攖寧靜禪師語錄
攖寧靜禪師語錄卷之五
攖寧靜禪師語錄卷之五
J33nB286_p0514b02 J33nB286_p0514b03示甬東如幻衡山主
J33nB286_p0514b04古之住山者,個事了辦,表裏無疑,故束一芭茆,獨坐J33nB286_p0514b05窮峰,目視雲漢,作天地一閒人。雖承其事,亦出乎萬J33nB286_p0514b06不得已,恐慧命孤絕,非因名世也。既荷之後,恐不勝J33nB286_p0514b07任,尚直入千峰之上,深埋頭角,篤志力行。如勿應世J33nB286_p0514b08則已,一朝應世,響震十方,師範天下,傳諸不朽。本乎J33nB286_p0514b09見真行實,故山可使移,聲名不可使沒,唯一真而矣。J33nB286_p0514b10近代浮淺不堪,綱紀大壞,以禪道為裨販短徑,學者J33nB286_p0514b11于道未經染指,便乃鼻孔高至梵天。蓋最初既偽于J33nB286_p0514b12心,向後復偽于人,沿習惡見,如膠投漆,日往月諸,恬J33nB286_p0514b13不知怪。上則高名,中則循利,下則靡所不及,一朝失J33nB286_p0514b14志,變異疊出。本乎見虛行偽,至是無不被偽所敗,宜J33nB286_p0514b15矣。智者非惟不忍見此,亦且不忍言此。子既有志法J33nB286_p0514b16門,當磨勵身心,到其所不到、行其所不行,莫向門庭J33nB286_p0514b17上討取冷熱,唯于行解處脫略。今時梅子熟時,酸盡J33nB286_p0514b18諸人齒頰;钁頭𡎺處,斷卻衲子命根。不負前賢,豈慚J33nB286_p0514b19當世?如是則住山一事了辦無餘,更復何言?
示映石峨禪人
J33nB286_p0514b21操道之士,一味平懷,二六時中,若太虛空,無一毫髮J33nB286_p0514b22粘縛,亦不裝裝點點,無事生事,亦不掘地討天,空裡J33nB286_p0514b23擔枷,但一念萬年去、乾爆爆地去,自然頭頭進步,不J33nB286_p0514b24費纖毫氣力。若強生枝節,胸次壅塞,非唯現前打疊J33nB286_p0514b25不開,臘月三十日到來,必至腳忙手亂,萬劫無出頭J33nB286_p0514b26分,切宜慎之。
示文學在甫大姪諱肇茲
J33nB286_p0514b28此事參至結角羅紋處,不宜坐守枯樁,如萬丈懸崖J33nB286_p0514b29撒手相似,危亡不顧,拼其心力,直下劃斷,智識俱盡,J33nB286_p0514b30自然心體寥廓,豈容擬議中而能得耶?秪如香嚴上J33nB286_p0514c01樹一著,足不踏枝、手不攀枝,開口則喪汝身命,向轉J33nB286_p0514c02身不得時定睛一看,畢竟如何解交?直待大死一回,J33nB286_p0514c03拶得露柱攢眉、虛空叫屈,和底一脫,便是到家消息,J33nB286_p0514c04親見香嚴立地處也。努力參取,莫負莫負。
示沈正參居士淨土關鍵
J33nB286_p0514c06吾佛運廣慈智,度諸萬類,雖化門不等,唯淨土一階J33nB286_p0514c07獨為普遍,攝受三根。末世眾生行解未全,言過其實,J33nB286_p0514c08參一機一句,未得四稜蹋地,邈視先賢,指淨土為鄙J33nB286_p0514c09隘。噫!去古既遠,人心更薄。學道之士痼疾惡風,師者J33nB286_p0514c10半、學者半,見地遑遑,揀點身心,到不如三家村裡俗J33nB286_p0514c11漢,豈法之過歟?貴在平日操之深深、用之勤勤,則禪J33nB286_p0514c12宗與淨土無二、無別,何必分途列轍為是非耶?吾土J33nB286_p0514c13蓮宗從匡廬遠公之後,相繼其化,線線幾絕,幸雲棲J33nB286_p0514c14老人從冷灰一爆,向惡狠狠風波海裏摝盡魚龍。末J33nB286_p0514c15法眾生不知先賢往蹟,如傅大士感七佛隨行,永明J33nB286_p0514c16壽流梵聲帝闕,明教嵩頂戴持誦,晝夜不徹。彼大尊J33nB286_p0514c17宿尚爾若斯,況近代人物不能較其萬一,敢睥睨淨J33nB286_p0514c18域,肆口不羈,寧知禪即淨土、淨土即禪乎?此舉世所J33nB286_p0514c19共知者,余安敢復贅一言?但時有不等耳。如云末世J33nB286_p0514c20眾生心不懈怠,堅忍力行,即現世菩薩。幸今正參居J33nB286_p0514c21士篤志力辦,自利利人,弘願深銘,劫石猶可移而志J33nB286_p0514c22不可奪,將十方國土眾生推入八寶池中,無一蠛蠓J33nB286_p0514c23可遺者,此正參大願也。諸大宗匠翰墨贊述出廣長J33nB286_p0514c24舌,余不敢為之續貂,唯稍敘前案以相贊助。今詢正J33nB286_p0514c25參云:「若中忽突一人把住道:『我不入這寶社。』正參又J33nB286_p0514c26將何處分喻?」指代云:「蝦跳不出斗。」一并書之卷末。呵J33nB286_p0514c27呵!
