“因地不真果受苦”这句话的意思，是说无论做什么，必须做得真实。若不做真的，而尽用欺骗人的手段，这是掩耳盗铃，自己欺骗自己。就算你是比丘、比丘尼、优婆塞、优婆夷，或喇嘛，无论你做什么，若存心去骗人，将来必定下地狱。若因地不真，则果招纡曲，将来的果报一定是苦的。
“If your cultivation is not true, the result will be suffering.” Whatever you do should be done honestly. If you plot and scheme to cheat people, you are simply fooling yourself. If you intend to deceive people, you will fall into the hells in the future whether you are a Bhikshu, a Bhikshuni, an Upasaka, an Upasika, or a Lama. If you aren't straight in your cultivation, the results will be crooked, and your future retribution will surely be bitter.
在万佛圣城的人时刻要注意因果，不要错因果。若明知故犯，将来必定受严重的苦果，所以各位要特别注意，不要错因果！
People at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas must pay attention to cause and effect at all times. Don't make mistakes in cause and effect. If you deliberately break the rules, the retribution is very severe. Everyone should be extremely careful not to make mistakes in cause and effect!
一九八三年七月八日晚间开示
A talk given on the evening of July 8, 1983
