念佛三昧寶王論 2.3

2.3

The question asks: 'Being mindful of future buddhas means being mindful of sentient beings; I have already heard this profound meaning, whose phenomena are vast and whose principle is subtle. Yet I fear the mind will scatter and be hard to restrain. Now I wish to unify it by focusing exclusively on the West, being mindful of one buddha, treading the ground of non-retrogression, dispelling the mind of outflows, riding a small boat on the golden ponds, and bowing to Amida in the white jade palace, thereby penetrating the three times and hoping to partake in the nine grades—is this not also acceptable?'