釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 3.70

3.70

1. As for the wholesome roots of counting breaths: when practitioners skillfully cultivate the three cessations as described above, body and mind become harmonized, and the various dhyānas of the desire realm and anāgamya arise; body and mind become clear and empty-quiescent, and the concentrated mind is secure and tranquil. Thereafter, in one sitting, two sittings, or up to ten days, a month, or a year, by properly caring for the breath, the concentrated mind does not regress. Then, within concentration, the mind suddenly senses bodily and mental movements, and the eight sensations arise in succession. This is the sign of the arising of the wholesome root of the fundamental first dhyāna. Within this concentration, the joy, happiness, and wholesome mind are secure and tranquil beyond analogy. Having thus brought forth the first dhyāna, one continues up to bringing forth the concentrations of the four dhyānas, formlessness, and so on.