July 3, 2018
慧淨上人法語
出離與輪迴
慧淨上人法語
出離與輪迴
The Lotus Sutra says, “There is no peace in the Three Domains, like the house on fire, filled with various sufferings. It is extremely horrible!”
All unhappy and happy things in this world are relative, not absolute. Joy is the cause of suffering. Once stop breathing, the next life begins. We will then receive retribution, reborn in one of the four modes of birth within the Six Realms in accordance with our karma. As we cannot escape from the cycle of reincarnation, we must fall to hell. If we recognize the pain suffered in hell, we will not have a moment of ease. If we understand deeply the impermanence of life, we must earnestly wish to leave [the cycle of birth-and-death].
《法華經》言：「三界無安，猶如火宅，眾苦充滿，甚可怖畏。」
世間之愜意事、樂事，都是相對，非究竟。樂是苦因，一息不存，便是來生，六道四生，隨業受報，輪迴未出，必墮地獄。若能體會地獄之痛苦，則一刻也不能自安。深悟無常，切求出要。
Namo Amitabha!
