神鼎雲外澤禪師語錄
雲外禪師語錄卷第十
雲外禪師語錄卷第十
J33nB280_p0301c02 J33nB280_p0301c03書問
J33nB280_p0301c04寄雲居顓大師
J33nB280_p0301c05曩聞法駕南來,不勝忻慰,竟以病緣未獲親炙慈光,J33nB280_p0301c06至今抱歉無已。展讀尊錄,真行解圓融,末世法柱也。J33nB280_p0301c07羡企!羡企!不肖以薄福下愚,入山隨例,秪知樵鋤糊J33nB280_p0301c08口,禪道不解絲毫,兀兀癡癡,隨分度日,何足為高明J33nB280_p0301c09齒錄哉?江西一水,澄湛無痕,正望吾師鼓起波濤,令J33nB280_p0301c10人人知水底有龍藏也。茲因五乳之便,聊附短函,少J33nB280_p0301c11伸通候之敬。走晤之緣,未知當在何日也?
復天童忞叔和尚
J33nB280_p0301c13正渴慈音,忽飛誨墨,開函捧讀,如拜師前。莊誦語錄,J33nB280_p0301c14真如迦樓羅王橫身宇宙,向海底直取龍吞,豈取次J33nB280_p0301c15之流所能彷彿哉?不肖椎魯無似,躲懶峰頭,疥狗泥J33nB280_p0301c16豬,不識好惡,藜羹蔬飯,一飽便休,不知有佛有祖,況J33nB280_p0301c17更有所謂曠劫今時之捏目,而心意之可灰泯耶?然J33nB280_p0301c18秋令春行,亦見婆念之深切且拳拳。不肖操行叢林,J33nB280_p0301c19敢不仰體尊懷,順流東下,日親鑪韝哉?但以近有閱J33nB280_p0301c20藏之願未了,欲了故爾遲遲,且亦以如實親近,罔敢J33nB280_p0301c21或違。故天童寺裏上堂,漢王峰子聳聽,借獨菴中打J33nB280_p0301c22坐,太白峰下起身,拄杖與钁頭交參,禪板與茅鑟撞J33nB280_p0301c23額,雖云各住各位,終朝面面全同,正不敢以奔走座J33nB280_p0301c24前之為親近也。然事無一向,理應奔徇,化儀稍畢,前J33nB280_p0301c25因挈瓢笠、峭草鞋,竟趨浙矣。至於先師壬午息機既J33nB280_p0301c26及二載,後事諒已俱竣,冒難奔馳,且無半文之措,稍J33nB280_p0301c27緩亦自無妨,惟冀順時保攝,大扇古風,法雨瀰天,龍J33nB280_p0301c28象遍地,行將拭目以望矣。箋啟既無,筆墨復惡,篝燈J33nB280_p0301c29呵凍,苟簡維多,統冀恕原,曷勝瞻溯?
J33nB280_p0301c30又
J33nB280_p0302a01辛卯夏仲,敬領法錄手扎之教,遙知尊意實存遠見,J33nB280_p0302a02但彼時普說已行,既展不收,一任邪流強辨之來,不J33nB280_p0302a03肖亦何辭於八面酬敵也?因笑謂禪者曰:「道山普融,J33nB280_p0302a04紫雲辨析,正折攝二門,化道相關耳。」近以紫雲山峻,J33nB280_p0302a05搬運殊艱,去秋應請潭之神鼎,病屋頹垣,時荒世亂,J33nB280_p0302a06世人皆棄,唯我自甘,乃知萬齟千齬中,似是隱居之J33nB280_p0302a07地,一钁鋤雲,蕭然高臥,紛紛裨販,不見不聞,雖未知J33nB280_p0302a08向後如何,然在窮鬼,既今受用如此,故且以報也。老J33nB280_p0302a09祖近刻就正,餘弗備。
復寶華朝宗和尚
J33nB280_p0302a11天童一別,倏隔十年,和尚龍驤霄漢,不肖屈伏淤泥,J33nB280_p0302a12學道無功,生逢末法。昔年草草,已鈍置於磬山;近益J33nB280_p0302a13灰心,惟甘填於丘壑。去冬獲讀和尚《自白》、《指迷》諸刻,J33nB280_p0302a14足見為法深衷,第愚意以為單刻《指迷》而《自白》便在J33nB280_p0302a15其中,亦可大有功於法門矣。初意圓現之來,擬即修J33nB280_p0302a16書奉候,而復逡巡中止者,蓋自揣其門庭灰冷,恐有J33nB280_p0302a17無因至前之誚。近因禪者相傳,言和尚暫聞不肖數J33nB280_p0302a18語一頌,便有陽山乃有此兒之嘆,欲索全稿觀之云J33nB280_p0302a19云。因念生居此際,有前輩大尊宿知己如是,真不減J33nB280_p0302a20應菴之逢大慧也,敢不盡呈醜拙以憑貶剝哉?乃蒙J33nB280_p0302a21不吝批詳,且謂先師尚在正知見中,而過獎不肖為J33nB280_p0302a22大有古人之作者。夫古今皆兒孫邊事,不肖何讓當J33nB280_p0302a23仁?但其一副冰銕心腸,惴惴焉惟恐墮落今時之轍,J33nB280_p0302a24思不惜身命以為法門出力者,其素所自信耳。今承J33nB280_p0302a25誨諭殷殷,敢不愈加惕勵,以報法叔和尚至公知己J33nB280_p0302a26之盛德哉?殘冬未獲躬謁,聊復空函,少伸問安之敬,J33nB280_p0302a27來春決志出山,親炙之緣或當有在也。餘不既。
上報恩琇叔和尚
J33nB280_p0302a29即時金風體露,萬象蘇涼,恭惟報恩堂頭法叔大和J33nB280_p0302a30尚尊候起居多福澤。自己卯秋末拜違慈範,厥後見J33nB280_p0302b01時流苟陋,憤激入山,以為因循遂隊作貪名之衲子,J33nB280_p0302b02不若草衣木食作務行之庸僧。故於乙酉春末,木陳J33nB280_p0302b03和尚書來,始知先師圓逝已久。不肖是時方困苦丁J33nB280_p0302b04零,斷糧累日,雖聞此訃,莫可如何。且思一息尚存,先J33nB280_p0302b05師靈骨猶在,正不必熱忙碌碌,較形跡于一時,諒和J33nB280_p0302b06尚必能俯鑑其中而宥之也。匡山一住八年,漸為禪J33nB280_p0302b07者所誘,遂至冗煩,而孤峰靜室不可住矣。舊春為諸J33nB280_p0302b08檀越邀至蘄州,住一破院,兵火之餘,其難猶甚。然行J33nB280_p0302b09止因時,不肖已定議於中,決不草草圖安而忘法道。J33nB280_p0302b10微軀病質,儻不賫志而遽亡;砥礪精勤,猶恐蓋棺而J33nB280_p0302b11始定。以此可望證知禮足之期,太平是望。《蕪語》四冊,J33nB280_p0302b12呈教瓣香,掃塔來僧,自能白之。餘懷縷縷,筆何能悉?
