諸法集要經卷第五
觀無畏尊者集
Collected by the Venerable Guān Wúwèi
西天譯經三藏朝散大夫試鴻臚卿宣梵大師賜紫沙門臣日稱等奉 詔譯
Translated by the Tripitaka Master from the Western Regions, the Court Gentleman of the Court of Sacrifices, the Grand Master of the Imperial Banquets, the Master of Xuanfan, the Purple-Robe Monk Chen, and others, by imperial decree.
治心品第十一
Chapter 11: Taming the Mind
佛宣轉諸法， 說身為無常，
於酒及女人， 慎勿生放逸。
此心猶彼王， 於世得自在，
能令諸眾生， 墮於深險難。
由心造諸業， 迷亂生怖畏，
智者善持心， 住最上安隱；
能引生勝處， 及牽入惡道，
若離垢寂靜， 即證真常果。
若樂說諸法， 作意為先導，
由意清淨故， 則成殊勝行。
若人善制心， 則不隨心轉，
棄背諸煩惱， 如日除黑暗。
又彼心如冤， 是冤非他起，
劫火然須彌， 心火亦如此。
愚夫為心降， 諸根得自在，
能生彼苦惱， 去菩提則遠。
冤從自心生， 離心何所有？
能縛諸有情， 牽至焰摩所。
若樂欲境界， 不修習正法，
愚癡履邪道， 則墮於地獄。
心如火中火， 最上難調伏，
由彼難調故， 當受於極苦。
若縱心自在， 常生諸過失，
善離彼染欲， 不為苦所逼。
由起如是心， 則受如是果，
作善為淨因， 造惡得苦報。
由心造彼業， 由業感於果，
心與業相應， 即受輪迴故。
若人由彼心， 造作諸惡業，
為彼地獄火， 長時而燒煮。
由心造諸罪， 由心感其果，
當知彼心者， 從因緣生起。
眾生為心誑， 自在作諸咎，
墮於地獄中， 深生大恐怖。
當依於正法， 不隨心造惡，
善行常輕安， 惡行唯非法。
一切唯心造， 果亦從心得，
心若種種生， 彼果亦如是。
心如彩繪者， 畫三界眾生，
無有善安住， 不隨心動轉。
又彼心為本， 能生解與縛，
善業則解脫， 不善乃纏縛。
眾生墮業網， 為心之所降，
不求趣菩提， 如盲不見道。
是心唯一種， 能造作諸業，
若業若彼心， 則遍於三有。
又如彼五色， 能種種顯現，
緣五根諸塵， 則處處隨轉。
如世間畫者， 諸人咸共覩，
當知心畫師， 巧妙無能見。
如壁圖諸像， 好醜隨畫工，
善不善業緣， 皆由心造作。
是心常思惟， 晝夜無暫住，
如其所造業， 受報皆相似。
若為心伏者， 樂作諸不善，
命終生恐怖， 於苦無能免。
業則如彼畫， 隨處而顯現，
由心所作故， 彼果則隨轉。
種種業差別， 受報亦如是，
為心之所使， 馳騁於三界。
若人隨於心， 則造一切業，
善調伏心者， 則證真常樂。
是心隨所趣， 或暴惡輕動，
善哉調彼心， 心靜則無苦。
若人善制心， 則除諸過患，
離過乃智人， 於苦則不受。
諸苦從心生， 了彼非他得，
逼迫難堪任， 皆由心輕動。
天龍阿修羅、 夜叉畢舍遮，
皆以心為主， 遍於三有處。
心能引天中， 及生於人世，
乃至諸惡道， 如輪轉無異。
心為境所牽， 愚者則迷亂，
由意生愛故， 住無量苦惱。
心唯一癡行， 暴惡有大力，
可說不可見， 念念速遷滅。
智者善調伏， 心種種過患，
則超出魔網， 得渡於彼岸。
心能生疑惑， 諂曲多動轉，
若依彼心者， 乃求趣險難。
當離心過失， 則諸根寂靜，
不著罪非法， 善達於實相。
得最勝禪定， 從心因緣生，
墮於惡道中， 亦由彼心起。
是心有力能， 造作種種業，
於虛空境界， 剎那不暫住。
彼心難了知， 常無其形相，
引生於世間， 匪心則不往。
身造作諸業， 何去？何所住？
彼果皆可見， 彼心無能覩。
是心難調伏， 癡暗無所見，
能引諸眾生， 速趣於地獄。
是心能作罪， 亦能修福業，
了彼如幻化， 常依於正道。
是心去不知， 來亦無能見，
能牽諸有情， 百千生往返。
利刃不能斷， 熾火不能燒，
愚暗無智人， 則為彼所壞。
是業索堅固， 能縛癡眾生，
於百千生中， 挽之而不斷。
