不求佛加，幻出幻没
[240] Not Seeking [The] Buddha’s Blessings, Illusions Appear [And] Disappear
修禅定人（指四禅八定），及参禅人，以唯仗自力，不求佛加，故于功夫得力、真妄相攻之时，每有种种境界，幻出幻没。
Persons cultivating Dhyāna [i.e. meditative] Concentrations (referring [to the] Four Dhyānas [and] Eight Concentrations), and persons contemplating Chán, [are] only with relying on Self-power, not seeking [the] Buddha’s blessings, thus from [their] skills attaining [some] capability, when [the] true [and] false attack each other, often have all kinds [of] states, [with] illusions appearing [and] illusions disappearing.
[Note: The Four Dhyānas’ Concentrations (四禅定) are the
(i) First Dhyāna’s Concentration (初禅定),
(ii) Second Dhyāna’s Concentration (二禅定),
(iii) Third Dhyāna’s Concentration (三禅定) and
(iv) Fourth Dhyāna’s Concentration (四禅定).
The Eight Concentrations (八定) are the above with
(v) Space Boundless’ Place’s Concentration (空无边处定),
(vi) Consciousness Boundless’ Place’s Concentration (识无边处定),
(vii) Without That Existing’s Place’s Concentration (无所有处定) and
(viii) Non-Perception And Not Non-Perception’s Place’s Concentration (非想非非想处定).]
譬如阴雨将晴之时，浓云破绽，忽见日光。恍惚之间，变化不测。
For example, like when overcast [and] raining, going [to be] clear, [through] thick clouds breaking [through a] crack, suddenly seeing [the] sun’s light. [With] mental unclarity in between, [are] transformations unexpected.
所有境界，非真具道眼者，不能辨识。若错认消息，则着魔发狂，莫之能医。
[With] all states, [if] not [as] those truly complete [with the] path’s eye, [they] not able [to be] differentiated [and] recognised. If wrongly recognised [as] news [of attainment], then [is there] possession [by] demons [to] go mad, [as] those not able [to be] cured.
念佛人，以真切之信愿，持万德之洪名。
Persons mindful [of the] Buddha[‘s name] [i.e. Āmítuófó (阿弥陀佛)], with [that] true [and] sincere of Faith [and] Aspiration, uphold [the] great name of ten thousand virtues.
喻如杲日当空，行大王路。不但魑魅魍魉，铲踪灭迹，即歧途是非之念，亦无从生。
Analogous to [the] shining sun overhead [in the] sky, moving [on the] great king’s path. Not only [will] spirits, demons, sprites [and] goblins, level [their] footprints [to] eliminate [their] traces, even thoughts of diverging paths [of] right [and] wrong, also [have] no way [to] arise.
推而极之，不过曰：念至功纯力极，则全心是佛，全佛是心，心佛不二，心佛一如而已。
Advancing then, [to the] utmost of [this, is] no more than saying, [that when] mindfulness arrives [at] skills pure [and] efforts utmost, then [the] entire mind is [the] Buddha, [the] entire Buddha is [the] mind, [the] mind [and the] Buddha [are] not two, [the] mind [and the] Buddha [are] one thus, that is all.
此理此行，唯恐人之不知，不能合佛普度众生之愿。岂秘而不传，独传于汝乎？
[With] this principle [and] this practice, only fearing that [there are] people [who do] not know [them, then] not able [to] unite [with the] vow of [the] Buddha [to] universally deliver sentient beings. How can it be secret, then not transmitted, [or] only transmitted to you?
若有暗地里口传心受之妙诀，即是邪魔外道，即非佛法。
If [there] are those secretly, orally transmitted [and] mentally received wonderful secret [methods, they] are the same as evil demons’ external paths, thus not [the] Buddha’s Dharma.
净土宗十三祖印光大师
Pure Land Tradition’s 13th Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng
《印光法师文钞》（正编）：复永嘉某居士书五；
Dharma Master Yìnguāng’s Collected Writings (First Compilation): Fifth Reply Letter [To A] Certain Yǒngjiā Layperson;
印光大师文钞菁华录（第两百四十则）：七、分禅净界限（第二则）
Record [Of] Great Master Yìnguāng’s Collected Writings’ Essence (240th Short Section): 7th Chapter: Differentiation Of Chán And Pure Land Traditions’ Boundaries (2nd Short Section)
[Ref: #240 / 7.2]
Namo Amituofo : Translation and note by Shen Shi’an
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《印光大师文钞菁华录》
Record Of Great Master Yìnguāng’s Collected Writings’ Essence
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