How should one say the nembutsu: "as if your life depended on it"? This is an English idiom, though I think it is quite literal. Would anyone agree, and if so who?

I have gradually become a Pure Land Buddhist. I chant as I cycle. But I would also like to read, in English or Japanese. Recently I read the book below (Not generally available I am afraid) and it made me feel good. Please would members recommend some other power Buddhism books. 別府信空上人（2015）『現物者の喜び』法然寺

Do you need to be taught the nembutsu ? Are some personalities better suited to it? > Nianfo (Chinese: 念佛; pinyin: niànfó 念仏 (ねんぶつ? nenbutsu) Hangul: 염불; > RR: yeombul Vietnamese: niệm Phật) is a term commonly seen in Pure > Land Buddhism. In the context of Pure Land practice, it generally > refers to the repetition of the name of Amitābha. It is a translation > of Sanskrit buddhānusmṛti (or, "recollection of the Buddha"[1] ). It appears in all the Chinese influenced Buddhist "schools" I have encountered, in various forms, even if just exhorted against. Not sure if it's originally Indian.