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執持名號一切諸佛都讚歎 - 第266集
All buddhas praise those who practise Buddha Mindfulness.
執持名號一切諸佛都讚歎，何況菩薩、天龍、善神？我們要把它認識清楚，愈清楚、愈明白，你才真正把這句名號放在心上，知道這是我們人生第一樁大事。正像海賢老和尚所說的，「好好念佛，成佛是大事」，往生極樂世界就是成佛，念佛的人就是成佛，「其他的全是假的」，都是阿賴耶所變的六道十法界。
All buddhas praise those who practise Buddha Mindfulness, not to mention bodhisattvas, celestial beings, dragons (nāga), and good deities. Only by having a clear understanding of this will you really keep this Amitabha Buddha’s name in your mind, knowing that this is the foremost great matter in our life. Just like Great Master Hai Xian said, “Chant Amitabha Buddha’s name sincerely because becoming a buddha is a great matter.” Chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name and reborning in the Land of Ultimate Bliss is becoming a buddha. The Great Master added, “Other matters are all illusory” --- because the Ten Dharma Realms (i.e., the Six Realms) are transformed by the alaya.
轉八識成四智，六道十法界沒有了，就像作夢醒過來了，夢中境界痕跡都找不到。《金剛經》上說得好，「一切有為法，如夢幻泡影」，這一切有為法就指的六道輪迴十法界，有為，有生有滅，迷的時候它出現了，覺悟的時候它不見了。
That’s why by transforming the eight consciousnesses into the four kinds of wisdom, the Ten Dharma Realms will disappear. Just like when we awake from our dreams, not a trace of the realm of dream can be found. The Diamond Sutra puts it aptly, “All conditioned dharmas are like dreams, illusions, bubbles and shadows” --- ‘all conditioned dharmas’ here refer to the Six Realms and the Ten Dharma Realms (‘conditioned’ means subject to arising and ceasing). These realms appear when we are deluded and will disappear when we are enlightened.
這是事實真相，大乘經裡面講的諸法實相。把假的放在心上就造業，這個業力所感現的，就是六道輪迴，就是十法界。前面引的《行願品》裡面說：「於一念中，所有行願，皆得成就者」，一念就是一句佛號。
This is the reality of all phenomena mentioned in the Mahayana sutras. If we retain illusoriness in our mind, we are committing karmas, and this power of karmas will bring about manifestation of the Six Realms and the Ten Dharma Realms. We have previously quoted this phrase in the Chapter on the Great Vows of Samantabhadra, “All practices and vows are accomplished in one single thought” --- ‘one single thought’ is Amitabha Buddha’s name.
「即是一念中圓成行願」，圓滿成就普賢菩薩十大願王，十大願王的功德在這句佛號當中。「故能安住於如來一切佛果功德之法」，這是總稱，這句佛號能，千萬不要忘記這句佛號，比什麼都重要！佛號明瞭不明瞭沒有關係，關係在你信不信，只要你相信，你就能得到，只要你發願求生，就能滿足你的願望。
The annotation states, “The practices and vows of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva are perfectly accomplished in one single thought” --- i.e., the merits of the Ten Great Vows are in this Amitabha Buddha’s name. “It can thus focus on the perfect merits of all buddhas” --- this general Amitabha Buddha’s name can accomplish it, so never be unmindful of this name. It is more important than anything else! It does not matter if you understand Amitabha Buddha’s name or not; what matters is whether you believe it or not. As long as you believe it and vow to be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss, your wish can be fulfilled.