[363]「都摄六根」的下手处是什么？
[363] What Is [The] Starting Point [Of] ‘Gathering All Six Roots’?
◎ 摄耳谛听，志心谛听，久久便可「都摄六根，净念相继」。
◎ [Summary]: Gathering [in the] ears [with] attentive listening, [with the] sincere mind attentively listening, for long, then can [there be] ‘gathering all six roots, [with] pure mindfulness [in] continuous succession’.
念佛之要，在于都摄六根。当念佛时，摄耳谛听，即是摄六根之下手处。能志心谛听，与不听而散念，其功德大相悬殊。
[That] essential of mindfulness [of] Buddha, is in gathering [of] all six roots. When mindful [of the] Buddha[‘s name (Āmítuófó: 阿弥陀佛)], gathering [in the] ears [with] attentive listening, is thus gathering [the] six roots’ starting point. [If] able [to, with the] sincere mind attentively listening, [compared] with not listening, then [with] scattered mindfulness, its meritorious virtues [are with] great forms [of] wide differences.
此法无论上中下根人皆可用，皆可得益，有利无弊，宜令一切人皆依此修。
[Of] this Dharma [Door], regardless [of] persons [with] high, medium [or] low roots, all can use [it, and] all can attain [its] benefits. Having advantages without disadvantages, [there] should [be] enabling [of] all persons [to] all rely [on] this [for] cultivation.
《与张静江居士书》
Letter For Layperson Zhāng Jìngjiāng
念佛下手，最要莫过于听。听则心沉而一，所谓「都摄六根，净念相继」者。
[Of] mindfulness [of the] Buddha[‘s name’s (Āmítuófó: 阿弥陀佛)] starting points, [of that] most essential, nothing can surpass listening. [With] listening, then [with the] mind sinking and singular, [is] that so-called ‘gathering all six roots, [with] pure mindfulness [in] continuous succession’.
《复常逢春居士书七》
Seventh Reply Letter [To] Layperson Cháng Féngchūn
净土宗十三祖印光大师著
Written [By] Pure Land Tradition’s 13th Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng
《印光法师答念佛600问》
Dharma Master Yìnguāng’s Answers [For] Mindfulness [Of] Buddha’s 600 Questions
传印法师鉴定
Evaluated [By] Dharma Master Chuányìn
Námó Āmítuófó : Translation by Shen Shi’an
