釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 1.35

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第二、正明菩薩行人修禪所為者，菩薩摩訶薩既已發菩提心，思惟為欲滿足四弘誓願，必須行菩薩道。所以者何？有願而無行，如欲度人彼岸，不肯備於船筏，當知常在此岸，終不得度。如病者須藥，得而不服，當知病者必定不差。如貧須珍寶，見而不取，當知常弊窮乏。如欲遠行，而不涉路，當知此人不至所在。菩薩發四弘誓，不修四行亦復如是。

Second, regarding correctly clarifying the purpose of the bodhisattva practitioner cultivating dhyāna: having generated the bodhicitta, the bodhisattva-mahāsattva reflects that in order to fulfill the four universal vows, they must practice the bodhisattva path. Why is this? To have vows without practice is like wishing to ferry people to the other shore without being willing to prepare a boat or raft; one should know that one will always remain on this shore and ultimately never cross over. It is like a sick person needing medicine who obtains it but does not take it; one should know the sick person will definitely not recover. It is like a pauper needing precious jewels who sees them but does not take them; one should know they will always be afflicted by poverty. It is like wishing to travel far without setting foot on the road; one should know this person will not reach their destination. For a bodhisattva to generate the four universal vows without cultivating the four practices is just like this.