第六十四集視頻文字檔如下:
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往生極樂需不需要人助念 – 第64集
Do we need others to assist us to be born in the Land of Ultimate Bliss?
底下文說，在這個狀況之下，「唯賴此方便法門，但憑信願持名，便能功超累劫，往生極樂，徑登不退」。最近我們看到一些流通，來佛寺三位學佛的人，海慶法師、海賢法師的媽媽跟他，這三個人完全依一句阿彌陀佛。
In this situation, the following annotation states, “Only by relying on this expedient method of chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name with belief and vow can one’s accrued merits surpass many kalpas of practice, thereby enabling one to be born in the Land of Ultimate Bliss and attain non-retrogression.” Recently, we saw some circulations about three Buddhists from the Lai Fo Si temple, namely, Great Master Hai Qing, Great Master Hai Xian and his mother. Three of them relied entirely on this single phrase of ‘Amituofo.’
他們沒有文化，不認識字，就會念一句阿彌陀佛。海賢這一句佛號念了九十二年，什麼樣的效果？年歲一百一十二歲，體力跟年輕人一樣。這個讓人感到羨慕，感到不可思議！一百一十二歲的人，自己照顧自己，不需要別人照顧，什麼事情都自己幹，煮飯、挑水、洗衣服，還縫縫補補。
They had no schooling and were illiterate. All they knew was how to chant ‘Amituofo.’ Great Master Hai Xian had been chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name for 92 years. What kind of result did he achieve? At the ripe old age of 112, his physical strength was identical to that of young people. It made people feel envious and inconceivable! A 112-year-old monk who took care of himself without needing someone to take care of him. He did everything by himself, including cooking, fetching water, washing as well as mending and altering his own clothes.
他是個出家人，但是一生沒有離開農耕。他在荒山開闢耕地一百多畝，廟裡住眾只有四個人，當然這麼大面積的收穫四個人吃不完，吃不完的布施給鄰居，居住地方的這些貧苦的農民他都能照顧到。
Despite being a monk, he never stopped farming all his life. He opened up more than 100 acres of arable land in a barren mountain. Since there were only four people living in the temple, they definitely could not finish consuming the harvest from such a large area of land. He gave the extra produce to his neighbours, so he was able to take care of the poor farmers in the place where he lived.
鄉下小廟沒有人去拜佛，沒有香火，沒有供養收入，全靠自己農耕，種糧食、種蔬菜、種水果，九十二年沒有休息，老當益壯。這一句佛號念得感應不可思議，三個人走都是自在走的，歡歡喜喜，我走了，真走了。
As no one went to their rural, small temple to pay respect to the Buddha and to offer incenses, they had no offerings or income from the devotees. That’s why he had to depend entirely on his own farming for food, vegetables and fruits. He was old but strong because he had never taken a rest throughout 92 years. Three of them received inconceivable response from their chanting of Amitabha Buddha’s name as they left for the Pure Land freely and happily.
朋友，有些人告訴他，老和尚，你知道什麼時候走，告訴我們，我們幫助你助念。他拒絕，他不需要人助念，他說助念靠不住，我自己走靠得住。都是預知時至，歡歡喜喜、快快樂樂的走了。這就是但憑「信願持名」，就這四個字，他們三個人都是這四個字。
Some of Great Master Hai Xian’s friends asked the Great Master to let them know once he knew the day of his leaving so that they could assist him to chant Amitabha Buddha’s name to be born in the Pure Land. He refused and said that he did not need others’ assistance because it was unreliable. He assured them that he could go to the Pure Land by himself. True enough, he foreknew the day of his rebirth in the Pure Land and left happily. Three of them had been chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name with belief and vow and were reborn in the Pure Land.