Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Attributes of the Pure Land School: Worldly Truths
淨土宗宗風俗諦
Among afflicted sentient beings who come across the teaching of Amitabha’s deliverance, if they can rouse the pure mind of aspiration despite their afflicted minds (as said by Master Shandao), they can stay relaxed, calm, and peaceful no matter how afflicted they are. They also enjoy ordinary, simple, level, plain, and steady living.
Ordinary – living like ordinary beings. As a householder, live as a householder; as a monastic, live as a monastic. Simply do whatever you should do, and always recite Amitabha’s Name as a slow-witted being.
Simple and level - don’t seek for mystery, profundity, or sophistication. Don’t aim for a sagely realm, or try to inflate ordinary matters to a sacred level.
Plain – Don’t pursue a magnificent, brilliant, noisy, excited, and passionate life. Just keep it simple and common.
Steady – Maintain steadiness, reality, stability, calmness, harmony, and joy in your ordinary daily life.
煩惱的眾生面對彌陀的救度,如果能夠像善導大師所講「在煩惱的心中生起清淨的願生之心」的話,即使再怎樣的煩惱苦惱,但是內心卻是安詳、平靜、平和、祥和的,過著一種平凡、平常、平淡、平實的生活。
平凡:做一個平凡的人,過一般凡人的生活,在家則在家,出家則出家,男則男,女則女;安份守己,安愚念佛。
平常:不尋奇特迥異,不求高深玄妙,不高攀聖境,不以凡濫聖。
平淡:不求絢麗的、多彩多姿的、熱鬧的、激情的,只是平淡無奇。
平實:相對於不平凡、不平常、不平淡來說, 平凡、平常、平淡,反而讓人感覺踏實、實在、安穩,寧靜、祥和、愉悅。
Namo Amituofo!
