破山禪師語錄
破山禪師語錄卷第五
破山禪師語錄卷第五
J26nB177_p0019b02 J26nB177_p0019b03上堂五
J26nB177_p0019b04上堂,僧問:「無影坡前曾相見,今朝特地忘卻面,和尚J26nB177_p0019b05還記得麼?」師震威喝一喝。
問:「未到雙桂有一話頭,今J26nB177_p0019b06已忘卻,請師荅話。」師云:「鼠口終無象牙。」僧喝一喝,師J26nB177_p0019b07不理。僧歸眾,師乃云:「剛纔九夏又三冬,衲子齊來叩J26nB177_p0019b08己躬,拄地撐天拄杖子,顛拈倒弄活如龍。且道朝打J26nB177_p0019b09三千、暮打八百,還濟得甚麼邊事?」以拄杖卓一卓,云:J26nB177_p0019b10「不獨登山兼打狗,偏能扶弱不扶強。」
J26nB177_p0019b11三谿魏居士請師上堂說法,師固辭。次蚤上堂,師高J26nB177_p0019b12聲召云:「魏居士。」士應諾,師云:「老僧為汝上堂了也。」士J26nB177_p0019b13禮拜,師便下座。
J26nB177_p0019b14治宇楊居士為子拖白請上堂,師云:「天上月正圓,人J26nB177_p0019b15間道月半。咬破卻囫圇,囫圇成兩片,飯甑兩頭空,吾J26nB177_p0019b16道一以貫。諸仁者!向此薦得,一生參學事畢;其或未J26nB177_p0019b17然,請光桂出來拖白去。」桂出眾作禮胡跪,師云:「自從J26nB177_p0019b18昔日與今朝,光陰漸漸不相饒,與麼趕出三門去,福J26nB177_p0019b19海深而壽山高。」
J26nB177_p0019b20追嚴上堂,師云:「兜率皇宮去復來,如如不動實悠哉,J26nB177_p0019b21阿僧祇口難稱讚,一任凡胎與聖胎。所以道:處生死J26nB177_p0019b22流,驪珠獨耀於滄海;踞涅槃岸,桂輪孤朗於碧天。未J26nB177_p0019b23離兜率,已降皇宮;未出母胎,度人已畢。正當恁麼時,J26nB177_p0019b24且道玉臺張居士夫婦來山營齋供眾,追嚴報本一J26nB177_p0019b25句作麼生道?父母愛之,喜而不忘;父母惡之,勞而不J26nB177_p0019b26怨。不怨不忘今頓脫,西方上品綻金蓮。」
J26nB177_p0019b27施主請上堂,僧問:「有佛處不得住,無佛處急走過,是J26nB177_p0019b28何人境界?」師云:「好與三十棒。」僧擬測,師噓一聲。
印達J26nB177_p0019b29問:「氣聚時,主人公當堂;氣散時,主人公向甚麼處安J26nB177_p0019b30身?」師云:「天晴日頭出,雨落地下溼。」達禮拜,師乃云:「連J26nB177_p0019c01連兩日陞堂,箇箇腳忙手忙。田裏秧深上節,山中麥J26nB177_p0019c02老將黃,工夫覺得無隙,食祿知其有方,但願檀那福J26nB177_p0019c03壽,與同地久天長。」
J26nB177_p0019c04峨眉山萬年寺紫芝法孫請陞座,僧問:「香飄雙桂,月J26nB177_p0019c05朗中天,如何是祖孫相見一句?」師云:「分明月在峨眉J26nB177_p0019c06上,看到峨眉卻又遲。」進云:「恁麼則團圓在此際,流輝J26nB177_p0019c07不計秋?」師震威喝一喝。僧禮拜,師乃云:「雙桂堂前雙J26nB177_p0019c08桂香,蜂喧蝶攘動悲傷,想來熟我餘生夢,飛上峨眉J26nB177_p0019c09添道光。」擲拄杖,下座。
J26nB177_p0019c10上堂,師云:「滴水滴凍庭際之人覓心不得,打雨打風J26nB177_p0019c11杖頭之機忍俊不禁,忘形骸於方外,究性命於箇中,J26nB177_p0019c12鼓兩片皮、弄三寸舌,千言萬語,無非要人解黏去縛,J26nB177_p0019c13敲枷打鎖,豈料事無一向?又且不然,今日君如陳公J26nB177_p0019c14夫人袁氏為男禳關寄名印鳳來山營齋供眾,入如J26nB177_p0019c15來室,披如來衣,頂如來冠,帶如來鎖,得一身繫縛者,J26nB177_p0019c16改禾莖而為粟柄,易短壽以作長齡。雖是雙放雙收,J26nB177_p0019c17猶是半明半暗。正恁麼時,且道解脫底是?繫縛底是?」J26nB177_p0019c18以拄杖卓一卓,云:「還委悉麼?薦取杖頭聲盡處,印龍J26nB177_p0019c19印鳳日呈祥。」
