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少說一句話 多念一聲佛 - 第283集
Speak one word less and recite one more Amitabha Buddha’s name.
六道裡面壽命最長的是非想非非想處天，壽命多長？八萬大劫。八萬大劫怎麼說？這個銀河系成住壞空八萬次，他有這麼長的壽命。這個銀河系要是壞了、空了怎麼辦？
The realm with the longest lifespan in the Six Realms is the Heaven of neither perception nor non-perception. How long is their lifespan? It is eighty thousand great eons (kalpa). How long is eighty thousand great eons? It is the period taken by this galaxy to undergo formation, abidance, decay and disappearance eighty thousand times. They have such a long life. What happens when this galaxy decays and disappears?
他到他方世界，一切諸佛剎土裡面，有六道的地方，有無色界的地方，他到那裡去，等到這個世界成就之後，他又回來了。好不好？我們現在知道不好。為什麼不好？出不了輪迴，這就不究竟。那究竟法呢？究竟法裡頭最究竟，究竟法裡面最微妙的，西方極樂世界。
They will move to other worlds such as the Six Realms and the Formless Realms in all the Buddha Lands. They will return to this world when it is formed again. Is this good? We now know that this is not good. Why is it not good? Because they cannot be liberated from the Six Realms, so this heaven is not definitive (perfect). Which realm is definitive? The most definitive and marvellous realm is the Land of Ultimate Bliss.
天是樂，去不得！八萬大劫的壽命有到頭的時候，壽命到了，上頭沒有了，就往下墮落，爬得高，摔得重。所以必須要知道，我們在這一生當中遇到《無量壽經》，遇到淨土法門，信願持名，往生淨土，一定要把握住。
Heaven is a happy place, but we must not be reborn there because the eighty-thousand great eons lifespan will eventually come to an end. When their life ends, they will degenerate into the lower realms because there is no realm above it. Since they have climbed high, they will fall badly too. That’s why we must know that since we have encountered Pure Land Buddhism and the Infinite Life Sutra in this life, we must hold fast to chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name with belief and vow and seek to be reborn in the Pure Land.
六道輪迴裡面的好事，三善道跟極樂世界同居土來相比，差太遠太遠了。所以要下定決心，真信，沒有懷疑，真願，這個世出世間一切統統放下，一心持名，念念不捨這一句佛號，我們跟佛就相應，將來捨壽命決定往生。往生要學海賢法師，要學海慶法師。
The Three Good Realms in the Six Realms of reincarnation are vastly inferior to the Land of Ultimate Bliss where sages and ordinary beings dwell together. That’s why we must resolve to chant Amitabha Buddha’s name single-mindedly (by not abandoning this Amitabha Buddha’s name at all times) with true belief (without doubt) and true vow (by letting go of all matters in this world and beyond). In this way, we are corresponding with Amitabha Buddha and will certainly be reborn in the Pure Land when our life ends in the future. In this regard, we must emulate the two Great Masters, Hai Xian and Hai Qing.
海賢法師的媽媽沒有生病，說走就走了。看到阿彌陀佛來接引，告訴大家，我走了，就真走了，沒有一點痛苦，這是真的去了。為什麼他們能走得這麼自在？他們佛號一天到晚沒有離開口，就能做到。所以覺明妙行菩薩勸我們，「少說一句話，多念一聲佛」，沒有必要說的話不說，把說話的時間改成念佛，這就對了。
Great Master Hai Xian’s mother went to the Pure Land at will without suffering from any illness. She saw Amitabha Buddha coming to receive her and told everyone that she was leaving. She really left without any pain and suffering. Why were three of them able to go to the Pure Land so freely and naturally? Because they never ceased to chant Amitabha Buddha’s name all day long. That’s why Jueming Miaoxing Bodhisattva advised us, “Speak one word less and recite one more Amitabha Buddha’s name.” Do not talk unnecessarily and use that time to chant Amitabha Buddha’s name. Then, we are on the right track.