安樂集 2.58

2.58

初、言苦樂、善惡相對者。在此娑婆世界，雖有苦、樂二報，恒以樂少苦多，重則三塗痛燒；輕則人、天刀兵、疾病相續連注，遠劫已來無有斷時。縱有人、天少樂，猶如泡沫、電光，速起速滅，是故名為唯苦、唯惡。彌陀淨國水鳥、樹林常吐法音，明宣道教，具足清白，能令悟入。

First, as for contrasting suffering and bliss, good and evil: in this Sahā world, although there are the two retributions of suffering and bliss, bliss is always scarce and suffering abundant. In severe cases, there is the searing agony of the three evil paths; in mild cases, humans and gods endure the unbroken continuity of weapons and illness, with no cessation since distant kalpas. Even if humans and gods have a little bliss, it is like foam or a flash of lightning, arising swiftly and swiftly perishing; therefore, it is called solely suffering and solely evil. In Amitābha’s Pure Land, the waters, birds, and groves constantly utter the voice of the Dharma, clearly proclaiming the teachings of the path, fully pure and immaculate, enabling one to attain awakening and entry.