Feb 11, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Taking Refuge to Amitabha
皈命彌陀
“The ones who accumulate karmic offenses are human beings, the one who delivers us is the Buddha.” Upon believing in the Buddha’s power, we know our karmic offenses are heavy, so we have no home to go to except in hell; we have no way to be delivered, except the Pure Land teachings.
During believing and accepting Amitabha’s deliverance, we know we should repent; but, we haven’t the thought of repentance. We know we should regret; but, we haven’t any thought of regret. Our offenses are so heavy that they cannot be described. The minds of such persons are nurtured by the Buddha’s virtues and softened. They always think of the grace of the Buddha. Though they wish to dedicate their practices of universal virtues to sentient beings in the present life, they find that they have insufficient capacity.
(to be continued tomorrow)
「造罪是人，救度是佛。」既信佛力，自知其罪甚深，除地獄外，無棲身處；除淨土外，無得救法。
在信受間，自知應懺悔而無懺悔心，應慚愧而無慚愧心，其罪惡實不可形容，如是之人，佛德薰心，心多柔軟，常仰念佛，欲以現生行「還相迴向」之普賢行，而深感心餘力絀。
Namo Amituofo!
