Jan 19, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
The Prajna Sutra says, “Like shooting an arrow towards a target, you may hit it or miss ; however, if we target the arrow towards the ground, we never miss.” Unless we are very skillful in archery, it is not easy for us to hit the center of the target.
However, if we target the ground, it is very easy. Even a blind man can hit it. Amitabha-recitation is like shooting an arrow targeting the ground, because it cannot miss. We need only open our mouths to recite. One recitation is one Buddha, repeated recitations are multiple Buddhas. So, it says, “One recitation matches one Buddha and repeated recitations match multiple Buddhas. “
《般若經》說：「如以箭射物，或中或不中，以箭射地，無不中者。」除非是神箭手，否則我們要射中靶心很不容易，可是如果射大地的話就很容易了，不必要是神箭手，甚至是盲人也能射中。所以釋迦牟尼佛就說，如以箭射地，一射即中。
念佛就像以箭射地，因為只要開口念就對了，一念就是佛，念念都是佛。所以有一句說：「一念相應一念佛，念念相應念念佛。」
Namo Amituofo!
