釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 7.46

7.46

Third, clarifying cultivation and realization. Why are they called "cultivation" and "realization"? Cultivation is generating the intention to practice; when the mind is not yet in accord, realization is the spontaneous unfolding, the mind attaining accord. Since there are three masters establishing the contemplation methods differently, now cultivation and realization also have differences. However, the former master said: "Within the desire realm, the anāgamya, and the first dhyāna, the sixteen sublime practices are clarified in terms of the four applications of mindfulness." The general meaning of the contemplation method is also no different from the contemplation method taught earlier in the six subtle gates, though not without minor differences. While the terms differ, if one properly investigates their correspondences, the meaning can be understood, so there is no need to trouble oneself with explaining cultivation and realization separately.