Sep 9, 2017
慧淨上人法語
念佛方法
慧淨上人法語
念佛方法
Will our rebirth be affected if we sentient beings recite Amitabha’s name with a mixed and confused mind? No, it will not, not even a bit! We are ordinary beings by origin. By definition, the mind of ordinary being is full of greed, hatred, delusion, arrogance and doubt, as well as having false and miscellaneous thoughts. Those are the characteristics of ordinary beings. Otherwise, we would not be reborn in this human realm—the Land of Saha.
If we accomplished the meditative virtues, we would have been reborn in the Form Heaven; if we achieved higher meditative virtues, then reborn in the higher Formless Heaven. Because our greed, hatred, and delusion flourish vibrantly and seriously, we are bound to be reborn in the human realm. There is nothing changed in terms of our greed, hatred, and delusion even though we start cultivating ourselves from one year old to one hundred year old. False and miscellaneous thoughts remain unchanged.
So, we need to understand that we get nothing in the practice of the Three Meritorious Deeds, not even the worldly merits, not to mention the merits of precepts and the merits of bodhisattva practices.
(continued tomorrow)
我們凡夫以雜亂之心念佛，會影響往生嗎？不會！一點都不會。我們本來都是凡夫，凡夫的定義就是他的心具足貪瞋癡慢疑，就是妄想雜念紛飛，這是凡夫的特質，如果不是這樣，不會出生到娑婆世界這個人間來。
因為禪定修成會出生在「色界天」，更深的禪定就出生在「無色界天」；而我們都是貪瞋癡很熾盛、很深重的，才會在這個娑婆的人間界，從出生一歲就開始修行到一百歲，貪瞋癡都沒有改變，妄想雜念也依然如故。
所以要曉得我們是「三福無份」，連世間的福都沒有份了，何況出世間的戒福、行福更談不上。
Namo Amitabha!
