Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings encouraging the practice of Amitabha-Recitation
念佛警策
To have a particular effect, we need the respective cause. It is similar to needing a particular seed to create a respective fruit. If we can view ourselves as slow-witted, do not argue with others using harsh speech, do not pursue excessive desires, just do what we should do, and recite Amitabha’s Name in all circumstances; we can know the time of our rebirth in advance, and smoothly transition to rebirth in the Land of Bliss.
Thus, those who know the time of their rebirth in advance are mainly sincere and simple elders who recite Amitabha’s Name. Those who only talk about the teachings to show off their talents and eloquence but do not practice much, are like ordinary people who are filled with regrets and fears when life approaches the end.
要有什麼果,需有怎麼因,所謂「要怎麼收成,先怎麼栽」。能把自己當成愚夫愚婦, 與人無諍,於世無求,「不與人諍,亦無怒容」、「隨作務,隨念佛」,這樣就能預知時至,順利安然往生極樂世界。
所以,我們看一些預知時至的人,往往都是一些個性誠樸老實念佛的老阿公、老阿婆比較多,至於會講經說法而不務實修、喜歡展現聰明智辯、鑽牛角尖的,往往與一般人一樣,如佛所言:「大命將終,悔懼交至。」
Namo Amituofo!
