慈悲道場懺法 6.2

6.2

今日道場同業大眾！先向四生六道懺身惡業。經言：有身則苦生，無身則苦滅。而此身者眾苦之本，三途劇報皆由身得，未見他作我受、我作他受，自作其因，自受其果。若一業成罪無邊際，何況終身所起惡業。今唯知有我身、不知有他身，唯知有我苦、不知有他苦，唯知我求安樂、不知他亦求安樂，以愚癡故起吾我心、生怨親想，所以怨對遍於六道。若不解結，於六道中何時免離？從劫至劫豈不痛哉。相與今日起勇猛心、起大慚愧，作大懺悔，必使一念感十方佛、一拜斷除無量怨結。等一痛切五體投地，歸依世間大慈悲父。

Today, members of the assembly sharing this karmic endeavor in the bodhimaṇḍa! First, before those in the four modes of birth and six destinies, we repent the bodily evil karma. A sūtra says: 'Where there is a body, suffering arises; where there is no body, suffering ceases.' Yet this body is the root of all sufferings: the severe retributions of the three wretched paths are all obtained through the body. Never have we seen another act and myself receive [the retribution], or myself act and another receive [the retribution]; one creates the cause oneself and receives its fruit oneself. If even a single karmic action results in boundless sin, how much more so the evil karma generated throughout a lifetime! Today, we only know of our own body and do not know of others' bodies; we only know of our own suffering and do not know of others' suffering; we only know that we seek peace and happiness and do not know that others also seek peace and happiness. Due to delusion, we give rise to the notion of self and generate thoughts of enemy and kin; therefore enmities and adversaries pervade the six destinies. If we do not untie these bonds, when will we ever escape from among the six destinies? Going from kalpa to kalpa, is this not lamentable? Together today, let us give rise to a vigorous mind, give rise to great shame and remorse, and perform great repentance, ensuring that a single thought moves the Buddhas of the ten directions, and a single prostration cuts off immeasurable bonds of enmity. With equal poignancy, prostrating with the five limbs touching the ground, we take refuge in the worldly Father of Great Compassion and Loving-kindness.