念佛三昧寶王論 1.19

1.19

「次放心者，如《大寶積經》云：『文殊師利告善住天子言：「若人一心專精自守，貪欲心發，即應覺知、方便散除，還令寂靜。云何散除？應作是念：『此是空，此是不淨。求此欲心，生處、滅處，從何所來？去至何所？是中誰染？誰受染者？誰為染法？如是觀時，不見能染，不見所染，不見染事。以不見故，則無有取；以不取故，則無有捨；以不捨故，則無有愛。不捨、不愛，則名離欲，寂靜涅槃也。』若又恣心入諸塵勞、生死之內，而亦不患貪、恚、癡等煩惱過患，是謂放心。」』」

"Next, regarding letting go of the mind, as the Mahāratnakūṭa Sūtra says: 'Mañjuśrī said to the deva-son Supratiṣṭhita: "If a person single-mindedly and purely guards himself, and the mind of greedy desire arises, he should immediately become aware of it, skillfully disperse it, and return it to tranquility. How should it be dispersed? He should think thus: 'This is empty, this is impure. When seeking this desiring mind, where does it arise and where does it cease? Where does it come from, and where does it go? Who within this is defiled? Who receives defilement? What is the defiling dharma?' When contemplating in this manner, one sees neither the agent of defilement, nor the object of defilement, nor the matter of defilement. Because one does not see them, there is no grasping; because there is no grasping, there is no relinquishing; because there is no relinquishing, there is no affection. Neither relinquishing nor having affection is called transcendence of desire, tranquil nirvāṇa." If one also lets the mind enter into all worldly toil, birth, and death, yet without suffering the faults and afflictions of greed, anger, delusion, and the like, this is called letting go of the mind.'"