Aug 2, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land
淨土信仰
The Pure Land Path and the Sacred Path are different. The former is a teaching of other-power through faith. “Other-power” refers to the vow power of Amitabha Buddha. Faith is the belief in objective factual existence. If there isn’t any belief in objective existence, faith is void or is only empty talk.
It is an objective fact that, because of Shakyamuni’s assurance to us, Amitabha Buddha and the Land of Bliss exist. So, the existence of Amitabha Buddha is the origin of our faith. We simply believe what the Buddha says, and don’t need to analyze, compare, and calculate. Naturally and pristinely, we can accept Amitabha’s deliverance without any worry and doubt.
It is similar to the moon in the sky casting an image in water. The image of the moon is not produced by itself. Because of the moon, images will be produced wherever there is water, whether it is a great lake or a small cup of water. Unless the moon is covered up by something, if there are a thousand rivers, there will be a thousand images of the moon.
(to be continued tomorrow)
淨土門與聖道門不一樣,淨土門是他力信心之教,他力就是指阿彌陀佛的願力。所謂「信」就是信客觀存在的事實,因為如果沒有一個外在客觀存在的事實,那我們的信仰就是空洞、空口說白話的!
然而阿彌陀佛、極樂世界的存在是佛為我們保證的客觀事實,所以阿彌陀佛的存在就是我們的信心根源,我們只要信佛所說,無須種種籌量計度,自然純樸,無疑無慮,當下即能接受阿彌陀佛的救度。
這就好像天上的明月,映入水中成為月影,月影不是水自己產生的,只要有月亮,水面就會映現出月影來,是不假方便而產生,大的湖也好,小的杯子也好,就怕你用東西把它蓋住,不然的話,千江有水,千江就有月。
Namo Amituofo!
