念佛鏡 1.6

1.6

Alas! Amitābha is very easy to uphold; the pure land is very easy to go to. If sentient beings cannot uphold it and cannot go there, what can the Buddha do for sentient beings? Committing evil karma leads into the miserable destinies; practicing mindfulness of Amitābha brings rebirth in Sukhāvatī: both are the Buddha's words. For worldly people to worry about falling into hell and yet doubt rebirth—is this not delusion? Dharma Master Huiyuan of the Jin dynasty and the worthy gentlemen of that time, such as Liu Yimin, formed the White Lotus Society at Mount Lu, precisely putting forth their utmost sincerity in this. In the seven hundred years thereafter, not a few monastics and laypeople attained spiritual resonance through their practice; all are seen in the biographies of the pure land. How could they be false? Yet, while books praising and assisting the teachings and contemplations of Amitābha pile up like mountains, only