Master Jingzong Answers Questions about the Purpose of Life
淨宗之聲 - 人生目的問答
(Continuation 5/5 to answer the question: How can we attain real happiness in the Land of Saha?)
Though we [exclusive Amitabha-reciters] must deal with the trivial matters of daily life related to family, work and health; these issues can actually increase our reliance on Amitabha, and admiration for the Pure Land.
So, afflictions in daily life are like turbid water which can nourish the lotus flower of Amitabha-recitation, which exudes a beautiful fragrance when it blooms. That is to say, when facing afflictions, we are not the same as other people in the world who suffer from one day to the next. We can have more of the wonderful fragrance of Dharma Joy through Amitabha-recitation.
I hope you and the people with whom you have a karmic connection, can really feel the joy of Amitabha-recitation while in this world. All other worldly matters are like lightning and sparks, which are as meaningless as passing smoke. Human and heavenly joys are unreal, they have no ultimate or eternal meaning.
Namo Amituofo! Thank-you very much🙏
雖然碰到生活中的瑣事,比如孩子、工作、身體等不如意,也會起煩惱,也會有苦痛的身心覺受,但是反而促進我們對彌陀的仰賴、對淨土的嚮往、對念佛的信心。
所以,生活中的苦惱就像污濁的泥水,更加滋養念佛的蓮花,更加使我們念佛的蓮花綻放香味。
也就是說,遇到苦惱,不像世間人只是從苦入苦,一直苦到底,沒有前途;反而是越苦惱越有念佛的妙香,越有念佛的法喜。這就是我們念佛的法樂之樂。
希望您,也希望更多有緣的人,都能在這個世界真正感受到念佛的真實之樂。其他都是過眼煙雲,沒有意義,如同石火電光。人天福樂都是虛假的,都沒有究竟永恆的意義。
南無阿彌陀佛,謝謝。
Namo Amituofo!
