Translated by Pramiti Bhikshu from Tian Zhu (India) during the Tang Dynasty
The Dharma Prince Mahasthamaprapta and his retinues of 52 Bodhisattvas arose from their seat.
He made obeisance at the Buddha’s feet and said to the Buddha,
‘I remember in the past,
The passing by of time equivalent to the Ganges Sands Kalpas,
There was a Buddha who was born into the World.
His name was Immeasurable Lights.
Twelve Thus Come One were born continually in one Kalpa.
The last Buddha was known as Far-surpassing the Lights of Sun and Moon.
The Buddha taught me the Samadhi of Buddha recitation.
For example, there is a man who is always thinking of another man
But the other man cannot remember him.
For these two men to come together
It is the same as not meeting.
Even if they see each other
It is as though they are not seeing.
But if the two men are always thinking of each other,
The thoughts for one another get deeper.
In this way from life to life
They seem to share the same form, the same shadow.
They are not different.
The Thus Come One in the ten directions take pity on all living beings,
Just like a mother who is thinking of her son.
If the son chooses to run away,
What is the point for her to think of him?
But if the son is also thinking of his mother,
Just the way his mother is thinking of him,
The mother and son are not apart from one another,
Life after life.
If the mind of living beings is thinking of the Buddha,
Mindful of the Buddha,
In the present life and in future,
He will surely see the Buddha.
He is not far away from the Buddha.
Without any expedience, his mind is open up.
This is the same as the man who is making the fragrant incense.
He is enveloped in fragrance.
This is known as the adornment of lights and fragrance.
At the causal ground I cultivated the mindfulness of the Buddha
And was certified to the Patience of No-birth.
Presently I dwell in this realm
To gather in the Buddha reciters
To return to the Pure Land.
The Buddha asked me about the Perfect Penetration,
I choose not others,
That I subdue the six roots
And bring forth the pure mindfulness of the Buddha continually.
This is the foremost way to enter Samadhi.’
An extract from the Shurangama Sutra
大势至菩萨念佛圆通章
唐天竺沙门般剌密帝译
大势至法王子，与其同伦五十二菩萨，即从座起，顶礼佛足，而白佛言：
‘我忆往昔，恒河沙劫，有佛出世，名无量光；十二如来，相继一劫。
其最后佛，名超日月光；彼佛教我，念佛三昧。
譬如有人，一专为忆，一人专忘；
如是二人，若逢不逢，或见非见。
二人相忆，二忆念深；如是乃至从生至生，同于形影，不相乖异。
十方如来，怜念众生，如母忆子；
若子逃逝，虽忆何为？
子若忆母，如母忆时，母子历生，不相违远。
若众生心，忆佛、念佛，现前当来，必定见佛，去佛不远；不假方便，自得心开。
如染香人，身有香气；此则名曰：香光庄严。
我本因地，以念佛心，入无生忍；
今于此界，摄念佛人，归于净土。
佛问圆通，我无选择；都摄六根，净念相继，得三摩地，斯为第一。’
愿一切如父母众生早日离苦得乐，
愿他们 忆佛念佛，得佛接引， 往生净土， 早成佛道。
南无阿弥陀佛
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