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title: "雲棲淨土彙語 · 與南城吳念慈居士廣翊"
description: "雲棲淨土彙語由清代虞執西和嚴培西共同錄編，成書於淨土宗興盛的清初時期。該書輯錄了蓮池大師（雲棲祩宏）的淨土法門開示、語錄及修行要義，集中闡述念佛往生、淨業三福等核心思想。作為淨土宗重要典籍，它系統傳承了雲棲大師的淨土教法，對清代淨土信仰的普及與實踐產生了深遠影響，是研究中國佛教淨土宗思想和修行的重要文獻。"
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### 與南城吳念慈居士廣翊

> To Nan Cheng Lay Practitioner Wu Nianci (Guang Yi)

入道多門。直捷簡要。無如念佛。念佛一門。上度最勝利根。下至極愚極鈍。葢是徹上徹下之道。勿以俗見搖惑。古來尊宿教人看話頭。起疑情以期大悟。或看無字。或看萬法等。不一而足。今試比例。假如萬法歸一。一歸何處。與念佛是誰。極相似。若於是誰處倒斷。一歸何處不著問人。自豁然矣。古人謂念佛人欲參禪。不須別舉話頭。正此意也。念佛數聲。回光自看。這念佛的是誰。如此用心。勿忘勿助。久之當自有省。如或不能。直念亦可。使其念不離佛。佛不離念。念極心空。感應道交。現前見佛。理必然矣。

> The paths to the Way are many, but none are as direct and simple as reciting the Buddha’s name. This single practice reaches the most sharp-willed beings above and the most dull-witted below—it is a path that penetrates all levels. Do not be swayed by worldly views. In ancient times, eminent masters taught people to investigate a critical phrase (hua tou), arousing doubt in order to achieve great awakening. Some investigated the word “nothingness,” others “ten thousand things,” and so on—their methods varied. Now, let us consider a comparison. Take the phrase “The ten thousand things return to One; where does the One return?” and the question “Who is reciting the Buddha’s name?”—they are very similar. If you can fully penetrate the question of “Who,” then “where does the One return?” will be clear without asking anyone. This is why ancient masters said that those who recite the Buddha’s name and wish to practice Chan need not take up another phrase. <note> Recite the Buddha’s name a few times, then turn your light inward and observe: Who is reciting? Practice in this way, neither forgetting nor forcing. In time, you will naturally come to understand. If you cannot do this, simply reciting the name is also fine. Let your thought never depart from the Buddha, and the Buddha never depart from your thought. When thought reaches its limit and the mind is emptied, then the spiritual response will connect, and you will see the Buddha face to face. This is the natural principle.