悟心說示仲言趙居士
J33nB286_p0514c29大道只在目前,要且目前難睹,欲識大道真體,不離J33nB286_p0514c30聲色言語。故雲門大師云:「乾坤之內,宇宙之間,中有J33nB286_p0515a01一寶,秘在形山。」雲門如握利刃,向群生千萬劫中昏J33nB286_p0515a02夢顛倒,直下一刀兩段。無奈眾生迷沉既久,把個妄J33nB286_p0515a03知妄識活活認定,甘將一顆明珠埋向糞掃堆頭,急J33nB286_p0515a04令渠收拾歸家,拈來炤天徹地,奈何本有之性聞而J33nB286_p0515a05不顧耶?又於心外覓佛,何異飯籮裏坐餓殺人?不見J33nB286_p0515a06祖師道:「森羅及萬象,一法之所印。」心外無法,滿目青J33nB286_p0515a07山,但能徹底掀翻,決定飯是米做。較余悟心之說,總J33nB286_p0515a08屬剩語矣。
明因果說示兗州不空禪人
J33nB286_p0515a10作有義事,是惺悟心;作無義事,是散亂心。惺悟不繇J33nB286_p0515a11情,臨終能轉業;散亂總繇情,臨終被業牽。是以因若J33nB286_p0515a12影、果若形,形隨影轉,影逐形生,善因、惡因,毫釐不爽。J33nB286_p0515a13有智者觀福業如幻、罪性如幻、法法如幻,學者肯於J33nB286_p0515a14洪波浩渺處探得源頭,則始知三界惟心、萬法唯識,J33nB286_p0515a15不隨邪業、不昧正因,因明果徹,因真果實,亦不撥無J33nB286_p0515a16因果,莽蕩招殃。故諸賢聖於真智中興無緣慈、破眾J33nB286_p0515a17生惑,不捨一法,成就四無量心、六波羅蜜,轉不退轉。J33nB286_p0515a18若千源萬派,總攝令歸于性海,不取一法、不捨一法,J33nB286_p0515a19取捨情忘,登大覺位,總不出汝最初一念之真,而受J33nB286_p0515a20果報亦如是也。切今小智之流,以報緣為幻,縱心邪J33nB286_p0515a21念,平地墮生死險道,長劫無出期分,皆不信因真果J33nB286_p0515a22實,坐招罪愆。應知法法不即、不離,如是住、如是信解,J33nB286_p0515a23返照其本,則百福莊嚴,人間天上遍微塵國土而作J33nB286_p0515a24佛事,亦不離當人全體玅用,得以無我我故行諸佛J33nB286_p0515a25智,則果因轉處即不屬情量,彈指能入普賢三昧,於J33nB286_p0515a26始終絕其過患矣。宜力行之。
寄示剖初臨終語法名德任,侍師有年。諸弟子輩,惟士事師最謹。士因病篤,J33nB286_p0515a28特至辭師而去。師因愍其終始不忽,隨寄示之。
J33nB286_p0515a29法道離離,而吾徒愈老愈堅。惜今已經不起之疾,幸J33nB286_p0515a30晚年得聞斯法,不為虛度矣。但今放身命時,須觀此J33nB286_p0515b01身從頭至足皆不屬我,而我此性亦不屬生死流轉、J33nB286_p0515b02不隨情愛所拘、不屬修證、不屬古今,全體自在,一切J33nB286_p0515b03如幻。回頭直下一覷,返看是個甚麼,無有一法敢當J33nB286_p0515b04于前。赤灑灑,活潑潑,十方坐斷,一念無為,即此是涅J33nB286_p0515b05槃心、如來藏,更莫別尋頭腦。十法界中總屬識情變J33nB286_p0515b06現,離卻心意識,則全體金剛三昧王,遠離怖畏,謂之J33nB286_p0515b07安隱幢。保任保任,切須著眼。
示唯讓張居士法名德悟
J33nB286_p0515b09大覺世尊,昔捨輪王寶位,十八出家,三十成道,說種J33nB286_p0515b10種法門,欲令大地群生咸知本有,入佛知見,以了生J33nB286_p0515b11脫死為第一法。然吾眾生,罪根深重,貪愛纏結,不能J33nB286_p0515b12當下消釋障蔽,自心聞而驚駭,因設三乘權學階級J33nB286_p0515b13十波羅蜜門,先以戒施為基、以慈忍為戶、以智慧為J33nB286_p0515b14主令、以精進為引導,廣大其心,普度其行,任其險難,J33nB286_p0515b15終不退步,直至成佛而後已,此之謂大乘菩薩發心J33nB286_p0515b16也。第一先要信知即心自佛,本來具足,勿假他求,若J33nB286_p0515b17肯參從,定為實證。故六祖云:「清淨法身佛,汝之性也;J33nB286_p0515b18圓滿報身佛,汝之智也;千百億化身佛,汝之行也。一J33nB286_p0515b19身具三寶,一體具三身,總在汝自性中流出;天堂地J33nB286_p0515b20獄,九有四生,總不出汝自心變現。」《方廣經》云:「應觀法J33nB286_p0515b21界性,一切惟心造。」又云:「三界唯心,萬法唯識。」袛如四J33nB286_p0515b22大分張,一口氣不來時,畢竟此心歸向何處?若不知J33nB286_p0515b23這著源頭,則三塗異類,改頭換面,業識忙忙,無本可J33nB286_p0515b24據,豈不寒心?故教公參句:「萬法歸一,一歸何處?」不可J33nB286_p0515b25須臾離此話頭,迎賓待客、穿衣吃飯,一切處、一切時,J33nB286_p0515b26緊緊靠住,看這一畢竟歸于何所,直得念念爾、心心J33nB286_p0515b27爾,無一絲走作。