(XNUMX) The name must always be dedicated to becoming a Buddha (this time, the master of the draft has not yet set the school, if there is a typo, please report the error, the merit is boundless!)

Dear fellow practitioners, good evening, Amitabha!

Last night we learned the core of this sutra, that is, the eighteenth of the forty-eight vows. As long as we can truly master this core practice and have a true faith in reciting the Buddha, we will surely be able to become a Buddha in this life and truly be able to rely on ten. The practice of the Eight Wishes is in line with the purpose of this sutra, to develop bodhicitta and always concentrate on mindfulness. In other words, people who truly believe in and eagerly wish to recite the Buddha must always concentrate on mindfulness and will never double mind. Therefore, Master Shandao gave us instructions, if not The method has always been to concentrate on the practice of mixed practice, so that the rebirth may be uncertain. Master Shandao has a teaching he said: "Heavenly happiness does not do Nirvana. It is difficult to live with mixed goodness. Therefore, the Tathagata chooses the Dharma and teaches Amitabha. Specialized and specialized." This discourse is very important.

What we have heard two days ago has been centered on the eighteenth vow. Indeed, our practice is very simple. As long as we sincerely vow to accept Amitabha’s aspiration for salvation, each of us can achieve in this life, but Although it is simple, it is necessary to truly fulfill the condition of fulfilling one's faith and wish, and the three-supply food for rebirth. How can it be considered to be fulfilled?Appearance in behavior is specialization, so special thoughts are always very important. Master Shandao reminds us here that the realm of bliss is the realm of inaction, and the realm of inaction is the realm of the Buddha's self-evidence. In this way, the realm of pure inaction is mixed Goodness and fear are hard to reproduce. If we are still cultivating and practicing miscellaneous practices, it means that our minds are impure, and there is no way to perceive Amitabha, and there is no way to perceive it. How can we be born into the land of Buddha if we are just ordinary people?Rebirth is entirely dependent on Amitabha Buddha’s guidance, and his willingness to bless it. If we are not respectful and sincere, then there is no way to follow Amitabha Buddha, so we are afraid that it will be difficult to live.

"Therefore, the Tathagata chooses the teachings and teaches Amitabha to concise and resume special teachings." This principle refers to the eighteen vows, which tells us to always concentrate. This is the purpose of this sutra. Not only should we be specialized but also more specialized, this specialized The meaning of complex is very deep. Later, we will use the teaching of Master Shandao to give you a further analysis of what is special and what is miscellaneous. We usually work hard and don’t know whether we are specialized or miscellaneous, and we even decide on homework. I don’t know how to decide, so this part of Master Shandao is very detailed. Master Shandao categorizes special and miscellaneous standards for us. Master Yinguang also mentioned a comment on Master Shandao’s sub-judgment in Wenchao. He said "The monk Shandao is a metamorphosis of Amitabha, has great wisdom, and has great supernatural powers. It shows that he specializes in miscellaneous cultivation, and its benefits are endless. Specialization is called body karma, ritual, oral karma, and mind karma. If so, he will be born in the West. There is nothing wrong with one, mixed cultivation and various methods to return to the yearning for life, because the heart is not pure, so it is hard to benefit, then a hundred sects are rare, and those who die three or four in a thousand are rare. This golden mouth is sincere, and it is not easy through the ages. The iron case is also.".

This is Master Yinguang’s instruction. He praised Master Shandao as the metamorphosis of Amitabha. He has great supernatural powers and great wisdom. Then the standard of specialization, miscellaneous and second cultivation that he revealed, for us who practice the Pure Land Method, this is this The benefit is great, and it allows us to grasp it with precision. If we practice miscellaneous practice, we may not be able to die. Master Yinguang also said that if we are miscellaneous practice, we will also practice various methods and then return to yearning for rebirth. , Zen, and mantra. Because of impure oneness, pureness is also a kind of sincerity, without respect. I think it’s good to cultivate one bit, or to cultivate one bit, just like when we make friends, you say you like it today. This person, and then another one tomorrow, another one over there, then this mind is not pure and impure, it is sure that this mind is false, there is no sincerity, so it is very difficult to benefit, miscellaneous cultivators are rare. XNUMX. Thousands of schools are so rare that they die three or four times. This is the comment of Master Yin Guang.

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(XNUMX) The Three Classics of the Pure Land are the teachings of the true Pure Land Method (the master of the draft has not yet finalized the school, if there are typos, please report the error, the merits are boundless!)

How does Master Shandao make judgments? He judged that there are five right actions, five right actions, and correct practice. These five right actions belong to specialization. The so-called right actions are those who are dedicated to the practice of rebirth, which refers to the theory of three sutras and one theory. The "Blessed Life Sutra", "Amitabha Sutra", and "The Sutra of Amitabha Sutra" all belong to the right way. Outside of these three sutras, they are not part of the right way. So the "Ksitigarbha Sutra" that we learned before is all right. It's very corresponding. There were a lot of people when reciting the Ksitigarbha Scriptures. Now they are slowly changing careers. This is also a transitional period.But please don’t forget, our goal is not to go to hell to save sentient beings, not to help the Earth Store Bodhisattva to save sentient beings. We are going to the Paradise Bodhisattva to become a Buddha. This must be clear, because the Earth Store Bodhisattva expresses filial piety and expresses great wishes. We In the Four Hong Vows, sentient beings have boundless vows to make a big vow first, so this is the foundation, the foundation.

To become a Buddha, life is also fundamental, so the fundamental foundation of life lies in filial piety. This is the expression of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, so the old monk also taught us that the establishment of a new dojo must first lay these foundations, so we abbot Master Master Yamato followed the teachings and helped everyone to lay the foundation, but the foundation was too stable, and the foundation was too deep. Everyone is very responsive to this "Ksitigarbha Sutra", so you may also need to change it. For a period of time, but as long as we really often revise our Pure Land Three Sutras, and naturally, when the cause and condition are mature, and in that moment corresponding to Amitabha, you can naturally transform.

So what we heard about the Five Classics, and the "Pu Xian Xing Yuan Pin" and "Yuan Tong Zhang", these two sutras are actually a fate. Its real theory is not the theory of the Pure Land Method. "Pu Xian Xing Yuan Pin" "" talks about the methods and theories of "Hua Yan Sutra". "Hua Yan Sutra" is all-encompassing. It is not just for cultivating pure land. All the methods are included. Meditating and mantras are all included in the "Hua Yan Sutra". Therefore, it’s impossible for Master Shandao to judge this part as positive action. This part is included by Lay Wei Yuan. It has this function to enhance our confidence and see that Samantabhadra can return to the world of bliss for survival. We don't dare to underestimate the Pure Land Method. It's this function, and it does have this function.

Our old monk Li Bingnan has been persuading him for many years. In fact, he has chanted Buddhism in his mouth, and he has not been willing to specialize in this method in his heart. Because of the qualifications of an old monk, he likes to read books, so he likes to study the teachings. It is monotonous, and the general misunderstanding of the Pure Land Method is that the old Bodhisattva cultivated, so it is difficult to specialize at once, but it is fine to read it. It is really not that honest to specialize. He has been teaching this "Hua Yan Sutra" by himself, and it seems that he has talked about ten. In eight years, one day suddenly became enlightened. After realizing this part of enlightenment, he realized: "Wow, this Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, wait for the enlightenment Bodhisattva to return to the Pure Land of Survival." At this time, he really didn’t. Dare to take it lightly, and have this recognition of the Pure Land Method again.

