Sep 7, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Attributes of the Pure Land School - Worldly Truths
淨土宗宗風俗諦
In our School we pay a great deal of attention to giving thanks. The more we know about our School, the more naturally thankful we become. This includes being thankful under favorable conditions and being thankful under adverse conditions.
We thank our teachers, our lotus friends, our family, and all people around us. Without them, we are immobilized, like a machine missing a component or a part.
Whether we agree or object, under favorable or adverse conditions, these are expedient means to lead us to return to Amitabha’s Great Vow. Clearly, we should always be thankful, whether we are happy or sad, and whether we encounter favorable or adverse conditions.
我們這個法門非常注重感恩,而且深入這個法門也自然會感恩──是順境我們感恩,是逆境我們也感恩。
我們感恩師長、同修,也感恩家人跟環境,因為如果沒有他們,如同機器缺少了一個零件,就不能運轉。不管是支持或反對,是順境或逆境,這都是引導我們歸入彌陀本願的方便,因此不管順、逆、苦、樂,我們都要懷著感恩的心。
Namo Amituofo!