萬善同歸集 1.83

1.83

問：「《觀經》明十六觀門，皆是攝心修定，觀佛相好，諦了圓明，方階淨域。如何散心而能化往？」

Question: "The Guan jing clarifies sixteen gateways of contemplation, all of which involve concentrating the mind and cultivating meditative concentration, contemplating the physical marks and signs of the Buddha, and being clearly, completely enlightened before stepping onto the pure domain. How can one with a distracted mind be transformed and reborn there?"