J33nB280_p0302b13又
J33nB280_p0302b14靈湍歸,獲領尊翰法錄之賜,感謝已多。重蒙鼎惠遠J33nB280_p0302b15頒,益深愧汗,詎敢鳴謝而自貽疏外哉?惺弟遠來,具J33nB280_p0302b16知和尚大振頹綱,不傳之旨既已有人,而優養大雄J33nB280_p0302b17以作宗黨之大蔭,真足為法門慶也。不肖倔強一生,J33nB280_p0302b18硜硜信節,出逢亂世,苦累維多,慮深操危,惟知盡己。J33nB280_p0302b19舊冬應緣於菩提,今歲退埋於老祖,峰高路僻,頗遂J33nB280_p0302b20安居,掃塔祖庭,彌增悲感。五祖竟成裨販,舊歲嚷於J33nB280_p0302b21土兵,四祖房舍僅存,又為狐黨所玷。不肖不忍以鄉J33nB280_p0302b22愿之見,曲為藏納,書聲其罪,而復普說以救之,專人J33nB280_p0302b23馳獻座下,以求削正,可行可止,惟命是依。舊刻所呈,J33nB280_p0302b24倘有過誤,不妨嚴為檢點,細細批詳,蓋待家中子姪,J33nB280_p0302b25理亦宜之。鴻便再示詳音,毋𨦽玉是禱。
J33nB280_p0302b26又
J33nB280_p0302b27前歲祗領尊諭,仡有順流東下之懷,而老祖素緇,遮J33nB280_p0302b28留不放,且時方有土木之後,未果。去歲蘄黃大旱,顆J33nB280_p0302b29粒無收,始得脫老祖峻嶺之艱,而又為禪者推挽,著J33nB280_p0302b30神鼎破垣之獄。驢事未了,馬事到來,惡業所招,自作J33nB280_p0302c01自受,又復奚尤?唯當捍勞忍苦,行己力之應行,而忘J33nB280_p0302c02乎寡效之助,以少報祖宗之萬一耳。向承喚不肖同J33nB280_p0302c03刪定先師語錄,因取而編次之,僅得上下二卷以行。J33nB280_p0302c04觀其本分受用則有餘,而手眼為人則未足,宜乎其J33nB280_p0302c05陽山之冷如死灰也。不肖以硜硜信義,礪志自強,十J33nB280_p0302c06載苦心,盡翻窠臼,辦香聊定宗旨,不借祖父餘光。此J33nB280_p0302c07語苟非法叔和尚之前,小姪此生亦無說處,此其所J33nB280_p0302c08以日夜馳神而欲親晤教者也。方今唱導之師殆不J33nB280_p0302c09乏人,而皆各據一知一見為局量,如印印泥,遽相傳J33nB280_p0302c10授,林林總總,實繁有徒,不惟不肖恥之,諒和尚固恥J33nB280_p0302c11之久矣。故往往不惜口業,痛斥邪禪,所至輒不免於J33nB280_p0302c12妄庸之口,亦理勢之必然,無足怪者。瑞應之緣方周J33nB280_p0302c13四甲,不肖唯當佛前作禮,祝願和尚如老趙州,永與J33nB280_p0302c14法門整持軌範耳。不腆祝儀,敬書別副。老祖近刻呈J33nB280_p0302c15教,餘懷惺弟自白也。
上南澗問叔和尚
J33nB280_p0302c17不面慈顏者十季,而瞻覲光儀未嘗少間。近聞和尚J33nB280_p0302c18動止萬福,人天協贊,喜何可言?澤自庚辰春假歸新J33nB280_p0302c19安,擬尋靜室,又以密邇俗家,往來者眾,復入匡廬,秪J33nB280_p0302c20期永作一枚山樵,畢此餘生履踐斯道,以期不負出J33nB280_p0302c21家之志而已,不謂於今復有如斯禍及也。既徇世緣,J33nB280_p0302c22敢忘所自哉?瓣香掃塔,聊表寸衷,而先師靈龕儼然J33nB280_p0302c23常在,正不敢以形跡之喧寂為先師之孝違,諒和尚J33nB280_p0302c24必有以原其中而宥之也。《蕪語》四冊呈削,餘不悉。
與友人
J33nB280_p0302c26峭冷孤寒,聞足音良喜,況久別故人,突然涌至,擁爐J33nB280_p0302c27酌茗,抵掌論心,其快幸當何如哉?足下聰明好學,但J33nB280_p0302c28可惜向見解文字著倒,埋沒卻幾十年好光景耳。不J33nB280_p0302c29見南泉道:「黃梅五百人,箇箇盡會佛法,唯有盧行者J33nB280_p0302c30不會佛法,只會其道,所以得他衣缽。」試問足下,佛法J33nB280_p0303a01與道相去幾何?而得失迥異有如此者。今時學道人,J33nB280_p0303a02無論若禪若教,只要口裏會說,筆下會寫,聰明伶俐,J33nB280_p0303a03舉了便會,將去向無智人前裝模作樣,縱然說得盛J33nB280_p0303a04水不漏,唬騙得官民皈信,名聞轟天,爭奈源頭不清,J33nB280_p0303a05盡成幻業,有損無益耳。足下雖是他家種草,卻不甘J33nB280_p0303a06向遮裏埋身,此山僧之所以一見而深敬之也。惟願J33nB280_p0303a07足下棄捨見聞,單單向那要會不能會、要了不能了J33nB280_p0303a08處挨拶,兀兀如愚,世人盡不識足下,足下亦不要識J33nB280_p0303a09世人。雖然到此,切莫便休,更加挨拶,逼到箇計窮力J33nB280_p0303a10盡,大地春回,不論悟徹而自了。然正不妨向一毛頭J33nB280_p0303a11上翻過身來,向一切毛頭上東涌西沒、南涌北沒,放J33nB280_p0303a12大光明遍照恒沙國土,其中眾生不覺不知同成正J33nB280_p0303a13覺者,便是這箇消息也。公其勉旃,母孤我望。
復達道者
J33nB280_p0303a15昨承專使遠致手教,以陳茶見惠,知仁兄之愛弟者J33nB280_p0303a16至矣,不知何日得復與吾兄同看匡山頂上雲也。承J33nB280_p0303a17論寄某之語似太直,理則誠然。然直口直腸,固其性J33nB280_p0303a18近,且跛駑之骨,若不痛與鞭笞,則永無可救之日,怪J33nB280_p0303a19惱非所顧也。近有竊議弟者,謂喜則拍手笑呵呵,怒J33nB280_p0303a20則罵人無處躲。弟聞而續之曰:「明明不是我瞞人,卻J33nB280_p0303a21是諸人要瞞我。」聞者皆為絕倒。吾兄試聽之笑否?
