Ekottaragama (Sanskrit fragments) 31.8.10

31.8.10

「我爾時，猶有神識，知外來機趣。時，我復作是念：『今可入無息禪中。』便入無息禪中，數出入息，我今以數出入息，覺知有氣從耳中出，是時風聲如似雷鳴。爾時，復作是念：『我今閉口塞耳，使息不出。』息以不出，是時內氣便從手脚中出，正使氣不得從耳、鼻、口出，爾時內聲如似雷吼，我爾時亦復如是。是時神識猶隨身迴。

“At the time, I was like a disembodied consciousness that knew from outside its destination as it approaches. Again, I thought, ‘Now, may I enter an uninterrupted meditation.’ So, I meditated without interruption, counting my inhalations and exhalations. By counting my inhalations and exhalations, I perceived my breath escaping through my ears. The sound of the air was like thunder.

“At that point, I had the thought, ‘I’ll shut my mouth and close my ears; that’ll stop my breath from escaping.’ My breath didn’t escape from those places then, but my inner breath escaped to my hands and legs. Even though my breath wasn’t escaping from my ears, nose, or mouth, the internal sound of it was like a thunderous roar. It was like that to me. My disembodied consciousness felt like my body was spinning.