16.4 (2) Flaming Gnosis Heartland 焰慧地
16.4.0-7 八正道，是基于前面的七种觉悟，悟出的八种人生的正确道路：正见、正思维、正语、正业、正命、正精进、正念、正定。
16.4.0-7 Eight Correct Paths are findings from the previous seven enlightenments: Correct View, Correct Thinking, Correct Speech, Correct Karma, Correct Life, Correct Diligently Advancement, Correct Spell, Correct Stillness.
（一）正见，区别于邪执倒见：苦谛（参见第13章）是安立真如，集谛（参见第14章）是邪行真如，灭谛（参见第15章）是清净真如，道谛（第16章）是正行真如。
（二）正思维，依四谛的因果理进行思维，参见13.4.3节《十趣因果》。
(1) Correct View is different from heretical obsessions and upside-down views: Bitter Crux (cf. chapter 13) is establishment true suchness, Aggregate Crux (cf. chapter 14) is heretical behavior true suchness, Salvation Crux (cf. chapter 15) is quiet true suchness, and the Path Crux (cf. chapter 16) is correct behavior true suchness.
(2) Correct Thinking, thinking according to the theories of cause and effect of the Four Victorious Cruxes, see Section 13.4.3 Ten Interests’ Causes and Effects.
（三）正语，（甲）不妄语，或不唯不行诳惑，更能言说真实语；（乙）不绮语，或不唯不行魅惑之语，更能作利益语；（丙）不恶口，或不唯不行粗犷，更能善言安慰；（丁）不两舌，或不唯不行离间，更能从中调和。
(3) Correct Speech, (A) Not to speak delusionally, or not only not to muddle and deceive, but also to speak truthfully; (B) Not to use flowery speech, or not only not to charm, but also to speak for the benefit of others; (C) Not to speak of coarse ferocious language, or not only not to speak ferociously, but also to speak kindly to console; (D) Not to two-tongue, not only not to sow discord among people, but also to conciliate and harmonize.
（四）正业，对于一个男人来说是 “三千威仪，八万四千细行”，对于一个女人来说正业是“五百威仪，十万八千魅力”（参见16.2节）。业，亦作身口意业，身业即此身、口业即此口中所说的、意业即此心所想的。
（五）正命，从事正当的职业，尊老爱幼。
(4) Correct Karma is the “3,000 Majesties 84,000 Enchantments” for a man, and the “500 Majesties 108,000 Charms” for a woman discussed in Section 16.2 above. Karma is also known as bodily orally and intentionally karma, bodily karma is the flesh body, orally karma is the mouth speaking, intentionally karma is the heart thinking.
(5) Correct Life, engaging in a proper profession, respecting the elderly, and caring for the young.
（六）正精进，如插图16.4-1所示，图22下面的地狱是最不幸的地方，上面图2的无所有天是最幸福的地方，以此两极为导向，正精进就是 “好好学习，天天向上”。
(5) Correct Diligently Advance, as shown in Illustration 16.4-1, the hell below in Figure 22 is the most unhappy place, and the “No Objectively Have Sky” in Figure 2 above is the quietest place. Orientated by these two extremes, Correct Diligently Advancement means "study and practice hard, moving up every day”.
（七）正念：（甲）不悭贪，或不唯不行悭吝，更能进行施舍；（乙）不嗔恚，或不唯不行愤恚，更能恒生慈念；（丙）不邪见，或不唯不行邪见，更能信行四谛因果理。
(7) Correct Spell: (A) Not to be stingily greed, or not only not to be stingily greed, but also to perform donation; (B) Not to be resentfully irritated, or not only not to be angry, but also to be able to bear merciful spell; (C) Not to be heretical, or not only not to be heretical, but also be able to believe and implement the causes and fruits of the Four Victorious Cruxes.
（八）正定，菩提分法以三种胜定统摄一切胜定，亦名三解脱门：（甲）在秽土（如图16.4.1-34），少欲是正定；（乙）在净土（如图16.4.1-33），无相是正定；（丙）在遍净天（如图16.4.1-32），空是正定。
(8) Correct Stillness, the Enlightenment Branches Laws use three victorious stillness to assimilate all victorious stillness, also known as “Three Liberation Doors”: (A) In Filth Soils (see fig. 16.4.1-34), “Less Desire” is correct stillness; (B) In Immaculate Soils (see fig. 16.4.1-33), “No Phenomena” is correct stillness; (C) In “Pervasively Immaculate Sky” (see fig. 16.4.1-32), “Empty” is correct stillness.
