong thang Trieu, nen quyet chang chu sang giup
Yen.

Bat Vi gian noi: Ta lam ti bc Te Tng, mot tay ieu khien

muon binh, ch thua vua mot bc, vay ma Trng ng khong
chu tuan thay, huong chi ngi la mot a be, tai g noi cho
han nghe theo?.
Cam La ci ap:
Vay ngai khong nh thu xa Hang Thac mi 7 tuoi ma thuyet
phuc c Khong T o sao? Nay toi 12 tuoi, hn Hang Thac
ti 5, tat nhien phai hieu biet nhieu hn Hang Thac.
Nghe li noi khang khai ay, Bat Vi vui long e Cam La i.
Trng ng tiep rc Cam La roi hoi en co viec chi, Cam
La ap:
Toi i qua ieu Tng quan.
Trng ng lay lam la hoi:
- Toi con song s s ay ma ngai noi vay ngha la lam sao?
- Tng quan song cung nh chet roi kia.
- Xin ngai cat ngha.
- Tng quan tai khong bang Bach Khi, quyen hanh th Pham
Th khong hn L Bat Vi. Ma hoi trc Bach Khi v khong
tuan lnh Pham Th sai chang anh Trieu, nen tho t hnh.
Huong chi ho L bay gi co u quyen the ma Tng quan lai
cai lnh, vay co phai Tng quan la ngi chet cha chon o
khong?
Trng ng nghe li hu ly, git mnh, cay Cam La ve tha
lai vi Bat Vi, ong bang long sang anh Trieu.

Bat Vi thay vay lay lam buon bc.

Cam La lai c Tan Th Hoang sai i s qua thuyet phuc vua

Trieu. Trieu Vng thay Cam La con nho, ci hoi ma mai:
Ben nc Tan het ngi ln roi th phai?
- Tau be ha, ngi ln th khong thieu g, nhng moi ngi phai
tuy viec ln nho ma lam, ln th lanh viec ln, con i s ben
nc Trieu ay von la viec nho, nen ha than tuoi nho phai i.

Cam La ng lam ha khach cho ho L hay c lien noi:

Tng viec g kho, ch viec thuyet phuc Trng ng, toi
thay de nh lay o trong tui.

Vua Trieu nghe noi, lay lam than phuc Cam La. Nhn c hoi
ay Cam La mi thuyet phuc c Trieu Vng chu dang thanh
cho Tan ma xin giao hao.

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2)- nc Viet Nam, vao i Tran Thai Ton, Nguyen Hien

mi 12 tuoi c noi tieng Than ong. Luc Nguyen Hien con la
mot thieu sanh, co mot ong Huyen nhn nghe danh ho Nguyen,
ben ra cho ong cau oi sau nay cot e th sc va treu ua:
Hoc tro la hoc tro con, quan ao lon xon la con hoc tro.
Nguyen Hien chang can suy ngh, oi lai:
Ong huyen la ong Huyen thang, an noi lang xang la thang ong
Huyen.
Nghe cau oi ay, ong Huyen chang nhng khong gian ma con
than phuc thien tai va ch kh cua v Than ong.
3)- nc Phap, ong Pascal von la mot bc thien tai cua the ky
17: ong gioi ve hnh hoc, vat ly hoc, triet hoc, luon ca ve van
chng.
Luc mi 12 tuoi, ong a noi tieng Than ong. Vi tng ay tuoi,
ong khong hoc hoi sach nao the ma a tm hieu c nhng
nh ly au tien ve hnh hoc cua Euclide (Premieres propositions de geometrie dEuclide). Qua 16 tuoi, ong viet quyen
Khai luan ve thiet dien hnh non (Traite des sections coniques), lam cho nha triet ly va toan hoc nc Phap luc bay
gi la Descartes phai ngac nhien than phuc.
4)- Nha Thien van hoc va Toan hoc ngi c la ong Gauss,
luc mi len ba, a giai c nhng bai toan o ve so hoc.
5)- Ong William Hamilton, mot triet gia x Ecosse, hoi 3 tuoi,
a hoc c tieng Hy ba lai (Hebreu), en 7 tuoi, hoc lc cua
ong a troi hn phan ong c t thi bang Thac s. Len 13 tuoi,
ong biet c 12 th tieng.

con g phai hoc na.

7)- Ong Mozart, ngi nc Ao, mi 4 tuoi a biet anh dng
cam, en 11 tuoi, ong at 2 ban hat em dien tai h vien: ban
Finta Simpliste va ban Bastien et Bastienne.
Than ong neu ke ra con nhieu lam. Chung toi xin noi s lc
vai v thoi, va lap lai rang neu khong co kiep Luan hoi, tat
khong the da vao au ma giai thch c nguyen do cai sieu
nang ky dieu cua nhng bc phi thng ay.