J26nB177_p0019c20開罏,上堂,師云:「鉗錘爐鞴不如初,十日親來九日疏,J26nB177_p0019c21將謂胡鬚箇箇赤,誰知更有赤鬚胡?」
復舉:「王常侍謁J26nB177_p0019c22臨濟大師,攜手至禪堂,問:『眾僧在此看經麼?』濟曰:『不J26nB177_p0019c23看經。』曰:『參禪麼?』曰:『不參禪。』曰:『既不看經、又不參禪,在J26nB177_p0019c24此作麼?』曰:『惟要作佛。』王曰:『金屑雖貴,落眼成翳。』濟云:J26nB177_p0019c25『將謂你是箇俗漢。』」師云:「即如我夔州府經歷司盧檀J26nB177_p0019c26越特特來山,也不如是葛藤,遇茶喫茶、遇飯喫飯,難J26nB177_p0019c27道也是箇俗漢?」召大眾,云:「試看:今之俗漢、古之俗漢,J26nB177_p0019c28是同?是別?若道是同,不應點罰『金屑雖貴,落眼成翳』;J26nB177_p0019c29若道是別,只見錐頭利,不見鑿頭方。正與麼時,都盧J26nB177_p0019c30一狀領過,還委悉麼?」
一僧云:「夜深不向蘆華宿。」又一J26nB177_p0020a01僧云:「不離當處常湛然,覓則知君不可見。」師云:「只是J26nB177_p0020a02不歸歸便得,五湖煙景有誰爭?」下座。
J26nB177_p0020a03梁山林縣令請陞座,師云:「天得一以清;地得一以寧;J26nB177_p0020a04君王得一,天下太平;諸侯得一,海晏河清。老僧今朝J26nB177_p0020a05得箇初一,且道堪作甚麼?有水皆含月,無山不帶雲。」
J26nB177_p0020a06復舉:「鼓山赴閩王請雪峰上堂,云:『雪峰門下好矢聖J26nB177_p0020a07箭,射入九重城裏去也。』太原孚上座云:『也待某甲勘J26nB177_p0020a08驗過始得。』趕至中途,問曰:『師兄往那裏去?』曰:『九重城J26nB177_p0020a09裏去。』曰:『忽遇四兵圍繞時如何?』曰:『他家自有通霄路。』J26nB177_p0020a10曰:『恁麼則離宮失殿去也?』曰:『何處不稱尊?』孚上座拂J26nB177_p0020a11袖便回,舉似雪峰云:『好矢聖箭中途折卻了也。』峰云:J26nB177_p0020a12『他有後語在。』曰:『老凍膿猶有鄉情在。』」師云:「此則公案J26nB177_p0020a13商量者最多,錯會者不少,都去折箭處卜度,殊不知J26nB177_p0020a14鼓山折箭則且置,雪峰上堂是甚麼心行?還委悉麼?」J26nB177_p0020a15時有僧云:「道泰不傳天子令,時清休唱太平歌。」師卓J26nB177_p0020a16拄杖一下,云:「一箭落雙鵰。」
J26nB177_p0020a17天童悟和尚忌日,師拈香云:「一瓣香,兩手舉,雙桂堂J26nB177_p0020a18前經幾幾,萬里鵬程去復來,一天明月照巴水。」
J26nB177_p0020a19解制,上堂,師云:「千出醜,萬出醜,學冠天人開大口,吐J26nB177_p0020a20霧吞雲立上風,蘇州有也常州有。大眾會麼?如會得,J26nB177_p0020a21老僧分半院與汝住;其或未然,一任東奔西走。」
J26nB177_p0020a22總督四川培之李護法薦慈請就重慶府官衙陞座,J26nB177_p0020a23師云:「過去事已過去,未來事猶未來,且道即今事又J26nB177_p0020a24作麼生?兩頭坐斷,中間莫位。若於此會,得淨裸裸絕J26nB177_p0020a25承當,赤灑灑無回互,便見得今日所薦誥封一品太J26nB177_p0020a26夫人,齊家治國,純孝精忠,凜凜孤光不遷不變,即穢J26nB177_p0020a27邦而生淨土,即煩惱以證菩提。其或未然,更聽一偈:J26nB177_p0020a28訃音正報凱音時,兩處相將不早遲,快我蓮池添上J26nB177_p0020a29客,全人忠孝令人思。」下座。
J26nB177_p0020a30浴佛,上堂,師云:「指天指地及周行,臭口初開引禍生,J26nB177_p0020b01一棒翻加人我病,九龍惡水太無情。敢問大眾:還知J26nB177_p0020b02此中利害處麼?」有僧喝一喝,師云:「將此身心奉塵剎,J26nB177_p0020b03是則名為報佛恩。」
