October 4, 2025

Oct 4, 2025 

Important Knowledge in the Pure Land School 

淨土小常識 

164 - The True and Absolute “Three Good Deeds” (continued) 

The true and absolute Three Good Deeds are: “Having faith in Amitabha Buddha, reciting the Buddha’s Name, and carrying out the Buddha’s work.”

That is, “a mind that trusts in Amitabha’s deliverance, a mouth that recites Amitabha’s Name, and a body that serves as Amitabha’s hands and feet.” These are the best among all forms of goodness. 

Why? Because one not only attains liberation from the cycle of birth and death ; but, also helps others do the same. In other words, one personally trusts and accepts Amitabha’s salvation, exclusively recites Amitabha’s Name, aspires to be reborn in Amitabha’s Pure Land, and is reborn there to attain Buddhahood. At the same time, one spreads the teaching of Amitabha’s 18th vow to save all beings. 

This enables others to also trust and accept Amitabha’s salvation, exclusively recite his Name, aspire for rebirth in his Pure Land, and likewise attain Buddhahood. This is what is meant by “having faith and guiding others to also have faith.” 

In short, it is to mentally trust in Amitabha Buddha , exclusively orally recite Amitabha’s Name , and act as Amitabha’s hands and feet with one’s body—guiding others to faith. These are the true and absolute “Three Good Deeds.” 

This is the true purpose of Buddhist practice and cultivation, and it embodies the Mahāyāna spirit of seeking Buddhahood in the Pure Land and then returning to awaken beings below. 

Master Shandao praised such a person as: 

“A truly good person among people; 

A supremely good person among people; 

The finest person among people; 

A rare person among people; 

The most excellent person among people.” 

164 真正、絕對的「三好」(續)

真正的絕對的三好就是「信佛，念佛，做佛的事」，也就是「心信彌陀的救度， 口稱彌陀的名號，身做彌陀的手腳」，這才是好中的最好。 

為什麼？因為自己能夠出離生死輪迴，也使他人出離生死輪迴。也就是， 自己「信受彌陀救度，專稱彌陀佛名，願生彌陀淨土」，而往生彌陀淨土成佛； 同時也將這彌陀救度眾生的教理弘揚出去，讓人家也信受彌陀救度，專稱彌 陀佛名，願生彌陀淨土，而往生彌陀淨土成佛，所謂「自信教人信」。 

簡而言之，就是心信佛，口念佛，身做彌陀的手腳，做教人信的事。這才 是真正的、絕對的「三好」。 

這是學佛修行的目的，也是大乘法門上求佛道，下化眾生的精神。這種人 ，善導大師讚歎說：「人中好人，人中妙好人，人中上上人，人中稀有人，人中 最勝人。」 

Namo Amituofo! 

October 3, 2025

Oct 3, 2025 

Important Knowledge in the Pure Land School 

淨土小常識 

164 - The True and Absolute “Three Goodnesses” 

For ordinary people, when it comes to important matters such as: marriage, moving to a new home, breaking ground, completing a building, or starting a business; they tend to choose auspicious dates and times. They pay attention to feng shui, and believe that these factors will influence their fortune or misfortune, success or failure, blessings or calamities. 

Yet, of all forms of “feng shui”, the foremost “feng shui” is what constitutes a person:

A person’s foremost feng shui is the mind; 

The second feng shui is speech; 

The third feng shui is behavior. 

This is what people commonly refer to as the “Three Good Deeds”: harboring good thoughts, speaking kind words, and performing good actions—of which the mind is the most fundamental source. 

Thus, the principle of feng shui can be summed up in four characters: “The mind gives rise to all phenomena.” 

If one can maintain a kind heart, speak kindly, and act kindly, then misfortunes and obstacles caused by unfavorable feng shui or other factors will naturally be resolved with ease. 

However, these “three good deeds” are not the absolute three good deeds, because the three poisons of greed, anger, and delusion have not yet been eradicated. As long as greed, anger, and delusion arise, one will still create sins and karma, remain trapped in the cycle of birth and death within the six realms, and even risk falling into the three evil paths. 

(to be continued tomorrow) 

164 真正、絕對的「三好」 

一般人凡是重要的事情，譬如結婚、搬家、動土、落成、開工等等，往往會 選擇吉日良辰，講究地理風水，認為這些會影響自己的吉凶、成敗、禍福。 

但所有風水之中，第一風水是人； 

人的第一風水是心； 

人的第二風水是嘴巴；

人的第三風水是行為。 

也就是一般所講的「三好」： 

存好心、說好話、做好事，其中最根本的是「心」。 

所以風水原理只有四個字，就是「心生萬法」。 

能夠存好心、說好話、做好事，由風水或各種方面所引起的種種不順不吉 利的事，自然就會迎刃而解。 

然而這三好並不是絕對的三好，因為貪瞋癡的三毒還沒有斷除，還會起 貪瞋癡，還會造罪造業，還在六道生死輪迴當中，還會墮落三惡道。 

Namo Amituofo!