大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 36.7

36.7

The commentary's statement, "Restraining it in one place, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished", is a line from the *Bequeathed Teaching Sūtra*. However, it can also be applied to principle, because the earlier and later analogies mostly concern phenomena. That is, in that sūtra's eight awakenings of great people, the beginning of the second, explaining diligence, says: "O monks! Having been able to abide by the precepts, you must restrain the five faculties and not let them be heedless. ...Up to: These five faculties have the mind as their master; therefore you must properly restrain the mind. The mind is more fearful than poisonous snakes, evil beasts, and hateful bandits; even a rampant great fire cannot surpass it. It is like a person carrying a vessel of honey, moving rashly and frivolously, seeing only the honey and not seeing the deep pit. It is like a mad elephant without an iron hook, or a monkey finding a tree, leaping and jumping, hard to restrain. You must urgently subdue it and not let it be heedless. Giving free rein to this mind ruins a person's good deeds. Restraining it in one place, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished. Therefore, monks, you must diligently advance to subdue your mind."