諸經要集 3.67

3.67

惟夫凡情難禁。譬等山猨。常隨外境。類同狂象。三業鼓動。緣構滋彰。故佛立教令常制御。故經云。當為心師。不師於心。身口意業不與惡交身戒心慧不動如山。又經制之一處無事不辦。然心性惑倒。我見為先。煩惑難攝。亂使常行。於一切時高舉難屈。自非託處寂靜。摧伏三毒。身不遊行。口默緘言。少睡多覺。常坐省食。思量正法。知非有無。直身正意。繫念在前。如斯等教。是名攝念也。

Now, the ordinary passions are hard to restrain, comparable to mountain apes; they constantly follow external objects, resembling mad elephants. The three karmas are agitated, and entanglements multiply. Therefore, the Buddha established the teaching to order their constant regulation. Thus the sūtra says: 'One should be the master of the mind, not mastered by the mind. With actions of body, speech, and mind not mingling with evil, the bodily precepts and mental wisdom remain immovable as a mountain.' Furthermore, a sūtra says: 'Bring it to one place, and no matter will fail to be accomplished.' Yet the nature of the mind is deluded and inverted, with self-view foremost; afflictions and delusions are difficult to gather, and the defilements of distraction are constantly active. At all times, it rises high and is difficult to bend. Unless one takes refuge in a quiet place, subdues the three poisons, lets the body wander not, keeps the mouth silent and sealed, sleeps little and awakens much, sits constantly and reduces food, contemplates the correct Dharma, knows beyond existence and non-existence, straightens the body and rectifies the intention, and fastens mindfulness before oneself—teachings such as these are called gathering mindfulness.