Don't bring out human wisdom!

Without having Buddha's wisdom, you won't be going to the realm of wisdom of Buddha. What do you use to enter the realm of wisdom of Buddha? The Pure Land is the realm of wisdom of Amida Buddha! Also, it is the realm of compassion of Amida Buddha! You may think of going to the realm of wisdom of Buddha, but you won't without humbly accepting the Buddha's wisdom. This must be pondered well, otherwise self-power will emerge imperceptibly.

Speaking of shinjin, it's accepting humbly the Buddha's wisdom! Human wisdom does not work. Human wisdom is in any case termed "calculation"! It puts you in self-power and doubt! Don't bring out* human wisdom!

"I hear that..," "I assume that..," "I think that...," "because I say the Nembutsu I can be born there," "because I feel joyful I can be born there," these are human wisdom and human thinking! Such thoughts are useless, and you mustn't do without discarding all of them.

Zuiken (An extract from "Talk on the Hymns of the Pure Land Masters."

Note: *Don't bring out means not to exert, not to make a show of.