Visuddhimagga VIII-63

Anupubbato manasikarontenāpi ca nātisīghato manasikātabbaṃ.

2)以次第作意者亦应「不过急」作意。

Ñ(VIII,63): 2. Also when he gives attention to it following the serial order, he should do so not too quickly.



Atisīghato manasikaroto hi yathā nāma tiyojanamaggaṃ paṭipajjitvā okkamanavissajjanaṃ asallakkhetvā sīghena javena satakkhattumpi gamanāgamanaṃ karoto purisassa kiñcāpi addhānaṃ parikkhayaṃ gacchati, atha kho pucchitvāva gantabbaṃ hoti, evameva kevalaṃ kammaṭṭhānaṃ pariyosānaṃ pāpuṇāti, avibhūtaṃ pana hoti, na visesaṃ āvahati, tasmā nātisīghato manasikātabbaṃ.

若过急作意者,虽然他或许可得完成其业处的终点,但(对业处)不明了,不得至于殊胜(之位);譬如有人行三由旬的道路,不观察其当进与当避(之道),即以速度的往返百回,虽然到达终点(亦不知是终点),但是应问而后行(才知终点)是故不宜过急。

Ñ: For just as when a man sets out on a three-league journey, even if he has already done the journey out and back a hundred times rapidly without taking note of [turnings] to be taken and avoided, though he may finish his journey, he still has to ask how to get there, so too, when the meditator gives his attention to the meditation subject too quickly, though he may reach the end of the meditation subject, it still doss not become clear or bring about any distinction. So he should not give his attention to it too quickly.



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