法苑珠林 71.66

71.66

既無法利。又失世樂。覺其過已當急棄之。所言悔者。若掉無悔則不成蓋。何以故。掉時猶在緣中故。後欲入定時。方悔前所作。憂惱覆心。故名為蓋。此有二種。一者因掉後生悔。如前所說也。二者作大重罪人。常懷悑畏。毒箭入心。堅不可拔。如智度論偈云。

Since there is no benefit of the Dharma and one also loses worldly joy, having realized its fault, one must urgently discard it. As for what is called 'regret': if there were restlessness without regret, it would not constitute a hindrance. Why? Because during restlessness, one is still engaged with sensory conditions; later, when wishing to enter meditative absorption, only then does one regret what was done previously, and distress and worry cover the mind—hence it is called a hindrance. This has two types: first, arising regret following restlessness, as explained before; second, a person who has committed great, grave transgressions constantly harbors fear, like a poisonous arrow entering the heart, firmly stuck and unshakeable. As a verse in the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra says: