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毘舍浮佛是七佛中的第三位，他的傳法偈：
假藉四大以為身 心本無生因境有
前境若無心亦無 罪福如幻起亦滅
這首偈頌就是說我們不要把身體認得那麼真。這個身體是四大和合而成的，熱力屬火大，搖動就是風大，有濕性就是水大，又有堅固性就是地大，這是地水火風，四大和合而成一個身體，所以說「假藉四大以為身」：我們假藉地水火風這個四大來成的一個身體。「心本無生因境有」：我們這個心本來不生不滅的，可是因為你著到境界上了，也就有這個生滅心了，所以說「前境若無心亦無」，前面那個境界若沒有了，心也沒有了，心是因為境界而有的。「罪福如幻起亦滅」：所以罪也是虛幻的，福也是虛幻的，罪福如幻就像泡沫，電光石火一樣，雖然罪福起了還是滅的，這是毗舍浮佛說的偈頌。
我們學佛的人，對七佛偈頌應該熟讀，不要忘了。這每一首偈頌都是教你不要執著身心。我們一執著身心，就有障礙了，為什麼起這個障礙呢？，就因為認假為真，認賊做子，認賊做父。那麼這樣子，所以古人說：「一念瞋心起，八萬障門開。」你看看這多厲害！就因為你一念的瞋心起來，這八萬的障門都來障著你了；你若不起瞋心呢，八萬障門自然都化為烏有了，所以這是各人要特別注意的。
所以一切唯心造，就是在這一點要認識，境界來了，這都是考驗，一種修道必然經過的步驟。那麼境界來了，我們一考驗就考不上，落選了，這就是平時功夫沒用好，所以到了緊要的關頭就手忙腳亂，無所措手足了。我們修道的人要注意這一點，要認識境界。
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Vishvabhu Buddha is the third of the Seven Buddhas. His Dharma-transmitting verse is:
We take the four elements as our body.
The mind is basically unborn; it exists only due to states.
If the states before us do not exist, the mind will not exist either.
Offenses and blessings are like illusions which arise and perish.
This verse tells us not to take our body seriously. The body is formed by the combination of the four elements: heat belongs to the element of fire, motion belongs to the element of wind, moisture belongs to the element of water and solidity belongs to the element of earth. These four elements of earth, water, fire and wind make up the body. So it says, "We take the four elements as our body." By means of the four elements, we have our body. The mind is basically unborn; it exists only due to states. Our mind is basically unborn and undying, but because we become attached to states, the mind which is born and dies comes into being. So the verse continues, if the states before us do not exist, the mind will not exist either. If the states in front of us cease to be, then the mind will also be gone. It is only because of states that the mind arises. Offenses and blessings are like illusions which arise and perish. Offenses and blessings are both illusory. They are like foam bubbles, lightning flashes and sparks that come from striking flint. Although they have come into being, they will also perish. This is the verse spoken by Vishbvabhu Buddha.
Students of Buddhism should study the verses of the Seven Buddhas well. Don't forget them. Each verse tells us not to be attached to the body and mind. Once we are attached to them, there's an obstruction. Why does it arise? It's because we take what is false to be real; we mistake thieves for our son and our father. So the ancients said, "When one thought of hatred arises, eighty thousand doors of obstruction are opened." See how devastating it is! If you harbor a thought of hatred, eighty thousand doors of obstruction will come to obstruct you. If you don't harbor hatred, the eighty thousand obstructive doors disappear. Everyone should pay close attention to this.
Therefore, everything is made from the mind alone. We have to understand this point. States which arise are tests; they are all part of a process which we must pass through in cultivation. If a state occurs and we fail the test, then we haven't worked enough during ordinary times. So at the critical moment, we are caught in a flurry, not knowing what to do. Cultivators should pay attention to this, and recognize states.
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