June 4

Jun 4, 2018
慧淨上人法語
淨土信仰

Like rivers and streams that eventually return to the sea, the Pure Land teaching is the ultimate destination for all teachings. All currents on the lands will finally enter the sea in order to finally settle down in a real home. All teachings in Buddhism will eventually converge into one teaching of Amitabha Buddha in order to accomplish the ultimate Buddhist Way.

Because this is the only teaching that can completely make all sentient beings to escape and get free easily, and finally become a Buddha. As long as there is such a teaching, it will include all [virtues] with nothing left out or left short. If there is no such a teaching, it will be incomplete, with something else missing and lacking. So, we should know the importance of this teaching – with this teaching, all other teachings are included, and it is sufficient for us to practice; without this teaching, it will never be sufficient even we practice each and every other teachings.

如同千江萬水必歸大海，淨土法門是萬法的歸宗。陸地上一切水流，最後需要進入大海，才能得到真正的歸宿；佛門中一切的法，最後必須匯入彌陀一法，才能究竟成就佛道。

因為唯有這個法門，能徹底使一切眾生，容易解脫，究竟成佛。只要有這個法門，就通通包含，盡在其中，無欠無餘；如果沒有這個法門，就不圓滿，有所欠缺。可知這個法門的重要性，有此法門則一切法具足，無此法門，就算修了種種法門仍然不具足。

Namo Amitabha!