慈悲道場懺法 6.8

6.8

Today, assembly sharing this karmic endeavor in the bodhimaṇḍa! The reason we transmute through the six destinies is entirely due to karma of speech; or again, light words and reckless speech, glib tongue and sharp phrases, floating, false, and ornate expressions, our speech and actions contradicting each other, bringing upon ourselves retributions without escape for kalpas. How can each person not be terrified, and with increasing earnestness repent and wash away this fault? Together, from the time we have possessed a conscious spirit up to the present day, our karma of speech has not been wholesome: toward the four modes of birth and six destinies, parents, teachers, and all kin, there is no evil we have not proclaimed—speaking coarse and rude words, uttering slanderous and violent speech, gathering with friends to speak meaningless talk; declaring emptiness to be existence, declaring existence to be empty; saying we have not seen what we saw, saying we have seen what we did not see; saying we have not heard what we heard, saying we have heard what we did not hear; saying we did not do what we did, saying we did what we did not do; in this way reversing heaven and earth, benefiting ourselves and harming creatures, mutually slandering one another; when speaking of ourselves, attributing every virtue to ourselves; when speaking of others, attributing every evil to them; even scrutinizing sages and worthies, judging rulers and fathers, ridiculing teachers and elders, turning our backs on kalyāṇamitras; lacking morality and righteousness, without regard or apprehension. In this world there are hidden disasters that injure the body and take life; in the future, severe suffering will be endured as retribution for eternal kalpas. Even in a moment of joking and laughing, one can fully amass measureless heavy sins, not to mention inflicting bitter words upon everyone. Together, all of you, from beginningless time up to the present day, on account of evil karma of speech, if there are adversaries in the deva destiny and human destiny, if there are adversaries in the asura destiny and hell destiny, if there are adversaries in the hungry ghost destiny and animal destiny, or if there are adversaries toward parents, teachers, and all kin—we, [so-and-so], with minds of compassion and loving-kindness, sharing the bodhisattva's practice and sharing the bodhisattva's vows, universally on their behalf take refuge, pay homage, and bow to the Great Compassionate and Loving Father.