CHNG BA
NHN QUA

Co Luan Hoi tat co Nhn Qua, hai viec ay von lien tuc nhau.
iem Linh Quang (hon) thac sanh xuong coi pham, muc ch
e hoc hoi kinh nghiem ma tan hoa. Chuyen sanh xuong coi
sac gii, tat phai mn sac than ma hanh ong. Cang hanh
ong, cang tao Nhn. Tao Nhn, Linh hon tai sanh phai tra
Qua, theo phep cong bnh Thien ao.
T xa en nay, dau trnh o tr thc thap hay cao, nhn loai
phan nhieu a tin co c Bao ng, tc la c Nhn Qua.
- ao Phat day: Cha lam ieu chang lanh, con khong chu the
c, con lam ieu chang lanh, cha khong chu the c. Lam
lanh t c phc, lam d t mang hoa (Phu tac bat thien,
t bat ai tho, t tac bat thien, phu bat ai tho. Thien t hoach
phc, ac t tho ng).
- ao Lao day Cam ng co cau: ieu lanh, ieu d eu co
tra, nh bong vi hnh (Thien ac chi bao, nh anh tuy hnh).

6)- Ong Michel Ange, ngi nc Y, luc len 8, hoc nghe hoi
hoa gioi en oi Thay day ong la Ghirlandajo, bao ong khong

- ao Nho day: Trong au c au, trong da c da

(Chng au ac au, chng qua ac qua).

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Lai co cau: ieu lanh d cuoi cung eu co tra, khac nhau ch

en chong hay chay thoi (Thien ac ao au chung hu bao,
ch tranh lai tao d lai tr).

vay, vay tra cua kiep Luan hoi.

- Chua Gie-su day: Ai s dung ao kiem se chet ve ao kiem

(Qui manie lepee perira par lepee).

Vay muon biet Nhn Qua kiep trc cua ai, c xem cai a v
sang hen cua ngi ay kiep ng sanh. Muon biet Nhn Qua
i sau cua ho the nao, c xem tam tanh va hanh ong cua ho
ngay kiep nay vay.

- Tuc ng Phap co cau: Ai gieo gio th gat bao (Qui seme le

vent, recolte la tempete).

Nhn Qua hay Nghiep bao von co hai th: Biet nghiep (Karma
individuel) va Cong nghiep (Karma collectif).

- Tuc ng Viet Nam co cau: i xa qua bao th chay, i nay

qua bao mot giay nhan tien.

A- BIET NGHIEP:
La Qua bao rieng tng ngi, ai tao Nhn la nay tho Qua.
Biet nghiep lai ng Qua co hai cach: nh nghiep va Bat nh
nghiep.

Nhng cau tren ay eu bieu lo ro ret cai quan niem Nhn Qua
vay.
ang Tao Hoa ch cong, khong v thng ma thng, cung
khong g ghet ma phat. Ngai ch lap ra Luat Nhn Qua, cung
goi la Luat Bao ng, la cai qui tac nh rang he nguyen nhn
nh the nao, th ket qua nh the ay.
Ta th nhn vao mot tam gng, mat ta sach (Nhn), gng roi
ra sach (Qua), trai lai, mat ta d, gng roi ra d.Va ta th nem
vao vach tng mot qua banh cao su, nem nhe (Nhn), tc banh
doi lai nhe (Qua), trai lai, nem manh th banh doi manh. Nhn
Qua ai khai la the.
Vay, ai tao Nhn lanh (duyen lanh), se hng Qua lanh (nghiep
lanh). Ai tao Nhn d, tat rc Qua d, chang sai.
Cai Qua hay Nghiep von la ket qua cai Nhn hay duyen cua
chung ta tao ra trong kiep trc hoac kiep nay. Roi cai Qua
ay lai lam Nhn cho cai Qua khac se bao ng ve sau. Nhn
va Qua c tiep tuc tng ng nh vay mai nh bong tuy hnh
ma buoc troi con ngi trong vong oan nghiep, mi co cuoc tra

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1)- nh nghiep la Qua bao nh trc.

