May 17

May 17, 2018
慧淨上人法語
出離與輪迴

The so-called “world” covers all Three Domains [i.e. the Realm of Sensuous Desire, the Realm of Form, and the Realm Without Form]. The Five Precepts for human beings, the Ten Wholesome Acts for the celestial beings, and even the meditative concentration for practitioners in the Dhyana heavens of the Form Realms and the Formless Realms are still [practices for] rebirth in the Six Realms. All these are wholesome karma in the eyes of ordinary beings.

However, in comparison with the practice that believes and accepts Amitabha’s deliverance, aspires to be reborn in Amitabha’s Pure Land, and attains rebirth in the Land of Bliss through Amitabha-recitation, those wholesome karmas become unwholesome, and are not genuine wholesome acts.

所謂「世間」，三界都是世間，人的五戒、天的十善，乃至色界、無色界天的禪定，都還在六道輪迴裏面，這些就凡夫來講是善業。

可是如果跟信受彌陀救度、願生彌陀淨土、念佛往生極樂世界比較的話，那麼這些善業也是惡業，不是真正的善業。

Namo Amitabha!