Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
It is the greatest good fortune that we have heard the Buddha Dharma, the Pure Land teaching, and become one of the sacred beings in the Land of Bliss! Through many eons we have suffered from karmic offenses and their retribution through reincarnation in the cycle of birth and death. It is delightful to encounter such a rare opportunity to put an end to that cycle in this lifetime.
In our next life, our body becomes a Buddha body with infinite light and life, and the comfort of a free body and mind. Travelling freely within the universe, we can comprehensively deliver our enemies, friends, and all sentient beings through countless eons. With this understanding we can view all of the suffering in this world as purely temporary.
As we are now experiencing the many pains of body and mind, we know how deep and heavy our karmic offenses must be, and how difficult it is to be liberated from the cycle of birth and death. We also know we can only attain rebirth with recourse to Amitabha’s vow power. At the same time we know we are already honored members of Amitabha’s sacred assembly.
我們何幸得聞佛法,得遇淨土,成為極樂聖眾之一,曠劫以來造罪造業受苦受難的生死輪迴,很高興難得地今生終於劃下了休止符,次生之後,便是光壽無量的佛身,得永恒的生命,自在的身心,於宇宙間自由來往,廣度歷劫怨親並及一切眾生,一想到此,則任何苦都不以為苦。
由自身之所以特別苦,便可知道自己曠劫以來罪業之深、出離之難,也由此更應乘托彌陀願力,定得往生;知道此機是彌陀正客,座上嘉賓。
Namo Amituofo!
