西方合論 6.2

6.2

All the worthy and noble act in accordance with the mind. The Dharma-nature is boundless; the ocean of practice is unfathomable. Therefore, within a single kṣaṇa, practice may fulfill three asaṃkhyeya kalpas; or across kalpas numerous as the sands of the Ganges, one may not yet accomplish a single thought-moment. The tracks of birds flying through the air demarcate the stages; the sun through tears and flowers in the wind reveal the images of past and present. Walking without legs, apart from Amitābha where could one go? Moving swiftly without haste, one knows the Western Land is not distant. This is like the five colors dissolving when reaching profound black, or the myriad streams finding their ultimate limit in the sea. Now, summarizing the various practices of the Mahāyāna into a single practice, five gates are briefly demonstrated: