釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 5.72

5.72

二、釋觀支者，後細心分別，名為觀。既分別觸發已，正念之心思量分別，向觸生時，與欲界中善法及未到等法大有異。所以者何？於此觸中有種種善法珍寶，與觸俱發，欲界所無。復次，分別者，分別十六觸中法寶之相亦不同，知麁則離，知善則修，此細心分別，故名觀支，故經說：「分別則為觀。」

Second, explaining the factor of vicāra: the subsequent subtle mind's discrimination is named vicāra. Once the arising of sensation has been distinguished, the mind of correct mindfulness reflects and discriminates: when the sensation just arose, it was vastly different from wholesome dharmas in the desire realm and dharmas such as anāgamya. Why? Within this sensation there are various jewels of wholesome dharmas arising together with the sensation, which do not exist in the desire realm. Furthermore, discriminating means that the characteristics of the Dharma-jewels within the sixteen sensations are also not the same; knowing what is coarse, one abandons it; knowing what is wholesome, one cultivates it. This subtle mind's discrimination is therefore named the factor of vicāra. Hence the sūtra says: 'Discrimination is vicāra.'