修習止觀坐禪法要 1.42

1.42

三、棄睡眠蓋。內心昏闇名為睡；五情闇蔽，放恣支節，委臥睡熟為眠。以是因緣，名為睡眠蓋。能破今世後世實樂法心，及後世生天及涅槃樂。如是惡法，最為不善。何以故？諸餘蓋情，覺故可除；睡眠如死，無所覺識；以不覺故，難可除滅。如佛諸菩薩訶睡眠弟子偈曰：

Third, abandoning the hindrance of sloth and torpor. An inner mental dimness is called torpor; when the five senses are obscured, the limbs are left unrestrained, and one reclines in deep sleep, this is called sloth. For this reason, it is called the hindrance of sloth and torpor. It can destroy the mind of the true joy of Dharma in this life and future lives, as well as the bliss of being born in heaven and of Nirvāṇa in future lives. Such an evil dharma is the most unwholesome. Why? The other hindrances, because there is awareness, can be eliminated; sloth and torpor are like death, with no awareness or consciousness. Because there is no awareness, they are difficult to eliminate. As in the verse where the Buddhas and bodhisattvas rebuke disciples who sleep: