釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 7.14

7.14

今約修證分別，有十二門：一、修數；二、與數相應。一者、修數。行者調和氣息，不澁不滑，安詳徐數，從一至十，攝心在數，不令馳散，是名修數。二、與數相應者，覺心任運，從一至十，不加功力，心息自住。

Now distinguished in terms of cultivation and realization, there are twelve gates: (1) cultivating counting; (2) corresponding with counting. First, cultivating counting: the practitioner harmonizes the breath so that it is neither rough nor slippery, and serenely and slowly counts from one to ten, collecting the mind on the count without letting it run astray; this is called cultivating counting. Second, corresponding with counting: one becomes aware that the mind functions spontaneously from one to ten without applying effort, and the mind and breath abide on their own.