..续本文上一页onments. Despite all these differences, they all create the same kind of karma together. They play different roles, come from different places, and do different things usually, yet at some point they all get together, and that”s how commonly held false views come about. These views arise from karma they created that was alike. Later, they meet again and undergo the retribution for whatever collective karma they have created.
There is a proverb, "The good flock together; and the evil gather in packs." Each person finds those of his own type. Each karmic act also incurs its own retribution. People may create karma in different places but receive the retribution in the same place. That”s because, "People gather with their own kind, and things are sorted by their type."
好像人这个妄想所造成的南阎浮提世界，就在这南阎浮提里边，假设有一个小洲，这个小洲只有两个国家，可是两个国家所感果报不同。其中一个国家的人，就善业充满。另一个国家的人，就恶业充满，同感到有一种恶缘，一同受这个果报。恶缘，就是有不吉祥的境界现前，所谓：
Suppose that here in southern Jambudvipa (our world), which is created from people”s false thoughts, there is a small continent with only two countries. The people of these two countries experience different retributions. In one country the people create plenty of wholesome karma, while in the other they create much evil karma. All the people in the second country experience the same evil conditions and undergo the same evil retribution. These evil conditions refer to inauspicious states that occur. There is an ancient saying,
国之将兴，必有祯祥；
国之将亡，必有妖孽。
现乎蓍龟，动乎四体，
祸福将至，善，必先知之；
不善，必先知之。
When the country is about to prosper,
there are sure to be auspicious portents.
When the country is about to perish,
there are sure to be evil portents.
These portents are revealed in pination and
reflected in people”s actions.
Thus, both calamities and blessings can be
known in advance.
又说：
It is also said:
一人有庆，兆民赖之。
When a ruler has blessings and virtue,
the multitudes can depend upon him.
一人，也可以说是指国家的元首、国家的领袖、国家的总统。这一个人若是有福报的话，一般老百姓就跟着借光了、有福了；若是这一个人没有福报，老百姓也就跟着受苦。所以一个国家有不祥的境界现前，就因为这个国家的领袖没有德行。因为没有德行，他就没有智慧；没有智慧，他就没有福报；没有福报，所以老百姓就跟着遭殃了。无论哪一个国家，若有灾难重重，这都是当局执政者没有修德行仁，所以才有这种的飞灾横祸。
"A ruler" can refer to the national leader, such as the president of a country. If this one person has blessings, all the citizens of the country can bask in his glory and enjoy blessings as well. If he has no blessings, the ordinary citizens will have to endure suffering. Therefore, when a country suffers misfortune, it”s because the leader lacks virtue. Since he lacks virtue, he also lacks wisdom. Lacking wisdom, he won”t have any blessings. Since he has no blessings, the ordinary citizens will suffer calamities. Whenever any country undergoes frequent disasters and catastrophes, it”s because the leader who is presently in office does not cultivate virtuous deeds or carry out humane policies.
等恶缘现出来的时候，不是天旱，就是水涝，再不就是地震、山崩，这都是常见的一种灾难。可是又有不常见的，好像晕、适、佩、玦、彗、孛、飞、流、负、珥、虹、霓，这些都是灾难的表现。
When evil conditions manifest, calamities such as droughts, floods, earthquakes, and landslides occur commonly. There may also be unusual portents, such as halos, hazes, and mists around the moon; different kinds of comets and meteors; various vapors around the sun, and morning and evening rainbows.
(一)月的灾象有：
A. Inauspicious Omens Associated with the Moon:
(1)晕：就是有一股黑气，让人看了就不舒服，很特别的样子，这股恶气在月亮的周围环绕着。所谓「月晕而风，础润而雨。」晕，是月亮的旁边好像有水围绕着转圈，你看好像有水的样子，不一定是水，但好像有水似的，这就表示会刮风了。造房子基础的石头若是有水，就表示会下雨。汉高祖被匈奴所困的时候，就出现月晕七重，所以汉高祖当时也就遭难了，几几乎被抓住杀了。
1. halo (yun): This refers to an ominous mass of dark vapor around the moon; just looking at it makes one feel uneasy. There”s a saying: "If there”s a halo around the moon, there will be wind. If there”s moisture in the foundation (of a house), there will be rain." This lunar halo appears watery, although it may not really be water. It indicates that there wil…
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