觀心論疏 1.15

1.15

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.