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統統放下為什麼 - 第249集
Why must we let go of everything here?
最後一句，「普皆回向」，普是普遍、是平等，沒有先後、沒有分別、沒有執著，所有一切功德統統迴向自性，迴向法界。一般就相上來說，迴向法界眾生，那就一個都不漏。我每天拜佛，最後一拜是代父母師長、歷劫冤親、法界眾生，禮佛三拜，求生淨土，最後是代法界一切眾生求生淨土。
The last vow is ‘dedicating merits universally’ --- 「普」 (pǔ) connotes universally throughout, impartiality, and without sequence, discrimination and attachment, so all merits are dedicated to the true nature and all beings in the Dharma Realms without leaving anyone out. Every day when I make obeisance to the Buddha, my last bow is made on behalf of my parents, teachers, elders and karmic creditors of infinite kalpas, as well as all beings throughout the Dharma Realms. I seek rebirth in the Pure Land on behalf of them.
常常發這個願，遍法界虛空界跟我都有緣分，我們到西方極樂世界成佛了，不離開這些人。這些人有成熟的，幫助他往生淨土；還沒有成熟的，增長他的信心、願心。
I always make this vow because all beings throughout the empty space of the Dharma realms have an affinity with me. That’s why we do not forsake these people after we attain Buddhahood in the Land of Ultimate Bliss. We will help those whose condition is right to be reborn in the Pure Land. For those whose condition is not right yet, we will help them boost their confidence and strengthen their vow.
對於世法還有貪戀的，多幫助他認識極樂世界，也認識現前的生活環境，他要搞清楚搞明白了，他就會選擇極樂世界，真正願意往生，對這個世界不再留戀了。
For those who still have greedy attachment to the worldly things, we will help them know more about the Land of Ultimate Bliss and the current living environment. If they have a clear understanding of both worlds, they would choose the Land of Ultimate Bliss and really want to be reborn there because they would have no more psychological attachment to this world.
有一樁事情留戀，就去不了。真正到西方極樂世界去，此地統統放下。為什麼？它全是假的。極樂世界真的，叫一真法界，不能有假的東西混雜在裡頭，不可以，所以要捨得乾乾淨淨才能往生淨土。
Being attached to even one thing will cause us to be unable to be reborn in the Pure Land. We have to let go of everything in this world if we really want to be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss. Why is that so? Because everything here is illusory, as opposed to the Land of Ultimate Bliss (i.e., the One True Dharma Realm), which is real. Since we cannot have unreal things mixed into the Pure Land, we must abandon everything here before we can be reborn there.