是心剎那頃， 造善不善業，
能調彼心者， 隨處常安樂。
入彼六根門， 樂著諸境界，
心牽彼有情， 不覺墮險難。
虛空本明朗， 水性常澄湛，
是心若如彼， 引生殊勝善。
於境生尋求， 常念於和合，
由心依諸根， 如王將導從。
是心常奔馳， 彼身隨所往，
互相有力能， 輪轉三有海。
所造業周遍， 皆由心使然，
若無善因緣， 少樂不可得。
當規求正法， 修習諸禪定，
心離諸過惡， 如日出雲翳。
若心善定住， 則生於正見，
在家發淨信， 當免輪迴難。
若心不造惡， 過失則不起，
離煩惱清淨， 常生於天上。
是心隨諸根， 迅速而流轉，
善防護心者， 後則生諸天。
若為心所使， 造作一切罪，
依止非法行， 長處輪迴中。
是心剎那頃， 有百千生滅，
本性唯輕動， 如幻化不實。
是心有大力， 奔馳無暫停，
若智識寂靜， 則能善縛彼。
是心難調伏， 令諸根動亂，
智者善任持， 能達於彼岸。
是心唯無厭， 知足索能縛，
善治彼心者， 為世間智人。
是心緣欲境， 常生於愛樂，
為善能息除， 作惡則增長。
若人心寂靜， 見諸欲如毒，
愚者縱其心， 耽之為美妙。
是心唯造作， 彼業則隨轉，
由根境所生， 令相應和合。
智者了知己， 捨此獲輕安，
彼色覩皆同， 復何生異想？
一切色境界， 為因能亂心，
善調彼心者， 則離諸過咎。
如一穀種子， 生色香有異，
由彼彼和合， 各各隨心起。
如世間匠者， 善修彼機關，
依正法治心， 彼則常安樂。
境界牽於心， 愚者生適悅，
智慧有大力， 速使令清淨。
又彼心動轉， 遍緣諸蘊界，
及彼三有中， 由無真實見。
又如大海中， 風擊波騰涌，
猶心境和合， 隨世間流轉。
善業引於心， 定招於勝果，
應當行善行， 無復造諸惡。
心與定相應， 如水無風動，
各從因緣生， 隨業所歸趣。
是心極迅速， 剎那而往返，
或緣彼天中， 或趣於地獄。
心能斷諸惡， 復造一切善，
引至解脫門， 故說心如是。
是心最輕捷， 無有過彼者，
若不善防護， 則常著於欲。
是心須臾頃， 能造善惡業，
自性本輕動， 尋求不可得。
是心來不知， 去亦何所見？
緣合即暫有， 緣散無所住。
是心非積聚， 亦非彼長久，
非執持相應， 一切處無覩。
心亦為強名， 從和合而起，
牛糞與摩尼， 二種亦如是；
色根等亦爾， 各各從識生，
未見有一法， 非和合而得。
如是彼境界， 眾生難除斷，
若安住正法， 於欲何所作？
是心極兇險， 大力難調伏，
樂造作諸業， 愚夫無知覺。
由造諸業故， 則為流轉因，
於三有之中， 長受諸苦惱。
如染風等疾， 滅非沈惡道，
彼貪等過患， 定墮於地獄。
心過失最大， 常造作諸惡，
風病亦非善， 應當修勝行。
風等疾可瘳， 身殞則隨散，
彼貪病不然， 百千生長在。
當知貪等病， 與風有差別，
善修殊勝行， 得離貪過失。
是心如醫王， 善治意過患，
非如彼世間， 唯療於身病。
心起善思惟， 則不生諸染，
愚者無正法， 則墮於險道。
若人樂禪定， 依止於山林，
愚夫不寂靜， 多起其違諍。
是心如畫者， 遍繪諸形像，
皆由彼造作， 周流於五趣。
世畫雖巧妙， 圖百千種類，
業畫極廣大， 三界為其㡠。
畫若干眾生， 隨五趣流轉，
由業廣大故， 處處悉周遍。
又彼心畫師， 能畫諸業網，
世間有情等， 皆為彼所縛。
又風雨煙塵， 皆能損其畫，
百千俱胝劫， 業畫常如故。
大地有散壞， 海水亦枯竭，
唯業畫長存， 隨處而顯現，
諸業常相隨， 彼果無差忒。
眾生縱其心， 流轉於諸趣，
若人心著樂， 求趣欲境界，
不斷不善業， 定墮於苦難，
是故當制心， 彼極惡可畏。
樂欲境和合， 愛毒常充滿，
不顧其險難， 於欲常追求，
樂壞苦相應， 自受其果報。
若人怖惡趣， 其心常寂靜，
由彼寂靜故， 增長於慧命。
是心有大力， 暴惡難防護，
智者善調伏， 得離諸憂怖。
The Buddha proclaimed the turning of the Dharma-wheel, Teaching that the body is impermanent. With wine and with women, Be careful not to indulge in heedlessness.
This mind is like that king, Which rules freely over the world. It can cause all beings, To fall into deep and dangerous difficulties.
All karma is created by the mind; Confusion gives rise to fear and dread. The wise person skillfully holds the mind, Abiding in the highest peace and security. It can lead to excellent states, And also drag one into evil paths. If free from defilement and serene, One then realizes the true and eternal fruit.
If one delights in teaching the Dharma, Intention serves as the guide. Because the mind is pure, Then supreme conduct is accomplished.
If a person skillfully controls the mind, They are not turned by the mind. Abandoning all afflictions, Like the sun dispelling darkness.
Again, that mind is like an enemy, An enemy that does not arise from elsewhere. The fire at the end of an age burns Mount Sumeru; The fire of the mind is just like this.
The foolish are conquered by the mind; Their senses become unrestrained. This gives rise to suffering, And they are far from enlightenment.
The enemy arises from one's own mind; Apart from the mind, what is there? It binds all sentient beings, Dragging them to the abode of Yama.
If one delights in objects of desire, And does not cultivate the true Dharma, Foolishly treading the wrong path, Then they fall into hell.
The mind is like fire among fires, The most supreme and difficult to tame. Because it is so hard to tame, One must endure extreme suffering.
If one indulges the mind’s freedom, It constantly gives rise to various faults. By skillfully leaving behind those defiling desires, One is not oppressed by suffering.
Because such a mind arises, One then experiences such results. Doing good is the cause of purity; Committing evil brings the result of suffering.
The mind creates that karma; Through karma, the result is experienced. When mind and karma correspond, One experiences the cycle of rebirth.
If a person, through that mind, Creates various evil deeds, They are boiled and burned, For a long time by the fires of hell.
The mind creates all offenses; The mind experiences their results. Know that this mind, Arises from causes and conditions.
Sentient beings are deceived by the mind; Freely, they commit various faults. Falling into hell, They give rise to great terror.
One should rely on the true Dharma, And not follow the mind in creating evil. Wholesome conduct is always peaceful and at ease; Unwholesome conduct is simply non-Dharma.
Everything is created by the mind; The result is also obtained from the mind. If the mind gives rise to various things, Then that result is also thus.
The mind is like a painter, Who paints all beings in the three realms. There is no good place to abide, For one who does not follow the mind’s movements.
Again, the mind is the root, Which gives rise to both liberation and bondage. Good karma leads to liberation; Unwholesome karma brings entanglement.
Sentient beings fall into the net of karma, Conquered by the mind. They do not seek to approach enlightenment, Like the blind who do not see the path.
This mind is of a single kind, Yet it can create all kinds of karma. Whether it is karma or that mind, They pervade the three states of existence.
Again, it is like the five colors, Which can appear in various ways. Relying on the five sense objects, It follows and turns everywhere.
Like the world’s painters, Whom all people can see. Know that the painter, the mind, Is so subtle that none can see it.
Like images on a wall— Their beauty or ugliness depends on the painter. The conditions of good and evil karma, Are all created by the mind.
This mind constantly thinks, Day and night, without a moment’s pause. According to the karma it creates, The results it receives are all similar.
If one is subdued by the mind, They delight in doing all that is unwholesome. At death, they give rise to terror, And cannot escape from suffering.
Karma is like that painting, Appearing everywhere. Because it is created by the mind, That result follows accordingly.
Various karmas are distinct; The results received are also thus. Driven by the mind, They race through the three realms.
If a person follows the mind, They create all kinds of karma. One who skillfully tames the mind, Realizes the true and eternal bliss.
This mind follows where it goes; Sometimes violent and cruel, sometimes fickle. Excellent indeed is the taming of that mind; When the mind is still, there is no suffering.
