樂邦遺稿 2.122

2.122

龍舒曰：「供佛齊僧、造塔建寺、念誦禮懺、孝養父母、兄友弟恭，宗族之間無不和睦、鄉黨隣里恩禮相與，事君則赤心為國、為官則仁慈利民，為長則善以安眾、為下則勤以事上，或指教愚迷、或扶助孤弱，或救人急難、或惠施貧窮，或造橋砌井、或施食散藥，或減己奉養以利人、或臨財饒人以自省，或教人為善，善或護善止惡，但隨所作世出世間一切善事，不拘小大多少，止以一錢與人、或以一水止渴，至於毫芒之善，並須起念云：『願此善緣，迴向西方。』念心不斷，必生上品也。」

Longshu said: "Making offerings to the Buddha and feeding monks, constructing stūpas and building temples, reciting sūtras and performing repentances, being filial and nurturing to parents, fraternal to elder brothers and respectful to younger brothers, having nothing but harmony among kinsfolk, and treating neighbors and villagers with kindness and courtesy; serving the ruler with a loyal heart for the country, acting as an official with benevolence to benefit the people, acting as a superior by skillfully keeping the multitude at peace, acting as an inferior by diligently serving superiors; or instructing the foolish and deluded, supporting the orphaned and weak, rescuing those in urgent distress, giving charitably to the poor, building bridges and bricking wells, giving food and distributing medicines, reducing one's own sustenance to benefit others, being generous with wealth to reflect upon oneself, teaching others to do good, protecting the good and stopping the bad—whatever worldly or supramundane wholesome deeds one performs, regardless of great or small, many or few, even if it is only giving a single coin to another, or giving a cup of water to quench thirst, down to the slightest hairsbreadth of good, in all cases one must give rise to the thought: 'May these wholesome conditions be dedicated toward the West.' If this mindful thought is uninterrupted, one will certainly be reborn in the highest grade."