龍舒增廣淨土文 6.64

6.64

殺眾生者得命短報，隨喜殺者得煩惱報。若病苦者，乃殺生之餘報，食肉之正報，亦惱害眾生之正報。善惡於人，如影隨形，不可免離。故疾苦者當自責云：「我以惡緣故至于此。常念阿彌陀佛，發誓願不復為惡、不復殺生、不復惱害一切眾生，願此身早離病苦。見佛得道之後，盡度脫前生今世一切所殺之眾生及一切冤親，使皆生淨土。」念念不絕，念自純熟，定生極樂世界。若轉以化人，使更相勸化，功力勝時善報自應，其病苦必愈，身後福報無窮。

Those who kill sentient beings receive the retribution of a short life; those who rejoice in killing receive the retribution of afflictions. As for those who suffer from illness, it is the lingering retribution of killing living beings, the direct retribution of eating meat, and also the direct retribution of vexing and harming sentient beings. Wholesomeness and unwholesomeness follow a person like a shadow following a form; they cannot be avoided. Therefore, those suffering from illness should reproach themselves: "It is on account of evil conditions that I have come to this." Constantly recollect Amitābha Buddha and make a vow: "I vow never again to do evil, never again to kill living beings, and never again to vex and harm any sentient beings. I vow that this body will quickly leave sickness and suffering. After seeing the Buddha and attaining the Way, I will completely deliver and liberate all sentient beings killed in previous lives and in this life, as well as all enemies and kin, causing them all to be born in the Pure Land." Recite mindfulness after mindfulness without interruption; when mindfulness naturally matures, one will definitely be born in Sukhāvatī. If one further transforms others, having them mutually exhort and transform one another, when the power of merit prevails, the wholesome retribution will naturally respond: one's sickness and suffering will surely heal, and after death the meritorious retribution will be boundless.