法苑珠林 57.47

57.47

夫慈言一發則人天含笑。鄙語一彰則幽顯皆瞋。將恐聞聲傳惡永隔心目。見善懷親長同赤子。既知邪正異蹤善惡分路。勸止三毒之凶言。興善和之敬順。所以大聖之訓修本去末。即心為毒主。口為禍器。因事成災沿流惡道。未有諍訟違形而存大化也。

When kind words are uttered, humans and devas smile; when base speech is displayed, both the unseen and manifest become angry. One fears that if badness is transmitted upon hearing such sounds, they will forever block hearts and eyes; but seeing goodness, they cherish affection and forever become like newborn infants. Since one knows that the perverse and the correct take different tracks, and good and evil part ways, one should exhort the cessation of the fierce speech of the three poisons and raise respectful accord in goodness and harmony. Therefore, the great sage's instruction is to cultivate the root and discard the branches. For the mind is the master of poison, and the mouth is the vessel of calamity; relying on circumstances, they form disasters and follow the stream into the wretched destinies. There has never been a case where disputes and litigations went against form while the great transformation was preserved.