There are many people chanting Buddha's name, but few people are reborn. This is a common saying among the ancient priests. There are many people chanting Buddha's name, but few people are reborn. The reason is that the three resources for faith, aspiration and practice are not possessed. What is faith, aspiration and practice? If you summarize it in one sentence, you will be disgusted with the Saha world and seek the Pure Land.
If you want to seek Pure Land, you must read the Pure Land scriptures extensively. It is especially annotated and commented on " Five Pure Land Sutras " and the books of ancient geniuses praising Pure Land. You must read them carefully. This is the great foundation of rebirth in , Pure Land . Without this foundation, it is just like a tree without roots, which is rare to grow! Therefore, anyone who seeks to be reborn in the Pure Land must first read the commentary of the Pure Land scriptures and the ancient books that praise the Pure Land. This decision is the first priority for seeking bliss!
If you have deep roots, you can truly believe and wish to recite the Buddha's name and seek rebirth in the Pure Land. However, those with middle and lower roots are inevitably contaminated by worldly desires, which leads to less progress and more retreat during their practice, and they always feel that they are not stable enough. Although desires are originally empty, people attach importance to them. They regard them as real as they are more empty. If they do not rely on the wisdom of Prajna, how can they dilute their false attachments and abandon the five desires? If the five desires are not indifferent, how can you seek Pure Land? Therefore, if those who practice and study should have a strong five desires, they must never ignore the wisdom of Prajna. If you want to obtain the wisdom of Prajna, you must read the annotations and commentaries of " Shurangama Sutra" and " Diamond Sutra ". These two sutras are really helpful in reducing desires from the world of disgust and despising desires. Don't ignore it!
As for knowing the solemnity of the Pure Land of Buddha, if you read the annotations and commentaries of the Five Pure Land Sutras, you will not miss this. If you have spare energy, you will read the commentary of the Lotus Sutra and the Avatamsaka Sutra, which will make you more intimate in the Buddha's kingdom and help you rebirth in the Buddha's kingdom. The above words are only for real practitioners. If you have less to do it, you must think that you recite a Buddha's name, including , the Three Collections, Twelve Classics of . Although this sentence is good, it is said by those with great intentions. If you are blindly at ease, lazy and lazy, and have little to do, then this will be turned into poison. Just like a cow drinking water becomes milk, a snake drinking water becomes poison, wisdom learns to achieve Nirvana, foolish learns to increase life and death.