Shrek's Home of Light 丑陋怪光明之家: The Ultimate Value of Human Life

Shrek's Home of Light 丑陋怪光明之家: The Ultimate Value of Human Life: An excerpt of dharma speech from Rev. Koju Fujieda (2007) In the southern part of Osaka Prefecture there lives an obstetrician and devout ...

The Ultimate Value of Human Life

An excerpt of dharma speech from Rev. Koju Fujieda (2007)

In the southern part of Osaka Prefecture there lives an obstetrician and devout Nembutsu person, whose name is humbly hidden, but tentatively let’s call him Joji.

He was brought up by his father alone and urged to go to Sunday School at the temple. When he was a sixth grader, however, he sometimes failed to go. When finally his father knew the fact, he scolded him very severely. Joji made an excuse saying that he was studying for the entrance examination to the middle school as his friends did; he did not just play truant, but his father did not forgive him. In his vexation he started to cry, when his father spoke in a serious tone; “Listen, Joji. I intended to tell this to you after you enter the middle school, but this is the time, I think.

"You know you have no mother, but do you know how she died? When she came to this house and became pregnant, everybody rejoiced, expecting the first child, and we held Obi-Iwai or a celebration of pregnancy, even inviting her obstetric doctor. A couple of weeks later, however, the doctor called the six of us, your parents and grandparents from two households and said. ‘I feel very sorry to have to say this to you after your great celebration, but the pregnant wife is suffering from an acute toxemia. So I advise you to give up the fetus this time, or I cannot assure of her life.’ Everybody was shocked into a long time of silence until your grandma from your mom’s side whispered, ‘Please save my daughter.’ and then all the others nodded. At that moment, you mom tossed her head decidedly and spoke out, ‘Doctor, please let my baby come out to this world. I don’t care about my life, because I was brought up in a Buddhist household, imbued with the idea that we humans are born in this world to hear the true Dharma, and I attended Sunday School and Buddhist Youth Association, encountering the Shoshinge and Tannisho, I am now treading the path to Pure Land in this world, so I have no apprehension about the future. But if my child in my womb were sent from the darkness to darkness, he will never meet Buddhism. Please let this precious human life come into this world to see the light of Amida. This wish is just what I was born for, Doctor.’

Bursting into tears, her mother cried, ‘I was wrong. I just wanted to save my owndaughter, but she is right. Please do as she asks.’ All the others simply nodded their heads. ‘As you all say so, I will do my best to save both lives as far as I can,’ the doctor said, but when you were born, your mom left this world at the age of twenty-two. Joji, now you know how you were born and what you were born for, don’t you?”

After this revelation, Joji was never absent from Sunday School; moreover he took every opportunity to hear Buddhist teachings and finally became a devout Nembutsu person.

On the other hand, as a student, Joji decided to become a doctor who can save such afflicted women as his mother and he finally became the head doctor of an obstetric hospital.

When Rev. Kawamura met him some time ago, she found all his family members, including his son and his wife, were leading very devoted lives as Nembutsu persons.

Now you see how Joji’s mother’s wish has come true; how one’s own Shinjin does influence other persons into Shinjin. “Jishin Kyoninnshin” or realizing shinjin oneself and guiding others to shinjin must certainly be the ultimate value of human life.

基督的临终

资料来源：断疑生信 （高森显彻 著 / 江支地 译）

　　真实的宗教是唯一绝对的，所以当然只有一个。一方面它的教义也必须是贯通三世十方的普遍真理，还要能使一切生物都能得救。

　　亲鸾圣人断定，这样的宗教，除了大圣释尊所说的佛教以外，绝对再也没有了。

　　这绝对不是亲鸾圣人自己的独断。世界文化史大师H.G.威尔斯把释尊尊为世界伟人之冠，他说：

　　“我以公平的眼光观察，无论从那一点看，世界最大的伟人就是佛陀释迦牟尼佛。”