If a person controls the mind skillfully, They remove all defects and troubles. One free from defects is a wise person; They do not experience suffering.
All suffering arises from the mind; Know that it is not obtained from others. Oppression that is hard to bear, All comes from the mind’s restlessness.
Gods, dragons, asuras, Yakshas, and pishachas— All have the mind as their master, Pervading all places of the three states.
The mind can lead one to the heavens, And cause birth in the human world; Even to all evil paths, Like a wheel turning, without difference.
The mind is pulled by objects; The foolish become confused and lost. Because attachment arises from the mind, They dwell in measureless suffering.
The mind, in its foolish actions, Is violent, evil, and has great power. It can be spoken of, but not seen; Moment by moment, it swiftly arises and ceases.
The wise skillfully tame, The mind’s various defects. Then they transcend Mara’s net, And reach the other shore.
The mind can give rise to doubt and confusion, To deceit and crookedness, moving restlessly. If one relies on that mind, They seek to enter dangerous difficulties.
One should abandon the mind’s faults; Then the sense faculties become calm. Not clinging to wrongdoing or what is not Dharma, They perfectly penetrate ultimate reality.
Attaining the supreme meditative states, Arising from the causes and conditions of the mind. Falling into evil paths, Also arises from that mind.
This mind has the power, To create various kinds of karma. In the realm of space, It does not rest for a moment.
That mind is difficult to understand, And is always without form. It leads to birth in the world; Without the mind, one cannot go.
The body creates various karmas: Where does it go? Where does it abide? Those results are all visible; That mind cannot be seen.
This mind is difficult to tame, Stupid, dark, and sees nothing. It can lead sentient beings, Swiftly towards hell.
This mind can commit offenses, And also cultivate meritorious deeds. Knowing it to be like an illusion, One constantly relies on the right path.
This mind—its going is unknown; Its coming also cannot be seen. It can drag sentient beings Back and forth for hundreds of thousands of lifetimes.
A sharp sword cannot cut it; A blazing fire cannot burn it. But a foolish, ignorant person Is destroyed by it.
This karma-rope is strong, Able to bind foolish sentient beings. For hundreds of thousands of lifetimes, Pulling it does not break it.
This mind, in a single moment, Creates wholesome and unwholesome karma. One who can tame that mind Finds peace and joy everywhere.
Entering the six sense-doors, Enjoying various objects, The mind drags those sentient beings, Unaware, falling into dangerous difficulties.
Space is originally bright and clear; Water's nature is always clear and still. If the mind is like that, It leads to supreme goodness.
Seeking after objects, Constantly thinking of union and contact, The mind relies on the sense faculties, Like a king with his attendants.
This mind constantly races, Wherever the body goes. Both have mutual power, Revolving in the ocean of the three states.
The karma it creates is pervasive; All is caused by the mind. Without wholesome conditions, Scant pleasure cannot be obtained.
One should seek the true Dharma, Cultivating various meditations. If the mind departs from all evil, It is like the sun emerging from clouds.
If the mind is well-established in stillness, Then right view arises. A layperson who gives rise to pure faith Will escape the difficulties of rebirth.
If the mind does not create evil, Defects do not arise. Free from afflictions, pure, One is always born in heaven.
This mind follows the sense faculties, Swiftly flowing and turning. One who skilfully guards the mind Will later be born in the heavens.
If one is driven by the mind, Creating all kinds of offenses, Relying on improper conduct, They remain long in the cycle of rebirth.
This mind, in an instant, Has hundreds of thousands of arisings and ceasings. Its nature is only lightness and movement, Like an illusion, unreal.
This mind has great power, Racing without a moment’s pause. If wisdom knows its stillness, Then it can be well bound.
This mind is difficult to tame, Causing the sense faculties to be turbulent. The wise person holds it well, Able to reach the other shore.
This mind is never satisfied; Only the rope of contentment can bind it. One who skillfully controls that mind, Is called a wise person in the world.
This mind, focusing on objects of desire, Gives rise to love and delight. Wholesome actions can calm and remove it; Doing evil makes it increase.
If a person's mind is still, They see all desires as poison. The foolish indulge their mind, Enjoying them as something beautiful.
This mind only creates; That karma then follows accordingly. Arising from the sense faculties and objects, It causes a corresponding union.
The wise person, knowing this, Abandons it and attains peace and ease. All forms, when seen, are the same; Why then give rise to different concepts?
All realms of form, Because they are causes, disrupt the mind. One who skillfully tames that mind, Then abandons all faults.