J26nB177_p0020b04上堂,師云:「惡辣鉗錘大鞴爐,純鋼煉就箇頭顱衝,鋒J26nB177_p0020b05破敵與麼去,四海氛煙盡淨除。如是,則知長春周居J26nB177_p0020b06士來山飯僧請法,上祈國泰民安,下祈光前裕後,人J26nB177_p0020b07人悟證平常,箇箇剋期取辦,早遂忠孝之懷,以全自J26nB177_p0020b08他之益。所以道:求道如鑽火,逢煙未可休,直待金星J26nB177_p0020b09現,燒然始到頭。老僧如是告報,未審眾中還有得金J26nB177_p0020b10星現者麼?如無,因齋慶讚去也。」以拂子打圓相,云:「但J26nB177_p0020b11存方寸修陰騭,自有麒麟應馬前。」
J26nB177_p0020b12天童悟和尚忌日,師拈香云:「七月七,吾師涅槃日。老J26nB177_p0020b13僧一瓣香,觸碎諸人鼻。」遂炷香,復云:「若道是瓣香,入J26nB177_p0020b14地獄如箭射;若道不是香,入地獄如箭射。正恁麼時,J26nB177_p0020b15且道還是香底是?不是香底是?請著一語看。」自代云:J26nB177_p0020b16「禍不入慎家之門。」
J26nB177_p0020b17辭眾上堂,師云:「初開劫運久開爐,七十年來志不輸,J26nB177_p0020b18每見隙駒難度尾,嘗聞老蚌易生珠。三餐三道束腰J26nB177_p0020b19篾,一箇一張護口符,今日功圓并行滿,同瞻佛日與J26nB177_p0020b20皇圖。」下座。
小參一
J26nB177_p0020b22小參,師云:「臨濟在黃檗三度問佛法的的大意,三度J26nB177_p0020b23被打,於中放不過處氣悶殺人,指參大愚輕輕點破,J26nB177_p0020b24忽地𡎺拳揮掌,誰當其鋒?方是知痛癢漢。今兄弟家J26nB177_p0020b25被我棒頭打著,不根其旨,亂去卜度,言知痛癢,目在J26nB177_p0020b26打處痛處,單看痛底,是誰可憐生,將我祖者條棒委J26nB177_p0020b27屈。如是,若以打處言知痛癢者,古德有言:『未跨船舷,J26nB177_p0020b28早與三十棒了也;未動腳跟,早喫棒了也;未開口前,J26nB177_p0020b29早與三十棒了也。』且道者箇痛癢又作麼生?知之難J26nB177_p0020b30道也,好去打處痛處云知痛癢耶?所謂知痛癢者,言J26nB177_p0020c01識法者懼凡在言語上、機境中識得根源處謂是知J26nB177_p0020c02痛癢漢。所以黃檗參馬祖,不料祖遷化,遂參百丈,問J26nB177_p0020c03曰:『馬大師生前有何言句示人?』丈自舉參馬祖因緣:J26nB177_p0020c04『我被他一喝,只得耳聾三日。』檗當下吐舌,丈曰:『子莫J26nB177_p0020c05承嗣馬祖去。』檗云:『今日因師舉,得見馬祖大機之用,J26nB177_p0020c06我若承嗣伊則喪我兒孫。』丈云:『智與師齊,減師半德;J26nB177_p0020c07智過於師,方堪傳授。』兄弟!你看者箇榜樣還是從打J26nB177_p0020c08處痛處參究知痛癢耶?不從打處痛處參究知痛癢J26nB177_p0020c09耶?還是從喝處耳聾處知痛癢耶?不從喝處耳聾處J26nB177_p0020c10知痛癢耶?試卜度看。今日不禁口業分疏長短,蓋緣J26nB177_p0020c11我輩做禿居士,不識好惡,錯會猶甚者下底註腳耳。J26nB177_p0020c12還有一等不惟不達此意,反生毀謗,此輩難怪其愚。J26nB177_p0020c13豈不聞真銀不通世用,真人難以應跡,真言不無逆J26nB177_p0020c14耳?古德云:『我若一向舉揚宗教,法堂前艸深一丈。』良J26nB177_p0020c15有以也。珍重珍重。」
J26nB177_p0020c16示眾,云:「古人道三朝一七剋期取證,你們在堂七日J26nB177_p0020c17矣,曾取證也未?」一眾無語,師云:「八十翁翁入場屋,真J26nB177_p0020c18誠不是小兒嬉,而今爾輩不得自繇者,其過有三:一J26nB177_p0020c19者、自恃聰明,法法頭頭一覽便會,及至臨機目瞪口J26nB177_p0020c20呿,過在依他作解,塞自悟門。二者、硬赳赳地盡力主J26nB177_p0020c21張,逢人便逞口頭滑,以為千了百當,及至遇一智人J26nB177_p0020c22面前卻云『不會。』過在見識不清,意志恍惚。三者、領一J26nB177_p0020c23話頭當座靠山相似,總不信人長言短語,只以自謂J26nB177_p0020c24是做工夫者,見別人喧喧鬧鬧,恨不得深藏遠邃,世J26nB177_p0020c25不面人,及至搬弄數十年來依然是箇村夫俗子,過J26nB177_p0020c26在執著,取勝易便信受。如是種種說心、說性、說常、說J26nB177_p0020c27斷、說道理、說玄妙,自契自證者,盡是野狐精見解,須J26nB177_p0020c28向三千里外盡淨吐,卻方來東塔門下喫痛棒也。」
