法智遺編觀心二百問 1.48

1.48

問：大意與正修、事儀與理觀，互有廣略，舉四行必帶正修觀法，予將常坐為難，已攝正修，何得枉云常坐唯在大意耶？

Question: The general outline and actual cultivation, as well as phenomenal rituals and contemplation of principle, each have their detailed and abbreviated treatments; in adducing the four practices, one must inevitably include the contemplation method of actual cultivation. In using the constantly sitting [samādhi] to raise an objection, I had already included actual cultivation; how can you wrongly claim that the constantly sitting [samādhi] is found only in the general outline?