Like a single grain seed, Gives rise to form, scent, and difference. Because of various combinations, Each arises according to the mind.
Like the world’s craftsmen, Who skillfully construct mechanisms. Relying on the true Dharma to govern the mind, One then always abides in peace and joy.
Sense objects pull the mind; The foolish give rise to pleasure. Wisdom has great power, Quickly causing it to become pure.
Again, that mind moves and turns, Pervading the aggregates and elements. And in those three states of existence, Because there is no true vision.
Again, like the great ocean, Where wind strikes and waves surge and boil. So too, the mind and conditions are combined, Flowing and turning with the world.
Wholesome karma leads the mind, Certainly bringing about an excellent result. One should practice wholesome conduct, And no longer create any evil.
When the mind corresponds to stillness, It is like water unmoved by wind. Everything arises from causes and conditions, Following the karma to which it goes.
This mind is extremely swift; In an instant it goes and returns. Sometimes it focuses on the heavens, Sometimes it heads toward hell.
The mind can cut off all evil, And can also create all good. It leads to the door of liberation. Thus is the mind described.
This mind is the most light and agile; There is none that surpasses it. If not skillfully guarded, It always clings to desire.
This mind, in a moment, Can create wholesome and unwholesome karma. Its nature is originally light and moving; Seeking it, it cannot be found.
This mind—how it comes is unknown; Going, what is seen? When conditions combine, it temporarily exists; When conditions disperse, it has no abode.
This mind is not an accumulation; Nor is it long-lasting. It does not correspond to a grasping; Nowhere is it seen.
“Mind” is also just a conventional name; It arises from the combination of conditions. Cow dung and a wish-fulfilling jewel— These two are also thus. The form-faculty and so on, Each arises from consciousness. One never sees a single dharma, That is obtained without combination.
Thus, those states, Are difficult for sentient beings to cut off and abandon. If one abides in the true Dharma, What is there to do with desire?
This mind is extremely dangerous, Has great power, and is hard to tame. It delights in creating karma; Foolish people have no awareness.
Because of creating various karmas, This becomes the cause for the cycle of rebirth. Within the three states of existence, They suffer for a long time.
Like being afflicted by wind-type diseases, One does not die and sink into evil paths. But the defects of greed, etc., Will definitely cause one to fall into hell.
The mind’s defects are the greatest; It constantly creates various evils. Wind disease is also not good; One should cultivate supreme conduct.
Wind-type diseases and so on can be cured; When the body perishes, they also scatter. But the disease of greed is not so; It remains for hundreds of thousands of lifetimes.
Know that the disease of greed, etc., Differs from wind-related ailments. One who skillfully cultivates supreme conduct, Can abandon the defect of greed.
This mind is like a skilled physician, Who skillfully treats defects of the mind. It is not like that of the world, Which only heals bodily ailments.
If the mind gives rise to wholesome reflection, Then no defilements arise. The foolish, without the true Dharma, Fall into dangerous paths.
If a person delights in meditation, Relying on the stillness of the mountains and forests, The fool, not being calm, Gives rise to much conflict and discord.
This mind is like a painter, Depicting all kinds of images. All these images are created by it, Circulating through the five realms of rebirth.
Worldly painting, though skillful, Depicts hundreds of thousands of kinds of things. The painting of karma is extremely vast, With the three realms as its canvas.
It paints numerous sentient beings, Flowing through the five realms of rebirth. Because karma is vast, It pervades everywhere.
Again, that painter-mind, Can paint the entire net of karma. All sentient beings in the world, Are all bound by it.
Again, wind, rain, smoke, and dust, Can all damage that painting. But for hundreds of thousands of eons, The painting of karma always remains as it is.
The great earth can be scattered and destroyed, The waters of the sea can also dry up. Only the painting of karma endures forever, Appearing everywhere. All karma always accompanies one; Its result never differs.
Sentient beings indulge their minds, Wandering through the realms of rebirth. If a person’s mind clings to pleasure, Seeking the states of desire, And does not cut off unwholesome karma, They will certainly fall into suffering. Therefore, one should restrain the mind, For it is extremely evil and frightening.
Delighting in the union with desired objects, The poison of craving constantly fills one. Not considering the danger, They constantly pursue desires. When pleasure ends, suffering follows; They themselves experience their own result.
If a person fears evil paths, Their mind becomes constantly calm. Because of that calm, They grow in the life of wisdom.
This mind has great power, Violent and evil, difficult to guard. The wise person skillfully tames it, And attains freedom from all worry and fear.