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恭敬心跟阿彌陀佛才會起感應 - 第239集
Only a respectful mind can receive a response from Amitabha Buddha.
用真心對一切人、一切事、一切物，絕不要用妄心，我們的身體自然就調理好了。如其說是三寶加持，倒不如說自性功德，自性的功德能量不可思議。你看《華嚴》上說，「一切眾生皆有如來智慧德相」。
We must treat all people, matters and things with our true mind, and never use the deluded mind. Then, our body (physical and mental health) will be naturally adjusted. Instead of saying that it is the support of the Triple Gems, we might as well say that the power of innate merits is inconceivable! You see, the Avatamsaka Sutra states, “All sentient beings are replete with the wisdom, virtuous abilities and fine appearance of the Tathāgatas.”
相信這句話是真的，一切眾生個個都有像如來一樣的智慧、一樣的德能、一樣的相好，要用信心、要用念力來轉變，這個就對了。所以對人不能不恭敬，能修禮敬諸佛，你的念頭就產生效果。為什麼？普賢菩薩哪能不加持你！普賢在一切菩薩眾裡頭上首，普賢菩薩看一切眾生都是諸佛，他沒有看錯，他對一切諸佛統統禮敬。
We must believe that this is true, and use our confidence and mind power to change ourselves. We are then on the right track. That’s why you cannot be disrespectful to people. By being respectful to all buddhas (i.e., sentient beings), your thoughts will produce effect. Why is that so? How can Samantabhadra Bodhisattva (i.e., the best bodhisattva among all bodhisattvas) not support you! The Bodhisattva sees that all sentient beings are buddhas, so he respects them all. His perception is not wrong at all.
對人要行禮，有禮貌；對事認真負責，就是對事的禮敬；對物，像這張桌子，把它擺得整整齊齊、擦得乾乾淨淨，是對它的禮敬。千萬別搞錯了，桌子是佛，每天給它磕頭就錯了，完全搞錯了。它是佛沒錯，它是桌子的形式，我們不必對它跪著禮拜，擺整齊、擦乾淨，這是對它的敬。
Giving people a respectful bow is being courteous, while handling matters seriously and responsibly is being respectful to matters. Be respectful to things such as this table by arranging it neatly and wiping it clean. It is completely wrong if you kowtow to the table every day because it is buddha. It is true that the table is buddha but it is in the form of a table, so you need not kowtow to it. Arranging it neatly and wiping it clean is being respectful to it.
統統在日常生活當中，你早晨起床到晚上睡覺，這一天所看到的、聽到的、聞到的、接觸到的，「毋不敬」，這是中國《禮記》上的一句話。沒有一樣不是用恭敬心對待，這樣的人他能不生淨土嗎？普賢十願，願願都通西方極樂世界，不能疏忽。
You must practise this in daily life. From the time you rise in the morning till the time you sleep at night, you must never be disrespectful to what you see, hear, smell and come into contact with this day. This is stated in the Chinese Book of Rites. Can a person who treats everything with respect not be reborn in the Pure Land? In fact, every of the Ten Great Vows of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva is connected to the Land of Ultimate Bliss, so they cannot be neglected.
我每天念佛念十萬聲，我對人瞧不起，我對人不尊重，能不能往生？不能往生。為什麼？你那十萬聲佛號是從沒有恭敬心那個妄心念出來的，不作數，恭敬心跟阿彌陀佛才會起感應。
Can I be reborn in the Pure Land if I chant 100,000 Amitabha Buddha’s name every day, but I despise and disrespect people? No, I can’t! What is the reason? Because your 100,000 recitations are uttered from a disrespectful mind (i.e., the deluded mind). The number of recitations is not important; only a respectful mind can receive a response from Amitabha Buddha.