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一句阿彌陀佛念到底，沒有一個不成就 - 第280集
If we recite Amitabha Buddha’s name to the end, no one will not succeed in attaining rebirth in the Pure Land.
現在眾生很辛苦，有史以來沒有見到過像現在人活得這麼痛苦，所以菩薩度生須有方便。方是方法，便，最適宜的方法，最恰當的方法，就叫方便。最殊勝的方便就是教人念佛，這句佛很容易念，但是堅持到底的沒有幾個人。
The life of sentient beings is very hard now. We have never seen people living in such pain as they are now. That’s why bodhisattvas must have expedient means to help them. Expedience is ‘the most appropriate method.’ The most exceptional expedience is teaching people to chant Amitabha Buddha’s name. It is very easy to chant this Amitabha Buddha’s name, but not many people can persevere with it to the end.
這幾個人，大乘經上說善根深厚，曾經在過去生中生生世世已經供養無量諸佛。今天得人身，聞佛法，聽了能歡喜、能相信、能接受，這種人都是過去生中供養諸佛，今天得諸佛如來加持，你歡喜接受。如果過去沒這個緣分，那就不可能，這個道理我們要懂。
According to the Mahayana sutras, these few people have profound virtuous roots and had made offerings to innumerable buddhas in their former lifetimes. People who are born as a human today and are happy listening to the Dharma, and can believe and accept it, had made offerings to innumerable buddhas in their former lifetimes. Owing to receiving the support of all buddhas today, you can accept this Dharma method with joy. Without this karmic affinity in the past, it is impossible for you to believe and accept it. We need to understand this truth.
真正懂，我們就會把這個緣抓住不放，我這一生要到極樂世界，要親近阿彌陀佛，不再浪費時間，不再浪費精神。一個法門，一部經典，一份註解，黃念祖老居士的註解，足夠了。只要這一句阿彌陀佛念到底，沒有一個不成就。
If we really understand this, we will grasp this affinity and will not let it go. We want to be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss to be close to Amitabha Buddha in this life. We do not want to waste our time and energy anymore, so we will only uphold one Dharma method, one sutra and one annotation (it is enough to read Upasaka Huang’s annotation). As long as we recite Amitabha Buddha’s name to the end, no one will not succeed in attaining rebirth in the Pure Land.