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有這三個心就能見到佛 - 第273集
We can see Amitabha Buddha if we have these three minds.
我們常講的真誠、清淨、恭敬，有這三個心就能見到佛。那見不到呢？見不到，這三種心分數不夠，如果只有三十分不能感應，如果有七、八十分肯定有感應。全操在自己，不是阿彌陀佛，阿彌陀佛沒有起心動念、沒有分別執著。
We often said that we can see Amitabha Buddha if our mind is sincere, pure and respectful. What if you cannot see Amitabha Buddha? If you cannot see Amitabha Buddha, it means that your scores for these three kinds of mind are insufficient. For instance, if you only have thirty marks, you cannot receive a response from Amitabha Buddha, but if you have seventy to eighty marks, you can certainly see Amitabha Buddha. It’s all up to you and not Amitabha Buddha because Amitabha Buddha neither has wandering thoughts, discrimination nor attachments.
完全是我們感，自自然然的應阿彌陀佛在哪裡？沒有離開我們，法身佛，法身彌陀是常寂光，遍一切處一切時，我們都在他光中。就是我們的心真誠不夠、清淨不夠、恭敬不夠，所以沒有感，他就沒有應；如果有感，分數夠了，肯定就見佛。
The seeking is entirely on our side and Amitabha Buddha will naturally respond. Where is Amitabha Buddha? Amitabha Buddha never left us because the Dharma body of Amitabha Buddha is the Eternally Tranquil Light, which pervades everywhere and at all times. We are all in Amitabha Buddha’s light. We did not receive a response from Amitabha Buddha because our seeking is not sincere, pure and respectful enough. If we have enough sincerity, purity and respectfulness in our seeking, we will surely see Amitabha Buddha.
見佛的時候就面對面談話了，佛一定會告訴你，你還有多久壽命，一定會講，等你壽命到的時候我來接引你，等於來給你授記，你曉得什麼時候走。但是你如果要求我壽命不要了，馬上就帶你走。
When we see Amitabha Buddha, we can have a conversation with him face to face. Amitabha Buddha will surely tell you how long your remaining lifespan is, and that he will come to receive you to the Pure Land when your life ends. This is equivalent to Amitabha Buddha coming to give you an assurance, so you know when you will be reborn in the Pure Land. But if you request to give up your remaining lifespan, Amitabha Buddha will take you to the Pure Land right away.
帶你走一定留幾天，為什麼？提升你的功德。就是你往生的時候，別人知道這念佛是真的不是假的，這就是功德。你讓很多人生起信心，你讓很多人發願求生淨土，這是功德。
Prior to that, Amitabha Buddha will surely let you stay for a few more days. What is the reason? Because Amitabha Buddha wants to let you improve your merits by telling people that chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name and reborning in the Land of Ultimate Bliss is true and not false. You are giving many people confidence and letting them vow to be reborn in the Pure Land. These are merits.
如果當時帶你走，這個功德你就沒辦法得到了。佛慈悲，通常會給你三、四天，讓你去宣揚。尤其你沒有生病，身體好好的，怎麼說走就走，哪有這種事情？到時候真讓你看到，這才佩服，這才知道不是假的。
Had Amitabha Buddha taken you to the Pure Land right away, you would have no way to earn these merits. Being compassionate, Amitabha Buddha would usually give you three to four days to tell others, especially if you are not sick and in good health. How can you leave for the Pure Land so freely and happily? They will be filled with admiration when they see you leaving like that. Only then will they know that Amitabha Buddha and the Pure Land are true and not false.