Dec 14

Dec 14, 2017
慧淨上人法語
念佛方法

Why do we close our eyes when we recite Amitabha’s name in the Buddhist center? When we practice Amitabha-recitation together, there may be people come and go, and closing our eyes is a simple solution for such a situation.

If we feel dizzy when eyes are closed during Amitabha-recitation, we can open our eyes. If we easily have false thoughts come up in mind, keep our eyes closed. If you feel heat arising in your body and the head agitated and itchy, open the eyes slightly, not completely closed. As you have closed your eyes for a long time, our body temperature will increase, and energy goes up. We should pay attention to this.

However, there is no fixed rule that must follow strictly [in Amitabha-recitation practice]. Under certain circumstance, we can make adjustment whenever necessary. If we recite Amitabha’s name alone, we need not close our eyes, but open them in 30% to 50% with face down, then we concentrate in reciting without any other thoughts.

為什麼在念佛堂念佛要大家「閉目」呢？因為共修的時候，有來來去去的人，所以我們乾脆閉目。

閉目念佛如果會昏沈的話，眼睛就可以張開；如果容易打妄想，就眼睛閉著；如果感到火氣上升，頭頂癢癢的，就眼睛稍微張開，就是瞼目不要全閉，因為閉目久了，火氣容易往上走，這個是大家要注意的。

但法無定法，並不是死硬不變的，在某種情況之下，若應該做某種調整，就需要做某種調整。如果是個人的話，眼睛也不用閉，垂瞼三分目，眼睛半閉，然後專心念佛就好了，其他不用想。

Namo Amitabha!