第一七三集視頻文字檔如下:
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什麼是離究竟苦得究竟樂 - 第173集
What is ending extreme sufferings and attaining perfect happiness?
「第十九願是發菩提心，第十八願是一向專念。故知發菩提心、一向專念是彌陀本願之心髓，全部大經之宗要，往生必修之正因，方便度生之慈航。本經所崇，全在於此。修行要徑，唯斯捷要，故為本經之宗也。」我們再看念老的原文。
“The nineteenth vow is developing the bodhi mind (i.e., bodhi resolve) while the eighteenth vow is single-mindedly concentrating on chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name. Hence, developing the bodhi mind and single-mindedly concentrating on chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name are the crux of Amitabha Buddha’s original vows, and the essentials of all great sutras. They are the proper causes required for rebirth in the Pure Land, and the saviour boat to expediently rescue sentient beings. All these make this sutra honourable. The essential shortcut of cultivation is none other than this method. That’s why they are the principles of this sutra.” Let’s look at Upasaka Huang’s original texts.
「又彌陀第十九願曰：聞我名號，發菩提心，修諸功德，奉行六波羅蜜，堅固不退。復以善根回向，願生我國。一心念我，晝夜不斷。臨壽終時，我與諸菩薩眾迎現其前，經須臾間，即生我剎，作阿惟越致菩薩。」
“And the nineteenth vow of Amitabha Buddha states, ‘(All beings in the ten directions) upon hearing my name will bring forth the bodhi mind and cultivate all kinds of virtuous deeds as well as practising the Six Paramitas of bodhisattvas. With firm and unswerving belief, they will dedicate the virtuous roots from their practice and vow to be reborn in my land. They will single-mindedly recite my name unceasingly day and night. In their final moment of life, I together with an assembly of bodhisattvas will appear before them to receive them to my land. They will be reborn in my land in an instant and become Avaivartika bodhisattvas (i.e., non-retrogression bodhisattvas).’”
這第十九願，發菩提心。第十八願，一向專念。願文是阿彌陀佛慈悲到極處，他是為十法界一切諸佛剎土裡面六道迷惑的眾生，真正想幫助這些人離究竟苦，究竟苦是輪迴，脫離六道輪迴才叫離究竟苦，真離苦，往生到極樂世界是得究竟樂。這個幫助眾生才幫助得徹底，不是頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳，是幫助我們從根本上解決。這個恩德多大！
These are the nineteenth vow (i.e., developing the bodhi mind) and the eighteenth vow (i.e., single-mindedly concentrating on chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name). From these vows, we can see that Amitabha Buddha is extremely compassionate as he really wants to help all the deluded sentient beings of the Six Realms (in all the Buddha Lands of the Ten Dharma Realms) end extreme sufferings (by liberating them from transmigration) and attain perfect happiness (by enabling them to be reborn in his Pure Land). His help is thorough because he helps us resolve our problems from the root (instead of treating the head when we have a headache, and treating the feet when we have a foot pain). How great is this kindness!