法界次第初門 1.236

1.236

Second, the factor of sustained application. Discerning with a subtle mind is named sustained application. Once the practitioner has verified the virtues of the first dhyāna, they immediately use a subtle mind to discern the various marvelous virtues and spheres of material dharmas in this meditative absorption clearly and without any obscuring hindrances; virtuous qualities such as these did not exist in the desire realm, hence it is named the factor of sustained application.