38) 不持而持持名

Not Reciting is Reciting

As soon as any action is completed or a word is uttered, and there has not even been time to think of reciting the Buddha’s name, yet the Buddha’s name has already appeared – this is the state leading to samadhi.

一事才完，一语才罢，尚未打点念佛，而四字佛名，滚滚出来，此三昧易成之象也。