六妙法門 1.23

1.23

云何名淺定不進，修六門令進？如行者初得持身法及麁細住法，經於日月而不增進，爾時應當細心修數；數若不進，復當修隨；隨若不進，當細凝心修止；止若不進，當定中觀陰入界法；觀若不進，當還更反檢心源；還若不進，當寂然體淨。用此六法，若偏於一法增進之時，當即善修之。

What is meant by shallow absorption not advancing, and cultivating the six gates to make it advance? If a practitioner first obtains the dharma of body-holding and the dharmas of coarse and fine abiding, and spends months and days without increasing and advancing, at that time one should cultivate counting with a subtle mind; if counting does not bring advancement, one should further cultivate following; if following does not bring advancement, one should condense the mind finely and cultivate cessation; if cessation does not bring advancement, in absorption one should contemplate the dharmas of aggregates, sense bases, and elements; if contemplation does not bring advancement, one should turn back to examine anew the source of the mind; if turning back does not bring advancement, one should quietly experience purity. When using these six methods, if one happens to advance by means of a single method, one should skillfully cultivate it at once.