Q and A about Practicing Amitabha-Recitation
Part Three - Assisted-Recitation near the End-of-Life
第三部分 有關臨終助念
43. Question : What kind of mindset should someone have when assisting with Amitabha-recitation at the bedside?
Answer:
1. Put yourself in the position of the dying person. Think: "I am the one lying in that hospital bed—what is it that I would want most right now?" With this perspective, your words and actions will naturally align with the needs and
heart of the person nearing death.
2. Have complete trust in and reliance on Amitabha Buddha. There’s no need to worry about whether the recitation will lead to rebirth in the Pure Land, or whether Amitabha Buddha will come or not. The person assisting should simply focus wholeheartedly on reciting Amitabha Buddha’s Name. He will naturally come to save the dying person—his deliverance of sentient beings is effortless. Excessive worry is not only unnecessary, it can also negatively affect the atmosphere of the recitations.
43問：助念者應該抱什麼的心態？
答：一、設身處地地站在臨終人的立場，想到：我就是那個躺在病床上的人 ，我現在最希望的是什麼呢？能這樣想，所作所為就能符合臨終人的心 了。
二、完全信任、仰賴阿彌陀佛，不必擔心助念能不能往生、阿彌陀佛會不 會來等等。助念的人只管專心念佛，阿彌陀佛自會來救度臨終人，阿彌陀 佛救度眾生是很容易的。過多的擔心不僅沒有必要，而且會影響念佛的氣氛。
Namo Amituofo!