In the past, the old monk liked the "Hua Yan Sutra" because it is recognized as a great sutra in Buddhism, so the old monk really devoted himself to the pure land method through the "Hua Yan Sutra Samantabhadra". The expression of Samantabhadra was introduced, and it does have the effect of this fate, but we don’t want to learn the theory to respect the Buddhas, and the first wish of Samantabhadra pays homage to them. Buddha, there are ten vows in total. We couldn't do the first vow. This was cultivated by the Dharmakaya priest. We don't even have a place to start. How can you pay homage to the Buddhas?Everyone is a Buddha. Now we see the Buddha and treat him as an ordinary man. Our minds are not pure. Therefore, we cannot cultivate with this method. We are toward this goal. This is the highest standard of bodhisattva behavior. So we have to figure it out.

The "Yuantong Chapter" is a chapter in the "Srangama Sutra". Master Yinguang proposed to include it in the five sutras. The intention is to persuade us to learn from the general trend to the Bodhisattva in depth, that is, what we are going to talk about now is to specialize. There is a way to die, this is the key!Specialization can show that we are truly faithful and willing, and we have always dedicated our minds, so that we truly have the condition of true faith and aspiration to rebirth. Therefore, the so-called specialization here is that the so-called specialization is only in accordance with the Pure Land Three Sutras. Others can be referred to as aids. This range is in these three sutras.

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(XNUMX) Concentrating on the name Shunbi Buddha, you will be reborn (this master has not yet set the school, if there is a typo, please report the error, the merit is boundless!)

The five kinds of right actions, how are we going to hold these three sutras?Master Shandao said, reading, observing, worshiping, naming, admiring and offering, these five are all possible. We need to use the chanting of reading. Observation is to follow the text to observe. It is not for us to practice insight and concentration, but for us. When chanting, we can observe the description inside, the solemnity and solemnity of the world of bliss, all kinds of superb cultivation of cause and effect, careful observation, and worship, to worship the Buddha, the name is to recite the Buddha by name, and admire offerings. We believe in ourselves, and we must persuade others to believe and be held in circulation.

These five are all part of specialization. These five righteous actions are like many practitioners today who participate in the three-time system of thoughts. This three-time system of thoughts almost contains these five righteous behaviors, and there are more, and some Singing praises, in fact, singing praises can also be equivalent to admiring the part of offering, so the practice of the three-time system also belongs to the scope of specialization, and does not depart from the realm of the Pure Land Sutra theory, but this is a more general direction to judge, and further Master Shandao further subdivided it from these five positive actions. The right karma is also called aiding karma. The right karma is also called positive definite karma. There is also aiding karma. Karma is secondary. Which of the five is more important?That is Zhengding Karma, and the others are auxiliary.

If we understand this part of it, we will know how to set our homework. The so-called right concentration karma, have the fellow practitioners guessed it?Of course, it is the name, reciting the Buddha by name. Master Shandao said in a passage: "Concentrate on reciting the name of Amitabha, walking, staying, sitting and lying, regardless of the time period. Those who do not give up are the karma of righteous concentration, follow the wishes of the other Buddha. "The last sentence is very important. Why is it so important to recite the Buddha by name? It is called rectification karma, because "Success to the wish of the Buddha." This Buddha refers to Amitabha, which Amitabha has agreed with us. This is a signal to interact with him. , The most important signal.

So let's not be smart. Oh, I want to cultivate this well and that is good. The best thing is to listen directly to the Buddha's words, so that it will be easy to interact with each other.Just like us, we want to take this ferry from Indonesia to Singapore. Do we want to buy ferry tickets?This is the case here. You have to buy a ferry ticket before you can take the ferry, but you just have to be different from others. Oh, I give you a lot of cash. This can pay the ferry fee, and the ferry ticket fee can also be added. Tips, but can I get on board this way?No, I'll still collect the ticket with you. Oh, don't you want to say that I have more money and give more, which is more than the value of the ticket. That is what we think, people just ask for the ticket.

Therefore, no matter what method we study, especially the Pure Land Method, because it is XNUMX% dependent on the power of the Buddha, we must be obedient, honestly able to benefit, often think a lot of wisdom, and also work very hard and work hard, and the result is half the result. There is a lot of futile effort and a lot of work was done in vain. It is because of disobedience, so this sentence is very important, "Success to the Buddha's wish." As long as we recite the Buddha by name, it does not matter whether we chant a voice or not. It means to be famous. Oh, the name of the name, this is the most important practice of the right concentration karma among the five positive actions, so we have to work hard for five hours a day, and it is best to recite the Buddha for five hours.

But maybe some fellow practitioners like to worship the Buddha, like the sutras, and they can recite while worshiping. This is relatively unaffected. Some of them prefer to chant the sutras. Don’t spend too much time on the chanting. You can also recite, but don’t. Too much, not to exceed the Buddha's title. This is better. If you are not used to it at the beginning, you can adjust it slowly. We know that there is a standard. Know it first and then adjust it slowly.In addition to naming names, the other worshiping and chanting of the Buddha belong to karma, which is optional. The old monk also said that you really want to have a strong desire to be born, and you must die in this life. Buddha, at this time you just need to be honest with one Buddha name. All the sutras, including the "Pure Land Sutra", can be put down, and the truth is here.

Because the name of naming is in line with Amitabha’s original intention. He told us to do this. This is another subjudgment in the Five Straight Lines Specialization. Then in addition to the Five Straight Lines, the "Pure Land Three Sutras" All of them are miscellaneous. "Pu Xian Xing Yuan Pin" and "Yuan Tong Zhang" can help us to enhance this confidence and guide us to specialize. This can be such a reference. The real theoretical basis and practice must be based on The three sutras, this belongs to the Zhengyi sutra, the Zhengyi sutra of our Pure Land Method.

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(XNUMX) The eighteenth vow of Amitabha Buddha is the key to the achievement of the Pure Land Method (this is not the master of the draft, if there is a typo, please report the error, the merit is boundless!)

So at this point, the scope of what we are talking about is to first modify the core principles of our "Blessed Life Sutra", which is the "eighteenth vow", to give you a key introduction. This part is the Pure Land Method. The key to achievement is that if we practice according to the "eighteen vows" is to break into the mind of the Buddha, just like the enlightenment taught in Zen, we suddenly enter into it. According to the "eighteen vows", it is the break into the pure land method. Entering the mind of the Buddha corresponds to the Buddha Amitabha. In the current realm, although we are still mortal, sinful, life and death, our inner realm and the realm of Amitabha are already merged into one, and it seems to be the same as the Buddha.

This is incredible. If it is based on other wishes, or based on this self-reliant practice and miscellaneous practice, this is a gradual practice. Gradually rely on self-cultivation, gradually accumulate this merit, and then return to it. This is gradual cultivation and gradual correction. This benefit is very small. It is not easy to be able to die. There is such a difference, so we must know that in the "Forty-Eight Vows", our second ancestor of the Jingzong Master Shandao has pointed out to us Now, this wish is the most important.

