[361] 念佛最切要之妙法是什么？何为学佛人日用所当遵守之洪猷？
[361] What Is Mindfulness [Of The] Buddha’s Wonderful Method That [Is] Most Necessary [And] Essential? What Is [For] People Learning Buddhism, [The] Great Plan [For] Daily Use, That Should [Be] Complied With?
◎ 如子忆母，「忆佛念佛」，「都摄六根，净念相继」。
◎ [Summary 1]: Like [a] child recollecting [the] mother, ‘recollecting [Amitābha] Buddha, [or] mindful [of the] Buddha[’s name: “Āmítuófó” (阿弥陀佛)]’, ‘gathering all six roots, [with] pure mindfulness [in] continuous succession’.
◎ 「敦伦尽分，闲邪存诚，诸恶莫作，众善奉行。」
◎ [Summary 2]: ‘[Be with] harmonious human relationships, [to the] utmost fulfil responsibilities, end evil [thoughts], maintain sincerity, [of] all evils not do, [and of] all good practise [them].’
如子忆母，「忆佛念佛」，「都摄六根，净念相继」，为一切人念佛最切要之妙法。
Like [a] child recollecting [the] mother, ‘recollecting [Amitābha] Buddha, [or] mindful [of the] Buddha[’s name: “Āmítuófó” (阿弥陀佛)]’, ‘gathering all six roots, [with] pure mindfulness [in] continuous succession’, [this] is [for] all people, mindfulness [of the] Buddha’s wonderful method that [is] most necessary [and] essential.
「敦伦尽分，闲邪存诚，诸恶莫作，众善奉行」，为学佛人日用所当遵守之洪猷。自行如是，化他亦然。
‘[Be with] harmonious human relationships, [to the] utmost fulfil responsibilities, end evil [thoughts], maintain sincerity, [of] all evils not do, [and of] all good practise [them.’ This] is [for] people learning Buddhism, [the] great plan [for] daily use, that should [be] complied with. Personally practising like this, [with] transforming [of] others likewise thus.
倘舍此而欲越分立功，纵有小益，必伏大祸。
If abandoning this, then desiring [to] exceed [your] part [to] create achievements, even if having small benefits, [they will] certainly conceal great disasters.
且勿谓为老僧迂谈，则幸甚幸甚。
Moreover, [if] not saying [this] is [an] old monk’s high-sounding [and] impractical discussion, [this is] then extremely fortunate, extremely fortunate.
《致崔德振居士书》
Letter Sent [To] Layperson Cuī Dézhèn
净土宗十三祖印光大师著
Written [By] Pure Land Tradition’s 13th Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng
《印光法师答念佛600问》
Dharma Master Yìnguāng’s Answers [For] Mindfulness [Of] Buddha’s 600 Questions
传印法师鉴定
Evaluated [By] Dharma Master Chuányìn
Námó Āmítuófó : Translation by Shen Shi’an
