Aug 12

Aug 12, 2017
慧淨上人法語
專稱彌陀佛名
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If a person occupied with nothing can recite 30,000 times per day, he will leave no room for practicing other teachings. For a busy person, he can stick to one single practice because he has little spare time, not even able to recite 30,000 times.  

If one persists in this way, the three states of mind (i.e. the sincere mind, joyful entrustment, and aspiration for rebirth as mentioned in the 18th Vow, or the sincere mind, the deep mind, and the mind of dedication and aspiration as explained in the Contemplation Sutra), the Fourfold Cultivation (respectful practice, unmixed practice, uninterrupted practice, sustained practice), and the Five Kinds of Invocation (the Five Primary Practices) are consolidated into one Name – Namo Amituofo. All are referred to single-minded and exclusive recitation of Amitabha’s name.

無事之人如果能夠日念三萬以上就沒有時間修其他法門了；即使多忙之人也可以守專一之行，因為他再也沒有其他時間，每日念三萬都來不及了。

能夠這樣的話，三心（第十八願的「至心、信樂、欲生」，也是《觀無量壽經》所講的「至誠心、深心、迴向發願心」）、四修（恭敬修、無餘修、無間修、長時修）、五念（五正行）都是一句南無阿彌陀佛，皆是一向專稱彌陀佛名。

Namo Amitabha!