J26nB177_p0020c29示眾,云:「言無展事,句不投機,承言者喪,滯句者迷。此J26nB177_p0020c30是古人板齒生毛,痛為今時分星撥兩下底註腳。山J26nB177_p0021a01僧曾恁麼分疏一上,始得不承言、不滯句,活鱍鱍地J26nB177_p0021a02如珠走盤。大眾且道:山僧恰古人處還有商量也無?」J26nB177_p0021a03眾無語,師顧視左右,云:「赤眼撞著火柴頭。」
J26nB177_p0021a04示眾,云:「佛佛出世唯為一大事因緣,即開示悟入四J26nB177_p0021a05種知見,要之一佛知見道故。然而佛知見者即正知J26nB177_p0021a06見也,此正知見即人人不妄、不邪,不偏、不倚者是也。J26nB177_p0021a07蓋謂此正知見,雖人人皆具,不無從幼而老習染不J26nB177_p0021a08正,故吾佛一人與我和你做箇通事舍人,以種種言J26nB177_p0021a09教無數方便引導眾生,令離諸著而已,其實與聖人J26nB177_p0021a10何與?而人不根其旨,起惑造業,如物墮地,重處先墜,J26nB177_p0021a11或作善、或作惡,隨業飄鼓,可作男形、可作女形、可作J26nB177_p0021a12非男非女形,可作無足、多足形,可作人非人等形,可J26nB177_p0021a13作牛、羊、象、馬形,可作鱗甲羽毛形,可作情與無情形,J26nB177_p0021a14如是等無量無邊不可說不可說阿僧祗劫捨身受J26nB177_p0021a15身,輪迴不息,只因一念錯現,出萬般形也。即物而推,J26nB177_p0021a16此一香爐本是泥水合成,良工造出,人欲惜之,千年J26nB177_p0021a17萬載遂成寶器,無價可評,舉世貴重;若一旦不惜損J26nB177_p0021a18之壞之,不但不貴於世,且亦復難歸於泥水也。而人J26nB177_p0021a19既得人身,迷不知修省,與此器物復何異哉?所以道:J26nB177_p0021a20一失人身八萬劫,幾時等得出頭來?縱出頭來,生處J26nB177_p0021a21邊地,下賤、癡、聾、瘖、啞、六根不具,為人奴婢,受他驅役,J26nB177_p0021a22安得親覲大善知識,得聞正法,策進趣操,悟佛知見、J26nB177_p0021a23入佛知見也耶?山僧今日對眾葛藤如此,也是棒打J26nB177_p0021a24石人頭,嚗嚗論實事。」
J26nB177_p0021a25小參,師遶禪床一匝,云:「會麼?於此會得,便會釋迦老J26nB177_p0021a26人初出母胎,周行七步,目顧四方,一手指天,一手指J26nB177_p0021a27地,云:『天上天下,惟吾獨尊。』我儂今夜又且不然,既是J26nB177_p0021a28周行一匝,何止七步?似超釋迦老人一頭地也。何則?J26nB177_p0021a29天上天下箇箇獨尊。所以道:男兒自有衝天志,不向J26nB177_p0021a30他人行處行。其或未悉,更聽葛藤。」
復云:「者箇消息也J26nB177_p0021b01不在言端語端說得,華簇簇、錦攢攢,以當了事惟貴。J26nB177_p0021b02二六時中觸處生疑,有疑不決,千沒奈何、萬沒奈何,J26nB177_p0021b03便是好處。然而此際或發一問、或示一機,自合搆汝J26nB177_p0021b04到那不疑之地,始信從前恍恍惚惚、是是非非都盧J26nB177_p0021b05拋向他鄉外里去也,自然頭頭上現、物物上彰,復何J26nB177_p0021b06難易而可較哉?寧不聞昔有一僧問巖頭:『起滅不停J26nB177_p0021b07時如何?』頭咄云:『是誰起滅?』其僧乃悟。而悟處便是不J26nB177_p0021b08疑,不疑則是千了百當,猶香嚴之擊竹、靈雲之桃華,J26nB177_p0021b09盡向聲色裏廓徹,如汝諸人眼底耳底,豈無如是聲J26nB177_p0021b10色?因何不悟觸?若面墻蓋為只要在別人嘴角頭喫J26nB177_p0021b11些涕唾餬過日子,縱得飽參,智過鶖子,學辯懸河,亦J26nB177_p0021b12濟得甚邊事?汝看釋迦老人道:『唯佛與佛乃能知之。』J26nB177_p0021b13且道他知箇甚麼?」眾無對,師以兩手掩面,云:「慚惶,慚J26nB177_p0021b14惶。莫要夜長夢多。」時有僧不出眾高聲云:「和尚莫瞞J26nB177_p0021b15人好。」師云:「是你瞞我。」
