[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) › 3.30 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 3.30 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 3.30 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.3.30) 二、明修制心止者，心非形色，亦無處所，豈可繫之在境？但是妄想緣慮，故須制之。心若靜住，則不須制之，但凝其心，息諸亂想，即是修止。 > Second, explaining the cultivation of 'stopping by restraining the mind': The mind is not physical form, nor does it have a location; how could it be tied to an object? It is merely false thinking and conditioned deliberation, and therefore must be restrained. If the mind abides in tranquility, then it does not need to be restrained; simply concentrating its mind and putting an end to all turbulent thoughts is itself the cultivation of stopping. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.3.29) - [Next: 3.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.3.31) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916~en-mt.3.30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.3.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.3.30) · Pramāṇa