May 5, 2017
慧淨上人法語
念佛度亡
慧淨上人法語
念佛度亡
Life is suffering. Death is NOT the end of everything because there is another life. We just move from one realm of sufferings to another, from the ignorance of this life to another ignorance without end. We suffer forever from the cycle of painful reincarnation (samsara).
Hence, we don’t need to wait for our last day of death, in which people come to assist us in the deliverance by Amitabha-recitation. We can help ourselves to get prepared right now. Our rebirth in the Land of Bliss is prepared by Amitabha Buddha in advance. He proactively offers rebirth to us, and asks us to accept [the offer]. So, we can make preparation beforehand.
We don’t need to burn the golden and silver paper money [according to the folklore]. It is not necessary because recitation of Amitabha’s name suffices for all.
人生很苦,死了並非一了百了,還有下輩子,只是從這個苦境進入另一個苦,從今生今世的迷,又進入另一個無窮盡的迷,那就永遠都在痛苦輪迴當中!
所以我們不必等死亡那一天,才讓別人為我們助念超度,現在我們就可以親自為自己準備。往生極樂世界,是阿彌陀佛預先為我們準備好,主動來送給我們,而且要求我們要接受!所以大家可以事先準備的。
至於燒金銀紙錢,可以不用燒。因為念一聲佛號,就一切都具足了。
Namo Amitabha!