Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about the Patriarchal Lineage of the Pure Land School - the 18th Vow
淨宗傳承之第十八願
“The sincere mind” originates from the bottom of our hearts. It is a true and genuine mind. We should be sincere in whatever we do. If not, what we do is meaningless. For example, if two people are true friends, they should treat each other with sincere minds. If they are insincere, or pretend to be sincere and take advantage of each other, are they friends?
If we aspire to be reborn in Amitabha’s Pure Land every day; but, also follow other teachings (such as reciting the verse of merit-dedication for rebirth), it means our vow is not set forth from the bottom of our hearts, and our aspiration to be reborn in the Land of Bliss is not genuine. This is not the sincere mind.
The sincere mind is easy to understand in our teaching. It is the true mind. We truly believe the Land of Bliss exists, truly aspire to be reborn there, and exclusively recite Namo Amituofo for rebirth. This is known as the sincere mind.
(to be continued tomorrow)
「至心」,就是完全出自於內心,也就是真心的意思,真正的意思。我們行事為人都要真心,如果行事為人不真心,就沒有那件事情的意義了。比如說兩個人當朋友,必須是真心的才是真正的朋友。如果是虛情假意,互相利用,那能稱為朋友嗎?
我們每天發願說願生彌陀淨土,可是所發的願是跟人家念念迴向文而已,不是出自於內心,不是真正要願生極樂世界,這就不是至心。
所以至心在這裏很容易理解,就是真心,我真的相信有極樂世界,真的願生極樂世界,真的在念南無阿彌陀佛,這個叫做真心。
Namo Amituofo!
