龍舒增廣淨土文 6.10

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醫者當自念云：人身疾苦與我無異，凡來請召急去無遲，或止求藥宜即發付，勿問貴賤、勿擇貧富，專以救人為心，以結人緣、以積己福，冥冥中自有祐之者。若乘人之急，切意求財、用心不仁，冥冥中自有禍之者。吾鄉有張彥明善醫，僧道貧士、軍兵官員及凡貧者求醫皆不受錢，或反以錢米與之。人若來召，雖至貧下亦去。富者以錢求藥，不問錢多寡必多與藥，期於必愈，未甞萠再携錢來求藥之心。病若危篤，知不可救，亦多與好藥，以慰其心，終不肯受錢。予與處甚久，詳知其人為醫而口終不言錢，可謂醫人中第一等人矣。一日城中火災周迴爇盡，煙焰中獨存其居。一歲牛災尤甚，而其莊上獨全。此神明祐助之明効也。其子讀書，後乃預魁薦。孫有二三，厖厚俊爽。亦天道福善之信然也。使其孜孜以錢物為心，失此數者，所得不足以償所失矣。同門之人可不鑒哉。若常如是存心迴向淨土，必上品生。若因人疾苦而告以淨土，則易生信心，使復發大願以廣其傳，以贖宿譴以期痊愈，必遂所願。若天年或盡，亦可乘此願力徑生淨土。常如是以化人，非徒身後上品化生，現世則人必尊敬，而福報亦無窮，流及子孫矣。

Physicians should reflect: 'The illnesses and suffering of other people's bodies are no different from my own. Whenever someone comes to summon me, I should go quickly without delay; if they only seek medicine, I should dispense it immediately, without asking whether they are noble or base, without choosing between poor and rich. I must make saving people my sole aim, so as to form good connections with people and accumulate merit for myself; in the unseen realms there will naturally be those who protect me. If I take advantage of people's distress, earnestly seek wealth, and use my mind without benevolence, in the unseen realms there will naturally be those who bring disaster upon me.' In my hometown, Zhang Yanming was skilled in medicine. When monks, Daoists, poor scholars, soldiers, officials, and ordinary poor folk sought medical care, he accepted no money from any of them, or even gave them money and rice instead. If someone came to summon him, even if they were the poorest and lowest, he still went. When the rich sought medicine with money, regardless of whether the money was much or little, he always gave them a generous amount of medicine, aiming solely for their cure, never harboring the thought of having them bring money again to seek medicine. If an illness was critical and he knew it was incurable, he also gave plenty of good medicine to comfort their minds, still refusing to accept money. I spent much time with him and knew in detail that as a physician his mouth never spoke of money; he could be called a first-class person among physicians. One day a fire broke out in the city and burned everything around it, but amidst the smoke and flames his dwelling alone survived. One year a cattle plague was especially severe, yet the cattle on his estate alone were entirely spared. This is a clear proof of the unseen protection of the spirits. His son studied and later passed the highest examinations. He had two or three grandsons, who were all generous, talented, and bright. This also confirms the Way of Heaven in blessing the good. Had he persistently set his mind on money and goods, losing these several blessings, what he gained would not have sufficed to compensate for what he lost. How could his fellow practitioners not take warning from this? If one constantly maintains such an intention and dedicates merit to the Pure Land, one will certainly attain rebirth in the highest grade. If, on the occasion of someone's illness and suffering, one tells them of the Pure Land, they will easily develop faith; if you have them further make great vows to broadly spread it, so as to redeem past offenses and look forward to recovery, their wishes will surely be fulfilled. If their natural lifespan should come to an end, they can also ride upon this vow power to go straight to rebirth in the Pure Land. If you constantly transform people like this, not only will you yourself attain transformation birth in the highest grade after this life, but in the present life people will certainly respect you, and fortunate retributions will also be boundless, extending down to your children and grandchildren.