Yin Yin master Fang's laity book:
I heard that you are ill and want to recover day by day. Unreasonable people in the world, when they are sick, either complain about others or pray for ghosts in heaven, which will only increase karma and harm others.
You have always been a clean person, and your wife does all the housework. Your wife is virtuous and filial, and you have nothing to worry about. It is advisable to put aside all housework and your own body. With a spotless heart, holding the holy name of Wan Dehong, I will think about death, and I will not be distracted except chanting Buddha. If you can do this, you will decide to go to the west, which is not ordinary. If you don't live long enough, you will decide to get rid of the disease and recover from it. If you are not as good as thinking, you will only seek quick recovery. Not only will you not recover quickly, but it will aggravate your condition. Even if you live to the end, you will sink with the industry, and there will never be such a bitter period. It is lucky to pray for wisdom. (Inzu Notes Enlarged Volume II)
I put the core sentence of Yin Zuxin's desire to die, "I should put down all my family affairs and my body." With a spotless heart, holding the holy name of Wan Dehong, I will think about death, and I will not be distracted except chanting Buddha. Refined into four sentences: "I want to die, not to recover from illness, to recite the name of Buddha, but to ask for quotation." Because a person's pursuit of fame and fortune in the world is to survive. If a person is dying, he can "not seek recovery (not survival), but only seek introduction". Only in this way can he truly achieve "a spotless heart that should put aside all family matters and know everything about himself".
Let's analyze the significance of "thinking about death without seeking recovery, reciting Buddhist names, but seeking to quote scriptures" from five aspects:
First, "thinking about death, not seeking recovery from illness, reciting Buddhist fame, but seeking quotations" is the touchstone to judge whether Buddhist practitioners believe their wishes.
Indian ancestors praised Master Hu Yi in French and said, "Whether you are alive depends on whether you believe in it or not. Good taste depends on fame. A thousand buddhas were born, which is a very difficult case. The number of Buddhist chanting, the level of Buddhist chanting skills and the merits of Buddhist chanting people are not the key to whether you can die, but "believe it or not" is the key to death. Therefore, what criteria are used to judge whether a Buddhist has "faith and desire" has become a top priority. Zhang, a butcher in the Tang Dynasty, killed cattle every day, and was picked up by the Buddha less than ten times before he died. Su Dongpo participated in Zen for a long time in the Song Dynasty, but eventually failed to survive. The reason why many people doubt this is that there is no specific way to judge whether they have faith or not.
If you judge whether you believe it or not by the enlightenment of Yin Guang's "thinking about death, not seeking recovery, chanting Buddha's name, but seeking death", such a question will be solved. Before his death in hell, Zhang Shan and his villains were able to "think of death, not seek resurrection, recite the name of Buddha, but seek to introduce it to the afterlife", and finally succeeded in the afterlife because he was willing to "have"; Su Dongpo, a great Buddhist, failed to "think about death, not seek recovery from illness, recite Buddhist fame, but seek enlightenment" at the end of his life, and failed to die with his career, all because of his "nothing" of beliefs and desires.
The enlightenment of Yin Guang's founder "thinking about death, not seeking recovery, reciting Buddha's name, only seeking introduction" pushed all those who failed to "enjoy bliss" into a corner and had to tear off all pretences and ask themselves: "Do I really believe in bliss now? Usually, many Buddhists think that they want to live in bliss, but once they are sick or in danger, few people can really "think about death, not seeking recovery, chanting the name of Buddha, just asking for quotations." "This is Yinzu's unique vision. He has long seen the fatal blind spots of many Buddhist practitioners-the land is fragile and people's lives are impermanent. Those Buddhist practitioners who don't come in one breath are separated from each other and have not learned to "predict time", regardless of illness or not-no one knows whether this breath is the continuation of this life or the beginning of the next life.
If Buddhists can't "think about death, don't seek recovery from illness, recite Buddhist fame, just seek introduction", they will miss the opportunity to die in bliss at the end of their lives, and "they will surely drift with the tide, and there will be no such bitter period." Every Buddhist can do a test about the bliss of past lives in advance: "Can you test whether you can' think about death and not seek resurrection, recite Buddhist fame, just seek introduction' at any time? If I die now, I don't want to live, I don't want to live for a long time, I just concentrate on the Buddha and ask the Buddha to lead me to the Elysium. This is a valuable inspiration that Yin Guang left to future generations to avoid self-deception. This is the touchstone to test whether Buddhist practitioners have faith. Every Buddhist can test whether his current Buddhist belief has passed at any time while he is alive.
