Saturday, October 1, 2016

Do not depend on Amida’s coming at the moment of death

'Do not expect the Buddha to come to welcome you when you die.
Namo Amida Butsu that signifies
"embracing and not forsaking"
is coming to welcome you at all times.'
~ Zuiken's Shinshu Dharmapada

Our Shonin says, "There is nothing I can do about your fellow-practicers, who say that they await the moment of death. Those whose shinjin has become true and real – this being the benefit of the Vow – have been grasped, never to be abandoned; hence they do not depend on Amida’s coming at the moment of death. The person whose shinjin has NOT yet become settled awaits the moment of death in anticipation of Amida’s coming. "
~ Lamp for the Latter Ages, 18.

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