Namo Amitabha Buddha.
Dear Venerable Thích Nữ Giới Hương,
I am Samaneri Dieu Hai, your younger Dharma sister, staying in the quiet rural countryside in Texas state and only reciting the Buddha’s name all day, since I am older and weak. According to my feelings, you are a dharma sister, caring for your small juniors, disciples, and Buddhists; you always satisfy all spiritual aspirations, and whenever anyone needs you, you never refuse. You are a person who is very determined and patient when implementing your wish to overcome all difficulties.
Dear Venerable, now obeying you, I would like to copy an Awakening Passage from the Great Master Hám Sơn (excerpt from "The Great Bliss Homeland" (Quê Hương Cực Lạc) by Venerable Thích Thiện Tâm) to offer to you, since our late Master Hải Triều Âm often read it:
ANCESTOR HÁM SƠN DECLARED
Every day except for the two main chanting periods, we only read the name of Amitabha Buddha with two hands touching at the chest, keeping mindfulness to never forget and never become delirious or trapped in illusions. Just take the Buddha's sentence as our important living code, clench our teeth firmly without letting go; even when we eat, move, walk, lie, or sit, we never forget to recite the Buddha's name in the present moment.
If we encounter scenes of ups/downs, joy/sadness, happiness/anger disturbing our mind, when we bring up the sound of Buddha's name, then the illusions disappear; immediately see the negativity, and then destroy it. Because defilement is the root of birth and death, now using Buddha's name to eradicate defilements, the Buddha will be blessed to transform our suffering. Reading the Buddha's name can shift defilements to be out of rebirth, which is a simple method.
If you recite Buddha's name until you can control the defilements, then you can master your sleepwalking. If your dreams are controlled, then you will be able to master the suffering. If you have mastered “yourself” during illness, when you die, you know where to go.
If you are sincerely urgent to get out of samsara, you only need to rely on the recitation of Buddha alone, without any other thoughts. Through long-term maturity in practice, naturally directed at the pure meditation of reading Buddha’s name, you can gain the beneficence of it for life.
On the occasion of Forty Years in the Dharma: A Life of Study and Service—Venerable Bhikkhuni Giới Hương, I wish you all the best of health and happiness; always recite the Buddha's name and share this Pure Land method with all human beings, as ancestor Hám Sơn and Master Hải Triều Âm did.
Giác Huệ Hut, Texas, November 18, 2019
Sincerely,
Samaneri Diệu Hải
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Samaneri Diệu Hải (left)
Behind: Ven. Giới Hương, Rev. Viên Chân, and Samane Huệ Đức
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