J26nB177_p0021b16小參,師云:「者箇活鱍鱍處阿誰不具?那在遣昏敵散、J26nB177_p0021b17瞠眉努目、起蚤睡晚、長期短限以了平生?所以佛祖J26nB177_p0021b18無他,只在動靜忙閒、𡎺著磕著處發明者箇活鱍路J26nB177_p0021b19頭。不見三祖信心銘曰:『至道無難,唯嫌揀擇,但莫憎J26nB177_p0021b20愛,洞然明白。』你們厭喧求靜、得失取捨、死死生生、凡J26nB177_p0021b21凡聖聖,總是揀擇。正恁麼時,如何是不揀擇底句?」師J26nB177_p0021b22良久顧視左右,云:「只待來年蠶麥熟,羅侯羅兒與一J26nB177_p0021b23文。」
復舉:「玄沙與保福擇菜次,偶論佛法,不覺失聲一J26nB177_p0021b24笑,玄沙責云:『汝者一笑,損了許多利益。何也?暫時不J26nB177_p0021b25在如同死人。』保福自此確志不群,後果聲名千古。我J26nB177_p0021b26儂者裏又且不然,每見兩堂雲水,終日鼓掌呵呵,也J26nB177_p0021b27無許多損益,似乎超古人一頭地也。似則也似,是則J26nB177_p0021b28未是,恁麼說話也是爛泥中有刺。兄弟家既辦沖霄J26nB177_p0021b29氣宇,來者裏同甘澹泊,秖欲究明生死,那有閒情作J26nB177_p0021b30戲,得不太喪天日乎?其中縱有過量者,亦不可將人J26nB177_p0021c01品不立,愈有高著愈要小心,豈不聞『如臨深淵,如履J26nB177_p0021c02薄冰』?聖人尚爾,我安不然?必要尊乎其事,後勝於前,J26nB177_p0021c03令人信而不誣也。苟圖活計,假衒雌黃,東去打一掌、J26nB177_p0021c04西去築一拳,不惟自屎不覺臭,亦壞自己聲名。我儂J26nB177_p0021c05非是有意尊大,來兄弟前作箇狀頭,終日口喃喃告J26nB177_p0021c06訴,無非只要大家當件事做。所以玄沙𡎺指,香嚴擊J26nB177_p0021c07竹,靈雲見桃華,遇境逢緣,千了百當,不是造作安排,J26nB177_p0021c08亦非偶然,特地只是一味胸頭礙膺處廝結不開,方J26nB177_p0021c09有見色明心、聞聲悟道之局。不是爾輩今日三、明日J26nB177_p0021c10四,說時似有、不說似無,放參止靜,隨境飄流,徒溷日J26nB177_p0021c11子。我出家行腳秖三十年,所作所為靡不受盡,雖依J26nB177_p0021c12金粟老人往返六載,只得一箇老和尚暗識我敗闕J26nB177_p0021c13處,其餘盡把我作箇泥豬癩狗看待,終日憎嫌、終日J26nB177_p0021c14障礙,耳邊每聞盲龜跛鱉浩浩商量那箇孤硬、那箇J26nB177_p0021c15柔弱,再不說起自己長短闊狹。
「兄弟!爾我者裏切莫J26nB177_p0021c16學者般種草了無結果之日,在我者裏只說者裏話。J26nB177_p0021c17雖然兒時做處,老來知羞,定不是泥龍石虎空獲其J26nB177_p0021c18狀,但凡不倒斷處必也頻頻請問、數數提撕,當信時J26nB177_p0021c19不待人,剎那異世。兄弟肯依我儂結箇驢年道友,何J26nB177_p0021c20愁碓嘴不生華?」時西堂率眾一齊禮拜,師走起,合掌J26nB177_p0021c21云:「道泰不傳天子敕,鋼刀奚取我儂頭。」
J26nB177_p0021c22對靈,小參,師豎起拄杖,云:「者箇物,上拄天,下拄地,常J26nB177_p0021c23在動用中,動用中收不得。既動用中收不得,且道濱J26nB177_p0021c24源程居士即今在甚麼處安身立命?」以拄杖卓一卓,J26nB177_p0021c25云:「濱源居士被山僧拄杖接引來也,汝等諸人還見J26nB177_p0021c26麼?若也見得,便見伊安身立命處,便見胎生、卵生、溼J26nB177_p0021c27生、化生,有色、無色,有想、無想,非有想非無想,一切眾J26nB177_p0021c28生安身立命處;其或未見,更聽山僧與濱源居士收J26nB177_p0021c29因結果去也。」復以拄杖卓一下,云:「還委悉麼?擊碎惡J26nB177_p0021c30魔諸苦趣,端然證入妙蓮心。」
