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
From the Buddha’s point of view, “wishing to be reborn in my Land” is a genuine response to Amitabha Buddha’s calling. If we hear Amitabha Buddha’s compassionate calling to deliver us, our unsettled mind will become settled in comfort. All vexations, fears and regret will be released immediately. This means “great relief, great satisfaction, and great comfort”. We naturally experience a mind of peace and joy. With this mind of peace and joy, we naturally begin to practice “even ten times” ( just prior to death) or exclusively recite Amitabha’s Name for our whole lives.
就佛方而言,「欲生我國」是阿彌陀佛的真實呼喚。如果聽到阿彌陀佛救度我們的悲心呼喚,我們原本不安的心就會得到安慰,苦惱、恐懼、缺憾當下解除,所謂「大安心、大滿足、大安慰」,自然生起信樂之心。有了這個信樂之心,自自然然地發展為「乃至十念」──一生專稱彌陀佛名。
Namo Amituofo!
