Master Huijing’s Short Teaching about Pure Land Buddhism (I)
淨土短文 (一)
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The two minds, Sincere Mind and Aspiration for Rebirth, are encompassed within the single mind of Joyful Entrusting. Therefore, they are spoken of as “one mind” and also as “one thought-moment”.
For when one entrusts oneself with joy and faith, that very faith is true sincerity; and that same mind naturally becomes the mind that aspires to be born in the Pure Land.
Sincere Mind
The Sincere Mind is the Buddha’s true and real mind. It is unborn and undying, unchanging and eternal.
Joyful Entrusting
Joyful Entrusting is the Buddha’s wisdom-mind. Only Amitabha Buddha possesses this wisdom that enables sentient beings to awaken faith. Through the Buddha’s power, faith arises naturally within us; it is the spontaneous working of the Buddha’s compassionate vow-power.
Apart from Amitabha’s Perfect Enlightenment, there is no separate substance or basis for our rebirth in the Pure Land.
Amitabha Buddha has made the rebirth of sentient beings the very substance of “Namo Amitabha Buddha”. In other words, exclusively reciting Namo Amitabha Buddha embodies and accomplishes the salvation and rebirth of all beings.
The Pure Land School places the teaching of Amitabha’s deliverance at the very center of spiritual life. Everything is ultimately traced back to Amitabha’s saving
activities. All teachings, practices, and understandings are grounded in Amitabha’s compassionate deliverance.
Therefore, apart from Amitabha’s deliverance , there is no Pure Land teaching in the true sense. The entirety of the Pure Land path returns to and rests upon the saving vow of Amitabha Buddha.
18.(2 / 2)
至心與欲生心之二，攝於信樂之一，此謂之一心，又云一念。 蓋信喜心誠即是至心，其心即為欲生淨土之欲生心。
至心──佛之真實心，不生不滅，永恆如此。
信樂──佛之智慧心，唯彌陀有此智慧使我起信，佛力自然策動我起信心。 彌陀正覺之外，無我往生之體。阿彌陀佛以眾生之往生，為南無阿彌佗佛。 淨土宗以聞彌陀救度為中心生命，一切皆還原於彌陀救度，離彌陀救度無淨 土宗之教。
Namo Amituofo!
