2025年1月24日：【和阿弥陀佛有缘】Affinities with Amitabha Buddha
⧉ 今天应莲友之请，前往他孩子的新宅主持洒净并安奉佛像的仪式。孩子一家虽是年轻一代，却都具足善根，一同随喜念佛。年轻人还特别询问，家中何处供奉佛像最为理想。
在仪式过程中，媳妇提到，自己刚才随着大众绕佛念佛，并跟读念佛法语时，忽然深受感动，眼泪不由自主地流了下来，连她自己也不清楚为何如此。
我对她说：「那是你与阿弥陀佛有缘了。」
正如《无量寿经》所言：
「其有善男子善女人，闻阿弥陀佛声，慈心叹喜，一时踊跃，心意净洁衣毛为起，泪即出者，皆前世宿命作佛道。」
「若有善男子善女人。得闻无量寿佛名号。发一念信心。归依瞻礼。当知此人非是小乘。於我法中得名第一弟子。」
的确，如果不是与阿弥陀佛有缘，如何解释这般感动？相信不少人也曾有过类似的感受或体验。
最后，我也勉励这一家人：最好每天全家共聚念佛，如此必能蒙受佛力护佑，出入平安。这正是我们前往新宅主持安奉佛像的根本用意，期望能重现善导祖师当初「家家弥陀佛」的盛况。衷心祈愿这一家人在未来菩提之路上，信佛念佛、善根日益增长。南無阿彌陀佛。
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English Translation:
【Affinities with Amitabha Buddha】
Today, at the request of a fellow practitioner, I went to her child’s new residence to perform a purification ceremony and install a Buddha statue. Although the family is part of a younger generation, they possess excellent karmic roots and happily joined in the recitation of the Buddha’s name. They even asked specifically where in the house would be best to enshrine the Buddha statue.
During the ceremony, the daughter-in-law mentioned that while following everyone in circumambulating the Buddha and chanting, and while reading the passages of the dharma words, she was suddenly deeply moved. Tears streamed down her face, and she did not understand why she was so overwhelmed.
I told her, “It means you have an affinity with Amitabha Buddha.”
As stated in the Infinite Life Sutra:
“If there are men and women who hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and respond with a compassionate heart and rejoicing, for a time feeling uplifted and pure of mind, with their hair standing on end and tears flowing, these are people who practiced the Buddha’s path in their past lives.”
“If there are men and women who hear the Name of the Buddha of Infinite Life, and give rise to a moment of sincere faith, taking refuge and offering homage, you should know these people are regarded as foremost disciples.”
Indeed, if it weren’t for her affinity with Amitabha Buddha, how could we explain such profound emotion? I believe many people have had similar experiences or feelings.
Finally, I encouraged the whole family to gather daily to recite the Buddha’s name, so they may receive the Buddha’s protective power and enjoy safety and peace. This was precisely our intention in coming to the new home to install the Buddha statue: hoping to recreate the flourishing scene described by Great Master Shandao, of “Amitabha Buddha in every household.” We sincerely pray that in their pursuit of enlightenment, this family will deepen their faith in the Buddha, recite the Buddha’s name, and nurture their good roots ever more.
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