[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) › [釋禪波羅蜜次第法門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916) › 2.89 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.89 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.89 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.89) 第一、棄貪欲者，前說外五塵中生欲，今約內意根生欲。所謂行者端坐修禪，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？復次，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 sensual desire: previously it was spoken of desires arising in the external five dusts (sense objects); now it is described in terms of desire arising from the internal mental faculty. Specifically, when the practitioner sits upright cultivating dhyāna, thoughts of desire arise in the mind, continuing thought after thought, covering the wholesome mind so that it does not grow. Having become aware of them, one should abandon them. Why? Just as when Śubhākara's lust arose from within, it could still burn his body, how much more so when the fire of desire arises in the mind could it fail to burn all wholesome dharmas? Furthermore, a person of sensual desire is very far from the Path. Why? Desire is the dwelling place of various afflictions and turmoil; if the mind clings to desire, there is no way to draw near to the Path. As the verse on removing hindrances says: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.88) - [Next: 2.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.90) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916~en-mt.2.89) — 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 - [修習止觀坐禪法要](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1915.1.35) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.89) · Pramāṇa