Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
Whether one is absolutely reborn is not confirmed by saying that “I am absolutely reborn”, or by behaving in such a way to say “I am absolutely reborn”, or by thinking that “I am absolutely reborn”. It is only confirmed by the state of mind of that person.
He has to believe, from the bottom of his heart, that a person can be reborn by one thought of Amitabha’s Name near the end-of-life, not to mention reciting Amitabha’s Name without forsaking, throughout this life. So, think deeply about this - I am the one who recites Amitabha’s Name without forsaking; therefore, my rebirth is assured. This is the criterion for us to judge whether a person will absolutely be reborn.
It is really necessary to have the mindset of “reciting without forsaking”. Conversely, if this thought is just kept in our brain; but, does not penetrate more deeply into our mind, this is not regarded as having the mind of “reciting without forsaking”. So, in this respect, it is very important to take a careful look at yourself.
是不是絕對往生,不是憑口說我絕對往生、行為表現我絕對往生、心中想我絕對往生而定,而是要看他的內心。
他的內心相信乃至臨終一念都能夠往生,何況平生念念不捨;我是一個念念不捨的人,所以我決定往生,是靠這樣來判斷。要真有那個「念念不捨」的心態,反之,如果這個意念只存在大腦中,內心沒有念念不捨,這樣就不算。所以這個要問自己啊!
Namo Amituofo!
