淨土論 2.18

2.18

答曰：心是業主，牽生之本。臨終之心，猶如眼目，能遵一切諸業。若臨終心惡，能引一切惡業，生惡道中；若臨終心善，能引一切善業，生善道中。譬如龍行，雲則隨之。心若西逝，業亦隨之也。此是經論文也。

Answer: The mind is the master of karma and the root that pulls one into birth. The mind at the verge of death is like eyes: it can guide all karmas. If the mind at the verge of death is evil, it can lead all evil karma and cause birth in the evil destinies; if the mind at the verge of death is good, it can lead all good karma and cause birth in the good destinies. For example, when a dragon moves, the clouds follow it. If the mind departs toward the west, karma likewise follows it. This is the text of the sūtras and treatises.