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“The first preparation is still the same, [generating and cultivating] love. You do not think of yourself, although you want to be reborn in Amitabha Buddha’s pure land. Think that all sentient beings should be reborn in the pure land: yourself and all sentient beings. The first preparation, which is also the most important, is to think of others. Who protects the Dewachen pure land? It is Amitabha Buddha. First we must recognize Amitabha Buddha. Amitabha Buddha is sitting on the crown of all sentient beings’ heads. Amitabha Buddha also appears in a huge form. His Dharmakaya pervades all space. If you can remember [Amitabha Buddha], this is the most important thing. Faith and the ability to remember Amitabha Buddha are very important. For example, when a mother has a child, the mother does not think of herself but only thinks and worries about her child throughout her life. Likewise, when you die, you only think of Amitabha Buddha and nothing else. So, if you think of Amitabha Buddha when you die in this way, that is enough.
You should prepare yourself from now on. If you recite the Pure Land rebirth prayer over and over again, and remember the qualities of the Pure Land and the suffering of the human realm, then you will truly want to be reborn in the Pure Land. You will think that it does not matter when you die, and if you have to die, you will accept it because you will be reborn in the Dewachen Pure Land. If you have certainty in your mind about this, then there is no need to practice Phowa visualization, you will definitely be reborn in the Pure Land.”
Garchen Rinpoche explains the practice of Tantric methods during his Dharma teaching trip in Ho Chi Minh City in July 7.
Source: DAC Center edited and translated into Vietnamese. DGPC Center typed.