忽然用力不及時,一朝話頭撲落,原J33nB286_p0515b28來秪是自家底,勿待他處尋討。然後將一切法看來,J33nB286_p0515b29悉是黃葉止兒啼。信知不在色見上尋求、音聲上卜J33nB286_p0515b30度,離人我相、離是非相,謂之離四句、絕百非。日用中J33nB286_p0515c01顯露自性金剛三昧,水流花開、鴉鳴鵲噪,盡是深談J33nB286_p0515c02般若,祖意、教意,悉在其中,無有一法異同,方始悟先J33nB286_p0515c03天本不生、後天本不滅,亙古亙今,法性迥露,超生死J33nB286_p0515c04關,渡苦海岸。因居士垂暮之年,信篤皈投,不免叨呾J33nB286_p0515c05如此。然遵而行之,管取坐證,但辦肯心,必不相賺。勉J33nB286_p0515c06旃。
示文學大持金居士諱之銘
J33nB286_p0515c08吾人欲透萬劫生死關鍵,貴於屏卻所習知見,從空J33nB286_p0515c09放下,直得無一點膠柱,向言前領略,始解枯木生花,J33nB286_p0515c10更須透過差別知見,方謂之了事人。故大慧杲和尚J33nB286_p0515c11平常教人參竹篦子,喚他則觸、不喚他則背,不得有J33nB286_p0515c12語、不得無語,道將一句來。若擬議思量,即被他當頭J33nB286_p0515c13按住,覿面千山。應知此事如人立在萬仞懸崖相似,J33nB286_p0515c14拼得身心一擲,驀然翻轉面皮,信知眉毛只在眼上。J33nB286_p0515c15持翁信得親切,遠來參請,特為示此最要一著,從茲J33nB286_p0515c16但向吞吐不得處、生佛未名時倒換眉目,直待石人J33nB286_p0515c17汗流,則開眼不被人瞞,洞見古人心髓矣。時日不易,J33nB286_p0515c18祈自勗勵焉。
寄示大鑑玹書記
J33nB286_p0515c20子晚年慕進宗乘,一聞便力行參究,不為無根莖耳。J33nB286_p0515c21但參處支離,病沉解路,是以久而不見其徹,滿地葛J33nB286_p0515c22藤絆住,回頭轉腦處不知利害,更欲待時而悟,豈不J33nB286_p0515c23謬之猶甚?如近代宗師家,雖愈出愈奇,大有古人作J33nB286_p0515c24略,而學人反經掣肘,病在參究不真、師家易肯也。又J33nB286_p0515c25以用處周遮,難於決斷。余昔參方時,每每聞師家示J33nB286_p0515c26人大疑大悟、不疑不悟之語激勵後學,雖悟必由此,J33nB286_p0515c27但亦宜著便,若不隨問便按倒,未免累人大小疑處J33nB286_p0515c28錯腳。如平日學人一罅去不得時,便是生死根本,直J33nB286_p0515c29下與他椎碎,令其就窠打脫。若再不能領略,秪教他J33nB286_p0515c30去不得所,看是甚麼,此便是銀山鐵壁處、水盡山窮J33nB286_p0516a01處、和身放倒處、轉關撥捩處,時刻挨排,偷心死盡,直J33nB286_p0516a02下便休,豈有終身役役而不見其成功乎?今以示子,J33nB286_p0516a03但向一切去不得處著些精彩,直與一踏到底,立地J33nB286_p0516a04罷參,豈不快暢?若弄做婆子禪,何日有出頭分?勉之。
示亮上座
J33nB286_p0516a06子今既任斯法,固宜篤志力行,應處窮巖深谷,頓絕J33nB286_p0516a07塵緣,不宜踏習輕狂裨販之輩,一言一行必循古法,J33nB286_p0516a08切忌貶叱大方、輕視後學,亦莫好奇新句子,誇誕一J33nB286_p0516a09時,貴於平日操之之深密,向後行之之真實也。如龍J33nB286_p0516a10山一偈、蜆子一機,遵仰萬世,豈在盈卷充笥為法式J33nB286_p0516a11乎?且古人綱要當細究之,雖系建立一時,蓋為千古J33nB286_p0516a12法弊,若用之正大,則上下俱受益深矣。唯道德可以J33nB286_p0516a13服人,山林之士日用聽其自然,一味平澹襟懷,直操J33nB286_p0516a14古人不到之地,庶不負佛祖之重任也已。深囑。
示敏一居士居家修省十法
J33nB286_p0516a16師念近代塵中之士,皈向三寶者甚廣,恐其偏信,近於理,忽於事,因示簡易切要,以便其J33nB286_p0516a17學,以謹其行。雖為一人說,而與眾兼之之意,蓋有深沐焉。
J33nB286_p0516a18一、觀身如幻泡
J33nB286_p0516a19觀此四大,和合而成,百年修短,倏忽異世。當一切處,J33nB286_p0516a20割截貪愛,應念此身,為眾苦之本。智者視之,驚歎業J33nB286_p0516a21聚,終不隨其妄緣,作諸罪垢。又念不假是身,聖因難J33nB286_p0516a22就,要當急切究竟,生死遷流,把目前恩愛盡情拋卻。J33nB286_p0516a23總以住世如旅館驛亭,若夢、若影,則道念必有趨進J33nB286_p0516a24時也。故云息心是道場,破情是智域。若受其倒惑,則J33nB286_p0516a25萬劫迷沉,遞無出期矣。噫!可不慎歟?