J26nB177_p0022a01對靈,小參,師云:「山河大地,明暗塞空,時人不識,強覓J26nB177_p0022a02西東。存曾丘公一生一死,恁麼來、恁麼去,還悟也無?J26nB177_p0022a03悟,則見山是山、見水是水、見明是明、見暗是暗、見塞J26nB177_p0022a04是塞、見空是空、見君是君、見臣是臣、見父是父、見子J26nB177_p0022a05是子、見兄是兄、見弟是弟、見男是男、見女是女;倘若J26nB177_p0022a06未悟,見山不是山、見水不是水、見明不是明、見暗不J26nB177_p0022a07是暗、見塞不是塞、見空不是空、見君不是君、見臣不J26nB177_p0022a08是臣、見父不是父、見子不是子、見兄不是兄、見弟不J26nB177_p0022a09是弟、見男不是男、見女不是女。總之,夢幻空華徒勞J26nB177_p0022a10把捉。丘公向山僧拄杖頭上七縱八橫,口喃喃地所J26nB177_p0022a11供如此,還委悉麼?」以拄杖卓一卓,云:「即此見聞如幻J26nB177_p0022a12翳,回觀三界若空華。」
J26nB177_p0022a13對靈,小參,師云:「雨落地下溼,過蟻難尋穴;天晴日頭J26nB177_p0022a14出,歸禽易見巢。正當不晴不雨之際、非難非易之時,J26nB177_p0022a15且道安任居士令先室孺人在甚麼處安身立命?」以J26nB177_p0022a16拄杖卓一卓,云:「還會麼?若於此會得,當下便是恩愛J26nB177_p0022a17盡,而生死盡、煩惱斷,而佛道成;若於此不會,且向山J26nB177_p0022a18僧拄杖頭上著隻眼好。諸仁者!只如山僧拄杖頭上J26nB177_p0022a19作麼生著眼聻?極樂娑婆都屏卻,棒頭喝下悟無生。」J26nB177_p0022a20喝一喝,復卓拄杖,下座。
J26nB177_p0022a21對靈,小參,師云:「臘末春初萬象新,拖金垂柳弄啼鶯,J26nB177_p0022a22乃聲乃色難遮覆,韻出令人悟本真。如是,則我廣耆J26nB177_p0022a23孫夫人素所念佛持經,操家訓子,還悟得本真也無?J26nB177_p0022a24若也悟得,始知今日生死亦如是、苦樂亦如是、男女J26nB177_p0022a25亦如是、恩愛亦如是、哀樂亦如是,乃至一切榮辱種J26nB177_p0022a26種亦皆如是。」拈起拄杖,云:「既爾如是,且道即今安身J26nB177_p0022a27立命一句作麼生道?」復卓拄杖,云:「還委悉麼?超聲越J26nB177_p0022a28色隨他去,鳥笑華吟自在身。」
J26nB177_p0022a29對靈,小參,師云:「世、出世法渾無取捨,舉古舉今了無J26nB177_p0022a30延促,點燈籠而撞露柱、騎佛殿以跨山門者,其誰得J26nB177_p0022b01歟?昔龐居士家財百萬,志慕大道,盡情傾向湘江,深J26nB177_p0022b02心內典,學識貫通,曾有偈云:『有男不婚,有女不嫁,大J26nB177_p0022b03家團圞頭,共說無生話。』不覺報緣逮盡,告其女靈照J26nB177_p0022b04曰:『視日當午,疾來報我。』靈照應諾,見日當午去哄父J26nB177_p0022b05曰:『日已過矣。』父出戶,行到簷頭視日,其女坐父座,端J26nB177_p0022b06然而逝。父回見之曰:『我女敏捷,倒先我一著。』龐老更J26nB177_p0022b07延七日亦去。其子務農田中,聞之,卓鋤立化。單單只J26nB177_p0022b08賸得龐婆一人,遂將夫兒骨骸茶毘畢,乃云:『者夥不J26nB177_p0022b09唧溜漢都做模做樣,令人簡點,我若去時即不然。』以J26nB177_p0022b10手指石即裂,隱身石中不見。山僧據此看來,龐婆雖J26nB177_p0022b11有纖塵不立之手段,而無萬法為侶之襟懷,不若我J26nB177_p0022b12和石孫居士不下龐老之列,曾向妻兒老小翻龐老J26nB177_p0022b13案云:『有男須婚,有女須嫁,也不團圞頭,無生豈有話?』J26nB177_p0022b14故令先正黃夫人暗會機宜,符合斯旨,脫灑灑地男J26nB177_p0022b15也不顧、女也不憐、夫也不辭、孫也不戀,孤迥迥、峭巍J26nB177_p0022b16巍,高出龐婆一頭地去也。汝等諸人還知去處麼?若J26nB177_p0022b17也知得,塵塵盡是寶王剎,剎剎無非選佛場;倘未如J26nB177_p0022b18是,更聽山僧一偈:頓然了卻兒孫債,忽地拋開夫婦J26nB177_p0022b19情,撒手便行渾不戀,曷同婆去石藏身?」
