法界次第初門 2.151

2.151

First, dedicated diligence with single-mindedness in abandoning unwholesome states that have already arisen. At the time of contemplating the four bases of mindfulness, if a mind of laxity arises, the defilements such as the five hindrances cover the mind, and one is separated from the five wholesome roots such as faith, when such unwholesome states have already arisen, one diligently exerts oneself with single-mindedness in order to abandon them, skillfully eliminating and abandoning them so that they are brought to an end.