Jul 23, 2020
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
Self-powered practitioners do not understand the mind or the embrace of Amitabha’s unconditioned great compassion. Because of this, they diligently practice meditative virtues and attempt to see the Buddha through quieting their false minds.
Master Shandao calls this the Path of Importance through self-powered practices, not the Path set forth in Amitabha’s Great Vow called other-powered practice.
If they can awaken to Amitabha’s compassionate wish, they can change from the contemplation and recollection practices of the expedient Path of Importance, to the name-recitation practice in accordance with the real Path of Amitabha’s Fundamental Vow.
Just as the Contemplation Sutra says, “To attain this contemplation is to perceive the BODIES of all Buddhas. By perceiving these, one also realizes the MINDS of all Buddhas. The minds of all Buddhas are Great Compassion. They embrace sentient beings with unconditional Benevolence.”
(to be continued)
自力行者,不知彌陀無緣大慈、同體大悲之願心,以自力作勤行精進,息慮凝心之見佛;善導大師謂之自力「要門」,非他力「弘願門」。
若能因此而體悟彌陀悲願,則能由觀念、憶念等之方便「要門」,迴入「本願稱名」之真實「弘願」。
如《觀經》第九觀言:「以見佛身故,亦見佛心。佛心者:大慈悲是,以無緣慈,攝受眾生。」
Namo Amituofo!
