宗鏡錄 94.24

94.24

般舟三昧經偈云。諸佛從心得解脫。心者無垢名清淨。五道鮮潔不受染。有解此者成大道。釋曰。五道由心。心體常淨。雖遍五道。不受彼色。則淪五趣而不墜。居一相而非昇。展法界而不周。入微塵而非縮。以真如一心。本性清淨無增減故。以此一法。能收一切。似濫觴一滴之水。與四海水潤性無差。如芥子孔中之空。等十方空包容匪別。故云天得一以清。地得一以寧。萬物得一以生。今得一而道成。又云。聖人抱一為天下式。即此宗鏡。作禪門之法式也。

A verse in the Pratyutpannasamādhisūtra states: “The Buddhas attain liberation from the citta; / The citta is stainless and called pure. / The five destinies are fresh, clean, and not contaminated; / One who understands this accomplishes the Great Way.” Explanation: The five destinies stem from the citta, and the substance of the citta is ever pure; though pervading the five destinies, it is not stained by their forms. Thus, it sinks into the five destinies without falling, abides in the single characteristic without ascending, expands through the dharmadhātu without overflowing, and enters a subtle dust-mote without shrinking. This is because the one mind of tathatā is fundamentally pure in nature, without increase or decrease. Through this single dharma, all can be gathered in: just like a single drop of water at the river's source has no difference in moistening nature from the waters of the four seas; or like the space within the hole of a mustard seed is no different in capacity from the space of the ten directions. Hence it is said: “Heaven attaining the One becomes clear; earth attaining the One becomes tranquil; myriad things attaining the One are born.” Now, attaining the One, the Way is accomplished. It is also said: “The sage embraces the One as the model for the world.” This very mirror of the source serves as the model for the Chan gate.