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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Holding fast means holding tightly and steadily. His faith does not waver or change. It also means sustaining. It is just like holding an object in your hand, in a way that the object will not escape or disappear.
Thus, “he should hold fast to reciting the Name with a reverent mind.” This means we should humbly and respectfully believe and accept, receive the Name in our hearts, while orally reciting the Name.
「執持」的「執」就是堅牢,很穩固,他的信心不會移動、不會改變了;「持」就是不散不失,好像我們把物品掌握在手中,它就不會跑到別的地方或消失了。
所以,「應以恭敬心,執持稱名號」的意思就是說,我們應謙卑恭敬的信受、領納這句名號在心中,同時稱念這句名號在口中。
Namo Amituofo!
