大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 44.23

44.23

On the commentary passage "'If one abandons evil and follows good, one is seized and maintained by demonic activity'": this is from the fifty-eighth fascicle of the sūtra, which says among the ten kinds of demonic activity: "Abandoning people of evil disposition and distancing oneself from the indolent, holding in contempt those with distracted minds, and mocking and disliking those with corrupt wisdom: this is demonic activity." It also says: "Constantly taking pleasure in drawing near to and making offerings to those who have already attained liberation and are already secure, while being unwilling to draw near to or instruct those who have not attained liberation and are not yet secure: this is demonic activity." This is precisely abandoning evil and following good.