觀心論疏 1.15

1.15

偈云：「即是四念處，能依木叉住，乘急內有道，戒急生人天。此是真佛子，不乖慈父囑，天龍皆慶喜，一切豈不欣。」此兩偈明能問觀心者。無行而行、無到而到者，即是能依四念處、能依木叉住。有念處，即是乘急內有道；依木叉故，即是戒急生人天也。是即有行有解，依教修習理，是真佛子，不乖慈父囑。斯人必具自行化他之德，一切天龍幽顯必藉斯得度，所以欣歡也。

The verse says: / 'This is the four smṛtyupasthānas, / being able to abide by relying on the prātimokṣa. / Urgent in the vehicle, internally there is the path; / urgent in the precepts, one is born among humans and heavens. / This is a true son of the Buddha, / not deviating from the bequest of the Compassionate Father. / Devas and nāgas all rejoice; / how could all not be delighted?' / These two verses clarify the one who can inquire into the contemplation of mind. Practicing without practice and arriving without arriving is being able to rely on the four smṛtyupasthānas and being able to abide by relying on the prātimokṣa. Having the smṛtyupasthānas is being urgent in the vehicle and internally having the path; relying on the prātimokṣa is being urgent in the precepts and being born among humans and heavens. This is possessing both practice and understanding, cultivating and practicing the principle in reliance on the teaching; such a one is a true son of the Buddha, not deviating from the bequest of the Compassionate Father. This person will surely be endowed with the virtues of practicing for oneself and transforming others; all devas, nāgas, unseen and visible beings will surely rely on this to attain deliverance, and for this reason they rejoice.