May 20 2020

May 20, 2020

Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism

淨土信仰

Every person must die eventually. When an Amitabha reciter approaches death, Amitabha Buddha will come personally to receive him, to be reborn in the Land of Bliss. In this way, he is saved from the judgement of King Yama forever, and leaves the cycle of birth-and-death within the Three Domains and the Six Realms. Once we are reborn in the Land of Bliss, our achievement of Buddhahood is expedited. All of this is accomplished through the functions of Amitabha’s 48 vows, particularly the 18th Vow.

人終有一死,人在將死的時候,阿彌陀佛就親自來迎接我們到極樂世界,永遠離開了閻羅王的魔掌,離開了三界六道的生死輪迴,而且到了極樂世界,就能夠快速成佛,這些功能都在阿彌陀佛的四十八願當中,尤其是在阿彌陀佛的第十八願。

Namo Amituofo!

May 19 2020

May 19, 2020

Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Attributes of the Pure Land School: Worldly Truths

淨土宗宗風俗諦

Our monastery is jointly managed by the Four Assemblies of monastics and householders. In this way, the Sangha does not just focus on matters related to the monastics; but, is also a home for all practitioners. Thus, within the Sangha, no matter whether monastics or householders, we are like a family. We should strive to understand, forgive, care for, and help each other in our endeavors.

我們這個道場是四眾共管,所以教團不只是出家人的家,也是同修的家,因此,在教團當 中,不管出家眾或是同修,大家就好像一家人一樣,應該彼此體諒、包容、愛護、成全。

Namo Amituofo!

May 18 2020

May 18, 2020

An excerpt from the Chapter on the Meaning of the Non-meditative Virtues in the Commentary on the Contemplation Sutra

善導大師語錄

《觀經疏》〈散善義〉:

Those of the lowest level of the low tier have the fewest virtuous roots.

They commit the Ten Unwholesome Deeds and the Five Transgressions due to greed and hatred.

They also steal the property of the Sangha and slander the right Dharma. They have not yet repented nor regret what they do.

When one of them is dying, he experiences all kinds of suffering.

Just as the flames of hell appear in front of him, he meets a virtuous advisor with a good knowledge of rebirth.

The advisor urges him to exclusively recite Amitabha’s Name.

Subsequently, following his voice, Amitabha and the bodhisattvas arrive.

Inclining wholeheartedly toward the Buddha, with singleness of mind he enters a jewelled lotus flower.

下輩下行下根人,十惡五逆等貪瞋,

四重偷僧謗正法,未曾慚愧悔前愆。

終時苦相如雲集,地獄猛火罪人前,

忽遇往生善知識,急勸專稱彼佛名,

化佛菩薩尋聲到,一念傾心入寶蓮。

Namo Amituofo!

May 17 2020

May 17, 2020

Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about the Amitabha Sutra

《佛說阿彌陀經》

The Pure Land teaching was initially established on the basis of “directions and forms”. It is totally different from the teachings of the Sacred Path that state, “Self-Nature is Amitabha, and the Pure Land is Mere Consciousness.” This point is clearly unfolded in the beginning of the Amitabha Sutra.

淨土法門最初建立在「指方立相」上,與一般聖道門所謂「自性彌陀,唯心淨土」是截然不同的,這在《阿彌陀經》一開始就顯現出來了。

Namo Amituofo!

May 16 2020

May 16, 2020

Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings - the Buddha’s Enlightening Mottos

醒世箴言

(continued)

All of the good and evil karma in this life and past lives will emerge like dreams, when we are close to death. The Sixth Consciousness is very weak, so the images are disordered, illogical, and confused as to time and place. These experiences are very common as we approach death.

今生今世以及生生世世的善惡業浮現,就好像做夢時,第六意識較薄弱,所以毫無順序、毫無邏輯、毫無條理,時間、空間都很混亂,沒有一個能控制的主人,一般人死的時候大都是像這樣子的。

Namo Amituofo!

May 15 2020

May 15, 2020

Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings - the Buddha’s Enlightening Mottos

醒世箴言

A person’s mind will be very confused at the time of his last breath. All of his past karma, including the virtuous seeds and the wicked seeds, will emerge.

We can differentiate and determine what to do, what not to do, what to say and what not to say, because we have the Sixth Consciousness. However, when we are close to death, the Sixth Consciousness will lose its functions as the functions of all other organs are lost. At that time, the Alaya Consciousness that controls our destiny in the next life will come into effect.

(to be continued tomorrow)

人要斷氣時都會顛倒,過去所作的業,善的種子、惡的種子,都會浮現。

我們現在因為有第六意識,可以分別判斷什麼該做、什麼不該做,什麼該說、什麼不該說;但是斷氣時,第六意識就會隨著器官功能的消失而消失。第六意識沒有作用,主宰投胎輪迴的阿賴耶識就會浮現。

Namo Amituofo!

May 14 2020

May 14, 2020

Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Practicing Various Virtues

眾善奉行

Because of his past karma, a person is destined for good fortune and wealth in this life. In order to accumulate blessings and virtues, we should focus our minds on kindness, speak in kind words, and perform kind deeds. If we lose in life, just regard it as paying off a debt. Don’t worry if others take advantage of us. If we have a kind thought, the god of fortune will follow us. If we have a wicked thought, the god of evil will follow us.

If we practice virtues, misfortune is far away, even though fortune has not yet come. If we do evil, fortune is far away, even though misfortune has not yet come. Thus, we should always recite Amitabha’s Name and practice virtues.

人的窮通禍福都有定數。要存好心、說好話、做好事、積福德。吃虧是佔便宜,是還債。

心起善念,則吉神隨之;心起惡念,則凶神隨之。

人為善,福雖未至,禍已遠離;人為惡,禍雖未至,福已遠離。要常念佛號, 常行好事。

Namo Amituofo!