Verses On Recollection & Mindfulness 忆念偈 Verses On Mother & Children 母子偈

忆念偈
Verses On Recollection And Mindfulness

子若忆母，
如母忆时，
母子历生，
不相违远。

The child, if recollecting the mother, like when the mother recollects, the mother and child, passing through life, will not be far apart from each other.

若众生心，
忆佛念佛，
现前当来，
必定见佛。

大势至菩萨
《念佛圆通章》

If sentient beings’ minds, recollect [Amitā(bha)] Buddha, or are mindful of the Buddha[‘s name: “Āmítuófó” (阿弥陀佛)], manifesting in the present or in the future, they will definitely see the Buddha

Great Power Arrived Bodhisattva
(Section On Perfect Penetration With Mindfulness Of Buddha)

母子偈
Verses On Mother & Children

阿弥陀佛，
已过十劫，
悲心念生，
如母忆子。

Āmítuófó (Amitābha Buddha)
has already, for longer than ten kalpas,
with his compassionate heart been mindful of sentient beings,
like a mother recollecting her children.

迷失众生，
应当立即，
至心念佛，
如子忆母。

Lost sentient beings,
should immediately,
with their sincere hearts be mindful of Buddha,
like children recollecting their mother.