復骨嚴大師
J33nB280_p0303a23己丑冬,惺弟遠來,知賢弟誕膺子印于報恩法叔處,J33nB280_p0303a24深喜事同一家,陽山得以有賴,未遑修候,歉也何如?J33nB280_p0303a25先師寂世以來,劣兄曾未躬來料理者,蓋亦知空行J33nB280_p0303a26之無益,且知此山之無吉地,而冀擇其良於所寓之J33nB280_p0303a27道場焉!然後奉迎靈骨以閟,亦化儀之一端耳!無奈J33nB280_p0303a28世亂年荒,緣微福薄,悠悠此中,誰堪告語?項上銕枷,J33nB280_p0303a29不知何時可脫?惟當與賢弟輩日夜優游,慎思所難,J33nB280_p0303a30而必期不負出家之志,則艱難齟齬中又足以自驗J33nB280_p0303b01其志力者,在師承云乎哉!北松兄不敢致書,以空函J33nB280_p0303b02屢寄為歉,蓋磬山、陽山亦不暇書,賢弟其以此意謹J33nB280_p0303b03致意足矣!餘懷近況,惺弟自能詳述,不盡。
復冰心大師
J33nB280_p0303b05前歲靈湍返接手教并先師靈像,感謝維多,天涯兄J33nB280_p0303b06弟開緘宛見顏色矣!至若諄諄勸止彈斥妄庸之囑,J33nB280_p0303b07猶感賢弟相為之懷,劣兄豈不知末法時識痛癢者J33nB280_p0303b08絕少,而同流合污亦足以騰名譽而鬧門庭哉?蓋深J33nB280_p0303b09鑑草草承當之害、紛紛付受之欺,銕面琤琤,不辭怨J33nB280_p0303b10恨,寧使此生遭謗吠于妄庸,而必使天下後世之具J33nB280_p0303b11眼英賢共餘斯警,破體面之籬籓、裂欺罔之妄習,則J33nB280_p0303b12愚雖身填溝壑、蹈湯赴火而無負於法門矣!賢弟其J33nB280_p0303b13能諒之乎?餘懷縷縷,筆何能悉?
寄不退大師
J33nB280_p0303b15神交已久,消息未通。昨承法兄遣尊侍至山,備悉近J33nB280_p0303b16況,誠高出今時傑作。且聞出語相知,深搔著小弟癢J33nB280_p0303b17處。弟因笑曰:「退老近時傳聞之語不若如斯,意者近J33nB280_p0303b18來更有新得超師之見耶?不然,何其能知神鼎之深J33nB280_p0303b19如此也?」昔仰山謂:「東寺師叔若在,慧寂不至寂寥。」今J33nB280_p0303b20海內宗師如麻似粟,盡皆各向一知一見開門,小弟J33nB280_p0303b21每懷絕無知己之嘆。不意復有法兄見透此關,即小J33nB280_p0303b22弟為不寂寥矣。快幸!快幸!但以初住破院,房舍全稀,J33nB280_p0303b23不敢遽迎法駕。倘吾兄念知己之殊艱,脫略于禮數J33nB280_p0303b24之外,而曳杖光顧,俾晚學得沾法潤,莫大之願也。時J33nB280_p0303b25寒,伏惟為道為眾生珍愛是望。便中草草,不盡欲言。
寄毛進士含侯
J33nB280_p0303b27高軒過我峰頭,直令紫雲生色。惜敘闊分岐,促於一J33nB280_p0303b28日,未罄鄙懷耳。山僧,山林野人也,于世稱譏毀譽,漠J33nB280_p0303b29然無所動於其心,獨於壞法邪魔坑人慧命者,惡之J33nB280_p0303b30如糞。蓋護法之誠,不期然而然也。夫為臣合忠,為子J33nB280_p0303c01合孝,為僧合護正摧邪,同一道也。孔子不惡不仁,而J33nB280_p0303c02深惡鄉愿;大士不惡屠兒魁膾,而惡外道相似之善J33nB280_p0303c03者,皆聖賢大公至正之道也。夫道本於誠明,誠至則J33nB280_p0303c04與天地通,明極則與正體合,此儒釋入道之正途也。J33nB280_p0303c05今乃妄認轉動知覺為本性,空見斷滅為真心,以怪J33nB280_p0303c06以邪而盜名欺世,使彼善根浮小之流一味苟認,而J33nB280_p0303c07自足自是,強習言鋒,亦將謂天下知識皆如是,而不J33nB280_p0303c08復信有至誠明悟之道。不惟大公至正之道蕩然,而J33nB280_p0303c09真參實悟之途亦不復知之矣,況復望其能誠明摻J33nB280_p0303c10守而播揚大教耶?此山僧之所以痛斥邪流,不容混J33nB280_p0303c11濫,以佛法作人情也。昨見令親道及居士,深知山僧J33nB280_p0303c12存心在道,公正不苟,非高明正大之士,安能一白其J33nB280_p0303c13衷之如此耶?願居士不忘佛囑,居鄉治國,悉以大公J33nB280_p0303c14至正之道開導於人,俾不絕如線之道脈不斷,則勝J33nB280_p0303c15於恒沙七寶布施也。
復蘄州守包居士
J33nB280_p0303c17禪者歸,獲讀來諭,深喜護法中之有知己也,欣羨欣J33nB280_p0303c18羨。第所云「念起即覺,隨覺隨消」者,乃教乘方便耳,非J33nB280_p0303c19實際本地工夫也。覺與未覺既打作兩橛,而欲工夫J33nB280_p0303c20純熟到徹底無疑之地,不亦難乎?不見古人道:纔與J33nB280_p0303c21麼便不與麼,是句亦鏟、非句亦鏟,自然轉轆轆地、自J33nB280_p0303c22然目前露裸裸地、飽齁齁地。卻物為上、逐物為下,瞥J33nB280_p0303c23起情塵早落地上,而況卜度思惟乎?直饒念覺兩忘,J33nB280_p0303c24猶是金鎖玄關之難。今時負大名望善知識,十有五J33nB280_p0303c25雙向者裏坐住,舒機發用,困躓中途,又爭怪得居士J33nB280_p0303c26乎?末後又云:「覺無可得,何況未覺?」請山僧下一轉語。J33nB280_p0303c27山僧不須移易絲毫,便道:「快些洗腳上船,切莫貪程J33nB280_p0303c28蹉路。」居士能于語下打破漆桶,便當慶快平生,相見J33nB280_p0303c29已竟;如或覺明未化,不妨撥冗來山,劇談數日,洗盡J33nB280_p0303c30見纏,然後向塵勞海裏、仕宦途中,塵塵獨露,調伏眾J33nB280_p0304a01生,俾未聞者聞、未信者信,其快樂當何如也?
