釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.97

2.97

Third, rebuking the hindrance of torpor and sleep: internal darkness of the mind is called torpor; giving license to the limbs and lying down limp, falling into deep slumber, is called sleep. Furthermore, darkness and dimness of mental consciousness is called torpor; the five senses being obscured and falling into deep slumber is called sleep. Due to these causes and conditions, it is called the hindrance of torpor and sleep. The Abhidharma says: “As an augmenting mental factor, it can ruin three things in the present life: pleasure, prosperity, and merit; it can also ruin genuine joy in both the present and future lives.” Such an evil dharma is the most unwholesome. Why is this? The other hindrances can be removed through feeling and awareness, but sleep is like a dead person, devoid of awareness and consciousness. Because there is no awareness, it is difficult to eliminate. As a bodhisattva instructed a disciple prone to sleep, saying: