緇門警訓 9.126

9.126

一從別後相憶是常。未審朝暮用心在何境界。得背塵合覺否。外境內心覺了不相關否。定慧輕安適悅否。修行若忘失菩提心知之總是魔業否。數數覺察勤勤觀照。習氣若起當處即休。輒莫隨之。亦莫滅之。何以故。陽焰之水不應趁故。不應滅故。不應趁故。免落凡夫縱情。不應滅故。免墮二乘調伏。圓宗頓教畢竟如斯。但與本性相應。覺智自然無間。長時之事難可具書。略標大分。自須努力不多述也。

Ever since parting, remembering you has been constant. I wonder how your mind is applied day and night, in what realm? Have you turned your back on defilement and united with enlightenment? Do the external objects and internal mind clearly realize they have no mutual connection? Are samādhi and prajñā light, easy, and delightful? In practice, if you forget the bodhicitta, do you understand that it is entirely the work of Māra? Constantly examine and diligently contemplate. If habitual tendencies arise, let them rest right where they are. Never follow them, nor extinguish them. Why? Because the water of a mirage should not be chased, nor should it be extinguished. Not chasing it prevents falling into ordinary people's indulgence of passion; not extinguishing it prevents falling into the two vehicles' subjugation. The complete school and sudden teaching are ultimately like this. Simply correspond with the original nature, and awakening wisdom will naturally be unbroken. Matters of a long time are difficult to write down fully; I have briefly outlined the main points. You must strive on your own; I will not elaborate further.