復韓奕伯居士湘陰縣令
J33nB280_p0304a03春初接手教,知老仁台雖日坐政事旁午中,而此衷J33nB280_p0304a04固熙怡閒適,不煩心慮也,即此便是孔顏樂處。不意J33nB280_p0304a05老仁台早以見及于此,山僧更擬俟尊冗閑暇時與J33nB280_p0304a06之深談密究,以發揮人人本地風光、天地未判景象。J33nB280_p0304a07不意太尊翁居士遽爾歸真,百姓如喪考妣,蕞爾小J33nB280_p0304a08邑將不足以稅大駕,意者明公天所獨厚,不欲以黼J33nB280_p0304a09黻朝著之材而陸沉于邊鄙小邑耶?山僧忝在相知,J33nB280_p0304a10理宜恭吊,第自去髮以來未行此理,特命堂中禪者J33nB280_p0304a11四人持短偈香燭為吊,焚告尊翁之靈。蓋吾儕方外J33nB280_p0304a12之人,數句淡話雖不能如世人情往會悲、文來引泣,J33nB280_p0304a13而開廓性天之表亦有悠致也。每念仁台弘護祖庭J33nB280_p0304a14之德,宿書山頌一首九章以表鳴謝之意,因并致之J33nB280_p0304a15舊刻二冊呈覽,快晤之緣有無難必,臨書無任神馳。
復朱子昭居士
J33nB280_p0304a17承諭:遭逢奇數,行止支離,上乘玅義,于乎前世因緣J33nB280_p0304a18者固然,還知亙古亙今秪是一箇朱子昭,更無別人J33nB280_p0304a19麼?至若老生腐儒輩,不聞禪之一字者,誰家甕裏無J33nB280_p0304a20明月?野鶴家鵝志自殊耳。又謂:人身難得云云。山僧J33nB280_p0304a21敢道:自把㼾磚空裏擲,必端打著自家頭。閻羅老子J33nB280_p0304a22只是當人善善惡惡之心,若能向已起未起之際猛J33nB280_p0304a23地一跳,跳出青天白日之下,豈不慶快平生?又云:天J33nB280_p0304a24大餅從何方咬起?不知居士即今在餅內耶?餅外耶?J33nB280_p0304a25若在餅外,則橫吞直吐何難?若在內,則渾身已為蓋J33nB280_p0304a26覆矣,何更問咬起處乎?若是箇大力量漢,向遮裏一J33nB280_p0304a27劃兩開,現出三頭六臂,莫道閻羅老子,即真佛現前J33nB280_p0304a28亦須趁出門外,然後方知山僧即汝、汝即十方,縱橫J33nB280_p0304a29玅用,自在自由。更若遲疑,也須退步覷破自己腳跟J33nB280_p0304a30始得,莫言不道。
復徐翥鶤居士
J33nB280_p0304b02當茲炊桂煮玉之年,而鼎貺特頒寒谷,非有宿因,斯J33nB280_p0304b03緣替矣。展讀扇頭佳句及翰教所云,足見居士才高J33nB280_p0304b04信確,但于此事未下手耳。猶龍子曰:「上士聞道,勤而J33nB280_p0304b05行之;中士聞道,若存若亡;下士聞道,大笑之,不笑不J33nB280_p0304b06足以為道。」使道而人人可信,則其為道也淺矣。惟除J33nB280_p0304b07一乘道種、宿佩信根,決不肯以無價之寶而埋於陰J33nB280_p0304b08入之坑,與四生六道同其流浪也。短偈次韻,鞭影聊J33nB280_p0304b09揮,以居士知信此宗,不敢以門外漢相待耳。
復深慧酆友芝居士
J33nB280_p0304b11別後想履道如常,見手書果如所料也。喜慰!喜慰!然J33nB280_p0304b12學道之要,唯專與恒。專則歸憑情一,而定力易成;恒J33nB280_p0304b13則正念堅凝,而煩惑不撓。所以古人道:「百千法門,同J33nB280_p0304b14歸方寸;恒沙玅德,總在心源。」一切戒定慧門,皆具足J33nB280_p0304b15于一心。心若不通,與法為礙。意輪走作,見性何時?古J33nB280_p0304b16今不出於剎那,罪業皆由於妄念。來書所述,皆意下J33nB280_p0304b17丹青,本無所有。但二六時中,抖搜精神,看這生死罪J33nB280_p0304b18業,從何處起?能作此觀底,又是阿誰?正恁麼時,要會J33nB280_p0304b19不得會,要歇歇不甘,肚裏煩悶、七上八下時,正是好J33nB280_p0304b20消息。驀然於思慮不及處,打破漆桶,受用不盡也。
復吳師半居士
J33nB280_p0304b22便手教知居士雖客隱漢濱,已棲心於禪悅,狐禪淺J33nB280_p0304b23見不能惑,富貴利欲不能移,居然在世出世也。世間J33nB280_p0304b24英偉不少,以不知真我常樂之在是。骨清者,取性詩J33nB280_p0304b25酒而自傲;氣濁者,溺情利欲以迷神,而不知其自昧J33nB280_p0304b26者也。孰有如居士之正信卓然,混塵勞而不滓者乎?J33nB280_p0304b27第未詳今來履踐道況何似?能于千酬萬應時,腳跟J33nB280_p0304b28下洞然迥照,心不奔逸否?能於寤時、寐時、坐禪時、緣J33nB280_p0304b29境時,一如無隔否?還覽一切宗教淺深藥病,盡識得J33nB280_p0304b30透,不落情解否?學道若不如是等體驗工夫,鮮有不J33nB280_p0304c01墮於想當參、解當悟,而生死關頭終不得力者,願居J33nB280_p0304c02士勉之。承索法名,因道號之義而曰宏心,復為無住J33nB280_p0304c03之說以贈之。至於開示法語,不敢遽詳者,以未知踐J33nB280_p0304c04履之悉,恐藥病誤投,反憎禪病。俟公顧我荒林,當與J33nB280_p0304c05思談岐曲,是所望也。餘不盡。
寄器外禪人
J33nB280_p0304c07印宣來,大承供養,謝謝。但既是佛法中人,即其報之J33nB280_p0304c08也,亦宜以佛法相勉礪,始不孤禪人為道之誠耳。禪J33nB280_p0304c09人既見作家二十年來。念念以本分事密自鞭策,非J33nB280_p0304c10實有過人骨力者不能,未審今來履踐道況何若?大J33nB280_p0304c11抵今時做工夫人有二種病,不在義理思惟上走作,J33nB280_p0304c12便在自性無事上因循。其得入後亦有二種病:一者、J33nB280_p0304c13以本分為窠臼而草草承當,謂之覿面全提,不涉理J33nB280_p0304c14路;二者、穿鑿配當古人公案,引得一切人弄業識,自J33nB280_p0304c15是非他,更不求餘。禪人若能如此二語,如過蠱毒之J33nB280_p0304c16鄉,水也不霑他一滴,致心一處念念提撕打脫,業識J33nB280_p0304c17根元豁爾現前,如十字街頭撞著親爺相似,更不疑J33nB280_p0304c18惑,是則不離五障身,成就大丈夫第一希有事,顧不J33nB280_p0304c19偉歟?神鼎當遙寄三十大棒,為禪人作罷參齋供也。J33nB280_p0304c20勉之!勉之!