In a few days, when we will talk about the "Sixth Product", we will give you an introduction, and list the various practices of rebirth in the "forty-eight vows." I put it forward for you to do an analysis and reference. Everyone knows that this is very different. It is also in the "forty-eight vows". The vows made by Amitabha Buddha have different foundations. Therefore, he put forward several standards. There is a big difference between difficult and easy.

Then, if we people with deep roots, we will naturally understand the corresponding "eighteenth wish", which is simple and easy, achievement is also stable and fast, and tens of thousands of people to go, it is really in line with this ancient virtue. The characteristics of the Pure Land Method described are not contradictory at all, and they are completely in line with each other. So how do we get into this part of the practice?How to rise up true faith and be willing to interact with Amitabha?This one needs guidance, and it is very difficult for us to get into it for a while, and we can't rush it.

You have to wait for the season and fate. Just like the old monk Xuyun, how did he become enlightened? He walked more than XNUMX kilometers, walked, and walked more than XNUMX kilometers. After years of asceticism, one day he accidentally practiced Zen Seven. People poured him a cup of hot water for him. The hot water was not poured well, and he accidentally burned his hands. In that moment, he realized his great enlightenment. Our Pure Land method also needs great enlightenment, and enlightenment, enlightenment, how to enlightenment?It also takes time and fate, and it usually accumulates. How can this accumulation accumulate?We must follow Master Shan, who has many teachings to guide us.

For example, there is a mage whose name I forgot. I read this information a long time ago. He also knows that he must be true to his wishes, recite the Buddha, and interact with Amitabha, but he doesn’t feel that profound, so what should I do? ?Oh, don’t worry. On the one hand, recite the Buddha honestly, and on the other hand, he heard the scriptures and the teachings. Suddenly one day, he saw that the Daxiong Hall is under construction. We know that in the mainland, looking at that big temple, the building of the Daxiong Hall, its height may be as high as the building. There are two and three floors, so high, at least two floors, so if the building is high, the pillars in the middle must be very large and thick.

One day when he passed by the Daxiong Hall under construction, he suddenly saw the workers under construction. They didn’t look very good one by one, they didn’t look good, but there was a way to put such a thick one in the Daxiong Hall. Liangzhu, big beam, hang it up, of course someone has professional skills, but in a scene at that moment, he suddenly realized that, he really suddenly felt that even an ordinary ordinary man, We can't even think of how to do such a thing, how to do it, everyone can do it, ordinary people can do it, hang this beam and column, such a thick beam and column.

Then Amitabha's supernatural powers and wisdom, and he is the king of the Buddha, can it be impossible to do a trivial thing?At that moment, in that situation, in contrast, a small worker, an uneducated person, such an inconspicuous person, even such a project, he or the mage himself would not do such a project. It is very difficult for him. Such an inconspicuous person can accomplish such a difficult task, let alone Amitabha.

At that moment, he had no doubts at all, and he believed XNUMX% of Amitabha’s "forty-eight vows" in every vow, especially the matter of rebirth, because we must die first, and the other forty-seven vows can be obtained. , So he has confidence in his death right now, XNUMX% without doubts, no worries, and no worries that he will not be able to die, because he is relying on the power of Buddha.

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(XNUMX) Know the Master Shandao who is the incarnation of the ancestor of the Jingzong Master, Mi Tuo (this is not the master of the draft, if there are typos, please report the error, the merit is boundless!)

Therefore, we must find a way to listen to the scriptures often. There are teaching methods about enhancing our confidence. Then the master of this teaching has taught a lot. He specifically talks about this part of the content. After listening more, we will naturally That’s it. Suddenly, that confidence really comes into your heart, and at that time you will be very moved. From then on, you will often cry easily, and that feeling will deepen day by day. At this time, it is really like the kind of Zen Buddhism, the kind after the Great Enlightenment is like a person drinking water, knowing it is cold or warm.

Of course, the standard of our Pure Land Method is relatively low, which means that as long as we can interact with Amitabha, it is not our own merit, but the same is that we also get a XNUMX% sense of liberation, because we are sure that we will become a Buddha in this life. Well, it's just that the difference is still decades, a little bit of time.The great enlightenment of Zen Buddhism is the instant enlightenment to Buddhahood, its kind of realm of Buddhahood, the sense of liberation is just like becoming a Buddha, but his body is still incomplete, so there is a realm like this.

What you may know about Master Shandao is the introduction of some fragments, so I will introduce it to you a little bit. If we can have a more comprehensive understanding of Master Shandao, we will be able to build confidence in his teachings. It is very important that we are confident that we can immediately follow the teachings as soon as we hear it.Master Shandao was from the Tang Dynasty. He was born in XNUMX AD and died in XNUMX. The emperor at that time called him, and they all called him a bright monk, because he uttered a light when he chanted a Buddha's name.

As far as the thirteen ancestors of the Jingzong are concerned, no one is more superior than his manifested supernatural powers. He often manifests supernatural powers, which is very incredible, and he is not a small supernatural power. The emperor knows him, and the monastery where he lives gave him... His plaque is called Guangming Temple. Can you imagine it?Let's recite a Buddha's name: Nanwu Amitabha, a light will come out, and you don't need a flashlight to walk at night. As long as you recite the Buddha's name, the whole road will be bright.

Our fifth ancestor of the Jingzong-Master Shaokang, is known as Hou Shandao. Why is it called Hou Shandao?Because he said a Buddha's name, a Buddha appeared in his mouth, wow!People say that he came again after Master Shandao passed away, so he called Hou Shandao, because no one showed such supernatural powers like the two of them. The other ancestors didn’t have them. The thirteen ancestors were the only ones, so Master Shaokang was still the master of Shandao. Yes, because Zen was particularly prevalent at that time, because the human roots were more favorable in the past, and you can be enlightened by participating in Zen.

Therefore, many people who study Buddhism don’t care very much. There was a cause for this. Master Shandao wanted to attract and save the master Shaokang. It happened that Master Shaokang respected the virtues of Master Shandao. Master Shaokang later wrote a book. The book praises Master Shandao for being the holy virtue of Zen masters since the east spread of Dharma. The Dharma has been introduced to China. No one can compare to him with so many profound virtues. This kind of admiration is incredible, because he is Amitabha. Come on, of course no one can compare to him, it's really not too much, this kind of admiration.

How did Master Shandao lead him?One time Master Shaokang was also very famous. He visited his shadow hall, which is the memorial hall. After visiting the memorial hall, of course, he would have to bow to the Dharma. When he bowed and watched, Master Shandao actually walked from his portrait. When he came out, he showed this kind of supernatural power. After he came out, his body was bright. After he came out, he was originally his form, and then he became the form of Amitabha.

