Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about the Patriarchal Lineage of the Pure Land School – Nagarjuna Bodhisattva
《淨宗傳承之龍樹菩薩》
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Which path do you prefer? If you choose diligence and vigor in practice, you have to practice various virtues, which is extremely hard. It takes a very long time to get the desired results and you are likely to have set backs before you can become a sound-hearer (Sravaka). Think of Sariputra who took a long time to reach the 17th bodhisattva stage. If even the wisest of the Buddha’s disciples could have set backs, how would we far less advanced people do? When confronted with these facts, it’s very clear that we should choose the Pure Land Path as our only way to enlightenment.
至於要走那一條路,你是要「勤行精進」的「修諸難行,久乃可得,或墮聲聞」的難行道呢?還是要選擇「以信方便,易行疾至」的易行道呢?就看自己的根機與選擇了。
不過以現在我們這種人的一般根機,大部分都是應該歸入易行道才對。為什麼?想想看,舍利弗經過了那麼久的修行,已經修到七住位了,仍然還會退心,何況是我們呢?所以比較看看,我們就曉得應該如何選擇自己的修行法門了。
Namo Amituofo!
