【The Origin of Suffering】- With some exceptions on account of the field's power

"With some exceptions on account of the field's power," Ah! These would constitute only one type of exception whereby you depend on this special power, you can also escape [cyclic existence].  This is what reciting the Buddha's name is.  Therefore, now I can deeply feel about the faults of cyclic existence.  But, if you cultivate one step at a time, wow, it's really not that simple! Especially when the current conditions are inadequate, so what should we do?  Ah, the only way is to rely on yourself!  But what is the nature of this?  That is for all the wonders of cyclic existence, you have indeed developed a great disenchantment and fearful feeling.  You can only depend on Him.  This condition is still adequate.  Hence when you recite the Buddha's name, you must "aspire for rebirth in the Pure Land and be weary of the cyclic existence."  If you do not fulfill the conditions of seeking rebirth in the Pure Land and abandoning the cyclic existence, your recitation of the Buddha's name would be to no avail.  When they teach you to recite the Buddha's name, the three primary collections are faith, aspirational prayers, and actions.  What do you have faith in?  What do you aspire to do?  Only when you have faith and aspirational prayers can one begin to talk about actions.  "Faith" is to believe that the transmigration through the three realms is nothing more than suffering.  It is devoid of any merit.  That's what you have faith in.  It is because you believe that, therefore you wish to escape from it.  In order to escape from it, thus you want to practice this teaching method.  Ah!  Now that we are in the period of the degeneration of the Dharma, the teachings are incomplete.  And the environment is very complicated and not conducive for cultivation.  So what should we do?  We need to go for refuge and reliance wholeheartedly.  We need to admire the pure land joyously and wholeheartedly!  

SOURCE 来源 :

75A 07’24” Vol 10 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P76 LL5
English Lamrim Vol 1 P306

日常师父法语📡75A 07’24” 手抄稿第10册P76 LL5

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