二、勤行須正見
J33nB286_p0516a27得聞是法,雖宜旦暮勤求,但不可希樂人天小果,厭J33nB286_p0516a28喧欣寂。故經云:「不為自求,願與大地群生齊成正覺。」J33nB286_p0516a29此係菩薩發心也。或云:「我本業力凡夫,已尚沉沒,不J33nB286_p0516a30得解脫,何能度人耶?」每至懷疑未下,吾故宜曉之。若J33nB286_p0516b01人有萬里之程,必起於初步;將成萬仞之山,必始於J33nB286_p0516b02一簣。凡夫發心,初因若廣其願力,久必培蓄深厚,而J33nB286_p0516b03證斯法,是有不可思議者。且凡聖雖殊途,而其性不J33nB286_p0516b04異,要在其人力行何如耳。儒云:「有為者亦若是。」從茲J33nB286_p0516b05以往,直至成佛。眾生若盡,吾願乃盡。聽其順逆,愈久J33nB286_p0516b06愈堅,進修吾道,決無退轉。正行正見,勤而行之,永無J33nB286_p0516b07舛謬。
三、皈依三寶力
J33nB286_p0516b09三寶弘名,吾人於六趣中最難遇者,一聞其法,能消J33nB286_p0516b10八萬劫生死罪垢、能越長夜苦海、能趨無上菩提,總J33nB286_p0516b11經塵劫,讚莫能窮。蓋吾佛以難行能行、難忍能忍,天J33nB286_p0516b12上人間歷諸苦趣,為求大法故、為度眾生故,乃至捨J33nB286_p0516b13全身而求半偈,并於捨國城、妻子、象馬、珍寶,至身為J33nB286_p0516b14床座,作驅役使,忘形、忘世,力求佛道,而乃得成大覺J33nB286_p0516b15世尊,十號具足,為天人師,作群生主。吾人業海汪洋,J33nB286_p0516b16沉埋既久,是以正法難值,佛寶難逢,若芥子投針、蓮J33nB286_p0516b17生火內,今得皈依,寧不生慶幸歟?法寶者,從如來金J33nB286_p0516b18口敕宣教乘,列三藏法,非此不能超生死、別邪正,若J33nB286_p0516b19杲日麗天破諸昏暗、若甘雨降注普潤群根,得逢一J33nB286_p0516b20言半句,可證本有圓明,是以受持參究,利益無涯。大J33nB286_p0516b21藏靈文,慧命所寄,聞之者寧不惕勵奉重歟?僧寶者,J33nB286_p0516b22十力弟子因僧得以續佛慧燈、因僧得以弘揚正法、J33nB286_p0516b23因僧得以普利人天。是以沙門悟其本源,與佛無殊,J33nB286_p0516b24作世福田,破諸魔外,人間得以參求,引導迷津,住不J33nB286_p0516b25退地,遇之者焉可得而輕忽歟?乃至人間天上、四生J33nB286_p0516b26九有,莫不仗是三寶恩力以濟其厄難,故篤信皈投,J33nB286_p0516b27探其法味,受益始深。如一體三寶佛者,汝能覺悟自J33nB286_p0516b28性,則佛寶不離汝身;汝能深透疑網,則法寶不離汝J33nB286_p0516b29智;汝能會歸萬法,則僧寶不離汝行。日用頭頭,本自J33nB286_p0516b30具足,不假外求,此即自心之三寶也。擴而言之,不出J33nB286_p0516c01乎此。惜世之愚昧者,障蔽塵勞,驕慢橫肆,視三寶如J33nB286_p0516c02蠛蠓,聞而不之敬信。一生報盡,萬劫何從?因表而出J33nB286_p0516c03之,以為深世趨進之階。得依斯法者,安可忽諸?
四、具戒不殺
J33nB286_p0516c05經云:「五戒不持,人天路絕。」曰:不殺、不盜、不邪淫、不妄J33nB286_p0516c06語、不飲酒食肉。此五者,即與五常名出而異同,賢人J33nB286_p0516c07君子早已受之之矣。目為佛戒難持,豈非朝三而暮J33nB286_p0516c08四乎?若欲希人天報緣,非五戒十善則人天無路,況J33nB286_p0516c09欲求妙道而勿謹持?且天地之道,德莫大乎好生,過J33nB286_p0516c10莫大乎縱殺。唐相國裴休云:「凡血氣之屬必有知,有J33nB286_p0516c11知必同體。雖業報不等,其性本同。」我等幸居人天之J33nB286_p0516c12中,而貪餐口腹,恣意妄殺,下箸千命,或賞時日、或慶J33nB286_p0516c13家祐、或抱疾獻禱,種種嗜好,此皆自不覺其大患。居J33nB286_p0516c14家最要一門,無如戒殺。行一切善,莫越放生,祈福祈J33nB286_p0516c15壽,莫外乎此。兼於慎言節行,禮樂衛身,生生無夭折J33nB286_p0516c16之悲,世世無顛覆之難。既秉戒法,當盡形受持,勿生J33nB286_p0516c17異念,至死不移。總孝子順孫,或逢疾難,亦莫惑巫師J33nB286_p0516c18星卜、醫家邪說,毀其戒品。且吾人壽命有定限,安可J33nB286_p0516c19烹殺肉命而救延之?若是,則茹葷之輩,壽必齊老彭;J33nB286_p0516c20齋戒之流,夭必共殤子矣。智士決不然其說。仁慈君J33nB286_p0516c21子,乃至蜎飛蠕動尚且護惜,況鱗甲羽毛乎?以下四J33nB286_p0516c22戒法,一宜如實行之。欲登聖果,先息業因。審能如是,J33nB286_p0516c23何慮道之不證也?祈五濁生民普宜覺察,幸甚。
五、持誦不怠
J33nB286_p0516c25平居持誦,必精必專,晨昏當有規則。如閱經時,深其J33nB286_p0516c26味,不必定其卷數。日朝起時,焚香整衣,頂禮十方常J33nB286_p0516c27住三寶,深祈冥薰加被室中,莫令聚談賓客混入經J33nB286_p0516c28筵,徐徐朗誦,不急不緩。誦畢,復發弘誓願,回向九有J33nB286_p0516c29四生,均霑法樂。如念佛時,不可同於村童灶婦隨口J33nB286_p0516c30遊念,必須一心觀行。經云:「執持我名,若至七日,一心J33nB286_p0517a01不亂,即得往生。生彼國已,見佛聞法,悟無生忍。」持誦J33nB286_p0517a02功行豈淺淺哉?必宜禪淨兼修,心淨即佛土淨,心外J33nB286_p0517a03無別法。正當念時,看我此念畢竟是誰?若今是我,何J33nB286_p0517a04有昏迷?若今非我,何人主宰?畢須將此一句念念追J33nB286_p0517a05究,佛之與念打成一片,行住坐臥無暫時捨,忽朝㘞J33nB286_p0517a06地一聲,悟取本來是佛,了知西方秪在目前、彌陀不J33nB286_p0517a07離當處,方謂之真持實究。但功到必圓,辦取一番久J33nB286_p0517a08久不退之志,自然心華發現。參持一理,宜相互融,毋J33nB286_p0517a09忽諸。
