佛說佛名經 16.19

16.19

「生如是等七種心，以緣想十方諸佛、賢聖，擎拳合掌披陳至到慚愧改革，舒瀝心肝洗蕩膓胃，如此懺悔亦何罪而不滅，亦何障而不消？若復正爾悠悠緩縱情慮，徒自勞形於事何益？且復人命無常喻如轉燭，一息不還便向灰壤，三塗苦報則身應受，不可以錢財寶貨囑託求脫，窈窈冥冥恩赦無期，獨嬰此苦無代受者。莫言我今生中無有此罪，所以不能懇到懺悔。經中道言：『凡夫之人舉足動步無非是罪。』又復過去生中皆悉成就無量惡業，追逐行者如影隨形，今日若不懺悔，罪惡日深，故包藏瘕疵，佛教不許。懺悔先罪淨名所尚，故知長淪苦海寔由隱覆。

"Arousing such seven kinds of minds, and focusing the mind on the Buddhas and noble worthies of the ten directions, one joins the hands, palms together, completely and sincerely exposes oneself, feeling shame and reforming, pouring out one's heart and washing clean the entrails. In performing kṣamā in this way, what sin would not be eradicated, what hindrance would not be dissolved? If, on the other hand, one remains unhurried, lax, and indulges one's inclinations, one merely wears out one's physical form in vain—what benefit could there be? Moreover, human life is impermanent, like a moving torch: once a single breath fails to return, one immediately turns to ashes and earth; the painful retributions of the three bad destinies must then be personally endured, and one cannot offer money or precious goods to seek release. In murky darkness, pardon is without end; alone one suffers this torment, with no one to endure it in one's place. Do not say, 'In my present life I do not have such sins, so I cannot perform sincere kṣamā.' A sūtra says: 'Whenever an ordinary person lifts a foot or takes a step, it is nothing other than sin.' Furthermore, in past lives all have accumulated measureless evil karma, which pursues the practitioner like a shadow following a form. If one does not perform kṣamā today, the sins and evils will grow deeper day by day; therefore, concealing one's faults is not permitted in the Buddha's teaching. Performing kṣamā for past sins is praised by Vimalakīrti; know therefore that sinking long into the sea of suffering truly stems from concealing [them].