六妙法門 1.21

1.21

若心便數，當以數法安心，乃至淨亦如是。隨便而用，不簡次第。如是安心時，若覺身安息調，心靜開明，始終安固，當專用此法，必有深利。若有妨生，心散闇塞，當更隨便轉用餘門。安即為善，可以長軌。是則略明初學善巧安心六妙門，是知便宜用心大意。

If the mind is suited to counting, one should settle the mind with the method of counting; and so on up to purification as well. One uses whatever is suitable without selecting by sequential order. When settling the mind in this way, if one feels the body at ease and the breath regulated, the mind quiet and bright, stable and firm from beginning to end, one should use this method exclusively, and it will surely bring deep benefit. If an obstruction arises and the mind becomes distracted, dark, and blocked, one should shift to using another gate according to suitability. Ease is good, and it may serve as an enduring model. This is a brief explanation of how a beginner skillfully settles the mind in the six wondrous gates, which is knowing the general idea of applying the mind according to suitability.