觀心論疏 1.9

1.9

問：此去論何故並云「不知問觀心，眾行皆不成；若能問觀心，眾行皆成」耶？答：《波若經》云：「波若能導五波羅密乃至萬行，能至佛果。若無波若導者，萬行皆邪倒。」今明能問觀心者，即是修波若，即是修四念處、圓三觀也。以此觀導，眾行皆正，不導則邪，故論從始至終皆云「問觀心」也。

Question: From here on, why does the treatise continually say, 'If one does not know how to inquire into the contemplation of mind, the myriad practices all fail; if one can inquire into the contemplation of mind, the myriad practices all succeed'? / Answer: The Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra says: 'Prajñā can guide the five pāramitās up to the myriad practices, enabling one to reach the Buddha fruition. If there is no prajñā to guide them, the myriad practices are all deviant and inverted.' Now it is clarified that being able to inquire into the contemplation of mind is cultivating prajñā; it is cultivating the four smṛtyupasthānas and the perfect three contemplations. Guided by this contemplation, the myriad practices are all correct; without its guidance, they are deviant. Therefore, from beginning to end, the treatise continually speaks of 'inquiring into the contemplation of mind'.