念佛四十八法:44) 难中持名


2014/9/4    热度:232   

念佛四十八法:44) 难中持名

 

  44) 难中持名

  Buddha Recitation in Time of Calamity

  If you remember to practice Buddha Recitation in time of calamity, you will receive a wonderful response. Take a country suffering invasion or a village decimated by a plague. In both places, Buddha Recitation should be practiced steadfastly. If one person recites, one per-son is at peace; if a hundred persons recite, a hundred are at peace. It is not that the Buddha is being partial, but rather that he always appears in the equal, non-discriminating light… the light of the Buddha coming to protect us,

  the Dharma-protecting deities rescuing us – we will naturally escape danger and calamity. Do not doubt this.

  凡难中有发心念佛者,必有奇应。虽遍地干戈、一乡疫厉,而求佛呵护者,一即一 安,百即百安,非佛之有私也,亦平等光中无心而应也。何以故?动念发声,觉阿弥 陀佛光明住我顶上,则自然念念具足,念念坚固,念念长久,佛光所加,吉神拥护, 自能离难,勿转念也。

  Commentary

  Some people may ask: how can reciting the Buddha’s name eliminate calamities? They ask because they are not earnest or are doubtful about obtaining a response. These very doubts show why they do not obtain favorable results. You should realize that when we think only of Buddha Recitation and nothing else, our thoughts transcend body and mind. If such pure thoughts are stretched out [over hours and days…], what suffering can affect us? There is a great deal of significance to the saying:

  A good response is due to the self; Non-response is also due to the self.

  If one person, then many persons begin to recite the Buddha’s name, they are abandoning ev il thoughts for good thoughts. If these good thoughts fo lo w one after another without end, what disaster cannot be eradicated, what suffering cannot be dispelled?

  Furthermore, the sutras record ten specific benefits of reciting the Buddha’s name… I urge practitioners to strengthen their faith and redouble their efforts.

 

电脑上扫描,微信中长按二维码,添加无量光素食、护生、传统文化公众号

五明学习 内明 净土宗禅宗密宗成实宗地论宗法相宗华严宗律宗南传涅盘宗毗昙宗三论宗摄论宗天台宗综论其它

温馨提示:请勿将文章分享至无关QQ群或微信群或其它无关地方,以免不信佛人士谤法!

佛言佛语佛在经上说,祇树给孤独园建精舍的时候,佛在地面上看到一窝蚂蚁,佛看了之后就笑了。弟子们问佛为什么笑?佛说:“这一窝蚂蚁经历七尊佛过世了,它还没有离开蚂蚁身。”不是说它寿命那么长,而是它死了以后,又到这窝里作小蚂蚁,生生世世作小蚂蚁。我们想想,一尊佛从修行到成佛,是三个阿僧祇劫。七尊佛,就是二十一个阿僧祇劫。这么长久的时间,它还没有脱离蚂蚁身。这个因就是执着,它总认为那是它的家,认为那个形象就是它的身体,坚固地执着,所以没有办法转别的身形,真是愚痴到了极处!这是我们不能不知道的, 摘录自佛言网由佛前明灯发布