復張迪公居士
J33nB280_p0304c22募僧返,接翰教詩扇及般若頌之寄,隨喜讀之,深喜J33nB280_p0304c23般若門中又得一員法將矣,快慰何言!第細玩之,似J33nB280_p0304c24乎正眼未大圓明,即緩刻亦自無傷。居士既自信為J33nB280_p0304c25參禪有省,而仍有拖死屍無自由之見,生死有無既J33nB280_p0304c26打作兩橛,不知當時省悟者何耶?意者聰明學識邊J33nB280_p0304c27事,妄為流俗師僧輩瞎相印許所誤也。居士既以山J33nB280_p0304c28僧為善友,修書錄頌求證,雖未面晤,以法為親,山僧J33nB280_p0304c29更不留情直言砥礪者,亦以居士至誠不忍相負也。J33nB280_p0304c30況無聞為山僧五世祖,觀其接笑巖機緣,不忝從上J33nB280_p0305a01作略,而此頌與昔年見夢說錄皆如珠著泥,不及冶J33nB280_p0305a02父川之金剛百頌,是亦可疑也,況高和又其次者耶?J33nB280_p0305a03居士而欲通教乘,當訪一高明碩德講師,潛心至意J33nB280_p0305a04與之參詳徹法源底,然後著述接人未晚。若痛念生J33nB280_p0305a05死事大、業識纏綿,不是一知半解能了,須是擇一無J33nB280_p0305a06窠臼與人坐、無岐路與人行底本分宗師,棄生拼死J33nB280_p0305a07與之撕捱,五色線斷,觸目皆如,到這裏方可煆煉。若J33nB280_p0305a08論向上宗乘,猶在三千里外,不知居士作何棲泊也?J33nB280_p0305a09若只好奇勝、博虛名,亦何必就證於無情之神鼎而J33nB280_p0305a10後刻為哉?願居士勉之。弗備。
寄劉伯前居士
J33nB280_p0305a12丐士歸自貴縣,備述大檀護居士以青年名士,懶於J33nB280_p0305a13做官而留心至道,能令我躍然喜也。天地至遠而起J33nB280_p0305a14於情,宇宙至大而納於性,性情之在物,常然宛然,探J33nB280_p0305a15之不得、決之不絕,天地有窮、性靈不竭,五趣迭改、情J33nB280_p0305a16累不釋,能具爍迦羅眼、轉情識為真際者幾何人哉?J33nB280_p0305a17願居士勉之。然既有志於向上宗乘,第一不可急求J33nB280_p0305a18解會,會得愈玅,去道愈遙;第二不可因循含緩,含緩J33nB280_p0305a19則易墮於無事甲中而難入。但時時抖搜精神,看我J33nB280_p0305a20這日用千酬萬應的是箇什麼?忽然睡著,向何處著J33nB280_p0305a21落?眼眨眨地、心悶悶地,會不去時,正是好消息到遮J33nB280_p0305a22裏,欲罷不能、欲進不得,更加逼拶,忽然打破漆桶,方J33nB280_p0305a23知不出戶庭而身遍十方世界也。勉之。
寄居士
J33nB280_p0305a25聞居士為病所困,今小愈,未審於病中稍獲相應否?J33nB280_p0305a26請試觀病從業起、業從心起,心源無起,病業何然?如J33nB280_p0305a27是則受病者了不可得、能病者亦不可得,病與不病J33nB280_p0305a28既不可得、知與不知亦復強名,如斯著眼,則盡十方J33nB280_p0305a29界都在居士一病收攝無餘,又何有古今、凡聖、是非、J33nB280_p0305a30得失、生死等得來?但請如此操守,便是一帖清涼散J33nB280_p0305b01也。勉之!勉之!丈夫漢唯此一著是喫緊,餘俱無益耳。
復劉千里居士
J33nB280_p0305b03獲讀手教,言言諦實,意氣超然,非不昧般若正因者,J33nB280_p0305b04疇能爾耶?蓋時際虛浮,根微志劣,若僧若俗,名為向J33nB280_p0305b05道,其實走名,不過剽竊宗乘相似之吐餘,以滋學識、J33nB280_p0305b06衒愚迷而已矣。孰有如居士之真切,以性命大事為J33nB280_p0305b07務者乎?真火中蓮花也。山僧誠羨之重之,第恐貪途J33nB280_p0305b08程而蹉卻腳跟耳。惟願居士掃清搕𢶍,單單向那欲J33nB280_p0305b09思思不得處著倒,念茲在茲,便是一部緊要語錄,更J33nB280_p0305b10不必山僧語錄及諸宗手眼方便也。夫語錄之設,無J33nB280_p0305b11非一時看孔著楔之談,發揚箇眼而已。箇眼未圓,處J33nB280_p0305b12處皆銀山銕壁,更求方便,萬里白雲。如或覺明未化,J33nB280_p0305b13識浪難澄,二六時中只須單提一口金剛王寶劍,逢J33nB280_p0305b14有殺有、逢無殺無,自他凡聖、是非得失到來便殺,殺J33nB280_p0305b15到箇蹤跡不存、見聞俱泯,方可與山僧木上座相見,J33nB280_p0305b16方好道自己便是一口寶劍也。雖然,到此切莫便休,J33nB280_p0305b17正好翻過身來,向葛藤堆裏坐斷報化佛頭,鬼窟魔J33nB280_p0305b18宮敲枷打鎖,未為分外。何以故?不是英靈多傑骨,丈J33nB280_p0305b19夫標致合如斯。
J33nB280_p0305b20又
J33nB280_p0305b21翰教領悉,具知信力稍充,但可惜向見解中著倒,埋J33nB280_p0305b22沒卻如許光陰耳。既云唯憑一口寶劍,又豈有提起J33nB280_p0305b23似有、放下似無等鉛刀解會耶?貧衲於此為發一笑,J33nB280_p0305b24這一笑須二十年。又云生滅心和入不生滅及煩惱J33nB280_p0305b25無根蔕等一段說話,復惟一笑,亦須二十年。至云只J33nB280_p0305b26待桶箍落地、扇子跳天等語,亦與笑二十年。三笑共J33nB280_p0305b27六十年,為復笑居士之被聰明瞞過而強說道理耶?J33nB280_p0305b28為復笑大乘經義耶?為或笑山僧自己耶?抑將作機J33nB280_p0305b29鋒解會而渾侖吞卻耶?抑或都無交涉?為復別有道J33nB280_p0305b30理?居士於此試定當看。若能直下放捨身命,則東西J33nB280_p0305c01合掌、南北波翻,山僧即汝、汝即山僧,十方三世即汝、J33nB280_p0305c02汝即十方三世,恁麼始得半提,猶是明前不明後底J33nB280_p0305c03漢子,況不其然。縱使將佛祖言教玄解得盛水不漏、J33nB280_p0305c04安禪入定,經百千年種種安排,徒增困躓,要與此事J33nB280_p0305c05相應,何異南轅北轍哉?居士勿嫌瞑眩,奮迅力行,庶J33nB280_p0305c06不負山僧法門之望耳。
