Master Yinguang’s Short Teaching about “Entirely the Buddha’s Power” (analogy of sailing on a ship across the sea)
印光大師法語「全是佛力」之文(坐船過海之喻)
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The analogy of sailing on a ship across the sea is drawn. We are guaranteed to reach the other shore if we are willing to come on board, because it is the power of the ship, not our capacity that allows us to do so. It is basically the same with rebirth in the Land of Bliss, through Amitabha-recitation with faith and aspiration. We should entirely rely upon the Buddha’s power, not our power, in the course of cultivation of the Way.
此如坐火輪船過海,但肯上船,即可到於彼岸;乃屬船力,非自己本事。信願念佛、求生西方亦然,完全是「佛力」,不是自己「道力」。
Namo Amituofo!
