Common Knowledge in Pure Land Teaching
淨土小常識
105 Amitabha-Recitation with Repentance and Joy
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At the same time, during this repentance, he feels joy, comfort and delight, because he knows, even though he now bears heavy karmic burdens, he will not fall into hell because he has accepted Amitabha Buddha’s deliverance.
Without Amitabha’s deliverance, he will not have repentance with joy and comfort even if he repents. So, that is the Pure Land teaching. On one hand, we have repentance, and on the other hand, we have joy. The more we repent, the more joy we experience. Repentance and joy naturally come together.
105 懺喜念佛
同時,在這懺悔當中,又有喜樂、安慰、歡喜的心情,因為他知道雖然自己現在是這樣的業障深重,卻不會墮落下去,因為有阿彌陀佛的救度。
若沒有阿彌陀佛的救度,則雖懺悔,無法同時擁有喜樂的懺悔、安慰的懺悔。所以,淨土法門就是這樣,心中一方面有懺悔,一方面又有歡喜,懺悔有多少,歡喜就有多少,邊懺悔邊歡喜,懺悔和歡喜都在一起,自然會有這樣的心境。
Namo Amituofo!