六、禪觀力參
J33nB286_p0517a11禪那二字,西竺梵語,此土即云思惟,以正念思惟,究J33nB286_p0517a12竟其法。祖師云:「以思無思之妙,返思靈焰之無窮,思J33nB286_p0517a13盡還源,即如如佛,謂之最上乘禪、謂之心地法門。」達J33nB286_p0517a14磨大師來此土,傳是心印,直指人心,立地成佛。昔大J33nB286_p0517a15梅和尚初參馬祖云:「如何是佛?」祖云:「即心是佛。」大梅J33nB286_p0517a16言下領旨,一住大梅三十載,草衣木食,形影不出,學J33nB286_p0517a17人慕之,往參其道,後開法嗣馬祖,此即一句頓悟的J33nB286_p0517a18樣子。如龐蘊居士參馬祖,悟後有男不婚、有女不嫁,J33nB286_p0517a19一門其證,此居士中赤螵也。個事若大鵬金翅鳥王J33nB286_p0517a20劈海,直取龍吞手段,方名好手。是以一言之下,便當J33nB286_p0517a21休去歇去。今之發心入道者,最初無決定志、無廣大J33nB286_p0517a22心,若後將何如也?不得已開第二門,教汝參一句話J33nB286_p0517a23頭,東咬西嚼,久久目明。又惜今之士,苦其道之高遠,J33nB286_p0517a24一生安可了決?乃至望崖退者,何啻萬千?信知此事,J33nB286_p0517a25須大根器人方可提攜。如教中云:「禪定譬於水之澄J33nB286_p0517a26湛,始可鑑炤萬物。」一受風波鼓扇,本體尚迷,況能鑑J33nB286_p0517a27物乎?吾人無始妄想,惡因結聚,如風鼓濤,欲其返悟J33nB286_p0517a28自性,如負石登山,故必假禪觀參一句子無義味語,J33nB286_p0517a29日久功深,心志用竭,行到水盡山窮,則方能觸發其J33nB286_p0517a30源。故儒云:「用力之久,一旦豁然貫通。」斯言盡之矣。欲J33nB286_p0517b01成佛道,除此別無可進者,當無惑焉。
七,植福資道
J33nB286_p0517b03祖師云:「實際理地不受一塵,今事門頭不捨一法。」欲J33nB286_p0517b04求大道,必假福行為基址,百福莊嚴,福足慧足,故佛J33nB286_p0517b05號之曰兩足尊。學道之士捨難捨之緣,屏其世樂,始J33nB286_p0517b06有進趣。《般若經》云:「如我昔為歌利王割截身體,我於J33nB286_p0517b07爾時無我相、無人相、無眾生相、無壽者相。」方其時也,J33nB286_p0517b08內不見可愛之身心、外不見可欣之利欲,全身放倒,J33nB286_p0517b09唯道是從,此事法也。又于斯中表金剛旨,忘我、忘人,J33nB286_p0517b10全體不立,斯理法也。為法忘形,視身尚爾,身外烏足J33nB286_p0517b11道哉?乃至種種惠施,濟諸苦難,滿彼所願,操之蒂固J33nB286_p0517b12根深,方得悟無生忍。若根器卑劣者,遇之未能信,信J33nB286_p0517b13之未能行,行之未能到,故曰水之積也不厚,則其負J33nB286_p0517b14大舟也無力。斯言備矣。從古聖賢必從檀度為始,先J33nB286_p0517b15令汝去其慳貪所重者,則根塵器界無往而不解脫J33nB286_p0517b16矣。道之所行,宜廣其福。
八,割愛如讎
J33nB286_p0517b18《涅槃經》云:「無明郎主,恩愛魔王,從生至生,遭其戕害。」J33nB286_p0517b19故吾人愛網纏結,昧卻本真,一受其毒,沉淪不已。是J33nB286_p0517b20以修省,欲離火宅,惟此愛根,甚難割截,乃至頭白齒J33nB286_p0517b21豁,死門在即,尚爾念念不休,作馬牛之自甘、為奴隸J33nB286_p0517b22之所願。總大智人,十有九昧,況無慧者?經云:「有愛則J33nB286_p0517b23生,愛盡則滅。」如夫妻子女,人倫之大綱,為之世紀,何J33nB286_p0517b24以謂怨仇,恐喻之不亦甚乎?曰:非也。以人倫道中,則J33nB286_p0517b25君君臣臣、父子夫婦。以修道者,固當別論。如忠孝之J33nB286_p0517b26士殉身救父、衛國匡君立名萬世,人道備矣。若出世J33nB286_p0517b27之學,辭親割愛,捨己從人,以度諸有,法道全矣。是以J33nB286_p0517b28出世之學,故能弘通大乘,超脫塵鎖,不同世議。要之,J33nB286_p0517b29趣進妙道,未見情愛封固而得有證者。念吾生從朝J33nB286_p0517b30至暮、從少至老、從生至死、從貴至賤、從貧至富,役使J33nB286_p0517c01身心,無暫時捨。至睡熟時,夢中尚遭其顛倒,過在誰J33nB286_p0517c02歟?眼見日喪而日不知、日迷而日不覺,深入骨髓,總J33nB286_p0517c03經塵劫,牢不可拔,謂之肉刺、謂之軟繩。我佛目不奈J33nB286_p0517c04看,因於世諦,示現王宮,捨身救度。若是標式,尚爾執J33nB286_p0517c05迷,是觀愛之為害甚大,乃至入四生異類,改頭換面,J33nB286_p0517c06逐影隨形,患難不捨,迷倒無已。故云:「割愛如讎,必於J33nB286_p0517c07正念。」返觀生死,臨頭最親,不可少代,則恩愛必冰釋J33nB286_p0517c08矣。噫!可不畏歟?
