Jun 5, 2018
慧淨上人法語
佛法知見
慧淨上人法語
佛法知見
The time of dying can be described as a “stage of confused mind”, during which the mind is confused and inverted. If we do not recite Amitabha’s name before our last breath, we will not have Amitabha Buddha coming to protect and receive us in advance. No matter how high the realm of cultivation has been achieved, we will not be able to resist against the karmic force when it comes, but to receive the retribution according to the past karma.
If we recite Amitabha’s name, the Buddha will come and receive us. Our “mind will not be inverted” at the point of death. Why? It is because the Buddha protects us. A paragraph of the Amitabha Sutra as translated by Master Xuanzang states, “Give the blessing with kindness and compassion in order to keep the mind not confused”. That is to say, we are blessed by Amitabha Buddha’s compassion. “Give the blessing” is to endow, protect, and safeguard. “To keep the mind not confused” means that when we stop breathing, Amitabha Buddha will pacify our mind, make it not in turmoil.
(To be continued tomorrow)
死時稱為「亂心位」，心是散亂性、顛倒性的。人將斷氣時， 如果沒有念佛，沒有阿彌陀佛事先來護持、接引我們，不管修行境界多高，業力來都抵擋不住，只能隨業受報。
如果有念佛，佛來接引我們，命終時就會「心不顛倒」。為什麼？因為有佛護持。玄奘大師所翻譯的《阿彌陀經》其中一段：「慈悲加祐，令心不亂」。就是說阿彌陀佛的慈悲來加祐我們，「加祐」就是保祐、保護、護持；「令心不亂」就是在斷氣時阿彌陀佛會使我們心不動亂。
Namo Amitabha!
