念佛的禅定境界,是各种禅定中最殊胜的
Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not at hand.
The strength of a state is not just its ability to coerce, but its ability to provide services and maintain legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens.
It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.