九、時日不怠
J33nB286_p0517c10人世光陰,如白駒過隙,死生猶有旦暮也。一失其所J33nB286_p0517c11受,則萬劫淪喪,讀之可不寒心?是以莫把光陰等閑J33nB286_p0517c12虛棄。少壯者,時日不再,更不可忽;老衰者,桑榆暮景,J33nB286_p0517c13轉眼難留,尤為急切。總之,有一息在,當究一息,除死J33nB286_p0517c14方休。般若參功,他世決不負矣。惜乎舉世之流,終身J33nB286_p0517c15役役而不見其成功爾。然疲敝而不知所為,使與接J33nB286_p0517c16為搆,日與心鬥,惡緣遍熾,白首徒歸,總不出於聲色J33nB286_p0517c17貨利而作業因,往而不返,埋沉黑暗,寧不痛哉?適有J33nB286_p0517c18上根智士,留心性命之道十有九錯,或墮空著有、或J33nB286_p0517c19尋文局相、或入邪異見,誤用其心神,未蒙其益,反遭J33nB286_p0517c20其毒。蓋不得遇真正師匠,提掇要門,揀別邪正,往往J33nB286_p0517c21陷害,其過非細。若用功夫,不必論時日之遲速以為J33nB286_p0517c22利鈍。古之上士,或十年五載而後悟者、或有不假年J33nB286_p0517c23月敏捷如矢者、或一生剋苦而無成者,蓋其根基不J33nB286_p0517c24同,利鈍非一,果能決志力行,遠近必到。先德云:「佛法J33nB286_p0517c25無多子,久長難得人。」每當自念有識神以來,身所受J33nB286_p0517c26身,積骨如山,所飲母乳,如四海水,異類循環,靡不歷J33nB286_p0517c27盡。幸今得聞斯法,可脫生死,安不努力勤修,甘於放J33nB286_p0517c28過?今之所忽,後之所迷,恐終不能遇於此日也。無論J33nB286_p0517c29少壯衰朽,固當勉力行之,般若種子從此發芽,祈繩J33nB286_p0517c30繩不懈,道可圖焉。
十、道宜專一
J33nB286_p0518a02道若專一,則操進必正而無雜亂,是能貫通真際。如J33nB286_p0518a03《法華》云:「惟此一事實,餘二則非真,終不以小乘,引導J33nB286_p0518a04於眾生。」佛說種種法,為明一切心,若悟一切心,焉用J33nB286_p0518a05一切法?禪家令參一句子,秪要打脫鼻孔、徹其底蘊,J33nB286_p0518a06應知此著為我抽生死根、拔無明楔,一朝撥轉,煩惱J33nB286_p0518a07即菩提、眾生即諸佛,唯在離心意識參、絕凡聖路學,J33nB286_p0518a08無理會、無方便,唯存篤志疑究,不被餘見所惑,蕩盡J33nB286_p0518a09倚依,忽地翻身,不一、不二,名不得、狀不得,故云:「千峰J33nB286_p0518a10勢倒嶽邊止,萬派聲歸海上消。」然百姓日用斯道不J33nB286_p0518a11自知者,如魚之在水而不知水、人之在性而不知性。J33nB286_p0518a12魚若知水,則為神龍,一滴便可興雲吐霧、灌注大千;J33nB286_p0518a13人若知性,則為至聖,便可度生死、超天地。允執厥中,J33nB286_p0518a14要明喜怒哀樂之未發即一也、天命之謂性即一也,J33nB286_p0518a15凡有血氣莫不尊親,故曰:配天即一也、道可道非常J33nB286_p0518a16道即一也、無我無人即一也。總之,聖教單明道體,除J33nB286_p0518a17此盡為魔說。然吾斯論悉是言句上支離,畢竟如何J33nB286_p0518a18是一?居士能敏於一,把將山河大地納向微塵中,佛J33nB286_p0518a19祖無下口處,道一亦是空拳誑小兒,則山僧退身有J33nB286_p0518a20分。如是始不負今日一會儼若靈山,話柄葛藤一併J33nB286_p0518a21按下。幸甚,幸甚。
示重南金居士諱液
J33nB286_p0518a23古德云:「大道秪在目前,要且目前難睹,欲識大道真J33nB286_p0518a24體,不離聲色言語。」此處悟徹者甚多,錯會者不少。如J33nB286_p0518a25石火電光,迅馬疾風,作速攀鞍,入手尚且遲了八刻,J33nB286_p0518a26若欲琢方削圓,則何時得有進趣?是以令公參一句J33nB286_p0518a27無意味語,如庭前柏樹子,為甚喚作祖師西來意?提J33nB286_p0518a28起時,如足履懸崖,放身命相似,直下無依倚顧盻,向J33nB286_p0518a29未舉已前一腳踏穿,心智路絕,驀地打徹,始知全身J33nB286_p0518a30總在裏許,飯籮邊終不餓煞,開眼處豈教墮塹?若此J33nB286_p0518b01道個西來意,早已鈍置了也,何處更討千七百則陳J33nB286_p0518b02年葛藤東扯西拽?但向居士道:「若有佛法,商量亦錯;J33nB286_p0518b03若無佛法,商量亦錯。」畢竟如何即是?咄!錯!錯!錯!切忌J33nB286_p0518b04河邊睹影。
偶閱《寶王論》兼示禪徒
J33nB286_p0518b06易曰:「天行健,君子以自強不息。」至哉言乎!學道之士,J33nB286_p0518b07若不堅忍身心,磨勵形質,而欲坐證斯道者,吾未之J33nB286_p0518b08見也。且古之聖賢降世,雖曰本具天聰,及其操進時,J33nB286_p0518b09靡不披歷險阻,勞其筋骨,餓其體膚,名利不干懷,聲J33nB286_p0518b10色不為動,志若泰山之不可移,念同金石之不可易,J33nB286_p0518b11愈久愈堅,是以功成。一旦得弘百世之教綱、成千古J33nB286_p0518b12之模範,非同近之驕怠縱情者,便欲所期,不亦謬乎?J33nB286_p0518b13且往往小慧之流,足不越戶,意跨江湖,情量未超,擬J33nB286_p0518b14吞佛祖,因而十學九虛,白首無成,適有所似,如槍榆J33nB286_p0518b15之決起,擬將怒飛九萬里者,何有於事?蓋其昔因不J33nB286_p0518b16正大,而後之進取不過如是耳。然吾人所居學地,每J33nB286_p0518b17事必先居於礙,若不居礙,則生死險道何由出離?故J33nB286_p0518b18如來於障難中得菩提道,若歲寒見松柏之獨持,以J33nB286_p0518b19其能履霜雪,故不為之披靡摧滅。勉若輩力行之,庶J33nB286_p0518b20幾報佛祖深恩於萬一也。勉旃!
