Part 1:
Shi’an: To the temple please.
Cabbie: Are you a Buddhist?
Shi’an: Yes, are you one too?
Cabbie: Yes. Have you been learning the Dharma long?
Shi’an: I don’t know how long is considered long,
but as long as I’m not yet a Buddha, it’s not long enough!
Part 2:
Cabbie: I think it’s hard to connect some people to the Dharma. There’s the need to 随缘 (follow the conditions).
Shi’an: We can try to 制造因缘 (create causes and conditions) too.
For example, when we practise mindfulness of Buddha (Amituofo) well,
we are creating a solid karmic link with him,
so as to be able to reach his Pureland,
so as to train well as Bodhisattvas,
so as to be able to better connect with all beings to help them!
Well said. I never thought of it in the way you have phrased it particularly “creating a solid karmic link” with Amitabha Buddha. We need to work on this all the time.
Also… ‘大乘è©è¨ï¼Œæˆ‘ä»¬åœ¨ã€Šæ— é‡å¯¿ç»ã€‹ä¸Šçœ‹è¿‡ï¼Œâ€œä½œä¼—生ä¸è¯·ä¹‹å‹â€ï¼›æ¢å¥è¯è¯´ï¼Œä»–帮助众生是主动的，众生没有找他，他去找这些众生，这是è©è¨ã€‚’ (from http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/51852130.html ) Amituofo!