Jun 2, 2020
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Attributes of the Pure Land School: Worldly Truths
淨土宗宗風俗諦
If we practice wholesome deeds, our virtues will be enriched. If we don’t practice them, our virtues will remain the same.
There is a saying, “In the “yin” world, there is an assessment every three years.” It means that we accumulate virtues through good practices, even though it may seem nothing special has transpired, and we haven’t received any reward. Actually, it may simply take time (three years) to “ripen”. In this way it is very much like planting a crop. It may take a half year, a year, or three years to receive the harvest.
「善日加修,德日加厚」,「善」如果不日加修,「德」就停在原地不能進了。
還有「陰間三年一考較」,就是說,我們行善積德或念佛,好像當下沒有什麼感應、沒有什麼果報、效用,其實不是的,往往要經過三年之後。
但也未必如此,這是一種比喻。就好像種植物,有的種下去半年之後就有收成,有的要一年,有的要三年才有收成。
Namo Amituofo!