Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
While we are alive, our mind consciousness is our master. However, when a person approaches death, his mind consciousness gradually vanishes, and the karmic force in his mind becomes the genuine master. So, if we have doubts, it is better to clear them now. If we wait to solve them until the near the end-of-life, it is probably too late.
Nevertheless, if our aspiration to be reborn in the Land of Bliss is earnest, and our recitation of Amitabha’s Name is exclusive, it doesn’t matter if we have doubts, because Amitabha Buddha will still appear at our near end-of-life. Once we see Amitabha Buddha, all our doubts will be cleared right away. It is just like when light arrives, darkness immediately disappears.
人活著的時候,意識是我們的主人;臨終的時候,意識漸漸消失,內心的業力就變成真正的主人。所以心中有懷疑,現在就要解決,等臨終才想解疑,恐怕就來不及了。
不過,只要我們願生極樂世界的心是懇切的,並且專稱這一句名號,即使有懷疑也沒關係,因為臨終時阿彌陀佛會出現,看到阿彌陀佛,凡夫的疑心當下就會消除,好像光明一到,黑暗立即消失。
Namo Amituofo!
