Feb 23

Feb 23, 2018
慧淨上人法語
淨土信仰

During the 49 years after his Enlightenment, Shakyamuni Buddha preached the teachings in more than 300 assemblies. His teachings were expounded in accordance with the aptitude of sentient beings, some are expedient, and some are real. The final aim is to lead them from expedient to real teachings.

If we cannot differentiate between the expedient and real teachings, and do not know that expedient teachings are just transitional to the real teachings, and we attach to or stay along with the expedient teachings, we have no way to be liberated. We cannot be liberated in this lifetime, and have to wait other lifetime in future.

(to be continued tomorrow)

佛陀成道後四十九年間，講經說法三百餘會，都是隨著眾生的根機，有方便性的、有真實性的，最終的目的是以方便導入真實。

學佛如果不知道分辨方便與真實，不曉得方便是進入真實的通道，而執著、停留在方便上，就無法解脫了；這一輩子沒有解脫，還要等到未來世。

Namo Amitabha!