Aug 10

Aug 10, 2017
慧淨上人法語
信受彌陀救度

In the teaching of deliverance, whether the person to be delivered is kind or evil is not counted, as the teaching is transcendental, designated for those who are unable to save themselves with their own means. We are unable to gain insight on our true mind and see our own nature, unable to subdue afflictions, and unable to purify our own mind. Conversely, our afflictions are flourishing, our karmic offenses are heinous, our blessings and wisdom is as thin as a piece of paper, and our karmic obstruction is sky-high.

But… How amazing! What good luck we have! We rejoice not only over our encounter with the Buddhist teachings, but also rejoice over our encounter with Amitabha’s teaching on deliverance, having listened to the dharma sound of deliverance—“wishing to be reborn in my Land” that Amitabha Buddha sends from the Pure Land.

This sound breaks through our tightly-closed heart, awakens us from the gloomy dream, and arouses our earnest aspiration to be reborn in that land. So, we vow not to retrogress in this life. Amitabha Buddha calls us and we respond accordingly. The call and the response are matched and united into one entity, and this connection will never be separated.

救度的法門是不論善惡的，救度的法門是超越的，救度的法門是救度無力自救的人。我們不能明心見性、不能降伏煩惱、不能自淨其意，反而煩惱強盛、罪業深重，福慧如紙之薄，業障如天之高。

但是慶哉！喜哉！我們不但慶幸遇到佛法，更慶幸遇到阿彌陀佛救度的法門，聽聞到阿彌陀佛從淨土傳來「欲生我國」的救度法音。

這法音頓然劃破了我們緊閉的心窗，驚醒了我們幽暗的夢魂，使我們發起願生彼國的懇切之心，誓畢此生無有退轉。彌陀呼喚，我們回應，呼應一體函蓋相合，感應道交永遠不離。

Namo Amitabha