　　西德的海拉教授称赞说：

　　“佛陀释迦是世界最伟大的宗教家，是世界之光。”

　　连西洋人都不能不如此赞叹，那是因为释尊的教义是真实的。

　　今日与佛教并论，二大宗教之一的是基督教。稍加比较就很清楚。

　　“要爱你的敌人”，“有人打你右脸，就再拿左脸给他打”很美，与其他杂多邪教比较，固然高明。但是它说，神以天国的土捏造成人，分成男女，然后像木工建造房屋、家具一样地造了万物，而永远加以统治，又说一切动物是神造给人做食物的。这完全无视于因果道理。

　　佛教基于因果的大道理，彻底否定这种宇宙创造说。佛教认为宇宙万物是顺从因果法则，成住坏空，反复变化流转，不承认其中有什么绝对支配的神。

　　这不但是合乎科学的，而且可以说，就是科学本身。

　　基督教说，神的独子耶稣，因圣灵的奇特，投胎未婚少女玛利亚而降生。处女生产这种违反因果律的教义，无论如何也不能说是真实的。

　　相反的，释尊确确实实有双亲。依顺因果律，累积成佛的修行，于三十五岁那年十二月八日成就大觉。

　　基督教的教祖耶稣，三十岁被钉在十字架上，最后所说的一句话是：

　　“神啊！神啊！你为什么舍弃了我？”

　　为什么是一句丑陋的话呢？

　　就说一句他平时爱念的赞美歌中的一句吧！怎么会是以凄惨的叫声念出来呢？这不但说明了他自己信仰的破灭，也证明了他所教的，也不过是如此而已。

　　明治时代的文豪基督徒国木田独步临终时悲泣说：“不祈祷也罢！那有救神？”这是众所周知的事。

　　他把替他洗礼的牧师，植村正久叫到茅崎面湖院的病床来，诉说了他的苦闷。日记上说：

　　“植村正久是头一个打开我心扉的人，我心锁的钥匙在他的手上，所以我想以那把心匙来救我走出烦闷。我相信我这颗在生死界上迷途的心，唯有他的引导才能得救。

　　他只叫我祈祷，他说祈祷一切就能解决，很简单的事。但是我无法祈祷，不是由心涌出的祈祷，主也不会接受。祈祷文句极简单，祈祷之心还真难得。谁能救我这颗不能祈祷的心，我无法衷心祈祷。

　　服侍的人说，五月十三日午后三时，独步泣于病床。”

　　基督教教人彻底向神祈祷，这样神就会来救往天国，但是连独步其人也无法祈祷下去。

　　不是衷心涌出的祈祷，他做不到。

　　“不祈祷也罢！那有救神？”

　　独步最后的哭叫，只是他个人的呼叫吗？

　　称念心、信心、祈祷心，微尘点大都没有，这不才是人的真相吗？

　　看透我们这种真相，而要来救我们的，除了阿弥陀佛本愿，再也没有了。不能遇到无上殊胜的阿弥陀本愿，而离开了此事，才真是他的千古遗恨。

　　“人身难得今已得，佛法难闻今已闻。”圣语让我们不能不细细的咀嚼。

如来主动的呼唤声

故事内容摘自：讃仰叹异钞说话(第二十一章)


去年的十一月去福井的别院出差，当月的四日前往藤岛的超胜寺妇女会的途中，在路旁见到一位阿婆双手合掌，拼命念佛，说：“啊！我是幸运者，南无阿弥陀佛，南无阿弥陀佛。”就欢喜流泪，看起来是真正有体验的人。这时我向车夫说：“暂停一下。”车夫说：“御使僧，这是乞丐呀！”我说：“什么关系也没有，暂时停一下。”


我问：“阿婆，我刚才在车上看到你非常的欢喜，到底有什么地方使你这么欢喜呢？”她很惊讶的看着我：“你是，你是哪一位？”


“哦！我是今天要去福井别院出差的使僧。”