Nhn hon nao tan hoa kha roi, khi c hoan tnh sau cai trang
thai hon on gay ra trong luc thoat xac pham, lan hoi thay ro
toi loi a lam (1) roi biet an nan au kho, t quyet khi chuyen
kiep se tra Qua bang cach nao, trong luc nao, hoac trong mot
thi gian nao nht nh.
Nhn hon c t do la cho thac sanh. Neu phai chuyen kiep
e tho kho ma en toi trc, nhn hon thng la gia nh nao
ban han hoac hung oc ma au thai cot e co dp cho mnh tra
Qua.
2)- Bat nh nghiep la Qua bao khong nht nh trc.
Nhng nhn hon thap thoi, hon me am muoi a tao ac duyen
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(1) coi pham, con ngi hanh ong the nao, s hanh ong ay dau

hien hay d, dau thap hen hay cao thng, cai an tng cua no in
gan vao tinh chat (matiere astrale) cua coi Than (Plan astral). en
khi hon len coi Than, cai an tng ay hien ra co th lp ro rang, hon
ngi trong thay chang khac nao muc kch mot phim chp bong. Nha
Phat goi la Nghiet canh ai (psyche astrale).

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ma khong tnh ngo, cho nen Qua ng luc nao hay luc nay,
khong biet t mnh quyet nh.
B- CONG NGHIEP:
La Qua Bao chung cho nhieu ngi phai chu. Nh nhieu ke
ong pham mot ac nhan, khi en toi, phai chu chung mot Ac
qua.
Cung co nhieu ke, tuy tao Nhn khac nhau, song toi ong nht
the, en khi tra Qua van chung chu vi nhau mot lt.
Lai co khi mot ngi lam ac ma nhieu ngi chung hng li,
tat cung phai tho Qua ong the.
Tat ca nan nhn mot tai hoa ln nh ong at, bao lut, chm tau,
hoa hoan, dch kh, chien tranh .v..v. . eu la nhng ke chu
mot Qua bao chung v ho a ong tao mot ac nhn.
Mac dau xa la nhau, mac dau ke Nam ngi Bac, Thien c xui
khien the nao cho ho hiep nhau mot cho ang en toi chung
mot lt.
I- THI GIAN BAO NG.
Pham bat cau mot nguyen nhn nao cung co cai tanh cach em
lai ket qua cap ky. Nhng lai thng co mot nguyen nhn khac
xen vao phan ng (Cause contradictoire), khien cho cai ket qua
ay phai hoan lai mot thi gian.
T nh chung ta e ngon tay vao la (nguyen nhn), chung ta
b phong lien (ket qua cap ky). Nhng neu chung ta de dat, bao
ngon tay bang mot chat thuoc g co cong hieu che ch, ngon tay
at khong b phong lien. La can phai ot het chat ay roi mi
bat qua ngon tay. Lp thuoc ay la nguyen nhn phan ng
.
Lai cac nc mien on i nh Viet Nam chang han, pham
giong lua he gieo xuong la nt mong len mau. Nhng cac x
lanh, lua lai cham len la tai tuyet gia can ngan. Tuyet gia von
la nguyen nhn phan ng o vay.

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Mot a be chi nghch b cha no bat nam xuong phat ran.

Trong luc ngi cha a roi len sap anh, lai co mot ngi
khach en tham. Ong cha phai buong roi hoan s ran trng e
tiep khach. S khach en tham ay cung la nguyen nhn phan
ng.
Cung v Luat phan ng ma cai Qua cua mot thien nhn hay
mot ac nhn co khi khong Bao ng ngay trong kiep tao nhn.
Nen chung ta thay nhieu ke bao tan ac c ma c giau sang
sung sng nghinh ngang hong hach vi i.
Ay bi ho ng hng cai Qua cua thien nhn ho a tao ra
trong kiep trc. Nhng mot khi a tan hng Qua lanh th
ngay trong kiep ng sanh hoac trong kiep tai sanh, ho se chu
kho do Qua cua cai ac nhn ma ho ng tao.
Chung ta cung thay co ngi hien lng ao c ma lan an
lao ao, ay la ho ng tra Qua cua cai ac nhn ho a tao ra
trong tien kiep. Tra Qua xong, ho se c hng ngay trong
kiep nay hay trong kiep sau, cai Qua cua thien nhn ma ho
ng tao.
Vay, oi vi thi gian, s Bao ng co ba cach:
1)- Bao ng ngay trong kiep tao nhn, goi ng kiep nhn
qua.
2)- Bao ng theo cai nhn kiep trc, goi tien kiep nhn qua.
3)- Bao ng kiep sau do cai nhn hien tai, goi hau kiep
nhn qua.
II- CHUYEN NHN QUA.
A- KEO CAY TRA N.
Chuyen nay trch Chuyen Co nc Nam. Dau rang, ngi
ta co the bao chuyen co la chuyen ba at, nhng thay tac gia
tin tng Luat Nhn Qua va co dung y khuyen thien, chung toi
mn chep ra ay:
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Xa co mot ngi ten Chau Van ch, lam an vat va, ca nha
oi kem, nhng tanh kh hien lanh, an that tha co nhn, co
c.Trong Hat co mot nha giau thng cho ngi ay vay n,
nam nao cung vay, vay vay, tra tra a nhieu.
Gap nam mat mua, ngi ay khong tra c n, ma ong nha
giau cung khong hoi en. May nam sau, ngi ay chet i, n
van con lai. Nen luc hap hoi con troi vi con rang:

N nan cha tra cho ai,

Hon nay thac xuong tuyen ai cha yen.

to y muon mua con trau, th ong ay bao rang:

Mot em, ong nha giau kia nam m, nghe co tieng ngi noi
ben tai rang:

Tai sinh cha dt hng the,

Lam than trau nga en ngh truc mai.
Sang ra ong thay con trau e ra c con nghe tren lng co hai
ch Van ch.

