釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 6.43

6.43

悲相應心者，行者於慈定中常念欲與眾生樂，從慈定起，猶見眾生受種種身苦、心苦，心生憐愍，即作是念：「眾生可念，莫令受是種種身苦、心苦。」復更念言：「我今無目，五道之中親、中、怨人並受種種身心諸苦，而我不知不見，長夜懈怠，不生救拔之心。」作是念已，即發願言：「若有眾生受種種苦，我於定中悉願得見，勤加救護。」作是願已，即入禪定，用定念淨心先取一所愛親人受苦之相，繫心緣之。若有異念，攝之令還，令於心想的的分明，其心憐愍，悲念無極，如是乃至中、怨、憎一方，乃至十方，一道乃至五道亦如是，是則略說修悲方法。

Regarding the mind accompanied by compassion: while in the absorption of benevolence, the practitioner constantly thinks of wishing to give happiness to sentient beings; arising from the absorption of benevolence, they still see sentient beings experiencing various bodily sufferings and mental sufferings, and feelings of pity arise in their mind, whereupon they reflect: "Sentient beings are pitiable; let them not experience these various bodily sufferings and mental sufferings." They further reflect: "Now I have no [spiritual] eyes; within the five destinies, dear ones, neutral persons, and hostile persons all experience various bodily and mental sufferings, yet I neither know nor see them, being indolent through the long night, without generating the resolve to rescue them." Having made this reflection, they generate a vow: "If there are sentient beings experiencing various sufferings, I vow to perceive them all within absorption and diligently rescue and protect them." Having made this vow, they immediately enter dhyāna absorption, and using a mind purified by concentrated mindfulness, they first grasp the characteristic of a beloved dear person experiencing suffering, tying their mind and focusing on it. If distracting thoughts arise, one gathers them and makes them return, causing the mental conceptualization to be distinctly clear, their mind full of pity and compassionate concern without limit; extending in this way to neutral, hostile, and resented persons, to one direction and even ten directions, to one destiny and even the five destinies likewise. This is a brief explanation of the method of cultivating compassion.