釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 6.69

6.69

答曰：行者作是念：「一切眾生離苦得樂，失時即是苦，皆是惱累；得不苦不樂，則心安隱，始終無患。」以捨饒益故，得福亦大。復次，行者慈喜心時，或時愛著心生；行悲心時，或時憂悲心生。貪憂故，則功德尠薄。入是捨心，除此貪過，無諸煩惱，當知行捨福德甚大。復次，行者於捨心中能作種種益眾生事，是故福德增多。略說捨無量心竟。

Answer: The practitioner contemplates: 'When all sentient beings are freed from suffering and attain happiness, losing it is itself suffering, and all of it involves distress and trouble; when they attain neither-suffering-nor-happiness, their minds are secure, without misfortune from beginning to end.' Because equanimity brings abundant benefit, the merit obtained is also great. Furthermore, when the practitioner has the mind of loving-kindness and sympathetic joy, sometimes a mind of affectionate attachment arises; when practicing the mind of compassion, sometimes a mind of sorrow and grief arises. Because of craving and sorrow, their merit and virtue are meager. Entering this mind of equanimity removes these faults of craving, and they are free from all afflictions; one should know that practicing equanimity yields exceedingly great merit. Furthermore, the practitioner within the mind of equanimity is able to perform diverse acts that benefit sentient beings; therefore their merit increases. The brief explanation of the immeasurable mind of equanimity is concluded.