釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 10.71

10.71

一、修天眼通者，行人深心憐愍一切，發願欲見六道眾生死此生彼之相，爾時當住色界背捨、勝處、一切處及四如意足中，正念修習，具足四緣，即生天眼通。何等為四？一、光明常照，晝夜無異；二、諦觀世間隔障悉如虛空，無有覆蔽之相；三、專心先取一易可見境，以心緣之，常勤精進，善巧修習，欲見前境；四、於禪定中發四大造清淨眼根成就。是名具足四緣和合，因此生清淨識，即見十方六道眾生死此生彼苦樂之相，若明暗、近遠、障內障外、麁細之色，徹見無閡，了了分明，是名天眼通。

First, cultivating the supernormal knowledge of the divine eye: With a profound mind of pity for all, the practitioner makes a vow wishing to see the signs of sentient beings in the six destinies dying here and being born there. At that time, they should abide in the form realm's liberations, stations of mastery, totality spheres, and the four bases of psychokinesis, cultivating with correct mindfulness. When the four conditions are complete, the supernormal knowledge of the divine eye arises. What are the four? (1) Light constantly shines, day and night without difference. (2) Deeply contemplating the barriers of the world as being entirely like empty space, without any sign of concealment. (3) Single-mindedly taking first an easily visible object, conditioning upon it with the mind, constantly and diligently striving, skillfully cultivating, wishing to see that object ahead. (4) Within dhyāna absorption, generating the completion of a pure visual faculty made of the four great elements. This is called the combination of the four complete conditions, through which pure consciousness arises, immediately seeing the signs of suffering and joy of sentient beings in the ten directions and six destinies dying here and being born there; whether bright or dark, near or far, inside or outside barriers, coarse or subtle forms, they see through them without obstruction, completely clear and distinct. This is called the supernormal knowledge of the divine eye.