Jun 28, 2018
慧淨上人法語
念佛利益
慧淨上人法語
念佛利益
No matter invoking for peace and joy in the present life, or invoking for attainment of Buddhahood through rebirth at the end of one’s life, both can be achieved with the Name “Namo Amituofo”, which is perfect and complete without any deficiency. Hence, we should recite Amitabha’s name, day and night, whenever we recite. So we recite the name exclusively all the time until death. It is unnecessary to switch to any other teachings, or mix with other practices.
Such a practice truly accords with Amitabha’s Fundamental Vow – “recite even ten times”, accords with Shakyamuni’s advice – “always invoke exclusively”, and accords with the goal handed down from patriarchs – “always recite exclusively.
不論為現世安穩利樂，或為命終往生成佛，都在一句「南無阿彌陀佛」之內，圓滿具足，毫無欠缺；應當從早到晚，從晚到早，有念則皆念彌陀，一向專念，畢命為期，不用另換其他法門，不必夾雜其他修法。
真正合乎彌陀本願之「乃至十念」，釋尊所勸之「一向專念」，祖師所傳之「一向專稱」的宗旨。
Namo Amitabha!