Master Shaokang saw this scene from beginning to end, so it was only later. This Gude recognized that he was Amitabha’s return with the wish. There are various miracles as the basis. This is not just casual talk, so he is showing. The magical powers came to attract Master Shaokang, and later Master Shaokang became...and also became the patriarch, the patriarch of our Jingzong.Master Yinguang said in the Wenchao, he said: "The good guide is in Chang'an, Shaokang is in Xinding, the sound of chanting the Buddha, and the road is surpassed, and the deceased should be more than tens of trillions." This is what Master Yinguang said, It is said that Master Shandao is in Chang'an and Master Shaokang is in Xinding. The two of them have been humanized beings, and the number of people who have passed away is more than tens of trillions.

We can't hear a hundred people die in our entire life now. It seems that there are not many people who know someone who passed away. At that time, it was tens of millions of billions, which is incredible! This description is very many, and the sound of chanting is over the road. What is it?Ying is full, which means that as long as you walk out the door, you will hear people chanting Buddha there. So every family Amitabha and Avalokitesvara, can you imagine it?We are walking around here at the Buddhist chanting hall, and when we walk from here to the next door, we may not even hear the chanting of the Buddha. We are all chatting. Oh, I am really ashamed.

We are a Buddhist dojo, right?At that time, when Master Shandao was in Duhua, everyone heard the sound of chanting Buddha everywhere. This is a world of difference. The difference is too big. After listening to this tonight, we will feel ashamed and walk around. You have to recite the Buddha to others to be like a Buddha disciple. If you recite the Buddha, you have to develop this habit. Otherwise, how to attract others, we don’t recite the Buddha ourselves, so it doesn’t matter if we recite it out loud, unless you are next to this one. If you are a Christian, then don't read the voice, otherwise he will be in trouble waiting to treat you as a devil. If you read the voice for others to hear, this is also a seed of diamond, which is also very good.

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(XNUMX) The master of good guidance seeks to understand the essence of the Pure Land through the teacher (this is not the master of the draft, if there is a typo, please report the error, the merit is boundless!)

Master Shandao, he was about XNUMX years old. He started learning very early and started to study Buddhism. But when he was about XNUMX years old, he met and obtained the book "Guan Sutra"... "The Buddhism Sutra of Infinite Life," he immediately He lived in seclusion, living in seclusion at the Zhongnanshan Wuzhen Temple. In the past three years, he has already practiced vipassana and recitations by himself. He has attained the samādhi of Buddhism, and his concentration can freely enter and exit the world of bliss. He wants to go to bliss. The world is gone, and immediately after entering Dhamma, I am very comfortable leaving Dhamma and entering Dhamma.

It was only three years, but at that time, this was samādhi, and he had not yet fully grasped the theory of the Pure Land Dharma. At that time, Zen Master Tao Chuo promoted the Pure Land and was famous far and near. Hundreds of times, Zen Master Dao Chuo lived in the jungle at the time. He led people to recite the Buddha's voice, that kind of voice, the voice of reciting Buddha and the voice of reciting Buddha. People described it as the sound of chanting Buddha in the mountains and valleys, that kind of echo. , Can you imagine?

Wow, if there is a reason to go to the mountain in the future, everyone will pray and practice together in the mountain. This record describes the number of people. That kind of voice sounds like tens of thousands of people. It’s like a thousand troops, wow, this kind of What a magnificent scene, then you won’t be able to talk to Amitabha. Just hearing the solemn chanting of Buddha, so many people are chanting, and then there are echoes in the valley, you see, it’s hard to be sure.

We don't have this kind of blessing now. This is the perception of the environment, the perception of the public, and the fate.Later, Master Shandao admiredly went to get close to this Master Dao Chuo for ten years, and he was close to him for ten years. During this ten years, he learned about the Pure Land Sutra. Master Dao Chuo taught him the mentality and told him to guide him in a direction. The teaching of the mind and the teaching of the Fa to disciples don’t necessarily have a lot of nagging, no, sometimes one sentence is enough, one sentence is enough for you to use it for a lifetime, and even you can achieve Consummation in Dao Karma.

Zen Master Dao Chuo told him one key point. If you want to understand the theory and practice of the Pure Land Method, you must study the three sutras and the three sutras together. In other words, the contents of the three sutras are completely the same. There are no contradictions and no different practices. This explanation is very important and critical, because if we only read the scriptures, we will feel that the three sutras are not the same. The purpose of the "Blessed Life Sutra" is to send bodhicitta. Special reading, the "Amitabha Sutra" is not chaotic, and the standards are different. You see our misunderstandings in general, we will explain it clearly in a few days, and we will also explain it with the "Amitabha Sutra".

We have studied the three classics together. We have studied the essentials of the "Blessed Life Sutra" in the past ten days. It is equivalent to finishing all the three classics. We study according to the thought of Shandao. It is the integration of the three classics. Look at the "Blessed Life Sutra". As long as the Bodhicitta is sent out in the "Shou Sutra", it is always meditation, this is one sentence after another, and the meditation is fine, but the "Amitabha Sutra" says that it is undisturbed, undisturbed as if to practice Kungfu until there is no delusion, then this standard It's different again, and it's even more difficult, and then "Guan Jing" is even more difficult. It requires sixteen kinds of insights. It seems that the three sutras are different in practice, right?It is different from the standard.

Therefore, if we generally read this text, it is really easy to misunderstand, and there is no way to grasp its essence. Therefore, it is very important for Zen Master Tao Chuo to teach him this mental method. He pointed out a correct direction and told him to have three sutras. Study by fusion, study carefully, and then get close to him. For ten years, he can say that he already has concentration and samādhi. At this time, the wisdom of Prajna is also present, and the wisdom of precept and concentration is complete. Later, after the death of Master Tao Chuo. , He left to Chang'an to preach.

We can give a brief description of the greatness of his Dharma preaching. The record in the "Death to Life": "Three years later, the city of Chang'an has been filled with Buddhist chanters. Among his disciples, the tenth "Amitabha Sutra" has been recited. Those who have tens of thousands, or even half a million, and those who recite the ten thousand voices of the Buddha, or even one hundred thousand voices in daily classes. Those who have chanted Buddhism and Samadhi during their lifetimes are uncountable. Those who are on their deathbeds and who have attained the Pure Land of Shuixiang are not counted." Wow!Do you see if the patriarch of the Pure Land has a greater Dharma predestined for saving sentient beings than him?No, there are those who can attain the samādhi of Buddhism in the present life, as well as those in the Pure Land of Ruixiang. These include lay priests.

Then you see, you can recite up to XNUMX vocals a day in chanting. Master Hongyi also tried it. He said that he can recite XNUMX vocals at most without rest or interruption for XNUMX hours. You see, many of this disciple It is diligent to recite the Buddha, so we don’t want to say, “Oh, it’s so simple, as long as you follow your faith and your wishes, you can die.” It seems that people who follow the eighteen aspirations naturally tend to slacken off because it’s too simple. The Buddha is just fine, you don’t need to keep the precepts anymore, you don’t need to cut off evil and cultivate good, and you are doing the Bodhisattva way. You are wrong. If you truly correspond to the eighteen vows, you are naturally like them. It is really the blessing of Buddha power. Incredible!

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(XNUMX) Master Shandao demonstrated the deeds of supernatural powers and transmutation of sentient beings (the master of the draft has not yet finalized the school, if there are typos, please report the error, the merit is boundless!)

