在家人不随众，各人念佛。 Householders, [when] not following assemblies [for practice, should] each...
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How To Relate Amitābha Buddha To His Trikāya? 阿弥陀佛之三身
Question: What is the nature of Amitābha Buddha’s body or bodies...
What Is Adornment Of Fragrance & Light? 何为香光庄严？
香光庄严就是用阿弥陀佛 果地上的五分法身之香、 般若智慧之光 来庄严凡夫念佛的心。 这就是全摄佛功德为己功德啊！ – 庐山东林寺方丈大安法师 [To be...
Homage to Great Power Arrived Bodhisattva 南无大势至菩萨
今天农历七月十三日是大势至菩萨的圣诞。 南无大势至菩萨。 Today, the 13th day of the 7th lunar month is Great Power...
[472] What Is Going On When Black Shadows Appear While Reciting...
如何最佳帮助鬼道众生？How Best To Help Spirit Beings? 接手书，知日诵精勤，欣慰无似。 Receiving [your] letter...
Amitā’s Exoteric & Esoteric Meanings 阿弥陀之显密意义
三谛偈 阿弥陀佛： 阿即空谛， 弥即假谛， 陀即中谛。 Verse On Three Truths [Of] Amitā Buddha[‘s name]:...
Poem On Mindfulness Of Buddha When Walking 行时念佛诗
行时正好念弥陀， 一步还随一佛过。 When walking, [this is] just right [for] mindfulness [of] Āmítuófó...
The Busy & Free Can All Be Mindful Of Buddha 忙闲皆可念佛
一劝极闲人念佛。 婚嫁都毕，子孙克家，安闲无事， 正好尽心尽力念佛。 每日念几千声，乃至几万。 [I] only urge extremely free persons...
Faith As Foremost Of Meritorious Virtues 信为功德之首
一切罪中，疑罪为最。 Of all misgivings, [the] misgiving [of] doubt is [the] most extreme. Note...
Verses On Cessation & Contemplation 止观偈
‘止观在净土法门当中，也是巧妙具足。 能够执持名号，没有其他的妄想杂念，这就是止。 能够把这句佛号，听得清清楚楚、了了分明，这就是观。’ – 大安法师 *...
The Middle Path Between Form & Emptiness
今天农历六月十九是观音菩萨的成道日。 南无大悲观世音菩萨。 Today, the 19th day of the 6th lunar month is Guānyīn...
How To Reach The Western And Eastern Pure Lands? 如何生东方与西方净土？
The most basic criteria for reaching Amitābha Buddha (Āmítuófó; 阿弥陀佛) and Medicine...
How To Wholeheartedly Focus On Mindfulness Of Buddha? 如何一心专念佛？
欲心不贪外事，专念佛。 [If] wishing [your] mind [to] not crave [after] external matters, focus...
Eat As Veg(etari)ans & Be Mindful Of Buddha 吃素念佛
闻法修道， 吃素念佛， 求生西方， 了生脱死。 Hear [to learn the] Dharma, [for] cultivating [the] path, eat...
[54] The Practice That Gathers All Practices 普摄所有实践的实践
My initial affinity with Pure Land practice started by attending Teacher Shi’an’s...
[9B] Top Ten Benefits From Mindfulness Of Buddha For This Life...
问：念佛有什么利益？ Question: What are the benefits of being mindful of Buddha...
[9] Biography Of The Chinese Pure Land Tradition’s Ninth...
出家法名：释蕅益（大师）地位：净土宗九祖俗名：钟（姓）出生地：江苏吴县 (今苏州市)出生年：1599 |...
Eightfold Retreat’s Purification Rites (For Those...
(The above in Chinese is/was used at Singapore Buddhist Lodge’s Niànfó retreats...
[53] How I Used To See Shadow Beings
Hello Bro. Shi’an, I would like to share my experiences, which I had since childhood...
[52] Amituofo’s Rescue From My Nightmare
A few months ago, I had a nightmare of being in a dark, vacant and eerie house. As it...