宗鏡錄 94.49

94.49

The Sarvadharmāpravṛtti-nirdeśa says: 'The devaputra Supratiṣṭhita asked Mañjuśrī: "If someone comes seeking to renounce household life, how should one answer?" Mañjuśrī said: "If they do not generate the mind to renounce household life, I shall teach you the dharma of true renunciation. Why? If one seeks to renounce household life, this is seeking the three realms, the five desires, future retribution, and so forth. They do not see the mind, and therefore do not realize the Dharma. Because the mind is unconditioned, they do not generate the mind."'

Explanation: If one realizes one's own mind, one enters the principle of the unconditioned. If it is the principle of the unconditioned, then there is no mind to be generated. This is the true generation of the mind, and true renunciation of household life.