To learn through listening is not as wholesome as through reading. But reading with the eyes is not as boundless as realizing through the mind. The best practice is let the mind serve as a king, the eyes serve as ministers, and the ears as assistants. The lesser practice is to let the eyes take up the role of king, and the least practice is to let the ears do the job of the eyes.
by Grand Master Lian Chi (蓮池大師), the Eighth Patriarch of Pure Land Buddhism
心得 – 錄自明末蓮池大師《竹窗隨筆》(初筆)
以耳聽受而得者，不如以目看讀而得者之廣也。以目看讀而得者，不如以心悟明而得者之極其廣也。以心為君、以目為臣、以耳為佐使，可也。用目當心，斯下矣。用耳當目，又下之下矣!
Buddha Mind 