釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 6.79

6.79

一、現世功德者，如佛《阿含》中說：「若入慈心三昧者，現世得五種功德：一、入火不燒；二、中毒不死；三、兵刃不傷；四、終不橫死；五、善神擁護。」以利益無量眾生故，得無量福德。

First, regarding the merits in the present life: As the Buddha said in the Āgama: 'If one enters the samādhi of the mind of loving-kindness, in the present life one attains five kinds of merit: 1. Entering fire, one is not burned; 2. Struck by poison, one does not die; 3. Weapons do not harm one; 4. One never meets an untimely death; 5. Wholesome spirits protect one.' Because one benefits immeasurable sentient beings, one attains immeasurable merit.