So let’s not just rely on ourselves stupidly, rely on ourselves, you have been cultivating for a long time without any results, greed, hatred, delusion, three poisons, troubles and worries all day, how do you achieve merit?The karma hasn't been eliminated yet. Only when the karma is eliminated can merits be gained, right?So we must rely on the power of Buddha, we must rely on fate, people say that it is difficult for men to start a business on their own, right?If you marry a wealthy wife, you will have to fight for ten years less, or you will be a wealthy dad, right?Help you pave some roads, don't you just make it to the sky in one step?

This is how we rely on Amitabha Buddha, that is, we have the greatest aid and the strongest aid. Therefore, we have to take this shortcut to achieve rapid success. Otherwise, what we cultivate is not called a special method, and it is not special at all. It’s hard to cultivate like the Fa, right?So this is the key. We have to learn how to truly fit into the practice of the eighteenth vow. This is the method of Master Shandao. He often exhibits supernatural powers, so he has a strong sense of power.

Once because his Dharma predestined was too special, you see, he advised us to recite the Buddha and seek rebirth. He also didn’t say what precepts you should keep, a lot of precepts. He talked about these precepts, no, but among the sentient beings he captured at that time , The whole city is cut off meat, that is to say, almost everyone does not eat meat, and naturally they don't want to kill, because the heart is tender and compassionate, and the whole city is cut off meat.

Then the meat seller had no business and became unhappy. He took a knife and went to the monastery to kill Master Shandao. The karma was heavy, and the killing was too heavy. He hadn’t studied Buddhism at that time, and he didn’t study Buddhism. With a knife, I’m going to find Master Shandao to settle accounts. As soon as I enter the temple and see the mighty power of Master Shandao, he immediately loses his killing intent. It’s really like this. It will be affected. You Seeing that Buddha and Bodhisattva's appearance is so compassionate, you are very angry at first, but if you look at him more, you won't be angry anymore.

As a result, he went in angrily, and when he saw the Faxiang, his attitude eased. Then he still didn't forget the purpose of coming, and asked Master Shandao: "Why are you doing this so that I have no business and I can't live anymore." !" At that time, Master Shandao simply persuaded him a few words, and then persuaded him to die. How to persuade him?There is no need to talk too much, he directly realizes his magical powers, because this person has too much karma, and he may not be able to listen if you talk too much.

He directly realized the magical powers, and showed him all the majesty of the Paradise in front of him. Of course he wanted to go to such a beautiful place when he saw it, and then coupled with the mighty power of the master of good guidance, it was easy for him to speak. Believe it, the butcher completely let go of this murderous intention, and then confirm it again immediately, and then ask Master Shandao to say, "What you said is true? As long as you recite the Buddha, you can be born into the world of bliss?" Master Shandao gave him the last sentence , The last affirmative answer.

After listening, he immediately walked out to the gate of the monastery. There was a big willow tree at the gate of the monastery at the gate. He climbed up. What happened after climbing up?Jump down and die!If this is what we are talking about now, it is suicide. Jumping from a tree to commit suicide, you must not learn it. If you jump down and fail to die, it will be miserable. The headline news will come out tomorrow.

Then after he jumped down and died, his spiritual sense came out from the top of his head, and many people saw it, and the sky was full of joy, and the three holy sages from the West came to pick it up. This is all recorded, and the Taiwan Province at that time was the central government. Even the central government knows this. Many people know this. Some people who die like this are jumping rivers and mountains. There are many. No one of us will do this kind of thing, because it may not necessarily be done like this. To be able to die, there was a fate at that time.

There are at least a hundred people recorded like this. When they heard about it, they were motivated and asked to die. They felt that their sins were too serious. Just like Mrs. Vettich, I didn’t want to stay in this world for a moment. She knew that when she was able to get rid of it and believe it when she heard this method, of course she had to leave. This was really sincere and sincere, so she did just that.So what does this record mean?The mighty virtue of the master of good guidance, his perseverance is so strong that no ancestor can compare with him.

We wow as soon as we saw this...how could there be such a thing, wow... so intense, if it is not possible in modern society, if you do this, people will think hey... you have a nerve problem, you can’t think about it, and people won’t. I think you are reborn to the Paradise of Elysium. Hey... Maybe you really can't go. It's possible to go to the Three Evil Ways as soon as you jump, so we definitely don't encourage or advocate this.

Everything will be arranged by Amitabha, because Master Shandao is not there now, you may not have his personal blessing power to do this, the effect is different, but we do see the kind of mighty power of Master Shandao that has been passed down to the present. The invigorating force is still very strong. Once he showed his magical powers. It was a vajra master who came to the monastery to come to him to discuss the Fa. He also came to ask questions. It may be other sects, tantra or something. The record was written on the vajra. division.

I came to him and asked him, "You said that you can become a Buddha by reciting the Buddha. How can it be so simple?" When you don’t believe it, the Master Shandao didn’t explain it, because you have to explain the Pure Land Method, and the listener can’t understand it. People can't talk about Gao Miao, why?The Buddha's realm is unbelievable. Discussing is argument, thinking is thinking. Since that realm is unbelievable, how can you tell it?If you don’t talk about it, you can’t tell what is going on.

So Master Shandao directly shows his supernatural powers, how does he show it?He told him from this podium, and he said that if you can't die by chanting Buddha, then let me be a good guide, and you will fall into hell right now on this podium. When the Blessed One was alive, Devadado was the wicked man, he died. At that time, the ground cracked, and he fell directly from the ground to hell, and those who went inside would really have this kind of thing.

I also read a report before. When Soviet scientists were exploring the underground and doing some exploration projects, they used the machine to put it in deep places under the ground. In very deep places, some sounds were recorded. They, scientists, To describe it, it is very similar to the scene of hell described in Buddhism. It is true that the center of the earth's crust is hell.

So the kind of evil people, some were bombed by the five thunders, and they died on the spot, and some people broke the ground and went directly to hell. It’s not that your souls go to hell after you die, so At that time, it was not impossible for Master Shandao to make this poisonous oath like this. Then he said: If you can go to the Pure Land by reciting the Buddha, then please go to the hall. The two statues in this lecture hall are Amitabha and Shakyamuni Buddha. prove.

As soon as he finishes saying this, the two Buddha statues will shine, because he can... his own concentration is enough, he can quickly follow the Buddha, we have been talking about it for a long time now, and we don’t dare to say that, he He has the skill, enough concentration, and he can immediately sense it. He can enter the blissful world anytime and anywhere. Then, after such a manifestation, people who come will of course touch their noses and leave, right?I have already shown it to you, what else can I say? He came to save sentient beings in this way, where to find this kind of invigorating force.

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(XNUMX) The reason for the extraordinary cause of Master Shandao's book "Guanjing Si Tie Shu" (this master has not yet fixed the school, if there are typos, please report the error, the merits are boundless!)

So because we are relatively unfamiliar with Master Shandao, we really often read his biography in depth and listen to the admiration of other patriarchs, including our Master Lianchi, Master Yinguang, and Master Huiyi’s admiration for him, you really I had to be very respectful. At that time, Master Shandao was very good at saving sentient beings, but because the Dharma of other sects was also very prosperous during the Tang Dynasty, there were people who flourished at that time. They are all prosperous, but many people who participate in meditation and mantras will eventually return to the Pure Land, so the Pure Land Method is also particularly prosperous.

