Common Knowledge in the Pure Land Teaching
淨土小常識
Two Kinds of Deep Faith (continued)
The two kinds of deep faith are simply two facets of faith in other-power, just like the two sides of a coin. To observe internally, it is faith in our lack of aptitude, and to observe externally, it refers to faith in the teaching. Total abandonment of self-power means completely entrusting in Amitabha’s other-power and vice versa. It is like the coming and going of darkness and brightness.
Thus, the two kinds of deep faith are replete within one thought, as if they are one entity. They are also interdependent, which means deep faith in aptitude is replete in deep faith in the teaching, and vice versa.
(to be continued tomorrow)
128 二種深信(一)
此二種深信既是他力信心中所具有的兩種內涵,也是他力信心的一體兩面。這就如同硬幣的表裡兩面,若從裡面對他力信心進行觀察,可以發現的是深信自身無力之機而捨棄自力修行之思想,即機深信;若從表面進行觀察,則可以發現深信阿彌陀佛之願力,並將往生大事完全交託於阿彌陀佛之他力,即法深信。
全捨自力的同時即意味著全託他力,全託他力的同時也意味著全捨自力,恰似暗去光來與光來暗去。故二種深信即是二種一具,也是二種互具。
二種一具是說,二種深信之相狀,於一念間即同時具足。二種互具是說,機深信中具足法深信,法深信中也具足機深信。
Namo Amituofo!
