夢是假的，佛是真來了

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夢是假的，佛是真來了 - 第276集

Dream is an illusion, but Amitabha Buddha has really come.

凡所有相皆是虛妄，一切有為法如夢幻泡影。真的像作夢一樣，夢醒來之後再找不到了，不可能第二次再做同樣的夢，找不到了。這叫宇宙的真相，諸法實相。所以往生到極樂世界是必須的，不能不去，不去你就錯了。

As the Diamond Sutra states, “Everything with form is illusory (unreal); all conditioned dharmas are like dreams, illusions, bubbles and shadows” --- it is really like a dream. After we awake from our dream, we can never find that realm of dream because it is impossible for us to have the same dream a second time. This is the reality of all phenomena in the universe. That’s why it is necessary to be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss. It is wrong if you do not want to be reborn there.

沒有遇到那沒話說，沒有緣分，遇到不去多可惜，遇到不能不去，而且很容易去不難，決定一生成佛。

There is nothing to say if you did not encounter this method because you have no such karmic condition. What a pity if you have encountered it but you do not want to be reborn in the Pure Land! We must go there if we have encountered it. Furthermore, it is very easy to be reborn there and we are certain to attain Buddhahood within one lifetime.

這個意思還沒講完，下面《要解》說的「五逆十惡，十念成就，帶業往生，居下下品者，皆得三不退」。

The following is stated in the Commentary of the Amitabha Sutra, “People who had committed the Five Grave Offences^[1] and the Ten Evil Acts^[2] can be reborn in the Pure Land if they chant Amitabha Buddha’s name one to ten times (in their final moment of life) because they can take their residual karmas (i.e., karmic obstacles) along to the Pure Land. Even those who are reborn in the lower level of the basic grade in the Land where Sages and Ordinary beings Dwell Together will attain the three non-retrogressions (i.e., non-retrogression in position, practice and mindfulness).”

你看到這個信息能不去嗎？這個世間什麼都是假的，什麼都不要留戀。我們搞明白、搞清楚了，我們在這世間只有一樁大事，念佛求生淨土，其他的要學海賢老和尚，不聞不問。

Can you not seek rebirth in the Pure Land after seeing this information? Everything in this world is illusory, so do not be emotionally attached to anything. Having understood this, we only have one great matter in this world, which is chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name and seeking rebirth in the Pure Land. For other matters, we must learn to be unconcerned like Great Master Hai Xian.

念念想阿彌陀佛，阿彌陀佛真的會被你想到，他來給你接觸的時候，似夢非夢，好像是作夢，又不像是作夢，他真來了，他不是假的。夢是假的，佛是真來了，送信息給你，真遇到困境他來幫助你解決。我們這一生功德做圓滿的時候，佛自自然然會來通知我們，接引我們往生。

If you always think of Amitabha Buddha, Amitabha Buddha will really appear before you. When Amitabha Buddha comes, it is like a dream but it is also not like a dream. Dream is an illusion, but Amitabha Buddha has really come to send information to you. It is not an illusion. When you are really in trouble, Amitabha Buddha will come to help you out. When we have perfected our merits in this life, Amitabha Buddha will naturally come to inform us when he will come to receive us to the Pure Land.

往生決定要自然的走，沒有一點障礙。徹底放下，現在就要放下，不是等我走的時候放下，現在就要放下。放下就自在，放下就有智慧；不放下就生煩惱，煩惱決定是障礙。一切放下，都不要放在心上，心上只有阿彌陀佛，口裡只有阿彌陀佛，就對了。

We must go to the Pure Land naturally without any obstacles. We must completely let go now and not wait until the final moment of our life. After letting go, we will have freedom and wisdom. If we do not let go, we will give rise to afflictions and afflictions are definitely obstacles. We must let go of everything and not retain them in our mind. We should only be mindful of Amitabha Buddha. Then, we are on the right track.