J26nB177_p0022b20示眾,云:「即心即佛,頭上安頭;非心非佛,斬頭覓活。所J26nB177_p0022b21以道:恁麼也不得、不恁麼也不得,恁麼、不恁麼總不J26nB177_p0022b22得。既總不得,則生死即涅槃,煩惱即解脫。雖然如是,J26nB177_p0022b23幾片白雲橫谷口,許多歸鳥盡迷巢。」
J26nB177_p0022b24到嘉善縣大勝寺,眾居士請益念佛參禪法要,師曰:J26nB177_p0022b25「參禪與念佛、殺人併劫物,善惡總繇之,惟是一心做。J26nB177_p0022b26世人悟一心,不入二岐路,天堂尚偶然,地獄豈悠固?J26nB177_p0022b27只因取捨中,生起輪迴處。」豎拄杖,云:「試看山僧拄杖J26nB177_p0022b28子,本無迷也本無悟。」
J26nB177_p0022b29金陵觀音菴小參,師云:「觀音菴內打鼓,文殊院裏上J26nB177_p0022b30堂,塵說、剎說、熾說,無人向此承當。幸我姑蘇葉居士J26nB177_p0022c01為父鑑韋春秋五十來此營齋供眾,請山僧向人天J26nB177_p0022c02眾前播兩片皮,露者消息。擬欲說心、說性、說常、說斷,J26nB177_p0022c03自有三乘十二分教詮註不休,亦是座主露布了也。J26nB177_p0022c04雖然如是,畢竟山僧說些甚麼?天地玄黃,宇宙洪荒,J26nB177_p0022c05日月盈昃,辰宿列張。」
J26nB177_p0022c06小參,師云:「『諸行無常,是生滅法,生滅滅已,寂滅為樂。』J26nB177_p0022c07此四句是我釋迦老人涅槃時所說,文略義周,包括J26nB177_p0022c08一代時教也。既謂諸行無常,以何為常?莫是生滅滅J26nB177_p0022c09已是常耶?寂滅為樂是常耶?若以生滅滅已是常,又J26nB177_p0022c10同有作有為之諸行,則是頭上安頭也。若以寂滅為J26nB177_p0022c11樂是常,又同無作無為之定性,則是斬頭覓活也。殊J26nB177_p0022c12不知即寂滅而不妨熾然生滅、即生滅而不妨靈然J26nB177_p0022c13寂滅,然寂滅者,一剎那間無生相可得、一剎那間無J26nB177_p0022c14滅相可得,故曰寂滅。就中轉凡成聖,異世同風無逾J26nB177_p0022c15於此。所謂三世諸佛之所證,證此也;一切眾生之所J26nB177_p0022c16迷,迷此也。故寂滅之樂非天上人間之樂可喻。即今J26nB177_p0022c17祥符本寺圓寂玉菴禪師圓修圓證此箇消息,今夜J26nB177_p0022c18不妨舉似大眾,貴圖大家知。還知麼?不萌艸解藏香J26nB177_p0022c19象,無底籃能盛活蛇。」
J26nB177_p0022c20示眾,云:「山僧連日病倦,不能依時及節為眾打葛藤。J26nB177_p0022c21今因眾居士乞開示,生死關頭一著子,然而者著子J26nB177_p0022c22千聖共遊只爭迷悟,迷則為凡、悟則成聖,有何難易J26nB177_p0022c23而可較哉?昔龐居士捨了百萬家財學出世法,一日J26nB177_p0022c24對妻云:『難難難,十石油麻樹上攤。』妻云:『易易易,跳下J26nB177_p0022c25床來腳踏地。』女靈照云:『也不難,也不易,明明百艸頭,J26nB177_p0022c26明明祖師意。』諸兄弟!汝看此三人出手眼處如鼎三J26nB177_p0022c27足,缺一不可。渠謂明明百艸頭,非推之使易也;明明J26nB177_p0022c28祖師意,非推之使難也,無非只在就裏一著上悟徹。
