Never
play the wise practitioner in samsara. All you need to know and can truly know
are the instructions of Amida Buddha in His Primal Vow: "entrust yourself
to me, say my Name and wish to be born in my land". Follow Master Rennyo's
advice, "all thoughts and words are delusion, except the mind to trust
Amida Buddha" and Master Shinran's, "the Nembutsu alone is true and
real".
Also, never play the virtuous practitioner in samsara. Don't overestimate your
pitiful merits and virtues. You can do nothing with your so-called "wisdom
and meri