Aug 10, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land
淨土信仰
Pure Land is a teaching of faith based on “other-power”. Living in the Saha world in this present lifetime, we believe we can attain assured rebirth through Amitabha-recitation. Thus, we always exclusively recite Amitabha’s name.
Subsequently, we must be reborn in the Land of Bliss, attaining the state of a Bodhisattva near the end-of-life.
When we say “always exclusively recite Amitabha’s name”, it means “not two” and “not three” in practice. We do not recite Amitabha’s name today, and recite others tomorrow. If we do not abide by this teaching and practice this today and that tomorrow, it is not regarded as “always exclusively”.
“Always exclusively” means, once we accept this teaching as our path, we always exclusively recite Amitabha’s name until we are reborn.
淨土門是「他力信心」之教,是今生此時在這個娑婆世界「相信念佛必得往生」而「一向念佛」,臨終往生極樂世界證果位。
所謂「一向」就是沒有二向三向,不會今天念佛,等一下或者是明天又念別的,如果心思不定,修這個又修那個,那就不是一向。一向是從現在發心開始, 一直到往生都不會改變, 才是一向念佛。
Namo Amituofo!