But because the practice of other sects is different from our specializing in the Pure Land. They follow their own practice and the theoretical viewpoints of precept, concentration and wisdom, and then return their merits to the Pure Land. So when they read this Pure Land Sutra, they didn’t really stand. From the standpoint of the Pure Land Method, understanding from the standpoint of Amitabha’s willingness is to understand from the standpoint of their sect. Therefore, there are some areas that are really misunderstood or...that is, the theory of the Pure Land Method is not explained. It's very precise.

Then they can’t say it’s wrong if they use their method to cultivate, and it’s okay. Anyway, it’s fine if someone can die. It doesn’t matter if they have difficulty in cultivating. If they have concentration, they can die by dedication, but we can’t, we have to It is easy to practice pure pure land, and we can truly die.

Therefore, Master Shandao saw this phenomenon. He saw that other patriarchs came to solve the Pure Land Sutra and followed the practice. Some places were not correct, so he vowed to write a copy of the "Si Tie Shu", "Guan Jing Si Tie" "Shu" is used to formulate the ancient and modern, to correct, to make a unified arrangement and correction of the pure land theory of cultivation, so that the talents have a way to truly be tens of thousands of people, as long as the learners can quickly master the correct By practicing the law, you can truly die.

At that time, Master Shandao thought that he had already integrated the teachings of the Pure Land, and he himself had the chanting of Buddhism and Samadhi. In such a state, his magical powers appeared again, and in such a state, he was very cautious before he sent his heart to write this "Four Tie Shu". In front of the Buddha, he made a wish and asked for efficacies, and asked Amitabha to give him induction and blessings. He was very cautious, so that night he saw the holy realm, where the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas appeared.

Then every night in the dream, there is a monk in the night dream. It is said that the incarnation of Amitabha Buddha came to teach him, to guide him, to guide him to study with him, and to tell him this mysterious science, and then after finishing the lecture, he Gone, there will be such a situation in the dream every night, so when he completed this "Four Tie Shu", when he reached Consummation, he once again enlightened the Buddha in front of the Buddha, showing all kinds of Rui in three consecutive nights. To prove that the sparseness he has done is very satisfactory.

Therefore, later generations will regard this sutra as a universally recognized sutra, and the ancient Dade regarded it as precious as the sutra, and should treat it as a sutra, because this sutra is also equivalent to Amitabha. What he did personally, not only was the Master Shandao who was the second incarnation of Amitabha Buddha, but also when he was writing this memorial, in the night dream he asked for efficacies, and the Buddha came to assist him.

So this sutra is regarded as a sutra in the eyes of Patriarch Dade... This sutra takes it as a sutra, and then all respectfully call the Master Shandao the master of prescripting ancient and modern times, so the founder of the Pure Land School of Japan, Faran sect. Man, founded the Pure Land Sect more than XNUMX years ago. He himself is the first ancestor, but he respects Master Shandao as the great ancestor. He is even higher than the first ancestor. The first ancestor, the extent to which Master Shandao is respected in Japan is hard to imagine. of.

Because we are more than XNUMX years away from then, and we are very strange to Master Shandao. In fact, he is really the greatest good knowledge of our Pure Land Method. Among the Pure Land Masters, we all missed it, and we are not very familiar with him. Like our XNUMX ancestors of Jingzong, many of the XNUMX ancestors were those who practiced Zen, practiced mantras, and taught them in their early years, and then returned to the Pure Land in their later years. Unlike Master Shandao who was XNUMX years old. It’s not the same to go in retreat and specialize in the Pure Land Method. At the age of twenty-three, he attained chanting of the Buddha and Samadhi, and then showed his magical powers.

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(XNUMX) The thought of good guidance is the purest and most core practice of the Pure Land Method (this is not the master of the draft, if there is a typo, please report the error, the merit is boundless!)

Most of the other patriarchs are practicing Zen and practicing mantras, and they are very good at their own roots. Then they were promoted to be Jingzong patriarchs because they contributed a lot to the salvation of sentient beings, and what did they mean?It means that they use example to teach sentient beings, and it proves that people who are so good at roots like them are not easy to achieve meditation and mantras. They still have to be led to the Pure Land. The greatest contribution of their education is in this place. , If you want to ask about the theory of learning and the practice of guidance, or the master of good guidance is the most professional and purest, each has different characteristics, we have to look at it clearly.

How does Master Yinguang comment on this memorabilia in "Wen Chao"?Let’s look at a passage: "Shandao monk has four notes, and only wants Puli three roots, so he makes more appointments. Taizong observes the scriptures and sparses wonderful notes. The truth is extremely mellow, and the middle and lower roots can’t benefit. Therefore, it is not like the three general quilts of the "Four Tie Shu", which is also beneficial." This passage is described by Master Yin Guang in the "Zeng Guang Wen Chao Juan I". Master Yin Guang called Master Shan Dao a monk and a pro-teacher. , Regard him as a master and learn from him.

He said that in the "Four Tie Shu", the content of his teachings and teachings are all based on the situation, so it is very simple. As long as there is no obstacle in our writing and classical Chinese, his teachings will directly tell us how to do it. If you follow suit, you will soon benefit. He didn't explain the profound truth to you, the theory was very profound, and we talked a lot, but we still don't understand, right?Do you understand what Zen Master Zhongfeng said?I don’t understand, it’s the realm of his personal attainment, but when we look closely, we can see that there are some teachings in him... When we are actually doing it, he also guides us to recite the Buddha by name, so Tan Xuan said that The realm is not necessary for us. It's just to appreciate it. That's the realm of others and not ours.

If you really want to learn, you have to follow the master of good guidance, and you can understand at a glance how to master the core and how to cultivate.Taizong refers to the Tiantai School, this Tiantai wise master, and many patriarchs also have this "Guanjing Shu", and "Miao Zongchao", so here they are based on their own roof plus one mind and three views. , In the empty vacation, one mind and three views, from these three angles to talk about the mystery and the magic, the truth is very mellow, but the middle and lower roots can’t benefit, only the upper roots can get benefits, so don’t In line with the Pure Land Method, it is necessary to save sentient beings from the ten directions, and even the lower roots of humanity cannot save them. How should the three evil ways be saved?So it’s not pure pure land practice. It’s obvious. It’s the roots of them. They can cultivate in this way. It’s okay to practice pure land practices based on their theories. If you want to cultivate, it’s okay to do it on your own. It’s okay to go back, the problem is that it’s difficult, and that’s not something we can cultivate.

Master Yin Guang said: “So it’s not like the three general quilts of the four-folding scribbles, and the bluntness is also beneficial.” He said that the "Four-folding quilts" made by Master Shandao can really receive the three quilts and all the blunts, so we learn this "The Essentials of Shou Jing" is all the main teachings and thoughts in the "Si Tie Shu" by Master Yi Shan Dao, and then used a simpler way, more vernacular, and explained through translation. This is not my own meaning, there is no me from the beginning to the end. My own meaning is in it, and I dare not recite the cause and effect. If it is wrong, the master of good guidance will recite it. I don’t need to have my own meaning. I don’t ask for merit but for no demerits, Amitabha!Therefore, every sentence, the ideological basis is based on the Master Shandao's "Guanjing Si Tie Shu", his work has a total of five and nine volumes, "Si Tie Shu" is one of them, and there are four more, the total weight is Nine volumes, so it is called five volumes and nine volumes.

