Clarifying Doubts About the Pure Land (I)
淨土釋疑(一)
Question 8: Master, is it true that only those who have faith, aspiration, and exclusively recite Amitabha’s Name are embraced by Amitabha’s “heart-light”, while those without faith and aspiration are merely illuminated by the “light” (body-light) but not embraced, and cannot attain rebirth in the Pure Land? What is the reasoning behind this?
Answer to Question 8 : There are two types of Buddha’s light: body light (radiating from the Buddha’s body) and heart-light (the light of his compassionate vow). These two are actually one and the same, universally shining upon all worlds in the ten directions.
Since this light is all-pervasive, it is like sunlight. When the sun rises, all living things on the ground—plants, animals, and people—are bathed in its rays. Likewise, Amitabha Buddha’s light shines upon all beings, whether good or evil, even those suffering in hell.
However, only those who exclusively recite Amitabha’s Name are embraced by his heart-light. This is because the Name itself is the very essence of Amitabha Buddha. By reciting his Name, one naturally resonates with his vow, and is thus drawn into his compassionate embrace.
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8問：請問師父，唯有信願念佛的人才蒙受彌陀心光攝取，而沒有信願念佛的 人只是蒙光照耀，而不被攝取，故不能往生，這是什麼道理呢？
答：佛光有兩種，一種是身光（身上放出來的光），一種是心光。身光也好，心 光也好，其實都是一體的，都普照十方世界。
既然普照十方世界，就像太陽一樣，太陽一出來，地面上的任何動植物都在 陽光的普照當中。同樣的，阿彌陀佛的光明普照十方世界，任何眾生，不管善 人、惡人，甚至地獄眾生也受彌陀光明的普照。
只是，能夠念這句名號的人才能蒙光攝取，因為這句名號是阿彌陀佛的本體 ，能夠念這句名號，自自然然就受彌陀心光的攝取，與彌陀的誓願相感應。
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Namo Amituofo!
