Translations

Three Essentials For Gathering The Mind 摄心三要

摄心三要
Three Essentials [For] Gathering [The] Mind

欲得摄心归一,

Desiring [to] attain gathering [of the] mind [to] return [to be] one,

[1] 第一要为生死心切,

[the] [1] First Essential [is that] for [liberation from the cycle of] birth [and] death, [the] mind [should have] clear urgency.

[2] 第二要恳切至诚,

[The] [2] Second Essential [is to have] earnestness [with] utmost sincerity.

[3] 第三要著实从心中念,勿只滑口读过。

[The] [3] Third Essential [is to] continually [and] truly from [the] mind within recite [Āmítuófó’s name (阿弥陀佛)], not only [with it] slipping [from the] mouth, reading [it] by.

若再不能归一,当依《文钞》十念记数之法,自可易于归一也。

If again not able [to] return [to be] one, [you] should rely [on the] Collected Writings’ Method Of Ten Recitations [With] Counting. Naturally can [you] easily return [to be] one.

净土宗十三祖印光大师
Pure Land Tradition’s 13th Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng
《复朱德大居士》
Reply To Layperson Zhū Dédà

Namo Amittuofo : Translation by Shen Shi’an

相关教理
Related Teachings:

前部
Preceding Section:
为何至心比一心重要
Why Wholeheartedness Matters More Than Single-Mindedness
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有信愿,未得一心,亦可生净土
With Faith And Aspiration, Yet To Attain Single-mindedness, One Also Can Attain Birth In Pure Land
https://purelanders.com/2024/04/09/why-wholeheartedness-matters-more-than-single-mindedness

十念记数法与晨朝十念法
The Method Of Ten Recitations With Counting & The Method Of Early Morning’s Ten Recitations
https://purelanders.com/2019/08/31/the-method-of-ten-recitations-with-counting-n-the-method-of-early-mornings-ten-recitations

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