Second, eliminate the fear of "thinking about death, not seeking recovery, chanting Buddha's fame, just seeking introduction", knowing that Buddhist people "are willing to go to Elysium now, and will not shorten their life span and accelerate their own death. 」
Yinzu clearly pointed out: if you want to die, you don't want to recover from illness. You only want to introduce yourself by reciting the name of Buddha. If your life is not exhausted, you will not accelerate your death, but will be "recovered, wise and prosperous"; Don't think about death, just seek recovery, not death. If your life is over, you can't delay death, you will only lose the chance to die happily. Therefore, there is no harm in "wanting to die, not seeking recovery, chanting Buddha's fame, but seeking introduction", so why not!
The Master of Good Guidance is the second generation founder of Pure Land Sect, and the Master is regarded as the incarnation of Amitabha. The Master of Good Guidance clearly stated in the concept law: "Say, remember Amitabha, wish the dead, prolong their life, and avoid the difficulties of crossing the nine rivers. The last two sentences mean "eliminating disasters and prolonging life". The master of good guidance also said in "Like a Boat Praise": "Don't say shoot Amitabha, concentrate on it. But the change of heart decided the direction, and the dying canopy came to meet him. The Master of Good Guidance also made it very clear here that Amitabha only held a canopy on his deathbed to attract all beings to return to bliss, and Amitabha would not attract all beings in advance.
In Senkai Kang's translation of the Buddha's Endless Life Sutra, Amitabha's 19 wish is "to achieve a final wish": "To establish myself as a Buddha, cultivate all sentient beings, cultivate all kinds of merits and virtues, and achieve a final wish. At the end of my life, I don't want to be surrounded by the public or accept enlightenment. Looking at this passage, we can know that Amitabha promised to attract all beings on his deathbed, not on his deathbed. Everyone should believe that Buddha is a "true talker, true talker, talker and non-talker". Buddha will not attract all beings in advance, so please rest assured for those who read Buddha.
It can be seen that people who "think about death and do not seek resurrection, but only seek introduction" will never shorten their life, but will prolong their life.
Besides the teachings of Master Yin Guang and Master Tao, the 19th Amitabha is willing to prove his comfort. Therefore, Buddhist practitioners should use the teachings of the ancestors of Buddha and Bodhisattva to dispel the fear of "dying now, dying early". Thinking about dying at any time and wishing to "not seek recovery from illness, but seek introduction" is worthy of our teacher Sakyamuni Buddha's repeated exhortation to all sentient beings in the Amitabha Sutra: "Good men and good women, if you believe, should make a wish to give birth to that country. 」
Third, how to understand the relationship between "leisure is rare" and "abandoning this life" and solve the paranoia of "early death" or "slow death"
Cherish your spare time, that is, cherish the rare opportunity to practice dharma like a blind turtle drill, don't cling to the fame and fortune of this world, don't be afraid of death, and delay the bliss of life in order to live longer.
Abandoning the illusory fame and fortune in this world means abandoning the eight methods that lead to reincarnation in the world, not abandoning the rare opportunity to practice Buddhism in leisure, not being tired of life, hoping for short life and eager to die early.
The Buddhist scripture "Infinite Life Sutra" says that "fasting for one day and one night is better than being in a country with infinite life for a hundred years", so you must cherish your leisure life more before you die. The merit of practicing for one day now is equal to the merit of practicing for one hundred years in Elysium. Therefore, Buddhists who cherish leisure will naturally not say "early death".
There is a metaphor in Za Agama: "If A is on the earth, if it is sentient beings, so are humanists. Such as the earth, such as non-human. " Buddha said life Boundless says, "It's hard to see the value of Tathagata. Buddhist scriptures rarely smell bad. Bodhisattva wins all paramita. It smells terrible. When you meet good knowledge, you can smell the dharma. It's also hard. If Vince is satisfied with this letter. There is no such thing as difficulty. "If you lose your life, you will be devastated.
If someone gets a rare person, they can believe in the pure land practice of "no trouble", but in the end they miss the opportunity of bliss because of fear of death, which can be said to be "no regrets" between heaven and earth. Master Yin Guang said to himself, "You will die. Read the Buddha quickly. If you are not single-minded, you will definitely fall into hell. Hungry ghosts and beasts are still hard to find. Don't think about other people's blessings. " This is the master reminding us that ordinary people will fall into hell if they don't die in paradise, and it is difficult to become hungry ghosts and animals. It is wishful thinking to want to be blessed. Therefore, Buddhist practitioners who have given up their vows to live in this world should not miss the opportunity to live in bliss because of "fear of death."
I'm waiting for ordinary people, but I don't know when my life will end. I only know that human life is impermanent, and human life is between breaths. Therefore, we should read Buddha with the mentality of "wanting to die, not seeking recovery from illness, but seeking death".
