樂邦遺稿 2.3

2.3

慈恩《彌陀通贊鈔》云「經云『不可以少善根福德因緣得生彼國』者，良恐眾生曾聞佛說臨終十念即得往生，我今天命未盡，且當放逸。為遮於此故，言不可以少善根得生彼國。言我今天命未盡者，即愚人見解也。人命無常，如同轉燭，何得久住乎？如佛在世，有諸比丘作無常觀，佛問云何？比丘答言：『出息不保入息。』佛言：『真得無常相也。』」

Ci'en's Subcommentary to the General Praise of the Amitābha Sūtra says: "Regarding what the sūtra says, 'One cannot attain rebirth in that land with few wholesome roots and meritorious conditions,' it is truly feared that sentient beings, having heard the Buddha say that ten recitations at the end of life bring rebirth, would think: 'My lifespan is not yet exhausted today; let me just be negligent for now.' To block this, it is said that one cannot attain rebirth in that land with few wholesome roots. To say 'my lifespan is not yet exhausted today' is the view of a foolish person. Human life is impermanent, like a candle flickering in the wind; how could it abide for long? For example, when the Buddha was in the world, several monks practiced the contemplation of impermanence. The Buddha asked them about it, and a monk replied, 'An outgoing breath does not guarantee an incoming breath.' The Buddha said, 'You have truly attained the mark of impermanence.'"