It is mainly based on the "Four Tie Shu", so we can learn with peace of mind, and a very respectful and trustworthy attitude. After you listened to it, don't you want to tell the truth?Or what is the reason?Don’t even think about it. Just do what you hear, just like Amitabha’s personal teaching. If it is treated as an imperial decree, the emperor issues the decree. If the content is read out, you just do it, and you go. What reason do you think about this?seriously?Do you want to do it?In this case, there is no way to really get the benefits of the Pure Land Method, and there is no way to get started. This is a brief introduction to Master Shandao and his ideological basis.

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(XNUMX) The "Blessed Life Sutra" has an incomparably superior source of saving sentient beings (the master of the draft has not yet set the school, if there is a typo, please report the error, and the merits are boundless!) 

Next, let’s talk about the greatness of this "Blessed Life Sutra" for saving sentient beings. The old monk also said that our "Blessed Life Sutra" is very prestigious. It is indeed like this, Buddha Shakyamuni. In the forty-nine years of preaching, the earliest one that disappeared was the Shurangama Sutra, because he talked about the fifty yin demons, which were dedicated to demons. Demons hate me the most. If you want to subdue me, first kill you first. The one who started is to destroy the Shurangama Sutra first, and the last one. Because it cannot be destroyed, Amitabha’s power is the strongest. Therefore, it will wait until the end of the Dharma fortune. A Buddha has Dharma destiny, and the last sutra that dies in the Dharma destiny is this sutra.

Let’s take a look at a scripture: “In the world to come, the Scriptures will be extinct. I sorrowed with compassion, leaving this Scripture to stop a hundred years old. There are sentient beings, those who value the scriptures, whatever they want, can be saved. "This sutra of ours can survive until the end of the Dharma, and it is the last one. Then this is a sutra in the "Blessed Life Sutra". All the sutras have been destroyed, all the methods. There are no more. This is the special blessing of the Blessed One, so that this sutra can live in the world for another hundred years. Then in this one hundred years, as long as you hear this sutra, as long as you want to, you are willing to accept it, you can be saved.

Then the old monk thinks that the book he is talking about now, the collection of old Xia Lian, and the commentary of the old layman Huang Nianzu, he is very confident that this one will be handed down, and there are still eight or nine thousand years. After that, he once said this when he was preaching. If this is the case, it is actually very possible. Why?Because the old layman Huang Nianzu, the pure land thought he talked about was the pure land thought of Master Shandao. All the cultivation methods and all the cultivation methods of the pure land methods are the teachings of Master Shandao.

When your opinion is exhausted, how bad the roots of all beings are at that time. People pick up the grass as soon as they see it. There is an idiom "The grass and trees are soldiers." When you see the grass, you can pull it up. When you are a sword, you want to kill the person next to you. There are people fighting and killing at any time and anywhere. Such a scene, the kind of violent heart of that person in the Dharma Ending Period, oh... it's really terrifying, just It's like walking there in the battlefield and seeing people fighting and killing at any time, that kind of scene...this is the case in life.

Is it possible for a person with such a rooted nature to ask him to participate in meditation and to recite the Buddha Samadhi?Impossible, only relying on the power of the Buddha's name, right?Therefore, it must be the book of the "Blessed Life Sutra" handed down from the thoughts of Master Yi Shandao. That is because the old monk talked about the annotations of Lay Huang Nianzu, all of which were based on the thought of Shandao. Maybe the old monk also explained it when he explained it. I will remind everyone more seriously, it is better to study the Buddha hard, and try to say that it is best to mention the lasting mindfulness. This is of course, I hope that the standard will be set higher so that everyone will not slack off. This is a kind of painstaking attitude of the old monks. Persuade, but don’t be scared to say, oh that’s terrible, if I don’t have my deathbed righteous thoughts, I can’t die, then you’ve heard it wrong.

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(XNUMX) As long as you truly believe and wish XNUMX% to rely on the power of Buddha, you will definitely be able to die (this time the drafting master has not yet set the school, if there is a typo, please report the error, the merit is boundless!) 

Good guidance thoughts must truly be able to put it in the heart, and rely XNUMX% on the power of Buddha. As long as you believe and wish to recite the Buddha, you will be able to die. We have seen too many examples. Which one is not dying at the end of life, ten nine. Cancer patients and kidney dialysis patients are really like this in most cases, and those who died after the death of their breath, the bardo die, Hu Nini’s mother was the bardo die.

Actually, a few years ago, Dr. Zhong Maosen helped him in the recitation. Three hours after he died of breath, Dr. Zhong arrived. The abbot’s face was ugly during the three hours. Everyone knew that he did not die and died for more than three hours. In the future, because the abbots of many large monasteries are really overworked, they are really for all living beings, and the workload is three to five people. It’s really a great sacrifice, so sometimes they really overwork. , As long as there is a thought, the thing is not done well, it may not die.

Later, Dr. Zhong, because Dr. Zhong is a very sincere person. We met ten years ago and had some connections. Others are very sincere and sincere. They just happened to have a relationship with him, so I rushed to teach him to teach, as long as he was sincere. He recites the Buddha and persuades him. The deceased knows that he died for more than three hours, and he could not recite the Buddha's name, but in such a teaching, brief teachings and chanting, his complexion began after an hour or two. It has changed. It was originally like a dead person, black and blue. Don't you know if you have ever seen a corpse?I’ve seen...Oh, it’s blue and black. In the end, it turns to be rosy, and then it’s peaceful, very peaceful. This is very common. People who are reborn in the Paradise of Elysium have a basic vision like this, their bodies are soft, and many people are Smell the fragrance, this Dr. Zhong mentioned.

This is entirely dependent on the power of the Buddha's name. He didn't practice Kungfu himself, did he?There are too many examples of this kind, so it is indeed like Master Hui Yi said: "Whether to die or not depends on whether there is a wish or not." When we enlightened him, he aroused a wish to regenerate, and he could die if he had faith. It’s like an animal. It doesn’t know what to believe in. You may not understand it when you tell it. Maybe it can understand it, or it may not. Look at its spirituality. Of course, all flowers and trees have spirituality. Water will respond when you talk to it, but it may not understand your language all at once. It may feel the magnetic field, benevolent or malicious, but if you want to tell it, it may not necessarily listen to it. You understand, right?In a situation like this, as long as it has the cause of hearing the Buddha's name, it can die.

As long as one condition is fulfilled in the faith, willingness and action, because this is a three-in-one, there is faith and aspiration in the Buddha's name, there is aspiration in the letter, and there is faith and action in the aspiration. This is a three-in-one, as long as It’s enough if you have one, and the other two conditions are contained at the same time. So everyone has different karmic destiny. It doesn’t matter if you make a wish in your heart, or if you just hear the Buddha's name, you can die. This Master Shandao has a discourse. This explanation is Liuzihong. Name: "Speaking to the south is the meaning of returning to destiny, and it is also the meaning of returning to the vow. The one who speaks to Amitabha is his deeds, and he who is righteous and therefore will be reborn."

