[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) › 1.76 # 修習止觀坐禪法要 1.76 修習止觀坐禪法要 1.76 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.76) 初入有二義：一者、調伏亂想，不令越逸；二者、當令沈浮寬急得所。何等為沈相？若坐時心中昏暗，無所記錄，頭好低垂，是為沈相。爾時當繫念鼻端，令心住在緣中，無分散意，此可治沈。何等為浮相？若坐時心好飄動，身亦不安，念外異緣，此是浮相。爾時宜安心向下，繫緣臍中，制諸亂念；心即定住，則心易安靜。舉要言之：不沈不浮，是心調相。其定心亦有寬急之相：定心急病相者，由坐中攝心用念，因此入定，是故上向胸臆急痛；當寬放其心，想氣皆流下，患自差矣。若心寬病相者，覺心志散慢，身好逶迤；或口中涎流；或時闇晦。爾時應當歛身急念，令心住緣中；身體相持，以此為治。心有澁滑之相，推之可知。是為初入定調心方法。 > First, entering has two aspects: first, taming discursive thoughts so that they do not run wild; second, ensuring that sinking and floating, laxity and tension, are appropriately balanced. What is the characteristic of sinking? If when sitting the mind is dim and dark, retaining nothing, and the head is prone to drooping, this is the characteristic of sinking. At that time, one should tie mindfulness to the tip of the nose, causing the mind to dwell on the object without scattering thoughts; this can remedy sinking. What is the characteristic of floating? If when sitting the mind tends to drift, the body is also uneasy, and one thinks of external, extraneous objects, this is the characteristic of floating. At that time, it is appropriate to settle the mind downward, binding conditions to the navel to curb various scattered thoughts; the mind then dwells stably, and it will easily become calm. In summary: neither sinking nor floating is the characteristic of a harmonized mind. The concentrated mind also has characteristics of laxity and tension: the characteristic of an overly tense concentrated mind is that due to collecting the mind and applying mindfulness during sitting to enter concentration, sharp pain consequently presses upward into the chest; one should relax the mind and imagine the breath all flowing downward, and the affliction will heal of itself. As for the characteristic of an overly lax mind, one perceives the mind's intent to be scattered and sluggish, the body prone to slouching, or saliva drooling from the mouth, or moments of darkness and gloom. At that time, one should gather the body and tighten mindfulness, making the mind dwell on the object and keeping the body upright and firm; use this as the remedy. That the mind has characteristics of sluggishness and slipperiness can be known by inference. This is the method of harmonizing the mind upon first entering concentration. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.75) - [Next: 1.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.77) - [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.1.76) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [釋禪波羅蜜次第法門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.123) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.76) · Pramāṇa