阿彌陀經要解 1.148

1.148

已發願者即已生，今發願者即今生，當發願者即當生，正顯依信所發之願，願無虛發必剋果也。非信則不能發願，雖信而不發願亦不能生，故殷勤再勸發願。願者信之券，而行之樞尤為要務，舉願則信行在其中矣。

Those who have already aspired have already been born; those who currently aspire are currently born; those who will aspire will be born. This clearly shows that when aspiration is generated relying on faith, the aspiration is never made in vain and will certainly achieve its fruition. Without faith one cannot generate aspiration; even with faith, without generating aspiration one cannot be born either. Therefore, he earnestly exhorts generating aspiration once again. Aspiration is the guarantee of faith and the pivot of practice, being of paramount importance; when aspiration is brought up, faith and practice are contained within it.