釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 3.12

3.12

今止門為先者，即是第二師授法之正意。若異此說，則善惡根緣難可分別，妄授他法，必有差機之過。就止門中，自有四意：一者、分別止門不同；二者、立止大意；三、明修止方法；四、辯證止之相也。

Now putting the gate of cessation first is precisely the correct intention of the second teacher in bestowing the Dharma. If it were otherwise, wholesome and unwholesome roots and conditions would be difficult to distinguish, and rashly conferring other methods would inevitably incur the error of mistaking capacities. Within the gate of cessation, there are naturally four points: first, differentiating the differences among the gates of cessation; second, the overarching intent of establishing cessation; third, explaining the methods of cultivating cessation; fourth, distinguishing the marks of realizing cessation.