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J34nB299_p0157c04聖恩寺,示眾。「昔日,臨濟大師在黃檗處三度問法、三J34nB299_p0157c05度被棒,後去大愚肋下還取三拳,道:『原來黃檗佛法J34nB299_p0157c06無多子。』今人聞說臨濟建立許多法子,便道是多事,J34nB299_p0157c07不知單單闡發得無多子底佛法何曾別有?不見濟J34nB299_p0157c08住滹沱,謂普化、克符曰:『我欲于此建立黃檗宗旨,汝J34nB299_p0157c09二人成褫我。』只此一句,將黃檗佛法一時傾盡了也,J34nB299_p0157c10豈容更有在?二人珍重下去,但見唯唯諾諾,誰知謇J34nB299_p0157c11謇諤諤?三日後,普化問:『三日前和尚道什麼?』咦!龍生J34nB299_p0157c12龍子,赤電轟雷,一模脫出。濟便打,怕甕中走卻鱉那?J34nB299_p0157c13又三日後,克符問:『三日前為什打普化?』難為兄,難為J34nB299_p0157c14弟。濟便打。恰是看他父父、子子、君君、臣臣,各各有出J34nB299_p0157c15身之路,何等自在!是夕小參,以料簡明之:奪人不奪J34nB299_p0157c16境,開眼見青天,當頭一霹靂;奪境不奪人,睡熟忽翻J34nB299_p0157c17身,依然還是你。人境俱奪,安得中山千日酒,酩然直J34nB299_p0157c18到太平時?人境俱不奪,車轔轔兮馬蕭蕭。看他三問、J34nB299_p0157c19一珍重、兩打,以四法為料揀,如米去糠、甑成熟飯,方J34nB299_p0157c20是真佛、真法。處處是真佛、真法之真道,但學語之流J34nB299_p0157c21依他作解,便千里、萬里沒交涉故。僧問:『如何是真佛、J34nB299_p0157c22真法、真道?』濟曰:『佛者,心清淨是。』佛有真、有偽,偽佛者,J34nB299_p0157c23如人得箇前後際斷,覺得心常清淨,若人拶著他,便J34nB299_p0157c24眼目定動,不能清淨。何故?為他不得真法故。『法者,心J34nB299_p0157c25光明是。』何為光明?只為他全不在心上用事,單單只J34nB299_p0157c26在用上作法,法得清淨,故心不動搖耳。『道者,處處無J34nB299_p0157c27礙淨光是。』淨是心不動,光是法有眼。淨與光合,故施J34nB299_p0157c28之于事,事事無礙,稱之曰道。三即一,皆為空名,而非J34nB299_p0157c29實有。今之一棒一喝者,未嘗不是,只是他細惑猶未J34nB299_p0157c30盡除,如初鑄成鏡,痕垢易生也。故曰:達磨西來,止求J34nB299_p0158a01不受惑底人,後遇二祖,一言便了。豈不是佛法無多J34nB299_p0158a02子也?始知從前虛用工夫。癡人以工夫為入道之資,J34nB299_p0158a03不知工夫落五蘊,須向無多子處直入。既直入已,便J34nB299_p0158a04念念在直入處,謂之念念心不間斷。可見要得真佛J34nB299_p0158a05全不動心,常常受用,全在得法。何為法聻?即是如今J34nB299_p0158a06目前凡夫說有說無之著相事,二乘小教外道之空J34nB299_p0158a07事,菩薩之即空即色、非空非色、雙雙照泯,如來之四J34nB299_p0158a08句合一、極則結頂等事,總是凡之與聖、生死與出生J34nB299_p0158a09死,所以猶在格內。若于此處一時翻轉,則凡夫、外道、J34nB299_p0158a10佛、菩薩、二乘等,都成向上之言,出于格外。所以有第J34nB299_p0158a11一句、第二句、第三句,只此三句,收盡世、出世間法。有J34nB299_p0158a12無情三句,如石頭道底水流花落是也;有有情三句,J34nB299_p0158a13鵲云削、鴉云丫是也;有有言三句,即前之佛與眾生J34nB299_p0158a14語是也。且道如何是三句?」拈起扇子,云:「扇子。」又云:「扇J34nB299_p0158a15子𨁝跳上三十三天,觸著帝釋鼻孔,打一箇噴嚏,噴J34nB299_p0158a16出九龍,行雲布雨。今朝立秋之夜,雨下三尺。」又搖扇J34nB299_p0158a17子云:「沒有者樣事。此是法中最麤,未是了手,直須更J34nB299_p0158a18進始得。故一句中具三玄三要,有權有實,有照有用。J34nB299_p0158a19如何是第一玄?只者扇子。如何是第二玄?以扇子撲J34nB299_p0158a20云:罪過!昨夜睡中,莫打殺蚊子。如何是第三玄?昨夜J34nB299_p0158a21半夜,有影無影,放落扇子,墮地起來,依舊拾著,更打J34nB299_p0158a22蚊子,一發血流滿地。到此與前者天地懸隔,高深最J34nB299_p0158a23上,然而猶有玄在。更于落地扇子上,層層轉入無路J34nB299_p0158a24之道,向絕處一擊,單單提著尾尖上火把子,燎天燎J34nB299_p0158a25地過日。此是一句之極頭,自受用三昧也。若為人,則J34nB299_p0158a26在賓主相見處。今人相見,你問我打,我問你打,不識J34nB299_p0158a27末後了手大事,謂之掠虛頭漢,賓中賓也。賓中主者,J34nB299_p0158a28只為要硬,見兔便咬,所以自己轉無出頭分。主中賓J34nB299_p0158a29者,著著了在先天之外,縱然奪去,依舊還我。主中主J34nB299_p0158a30者,垂衣拱手,天下太平。然須會得四喝,方得到者田J34nB299_p0158b01地。何為四喝?金剛王劍,你看臨濟前來,父父子子,那J34nB299_p0158b02箇男兒不丈夫?踞地獅子,誰人腳下無一塊方磚?豈J34nB299_p0158b03是單單珍重便打而已?探竿影草,你走到那裏去?一J34nB299_p0158b04喝不作一喝用,恰是故有時先照而後用,有時先用J34nB299_p0158b05而後照。照用同時,緊著眼;照用不同時,問取三日前J34nB299_p0158b06後,此是無多子底法也。老僧今日要建立臨濟宗旨,J34nB299_p0158b07汝等諸人成褫我。」便揮杖打散大眾,歸方丈。
J34nB299_p0158b08示眾。「從上祖師見學人于未開口前早用一椎一𡎺,J34nB299_p0158b09直下斷人命根、頓盡源底,那裏有許多忉忉漉漉、撒J34nB299_p0158b10屎撒尿作座主態?只為後人胸中理會太多,未入法J34nB299_p0158b11門先學一肚皮禪道佛法、機鋒轉語、牽經帶論,貴在J34nB299_p0158b12有知見學、口邊富贍,為做人出頭張本,謂之運糞入,J34nB299_p0158b13所以心塵壅塞,無一隙打併得開。故後之宗師萬不J34nB299_p0158b14得已,隨人顛倒下箇追截命根底法子,謂之看話頭,J34nB299_p0158b15要他將窮年學來底好處一時運出,向窮極不過處J34nB299_p0158b16漆黑地追拶,拶極不休,自然窮則變、變則通,于本地J34nB299_p0158b17上透出精光照天照地,則與學人未開口前一椎一J34nB299_p0158b18𡎺底了無二道,此正所謂入水救人,沒柰何費許多J34nB299_p0158b19周折。比年以來,諸方看話頭者可惜又在話頭上生J34nB299_p0158b20出枝節,輾轉難參,禪病益多,悟者路絕。山僧憤不得J34nB299_p0158b21已,于下水救人處深深下水,用古人開發做工夫法J34nB299_p0158b22子細細周折一上,令人先曉得話頭兩字,則不被話J34nB299_p0158b23頭枝節所轉。所謂話頭者果何物耶?即千經萬論中J34nB299_p0158b24間談空說有,以至中道極則去不得底頂尖是也。只J34nB299_p0158b25是諸人日用不知一大藏教,祇在人初開口處、乍起J34nB299_p0158b26念處,六根門頭耀一耀底所在,凡夫之人便落有念J34nB299_p0158b27無念、聖教底人便落是理非理,心中釀起糞團、口裏J34nB299_p0158b28落出糞塊,窮年在糞坑裏過日,道我玄我妙,所以千J34nB299_p0158b29生萬劫不得出離。佛祖愍之,沒柰何,向說不去處問J34nB299_p0158b30他一問,他便頭定眼直。若是有血氣底,問著去不得,J34nB299_p0158c01只得回心轉意,發猛參究。假如人從門外來,宗師見J34nB299_p0158c02之,便問他:『你從那裏過來?』