凈念相繼（中英雙語）

　　在念佛的當(dāng)下，使眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意六根攝在一句佛號上，六根不起其他雜念，就六根清凈了，即為凈念。凈念容易做到，但是凈念相繼，就很難做到，一個念頭在一個事上，在一個時上，一個物上，很難持續(xù)到十秒鐘，另一個念頭就會起來，怎樣做到凈念相繼？這需要不斷的熏習(xí)、訓(xùn)練凈念，把凈念放在南無阿彌陀佛這六字洪名上，使外念不起，凈念越來越多，就會慢慢形成一種定，凈念相繼就能達到，一個念頭起來，另一個念頭起來，還是佛號，這樣就可以慢慢達到念佛三昧。

　　At the moment of chanting the name of the Buddha, the six sense-organs including eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind are taken on the name of the Buddha. If the six sense-organs are free from other distractions, they will be purified, which is called pure thought. It is easy to get one pure thought, but it is very difficult to continue one after another. It is very difficult to keep one thought in one thing for ten seconds, one time or one item, and another thought will rise. “How to keep one pure thought one after another?” This requires continuous learning and training of pure thoughts. Place pure thoughts on the name of Namo Amitabha Buddha to keep other thoughts from arising. Thus, pure thoughts will get accumulated, which will gradually form a kind of concentration. As a result, pure thoughts can be achieved one after another. The name of the Buddha brings about one thought after another, so that one can slowly attain the right concentration （samādhi） of chanting the name of the Buddha.