Master Xuanhua said: chanting Buddha is like making a phone call (picture)

Master Xuanhua, a generation of eminent monks, is an example for me to learn. To salute the Venerable Master Xuanhua.

-----Zhuge Changqing

Issued on the afternoon of June 16, 1958

Read sincerely, read aloud, and feel silently;

Till the end of the mountain and the end of the river, the free and unfettered Dharma realm is in the west and east.

Can you understand the true meaning of the chant just now?

"Nian Nian Tong": The first word of "Nian" is the heart of the mind. The second thought is from the heart and from the mouth; If there is only the second thought - the "thought" of the mouth, it cannot be regarded as sincere thought, so the "heart" and "mouth" should be sincere, which is for the Buddha or Bodhisattva. We should realize the unity of heart and mouth. We should not read casually, casually, or with other delusions. If we can do this, we can call it "sincerity". With sincere thoughts, there will be induction. What is this induction? That is, the hearts of ordinary people are connected with the light of Buddha and Bodhisattva. The so-called "light shines on each other, and the holes are connected."

Why is there such induction? For example, if you call and the number gets through, the other party will say 'Hello!' So you can speak freely and get in touch. Reading the holy name of Bodhisattva is also like dialing a phone number. At that time, the Bodhisattva will ask you: 'Good man (good woman), what do you want?' So you can respond to whatever you ask. If you are not sincere, it is like five numbers. You just dial three numbers to stop. How can you get through the phone? The same is true of Nian Bodhisattva. If you read it for a while and don't read it again, it will be insincere and it will not pass. This sense of light and light can only be felt by the person who is experiencing it. For example, when making a phone call, only the person who picks up the receiver can understand what the other person is saying. Ordinary people can't see the sound waves coming with their naked eyes, so they say: 'Silent induction is in silence'.

'The end of the mountain and the end of the river' is' progress is important, and there is another day to die. ' When you reach the end of your life, you can think of it without thinking. When you are in a group, you can think of it. If we want to live in the Western Paradise, we can go to it; If you want to drive the mercy boat backward and return to all living beings, you can also go back to the Saha world in the east of the Blissful World, and even all dharma circles. You can also go back to the Saha world in the east of the Blissful World. Therefore, you can say: 'Ren Xidong', the so-called: 'All things are as you wish, all things are as you like, and all things are as you like.' So when we learn Buddhism, we should be sincere everywhere, otherwise it will be hypocrisy, hypocrisy will 'open empty flowers, no results', so when we learn Buddhism, we must remember not to deceive ourselves.

Secondly, the ancients also said, 'A gentleman asks for himself, while a villain asks for others.' We should not be dependent. We should know that induction is our own move, not from outside. Some people said, 'It is the power of Buddha that leads to the birth of pure land.' This can be said to be right or wrong. Why? Because the term "access" is only for the machine; Because the greed of all living beings is to hope that they can exert less effort and achieve greater results. It is like lending usury, releasing less money, and earning more money. Therefore, the sage responded to the situation and said the words cited by Buddha, with the purpose of urging all living beings to study hard.

In fact, they can live in the Pure Land by chanting the names of Buddha and Bodhisattva, but also by their own strength, how to say? Is Buddha chanting for you? Is the thought you read from the Bodhisattva? If it is not, how can it be said to rely on other forces? For example, Buddha and Bodhisattva shine light on you, which is also what you feel about the merits of chanting Buddha and Bodhisattva. Let's take telephone as an example. If you don't call yourself, who will answer your call? So chanting Buddha is the same. The desire to live in the Pure Land through the guidance of Buddha's power is actually greed, dependence, and it is not desirable. We need to rely on self-reliance, courage, courage and progress in our practice. We should know that the results are not given by others, so it can be said that Buddha chanting is not based on Buddha power.

The ancients also said, 'The prime minister has no seed. Men should be self-reliant.' When we learn Buddhism, we should also stand up and say, 'Buddha has no seed, and all beings should be self-reliant.' If it is not so, relying on Buddha's power for guidance all day is like relying on the legacy of his father and brother, and will eventually kill himself. Wake up!

