【第十三折】
【Episode 13】
善知識！我此法門，以定慧為本。第一勿迷，言慧定別，定慧體一不二。即定是慧體，即慧是定用。即慧之時定在慧，即定之時慧在定。善知識！此義即是定慧等。學道之人作意，莫言先定發慧，先慧發定，定慧各別。作此見者，法有二相，口說善，心不善，慧定不等；心口俱善，內外一種，定慧即等。自悟修行，不在口諍。若諍先後，即是迷人。不斷勝負，卻生法我，不離四相。」
Good friends! This Dharma door of mine is founded on concentration and wisdom. First, do not be mistaken and think that concentration and wisdom are separate—they are one in essence, not two. Concentration is the essence of wisdom, and wisdom is the function of concentration. When wisdom is active, concentration resides within it; when concentration is present, wisdom resides within it. Good friends! This understanding is what is meant by the unity of concentration and wisdom. Those who pursue the path should not claim that concentration comes first and gives rise to wisdom, or that wisdom comes first and gives rise to concentration—regarding them as separate. To hold such a view means to see the Dharma as having two aspects. If one speaks well but the mind is not good, then concentration and wisdom are not unified. When mind and speech are both good, and inner and outer are as one, then concentration and wisdom are equal. Self-realization and cultivation lie in practice, not in verbal debate. Arguing about what comes first or last is the mark of a confused person. By clinging to victory and defeat, one gives rise to attachment to both self and Dharma, never escaping the four signs of a self, others, living beings, and lifespan.