[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [摩訶止觀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911) › 5.142 # 摩訶止觀 5.142 摩訶止觀 5.142 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.5.142) 己說前人根性利鈍竟，云何安心？師應問言：「汝於定慧，為志何等？」其人若言：「我聞佛說：『善知識者，如月形光，漸漸圓著；又如梯隥，漸漸增高。巧說轉人心，得道全因緣；志欣渴飲，如犢逐母。』」當知是則信行人也。若言：「我聞佛說：『明鏡體若不動，色像分明；淨水無波，魚石自現。欣捨惡覺，如棄重檐。』」當知是則法行人也。既知根性，於一人所，八番安心。 > Having finished explaining the sharpness and dullness of the other person's faculties, how does one settle the mind? The teacher should ask: 'Regarding concentration and wisdom, toward which is your aspiration set?' If the person says: 'I have heard the Buddha say: "A good friend is like the form and light of the moon, gradually growing round and full; again, like steps of a ladder, gradually rising higher. Skillful speech turns people's minds; it is the complete causal condition for attaining the Path. With longing aspiration, one thirsts to drink, like a calf following its mother."' One should know that this is a follower of faith. If the person says: 'I have heard the Buddha say: "If the body of a clear mirror does not move, colors and images are distinctly clear; if clean water has no waves, fish and stones naturally appear. One delights in casting off bad awareness, like discarding a heavy burden."' One should know that this is a follower of the Dharma. Once the faculties are known, in the case of a single person, there are eight ways of settling the mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.5.141) - [Next: 5.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.5.143) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911~en-mt.5.142) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.5.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.5.142) · Pramāṇa