妙法蓮華經玄義 4.35

4.35

The previously mentioned fundamental, old dhyānas are like milk; dhyāna of refinement is like curd; dhyāna of permeation is like raw butter; dhyāna of cultivation is like clarified butter; and the nine great dhyānas are like ghee; ghee is wondrous. Furthermore, if fundamental dhyāna is cultivated with a mind that savors attachment, it becomes milk; cultivated with a mind seeking self-deliverance, it becomes curd; cultivated with a mind of benevolence and compassion, it becomes raw butter; cultivated with a mind of gradual benevolence and compassion, it becomes clarified butter; and cultivated with a mind of the real mark, it becomes ghee. The other four flavors are also like this: if they are not cultivated with the mind of the real mark, all are designated coarse.