Saturday, July 1, 2017

July 1

Jul 1, 2017
慧淨上人法語
念佛方法
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Being a honest and simple-minded Amitabha-reciter, one should not argue with others, no matter internally in the mind or externally with words. Do not gossip on trivial or interpersonal matters; do not dispute over issues like happiness and suffering, fortune and misfortune, or honor and disgrace; and do not show off deliberately, or behave affectedly.
They recite “Namo Amituofo” under any circumstance: at praise, recite Namo Amituofo; being treated with disdain, also recite Namo Amituofo, as they always bear Namo Amituofo in mind. Apart from Namo Amituofo, they give no thought to any other thing. This is “Amitabha-recitation with no-argument”, and also truly  “Amitabha-recitation in a honest and simple-minded manner”.
要老實念佛,就是外也好、內也好,都與人無諍,既不談一些閒言雜語、人我是非,也不去計較什麼順逆苦樂、稱譏毀譽,不想出鋒頭,不想顯耀自己,但也不是故意造作。
有事沒事,都是「南無阿彌陀佛」,人家讚歎也是「南無阿彌陀佛」,人家鄙視也是「南無阿彌陀佛」,心中始終只有「南無阿彌陀佛」,除了「南無阿彌 陀佛」,其他都置之度外了,這個就是「無諍念佛」,也就是真正的「老實念佛」。
Namo Amitabha!