Khi hai a con chuoc c con trau ve, va em t van khe

ra ot, th no lan ra chet. The la no a tra sach c n kiep
trc roi.

Con nghe moi ngay mot ln, khon ngoan de bao, cay ba rat
khoe. Ngi biet chuyen, ai cung bao rang:

Ngi an th con,

Con an th het.

a en luc chet,

Hay con nh n.

B- TIEN KIEP NHN QUA.

1)- Chuyen nay trch quyen sach Van e con ngi va so
phan cua Leon Denis, trang 289 (Le probleme de letre et de
la destinee).

Cach t nam, hai a con Van ch khon ln len, lam an nh

Tri cung kha. Mot hom ang cay ngoai ong, nghe thay tha
ruong gan ay co ngi bao con trau rang:
- Van ch! Van ch! Nhanh chn, mau bc, keo a tra roi.
Hai a con nghe keu ten cha, ngac nhien chay sang ben ruong
hoi th ngi kia noi rang:
- Con trau nay t luc sanh ra, tren lng co hai ch Van ch,
ma co goi ung ten no nh the, th no mi chu lam.

- Trc ten Chau Van ch co vay n ta, khong tra c ta

cung khong oi? Co le v vay, ma phai hoa kiep lam con trau
nay tra ngha cho ta. a may nam nay no lam an chu kho,
trong nha ta ay cung c thanh vng. No tra nh the, ta cho
cung la u roi. Vay hai ngi co phai la con, muon mua chuoc
ve th ta e lai cho. Ta lai tra ca van khe cu em ve ma hoa
kiep cho yen hon cha.

Thay chuyen nay, ngi ta mi at cau Keo cay tra n thanh

cau tuc ng.

Nam 1862, ong hoang Galitzin cung vi Hau Tc B va Ba

Tc R i ngh he tai b suoi nong thanh Hambourg.
Mot buoi chieu, an uong xong, co hi tre, ba ngi cung i dao
trong vn mot h vien. Bong ba ngi bat gap mot mu ban han
ngu tren mot chiec bang. Ba ngi lien anh thc mu va sau
khi hoi tham tnh canh c han lai dan mu ve khach san cho an
uong no ne.

Luc ve hai a con voi vang sang nha ong nha giau hoi chuyen

Nguyen ong hoang Galitzin von la mot nha biet thuat thau
than nen nay ra y nh thoi mien mu ay. La mot ieu la bnh
thng mu ay ch bap be mot th tho ng nc c, the ma luc
ngu me trong giac thoi mien mu lai noi tieng Phap ung an

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va ranh re.
Mu bao kiep trc vao the ky 18, mu la mot thieu n giau sang
mot biet th tai x Bretagne.
V t tnh vi ke khac, mu nhan tam xo chong t mot tang a
xuong bien chet ti. Cho nen kiep nay mu phai chu ban cung
khon kho e en toi kiep trc. Mu con cho biet ranh mach ni
a xay ra an mang ay.
Ve sau, Ong Hoang Galitzin cung Hau tc B do theo li mu
ch, en x Bretagne tm c ni ay, roi hai ngi chia ra
hai nga e ieu tra rieng nhau cho chac y.
Luc au hoi khong ai biet, sau gap nhieu ong lao hoi tham th
may ong ay bao rang co nghe cha me thuat lai chuyen mot
thieu n kieu diem va giau sang mot biet th no, v ngoai
tnh, anh nhan tam xo chong xuong bien. The la li mu kia thu
toi trong giac ngu thoi mien a c xac nhan.
Khi Ong Hoang ve ngang qua Hambourg, ong ghe hoi tham
vien Canh Sat Trng ni ay ve lai lch cua mu ay, th c
biet mu ch biet bap be c ba tieng c va song bang nghe
a rc quan nhn.
2)- Chuyen Nhn Qua di ay viet theo tai lieu rut trong ban
phuc trnh cua Hoi Khao Cu Than Linh Hoc thanh Huesce,
nc Tay Ban Nha (Espagne) ma t Tap ch Khoa hoc va Luan
ly Than Linh Hoc nam 1912 co ang tai (Revue scientifique et
morale du spiritisme).
T nam 1881 ti nam 1884, ngi ta van thay i lang thang
tren ng thanh Huesca mot ngi ien ten Suciac. Chang an
van mot cach h hm, c noi lam tham mot mnh, ai hoi ieu
chi cung chang tra li. Ve sau, v thay han tr nen nguy hiem,
ngi ta buoc phai xem chng tng hanh ong cua han.