佛事
J33nB286_p0518b22為蕺山天柱維那封關
J33nB286_p0518b23「蕺山帶水拖泥,露柱子證明有口,不道弁峰裂出布J33nB286_p0518b24袋角,山門頭佛法一覷便休。既是全身擔荷,何必別J33nB286_p0518b25翻腔調?不見道:保任此事,終不虛也。」遂封。
庚寅仲冬七日,奉護國先和尚位入先覺堂
J33nB286_p0518b27師捧牌座云:「毒鼓高撾數十秋,啀喍辣手剔生繇,橫J33nB286_p0518b28封台嶺驚寒拾,夜半金烏六不收。恭惟先師嘯老和J33nB286_p0518b29尚,握弁嶽祖符,主天台法社,唱導四剎,傳法七人,向J33nB286_p0518b30時拈頭作尾,將個骨董傾入九龍佛窟,不肖今日平J33nB286_p0518c01空捺倒,推阿爺向密室內納甲藏鋒。」即安座云:「祖父J33nB286_p0518c02券書,一并按下。」
護國老和尚忌日拈香
J33nB286_p0518c04「凄凄風雨連朝瑣,柳吐煙絲穿太古,萬山愁斷碧空J33nB286_p0518c05浮,碎破溪聲未遑補。」指真云:「這老漢平生辣手,慣拈J33nB286_p0518c06兔角打蛟龍,午夜歸來,卻把龜毛鞭石虎。今日末後J33nB286_p0518c07拈提,莫便秪這是否?錯!錯!」插香,云:「把將底事更重拈,J33nB286_p0518c08冤有頭兮債有主。」
清辨大師計至,設供
J33nB286_p0518c10「鴻雁斜飛,嘹亂一聲驚落葉。秋江清淺,數灣野水貯J33nB286_p0518c11流雲。交參無路透清波,砟額長年不出戶。冀我法叔J33nB286_p0518c12立身孤逕,常嗤法印之續貂,末後森嚴,不顧獅絃於J33nB286_p0518c13絕響。臨行雪曲,和者成希。祖父全收,許誰突眼?」召眾,J33nB286_p0518c14云:「要知大師末後句,問取庭前露柱子。」
離愚大師訃至,設供
J33nB286_p0518c16「嶺外寒梅,不到春城先墜萼;扁舟漁火,未拋香餌已J33nB286_p0518c17收綸。袖手持書不到家,展足斷碑橫古路。恭惟法叔J33nB286_p0518c18印佩華林,源承石傘,掃魔外之餘蹤,指人天之露宿,J33nB286_p0518c19正宜敲唱雙行,何爾全身歸父?還鄉曲調,句可驚人。J33nB286_p0518c20功位不施,密移一步。大眾!秪如古殿苔封,萬機絕唱J33nB286_p0518c21時,何處與大師相見?」舉香,云:「朵朵瓊花開鐵樹,回途J33nB286_p0518c22不借夜明簾。」
掃大地山受業師翁古岑和尚塔
J33nB286_p0518c24「束芭茆,孤峰頂上不見海內一人;煮砂鐺,大地巖阿J33nB286_p0518c25要與高峰同調。天華未肯承當,博山安能下釣?昔日J33nB286_p0518c26如是雄風凜然難犯,今被不肖兒孫團起捏倒,拶得J33nB286_p0518c27沒處藏身。雖然,也要承先儀表。」乃展具,云:「千枝翠色J33nB286_p0518c28函鐘秀,萬派溪光供遠峰。」
為武林遍周耆宿封龕
J33nB286_p0518c30「濛濛煙雨,瑣鐵壁以無聲;寂寂垂揚,穿金針而暗度。J33nB286_p0519a01虛空突露,萬象橫身,驀面相呈,有口不道。遍周老宿,J33nB286_p0519a02樂與不輕之拍和,兼依普化於當途。今日關頭,一齊J33nB286_p0519a03按下。」遂封云:「路絕雲封敲石韻,密移一步任縱橫。」
為桂輪禪人下火
J33nB286_p0519a05秉火炬,云:「撩空潑面來,撒手懸崖去。脫卻殼漏子,千J33nB286_p0519a06聖無覓處。」擲炬,云:「斲斷桂輪影,如是、不如是,觸背俱J33nB286_p0519a07非,如大火聚。」
贊偈雜著
J33nB286_p0519a09始祖釋迦文佛贊
J33nB286_p0519a10水月觀音大士像贊
J33nB286_p0519a15題十八羅漢渡海圖瑞雲居士請
J33nB286_p0519a20震旦初祖菩提達磨
J33nB286_p0519a25雲門湛老和尚
J33nB286_p0519a29護國嘯老和尚
J33nB286_p0519b05自題夢宅圖
J33nB286_p0519b10含章禪士行樂
J33nB286_p0519b18大鑑玹書記行樂
J33nB286_p0519b22鎮府樊圓證居士行樂法名德密
J33nB286_p0519b27瑞雲史居士行樂
