Jan 27, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Attributes of the Pure Land School:
Worldly Truths
淨土宗宗風俗諦
Being modest and patient, humble and amiable are very important traits for any person; but, particularly for a Buddhist learner. The I Ching Says, “A person is benefited because of his humility; he will lose if he is complacent. “
It also says, “The way of heaven diminishes the prideful and augments the modest. The way of earth undermines the prideful and replenishes the modest. Spirits and deities inflict calamity on the prideful and bring fortune to the modest. The way of men despises the prideful and favors the modest.”
A humble person is welcomed by others wherever he goes, because all beings in the Six Realms bless him. All beings will cherish him. He will not experience jeopardy; but, reach safety if he encounters danger. A humble person can easily believe and accept Amitabha’s deliverance. In so doing, he gains benefits in this life, as well as in the next.
柔和忍辱，或者謙順謙卑，對一個人來講是非常重要的，尤其是一個學佛者。《易經》說：「謙受益，滿招損。」
又說：「天道虧盈而益謙，地道變盈而流謙，鬼神害盈而福謙，人道惡盈而好謙。」
一個謙虛的人，走到哪裡都受歡迎，天地鬼神都要加福給他。所以，謙虛的人有福了，天地鬼神都會憐惜他，讓他趨吉避凶、遇難呈祥。尤其是謙虛的人容易信受彌陀的救度，獲得「現當二益」。
Namo Amituofo!
