不乱之心

弥陀开短经
愿当欲生者
一日若七日
保持不乱心
未知何不乱
先知有乱情
乱为常反复
有如山峻岭
不乱池塘水
轻波也宁静
信心何反复
一信雪平路
愿往何反复
至心往一处
蜻蜓点水面
微浪也成片
狂风起巨浪
冰池也不然
— 11/08/19

Commentary: This poem is talking aboutt “一心不乱” from 啊弥陀经。There are 3 kinds of 一心不乱 – (1) 信一心不乱, (2) 愿一心不乱, and (3) 行一心不乱。

信一心不乱 – Have you waiver from believing in (1) the presence of 啊弥陀佛, (2) the presence of 极乐世界, and (3) the confidence that Shakyamuni’s teachings of 啊弥陀佛 and 极乐世界 are correct? If you have these 3, you have 信一心不乱。In fact, how to be 信很乱? One moment 信, one moment don’t 信? Or one day 信, one day don’t 信? If that is the case, you probably have bipolar disorder in the first place.

愿一心不乱 – Have you waiver from wanting to go 极乐世界? If no, then you also have 愿一心不乱。

行一心不乱 – This is not easy. 行一心不乱 requires a part of your mind to be 念佛，念极乐世界 all the time. It is almost like a background process and this needs training. If can do this, then you will reach the next level, called 功夫成片; 而且是大片。