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念佛念到功夫成片就有機會見佛 - 第221集
People who have achieved Constant Mindfulness of Amitabha Buddha will have a chance to see Amitabha Buddha.
第五種，「《首楞嚴大勢至菩薩念佛圓通章》勸導眾生，憶佛念佛，現前當來必定見佛，以念佛心，入無生忍」。
Fifth, “In the Commentaries on the Suramgama Sutra: the Chapter on Perfect Penetration Through Mindfulness of Amitabha Buddha, sentient beings are urged to chant Amitabha Buddha’s name mentally and orally and they will certainly see Amitabha Buddha now and in the future. Owing to practising Buddha mindfulness, they attained the endurance based on the non-arising of phenomena.”
這些經文跟淨土宗非常親切，尤其後面這一句，「憶佛念佛，現前當來必定見佛」，現前是現在，當來是往生到極樂世界。阿彌陀佛最後來接引你往生，那還是屬於現前。為什麼？
These sutra texts are very close to the Pure Land teachings, especially the last phrase which says, “By chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name mentally and orally, one will certainly see Amitabha Buddha now and in the future.” ‘In the future’ is when you are reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss, while Amitabha Buddha coming to receive you to the Pure Land still belongs to ‘now.’ What is the reason?
你的一口氣沒斷，你還會跟別人說話，我看見阿彌陀佛來接引我了，這是現前見佛。所以一般在念到功夫成片的時候，阿彌陀佛就會來給你送信息，讓你自己放心，一心專念，你必定見佛往生。
Because as long as you have not drawn your last breath, you can still tell others that you see Amitabha Buddha coming to receive you, so it is seeing Amitabha Buddha now. That’s why generally, when you have achieved Constant Mindfulness of Amitabha Buddha, Amitabha Buddha will come to send message to you so that you can rest assured. By single-mindedly concentrating on chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name, you will certainly see Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in his Pure Land.
我們也是根據這段經文，根據古大德《往生傳》裡面所記載的，我們能夠推想得到，念到功夫成片就有機會見佛，他來告訴你信息。
Our inference is also based on this sutra text as well as the ancient great masters’ records in the Biographical Accounts of Rebirth in the Pure Land. We can infer that people who have achieved Constant Mindfulness of Amitabha Buddha will have a chance to see Amitabha Buddha who will come to give them information.