念佛三昧寶王論 2.25

2.25

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?”