May 26

May 26, 2017
慧淨上人法語
專稱彌陀佛名

If you can accomplish the Four Kinds of Mindfulness, you will be able to liberate from the reincarnation within the Three Domains and the Six Realms. However, we are unlikely to acquire such accomplishment. As we are aware of the serious limitations of “self-power”, we hence rely entirely on the “other-power” [for liberation]. According to our teaching, relying on the “other-power” means to rely on the 18th Vow. As long as we rely on Amitabha’s vow power, our rebirth in the Land of Bliss is enabled.

It doesn’t matter whether we still have greed, hatred, illusion, false thoughts and miscellaneous thinking, or whether our virtuous conduct is sufficient or not. Don’t worry about that unnecessarily; just practice Amitabha-recitation exclusively and continuously.

能夠成就「四念處」，就能解脫三界六道生死輪迴，可是我們是不可能做到的。就因為自覺靠「自力」是無能為力的，所以才完全依靠「他力」；以我們的法門來說，依靠「他力」就是依靠第十八願，只要依靠彌陀的願力就能往生極樂世界。
不管是否有貪、瞋、癡、妄想雜念，不管其他的德行能不能具足，都不必掛慮，只要「一向專稱彌陀佛名」。

Namo Amitabha!