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Just like the master: Dedication determines the attributes of merit

Han people 2025-05-29

Practice and dedication are a very important part. If you don’t grasp it clearly, it will inevitably lead to suffering consequences that go against your wishes.

For example, when you recite the Buddha's name, you originally wish to be reborn in the West, but as a result, your merits of reciting the Buddha's name will lead you into the six realms of reincarnation and be reborn as a human being.What exactly happened?It turns out that it is your dedication that changes your merits and rebirth.

Reciting Buddha's name, reciting sutras and worshiping Buddha, saving disasters, learning and building bridges, etc., and even a slight goodness are all merits.What kind of merit fruit do you hope these merits will bear?This requires dedication to complete the mission.I also recited the "Amitabha Sutra", but because of the different instructions issued by the dedication, the merit results changed.Dedication determines your merit attributes.

If you dedicate these merits to the human and heavenly beings and enjoy wealth and honor, then these merits will become blessings to the human and heavenly beings.If you dedicate these merits to becoming a philanthropist in the future, then these merits will become the cause of philanthropist.

If you dedicate these merits to the two vehicles of the Shravakas and Pratyekabuddhas and to vent your mind, then these merits will become the cause of escape from the six realms of reincarnation and the merit of liberation.

If you dedicate these merits to the Bodhi Buddha path and develop the Bodhicitta, then these merits will become the cause of becoming a Buddha and are the supreme Bodhi merits.

There are many lotus friends, although they all wish to be reborn in the Western Pure Land after chanting the Buddha's name, and the merits of chanting the Buddha's name are dedicated to rebirth in the West, so why did they embark on the six paths of reincarnation and go to the realm of hungry ghosts?

It turns out that his usual greedy mind is very strong, three or even ten times stronger than his wish to be reborn in the West. The greedy mind signal is too strong, so it strongly interferes with the weak wish to be reborn in the West, and then he is reincarnated as a hungry ghost.

Wait hard and see when the seeds of chanting Buddha's name and rebirth in the West are ripe, and then come to the West to see Amitabha.The Lotus Sutra says: Once you call Namo Buddha, you will all achieve Buddhahood together.This is the case.

Original title: As said |Dedication determines merit attributes

Reprinted from WeChat official account: New York Foju Temple

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