‘了生死法，净土法门，最为稳当。无论何等根性，若具真信切愿，至诚恳切持念佛号，求生西方者。临终必蒙佛力加被，往生西方。此之法门，乃一代时教中之特别法门。̵...
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Why Should We Not Be Attached To Principles And Forgo Practice...
‘学说之误人，只在最初几希之间。其后之结果，则无法可收拾矣。 ‘Those saying theoretical teachings that...
How Is Less Also More In Nianfo Practice? 为何念佛亦少亦多?
修学只为成就此事 Cultivating [And] Learning [Are] Only For Accomplishing This Matter...
How Can All Be Born In Pure Land? 如何人人生净土？
‘只要能深信，只要能发愿，只要能念佛，无论何人，都可以往生去的。故曰：万修万人去。’ – 净土宗十三祖印光大师 (世界佛教居士林开示)...
Verse On Four Kinds Of Peace 四安偈
四安偈 安住佛号 安往佛国 安无生忍 安心度众 Verse On Four Kinds Of Peace Peacefully abide upon...
On Clothing & Embalming Of The Deceased
Question: Is it necessary to choose favourite clothes before death? Does that not...
How Can Nianfo Eradicate Much Evil Karma? 念佛如何消灭多恶业？
‘阿弥陀佛万德洪名，如大冶洪炉。吾人多生罪业，如空中片雪。业力凡夫，由念佛故，业便消灭，如片雪近于洪炉，即便了不可得。又况业力既消，所有善根，自然增长殊胜，又何可...
What Is The Only Dharma Door For Liberation In This Life...
‘须知佛法，法门无量。若欲以通身业力之凡夫，现生即得了生脱死，离此信愿念佛求生西方一法，佛也说不出第二个法门了。’ – 净土宗十三祖印光大师...
Why Will Nianfo Definitely Lead To Pure Land? 为何念佛必生净土？
‘弥陀如来在因地中，发四十八愿，愿愿度生。中有「念我名号，不生我国，誓不成佛」。今者因圆果满，故「我今念佛，必得往生。」’ – 净土宗十三祖印光大师...
Why Must Our Self-Power Connect With Amituofo’s Other...
‘大家要晓得：仗自力修持，自有何种力？但是无始以来的业力，所以万劫千生，难得解脱。仗阿弥陀佛的弘誓大愿力，自然一生成办。’ – 净土宗十三祖印光大师...
Should The Dying Hold The Living?
Question: Is it okay to let a dying person hold the hand of someone when they are in...
Why Is There Only One Buddha In One Pure Land?
Question: Why can’t there be more than one Buddha in one Pure Land? Answer: Each...
Can I Nianfo Silently While Doing Something Else?
Question: I do not have time to practise Nianfo, but will chant in my mind (i.e. not...
How To Eliminate Stray Thoughts With Buddha Mindfulness...
一切众生，从无始来，在六道中，无业不造。若无心修行，反不觉得有此种希奇古怪之恶念。若发心修行，则此种念头，更加多些。（此系真妄相形而显，非从前无有，但不显耳。） All...
How Can We Help Animals Found Dead?
Question: What should be chanted for animals who may be killed in road accidents and...
Can We Nianfo For Happiness?
Question: Is it so that we should not do Nianfo (practice of mindfulness of the name of...
How To Cut Stray Thoughts During Niànfó? 如何念佛时断除杂念？
至于念佛，心难归一，当摄心切念，自能归一。 As for Nianfo [practice of mindfulness of the name of Amitabha...
How To Help Those Already Deceased For Some Time
Question: How can I help my deceased Father, who passed away a few years ago? Answer:...
Should The Injured Repent Or Nianfo?
Question: Should one who got injured (or sick) repent for having created negative karma...
How Is Nianfo Onefold, Twofold & Threefold Training?
Question: How does observation of, say the Five Precepts (of not killing, stealing...