Jan 12, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Deep Faith in Aptitude and Teaching
機法深信
There are two kinds of deep faith - in aptitude and teaching. When an iniquitous ordinary being is about to fall from a cliff, he is suddenly saved by the Buddha; when he struggles in a rough sea, and is almost to be drowned, he is rescued by the Buddha to a vow-ship, just like coming back from the death’s door.
Thus, this teaching talks about complete other-power. It is a teaching of deliverance through absolute “other-power”, no deliberate action of any kind. So, NAgarjuna Bodhisattva describes it as “travelling on board” – no need to pay the ship fare, no need to help in steering. Some people may have skills and power, but they don’t need to help. Not to mentioned, we fall and need rescue because we are lacking of skill and power.
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善導大師的機法二種深信，罪惡生死凡夫之機，感受到正當墮落懸崖時，突然被佛扶起來；在海中掙扎喝水時，被佛抱上願船。所謂絕處逢生，置之死地而後生。
故此法門是完全他力、絕對他力的救度法門，無絲毫的自力與造作。因此龍樹菩薩譬喻為「乘船」，坐在願船上的人既不必付船票，也不必幫忙駕駛；自己儘管有何力量，在此也置於無用之地。何況就是因為毫無力量，才會墮落，才會被救。
Namo Amituofo!
