法苑珠林 34.24

34.24

Furthermore, the Fo ban nihuan jing says: "Moreover, if one desires to approach the Way, there are four joys that one should properly contemplate and practice: first, contemplating the Buddha with joyful mind never departing; second, contemplating the Dharma with joyful mind never departing; third, contemplating the Saṃgha with joyful mind never departing; fourth, contemplating the precepts with joyful mind never departing. If one contemplates these four joys, one must certainly make them complete, and through clear self-comprehension, one should look toward correct deliverance and seek the essential meaning of bodily liberation. This will enable one to eliminate and cut off the paths of hell, animals, and hungry ghosts. Although one may shuttle back and forth between heaven and humankind, in no more than seven rebirths one will of oneself reach the limit of suffering."