Aug 2, 2020
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Encouragement to practice Amitabha-Recitation
念佛警策
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Su Dongpo was not primarily a Pure Land practitioner; but, mostly focused on Chan. However, when he approached the final stage of his life, he found that he could not rely on his Chan practice. This is a common experience - his mind was not at ease, and he believed nothing could lead him to emancipation.
Su Dongpo was unable to leave the cycle of birth and death; but, even an ordinary person who recites Amitabha’s Name in his lifetime can be at ease when near his end-of-life. Sometimes he may even know the time of his death in advance, Isn’t it ironic?
蘇東坡對淨土向來不是很關心,他所關心的是禪,但人到最後蓋棺論定時,他一生所修行的,能不能讓他依靠、安心,讓他解脫,臨終是一種證驗。
而蘇東坡臨終之時,是過不了生死輪迴這一關的,反而不如一位平生老實念佛的愚夫愚婦,臨終的時候,往往能夠自在安然,甚至預知時至。
Namo Amituofo!
