The English translation of the Amitabha Sutra is available on our website, in the member training section. It is a much imaged text, and its reading is more a meditation than a concise teaching. It is not required to read it in order to understand the following concepts. ( www.QuantumBuddhism.org )
According to the teachings of the Buddha, one can simply sit in meditation, mindfully reciting the name “Amitabha Buddha” over and over again, while softly contemplating its meaning. One could also recite a salutation like “Namo Amitabha Buddha” or “I welcome the Infinite Light Awakened”. In either case, this practice will eventually bring you to become aware of the Pure Land, or if you wish, the Unified Quantum Field.
In the Amitabha Sutra, the Pure Land is described as a land filled with riches and wealth, offering all that one could desire. It is filled with Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, great beings, saints and common beings, all united in a single fully awakened consciousness. If you wish for something, you can obtain it in Amitabha’s Pure Land. You simply have to connect to it.
When you concentrate on something for so long, it eventually comes into existence. Some say that in order to connect to the Pure Land, you have to recite the name of Amitabha Buddha for seven days without interruption. Others say you must recite it daily, everyday, to remain connected. Some Pure Land Buddhists mentally recite his name constantly while awake, whatever they are doing. We suggest you first try the meditation, and then find your own application of this wisdom. One thing is certain: if you think about the Unified Quantum Field long enough, you’ll become aware of it, and you will even consciously exist into it.
The original Hindu Buddhists recite the name of Amitabha Buddha in Sanskrit. However, the teaching was translated in each other language where Buddhism went, sometimes with only the name, other times with the salutation. Thus, many Pure Land traditions recite the name of Amitabha Buddha in their own language, according to their own tradition:
Chinese: Amitofo
Tibetan: Hoddpagmed
Japanese: Namu Amida Butsu Vietnamese: Nam Mo A Dzi Da Fa
You can feel comfortable reciting the Pure Land name in the language of your choice. In Quantum Buddhism, we like to recite the Sanskrit name alone. Although, the author of this book experienced high levels of pure thought by reciting the Japanese version since he evolved first thru a Japanese Pure Land tradition called Hongaku Jodo.