Jan 21

Jan 21, 2018
慧淨上人法語
念佛利益

The ultimate aim of studying Buddhism is to become a Buddha. However, before becoming a Buddha, we hope our karmic offenses can be cleared, and our wisdom and blessing increased. Contemplation Sutra says, “In this way, he sincerely and continuously says 'Homage to Amitayus Buddha' [Na-mo-o-mi-t'o-fo] ten times. Because he calls the Buddha's Name, with each repetition, the evil karma that he has committed during eighty kotis of kalpas of Samsara is extinguished.”

As long as we sincerely recite Namo Amituofo, our heavy offenses of birth-and-death in reincarnation can be extinguished at each moment of our Buddha-invocation. So, we have to exclusively recite Namo Amituofo no matter we want to eliminate karmic offenses or enrich wisdom and blessing. Nothing is better than exclusively reciting Namo Amituofo, which is simple [in practice], yet splendid [in reward].

我們學佛最終的目的是要成佛，可是在還沒成佛 之前，也希望能消業障、增福慧，《觀無量壽經》說：「如是至心，令聲不絕，具足十念，稱南無阿彌陀佛。稱佛名故，於念念中，除八十億劫，生死之罪。」

只要虔誠地稱念南無阿彌陀佛，念念當中，就能夠滅除我們生死輪迴的重罪，所以無論消業障也好，增福慧也好，都要專念南無阿彌陀佛，沒有比專念南無阿彌陀佛更簡單又殊勝的了。

Namo Amitabha!