J33nB280_p0305c07又
J33nB280_p0305c08一別五閱月矣,歲序如流,生死事大,志士之所必為J33nB280_p0305c09而愚人之所必哂者也。請試回觀四十年來文革學J33nB280_p0305c10問、道理功名、榮枯得失,轉盻成空,但有妄報之假名,J33nB280_p0305c11了無實用之可得,何不猛與一筆勾下,尋取未到劉J33nB280_p0305c12家投胎前一段真實人體乎?若果有此志,不須外求J33nB280_p0305c13解會,只二六時中將箇死字頓在眉睫間,如在大火J33nB280_p0305c14聚中求出相似,管取真疑頓發,別是一番乾坤。若不J33nB280_p0305c15如此苦心切志,不免識情潛動而不知卜度思惟,如J33nB280_p0305c16猜謎一般,縱然猜得著,與居士本分上了無交涉,況J33nB280_p0305c17十猜九不中者耶?願居士棄捨所能,單刀直入,挨蹤J33nB280_p0305c18描跡,微思搜尋,搜尋到失腳蹋倒時,正好來喫山僧J33nB280_p0305c19手中棒耳。何以故?白雲盡處是青山,行人更在青山J33nB280_p0305c20外。咄!
J33nB280_p0305c21又
J33nB280_p0305c22佛法貴在行持,不取一期口辨,此古語也。今賢契能J33nB280_p0305c23力行之,慰幸莫甚矣。大丈夫既有志於宗乘,不是隨J33nB280_p0305c24群逐隊,直須拶入靈源;不是己身是務,必須普導群J33nB280_p0305c25機。以眾生慧命為己任,不亦重乎?盡未劫而不厭,不J33nB280_p0305c26亦遠乎?若只將如來言教回為己解,自矜自足者,非J33nB280_p0305c27真菩薩也。
J33nB280_p0305c28又
J33nB280_p0305c29師子捉象全力,捉兔亦用全力,一勺冰清,一海水亦J33nB280_p0305c30清,此皆戒人忽細而趨大,重理而輕事也。廓落若能J33nB280_p0306a01全身拶入,則道力日深,世念自淡,久久不著排遣,自J33nB280_p0306a02能行人所不能行、忍人所不能忍,誠中著外,不期人J33nB280_p0306a03信而人自信之,正不在慕高而顯奇也。若見世人可J33nB280_p0306a04厭,我能我高處,皆是大病,見有清淨性可依止亦病,J33nB280_p0306a05見無性無物亦病,但鎔治表裏心盡即得。
J33nB280_p0306a06又
J33nB280_p0306a07禪者遠迎,正值青黃不接之際,數米而炊,豈有為法J33nB280_p0306a08而出之人,既展便收,已進復退之理乎?雖貴方之信J33nB280_p0306a09慕者殷,而道場之堪寓者少,千里如力求所至,自不J33nB280_p0306a10憚跋踄之勞,如其軟煖自足,雖吐沫日濡無益也。接J33nB280_p0306a11書及所答神鼎十二問,知吾徒通身是病而不知,故J33nB280_p0306a12令侍者錄神鼎十二語以見寄,幸細心參詳,不可草J33nB280_p0306a13草會去也。若果真脫盡貼肉汗衫底人,他自知時,明J33nB280_p0306a14與不明是兩頭語,千里所答正是依他作解,障自悟J33nB280_p0306a15門。可見措大家空讀萬卷書,問著自己家裏事,便東J33nB280_p0306a16撈西摸,認影迷頭,何時是了?不見古人道:「若欲擔荷J33nB280_p0306a17此事,直須高高山頂立,深深海底行,若閨閤中物捨J33nB280_p0306a18不得,即為滲漏。」山僧不惜口業,更為下箇註腳。閨閤J33nB280_p0306a19中物,則是千里半生精神,自矜自負底文章,博學身J33nB280_p0306a20世功名,及學道以來,說迷說悟,說性說心,論玄論玅,J33nB280_p0306a21論賓論主等,一切理障事障皆是也。高高山頂立,深J33nB280_p0306a22深海底行者,即是一箇劉千里,更無絲毫能所解會J33nB280_p0306a23者是也。年紀到這時節,平生所學所為、所得所悟,那J33nB280_p0306a24裏是真實受用,而更論說閑話過日乎?千里勉之,願J33nB280_p0306a25千里蕩盡能所我慢之見,拶到法法平等之時,有何J33nB280_p0306a26了悟之可重?有何迷昧之可輕?有何奇特之可異?有J33nB280_p0306a27何世態之可離?自然起無緣慈,運平等悲,狂緣化導,J33nB280_p0306a28無我無能,曲順機宜,寂鑑不二,方不負數載參隨之J33nB280_p0306a29苦心也。若夫見讚而喜,聞謗而嫌,則非大光照物也J33nB280_p0306a30明矣。千里既有法子之稱,若不苦口痛責,則山僧亦J33nB280_p0306b01有過矣。知之。
寄張長人居士
J33nB280_p0306b03丈夫氣宇吞空,何可因循悠忽,與擾擾群生同受生J33nB280_p0306b04死輪迴之苦。願居士奮起新鮮志氣,向難行難入處J33nB280_p0306b05砥礪,將起未起時著眼,何有一彈指頃,非是上上善J33nB280_p0306b06因,無一芥子許地,非是捨身命處。以此砥行,何行不J33nB280_p0306b07真,以此利生,何生不度。如或未能直入此門,則只與J33nB280_p0306b08麼精勤去垢,亦非分外。何以故,譬如虛空,雖欲外之,J33nB280_p0306b09不可得也。
J33nB280_p0306b10又
J33nB280_p0306b11得手書,能於兵中病中正念朗耀,甚慰我衷。不必更J33nB280_p0306b12問如何若何,但須只向欲起未起之際,一刀兩斷,便J33nB280_p0306b13覺慶快平生。翻過身來,東湧西沒,南湧北沒,拈一莖J33nB280_p0306b14草作丈六金身用,將丈六金身作一莖草用,不為分J33nB280_p0306b15外。如或根思遲鈍,且向舊時本參話上著倒,切勿思J33nB280_p0306b16惟卜度之為囑耳。
