修習止觀坐禪法要 1.16

1.16

若人犯重禁已，恐障禪定，雖不依諸經修諸行法，但生重慚愧，於三寶前，發露先罪，斷相續心，端身常坐，觀罪性空，念十方佛。若出禪時，即須至心燒香禮拜，懺悔誦戒，及誦大乘經典，障道重罪，自當漸漸消滅。因此尸羅清淨，禪定開發。故《妙勝定經》云：「若人犯重罪已，心生怖畏，欲求除滅，若除禪定，餘無能滅。」是人應當在空閑處，攝心常坐，及誦大乘經，一切重罪悉皆消滅。諸禪三昧自然現前。

If a person has committed major prohibitions and fears that it will hinder dhyāna-concentration, even if they do not cultivate the various rituals according to the sūtras, but merely generate deep shame and conscience, confess their past offenses before the Three Jewels, sever the mind of continuous [transgression], sit upright constantly, contemplate the emptiness of the nature of offenses, and remain mindful of the Buddhas of the ten directions; and when emerging from dhyāna, single-mindedly burn incense, bow in worship, repent, recite the precepts, and chant Mahāyāna scriptures, the major offenses that hinder the Path will naturally diminish and vanish gradually. Thereby śīla becomes pure, and dhyāna-concentration develops. Hence the *Sūtra of Wondrous and Supreme Concentration* says: "If a person has committed major offenses, becomes fearful in mind, and wishes to eradicate them, aside from dhyāna-concentration, nothing else can eradicate them." Such a person should gather the mind and sit constantly in an unoccupied, quiet place, and chant Mahāyāna sūtras; all major offenses will be eradicated completely, and the various dhyānas and samādhis will naturally manifest before them.