念佛鏡 1.33

1.33

「又念佛喻如孩子哭聲，父母聞之急來相救，飢即與食，寒即與衣，熱即與涼，是父母力，非是子能。念佛之人亦復如是，唯知念佛，佛大慈悲尋聲即救，所有罪業佛與滅却，所有病患佛與差却，所有諸障佛與拂却，猶如父母養子相似。故《法華經》云：『一切眾生皆是吾子，我即是父，汝等累劫眾苦所燒，我皆濟拔令出三界。』修道之人要勤念佛。《維摩經》云：『欲除煩惱，當修正念。』」

"Furthermore, buddhānusmṛti is likened to the crying sound of a child: when the parents hear it, they come rushing to save it; if it is hungry they give it food, if it is cold they give it clothing, and if it is hot they give it coolness. This is the parents' power, not the child's capability. The practitioner of buddhānusmṛti is also like this: only knowing to be mindful of the Buddha, the Buddha in great compassion responds to the sound and immediately rescues them; all karmic transgressions the Buddha eradicates for them, all illnesses the Buddha cures for them, and all obstacles the Buddha brushes away for them, just like parents raising a child. Thus the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra says: 'All sentient beings are my children, and I am their father. Burnt by the manifold sufferings of accumulated eons, I rescue and extract them all, causing them to leave the three realms.' Practitioners of the path must diligently practice buddhānusmṛti. The Vimalakīrti-sūtra says: 'Wishing to eliminate afflictions, one should cultivate right mindfulness.'"