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心量太小念佛怎麼能往生 - 第185集
How can one who chants Amitabha Buddha’s name be reborn in the Pure Land if he is too narrow-minded?
我們在《華嚴經》「華藏世界品」、「世界成就品」裡面看到，經上告訴我們，每一尊佛因地發願不一樣，所以成佛之後他的教區大小不相同，至少是一個三千大千世界，有兩個三千大千世界，有四、五個大千世界的，不相同。釋迦牟尼佛這個娑婆世界是個標準的三千大千世界。
In the Avatamsaka Sutra, it is stated in the chapters, the Lotus Store World and the Formation of the World that every buddha made different vows at their causal stage. That’s why their areas of edification differ in size after they attained Buddhahood. Their areas can range from at least one great chiliocosm to two, four or five great chiliocosm. This Saha World of Sakyamuni Buddha is a standard great chiliocosm.
阿彌陀佛發的願太大了，無量無邊際，一切諸佛剎土諸佛無量，世界無量，他統統都要度，一個都不放棄。我們沒有這麼大的心量，跟阿彌陀佛不相應，所以為什麼念佛人多，往生的人那麼少，心量太小了，斤斤計較，一絲毫都不肯放下，這樣的心念佛怎麼能往生？
The vow made by Amitabha Buddha is too great as he wants to help immeasurable buddhas and sentient beings in all the Buddha Lands. He never forsakes anyone. If we do not have such a broad mind, then we do not correspond to Amitabha Buddha. That’s why only so few Pure Land practitioners were reborn in the Pure Land; they were too calculating and were unwilling to let go at all. How can one who chants Amitabha Buddha’s name be reborn in the Pure Land if he is so narrow-minded?