其人不識生死,便道:『或南J34nB299_p0158c03或北,若東若西。』宗師見他已墮在凡夫坑中,便呵呵J34nB299_p0158c04冷笑,放他過去,直是可惜。若見教家龍象到來,宗師J34nB299_p0158c05問他:『《楞嚴經》前非後即,又道離即離非,已是極則,為J34nB299_p0158c06什又道箇是即非即?』彼龍象便依文妙解一遍,宗師J34nB299_p0158c07見他墮在聖理坑中,亦呵呵冷笑,放他過去,益是可J34nB299_p0158c08惜。殊不知纔一開口,便落凡聖二糞坑中,不開口亦J34nB299_p0158c09落二糞坑中,了無出頭時節。以是之故,教人看箇話J34nB299_p0158c10頭。如僧問趙州:『萬法歸一,一歸何處?』此豈不是教家J34nB299_p0158c11極則去不得處?又如馬祖拈起胡餅曰:『是什麼?』豈不J34nB299_p0158c12是教家極則去不得處?首山呈拳曰:『喚著拳則觸,不J34nB299_p0158c13喚著拳則背。』豈不是教家極則去不得處?以此類推,J34nB299_p0158c14則見人或道會,或道是否,或道嗟,如此種種問人處,J34nB299_p0158c15皆是如來禪結頂去不得處。經經論論,只講得到者J34nB299_p0158c16裏,三世諸佛口掛壁上而已。只是到此,便如生盲人J34nB299_p0158c17踏著火坑,不愁你不墮不落。你等諸人一日起來,不J34nB299_p0158c18知經過多少問頭,都向二糞坑中跌倒過了,總不識J34nB299_p0158c19利害。我今于世間法、出世間法、六根、六塵、六識、十二J34nB299_p0158c20處、十八界、地水火風空見識及五蘊等,都盧一收,收J34nB299_p0158c21在一問,拈出箇竹篦子問你:『喚著竹篦則觸』,此是落J34nB299_p0158c22凡見故;『不喚著竹篦則背』,此是落聖見故。除卻凡聖J34nB299_p0158c23二見,你向那裏安身立命?只者一問,便收盡世出世J34nB299_p0158c24間一切有言無言等語,故謂之話頭。你若信得話頭J34nB299_p0158c25如此該博,便不敢把聽來看來死路上底經教當箇J34nB299_p0158c26名件,我慢貢高,不識好惡,掉頭不顧,枉過半生矣。山J34nB299_p0158c27僧因禪風太惡,諸方指示話頭者,恐怕註解壞了,不J34nB299_p0158c28敢開發,令將一句子日日夜夜在肚皮裏念去,便念J34nB299_p0158c29出許多魔境界來、魔道理來,十箇五箇見人則笑嘻J34nB299_p0158c30嘻地,自覺清空快活,都是魔氣所鍾。只為話頭開發J34nB299_p0159a01不明,令人目前萬法、一切經教無箇交加結角去不J34nB299_p0159a02得處,流在光滑滑處生知生見,所以無箇銀山鐵壁J34nB299_p0159a03時節。既無銀山鐵壁,便無卒地斷、爆地折也。自今開J34nB299_p0159a04發之後,便當處處去不得,盡情憤去,如無翼鳥奮空J34nB299_p0159a05勿令落地,奮奮不過,自有消息。那時跌得粉碎來見J34nB299_p0159a06北禪,方與劈頭一棒,血流滿地,更須踏兩踏,踏做一J34nB299_p0159a07團始得。」
J34nB299_p0159a08示眾。「五蘊為魔業,四句為外道,惟參禪一法頓絕魔J34nB299_p0159a09外之門,直造正法之域。蓋以話頭一句,絕理絕事、絕J34nB299_p0159a10聖絕凡、絕生絕滅、絕心意識,眼見之而色不得、耳聞J34nB299_p0159a11之而聲不得、鼻嗅之而香不得、舌嘗之而味不得、身J34nB299_p0159a12著之而觸不得、意參之而法不得,則色蘊等十魔從J34nB299_p0159a13此永杜矣。色、聲、香、味、觸、法于話頭上既無滲漏,便如J34nB299_p0159a14木、如石、如銀山、如鐵壁,則此心無從領納矣。既領不J34nB299_p0159a15得、納不入,則想頭無自而起矣。想無自起,則心路不J34nB299_p0159a16行矣。心不行,則六識無從辨別矣。六識莫辨,則七識J34nB299_p0159a17無從執認矣。