釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 7.15

7.15

When the breath has become subtle and condensed, the characteristics of mind gradually become subtle; one finds fault with counting as coarse and has no wish to count in mind. At that time, the practitioner should let go of counting and cultivate following. Following also has two kinds: first, cultivating following; second, corresponding with following. Cultivating following: letting go of the method of counting, one single-mindedly follows the inhalation and exhalation of the breath; the mind abides on the object of breath without any scattered thoughts; this is called cultivating following. Second, corresponding with following: as the mind has gradually become subtle, one perceives the length of the breath, and the in-breaths and out-breaths pervade the body, spontaneously relying on each other; the thoughts are joyful and condensed in quietude; this is called corresponding with following.