bnh, ma Hoi Trng la ong Domingo Montreal va ong t la

Sanchez Antonio. ong t nay von khong biet ch, nhng lai
co cai ac biet la chap but viet ra khong he cham cau, nhng
cung co khi viet c nhieu bai dai tham tht va ung theo
van pham.
Khi Suciac chet, hon anh giang but do Antonio viet ra cho biet
kiep trc anh la v Lanh chua (Seigneur) thanh Sangarren, v
gay nhieu toi loi nen chuyen sanh phai tho kho ma tra qua. Suciac con qua quyet rang neu muon tin chac nen quan sat nhng
tai lieu trong van kho con gi tai en ai cua anh ta trong
kiep trc tai Sangarren.
Nghe vay nhom ngi trong Hoi Khao Cu Than Linh Hoc
gom co qu Ong Domingo Montreal, Severo Lain, va Marvallo
Bakkestar ch than en cai en co ay e quan sat nhng ngi
ni o bao rang en ay khong cha mot dau vet g ve van kho
ca. May Ong ay that vong tr ve bao Antonio chap but hoi lai
th hon anh Suciac ve cho biet nhng tai lieu ay giau kn ben
canh lo la trong nha bep.
oan quan sat ben en Sangarren mot lan na va c ngi ta
cho phep do xet trong nha bep, th la lam sao, ho tm c mot
m tai lieu viet tren da mong va giau trong mot cho kn vach
tng. Nhng tai lieu ay c em ve thanh Huesca, nh giao
s Oscariz dch ra tieng Tay Ban Nha th ung theo li cua hon
anh Suciac a cho biet.

Cung tai thanh nay co mot Hoi Khao Cu Than Linh Hoc
(Groupe dEtudes spirites) cua mot nhom ngi hoc thc trung

C- TRA N TN TH.
c Ca-na-e-ba (Kanadeva) To s th 15 cua Phat giao ben
An o, co lan sang truyen ao tai nc Tila. Thu ay, vn
ong trng gia Pham Ma Tn c co mot cay ai tho sanh ra
mot th nam rat thm, thng ba ong cung con th hai la La
Hau La a nho nam ay an rat ngon, ma he nho sm mai th
chieu thay nam khac moc ra.

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t To s von biet ro nguyen nhn viec ay, nen en vieng trng

gia va giai cho ong ay biet viec la ay von nh vay:
Nguyen trong mot tien kiep, ong va con ong thanh tam cung
dng cho mot thay T khu. Nhng thay ay ao hanh cha
hoan toan, quanh nam suot thang c nga tay tho lanh cua hai
ngi ma an tieu, nhng chang lap c mot ao nghiep nao
ang ke. Cho nen kiep nay ty khu ay phai oa sanh lam nam
ang tra mon n tn th kiep trc o vay.
Nghe thuat ro co Bao ng, ong trng gia lien tha:
-Bach Ton s, toi vo phc khong sm c gap Ngai, nay toi
a gia nua, sc yeu tiec khong the theo hau ha Ngai, nay toi
nh nguyen cho con toi ay la La Hau La a theo tho giao, xin
Ngai t bi thau nap.
To s vui ve ap:
- Kiep trc con ong a co duyen lanh c c Nh Lai The
Ton tho ky, sau nay se la mot v Giao chu trong Phat ao. Vay,
s hoi ngo hom nay khong phai ngau nhien, ma la do duyen t
trc vay. (2)
D- C CU-MA-LA-A GIANG C BAO NG. (3)
c Cu-ma-la-a (Kumarata) la To S th 19 cua ao Phat
ben An o. Sau khi ac ao, Ngai sang thuyet phap ben mien
Trung An o.
Thu ay co ai s Xa-da-a hoi Ngai:
- Bach Ngai, song than toi von hien lng, rat tin sung Phat
giao, song thng b au om va bat cau lam viec g cung that
bai; con ngi ben canh, chuyen nghe hang tht sat hai chang
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(2) Viet theo tai lieu rut trong S tch 33 v To s cua Phat giao
(3) Chuyen nay viet theo tai lieu rut trong S tch 33 v To s do

Phat hoc Tap ch T Bi Am xuat ban.

