So reciting sutra even if we don't understand now it plants
seeds or Yuan so that we can understand it in the future?
Maybe huineng lastime in his pastlives read also dun
understand,he understood it in the future.
very Possible. like in Lotus sutra, Buddha explain those with
affinity can believe, those without like the Arahats, don't believe
mean don't believe, no matter how hard u try to explain to them.
same with Amitabha Sutra, too simple become a obstacle of
doubt.
anyway the main thing of reciting is to stop the mind from
wandering. if u think it can help you stop the mind from wandering
摄心, then by all mean. Different people have different ways of
getting a good result. some use samadhi/concentration, while some
use insight.
Old Master Chin Kung told us, He can't do Nianfo for too long,
He rather READ Sutra and commentaries from passed Grand Masters And
also do Dharma Talk daily to keep the mind occupied and focus. we
think He's talking to the audience, He said, actually, He's
teaching Himself. like i'm posting this, i'm also learning.
So yea, if the sutras are not easy to understand due to the
way the chinese (文言文) are put, you can read commentaries by well
established Masters. They are explained in layman term for people
of today to understand.
but since my chinese reading is not good, i prefer
listen to Old Master Chin Kung explain to us
better. i also cannot do chanting/reciting for too long with the
time schedule i have. but listen. yes. either when taking a
bus/mrt, working in the office. then like AEN mentioned, it's even
more important to made it into practice after
attaining/understanding.
then i'll say of all the understanding, all and all the
Buddhadharma teach us to get rid of attachment. some ppl don't know
this and become attached to Buddhism. Buddha taught to get rid of
attachment, not switch the object of attachment from worldly to
Dharma. fyi. anyway happy learning. :)
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