J33nB280_p0306b17又
J33nB280_p0306b18大丈夫漢決定不畏難而就易,決定不隨人腳跟,而J33nB280_p0306b19況肯隨緣流浪乎?然當其未到卒地斷、爆地折時,不J33nB280_p0306b20遇咬豬狗手腳、弗惜惡辣面皮,煆煉到灑落自在、無J33nB280_p0306b21疑無礙之地,則日久因循,乍冷乍熱,幾番自作主宰,J33nB280_p0306b22未久終沒奈何,直饒到灑落田地,尚未夢見師家門J33nB280_p0306b23頭戶底在。不見張無盡初見東林,總幾被平實坑子J33nB280_p0306b24活埋不得,兜率悅一番激礪,焉能直透牢關?後至真J33nB280_p0306b25淨文處,大用一提,依然茫無著落,須知此事大不容J33nB280_p0306b26易也。長人居士非所謂丈夫漢子者耶?乃甘心因循,J33nB280_p0306b27隨情恍惚,倘遇一枚瞎眼漢,將條斷貫繩穿,向無事J33nB280_p0306b28甲裏死水浸殺定也。道友中有血性者如長人,真不J33nB280_p0306b29易得,山僧知而不言,僅以世諦往來,得不有辜於長J33nB280_p0306b30人之知我哉?欲與長人言者無窮,但紙盡耳。山刻數J33nB280_p0306c01種寄覽,幸細心體閱,此中大有相為處也。
J33nB280_p0306c02又
J33nB280_p0306c03山僧自離蘄廣,駐錫神鼎,雖破屋淋漓,饘粥不繼,曾J33nB280_p0306c04不足以少動予憂。惟是人根浮薄,道眼昏迷,憂之在J33nB280_p0306c05心,苦不可言。縱有走上走下禪和,不肯向省力處做J33nB280_p0306c06工夫,卻強作主宰,唼狐涎作活計,被山僧全體作用J33nB280_p0306c07大棒打這臭死奴,罵遮屎面孔,遠近驚疑,奪之愈峻,J33nB280_p0306c08執之愈深,可奈何哉!總若如此,如何參得神鼎禪?每J33nB280_p0306c09念蘄廣數年淘汰,惟千里與長人頗為全身放下做J33nB280_p0306c10工夫,而千里方如貧人忽得寶珠,矜異自足,而不知J33nB280_p0306c11其分外也。今來見其道念更切,而所答神鼎十二問J33nB280_p0306c12通身是病,路遠難於面詳,故不惜痛下鉗錘以復之。J33nB280_p0306c13長人試取一看,恐一劑能脫二人沉痾,未可知也。然J33nB280_p0306c14長人質朴近道,偷心已死卻十有八九,只欠當陽一J33nB280_p0306c15擲爾。今時學道人除卻心思口說,便茫無著落,殊不J33nB280_p0306c16知此無著落處正是當人穩坐家庭時節。既坐家庭,J33nB280_p0306c17則一切作為皆是心不可思、口不可說的大解脫門J33nB280_p0306c18處,更有若凡若聖、若悟若迷、世出世等一切法耶?雖J33nB280_p0306c19然,即遮無思議,亦須指向他方世界,然後隨順世緣,J33nB280_p0306c20號令凡聖,皆是我心之常分耳。到遮裏,方與開口也J33nB280_p0306c21打、不開口也打話相應,不若今時杜撰禪師隨語生J33nB280_p0306c22解、痛下名言者所能湊泊也。長人勉之。
復張一生居士
J33nB280_p0306c24讀來札,知居士於病冗中不昧正念,喜慰!喜慰!但所J33nB280_p0306c25云「凡百綢錯都非本領而生厭苦」者,此固學道人初J33nB280_p0306c26心通病,第未審居士以何為本領耳?學道若不經惡J33nB280_p0306c27逆境緣烹煉,終是照覺不出,雖云毫無進步,不妨舉J33nB280_p0306c28覺分明。若有能覺、所覺之異,則有覺痛、痛覺之殊;若J33nB280_p0306c29能虛照無緣,則病業與身俱如雲影矣。病與不病既J33nB280_p0306c30不可得,而知搜討無落處者誰乎?何不并那怕落空J33nB280_p0307a01底亦空,即此空亦不可得?如是,則十方世界廓落目J33nB280_p0307a02前,藥罐爐邊超凡入聖。雖然如是,後日相見,若守此J33nB280_p0307a03作解,一棒打折汝腰,莫言不道。
J33nB280_p0307a04又
J33nB280_p0307a05禪者冒暑遠迎,足見賢契輩信心真切,但神鼎一時J33nB280_p0307a06不能撒手,且其地僻山深,似非老祖菩提之可及,不J33nB280_p0307a07大不小,可暫可長。今來狐鼠望風歸,正俟年熟世平,J33nB280_p0307a08料理就緒,移風易俗,未可知也。但所慮者,一生雖於J33nB280_p0307a09此道有望見處,而理不勝情,苟未向天真未判已前J33nB280_p0307a10迎刃而解,并解亦忘,鮮有不為情識所推移者,惟願J33nB280_p0307a11一生勉之。玄沙云:「今時人不悟箇中道理相,自涉塵J33nB280_p0307a12涉事,頭頭羈絆。縱悟,則塵境紛紜,名相不實,一生雖J33nB280_p0307a13數年聚首,而實未到卒地折、爆地斷,不免坐在無為J33nB280_p0307a14無事蘊界中。臘月三十到來,恐卒著手腳不便,天地J33nB280_p0307a15如幻,百年如夢,更有什麼心情閑處用?」古人所謂:此J33nB280_p0307a16身不向今生度,更向何生度此身?好言語,只恐一生J33nB280_p0307a17錯會耳。如今一彈指悟去,萬劫千生只如是,如是二J33nB280_p0307a18字不得動著,動著打折汝驢腰。一生還會麼?遮裏會J33nB280_p0307a19去,五年指示,了無實義。雖無實義,法法全該,非是強J33nB280_p0307a20為,法如是故。如或未能全提得去,仍須看山僧所示J33nB280_p0307a21開口也打、不開口也打話,二六時中緊著精神,不得J33nB280_p0307a22絲毫走作,稍有依通解會現前,急忙掃向他方世界。J33nB280_p0307a23如是廝挨將去,自然六窗虛靜,萬慮安閑,事事頭頭J33nB280_p0307a24省無限力,省無限力處便是得力時也。相晤之期,未J33nB280_p0307a25知何日?不辭縷縷。