七識不執,則八識無得而含藏留種為J34nB299_p0159a18將來孽矣。此五蘊不得而五十種陰魔無門可入者,J34nB299_p0159a19乃話頭無路之妙密使然也。話頭既無路,便執不得J34nB299_p0159a20有、執不得無,執不得即有即無、執不得非有非無,四J34nB299_p0159a21句法執不得,則九十六種外道無從而異見矣。政以J34nB299_p0159a22話頭如金剛圈、栗棘蓬,吞不得、吐不得,要向此處力J34nB299_p0159a23參力透,所以魔外俱絕耳。大矣哉!無為寂滅之光明J34nB299_p0159a24幢也。惟在師承深得無路之路,所以能教人悟無路J34nB299_p0159a25之道。但恐為師者道眼不明,妄教人看箇話頭,要他J34nB299_p0159a26在誰字上與本性合,本來面目上與妙心合,即心即J34nB299_p0159a27佛上與有心合,非心非佛上與無心合,不是心、不是J34nB299_p0159a28佛、不是物上與非有非無合,狗子佛性有、狗子佛性J34nB299_p0159a29無上與即有即無合。一切話頭生出計較動落四句,J34nB299_p0159a30所以日逐開卻魔外門戶,無事生事,遂致著色相、容J34nB299_p0159b01領納、起想念、逐遷流、落分別。一墮此套,或喜、或怒、或J34nB299_p0159b02悲、或憂、或思、或恐、或驚,七情一形,魔得其便,皆因師J34nB299_p0159b03眼不明,資心自惑使然耳。但能空盡心識,把住話頭,J34nB299_p0159b04不生見識,一味力參,任他天崩地裂,只恁麼參去,自J34nB299_p0159b05然魔外永絕。」
J34nB299_p0159b06示眾。「有一輩不曾參究自己,亦不信有悟門,逢人便J34nB299_p0159b07道:『我輩苦心持戒,修懺念佛,經秋歷夏,萬苦千辛,不J34nB299_p0159b08能暫得一絲毫許輕安消息。』彼等依趙州高峰語錄J34nB299_p0159b09所言,便道:『七日不悟,截取老僧頭去。那裏有此等事?J34nB299_p0159b10竟以博地凡夫妄稱悟道,罪過不淺。汝等修行人決J34nB299_p0159b11不可信。』諸參禪人疑彼所說,來問北禪,北禪曰:『此輩J34nB299_p0159b12不是不修行,政是藏教修行刻苦小心人也。彼但知J34nB299_p0159b13持戒欲得作佛,懺罪欲得作佛,念佛往生淨土,持誦J34nB299_p0159b14欲辦一心,如此行持,待到純清絕點,一心不亂,去黑J34nB299_p0159b15趨白,以為修行。不知大心凡夫向一句子上心路頓J34nB299_p0159b16絕,無修無證,直下翻轉無量劫來生死心,作一把金J34nB299_p0159b17剛王劍,向萬法頭邊處處一截,截斷佛心,菩薩心尚J34nB299_p0159b18不得起,何況起于世間之心?此圓頓妙道,只在剎那J34nB299_p0159b19際三昧入耳。趙州高峰七日悟道之言,猶是對中下J34nB299_p0159b20根人做工夫者之權說也。彼之不信,正為根小,不足J34nB299_p0159b21為怪。但彼以斥鷃之高,妄詆鶤鵬為無如此事,則可J34nB299_p0159b22憐不足惜矣。』」
J34nB299_p0159b23示眾。「大都修行人不知真修方便,多為勇猛精進四J34nB299_p0159b24字誤過一生。然此四字是同,所修各異,有以身勇猛J34nB299_p0159b25精進者、有以心勇猛精進者,晝夜坐禪執身不倒,或J34nB299_p0159b26單遣昏沉務求不睡、或鍊頂燒身同于拔髮、或以戒J34nB299_p0159b27律威儀中極瑣細事日夜盤桓。故南岳曰:『如牛駕車,J34nB299_p0159b28車若不行,打牛即是?打車即是?』可見捨卻心地法門,J34nB299_p0159b29專于髑髏邊作佛事,與出生死絕不相干。假饒弄到J34nB299_p0159b30晝夜常清、坐脫立亡、人天最勝大事未明,有何用處?J34nB299_p0159c01馬祖坐禪謂之磨磚作鏡、牛頭神供謂之臭肉來蠅,J34nB299_p0159c02皆因心法未忘、用心混雜,向有功用處作勇猛精進,J34nB299_p0159c03不知修處不精,進何所進?