Dec 26

Dec 26, 2017
慧淨上人法語
淨土宗宗風真諦

“Develop close ties to fellow practitioners: We should interact closely with like-minded practitioners to study and discuss the Dharma. As for those who follow a different path, we should keep our distance, lest we are distracted from our own practice.” This tenet can be said have completely followed and inherited Master Shandao’s spirit in establishing the Pure Land school and teachings, which also shows our characteristics. This few sentences are based on the ideas and writings of Master Shandao, and is equivalent to the words of the master. This is a matter of vital importance to our practitioners’ sectarian life and reality body, which cannot be obscured, heedless, and compromised. At the same time, such an assertion is really a manifestation of compassion and wisdom, for it can firmly keep the path of our school broad and flat.

(continued tomorrow)

「親近同門──親近同門，切磋法義；若非同門，不親不近，防退失故。」這一條可說完全依循、傳承於善導大師立教開宗的精神，也是我們這個法門的特色。
這五句都是依據善導大師的思想、著作而來，等同善導大師所講的。它攸關我們這個宗派行者法身慧命的問題，所以這一點非常重要，不可以模糊，不可以苟且，也不可以妥協。同時，能夠做這樣的立論，其實正是慈悲和智慧的表現，因為它能夠堅固地維持我們這個宗派寬廣、平坦的大道。

Namo Amitabha!