Apr 28, 2018
慧淨上人法語
淨土信仰
慧淨上人法語
淨土信仰
Among the 84,000 Dharma teachings, only the Pure Land sect provides a true, thorough and ultimate teaching that embodies the spirit of Buddha’s great kindness and great compassion in relieving pain and rendering happiness. For other teachings, some requires meditation, some requires undertaking repentance rites through mountain pilgrimages, and some requires chanting the sutras and dharani ……etc.
How can a dying person recite the sutras and dharani at such a moment? Can they still pursue enlightenment? It is impossible. However, as long as he comes up with an idea—“I want to be reborn. I want to rely on Amitabha Buddha”, even the mouth has not spoken, the Buddha knows it immediately and appears to receive him for rebirth in the Land of Bliss.
八萬四千法門當中，只有淨土宗這個法門是真正能夠徹底、究竟的體現佛大慈大悲、拔苦與樂的精神，其他的法門有的要止觀打坐，有的要朝山拜懺，有的要誦經持咒……。
可是一個臨命終的人，在那時候他還能夠誦經持咒嗎？還能夠求開悟嗎？都不可能了。可是只要他有生起一念我要往生，我要靠阿彌陀佛，「口雖未言，佛已先知」，阿彌陀佛立即知道，就會馬上示現，而接往生極樂世界。
Namo Amitabha!
