Master Huijing’s Short Teaching about Pure Land Buddhism (I)
淨土短文 (一)
The Buddhist scriptures say: “The compassion of the Two Vehicles is like cutting a body; the compassion of a bodhisattva is like cutting the flesh; the great compassion of the Tathagata penetrates deeply to the marrow of the bones.”
The ancients said: “Heaven and earth share the same root with me; all things are one body with me.”
At times, when circumstances and conditions arise, we give rise to a feeling of empathy and compassion. This is because, in the deepest depths of our mind, we are fundamentally one with the other. For example, when we see another person in pain, our own heart aches along with theirs.
佛經說：「二乘之悲，如割肌膚；菩薩悲心，如割脂肉；如來大悲，深徹骨髓。」 古人云：「天地與我同根，萬物與我一體。」
我們偶爾處境遇緣生起惻隱之心，也是因為在內心深處的深處與對方是一體 的，比如看對方疼，自己心也跟著疼。
Namo Amituofo!