寄金正希太史府壬午二月
J33nB280_p0307a27前冬久擾香積,別後又承施問,而不一致書稱謝者,J33nB280_p0307a28以居士之不必謝,而亦無飛鴻之便也。客冬始得入J33nB280_p0307a29匡廬晤大中兄,知居士於天童老人處盤桓十許日,J33nB280_p0307a30不審邇來礙膺之物得脫落無滯否?若果到此,切莫J33nB280_p0307b01便休,但盡妄情,別無生死可得。何謂妄情?日用應酬J33nB280_p0307b02有箇主宰執著者是。能所纔生,則是非、凡聖、愛憎、取J33nB280_p0307b03捨種種心識,如鉤鎖連環,相續不斷,是為生死。若能J33nB280_p0307b04了知自心本非有無,則能所不立,終日應緣,全無滯J33nB280_p0307b05礙,何處有生死得來?縱有餘習未淨,只須退步返觀,J33nB280_p0307b06當下冰消瓦解,不知居士有當於心否?如或覺明未J33nB280_p0307b07化,見浪仍馳,須看古人無義味話,念念在中,心心無J33nB280_p0307b08間,逼到計窮力盡,大地回春,送向聲色堆中自由自J33nB280_p0307b09在,方可喫山僧棒也。書不盡言,統惟懸照。
寄汪本和居士
J33nB280_p0307b11不肖發心學道,實賴居士與聖慈師激勸之。自爾以J33nB280_p0307b12來,橫身放入,立定腳跟,讚毀是非,付之分外,唯有生J33nB280_p0307b13死關頭一著未明,如箭入心,苦痛難忍,是以捨俗出J33nB280_p0307b14家,參尋知識,千難萬苦,了無疲厭,兀兀癡癡,如醉如J33nB280_p0307b15愚者,五六年於茲矣。後於天童堂中撞倒髑髏,將為J33nB280_p0307b16奇特,後見磬山老人,恰如啞子喫苦瓜相似。未幾,老J33nB280_p0307b17人示寂,復至天童,以病緣被道友邀至陽山,結甲坐J33nB280_p0307b18禪,偶因風揭門簾,撲聲打落從前寶惜之物,自此干J33nB280_p0307b19戈永息,六國安和,不知有佛有祖,但有到來,便教提J33nB280_p0307b20瓶挈水,免致惑亂人天。近聞居士國事多艱,鬱鬱不J33nB280_p0307b21樂,此正學道人第一等履踐處,切勿草草放過也。學J33nB280_p0307b22道若不經惡蓮境緣煆煉,終是照覺不出,平日講談J33nB280_p0307b23超脫玄玅境風,卒至受用全無者,過在於何?蓋由未J33nB280_p0307b24經本色鉗錘,只是開豁知見,增長道理,競勝爭高,執J33nB280_p0307b25持能所而已。居士尊榮富貴,福慧雙行,到這年紀,尚J33nB280_p0307b26不看破幻緣,親切了手,更待何時?不肖近日山中了J33nB280_p0307b27無一事,唯二三同志縈懷,至於居士,猶感勸引之功,J33nB280_p0307b28日夜望之,不啻如饑渴也。居士能卸卻宰官行徑,輕J33nB280_p0307b29舟軟輿過我於茆菴石室之中,當或有少分相為者J33nB280_p0307b30矣。如何?如何?
與嚴羽儀中憲
J33nB280_p0307c02久違光儀,有懷未吐,若之何其覿面而望望然?且道J33nB280_p0307c03是相見耶?非相見耶?有以不通世禮為弟貴者,弟惟J33nB280_p0307c04喏;其怪而詈之者,亦惟喏;或謂為真相見者,亦云喏。J33nB280_p0307c05雖然,山僧恁麼舉似,還出得遮箇喏也無?近與禪者J33nB280_p0307c06擁爐,無日不譚及碩德,令人有想見眉宇之興,使之J33nB280_p0307c07以候台趾,何時乘風一至耶?遲之!遲之!
與廣濟眾居士
J33nB280_p0307c09山僧之過貴縣,秪望為法求人,今既見之,則前念已J33nB280_p0307c10酬,不必更打口鼓矣。古人謂:「道念若同情念,成佛多J33nB280_p0307c11時。」又云:「死盡偷心,方堪湊泊。」蓋偷心即情念也,只須J33nB280_p0307c12以此語作真參而細自體察,看我今畏生死輪迴之J33nB280_p0307c13心與畏兵火患難之心孰勝?慳吝心與淨施心孰強?J33nB280_p0307c14有益費與無益費孰多?法道心與利名心孰急?為人J33nB280_p0307c15心與為己心孰真?如此審察,自攻自治,他時相見或J33nB280_p0307c16有得力處,但治得一分妄情,即是度得箇眾生;治得J33nB280_p0307c17一切熟習妄情盡,即是度盡眾生成正覺也。故云:「只J33nB280_p0307c18愁不成佛,不愁佛不解語。」如今切不可多看文書,只J33nB280_p0307c19須對事對境細細體察,痛自割捨,纔有自便自怠之J33nB280_p0307c20習萌動,即與斬絕,斬絕之後不得思量,思量即嶂卻J33nB280_p0307c21矣,更囑千里為要。若再貪圖知解,即雜毒愈深,症候J33nB280_p0307c22愈重,良醫拱手矣。古德教人只云:佛法貴在行持,不J33nB280_p0307c23取一期口辨,說得萬丈不如行得一寸也。勉之哉!毋J33nB280_p0307c24孤望。
與砥行社眾居士
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寄胡孟培居士
J33nB280_p0308a09老人家近況何似?工夫比前得力否?所示法語體驗J33nB280_p0308a10相應否?於此相應,是謂得頭,更須得尾。得尾者何?專J33nB280_p0308a11念阿彌陀佛,不雜一毫知見解會是也。老年事唯此J33nB280_p0308a12一著是喫緊,當努力精專一念,餘皆委之於勿致慮J33nB280_p0308a13耳。
復李少參五鹿
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雲外禪師語錄卷第十終
J33nB280_p0308b07音李 智燄 秀然 玉林 預修J33nB280_p0308b08 慈和 如月 行碧 性登 如幻J33nB280_p0308b09 眾師捐財,助刻J33nB280_p0308b10 神鼎雲外和尚語錄第十卷。J33nB280_p0308b11康熙乙巳夏月塔院識。