“是吗！很感谢，御使僧，我今世是一个被冷落的乞丐，年轻时被丈夫遗弃，唯一的儿子也生离死别，到处流浪的我，依着如来大慈悲的一念，决定我未来极乐的往生，想起来实在太感恩了，不欢喜也忍不住，在这世上像我这种不幸的人，对这娑婆也不留恋，又不执着，想起命终之时，直接能往生净土，啊！真是太感恩了，今想起其慈悲浮在心中时，充满了无限的欢喜。”


“哦！是吗？你能得到幸福之身是什么时侯？”


“是，御使僧，这，我也不知道，没错，恩亲主动的呼唤声，为着我一人所成就的慈悲，绝对不会错，不知的我直接说：‘是！是！’，任凭恩亲。”看起来很坚固。


“是吗，那很好，阿婆，当乞丐也没关系，不要客气，欢迎你到别院来。”


“是！很感谢，你这么亲切，真是太感谢了！”就流下欢喜的眼泪。


“啊！阿婆，如果如来的慈悲若是错误的话，你要怎么办？”


此时阿婆露出微笑说：“御使僧，如来主动的呼唤声，绝对不会错，当我站在他人的门前乞求时，也要随主人之意，要给我或不给我而烦恼，如果对方有主动的叫声，说‘阿婆，这个给你！’这样的叫声绝对没有错，只有说：‘是！是！’就领受而已，御使僧，如来是我们的恩亲，啊！是我一人的恩亲，南无阿弥陀佛，南无阿弥陀佛。” 就流下眼泪，其时我看到她这样感恩的姿态，我也和他一样共同流出欢喜的眼泪。

Shrek's Home of Light 丑陋怪光明之家: 朝下的心不用反过来

Shrek's Home of Light 丑陋怪光明之家: 朝下的心不用反过来: "故事摘自：讃仰叹异钞说话（第十七章） 香川县有一位同行，名叫庄松，平素无我的欢喜此慈悲，对世上之事是一位愚笨的同行，但是对阿弥陀佛的心却有深深体验，时常以无隔心的态度在如来佛前说：“恩亲您这么疼爱我，我有这么可爱吗？南无阿弥陀佛，南无阿弥陀佛。”就很欢喜的心这样念。他是一位..."

朝下的心不用反过来

故事摘自：讃仰叹异钞说话（第十七章）


香川县有一位同行，名叫庄松，平素无我的欢喜此慈悲，对世上之事是一位愚笨的同行，但是对阿弥陀佛的心却有深深体验，时常以无隔心的态度在如来佛前说：“恩亲您这么疼爱我，我有这么可爱吗？南无阿弥陀佛，南无阿弥陀佛。”就很欢喜的心这样念。他是一位愚笨的同行，对御文章也不会读，正信偈也不知，只知道[圣人一流之劝化者，以信心为本。]。只知道这些，此外全不知，每天所念的就是：“庄松我救你！不让你堕落，不会错误，照这样，照这样，是！是！很感谢！南无阿弥陀佛，南无阿弥陀佛。”就继续念一个小时左右。




有一天庄松照原来的样子坐在佛前读诵：“圣人一流之劝化者，以信心为本，庄松我救你！不让你堕落，照这样，照这样，是，是，很感谢，庄松现在就要去，阿弥陀佛我有这么可爱吗？”很感谢，就潸潸流下眼泪，啊！真是慈悲的恩亲，南无阿弥陀佛，南无阿弥陀佛，就很愉快的读诵。




有一位同行从后面偷偷看他读诵圣人一流之劝化，原来御文章拿倒反，“喂！庄松，你把御文章拿倒反，为何不翻过来呢？”庄松一向不在乎，继续念一个小时左右，就说谨启、谨启，就感恩的敬礼。




此时的同行说：“庄松，你将御文章拿倒反也读得这么流畅。” 庄松就反过来说：“我的恩亲也没有说，朝下的心要反过来，照颠倒的形相就要救我，很感恩！”