In Jodo Shinshu we leave everything to Amida Buddha, our bad
karma and our good karma. We do not rely on our good karma to attain Buddhahood
in the Pure Land and our bad karma does not count, only Amida is important.
Recitation reminds us of this, when no matter how we feel, we continue to
recite.
Also, our everyday life is sometimes good or bad, we chose
what we like and reject what we don’t like, but in the Amidado we don’t do
this. We follow only the Path, not our own likes and dislikes, not our own
opinions, but the Dharma.
Chanting in the middle of our chaotically mental states
reminds us that exactly in the middle of our everyday life with its ups and
downs, we follow the Nembutsu Path. We have to keep going in the middle of our
own chaos, we have to walk the white path in the middle of the river of fire
and water.
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