Nov 16, 2018
A quotation from Master Shandao’s “In Praise of the Rite of Rebirth”
善導大師語錄
A text about “ gain and loss in exclusive and assorted practices”
Ten out of ten, a hundred out of a hundred, of those who sustain the practice of Amitabha-recitation, and recite consistently throughout their lives will be reborn. Why?
It is because one has Right Attention without being disturbed by external and assorted factors.
It is because it corresponds to Amitabha Buddha’s Fundamental Vow.
It is because it does not violate Shakyamuni Buddha’s teachings.
It is because all Buddhas verify its truth.
If a person forsakes the exclusive practice of Amitabha-recitation and switches to other karmic practices, he will rarely be reborn. One or two out of a hundred, or three to five out of a thousand will succeed.
However, a person who focuses his mind on the practice of Amitabha-recitation, will be reborn ten out of ten times. Among those who choose assorted other practices without sincere mind, no more than one out of a thousand can be reborn.
《往生禮讚》「專雜得失」之文:
念念相續，畢命為期者，十即十生，百即百生。 何以故？無外雜緣得正念故，與佛本願得相應故，不違教故， 隨順佛語故。 若欲捨專修雜業者，百時稀得一二，千時稀得三五。 但使專意作者，十即十生； 修雜不至心者，千中無一。
Namo Amituofo!
