Jul 9, 2018
Master Huijing’s Dharma Words about Right View on Buddhist teachings
佛法知見
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2. Naturalness of Vow - (or known as “naturalness of other-power”). It refers to the fundamental vow power of Amitabha. All those who are delivered by Amitabha Buddha and reborn in the Pure Land of Bliss are naturally reborn under the vow power of Amitabha. The Larger Sutra says, “The Land does not violate (the vow of Amitabha) and pull us naturally to there.”
Those who believe in and accept Amitabha’s deliverance will certainly be pulled naturally by Amitabha’s vow power and assured of rebirth in the Pure Land, meaning that they can enter the Land of Infinite Light. Thus, Amitabha-reciters who believe in other-power do not need to use self-power (realizing the powerlessness of self-power, and hence not to use self-power). The operational power of Amitabha’s Name will naturally make Amitabha-reciters reborn and become a Buddha. Here comes the saying, “Attainment of Buddhahood through Amitabha-recitation is natural.”
(二) 願力自然：（或說「他力自然」）是指彌陀本願力，凡是被彌陀救度而往生極樂淨土，都是由於彌陀的願力而自然往生。《大經》說「其國不逆違，自然之所牽。」
信受彌陀救度之人，必被彌陀願力自然地牽引而決定往生淨土，亦即進入無量光明土。故信他力之念佛人，不用自身之力（體悟自力無力，無有自力），彌陀佛名之力用，自然使念佛人往生成佛，所謂「念佛成佛是自然」。
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Namo Amitabha!
