Chapter 47 Only The Wise And Blessed Beings Are Able To Listen And Have Faith In This Dharma

At that time, The Honourd One said the following verses;

"If a man did not cultivate blessings and wisdom in his former lives,
He would be unable to hear of this Proper Dharma.
Those who have already made offerings to The Thus Come One,
Are sure to be happy and believe in this.
People who have bad conducts, who are proud, lazy and maintain the evil views,
Are unable to believe in this wonderful subtle Dharma of The Thus Come One.
Just like a blind man who dwells constantly in darkness,
He is unable to lead the way for the others.
Except for those who have already planted all kinds of good roots before The Buddhas,
Those who wish to seek the ways to save the world, are then able to cultivate it.
After they have listened to it, they accept, uphold and write it down.
They read and memorize it, praise and make offerings to it.
Single-mindedly they seek for the pure Dharma medicine with all their hearts,
Such living beings are sure to be reborn in The Land of Ultimate Bliss.
If the Three Thousand Great Thousand World Systems are to be filled with big fire,
With the support of the Virtuous Strength of The Buddha,
such beings are able to travel across the fire.
The deep and vast wisdom of The Thus Come One is just like the great sea.
Only The Buddhas themselves are able to comprehend the wisdom fully.
The Sound Hearers may take billions of Kalpas to try to figure out the wisdom of The Buddha,
And after they have completely utilised their spiritual power,
they will still be unable to fathom it.
Only The Buddha himself is able to understand the merits and virtues of The Thus Come One.
And only the World Honoured One is able to reveal this Dharma Door.
It is indeed difficult to be born as a human being, and it is more difficult to encounter The Buddha.
But the most difficult part is to listen to this Dharma Door with pure faith and wisdom.
If there are those sentient beings who are to attain the fruits of Buddhahood,
They will arrive at the other shore by practising the Way that far surpasses the practices of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva.
That is why those beings who possess the vast knowledge and wisdom.
Should have faith in my teaching for I have spoken of it truthfully.
If a man is fortunate enough to have the chance to listen to the subtly wonderful Dharma,
Then he should constantly be mindful of The Buddha and give rise to great joy.
He should accept it, uphold the Dharma, then he is able to take other sentient beings across the sea of birth and death.
The Buddha will confirm that such a man is indeed a true friend to all living beings."