Jul 15, 2020
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
Even one moment of Amitabha-recitation is an augmentative cause. If there is no Amitabha-recitation, there is no augmentative cause. If a small grain of sand is placed on the surface of water, it will sink. However, if a large piece of rock is placed on a ship, it will not sink, and it can be carried ashore.
The rock represents our karmic obstructions; and the ship represents the augmentative cause that is Amitabha Buddha’s Fundamental Vow. Though our karmic offenses are heavy, with Amitabha Buddha’s Fundamental Vow as our augmentative cause, we will no longer continue to sink in the sea of suffering, and arrive at the Other Shore of Nirvana.
念佛的當下、念佛的本身,就是增上緣;若沒有念佛,就沒這個增上緣。一粒小小的沙,放在水面上,一定會沉下去;但是再大的石頭,只要放到船上就不會沉,而會被載到彼岸去。
石頭就是指我們凡夫的業障,船就是指阿彌陀佛本願增上緣,我們雖然業障深重,只要有阿彌陀佛本願的增上緣,就不會繼續在六道苦海浮沉,一定會到涅槃彼岸。
Namo Amituofo!
