83 万佛信箱
The Mailbox of the 10,000 Buddhas
VBSKaiShi-#83-无-无-No.287
佛法应该用在日常生活上
The Buddha Dharma should be applied in the daily life
问：请教上人，我们学习佛法是应该整天躲在家里或寺庙里，拜佛、 念佛；以求他日往
生的时候，能够得到佛菩萨的感应，接引到西方极乐世界去重要呢？还是将佛法应用在日
常生活里面重要？
Q: May I ask Venerable Master, when we study the Buddha Dharma, should we just
stay at home or a temple, bowing to the Buddha or reciting Buddha’s name all
day long, and hope that we will receive the response from the Buddha and Bodh
isattvas to take us to the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss when we die? Or shou
ld we apply the Buddha Dharma in our daily life? Which is more important?
答：是应该用在日常生活上，但不要有染污法，要清净法。你若能清净，能没有妄想，甚
至于欲望，你一切的生活都很正常，这就是佛法。你天天拜佛、念佛，求往生西方极乐世
界；但是一见到人就发大脾气，和人吵架，这是无有是处的。这样你念佛也不能到西方，
拜佛也不能到东方！因为你的脾气把你拉住了，无明把你压住了 。所以要去你的毛病、
无明，去你的秉性，去你的烦恼，去你的脾气；在这些个地方用功，才谓之真正用功。
VM: We should apply it in our daily life. However, we should keep ourselves pu
re, not defiled. If you can be pure, void of false thoughts or even desires, a
nd your life is normal, that is the Buddha Dharma. If you bow to the Buddha an
d recite Buddha’s name every day, wishing to be reborn in the Western Land of
Ultimate Bliss; but you always want to quarrel with people and have a huge te
mper, this is useless. You will never reach the Western Pure Land or Eastern L
and even if you recite Buddha’s name or bow to the Buddha. Because your tempe
r is holding you down and your ignorance is pressing you down. Therefore, you
should get rid of your bad habits, ignorance, temperament, afflictions, and te
mper. Only when you’re working on these, are you truly applying your effort.
(translated by Qin Rui Yu)
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