Recently I reflect on Amitofuo as the kind of raft that is able to see past the sea of suffering that is out there. Pain, frustration, regret, anger. Reciting with a single focus and purpose can help a person to focus their minds and thus rise above these waves of pains, frustrations, regrets, anger.
Fashi was saying in the class the other day that this method of reciting Amitofuo's name is easy to practice yet, hard to believe. I think this is because we are somehow accustomed to having to work hard to find the answers, and being deluded. In fact, we just have to remember that there is a being of light who is so compassionate as to be able to invite all the sentient beings of this world to the Pure Land, given sufficient faith. This is truly hard to believe, but I will try to make it a practice to at least listen to some chanting of Namo Amitofuo every night before bed. I will write some observations on how this is going for me.
Amitofuo is my rhythm of steps while walking as what walking meditation does. Amitofuo is my comma while there are self-dialogs taking place in my head, and grasps me back to the chatting. I found it can quieten the voices.
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