宗鏡錄 99.44

99.44

安樂集云。問。何因一念佛之力。能斷一切諸障。答。如經云。譬如有人。用師子筋以為琴絃。音聲一奏。一切餘絃悉皆斷壞。若人菩提心中。行念佛三昧者。一切煩惱。一切諸障。悉皆斷滅。亦如有人搆取牛羊驢馬一切諸乳。置一器中。若將師子乳一渧投之。直過無難。一切諸乳。悉皆破壞。變為清水。若人但能菩提心中。行念佛三昧者。一切惡魔諸障。直過無難。

The Anle ji says: 'Question: For what reason can the power of a single thought of the Buddha sever all obstacles? Answer: As the sūtra says: "For example, suppose someone uses lion sinews to make the strings of a lute; once the sound is played, all other strings break and snap. If a person practices the buddha-mindfulness samādhi within the bodhi-mind, all kleśas and all obstacles will be entirely cut off and eliminated. It is also like someone milking cattle, sheep, donkeys, and horses of all kinds of milk and placing them in a single vessel; if a single drop of lion's milk is cast into it, it passes straight through without hindrance, and all the various milks are broken and destroyed, turning into clear water. If a person is only able to practice the buddha-mindfulness samādhi within the bodhi-mind, all evil māras and obstacles will be passed straight through without hindrance."'