J33nB286_p0519c01和中峰國師樂隱辭十六首
J33nB286_p0519c07太尹金百陶老居士致書問云:「非特睡時難醒,J33nB286_p0520a10即惺時亦爾。」師以偈荅之
J33nB286_p0520a11寄贈佛川和尚憨石法兄
J33nB286_p0520a15示禪人
J33nB286_p0520a21贈湛虛大師嗣夾山伴和尚
J33nB286_p0520a25贈靈巖記室檗菴大師
J33nB286_p0520a28示副院齊之弟
J33nB286_p0520b01示香濟禪人書《法華經》
J33nB286_p0520b04示亞目侍者
J33nB286_p0520b12示趙傑菴居士法名德偉
J33nB286_p0520b16題磨
J33nB286_p0520b19題聞普上人血書《法華經》
J33nB286_p0520b22大哉空王旨,能闢生死路,絕我疑網城,破我愚癡庫。J33nB286_p0520b23甘雨潤焦枯,雷音解禁錮,誠如火中蓮,難植復難遇。J33nB286_p0520b24得有普上人,身心渾不顧,刺血頓忘疲,唯知依藥樹。J33nB286_p0520b25為求無上道,究竟堅固住,點滴驚鬼神,舒卷悲日暮。J33nB286_p0520b26透此無量光,心珠常獨露,筆底若通玄,大千俱受度。
建喻指庵碑記
J33nB286_p0520b28像法南來,佛道始繼,先於教乘,開闢茲土。而繼吾學J33nB286_p0520b29佛之徒,若知其玄旨者,則稍有進趣焉。蕭梁之世,達J33nB286_p0520b30磨來是震旦,傳佛心宗,以致五燈分化,悟者如稻麻J33nB286_p0520c01竹葦,潛修密證,遍滿界內,正法之盛,於是淵源不絕。J33nB286_p0520c02其間抱道之士,或居梵剎、或住山林、或聚落、或庵宇,J33nB286_p0520c03或順行逆化,應被十方,摩肩接踵,力救吾人沉沒苦J33nB286_p0520c04海。蓋其悲願弘深,俾見聞者得以超生死之域,深受J33nB286_p0520c05其益者,無盡盡焉。然庵居隱所,雖不能悉處有道之J33nB286_p0520c06士,而三寶弘名,亦日貫於眉目矣。余解院東歸,道抵J33nB286_p0520c07黃溪,適遇昔於羅漢寺之參請者振綱姚君,即天與J33nB286_p0520c08也。斯翁酷嗜宗乘,里中莫己知者,與余深接,因詢所J33nB286_p0520c09止,曰:「師將歸天台耶?將設化四方耶?但兵燹之後,住J33nB286_p0520c10山人亦多患難,不若隨地安居,作芭茆計,未審若是J33nB286_p0520c11可否?」余欣然允從,復云:「但宜擇地而居可也。」士日:「諾。」J33nB286_p0520c12嗣後雲山史翁,皆前皈依者,并瑞雲史君,亦洞下一J33nB286_p0520c13龐蘊之屬,相從表裡,集同十友,擇定其所,去黃溪里J33nB286_p0520c14許,地名南港,居鄰純朴,眾議僉同,靡不欣輔。乃平基J33nB286_p0520c15刱菴,不日而功告成,約費千金有餘,兼施田畝,永作J33nB286_p0520c16齋廚之供,俾後繼者不乏所須。間有月上人迎毘盧J33nB286_p0520c17香像供奉於中,儼若符契,其事亦非偶然者。余即於J33nB286_p0520c18癸巳四月佛誕日居之,額曰喻指。深幸諸君道業倍J33nB286_p0520c19增,佛事益廣,余就中隱關三載,作杜門計息以自勵。J33nB286_p0520c20而邑中士大夫與余遊者,吳、金、沈、史諸君子,詢參個J33nB286_p0520c21事,亹亹不竭,莫不以斯為最勝舉也。噫!若是觀之,豈J33nB286_p0520c22非法界唯心者乎?昔諸公一念之善,願等金剛,久久J33nB286_p0520c23無能摧滅者,其因其果亦若是矣。雖刱業大小有殊,J33nB286_p0520c24而篤信本來一轍,願現在諸賢暨後來檀度永作金J33nB286_p0520c25湯,深護聖教,母使流俗來儀混同庸處,務行廣大佛J33nB286_p0520c26事,以為多生福澤線,遠於千百世之下終不磨滅。誠J33nB286_p0520c27如是,即靈山一會儼然未散也。是為記。
助刻姓氏弟子張德悟 金之銘 比丘尼惺巳J33nB286_p0520c29 黃溪弟子智化 德愍 德綸 德繼 德胤 德皎J33nB286_p0520c30 智利 德任 德越 王氏 蔣氏 馬氏J33nB286_p0520c31 惟祈早證無漏因,同圓種智者。
攖寧靜禪師語錄卷第五終