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佛法是活的 - 第228集
Buddhism is flexible.
今天還有人來問我，他過去念《普門品》、念大悲咒，現在念阿彌陀佛，那些東西可不可以不念，還是要繼續念？如果你真搞明白、搞清楚了，這一句佛號裡頭有圓滿的大悲咒，有圓滿的《普門品》，你念這一句佛號就不要念了，你會很歡喜、會很快樂。如果你心裡懷疑，我不念這個我對不起觀音菩薩，我不念《地藏經》我對不起地藏菩薩，那怎麼辦？那就全念。
Someone asked me today if they still need to continue reciting the Chapter of Universal Door and the Dharani of Great Compassion if they are chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name now. If you truly understand the merits of Amitabha Buddha’s name, you would be very happy to chant Amitabha Buddha’s name without needing to recite this sutra and mantra anymore, because this name is complete with the Dharani of Great Compassion and the Chapter of Universal Door. What should you do if you are doubtful and feel sorry for Avalokitêśvara Bodhisattva and Earth-Store Bodhisattva if you stop reciting the sutra and mantra, as well as the Ksitigarbha Sutra? Then you should recite them all.
各人根性不一樣，什麼是最正確的？與他根性相應的叫最正確的，所以佛沒有定法可說。你有這種執著，你就這麼念下去，但是把所修的功德統統迴向往生極樂世界，千萬不要想生天，不要想升官發財，那就管用。
Since everyone has a different inborn nature, what is the most correct approach? The most correct approach is to accord with one’s inborn nature. That’s why the Buddha has no fixed teaching. If you have this kind of attachment, then you should continue to recite the sutra and mantra, but you must dedicate all the accumulated merits towards rebirth in the Land of Ultimate Bliss. Do not ever think of wanting to be reborn in the celestial realms or seeking promotion, fortune and good luck. In this way, your cultivation will be fruitful.
每個人根性不相同，佛法是活的不是死的，活學活用，什麼障礙都沒有，圓融自在。所有障礙的發生，我們對它了解不夠透徹，我們在日常生活當中用錯了，這才發生障礙。要是性相、理事、因果都搞明白、都搞透徹了，哪裡還會有障礙？真的是事事無礙、理事無礙，《華嚴經》上講的四種無礙統統具足。
Everyone has a different inborn nature. Buddhism is flexible and not rigid, so you can learn and practise it flexibly without any hindrance. It is perfectly integrated to allow freedom. The occurrence of all obstacles is due to our lack of understanding, causing us to apply the teachings wrongly in daily life. If we understand its nature and characteristics, noumenal and phenomenal aspects, as well as causes and effects, where else would there be obstacles? Buddhism is indeed unobstructed noumenally and phenomenally. It is complete with the four kinds of non-obstruction mentioned in the Avatamsaka Sutra.