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biet bao sanh mang. Ay vay ma han van khoe manh va lam an
ngay them phat at. That toi khong ro the nao la c Bao ng,
cui xin Ngai T bi ch giao.
To S giang giai:
- C Bao ng von co ba thi ky, khong nen lay le thanh suy,
b thi hien tai ma oan c can phan hien tai. Phai biet cai
ly Nhn Qua khong bao gi sai chay. Nhn vi Qua cung nh
bong vi hnh, hnh thang tc bong ngay, hnh chinh tc bong
lech. Ngi i khong ro cai ly ay mi dam ng vc khi thay
bc hien lng ma hoan nan, ke bao tan lai c vinh quang,
ch ho biet au rang s d ke tch ac ma ang giau sang la nh
hng cai duyen kiep trc, cung nh ke hien t ma chu ngheo
kho la tai cai oan nghiet t mnh a tao ra kiep xa, nen.kiep
nay phai tra en nh cai Nhn hien tai la mam mong cai Qua
tng lai o vay.
anh rang co ba Nghiep, nhng moi Nghiep cung do Vong ma
sanh, Vong hoac lai do thc tnh ma day, thc tnh s d co v
tanh bat giac, ma tanh bat giac lai ni Tam. Nhng bon the
cua Tam von la thanh tnh, khong sanh, khong diet, khong tao
tac ma cung khong Bao ng. Con ngi thau c cho dieu
ly ay, th oi vi ho, tat ca nhng phap hu vi va vo vi eu la
mong anh, khong can phai quan tam en.
Ngi nh vay tc ong bc vi Phat o.
E- LAM PHC GAP PHC.
Thu xa co hai v chong Ke-la-di, tuy ngheo nhng ma biet
an than thu phan, vui song cuoc i thanh bach, tam tanh t hoa
va hay nhn nhuc. Mot hom, v chong thc day sm, chia nhau
mot ngi mot nga i lam mn kiem tien ang o nht.
Doc ng, Ke-la-di gap nhieu Ong trng gia an mac chnh te
hoi nhau trong mot ngoi Chua e to chc mot cuoc bo th. Thay
vay, chang tham trach mnh ngheo kho chang co phng tien
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bo th nh ngi ta, nen long cang buon bc.

Toi lai, chang ve nha khong ngu c, c nam lan qua tr lai
th dai. Chang tham ngh v kiep trc khong lam ieu thien,
nen kiep nay phai chu ban cung kho s, con may Ong trng
gia kiep trc co tu nhn tch c, nen kiep nay c giau co
hn ngi. Chang lai ngh neu kiep nay khong sm lo lap am
c, kiep sau at con kho s hn na.
Ngi v thay chang buon bc lien hoi duyen do, th chang
ap:
- Nay hien the! Anh s d u phien la v kiep trc khong vun
coi phc nen ngay nay phai chu cc kho c han, muon lam
am chat ngat noi khong tien.
- Anh chang nen buon bc, ma than dai th van cung chang ch
chi. Tot hn la em ban em cho nha giau lay tien bo th co phai
ch li xac thc hn khong?
Ke-la-di nghe v noi het sc thng tnh, roi ap:
- Chung ta von cung chung mot so phan, cung chia nong st
lanh, le nao anh lam c ieu vo nhn ao ay?
- Thoi th chung ta ong ban than lay tien lam cong c, anh
ngh sao?
Ke-la-di vui chu, roi sang ra cung nhau en nha mot Ong phu
ho va tha:
- Tha ong, v chong chung toi en xin ong cho chung toi ban
than lay t ong vang em ve cung Phat va lam phc.
Ong phu ho ngac nhien hoi:
- Hai v chong muon bao nhieu?
- Tha, loi 10 ong vang thoi.

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- Thoi, ta cho hai ngi mn 10 ong vang, vi ieu kien la

trong bay ngay phai lo hun lai. Neu qua ky han ma khong tra,
chng o hai ngi phai lam cong cho ta ma tr n.
Hai v chong mng r, lien lam giay n roi lanh tien i en
mot ngoi Chua ra mat chu Tang, xin nap 10 ong vang, nh chu
Tang qua ngay th 6 lam chay bo th gium, roi ngay th 7 se
hun Kinh cung ngo.
Chu Tang vui long chap thuan, luc ay hai v chong tai Chua,
v lo gia gao xay bot, chong ba cui, ganh nc, bao ham tat
ca cong viec cc nhoc ve viec lam chay.
Luc ay lai co mot v Quoc vng en chua cay chu Tang lap
an cau sieu cho tien vong va bo th ke ngheo, nhng tr treu
lam sao, Quoc vng cung nh ngay cau sieu cung mot luc vi
v chong Ke-la-di.
Chu Tang lien tau ong a nh lo ba ay lam chay cho v chong
Ke-la-di roi, xin nha Vua di qua ngay khac.
Quoc vng bat bnh va phan:
- Tram ay la bc Quan vng, con ke kia la hang than dan, le
nao khong nhng ngay ay cho tram sao?
Noi oan, Quoc vng sai ngi en bao La-di nhng ngay ay
cho Ngai lam chay trc.
Vua sai ngi i ieu nh nh vay en ba lan, nhng La-di van
khang khang khong chu nhng. Quoc vng lay lam la lien
cho oi La-di en giap mat hoi nguyen do, th chang tau rang:
- Tau Thanh thng, ke mat dan nay ch c t do trong hai
ngay ay thoi, ch qua ngay sau than nay phai lam no le cho
ngi khac, khong con t do cung Phat trai Tang c na. V
le ay, mat dan khong the lam va long Thanh thng.
Quoc vng gan hoi uoi au, biet ro ngon nganh, lay lam

