3 Refuge & 5 Precepts Ceremony
三皈五戒典礼
3 Refuge & 5 Precepts Ceremony
三皈五戒典礼
归依佛
保持着那一份觉性就是念佛。
作者 释法梁 （文章摘自《漂亮转身》一书）
有位老婆婆年纪大了，身体不好、多病痛，家人劝她归依佛门，天天念佛，祈求佛的加持。
一年过去了，身体不见好转。两年过去了，还是老样子。
现在老婆婆不念佛了，人家问起，她说念了也白念，佛也不保佑她身体好，念来干嘛？
什么是归依佛？
佛就是觉，归即是回归，依是依靠。归依佛的意思就是回归到自己的觉性，让自己依靠着觉性。
什么是念佛？
拉回眼前，回到自己不动的心；保持着那一份觉性就是念佛，佛即是觉。
只有如此念佛，才能见到真正的佛。否则，到头来你会责怪佛，骂他老人家大小眼、偏心、不慈悲。
“阿弥陀佛”，一切与他老人家无关，不要骂他。
Taking Refuge in the Buddha
Maintaining mindful awareness is equivalent to reciting the Buddha’s name
Author Shi Faliang (Article extracted from the publication “A Splendid Turn”）
An old lady was plagued with sickness due to old age. Her family members urged her to take refuge in the Buddha and recite the Buddha’s name for protection.
She did as she was told but her health did not improve after a year. Two years had passed, and she was still her same old self.
Now, the old lady has stopped reciting the Buddha’s name. Whenever she was asked about it, she would reply that it was a waste of time as doing so did not result in the Buddha blessing her health.
What is the meaning of taking refuge in the Buddha?
Buddha is awareness. Taking refuge is returning to and relying on something. Taking refuge in the Buddha means returning to and relying on our awareness.
What is the meaning of reciting the Buddha’s name?
Focus on the present and return to our immovable mind. This way, maintaining mindful awareness is equivalent to reciting the Buddha’s name, as Buddha is awareness.
Only through this method of reciting the Buddha’s name can we meet up with the real Buddha. Otherwise, we might just end up blaming Buddha for being biased, unfair and uncompassionate.
“Amitabha…” Do not blame the Buddha. He has nothing to do with all that’s happening.
