註華嚴經題法界觀門頌 1.220

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一念無私照，憂喜悉皆除。此頌喻顯雙遣也。《涅槃經》說：有一女名曰功德天，常在前行問人求宿。人問之：「汝何能也？」彼女答曰：「我所至處，人民和合悉皆歡喜。」人遂留矣。說住未久，又見一女在門外立。主人問曰：「汝何人也？」答曰：「我名黑暗，亦來求止。」主人曰：「汝何能也？」彼女答曰：「我所至處，令人憂怖全家不樂。」人曰：「爾去。吾不用汝。」女曰：「汝太愚也。吾之妹在爾家，我何不往？自從無始已來常相隨逐，未常離也。」作是語已即入室矣。是時宅主見女人入，果然全家哀哭憂苦也。經意功德天喻人之愛生也，黑暗女喻人之怖死也。有智之者，不憐不厭，悉免憂喜。此舉雙揀之妙況也。三祖云：「至道無難，唯嫌揀擇。但莫憎愛，洞然明白。」

With a single thought of unselfish illumination, / grief and joy are both removed. This gāthā illustrates the dual dismissal by metaphor. The Nirvāṇa Sūtra says: There was a woman named Goddess of Virtue, who always walked ahead asking people for lodging. A person asked her: 'What can you do?' The woman answered: 'Wherever I arrive, people live in harmony and all rejoice.' The person then lodged her. Soon after she stayed, another woman was seen standing outside the gate. The host asked: 'Who are you?' She answered: 'My name is Darkness; I too come seeking lodging.' The host said: 'What can you do?' The woman answered: 'Wherever I arrive, I cause people grief and fear, and the entire family is unhappy.' The person said: 'Leave! I do not need you.' The woman said: 'You are too foolish. My sister is in your house; how could I not go in? From beginningless time we have always followed each other and never separated.' Having spoken these words, she straightaway entered the room. At that time, when the master of the house saw the woman enter, indeed the entire family wept in sorrow and suffering. The sūtra's meaning is that the Goddess of Virtue symbolizes people's love of life, and the Dark Maiden symbolizes people's fear of death. Those who possess wisdom neither cherish nor despise, and they escape both grief and joy. This is cited as a wondrous illustration of the dual screening. The Third Patriarch said: 'The Supreme Way is not difficult; / it merely dislikes picking and choosing. / Simply do not hate or love, / and it will be thoroughly clear.'