釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 4.89

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Fourth, curing illness through directing the mind to master an object: one master said, 'The mind is the master of a single span of karmic retribution. Just as wherever a king arrives, bands of thieves scatter and flee, the king of the mind is also like this: wherever an illness arises, if one rests the mind there without scattering for a long time, the illness is eliminated.' Another master said, 'Direct the mind to abide in the udāna—translated here as the cinnabar field (dantian), two and a half inches below the navel—and it mostly cures various afflictions.' Another master said, 'Settling the mind beneath the feet cures many ailments.' Such essentials are manifold and will not be fully explained now.