「云何惡報，從六根出」：怎麼說這個所受的惡報是從六根造成的呢？「一者見報」：這第一，就是眼見色這個見報。「招引惡果」：因為你眼睛這個見性見到色塵，於是乎就跟這個色塵轉，這叫招引惡果。跟著色塵轉，其中就會委屈婉轉，有很多的委屈相，就會造出來很多的罪業；這很多的罪業，就會結很多的惡果。「此見業交」：這見業的這個業就是個罪業；交就是互相交換。和誰交換呢？和其餘的五根那麼就互相交換意見，這個業也就互相交換了。「則臨終時」：這樣子隨著這個色塵境界轉，於是乎就追聲逐色，妄逐這個色塵。
譬如，你見著一個美女，就生一種貪欲心，於是乎又聽到柔軟的聲音。眼睛看見美色了，耳朵就跟著要聽美聲。鼻子呢，就要聞脂粉的香，聞女人的香氣，你說是不是？如果眼睛沒看見，耳朵也不會就想要聽這個好聲音，鼻子也不會想到要聞女人的這個香氣，甚至於鼻子想要聞女人的香氣，這舌頭就想打這個壞的妄想。或者啊，這個女人這麼好，和這個女人接個吻不錯。這心裡就生這種無明了。於是乎身就想著觸了，要接觸這個女人，於是乎這個意也就給了一個許可，說這個意也同意了。於是乎，就造成這個淫業；淫業造成了，這個惡果將來就是或者跑到那個銅柱上面去抱一抱，或者跑到那個鐵床上去睡一覺，或者這個男女二根就有這個鐵嘴的蟲子來回鑽。你說為什麼呢？第一造罪業的，就都因為這個見。
這見，本來你見著就見著了，你不應該跟著它跑嘛！你見著，眼觀聲色內無有。你能有這個功夫嗎？有這個功夫，那不妨你天天見，時時見，你見，多多益善，少少無拘。你要沒有這個功夫啊，那你就要小心點了。這小心一點，就不要跑到那個銅床鐵柱上，跑到那個地獄裡去喔！「則臨終時」：人人都會死的，哪一個人也不會說是總活著不死的。除非你修行成了神仙，願意活就活，願意死就死。再不你作了佛菩薩，或者證果阿羅漢，那時候生死自由了，但是你沒有；沒有，就有一個死的時候。這死的時候見什麼？「先見猛火」：因為你有這一種的淫欲的欲火，就先見猛火。這個猛火不是一個地方有猛火，盡虛空遍法界，「滿十方界」都有猛火。
「亡者神識」：這時候這個死的人的這個神識，就是他那個八識那個識，就是那個靈魂，也就是那個可以成佛，也可以做鬼的那個中陰身；這個神識就是那個中陰身。因為前五陰已斷，後五陰未成，所以這是中陰。這個中陰身怎麼樣啊？就「飛墜乘煙」：因為他這個神識可以在虛空飛騰的，他飛騰到虛空，但是他這個神通沒有那麼大，於是乎在虛空就墮落了。墮落就乘煙，他乘著這一股煙氣，到什麼地方去啊？就是到那個無間地獄那個地方去！這個地方不是好好玩的地方，所以就是旅行家，我相信也沒有願意到這個地獄去遊玩遊玩的，所以我們任何人哪，都不要種這個到地獄去的因。我們到佛國去比到地獄好，不要跟著這個人。
發明二相。一者明見。則能遍見。種種惡物。生無量畏。二者暗見。寂然不見。生無量恐。
這個造罪業這個人，就是跟著色塵所轉的這個人。這一個人哪，墮了無間地獄了。到無間地獄裡，就發明兩種相。這兩種相是什麼相呢？「一者明見，則能遍見，種種惡物」：這個明見，什麼都能看得見，看見什麼呢？看見種種的惡物，除非你不想什麼；你想什麼就有什麼，盡是這些個惡的物。這個惡物，狼熊虎豹啊，那個牛頭馬面哪，有那個人身就長個牛頭，有人身長了馬面，有這個無常鬼帶著一個高帽子，又有這豬嘴獠牙的，這一些個凶惡可怕的這些個東西。你所見的都是這些惡物。這些惡物怎麼樣呢？「生無量畏」：你就生恐怖了，嚇得戰戰兢兢的，恐懼起來。
「二者暗見」：第二相生的什麼呢？暗相。什麼也看不見，黑暗，沒有日月、燈光、星光，什麼都沒有，就黑暗到極點。這時候怎麼樣啊？「寂然不見」：什麼動靜也沒有，什麼聲音也沒有，什麼也看不見，可是在這個時候啊，就生了無量恐，前面那個畏－－畏懼；這個恐呢，也是恐懼，也是害，總而言之是驚恐。驚恐，這就生恐懼心。這時候恐怕再看見這個美女，不知道他還會不會有這種淫欲心。這要問這個人才知道。因為他在生前就造淫欲業，所以落到地獄就生這兩種相，生種種的恐怖。
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What are the evil retributions that arise from the six sense organs? How do we explain the way in which these evil retributions we undergo come from the six organs? The first is the retribution of seeing. This retribution arises when the eyes look at forms, which beckons one and leads one to evil ends. Because the seeing nature, through the vehicle of your eyes, looks at forms, the eyes are turned by those defiling objects of form. That’s what’s meant by beckoning one and leading one to evil ends. Pursuing those defiling objects of form involves a lot of deception and misperception. Because of the misconceptions, a lot of karmic offenses are created. Those lead in turn to many kinds of bad effects. The karma of seeing intermingles. Here the karma of seeing refers to the karmic offenses. They intermingle. There is a mutual involvement, a passing back and forth. What does the karma if seeing get involved with? The other five sense organs interact with the seeing, sharing their perceptions. The karma is created from this intermingling. At the time of death. Continuing in that way to pursue states involving the defiling object of form one eventually will be led away by forms.
