念佛三昧寶王論 2.25

2.25

問曰：「想即無想，謹聞之矣！然《方等經》中，修無上深妙禪定，令繼想白毫兼稱佛號，以祈勝定，既契之後，心佛兩忘，信有之矣！但默念泉澄，即三昧自至，亦何必聲喧里巷，響震山林，然後為道哉？」

Question: “That ‘thought is precisely no-thought’, I have respectfully heard. Yet in the vaipulya sūtras, one cultivates supreme, profound, and wondrous dhyāna-concentration, being instructed to continuously visualize the ūrṇā and recite the buddha's name in order to pray for superior concentration; once one has accorded with it, mind and buddha are both forgotten. I truly believe this! But if one’s silent mindfulness is as clear as a spring, samādhi will naturally arrive on its own; what need is there for voices to clamor in the village streets and echoes to shake the mountain forests before it can be considered the Path?”