Oct 19

Oct 19, 2017
慧淨上人法語
信受彌陀救度

Once receiving Amitabha’s deliverance, believers tend to pass on the teaching to others unconsciously. By that time, you will aware of your inadequacy. What then should you do? Read more books about the Pure Land teaching of the lineage of Master Tanluan, Master Daochuo and Master Shandao. Listen more to recordings that explain the teaching of this lineage and think about it. Once the principles of Amitabha’s deliverance are realized, there will be more substances in your introductory talks on the teaching.

Besides, you should also observe the aptitude of the listener, assessing whether he can accept or not, and how far he can possibly accept. If you find he cannot accept at all, or even slander the teaching, you should think of something appropriate for him. If you find the listener can accept, think out a way that the he will accept easily. Our purpose is to let him eventually accept, so we have to use various kinds of expedient means at this time.
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領受彌陀的救度，不知不覺就會自信教人信，那個時候才會感覺到自己的不足，那要怎麼辦呢？要多看曇鸞、道綽、善導一系淨土思想的書，同時多聽闡述這些思想的錄音帶，並加以思惟。領會阿彌陀佛救度的道理之後，為他家介紹時就比較有內容。

另一方面還要觀察對方的根性，他能不能接受、接受的可能性有多少？如果覺得對方完全不能接受，甚至會誹謗，那麼我們就要斟酌了；如果覺得對方是可以接受的，那用什麼方式才能使對方接受呢？我們的目的是要使他接受，所以這個時候就要有種種的善巧方便。

Namo Amitabha!