宗鏡錄 61.17

61.17

夫一心妙門。唯識正理。能變所變。內外皆通。舉一例諸收無不盡。如眾星列宿。匪離於空。萬木群萌。咸歸於地。則可以拔疑根而開信戶。朗智照而洗情塵。若機思遲迴未成勝解。須憑問答。漸入圓通。真金尚假鍛鍊而成。美玉猶仗琢磨而出。華嚴私記云。正念思惟甚深法門者。有二種人。能枯十二因緣大樹。一者。溫故不忘。二者。諮受新法。此之謂也。

Now, the wondrous gate of the one mind and the correct principle of vijñaptimātra: the transformer and the transformed penetrate both internal and external; citing one illustrates all, gathering them without exception. Like the array of stars and constellations not departing from empty space, or the myriad trees and sprouting plants all returning to the earth, it can uproot the roots of doubt and open the gate of faith, brighten the illumination of wisdom and wash away the dust of passions. If one's faculty of thought hesitates and has not yet achieved superior understanding, one must rely on questions and answers to gradually enter complete penetration. True gold still requires smelting to be perfected; beautiful jade still relies on polishing to emerge. The Private Notes on the Avataṃsaka states: 'Those who contemplate the extremely profound Dharma-gate with right mindfulness are of two kinds of people who can wither the great tree of the twelve links of dependent origination (dvādaśāṅgapratītyasamutpāda): first, reviewing the old without forgetting; second, inquiring into and receiving new dharmas.' This is what it means.