[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [摩訶止觀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911) › 8.16 # 摩訶止觀 8.16 摩訶止觀 8.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.16) 業者：無量劫來惡行成就，如負怨責，那得令汝修道出離？故惡業卓起，破壞觀心，使善法不立。如河湉靜不覺流浪；暴風卒至波如連山。若放擲帆柁，壞在斯須；一心正前後，行船得免。 > As for karma: throughout immeasurable eons, bad actions have been brought to completion, like bearing debts and liabilities—how could they allow you to cultivate the path and attain escape? Therefore bad karma rises precipitously, destroying the contemplating mind and preventing wholesome phenomena from being established. It is like a river being calm and quiet so that one does not notice the waves, but when a violent wind suddenly arrives, the waves are like connecting mountains. If one casts aside the sail and rudder, destruction occurs in an instant; if with single-mindedness one sets the bow and stern straight, the boat can escape. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.15) - [Next: 8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.17) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911~en-mt.8.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.16) · Pramāṇa