法界次第初門 2.16

2.16

次九想而辯八念者，為除恐怖也。若修九想時，思惟死屍可惡，因此驚怖，㱇然毛竪，及為惡魔惱亂，憂懼轉增。若存心八念，恐怖即除，故以為次也。通言念者，內心存憶之異名也。專心存憶八種功德，故名為八念。非但能除世間驚怖，若能善修，亦除世間三界生死一切障難也。

Next to the nine notions, the eight recollections are explained in order to eliminate fear. When one cultivates the nine notions, contemplating that the corpse is repulsive, fear arises therefrom, making the hair stand on end in terror, and one is disturbed and confounded by evil māras, so anxiety and dread increasingly mount. If one fixes the mind on the eight recollections, fear is immediately eliminated; hence they follow next. What is generally called recollection is an alternate term for internal mindful awareness. Focusing the mind on remembering the eight kinds of merit is therefore called the eight recollections. Not only can they eliminate worldly fear, but if one can cultivate them skillfully, they also eliminate all obstacles and difficulties of worldly birth-and-death in the three realms.