"If you say nothing, it means to return to fate, but also to make a wish." This is a wish. If you return to fate, you will believe in him, and you will return to fate, right?So Nan Wu has the connotation of faith and wish, and Amitabha is his deeds, so the six characters of Nan Wu Amitabha more completely represent the practice of faith and wish, so I mostly recite the six characters, and the four characters are fine. You have faith and wish in your heart. It's the same, you can say a single word, but if you talk about the six characters in terms of the relative terms, it will be perfect, and both the rationale and the matter will be perfect.

Nan Wu means refuge, return to destiny, dependence, faith and wishes, we often recite Nan Wu, Nan Wu, Nan Wu Amitabha Buddha, together we recite our minds to remind us, and we are respectful, minds remind us to return to our lives, to return to our lives, with one heart and one mind. , XNUMX% relying on Amitabha’s will, the feeling in our hearts is particularly profound when we read it. Not only are we calling Amitabha, but at the same time, I am also taking refuge in Him, and I am also relying on Him, so if we read six words, if we know In terms of this meaning, we will have a different taste when we read it. In a few days, we will take everyone to learn how to recite this Buddha's name and how to recognize the merits of this Buddha's name. Then we will naturally like to recite it, because Familiar, you will like to read when you feel familiar with Him.

Master Yinguang also has a lecture. I propose that everyone study together: "When the time is the end, if you want to promote the pure land, you should pay attention to the power of the Buddha, the self-reliance, and the difficulty and ease. So of course, I don’t want to persuade others to slander my life.” This is the sequel talked about, this is the master Yinguang persuading us, we have just learned a lot, and know that the true practice of the three roots is universal. That is, according to the XNUMX wishes, XNUMX% rely on the power of Buddha, so Master Yinguang also told us, he said: "Be detailed in the power of Buddha, self-reliance, how difficult and easy to play." He advised us if we are in the end of the Dharma, we must Advocating the Pure Land Method, and to persuade others to learn the Pure Land Method, must clearly explain the difficulty of this Buddha power to other powers. This is what Master Yinguang taught us, and teaches us to say this in promoting the Pure Land method.

Relying on the power of Buddha is very simple, and relying on self-reliance to turn back is very difficult. This must be explained clearly, so we have always emphasized Master Yishan to learn. In fact, it is equivalent to Master Yiyinguang and Master Yihuiyi. They all emphasize the Buddha. It’s powerful, but Master Shandao is a great success in the inheritance of thoughts, so we especially emphasize him. He speaks the most complete and the most specialized, the most detailed, the most in-depth, and the most complete, so we say that we are Master Yishandao. In fact, many patriarchs and Jingzong patriarchs have the same thoughts and concepts, so Master Yinguang here also teaches us specifically to make this difficult and easy to rely on Buddha power, relying on self-reliance, and make it clear.

Respectful excerpts from disciple Meihua

(XNUMX) Respect and trust to increase confidence in Amitabha Buddha (this time, the master drafting master has not yet finalized the school, if there is a typo, please report the error, the merit is boundless!)

The book that we are going to learn and use this time is the gathering book. The book that Xia Lian gathered. There was a lot of controversy over the gathering book in the past few years. I often get together with fellow practitioners at home and abroad, and there are often some abbots. The boss or the president asked me, "Should we continue to hold this conference book?" Especially in Taiwan, because Taiwan sometimes has great resistance and sometimes criticized it. In the past few years, it may be the mainland. , Then someone asked me like this, then I answered him, I said that if it is our own students, in fact, which book you use is the same, there is no difference, whether it is a collection of books or original meanings. Or, any book that is predestined to you, that you correspond to, and that you are very happy to hold, like you are already familiar with the book of the old Xialian meeting, then you might as well continue to hold it. The key is You need to be respectful, dedicated, and dedicated to believing, then you will be able to benefit, whichever book is the same, but if we want to teach sutras and propagate the Dharma, we must benefit others in addition to being held by ourselves, then we can do more. For reference, all five original texts can be referred to. This way, the words complement each other. Like me, I will refer to the original text. Sometimes it uses different words and words, which can have a complementary effect.

This collection book has its own characteristics, each book has its own characteristics, has its advantages and disadvantages, in fact, there is no absolute perfection, we collect the book accordingly, we think it is very good, and we feel... Holding is very happy, very smooth, etc., but it does not mean that it is also absolutely perfect. It is not like this. There is no absolute perfection in the world, but as long as we are corresponding, the most important thing is to be able to concentrate on believing. This is the most Important, if it is necessary to study the law in detail, it must be referenced, because some books are not written, then if you only read one or two books, you may miss some The content is also possible, so more reference is necessary, and this is not contradictory, it is not contradictory in terms of law, no matter it is any book, all are to persuade us to believe and wish to go to the world of bliss, and this direction will not Wrong.

What we have learned today, including what we have learned in the previous two days, is to talk to you about the whole sutra first, and the profound meaning of the whole "Blessed Life Sutra". Comprehensive study, starting tomorrow, we will enter the scriptures, the key points of each scripture, let everyone learn one by one, these ten days we have to learn the learning goals of "The Essentials of Infinite Life Sutra", we hope to be able to To help fellow practitioners, through the guidance of Master Shandao and the blessing of Buddha Amitabha, each of us can develop XNUMX% confidence in the rebirth, right now.

Everyone can do this, and after this faith arises, the person who really arises will not retreat and will grow day by day, so it can also be said that you are liberated right now and can get such great benefits. This is Nagarjuna Bodhisattva. Tell us: "Instant entry must be certain", and will not retreat. Master Shandao also said: "Entering the right concentration of concentration", really will not retreat, even if your confidence is less than XNUMX%, XNUMX% is fine, as long as Once we taste that taste, we will continue to advance, continue to advance, and grow day by day. This is our goal. In addition to the study of Dharma, we can also have a comprehensive understanding of the Pure Land Three Classics.

Some fellow practitioners may have heard these teachings for the first time. They are relatively unfamiliar. It doesn’t matter if you don’t fully understand this theory. The real thing is okay, it’s practice, and it’s the blessing of Amitabha Buddha that will come into your heart and let us truly Belief arises, and sincere faith is eagerly aspirational. This feeling in this respect is the most important. It is secondary to remember how much theory you remember, and to understand less. You don’t want to preach the scriptures, but in the process of listening, through the overall blessing, let In our hearts, we develop respect for Master Shandao. We truly believe in, believe in, and are willing to accept this Dharma and righteousness. Then we feel joy in our hearts. Then through a certain situation, we suddenly feel that, hey...will be very good for Amitabha. Confidence, I am very confident in this method, and my desire to be reborn is getting stronger and stronger. Then at this time, you will definitely want to recite this Buddha's name very much, and you will like to recite this Buddha's name very much. This is where we are. The learning goals that can be obtained before, then our time is up today, and we will formally enter the study of the scriptures tomorrow, Amitabha.

(End of Game XNUMX)

Respectful excerpts from disciple Meihua