修華嚴奧旨妄盡還源觀 1.46

1.46

答：「依《起信論》云：『若修止者，住於靜處，端坐正意。不依氣息，不依形色，不依於空，不依地水火風，乃至不依見聞覺知。一切諸想隨念皆除，亦遣除想。以一切法本來無想，念念不生，念念不滅，亦不隨心外念境界；然後以心除心，心若馳散，即當攝來令歸正念。』常勤正念唯心識觀，一切魔境自然遠離。凡夫初學，邪正未分，魔網入心欺誑行者，又無師匠諮問莫憑，依四魔功將為正道，日月經久邪見既深，設遇良緣終成難改，沈淪苦海出離無由，深自察之無令暫替。」此義如《起信論》中說也。

Answer: "Relying on what the Awakening of Faith says: 'If one cultivates cessation, one should abide in a quiet place, sitting upright with correct mindfulness. One does not rely on breathing, nor on visible form, nor on emptiness, nor on earth, water, fire, or wind, nor even on seeing, hearing, perceiving, or knowing. All thoughts are eliminated as they arise, and the thought of eliminating is also dismissed. Because all phenomena are fundamentally free of thought, they are unproduced from thought to thought, and unextinguished from thought to thought; nor should one follow the mind in externally thinking of cognitive objects. Then one eliminates mind by means of mind; if the mind runs astray, one should immediately rein it in, bringing it back to correct mindfulness.' Constantly and diligently maintaining the correct mindfulness of contemplation of mere-mind consciousness, all demonic realms will naturally stay far away. Ordinary beginners cannot yet distinguish the heterodox from the orthodox; the net of Māra enters the mind to deceive the practitioner, and having no master to consult, they have nothing to rely upon. Taking the machinations of the four Māras to be the correct path, as days and months pass and their heterodox views deepen, even if they encounter good conditions, it will ultimately be difficult to change. Sinking into the ocean of suffering, there will be no way of liberation. One must examine this deeply within oneself, never letting [vigilance] lapse for even an instant." This meaning is as explained in the Awakening of Faith.