第九十二集視頻文字檔如下:
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From the perspective of the true nature, the true nature and other-power are one and not two
從自性上看 自他是一不是二 - 第92集
「由上可見念佛之人」，有阿彌陀佛派遣的二十五位菩薩，於一切時、一切處，「擁護加持」，真正發願，雖然還沒有去，彌陀就照顧了。「又有大勢至菩薩等，威德攝受，復為一切諸佛之所護念。故得遠離魔難，安穩修持。仗他力故，化險為夷，稱為易行道」。
“It can be seen that Pure Land practitioners” have twenty-five bodhisattvas sent by Amitabha Buddha to “support and protect” them at all times and in all places. Amitabha Buddha has been looking after those who truly vow to be born in the Pure Land even before they are reborn there. “They will also receive the majestic power of Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva and other bodhisattvas, as well as the mindful protection of all buddhas, so they are able to stay away from the destructive demons and cultivate with peace of mind. They can turn danger into safety owing to the other-power. This is called the ‘easy-to-cultivate method.’”
這幾句話說得好，真正是易行道。或者有人「以談他力為著相」，學教的人、學禪的人認為這是著相。念老告訴我們，「應知他力，亦是自心」。這個解釋是真的，為什麼？阿彌陀佛從哪來的？是我們自性變現出來的，離開自性，沒有一法可得。
These phrases are well said because Pure Land Buddhism is indeed an easy-to-cultivate method. Perhaps some Exoteric and Zen practitioners “think that talking about ‘other-power’ is an attachment to the phenomenal appearances.” But Upasaka Huang told us, “One should know that other-power is also one’s own mind.” This explanation is true. Why is that so? Where does Amitabha Buddha come from? Amitabha Buddha is manifested by our own true nature. Anything that departs from the true nature is unobtainable.
所以淨宗講自性彌陀，唯心淨土，阿彌陀佛是自性變的，極樂世界也是自性變的。自他是一不是二，「自他宛然」。從事上看，好像自他是對立的，從自性上看，自他是一不是二。
That’s why it is mentioned in Pure Land Buddhism that Amitabha Buddha is the true nature, and Pure Land originates from the true nature. Amitabha Buddha is a manifestation of the true nature, so is the Land of Ultimate Bliss. That’s why the true nature and other-power are one and not two. The next phrase states, “The true nature and other-power are identical.” From the phenomenal aspect, it seems like the true nature and other-power are opposite to each other, but from the perspective of the true nature, they are one and not two.