法苑珠林 86.39

86.39

一者正信因果不迷不謬。為善獲福。為惡得罪。雖無作者果報不失。雖念念滅業不敗亡。信為道源。智為能入。既智且信眾善根本。用此正信。翻破不信一闡提心。由備此心方能起懺。

The first is right faith in cause and effect, being neither deluded nor mistaken: doing good brings blessings, doing evil brings punishment; though there is no agent, karmic retribution is never lost; though [dharmas] perish from moment to moment, karma does not fail or vanish. Faith is the source of the Way, and wisdom is that which can enter it. Being both wise and faithful is the root of all goods. By means of this right faith, one overturns and shatters the unfaithful mind of the icchantika. Only by possessing this mind can one arouse repentance.