Daily Diligence: A Call to Awakening

The Eternal Call to Diligence

Words of Namo Amituofo: Recorded and transcribed by Namo Amituofo’s disciple, Venerable HaiZe. December 3, 2023.

My children, you must rise up every single day without a moment of slackness. This instruction is not merely for a single moment in time; it is a call for every hour, every day, every month, and every year, throughout the endless flow of time. This is the true expression of compassion, the path to save all beings.

Caring for the Beings Within

Why must you be so diligent? You do this for yourself, but also for the countless, immeasurable beings within our bodies—the cells and the spirits that reside within you. You must work to ensure that your inner environment is purified, so that it may never be stained by impurity again. The dust of countless past lifetimes has already weighed heavily upon your soul. Do not allow yourself to be stained by this dust any longer, for it is so difficult to cleanse once it has taken hold.

The Preciousness of Human Life

In this life, you have been fortunate enough to obtain a human body. How many years do you truly have left? Even if you reside in a Buddha-land, you must first manifest the vow to save all beings. You must rise up and practise with fierce diligence every day. Only then will you reach the moment of purification and see your true nature.

Only then will you be able to shoulder the work of the Tathagata, transform your environment to escape the cycle of being reincarnated, and find the opportunity for rebirth in the Western Pure Land.

The Continuous Journey of Purification

Purification is not a task that can be completed in a single morning or evening. It is a process of constant refinement, of becoming better and better, of cultivating deeper and deeper Goodness. Fierce diligent practice is not just a temporary state; even if you are already working hard, it is often not enough. You must rise up and be truly diligent. This is not just something to hear with your ears; it must be put into action with your body, ensuring that not a single moment is wasted.

The Final Realisation

When your vow to save all beings is fully manifested, and you remain diligent in your purification, you will eventually see your true nature. At that time, the countless cells and beings within our bodies will find peace, and they too will receive the benefits of purification and Chao Du. Namo Amituofo.