16.4.1 精进渡 Diligently-Advancement Ark
四地菩萨修习精进渡。精进渡有三种，被甲精进，摄善精进，和利乐精进。被甲精进是说菩萨修习最胜菩提分法，如古代的将士身着铠甲入战场，心无畏惧，勇往直前。利乐精进是说菩萨成熟有情，利乐众生，永不知足。精进以勤及彼所起三业为性。
Fourth land Bodhisattvas study and practice “Diligently-Advancement Ark”, which has three types, namely, Armored Diligently-Advancement, Assimilating-Benevolences Diligently-Advancement, and Benefitting-Laugh Diligently-Advancement. Armored Diligently-Advancement means that the Bodhisattva studies and practices the most victorious “Enlightenment Branches Laws” diligently, like the ancient soldiers who entered the battlefield wearing armor, fearlessly marching forward. Benefitting-Laugh Diligently-Advancement means that the Bodhisattva is pleasing and maturing sentient beings, never satiated. Diligently-Advancement Ark is by “diligence and it aroused three karmas” as nature.
插图16.4.2-1是本书第18章《太阳石》中的墨西哥山（亦名特拉洛克，约公元1325年）在展示如何精进：如钻木取火，猛龙过江，专精不懈，勇往直前。图2是中国的南方人在赛龙舟。
Illustration 16.4.2-1 is Mount Mexico (also known as Tlaloc, around 1325 CE) in Chapter 18 "The Sun Stone" of this book showing how to “Diligently-Advancement”: like drilling wood to make fire, a dragon crossing a river, being dedicated and relentless, and moving forward courageously. Picture 2 shows southerners of China racing dragon boats.
16.4.2 微细烦恼现行障 Hindrance of Subtle-Annoyance Presentness
四地菩萨断微细烦恼现行障。此说所知障中俱生一分，属于第六识俱身见的部分；最下品故，不作意缘故，远随现行，故说名微细。宁知此与第六识俱，第七识俱执我见粗大，故说此与第六识俱者微细。彼粗大俱执我等与无漏道性相违，八地以去方永不行。
Fourth land Bodhisattvas break off Hindrance of Subtle-Annoyance Presentness. This is said the First Juristic Quadrant aggregately born, that body-view belongs to the sixth sense (i.e. consciousness); it is named as “subtle”, because it is the lowest, because it is not aggregated from attention, and because its following lags far behind. It is preferable that this body-view affiliates to sixth sense, since the aggregately born body-view belonging to the seventh sense (i.e. preconsciousness) is thick, comparatively this belonging to sixth sense is “subtle”. That “thick aggregately born body view” is contrary to the nature of the holy path, will be tamed at the eighth land and upper.
此但与第六相应身见而言，亦摄无始所知障摄定爱法爱。此微细烦恼障四地菩提分法，菩提分法特违彼，入四地时便能永断。由斯四地说断二愚及彼粗重：（一）等至爱愚，即是此中定爱俱者；（二）法爱愚，即是此中法爱俱者。所知障摄二愚断故烦恼二爱亦永不行。
The said aggregately born body-view belonging to sixth sense also includes Stillness-Love and Law-Love belonging to along-life know hindrance. The “Subtle-Annoyance” hinders “Enlightenment-Branches Laws” since “Enlightenment-Branches Laws” particularly besiege it. Thus, we say that fourth land Bodhisattvas break off the two fools and their roughs and heavies: (1) Equality-Arrival Love Fool, which is the love of stillness among this; (2) Law Love Fool, which is the love of law among this. The two fools belonging to Know Hindrance are severed, therefore the Still Love and Law Love will never present again.
16.4.3 无摄受真如 No-Assimilated-Acceptance True Suchness
四地菩萨证得无摄受真如。玄奘说，此真如无所系属，非我执等所依取故。此说无意识（即神识）没有自我，没有我及我所，且它的许多特质终生不变，不可能被驯服、降伏、诱惑、或贿赂。众生只能依据它的性质（法性）而行为。
Fourth land Bodhisattvas prove and gain “No-Assimilated-Acceptance True Suchness” (i.e., being free from incorporation). Tang Tripitaka said: “This True Suchness has no affiliation and cannot be fetched by I-Obsession, etc.” This says that unconsciousness (aka God-sense) has no self, and belongings, many of its nature remain unchanged throughout life, and cannot be tamed, subdued, seduced, or bribed. Living beings can only act according to its nature (juristic nature).
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