Master Yin Guang said, "Therefore, if you train westerners, you may die today or live to be 120 years old. Do whatever you want. You don't have to go to school. If the belief is true, the fate will be fulfilled, that is, God is outside the net realm and is grateful. Lotus blossoms nine kinds of flowers, and Buddha gives a lifetime record. Therefore, only Amitabha fully knows when his life will end and when he will die, which depends entirely on the arrangement of Amitabha. Buddhism is the middle way away from the side door, don't be afraid of death, think about slow death; Don't get tired of life and want to die young! Give your body, mind, internal wealth and external wealth to Amitabha, thinking about death at any time and preparing for death. As for when to die, it is entirely up to Amitabha to arrange it.
Fourthly, I understand the advantages of "wanting to die, chanting Buddha's name, not seeking recovery from illness, but seeking introduction": it is the most extraordinary thing for practitioners nowadays to give up this life, and they will soon remove all acts that violate secular laws and secular laws.
"Vishnu Sutra" said: "In my family, people like Miaoping, Bhikkhu, Buddhist relic and Mulian, it is better to let them provide food and offerings for 100 people, and it is better to let them memorize Dhamma instantly. This is an impermanent victory. According to the logic of ordinary people, it should be extremely broad to provide for a hundred great Arahant saints like Buddhist relics and Mu Yulian in the Youwei Law. However, the Buddha said that the merit of this kind of support is not as good as the impermanence in an instant. Because of the impermanence of practice, even if we provide support for Juesheng Fukuda, we are mostly immersed in this world. Observing the impermanence of sudden death in our hearts can make our hearts give up this life and turn to practice for the happiness of future generations, which is better than providing support for foreign ministers who have not changed their minds.
Then, to have such a great merit, to repair impermanence in an instant. If we can "want to die, not seek recovery, but seek introduction" at present, we will not only give up all the merits in this world, but also have even more incredible merits given by Amitabha who is willing to become a Buddha all his life.
Therefore, according to the above teachings, it can be said that in normal times, regardless of illness or health, if you can "think about death, not seek recovery from illness, recite Buddha's fame and seek afterlife" and have the belief of living in a blissful world, it is the most extraordinary abandonment in this life, not only can you accumulate extraordinary merits far beyond supporting hundreds of big arhats in an instant, but you can also quickly get rid of the biggest violation of "clinging to this life" in your practice.
Fifth, the necessity of "thinking about death, not seeking recovery, reciting Buddha's name, just seeking introduction": every ordinary person who is reincarnated is a serious illness of birth, aging, illness and death.
Although this letter from Master Yin Guang is an enlightenment to patients on the surface, it is actually a profound and extensive enlightenment to all ordinary people who are still sinking into the Six Ways. Who is not seriously ill in reincarnation? Who is not a seriously ill patient with impermanence of life?
First of all, looking back on the past, Bodhisattva Samantabhadra said in Pu Xian Wish: "I was robbed in the past and had no beginning. From greed to madness. Send a message. Do a lot of evil. Boundless. If this kind of bad karma. Physical man. The empty world can't stand it. " Bodhisattva samantabhadra still said so. We are all mortals, and everyone is seriously ill for some reason. Secondly, observe that now, in every reincarnation, everyone is experiencing eight hardships, five yin ups and downs, and is seriously ill. Finally, looking forward to the future, in this world of five evils, facing the fragile state of the country and the impermanence of life, all beings are like prisoners going to the city and dying step by step, and they are all critically ill patients who will always face the three evils after death.
The serious illness of the body is only the pain of this life. The serious illness that persists in repeated bad karma, constant troubles, unpredictable life and death, and unpredictable death is the real serious illness. If we don't follow Yin Zu's teaching that "we want to die, not to be cured, to recite the Buddha's name, but to be introduced", maybe doctors all over the world may be cured. However, if you don't follow Yin Zu's teaching of "thinking about death, not seeking resurrection, chanting Buddha's name, but seeking introduction", it is impossible to completely cure the serious illness of reincarnation by your own efforts. Therefore, Master Yin Guang pointed out that "all sentient beings in the Nine Realms cannot become Buddhas without this method. The ten buddhas can't live in groups without this method. "
Therefore, whether our bodies are healthy or sick, we should realize that we are a dying patient with uncertain death date. It is difficult for troubled sentient beings to have pure precepts and complete meditation, let alone gain empty wisdom by their own efforts. In the end, they can only rely on Amitabha's great wish to bless, believe in Buddha and live in bliss. For Buddhists who have acquired their own bodies and believed in the pure land of bliss, to achieve the great event of bliss death, they must have true faith. "Thinking about death, not seeking recovery, chanting Buddha's name, only seeking death" is the proof of faith.
Yin Zu once said: "There are no strange hidden rules, just stick a dead word on your forehead and hang it on your eyebrows. Holding the mentality of "wanting to die, not seeking recovery from illness, but seeking death", if you don't finish your life, you will decide to get rid of the disease and be prosperous; When you die, you decide to go to Elysium. This is really a unique skill to build belief.