阿彌陀經通贊疏 2.95

2.95

贊曰：第三聞興善念也。自然者，慣習任運名曰自然，非無因緣名自然也。生念佛念法念僧者，三寶之名如前釋也。念佛有三：一、心念，心中繫念；二、輕聲念，自耳聞故；三、高聲念，有十種功德：一、能排睡眠；二、天魔驚怖；三、聲遍十方；四、三塗息苦；五、外聲不入；六、心不散亂；七、勇猛精進；八、諸佛歡喜；九、三昧現前；十、往生淨土。應作四句分別：一、心念口不念；二、口念心不念；三、心口俱念；四、心口俱不念。此四句中第一句、第三句是。《瑞相經》云：清風徐起不寒不暑，吹諸羅網及眾寶樹，演發無上微妙法音，其有聞者塵垢不起，自然快樂如得三昧。

Praise: Third, good thoughts arising upon hearing. 'Naturally' (ziran): habitual spontaneity is called natural; it does not mean without causes and conditions. 'Giving rise to minds of recollecting the Buddha, recollecting the Dharma, and recollecting the Saṅgha': the names of the Three Jewels are as explained before. There are three kinds of recollection of the Buddha: 1. Mental recollection, binding mindfulness within the mind; 2. Low-voiced recollection, so that one's own ears hear it; 3. Loud recollection, which has ten kinds of merit: first, it can dispel sleepiness; second, the heavenly Māra is terrified; third, the sound pervades the ten directions; fourth, suffering in the three wretched destinies ceases; fifth, external sounds do not enter; sixth, the mind is not scattered; seventh, courageous vigor; eighth, all Buddhas rejoice; ninth, samādhi becomes manifest; tenth, rebirth in the Pure Land. One should make a fourfold analysis: 1. Mental recollection without verbal recitation; 2. Verbal recitation without mental recollection; 3. Both mental recollection and verbal recitation; 4. Neither mental recollection nor verbal recitation. Among these four possibilities, the first and third apply. The Ruixiang jing says: 'A clear breeze gently rises, neither cold nor hot, blowing upon the nets and jeweled trees, proclaiming the supreme, subtle, and wondrous sound of the Dharma; those who hear it do not give rise to defilements, and naturally experience joy as if attaining samādhi.'