釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 7.49

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Furthermore, regarding knowing the coarse and the subtle: the in-breath is coarse, and the out-breath is subtle. Why is this? Because the incoming air is sharp and swift, its characteristics are coarse; because the out-breath is sluggish and slow, it is subtle. Furthermore, knowing lightness and heaviness: knowing that during the in-breath it is light, and during the out-breath it is heavy. Why is this? When the in-breath is inside the body, it makes the body light; during the out-breath, when the body lacks air, one feels the body is heavy.