釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 9.50

9.50

三、明八念趣道之相者，若如前說，止是權除怖畏及諸障難，今明善修八念，即是一途入道法門。釋八念入道有二意：一者、次第修行入道之相；二者、一一念各得入道。

Third, explaining the characteristics of the eight recollections inclining toward the path: as previously stated, they were merely an expedient to eliminate fear and various obstacles; now it is explained that skillfully cultivating the eight recollections is itself a single pathway, a Dharma gate for entering the path. In explaining the eight recollections entering the path, there are two points: first, the characteristics of entering the path through sequential cultivation; second, entering the path through each individual recollection.