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title: "靈峰蕅益大師宗論 · 荅庸菴二問"
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### 荅庸菴二問

> Answering Two Questions from Yong'an

善惡無性，先須論心。心若迷，善功微而惡罪大。心若悟，善功大而惡力微。以善惡雖皆性具，一順一逆故也。招報隨其念之強弱，亦無一定。學人失念，秖貴覺照。果能覺照，煩惱雖熾，必漸減矣。覺於臨境貴猛，覺於平日貴密。又貴事理並運，顯密互資。危微精一之功，在己，不在人也。

> Good and evil have no fixed nature; we must first speak of the mind. If the mind is confused, even small good deeds have little merit, while evil acts become grave offenses. If the mind is awakened, good deeds yield great merit, and the power of evil is diminished. Although both good and evil are inherent in our nature, one flows in harmony while the other goes against it. The consequences we face depend on the strength of our thoughts—there is no fixed rule. When a practitioner loses focus, the key is simply to return to mindful awareness. If they can truly maintain this awareness, even intense afflictions will gradually weaken. Awakening in the face of circumstances requires urgency; awakening in daily life requires consistency. It is also essential to practice both principle and practice together, alternating between the explicit and the subtle. The refined and subtle work of vigilance, oneness, and precision lies with oneself, not with others.

法執根本無明，我執枝末無明。論生起，先法後我；論斷除，先我後法。然圓人直觀心性，我法本自虛融，何有先後？或開圓解，我執習強者，不妨先作人空觀也。

> Attachment to phenomena is the root ignorance; attachment to self is the branch ignorance. In terms of arising, phenomena come first, then self; in terms of eliminating them, self comes first, then phenomena. However, for those of perfect understanding who directly observe the nature of mind, self and phenomena are originally empty and fused—how could there be any sequence? Yet, if someone with strong habitual attachment to self opens up to perfect understanding, it is entirely fine to first practice the contemplation of self-emptiness.