Master Yinguang’s Short Teaching about Discarding Self-Power (Advising us to practice the Particular or Special Path)
印光大師法語「揀去自力」之文(勸修特別法門)
Those paths that rely on self-power are called the General or Common Paths.
Those that rely on Buddha-power are called the Particular or Special Paths.
Thus, discard self-power and emphasize Buddha-power, while hoping that sentient beings in the Saha World, with all kinds of delusive karma, will go to the Lotus Pond after this life.
仗「自力」者,名「通途法門」;
仗「佛力」者,名「特別法門」。
由茲,揀去自力,注重佛加,冀娑婆具足惑業之含識,現生同赴蓮池。
Namo Amituofo!
