Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
The Contemplation Sutra says, “Amitabha’s light permeates the worlds of the ten directions, embracing and never forsaking those sentient beings who recite Amitabha’s Name. ”Thus, a sentient being who genuinely recites Amitabha’s Name is always embraced by Amitabha’s light, whether he is sleeping, thinking, or even day-dreaming.
Why? It is because Amitabha Buddha has accomplished that vow (the Fundamental Vow), that we are able to be embraced by it. Moreover, because he is a person who exclusively recites Amitabha’s Name and aspires to be reborn in Amitabha’s Pure Land, he has already become one of the sacred beings in the Land of Bliss. He is no longer an ordinary being in the Saha world subjected to reincarnation.
Conversely, if he is not a person who exclusively recites Amitabha’s Name and aspires to be reborn in Amitabha’s Pure Land, he will not be embraced by Amitabha’s light at all times.
《觀無量壽經》說:「光明遍照十方世界,念佛眾生攝取不捨。」所以一個真心念佛的眾生,即使在睡覺的時候,在動腦筋思惟事情的時候,甚至在打妄想的時候,也都在彌陀光明的攝取當中。
為什麼?因為阿彌陀佛有這個願,而我們也這樣做的話,就合乎祂的願,再者,也因為他是一個專稱彌陀佛名,願生彌陀佛淨土的人,已經是極樂世界的聖眾之一了,已經不是娑婆世界輪迴的凡夫了。
反之,如果不是一個願生彌陀淨土、專稱彌陀佛名的人,就不在光明攝取當中了。
Namo Amituofo!
