Jan 19

Jan 19, 2018
慧淨上人法語
專稱彌陀佛名

An Amitabha-reciter who truly aspires to be reborn and exclusively recites the Buddha’s name can be reborn, same as all other reciters, even if he recites Amitabha’s name while watching TV. Due to his habitual behavior, his mind of rebirth-aspiration will gradually dilute his hobbies though he is still watching TV and newspaper during Amitabha-recitation.

Amitabha-recitation will gradually adjust the habitual behavior of a practitioner. Some people may commence Amitabha-recitation for two hours, then longer time in Amitabha-recitation, and shorter time in various acts related to the Five Desires.

For instance, a housewife is used to watch a particular TV program every day. When the program is about to start, she will stop phone talking, and set aside the household works, then be concentrated in watching the TV program. However, one day, her neighbor tells her suddenly that her son is hurt in a car accident, and the condition is acute. At that time, she has no mood in watching TV, and rushes to the hospital. She does not care about the scenes along the road because her mind is clinched to her son. The situation is similar to the mind of rebirth-aspiration, without forsaking in every thought.

真願往生，專稱佛名的念佛人，即使看著電影也會念佛，也平等往生。因為根機不同，雖然看電影、看報紙念佛，願生淨土的心會慢慢使他（她）不喜歡看電影。

念佛會慢慢調攝行人。有的人開始念兩個鐘頭，會慢慢增長念佛時間，五欲種種也會減少。

比如，有位家庭主婦，平時愛看電視某一節目，每天固定的時間一到，電話拿掉、家務放下，以便專心看這節目。有一天，突然鄰居來告知，她兒子出車禍了，狀況危急，此時，她會無心看電視，趕緊往醫院跑去，在路上也無心看風景，心裏只想著兒子，這即是願生心切、念念不捨之心。

Namo Amitabha!