CHAPTER FIVE THE RELIEF OFFERED BY BUDDHA I AMIDA BUDDHA’S VOWS 4. Amida Buddha is not far from anyone. His Land of Purity is described as being far from to the west but it is also, within the minds of those earnestly wish to be born there. When some people picture in their minds the figure of Amida Buddha shining in golden splendor, the picture divides into eighty-four thousand figures or features, each figure or features, each figure or feature emitting eighty-four thousand rays of light ad each ray of light, enlightening a world, never leaving in darkness a single person who is reciting the name of Buddha. Thus this Buddha helps people take advantage of the salvation He offers. By seeing the image of Buddha, one is enable to realize the mind of Buddha. The Buddha’s mind has great compassion that includes all, even those who are ignorant of his compassion or forgetful of it, much more those who remember it in faith. To those who have faith. He offers the opportunity to become one with Him. As this Buddha is the all-inclusive body of equality, whoever thinks of him and enters his mind freely. This means that, when a person thinks of Buddha, he has Buddha’s mind in all its pure and happy and peaceful perfection. In other words, his mind is a Buddha-mind. Therefore, each man in purity and sincerity of faith, should picture his own mind as being Buddha’s mind. ~To be continued~(4)
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