伏见经云:‘发菩提心者,即是佛心,其余诸善,不得为喻,能出三界(梵语trayo dhatavah)之苦门,入无为之胜路。’
华严经云:‘菩提心(梵语bodhi-citta)出生一切诸不萨行,十方三世诸佛,皆从菩提心而出生故。’
历代祖师云:‘修行不发菩提心,犹如耕田不播种。’