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khen ngi La-di, nen vui long nhng cho v chong khai phap
hoi trc mnh.
Ngai truyen lnh xuat bac vang chau bau ban thng hai ngi,
lai xuong chieu day quan a phng cat at cho hai v chong
chung hng hue li suot i.
Nh vay, Ke-la-di co tien em tra ong phu ho e chuoc lai t
do
(Tom tat theo tai lieu Tuc Tang Kinh).
KET LUAN
LUAN HOI la C mau nhiem cung nh QUA BAO la Luat
thng phat cong bnh cua Thien ao.
La C mau nhiem, s Luan Hoi khong the em pho dien
hang ngay trc mat muon ngi. Tuy nhien, v c T Bi, nen
thnh thoang Tao Hoa cung he man b mat cho ngi i chiem
nghiem, cung e nhac chng cho biet Chet khong phai la het
va Linh hon, iem Linh Quang bat diet ay, phai trai qua muon
muon ngan ngan kiep tai sanh ang hoc hoi, kinh nghiem ma
tan hoa.

Trong may nam qua, chung ta au long muc kch chang biet
bao nhieu tang toc, bao nhieu tan pha, giau sang tr nen ngheo
kho, ngheo kho hoa thanh giau sang, hau het nhng ke lu
manh tan ac phai en toi bang cach nay hoac cach khac.
Ro rang la C Bao ng nhan tien cua cong bnh Thien ao.
Hoa phuc do con ngi t tao, bang chng ro rang, chung ta co
quyen la chon gia hai con ng SIEU va OA.
Phai chang Hoi Long Hoa, tc Hoi ai ong Phan oan
(Grand Jugement General) a bat au khai dien vao thi ky
Mat Phap nay, e roi m ra mot Ngn mi, Ngn Thanh
c, cho nhng tam hon trong sach chung song canh HOA
BNH va HANH PHUC cua mot i mi?

CHUNG

Nhng chuyen Luan Hoi va Qua Bao chung toi a trnh

bay cung u chng minh ieu ay. Chung toi khong ba at, ch
ra cong su tap tai lieu trch trong Kinh ien va bao ch ma
ang ra, co xuat x ro rang, co bang chng hien nhien.
Co Luan Hoi tc co tao Nhn; tao Nhn, Linh hon chuyen
kiep, phai tra Qua la le ng nhien. Khong can noi en Luat
Thieng Lieng, ngay Luat i cung khong bao gi e yen
cho ngi tao ac.
Song Luat i pham nhn con phng tron, ch Luat
Thieng Lieng th mot may khong qua, d lanh eu Bao ng.

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Danh Sach ong ao, C S ,

Than hu yem tr in kinh sach
I-Danh sach yem tr qua Khao Cu Vu

01 Gia nh HT. Bui Van Nho . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . .. . $30

02. Gia nh CTS. Le Trung Hau & Vo Hong Nga . . $40
03 G. CTS. Phan V. Cham & Nguyen T. Khung .. $20
04. PTS. Dng Th ang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10
05 Gia nh Tran Tan Nghiep . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20
06 Gia nh HT.Tran Tan Phat . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . $20
07 HT. Thng Van Thanh . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . $10
08 HT. Ho Van Hoang . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . $20
09 CTS. Nguyen Kim Ngoc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20
10 HT. Vo Van Mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100
11 Thong s Nguyen Th Anh . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . $100
12 Jenni Pham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10
13 OB. Thanh Vo . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20
14 Huynh Nhi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.
15 An Phan . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.
16. Hng Linh Ong Nguyen c Hung . . . . . . . . $60.
17 Mot V ao Tam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30.
18 O.B Le Quang Giai .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30
19 Gia nh HT. Nguyen Trung ao .. . . . . . . . . . . $200
20 HT Pham Van Kham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50
21 CTS Ha Vu Bang . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $20
22 CTS Ha Th Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20
23 HT Pham Van C . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20
24 Hanh Thien Nguyen Ngoc Ke . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . $10
25 Luat S Nguyen Th T Be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10
26 Hien Ty Tran Ngoc Vui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10
27 Ba Ta Thanh Long . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $10

