[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) › [修習止觀坐禪法要](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915) › 1.35 # 修習止觀坐禪法要 1.35 修習止觀坐禪法要 1.35 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.35) 一、棄貪欲蓋。前說外五塵中生欲，今約內意根中生欲。謂：行者端坐修禪，心生欲覺，念念相續，覆蓋善心，令不生長。覺已應棄。所以者何？如術婆伽，欲心內發，尚能燒身；況復心生欲火，而不燒諸善法？貪欲之人，去道甚遠。所以者何？欲為種種惱亂住處。若心著欲，無由近道。如除蓋偈說： > First, abandoning the hindrance of sensual desire. Previously, we spoke of desire arising toward the five external sense objects; here, we speak of desire arising within the internal mental faculty. That is to say, when the practitioner sits upright to cultivate meditation, thoughts of desire arise in the mind, continuing thought after thought, covering the wholesome mind and preventing it from growing. Once recognized, they should be abandoned. Why? Just as the fire of desire arising within Śubhāṅga could even burn his body, how much more will the fire of desire arising in the mind burn away all wholesome dharmas? A person of sensual desire is extremely far from the Path. Why? Desire is the dwelling place of various afflictions and turmoil. If the mind is attached to desire, there is no way to approach the Path. As the verse on removing hindrances says: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.34) - [Next: 1.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.36) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915~en-mt.1.35) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [大智度論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.prajnaparamita.pancavimsatisahasrika!mahaprajnaparamitopadesa*zh-kumarajiva.17.61) — Classical Chinese - [釋禪波羅蜜次第法門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.89) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.35) · Pramāṇa