Nov 6, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Attributes of the Pure Land School:
Worldly Truths
淨土宗宗風俗諦
We should not just strive to clear past karma according to conditions, we should cease making new negative karma. That is to say, we should clear our karmic obstructions on one hand, and cease committing the further offenses of violating the Five Precepts and the Ten Wholesome Deeds. This is known as “clearing past karma according to conditions, and cease making new karma”.
We are, of course, ordinary beings; so, we are incapable of doing that. How do we deal with this? We should maintain the mind of repentance, and always recite Amitabha’s Name. As all of us are ordinary beings, and always know that we cannot do the things we should. Therefore, we should be compassionate and accepting of each other.
我們不但要「 隨緣消舊業」,也要「更莫造新殃」,也就是,除了一方面消業障之外,另一方面自己也不要再去做違背五戒,或者違犯十善的事情,這樣的話,就是在「隨緣消舊業,更莫造新殃」了。
當然我們都是凡夫,難免心有餘而力不足,那要怎麼辦呢?就是要有懺悔之心,而多念佛。畢竟我們都是凡夫,既然自己是常常知道應該做到而做不到,他人豈不是也是一樣,所以彼此就要互相體諒,互相包容。
Namo Amituofo!
