Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Watch out for your habits – they are what kill you, or at least keep you down forever at the bottom of the pit.

Most people of the world understand clearly what they should do and what they should not do, but they continue to do what they should not do and don’t do what they should do.

Why?

Habit.

You know you should stop smoking, but you continue to smoke. Why? Habit.

You know you should not swear when talking, but you continue to swear. Why? Habit.

You know you should be nice to your wife, but you continue to act like gangster to her. Why? Habit.

You know you should not do Bible talk to everyone you meet, because you annoy them, but you continue to do Bible talk to everyone. Why? Habit.

Habit is bad for you, physically and spiritually. Even “good” habit is bad, as the Bible talk example above, or lecturing your children every day to “educate” them, even though they are on the verge of going insane with you.

The Diamond Sutra (Kinh Kim Cang) says: “Ưng vô sở trụ nhi sanh kỳ tâm” (Not attaching to anywhere, the Enlightened heart will be born).

Well, habit is the ultra-attachment – you are really really really glued to your habits. No hope for your Enlightenment and Liberation.

Free yourself. No habit. No attachment to anything.

With compassion,

Hoành

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