法智遺編觀心二百問 1.118

1.118

問：心、佛、眾生既是事用，故分高、下，廣、狹。初心修觀遂有難、易，去、取，若三種三千本來融攝，因何內觀但觀已之三千，未攝生佛？三千外觀，但觀彼彼三千，未與己心三千泯合，至第二再觀內境，方得彼此泯合？此之邪曲之見，還與一家觀法合否？

Question: Since mind, buddhas, and sentient beings are phenomenal functions, they are divided into superior and inferior, broad and narrow. When beginners cultivate contemplation, there are consequently difficulty and ease, rejection and acceptance. If the three kinds of three thousand realms originally fuse and encompass [one another], why does internal contemplation only contemplate one's own three thousand, not yet encompassing sentient beings and buddhas, while external contemplation only contemplates their respective three thousand, not yet merging and uniting with the three thousand of one's own mind, and only upon contemplating the internal object a second time do both merge and unite? Does such a perverse and distorted view accord with the contemplation method of our school?