阿彌陀佛心咒曲

林鈺堂

唱阿彌陀佛咒曲的觀想

阿彌陀佛的悲願普及全法界眾生，以無限之佛力救渡眾生到極樂淨土，亦即回歸本來清淨之法界體性。

唱此曲之觀想即基於上述之體認。

觀全法界為一無限之藍空；觀眾生於下方如虹之明顯無實；想上方之藍空代表彌陀之法身（實際上則全法界即彌陀法身，不拘於上方而已）；觀自身即彌陀化身，亦如虹、如泡，中脈如小指粗，外紅內白。

第一句：嗡—下方所有眾生化天藍色光，阿彌答哇—光由下端入己身中脈向上昇，啥—出中脈頂，融入法身光明中。

第二句：觀想如第一句，但光更明亮。

第三句：嗡—上方彌陀之大悲及大力化天藍色光，阿彌答哇—光由上端入己身中脈向下降，啥—出中脈底，普照眾生，使眾生更明亮。

第四句：觀想如第三句，但光更明亮。

此觀想中，大悲（佛之悲願普渡眾生），大力（佛德無限可以消眾生業），大智（回歸本淨之法性）圓融貫通。法身光明之上流下注，使全身清涼、舒適、寧靜，使中脈暢通無阻。

此法融通法界觀以助中脈之開發。

修此法時，邊唱邊觀，在心中默唱亦可。若修到入定時，則可停唱，甚至停觀，讓法界自顯自住。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　一九九○年六月廿一日

The compassionate vows of Amitabha Buddha encompass all sentient beings in the Dharmadhatu; he helps them reach the "Utmost Joy Pureland," i.e. returning to the original pure nature of the Dharmadhatu, by operating his limitless Buddha power.

This visualization for singing his mantra is based on the above understanding.

Before singing the mantra visualize the following: the whole Dharmadhatu is a boundless blue space; below are the sentient beings, transparent yet intangible like a rainbow; the blue sky above represents the Dharmakaya of Amitabha Buddha (in fact, the whole Dharmadhatu is his Dharmakaya, not just the upper part); you appear as a Nirmanakaya of Amitabha Buddha, hollow as a bubble and transparent like a rainbow; your Central Channel is as thin as your pinkie finger, and it is red outside and white inside.

While singing the mantra, visualize as follows:

The first phrase:

Om--All sentient beings below are transforming into sky-blue light.

Ah Mee Da Wa--The blue light enters from below into your Central Channel and ascends to the top.

Sheh-- The blue light goes out from the top of the Central Channel and merges into the Dharmakaya light.

The second phrase:

Same as the first phrase, but the light becomes brighter.

The third phrase:

Om--The Great Compassion and the Great Power of Amitabha Buddha above are manifesting as sky-blue light.

Ah Mee Da Wa--The blue light enters into your Central Channel from above and descends to the Bottom.

Sheh--The blue light goes out from the bottom of your Central Channel and shines upon all sentient beings, thereby, making them appear more brilliant than before.

The fourth phrase:

Same as the Third phrase, but the light becomes brighter.

In this visualization, the Great Compassion (Buddha's compassionate vows of saving all sentient beings), the Great Power (Buddha's limitless merits for purifying sentient beings' karmas), and the Great Wisdom (of returning to the original pure nature of Dharmadhatu) are unified. The "going up and down" of the Dharmakaya light would make the practitioner's body cool, comfortable and tranquil; besides, it would help open up the Central Channel. This practice utilizes the view of the whole Dharmadhatu to help develop the Central Channel.

This practice consists of singing the mantra and doing the visualization simultaneously, but you don't need to sing it out loud. During the practice, if you go into a deep meditative state, you can stop the singing, and even the visualizing. Just let the Dharmadhatu appear and stay by itself.

June 21, 1990