Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teaching about Faith in the Pure Land School
淨土信仰
If a person is sincere, the Buddha will respond to him, and support him without the person realizing it. However, at other times, we have to deal with a matter only with our best capacity. This is regarded as being “in accord with the conditions”. We try our best, with an unbiased and unattached mind, not to care about our own gain or loss.
People should develop a mind of responsibility and a sense of honor, repay our debts and act according to conditions. In terms of paying debts, when a person comes across adverse conditions, he should understand that there must be a reason for them. We must owe someone something. As the conditions ripen, other people may ask us to pay our debts.
In order to act according to conditions, we should always think of it as gratefully repaying a debt in all circumstances. We should not feel it is unfair or unsatisfying, harbor resentments, or even attempt to take revenge.
人有誠心,佛有感應,冥冥之中,都會有佛的加持。當然有事情的時候,要看事辦事,當盡心盡力之後,就是隨緣,平常心看待,不患得患失。
人要有責任心、榮譽感,同時要有所謂的「報冤行」和「隨緣行」。「報冤行」──當遇到逆境,要想到這不是沒有原因的,一定是生生世世以來,我們虧欠人家,現在因緣到了,所以自然別人會來討債。
「隨緣行」──要有一種償報冤債的觀念,隨今生今世的緣去償還人家。不應該有不平、不滿,甚至積忿在懷,想要報復的心。
Namo Amituofo!
