[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123) › 12.36 # 諸經要集 12.36 諸經要集 12.36 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.36) 不應作而作　應作而不作 悔惱火所燒　後世墮惡道 若人罪能悔　悔已莫復憂 如是心安樂　不應常念著 若有二種悔　若應作不作 不應作而作　是則愚人相 不以心悔故　不作而能作 諸惡事已作　不能令不作 > "Doing what should not be done, > and not doing what should be done, > one is burned by the fire of regret and vexation, > and in future lives falls into the evil destinies. > If a person is able to repent of sins, > having repented, let him sorrow no more. > In this way the mind is peaceful and joyful; > one should not constantly brood upon it. > If there are the two kinds of regret— > either that what should be done was not done, > or that what should not be done was done— > these are the marks of a foolish person. > It is not through a regretful mind > that what was not done can be done; > once all evil deeds have been done, > one cannot make them undone." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.35) - [Next: 12.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.37) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.12.36) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [釋禪波羅蜜次第法門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.104) — Classical Chinese - [修習止觀坐禪法要](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.49) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.36) · Pramāṇa