Mar 5, 2017
慧淨上人法語
信受彌陀救度
慧淨上人法語
信受彌陀救度
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Master Shandao says, “Although we set forth a pure mind, it just likes drawing on waters.” We may have a certain kind of feeling, but it is not reliable. It comes with conditions, so it passes away soon. It is because the impression in our mind is ever changing, not everlasting. Only Amitabha’s name is everlasting, and also our reliance on the Name is everlasting. What we need to do is simply recite Amitabha’ name in accordance with our own individual aptitude.
Master Shandao says, “Although we set forth a pure mind, it just likes drawing on waters.” We may have a certain kind of feeling, but it is not reliable. It comes with conditions, so it passes away soon. It is because the impression in our mind is ever changing, not everlasting. Only Amitabha’s name is everlasting, and also our reliance on the Name is everlasting. What we need to do is simply recite Amitabha’ name in accordance with our own individual aptitude.
Our faith should be reverted to this kind of faith, and understood in such context. Here comes the saying, “Those who have faith should believe in this; those who practise should practise this.”
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善導大師說「縱發清心，猶如畫水」，即使我們有某一種體會感受，都是不可靠的，往往是遇緣即現，境過則遷，因為心境會改變，不是永恒的。永恒不變的是這一句彌陀名號，永恒不變的只有依靠這一句名號，只要以每個人目前的根機去稱名念佛就可以了，我們的信要回歸到這樣的信，信這樣的內容。所以說「信者信此，行者行此」。
Namo Amitabha!