For example, you look at a beautiful woman and what you see causes greed and lust to rise up in your mind. Then you go on to listen to that gentle voice. The eyes look at the beautiful form and the ears listen to the beautiful sound. The nose then wants to smell the fragrance of the woman. Tell me, isn’t that what happens? Now if the eyes hadn’t looked, the ears wouldn’t have been tempted to listen and the nose wouldn’t have wanted to smell the fragrance of that woman. Once the nose gets involved, then destructive false thinking about how the tongue could get involved begins. “What a fine woman. It might not be bad to kiss her!” The mind gives rise to ignorance at that point and the body wants to make contact. The body wants to get close and the mind then gives permission. The mind agrees. That is how the karma of lust comes about. The karma of lust brings with it bad effects. It may lead to hugging the copper pillar. It may lead to sleeping on the iron bed. It may lead to the male or female organs being gnawed upon by worms with iron jaws that burrow into the skin. Well, what about it? This is the first type of karmic offense that comes about because of seeing.
As to seeing, basically when you see something you should just see it—you shouldn’t follow after it. When you look at things, the eyes should see forms without there being any internal reaction. Do you have that kind of skill? If you do, then you can look as much as you like. Look every day, look every minute—the more the better. But if you don’t have that skill, then it’s better to be a little more careful. By being careful you can avoid having to sleep on the iron bed. You can avoid those hells. At the time of death. Everyone has to die. No one can claim to be able to live forever and never die. That is unless you have become a sage-immortal, in which case, if you want to live and can live and if you want to die you can die. Or if you are a Bodhisattva or a Buddha, or a certified Arhat, then you are free and at ease when it comes to birth and death. But as of now, you are not immune to death. The time of death will come, and when that happens, one first sees a raging conflagration. Because of the fire of desire in your lust, you first see a raging blaze. This raging blaze is not confined to one place, it fills the ten directions. The ten directions are a mass of fire.
The deceased one’s spiritual consciousness. The spiritual consciousness of the one who has died refers to the eighth consciousness, the person’s soul. It is that which is able to realize Buddhahood or become a ghost, also known as the “body between skandhas.” The spiritual consciousness is the body between skandhas, because at this point the soul has been severed from the previous five skandhas and has not yet received another five skandhas. Therefore, it is between skandhas. What happens to the body between skandhas? It takes flight, but then falls. The soul first ascends into space, but because it doesn’t have sufficent spiritual penetrations, it plummets down through space. Riding on a wisp of smoke, where does it end up? It enters the unintermittent hell. This is no fun. It’s not like taking a vacation. I think vacationers would not want to end up in the hells looking for entertainment. Therefore we should all be careful not to place causes that will lead to falling into the hells. Much better to go to a Buddhaland than to the hells. Don’t follow this poor soul!
Sutra:
Two appearances are created. The first, seeing of light, enables one to see all sorts of evil things everywhere. This causes one to experience boundless fear. The second, seeing of darkness, is a stillness devoid of seeing. This causes one to experience boundless terror.
Commentary:
This person who has created karmic offenses, because he pursued objects of form and was turned by them, falls into the unintermittent hells. When he gets to the unitermittent hells, two appearances are created. What are they? The first, seeing of light, enables one to see all sorts of evil things everywhere. Seeing of light means being able to see everything. What does one see? All kinds of evil things. The only exception is if you don’t think of anything. If you think of anything, those things will always be terrible. It will be things like wolves, bears, tigers, or panthers; or creatures with ox heads and horse faces; or human bodies with ox heads; or human bodies with horse faces; or the ghost of impermanence coming with his high hat on; and other fierce cruel creatures with pig snouts and long fangs. What you see are things like that and this causes one to experience boundless fear. One becomes terrified and trembles in fear.
The second, seeing of darkness. The second appearance is a darkness that arises. You can’t see anything at all. It is pitch black without any sun, moon, lamplight or starlight. Nothing at all. It is as black as possible. At that point what happens? There is a stillness devoid of seeing. No movement occurs. No sound is heard. Nothing can be seen. But this causes one to experience boundless terror. What is out infront of you feels frightening, scary, harmful. In general one is petrified. I wonder when one is experiencing such extreme terror if one were to encounter a beautiful women if thoughts of sexual desire would arise. I guess we would have to ask the person to find out. Because of the sexual karma he created in the past, he now falls into such a hell in which these two kinds of appearances arise, both of which cause excessive terror.
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