------------------------Cong , , , , , , , $910

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Tong cong danh sach nay la Chn tram mi ong ($910.00)

II-Danh sach Ban The ao Hai Ngoai
(t ngay 01-01-2010 en ngay 20-07-2010)
01 Gia nh HT Nguyen Ngoc Du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100
02 HT Nguyen Cong Khanh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20
03 HTDP Phan Phu Nghiep . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .$100
04 Nguyen Th My Nga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $50
05 HTDP Nguyen Ch Hien . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. $50
06 HT Mai Van Tm . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . $200
07 HTDP Phan Van Tranh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. $40
08 Thomas Tien Nguyen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20
09 HTDP Tu Ngo & HTDP Thao Tran . . . . . . . . . . $50
10 HT Pham Van Kham , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , $100
11 HT Nguyen ang Khch . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . .. $50
12 HT Nguyen Van Cau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

--------------------------Cong: . . . . . . $830
Tong cong danh sach nay la Tam tram ba chuc ong
($830.00)

Bao Tr thng xuyen Ban The ao Hai Ngoai:

*Tng Nguyen, DDS & Hue To, DDS, North Jackson Dental Group San Jose, California.
*Khiet Tran, DDS , Sandy Dental PC, San Jose, California

California, ngay 01-08-2010

C Quan ai Dien Cao ai
Toa Thanh Tay Ninh/ Hai Ngoai

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TAP SACH

CAM TA

--------------------C Quan ai Dien Cao ai Toa Thanh Tay Ninh tai Hai
Ngoai chan thanh cam ta va tri an quy Hien Huynh Hien Ty,
quy C s ao , quy than hu va Manh Thng Quan a tch
cc ho tr C quan chung toi ve vat chat cung nh tinh than
tong viec tai ban ba (03) tac pham cua cua Ngai Bao Phap
Nguyen Trung Hau:
1-Luan ao Van ap.
2-Chau Than giai.
3-Luan Hoi Qua Bao.
Chung toi cung xin cam n:
Hien Tai Bac S Bui ac Hum, & Bac S ang Cam Hong,
Ngsha Beck-Huy, RN & Janet Hoskins, Ph.D
a cho chung toi in ban dch Anh Ng tac pham Luan ao
Van ap trong quyen sach nay
Chung toi rat mong c s tiep tuc ho tr cua quy ong ao
va quy v trong nhng cong tac in an kinh sach trong tng
lai.
Mot lan na, xin chan thanh cam ta va tri an quy Hien
Huynh Hien Ty. .
C Quan ai Dien
Cao ai Toa Thanh Tay Ninh tai Hai Ngoai

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* * *
1- Luan ao Van ap (Song ng Viet Anh)

Soan gia: Nguyen Trung Hau.

Dch thuat: Hien Tai Hum ac Bui, MD.

&Hien Ty Hong ang Bui, MD.

Hieu nh:Ngsha Beck -Huy,RN & Janet Hoskins,Ph.D.

2- Chau Than Giai - Soan gia: Nguyen Trung Hau.

3- Luan Hoi Qua Bao.

Soan gia: Nguyen Trung Hau & Pham Tan ai.
Chu Trng in :
C Quan ai Dien Cao ai
Toa Thanh Tay Ninh tai Hai Ngoai
Thc hien:

Ban The ao Hai Ngoai
*Tai lieu: Nguyen Trung ao.*Trnh bay: Nguyen Van Cau
& Nguyen Ngoc Du. * Sa ban nhap: Nguyen ang Khch.
* anh may: - Nguyen ang ien & - Nguyen Ngoc Dao.

* Phat hanh: Nguyen ang Khch.

SACH BIEU KHONG - KHONG BAN

Lien lac:
Khao Cu Vu
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San Diego, CA 92126
----------------Ban The ao Hai Ngoai
3076 Oakbridge Dr.
San Jose, CA 95121
Phone: (408)238-6547, Fax: (408)440-1372
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TU THAN

Soan gia: HT. Le Van Them

Tran trong thong bao quy ong ao,
quy C S ao va quy Than hu.
Vao thang 12-2010 Ban The ao Hai Ngoai se xuat ban
quyen TU THAN cua soan gia Hien Tai Le Van Them.
Moi s yem tr xin gi ve:

Ban The ao Hai Ngoai

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Check hoac Money Order xin ghi:

Tra cho: Ban The ao Hai Ngoai
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Tran trong thong bao.

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