念佛三昧寶王論 1.39

1.39

對曰：「不易來問，自成我答。何者？擇善而從者，蓋不得已而言之，為力微任重，不能即惡而善、即妄而真，故以明之。苟能念未來之佛，叶不輕之行，天地一指，萬物一馬，眾生皆佛，此土常淨，異鶖子之土石砂礫，同梵王之珍寶莊嚴，擇善之至矣！無惡可棄矣！即天台智者，釋《法華經》明絕待之妙，引證曰：

I reply: Your question inherently resolves itself into my answer. Why is this? As for 'choosing the good and following it', this was said only out of necessity, because one's strength is feeble while the burden is heavy, and one cannot immediately identify evil as good, or delusion as truth; hence it was explained in that way. If one can be mindful of future buddhas and accord with the practice of Sadāparibhūta, then heaven and earth are one finger, the myriad things are one horse, sentient beings are all buddhas, and this land is eternally pure. It differs from Śāriputra's view of earth, stones, sand, and gravel, and matches the Brahma King's jeweled adornments. This is the utmost in choosing the good! There is no evil to discard! Even Zhiyi of Tiantai, in explaining the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra to clarify the wonder of absolute transcendence, cited as proof: