Oct 12

Oct 12, 2017
慧淨上人法語
專稱彌陀佛名

Experience or feeling is unique to an individual and takes place under a particular condition; it does not commonly apply to all beings and under all conditions. Experience or feeling takes place at one time under a given circumstance; it is not permanent and universal. So, Master Shandao says, “Although [an ordinary being] sets forth a pure mind, it is just like drawing on the surface of water.”

Put aside the experience or feeling [of Amitabha-recitation] after its occurrence, and keep only the six-character great name “Namo Amituofo” in our mind and “Namo Amituofo” in our mouth.

Because we ordinary beings are full of falsity, our mind is always shifted. Only the recitation of “Namo Amituofo” is real. So, there is an ancient saying, ”All worldly matters are false, only the Buddha is true.” [All feelings of] joy and excitement, regret or grace, words of thanks should be discarded, and converted into continuous name-recitation of “Namo Amituofo, Namo Amituofo…”.

體驗或感受是一機一緣，非普機普緣；體驗感受是一時一境，非恒久普遍。故善導大師言：「縱發清心，猶如畫水。」
又體驗感受之後，其體驗感受即置之，其心口唯是南無阿彌陀佛、南無阿彌陀佛之六字洪名。

因為凡夫皆妄，動念即乖，唯稱念南無阿彌陀佛是真，是以古德言：「世間皆假，唯佛獨真。」歡喜與踴躍、慚愧與感恩、千言與萬語，一概不留，皆轉化為「南無阿彌陀佛、南無阿彌陀佛……」之念念稱名。

Namo Amitabha!