Voice of Master Jingzong - Q and A about the Purpose of Life
淨宗之聲 - 人生目的問答
(continuation of the answer to Q15 - 3/3)
◎ We would like to practice filial piety; but, our parents are deceased. What should we do?
◎ Entrust the deceased parents to Amitabha Buddha, and dedicate the merit and virtues of your recitation of Amitabha’s Name to them. This is known as “letting go.”
◎ My children are naughty and they don’t listen to me. What should I do? Should I dedicate the merit and virtues of my recitation of Amitabha’s Name to them, and hope Amitabha Buddha will help them? Should I no longer try to be as good a parent as I can?
In this world people must pay their karmic debts or accumulate more debts. So, we should do our best in all circumstances, according to Shakyamuni Buddha’s teachings, and leave the outcomes up to Amitabha.” This is the proper attitude towards life.
◎ 想盡孝,可是父母不在了,回憶父母在的時候,種種不孝的心行,心中追悔莫及。那怎麼辦?
◎把父母托給阿彌陀佛,唸佛回向給父母,這就是放下;不然心總在那裡牽掛。放哪裡?放在彌陀的慈悲裡。
◎ 孩子不聽話,千方百計地勸說,軟硬兼施都不管用,那又怎麼辦?心裡牽掛呀!也是唸佛回向,希望阿彌陀佛能夠對他有所幫助,這也放給阿彌陀佛。甚至心裡種種的虧欠、不安,所有這一切,我們都唸佛,任憑彌陀救助我們,否則我們毫無氣力。
人在這個世間,總之是來還債、酬償,所以“盡人事、聽佛命”吧。就是盡到我們人事該做的分,隨緣盡分去做,剩下的就任憑因緣,任憑彌陀的調化,這是一般的人生態度,這樣就可以了。
Namo Amituofo!
