“They have unsurpassable talent and wisdom.”
This is like the earlier praise in the sutra for Amitabha Buddha, when he was still the monk Dharmakara: “a surpassingly wise and heroic sage.” Both phrases mean the same thing. Talent is also a virtue of and inherent in the true nature. The Buddha said that all sentient beings have the wisdom, abilities, and virtues of Buddhas. These attributes are the same and equal. But when they are covered by ignorance and afflictions, they are not revealed. When our minds are pure and our wisdom grows, our talent will be gradually revealed.
“Unsurpassable” means to make courageous and vigorous, focused progress. This encourages us to practice diligently. “Unsurpassable talent” comes from wisdom. Many people today think that they are very intelligent. But this is not true wisdom. What they have is one of the eight difficulties in Buddhism: worldly intelligence and eloquence. These are not good for a Buddhist practitioner. Actually, they are deviated views and prejudice, discrimination, and attachments, which are obstacles and major impediments to true wisdom. Where does true wisdom come from? It comes from a pure mind.
From "Commentary on the Infinite Life Sutra" Volume 3
Pure Land Translation Team