釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 10.72

10.72

Second, next is explaining the cultivation of the supernormal knowledge of the divine ear. After the practitioner has seen forms, if they wish to hear their sounds, they should in dhyāna absorption deeply grasp subtle sounds outside barriers that can be heard, listen to them single-mindedly, and vow and desire to hear them. If the mind is sharp and bright, generating an auditory faculty of pure form made of the four great elements, they immediately hear all the sounds of the six destinies outside and inside barriers—suffering, joy, sorrow, and delight, with their different words and expressions. This is called the supernormal knowledge of the divine ear.