初六随笔 New Year Reflection on the Sixth Day | 2026.02.22
今日农历新春初六，民间常说“六六大顺”，而在念佛人的心中，更有一层深意。
特别写下这四句简单的祝福：
初六良辰 六字洪名
六方护念 六时吉祥
“六字洪名”，就是这一句——南无阿弥陀佛。
六个字，不多不少，却含摄无量光明、无量寿命、无量功德。
在初「六」之际，我们称念这「六」字洪名，便与「六」方诸佛相应。经中常说“六方诸佛护念”，当我们称名念佛，东方、西方、南方、北方、上方、下方，六方诸佛同声赞叹、共同护念。
谓“六时吉祥”，即昼夜六时——晨朝、日中、日没、初夜、中夜、后夜——时时皆安，刻刻不离佛光。不是等好运来，而是这一句佛号本身，就是最真实的吉祥。
初六，是良辰；
六字，是归依；
六方，是护念；
六时，是平安。
若能在新春之际，将这句佛号安住心中，那出门有佛号相随，在家有佛光相伴，顺境不迷，逆境不乱。
人间所求的“顺”，
未必事事如意；
念佛所得的“顺”，
却是心安自在。
愿诸位在新的一年里，
六字常称，六方常护；
六时平安，岁岁光明。
南無阿彌陀佛
净本法师 · 新春初六随笔
| 净土宗 Pure Land Buddhism
Today is the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. In popular tradition, people often say “Six Six, everything goes smoothly.” Yet in the hearts of those who recite the Buddha’s Name, there is a deeper meaning.
I would like to share these four simple lines of blessing:
Auspicious Sixth Day,
Six-Character Great Name;
Protected by the Buddhas of the Six Directions,
Six Periods of the day, all auspicious.
The “Six-Character Great Name” is this very phrase—Namo Amitabha.
Six syllables, neither more nor less, yet containing immeasurable light, immeasurable life, and immeasurable merit.
On this sixth day, when we recite these six sacred syllables, we resonate with the Buddhas of the Six Directions. The sutras often speak of “the Buddhas of the Six Directions offering protection and mindfulness.” When we chant the Buddha’s Name, the Buddhas of the East, West, South, North, Above, and Below join in praise and extend their compassionate protection.
“Six periods of auspiciousness” refers to the six divisions of day and night—dawn, midday, sunset, early night, midnight, and late night—every hour peaceful, every moment embraced by the Buddha’s light. It is not about waiting for good fortune to arrive; this very Name itself is the truest and most genuine blessing.
The Sixth Day is an auspicious moment;
The Six Characters are our refuge;
The Six Directions offer protection;
The Six Periods bring peace.
If during this New Year we can settle this Buddha’s Name in our hearts, then when we go out, the Name accompanies us; when we are at home, the Buddha’s light abides with us. In favorable circumstances, we are not deluded; in adversity, we remain unshaken.
The “smoothness” sought in the world
does not always mean everything goes as wished;
the “smoothness” gained through Buddha-recitation
is peace and ease within the heart.
May all of you in the coming year
constantly recite the Six Characters,
ever protected in the Six Directions;
peace throughout the Six periods of the day,
and year after year filled with light.
Namo Amitabha
— New Year Reflection on the Sixth Day by Master Jingben
| Pure Land Buddhism
