Buddhism of Wisdom & Faith 3. FAITH The Importance of Faith It is not easy for sentient beings in this Saha World to progress in their cultivation, living as they are in the realm of the Five Turbidities, subject to heavy afflictions and surrounded by violence. Moreover, they usually go astray and become deluded each time they die and are reborn, so that it is very difficult for them to attain Enlightenment. As the ancients often noted: Those who enter the clergy are as numerous as hairs on a water buffalo, but those who attain the Way are as scarce as rabbits' horns. Our Master, Buddha Sakyamuni, experienced the Way to Buddhahood first hand, and knew full well which path was easy to tread and which was difficult. Therefore, with his compassionate, enlightened mind, he purposely taught the special method of Buddha Recitation. Followers of this method, even while not entirely rid of afflictions, may "bring their residual karma along" to the Pure Lan...
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