Some
people say that the Nembutsu of faith is too much related with death and
afterlife and that they prefer something (a practice or teaching) for the
"here and now”. The world of spiritual seekers is filled with such ideas
of "here and now" being a supreme goal, that we must learn to live in
the "here and now", and not think about death or after death. But
this separation is only a delusion. In truth, death is not separated from the
"here and now” as breath which comes out might not be followed by the breath
which comes in. In the "here and now” we can lose everything; in the
"here and now” we and our loved ones can stop breathing, in the "here
and now” we may suddenly find ourselves in the afterlife, losing this humanform, the chance of listening the Amida Dharma and receive faith.