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Everything in the Land of Ultimate Bliss is indeed smooth sailing
極樂世界確實一帆風順 - 第137集
回歸就是成佛，回到你原本的樣子。原本的樣子是常寂光，光明遍照。常寂光是智慧，無量光、無量壽，非物質、非精神，也非自然現象，沒有辦法說得出來，唯證方知，這是事實真相。
Returning to your original self means becoming a buddha. Original self is the eternally tranquil light which illuminates everywhere. Eternally tranquil light is wisdom, infinite light and infinite life. It is neither a physical, mental nor natural phenomenon, so there is no way to describe it. Only people who have attained Buddhahood can know it. This is a reality.
佛是從這個事實真相裡面，為我們說出《大乘無量壽經》。這是法藏比丘在因地裡頭，無盡的智慧、慈悲、無量的功德，成就西方極樂世界依正莊嚴，是從自性變現出來的，幫助我們在這個環境裡頭修行，這環境是無量壽。
From this reality, the Buddha expounded the Infinite Life Sutra for us. With his boundless wisdom and compassion as well as infinite merits, Bhikṣu Dharmakara accomplished the circumstantial and direct adornments of the Land of Ultimate Bliss during the causal stage of his practice to help us cultivate in this environment of infinite life. This land is manifested by the true nature.
我們這個世間壽命太短，幹什麼時間不夠用，一切善不能建立，時間不夠。要換到極樂世界，這個障礙就沒有了，有的是時間，決定能成就。這個世界障緣多，極樂世界沒有障緣，極樂世界確實一帆風順。
Our lifespan in this world is too short. Since we have insufficient time to accomplish everything that we do, all virtues cannot be established. However, there will be no such hindrance if we migrate to the Land of Ultimate Bliss because all we have is time, so we can definitely succeed in our endeavour. There are many adverse conditions in this world but not in the Land of Ultimate Bliss. Everything in that land is indeed smooth sailing.
- The period of study and practice from the time an ordinary being first decides to study and practise until he becomes a buddha.