J26nB177_p0022c29「又如我達磨初祖觀得此土有大乘根器,特特航海J26nB177_p0022c30而來,遇見梁武帝,帝素所好佛教,嘗對四眾講演,獨J26nB177_p0023a01談第一義諦以為極則,所以問達磨大師云:『如何是J26nB177_p0023a02聖諦第一義?』磨云:『廓然無聖。』帝曰:『對朕者誰?』磨云:『不J26nB177_p0023a03識。』帝不契,吾祖自此折蘆渡江,面壁少室。後慧可大J26nB177_p0023a04師立雪斷臂,問及安心之旨,謂之教外別傳,直指人J26nB177_p0023a05心,見性成佛。據可大師問:『某甲心未寧,乞師安心。』祖J26nB177_p0023a06曰:『將心來與汝安。』大師道:『覓心了不可得。』祖云:『與汝J26nB177_p0023a07安心竟。』何曾直指箇心來?六祖謂道箇直早已曲了,J26nB177_p0023a08蓋證人人本具、各各不無者著子耳,非有箇別關頭、J26nB177_p0023a09別岐路使人分心取捨、分心欣厭。就是佛祖樹此多J26nB177_p0023a10門,到家是一,念佛念此心也、持咒護此心也、參禪悟J26nB177_p0023a11此心也、看教辯此心也。此心無始已來習氣薰染,障J26nB177_p0023a12蔽本明,不得受用,故勞佛祖示一機、一境、一言、一句,J26nB177_p0023a13要人當下冰釋生死關頭,不入輪迴六道受胎微形,J26nB177_p0023a14只得與爾我做箇通事舍人,非是渠有不了之局。」以J26nB177_p0023a15如意舉起,召大眾云:「只此一物喚作甚麼?喚作如意J26nB177_p0023a16則觸、不喚作如意則背,不可有語、不可無語,畢竟喚J26nB177_p0023a17作甚麼?倘眾中有會得者,與山僧通箇消息;如未會J26nB177_p0023a18得……」以如意擲地,云:「依舊。」
J26nB177_p0023a19示眾,云:「打底不是坐,參底不是禪,快活日子不過,遂J26nB177_p0023a20日思想成顛。所謂離心意識參、絕凡聖路學。爾輩所J26nB177_p0023a21參不能徹悟者,為是冬瓜禪一味儱侗也。進堂來將J26nB177_p0023a22近一月,不肯自叩己躬下事,只管東聽西聽、胡思亂J26nB177_p0023a23想,法法頭頭沒處著落,遂爾和身放下,又成黃秧木,J26nB177_p0023a24禪死墩墩地也。山僧不忍坐視,舉則古人機緣與諸J26nB177_p0023a25兄弟作箇啞謎猜猜。昔鼓山赴閩王請雪峰上堂,云:J26nB177_p0023a26『好一矢聖箭,射入九重城裏去也。』時太原孚上座云:J26nB177_p0023a27『待某甲勘驗過始得。』趕至中途,問:『師兄往那裏去?』山J26nB177_p0023a28云:『九重城裏去。』孚云:『忽遇四兵圍繞時如何?』山云:『他J26nB177_p0023a29家自有通霄路。』孚云:『恁麼則離宮失殿去也?』山云:『何J26nB177_p0023a30處不稱尊?』孚拂袖而歸,舉似雪峰云:『好矢聖箭,中途J26nB177_p0023b01折卻了也。』峰云:『他有後語在。』孚云:『老凍儂猶有鄉情J26nB177_p0023b02在。』」師召大眾云:「且道那裏是鼓山折箭處?試猜猜看,J26nB177_p0023b03猜得著,到方丈裏通箇消息。」
J26nB177_p0023b04示眾,云:「凡初做工夫切不可忙舉話頭,念來念去念J26nB177_p0023b05得疲勞厭倦,便打退鼓,謂是禪道佛法沒靈驗。所以J26nB177_p0023b06古人道:『休去,歇去,寒灰枯木去,古廟香爐去,一條白J26nB177_p0023b07練去,然後發大疑情。』此疑情者,或是經教有所未明、J26nB177_p0023b08公案有所未透,即此不明不透處便是本參話頭,頓J26nB177_p0023b09在面前微著眼覷,忽地裏覷破素所礙、所疑者,則不J26nB177_p0023b10倒斷而自倒斷也,曷足著著問人哉?然而雖是為初J26nB177_p0023b11機說,其久經鍛煉者未必不繇此也。還會麼?不因樵J26nB177_p0023b12子徑,爭到葛洪家?」
J26nB177_p0023b13示眾,云:「風也大,雨也大,嚴寒施主請說法,不說如何J26nB177_p0023b14併若何,人人薦取腳跟下。大眾且道:腳跟下作麼生J26nB177_p0023b15薦取聻?平地喫交,石頭路滑。」
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