Apr 7, 2020
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Taking Refuge in Amitabha
皈命彌陀
When first born, a baby cannot sit or stand. Apart from putting him in a cradle, we can hold him in our arms, in front of our chests. His mother will raise him and take care of him in this way. When he plays on the floor, he is never out of his mother’s sight, because his mother is afraid he will be hurt by touching dangerous things or falling into a hole, etc. This is the compassionate mind of a mother.
Similarly, each Amitabha-reciter is Amitabha’s baby. As Amitabha Buddha’s body, in the form of light, permeates the entire universe, we are never forsaken by him.
Amitabha Buddha always watches us and takes care of us. He will welcome and receive us to the Land of Bliss, to attain the same level of Buddhahood as he, when the time comes.
當嬰兒出生,還不會坐,也不會站,除了把他放在搖籃,就是懷抱在手中、胸前,母親是這樣的養育他、照顧他,即使他在地面遊戲,母親的視線也都時刻不離地觀照著他,深怕他碰到危險物品,或者是陷入坑洞,這個就是慈母之心。
同樣的,每個念佛人都等同是彌陀的嬰兒,阿彌陀佛的佛身充滿整個大宇宙的光明,是永遠不可能捨離他的,阿彌陀佛永遠看著我、照顧著我,時間一到就迎接我們到極樂世界繼承祂的佛位。
Namo Amituofo!