宣化上人开示：念佛如同打电话（图）

宣化上人，一代高僧大德，是我学习的榜样。顶礼宣化上人。

-----诸葛长青

 一九五八年六月十六日下午开示

念念真诚念念通，默默感应默默中；
直至山穷水尽处，逍遥法界任西东。

刚才所说偈颂，大家能否了悟其中的真义？

‘念念真诚念念通’：第一个‘念’字，是心中所发出的念。第二个念，是有之于心而形之于口，从口中发出的；若只存有第二念––口念的‘念’，便不能算是真诚的念了，所以‘心’、‘口’俱要真诚，这是对念菩萨或念佛而言的。我们要念到心口合一，一而不二。我们不可随便地念，也不可散乱地念，也不可夹杂其他的妄想而念，如果能做到这几点，便可以称为‘真诚’了。有了真诚的意念，一定会有感应的，这感应是什么呢？就是凡夫的心和佛菩萨的光相通，所谓：‘光光相照，孔孔相通。’

为什么会有这种感应呢？譬如打电话，号码打通了，对方一声‘喂！’于是乎就可以畅所欲言，有了连络。念菩萨圣号也如同拨电话号码，到时菩萨就会问你：‘善男子（善女人），你想求些什么？’于是你就可以有求必应了。若是没有诚心，这就好像是五个号码你只拨三个号码就住手了，那又怎能把电话打通呢？念菩萨亦复如此。假使你念一会又不念了，这就没有诚意，那是一定不会通的。这种光光相照的感应，是只有身受的人才能感觉到的。譬如打电话，也只有拿起听筒收听的人才能清楚对方的话，凡夫的肉眼是无法看到声波的去来，所以说：‘默默感应默默中’。

‘山穷水尽’是‘百尺竿头重进步，撒手天空另有天。’的境界，念至山穷水尽时，简直是念而不念，打成一团、念成一片了，那时就可以‘逍遥法界任西东’。若是我们要往生西方极乐世界，就可以应念而往；要想倒驾慈航，回来广度众生，也可以应念而回到极乐世界之东的娑婆世界，乃至一切法界，也无不可以应念而往，所以说：‘任西东’，所谓：‘一如意一切如意，一自在一切自在。’所以我们学佛，处处要真诚，不然便是虚伪，虚伪便会‘开空花，不结果’，所以学佛切记不要自己骗自己。

其次，古人也说：‘君子求诸己，小人求诸人。’我们不可有依赖心，应知感应是自己所招，并非从外得来的。有人说：‘念佛得生净土，是仗佛力所接引。’此话可以说是对，也可以说是不对，为什么？因为‘接引’这个说法，只是对机而言；因为众生的贪，都是希望能用力少而收效大，好像放高利贷，放出的少，而收入的多，所以圣人随机应变，说出了佛力接引的话，目的是叫一切众生努力去念。

其实他们念佛、菩萨的名号而能往生净土，也是全凭自己的力量，怎么说呢？念佛是佛替你念的吗？你念菩萨的那个念，是菩萨生出来的吗？如果不是，又岂能说是仗他力？譬如佛菩萨放光加被你，这也是你自己念佛菩萨的功德所感。再拿打电话作一个例子，如果你自己不打电话，又有谁来接你的电话？所以念佛也是这个道理。有这种希望仗佛力的接引而能生净土的心，其实就是贪心，就是依赖，是要不得的。我们修行要仗自力，打起精神，鼓起勇气，勇猛精进，应知果报并不是人家能够赐与的，所以念佛也可以说不是仗佛力所接引。

古人又说：‘将相本无种，男儿当自强。’我们学佛，也要挺起胸膛来这样说：‘佛陀本无种，众生当自强。’若是不这么样，整日依赖佛力接引，犹如富家子弟依赖父兄遗业，终会把自己害了，大家猛醒啊！

(This article is an original article by Zhuge Changqing, and the pictures are selected from the Internet. Welcome to forward it, and please indicate the source for forwarding)

Introduction to Zhuge Changqing: Zhuge Changqing, the inheritor and promoter of traditional Chinese culture, is willing to "learn from sages, promote virtue, revitalize China and benefit the world" together with people with the same ideals in the world.

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Zhuge Changqing's Chinese Dream

Learn from sages and carry forward virtue

Revitalizing China for the benefit of the world

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诸葛长青简介：诸葛长青，中国国学传统文化传承弘扬者，愿与天下志同道合者一起“学习圣贤、弘扬善德、振兴中华、造福世界”。

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