法苑珠林 71.9

71.9

先論雜業。後明淨福。但諸雜業自有麁細。麁者為惡兼損他人。細者自為唯求世報。先論麁雜。若就施論。或有非法取財施者。如盜他物以用布施。此感來報還常衰耗。施已生悔得果亦然。故優婆塞戒經云。若人施已生於悔心。若劫他財持以布施。是人未來雖得財物常耗不集。或有為施兼損他者。謂若施時不正念善。或生瞋恚。或起高慢。當墮惡道。雖得福報畜中別受。不感人天。故分別業報經偈云。

We first discuss mixed karma, and later elucidate pure merit. However, various mixed karmas naturally have coarse and subtle aspects: the coarse consists of doing evil that concurrently harms others; the subtle consists of acting for oneself, merely seeking worldly retribution. First, discussing the coarse-mixed: if considered in terms of giving, there are those who take wealth unlawfully to give, such as stealing others' goods to use for giving; this induces a future retribution that is also constantly diminished and exhausted. If one gives and subsequently feels regret, the fruit obtained is also like this. Hence the Upāsaka-śīla Sūtra states: 'If a person, having given, conceives a regretful mind, or robs others' wealth and uses it for giving, this person, even though obtaining wealth in the future, will constantly suffer depletion and never accumulate.' There are also those whose giving concurrently harms others; that is, if when giving they lack right mindfulness of good, or give rise to anger, or generate arrogance, they shall fall into the evil destinies. Although they receive meritorious retribution, they experience it separately among animals and do not induce rebirth among humans or devas. Therefore, a verse in the Sutra on Distinguishing Karmic Retribution states: