April 10

Apr 10, 2018
慧淨上人法語
淨土宗宗風俗諦

To study the Pure Land teachings, all of us should be self-aware that we are iniquitous ordinary beings subject to endless rebirth, full of severe afflictions, and lack of conditions for emancipations.  That is to say, “we should feel that our foolishness and capacity for wrongdoing exceed those of others”. If we are aware of this, we shall easily have faith in, and accept Amitabha’s deliverance.

However, there are several tiers regarding this attribute statement “we should feel that our foolishness and capacity for wrongdoing exceed those of others”: legal iniquity, moral iniquity and religious iniquity.

(To be continued tomorrow)

學淨土法門，人人都要自覺自己是一個罪惡生死的凡夫，是一個煩惱熾盛的凡夫，是一個沒有解脫之緣的凡夫，就是「自覺愚惡，過於他人。」如果這樣的話，就很容易信受彌陀的救度。
不過，「自覺愚惡，過於他人。」有幾個層次，有法律上的罪惡，道德上的罪惡，還有宗教上的罪惡。

Namo Amitabha!