Aug 17

Aug 17, 2017
慧淨上人法語
念佛度亡

From birth till death, human beings on earth have little good deeds but tons of evil deeds. So, after death, most of them fall into the wretched realm and suffered; only a few of them are reborn in the wholesome realms and enjoy happiness. Anyhow, no matter which path, they are still hanging around along the wheel of reincarnations within the Six Realms. “From heaven, born in hell; from hell, born in heaven”, just as the Buddha said in the Sutra of Mindfulness in Right Dharma.

In addition, the Nirvana Sutra says, “Although regaining a body in the Braham Heaven, or even in the highest rank of heaven, one will eventually fall into the Three Wretched Realms at the end-of-life.” Thus, to a person who is uncertain whether he will be rebornin the Pure Land, he should, at least, grasp the last opportunity near to the end-of-life. We should reveal to him the teaching of Amitabha’s deliverance, assist him to recite Amitabha’s name, so that his intelligent spirit can be reborn in Amitabha’s Pure Land,where he can relieve the sufferings from reincarnations forever, and enjoy the realization of nirvana.

人生在世，惡多善少，是故死後，投生惡道受苦 者多，投生善道受樂者少；但不論善道惡道，皆仍在六道輪迴中。如佛於《正法念處經》說：「從天生地獄，從地獄生天。」
又於《涅槃經》言：「雖復得受梵天之身，乃至非想非非想天，命終還墮三惡道中。」因此，凡往生淨土不定之人，至少應把握其臨終時機，為他開示彌陀救度，助念彌陀佛名，使其神識往生彌陀淨土， 永離輪迴之苦，徹證涅槃之樂。
Namo Amitabha!