勇猛長劫亦徒為耳。嘗試J34nB299_p0159c04論之,勇者無怯也、猛者不弱也、精者不雜也、進者不J34nB299_p0159c05退也,四字惟參禪心地法門者能之。何故聻?禪人一J34nB299_p0159c06聞出生死,在于徹證徹悟,證悟之路在于參禪。禪那J34nB299_p0159c07無修,只在絕情絕想,務期親見親決,便爾不顧危亡J34nB299_p0159c08得失、好歹是非,把佛法世法一齊放下,此大勇也。于J34nB299_p0159c09放下淨盡,無著力處、無擬心處、無入頭處、無道理、無J34nB299_p0159c10明白處,畢竟要于此處得力、此處用心、此處入頭、此J34nB299_p0159c11處明白者箇道理,此大猛也。不涉雜修,只于一味心J34nB299_p0159c12地上念茲在茲,茶裏飯裏,喧寂不分、淨穢莫辨,打作J34nB299_p0159c13一箇疑團,此至精而無雜也。從此直到虛空粉碎,大J34nB299_p0159c14地平沉,人法雙亡,一真不立,更向百尺竿頭再進一J34nB299_p0159c15步,此大進也。趙州曰:『我三十年不雜用心,惟二時粥J34nB299_p0159c16飯是雜用心處。』二時粥飯尚是雜用心,何況髑髏邊J34nB299_p0159c17種種瑣屑而不礙勇猛精進耶?蓋兼帶修行,皆落功J34nB299_p0159c18勳位中,一點修行,一點道理,若不拌盡,總為有勇猛J34nB299_p0159c19而無精進矣。若真正生死心切,發大勇猛精進者,捨J34nB299_p0159c20參禪一事,更無別路。參禪人不得遣昏沉,若遣昏沉,J34nB299_p0159c21則轉鬥轉多,精神疲倦,于心力極微細處不得發越,J34nB299_p0159c22籠罩殺人,擔閣日子,極是禍事。昔高峰妙禪師三年J34nB299_p0159c23不倒身,立死限學禪,日夜打坐,終日輥在昏沉中,愈J34nB299_p0159c24遣愈疲,話頭轉不親切,雖為狗子無字難起疑情,未J34nB299_p0159c25必不與昏沉作對所致。古人曰:『得者一放。』又曰:『須中J34nB299_p0159c26夜大睡一覺。』此豈誤人語哉?參禪須到放身命處,放J34nB299_p0159c27身命處乃識心不到處也,識心絕則真心出矣。若於J34nB299_p0159c28種種威儀禮節周旋無失,語言酬醋照顧不差,處處J34nB299_p0159c29用心、頭頭著意,摩挲缽杖,裝飾几筵,顧履瞻衣,遮前J34nB299_p0159c30掩後,皆為修行障礙。故藥山曰:『我何能屑屑事布巾J34nB299_p0160a01耶?』由此觀之,直到忘前失後,如高峰之啟鑰不扃,中J34nB299_p0160a02單如廁,此真放身命處也。做工夫以之。」
J34nB299_p0160a03示眾。「單坐禪不看話頭,謂之枯木禪,又謂之忘懷禪。J34nB299_p0160a04若坐中照得昭昭靈靈為自己者,謂之默照禪。以上J34nB299_p0160a05皆邪禪也。坐中作止作觀,惺寂相傾,觀理觀事,雖天J34nB299_p0160a06台正脈及如來正禪,然猶假借識神用事,所照即境,J34nB299_p0160a07所以命根難斷,不能透脫,多落四禪八定,及生五十J34nB299_p0160a08種陰魔,以識神在故也。大慧一出,埽空千古禪病,直J34nB299_p0160a09以祖師禪一句話頭,當下截斷意根,任是疑情急切,J34nB299_p0160a10千思萬想,亦不能如此如彼,有可著落。既無著落,則J34nB299_p0160a11識心何處繫泊?令人于無繫泊處一迸,則千了百當J34nB299_p0160a12可見。纔看話頭,則五蘊魔便無路入矣。然不得執著J34nB299_p0160a13久坐,坐久則心細而弱,疑情必不猛烈。永嘉曰:『行亦J34nB299_p0160a14禪,坐亦禪。』可見四威儀中,不時翻換,不使精神昏墮,J34nB299_p0160a15但用心親切處,便是確實工夫,何須執著死坐哉?又J34nB299_p0160a16不得一向在靜處,靜慣則動中便失;亦不得一向在J34nB299_p0160a17鬧處,鬧慣則靜中便有無限雜毛知見打攪。靜慣則J34nB299_p0160a18怕鬧,鬧慣則怕靜,皆工夫之病也。必須靜中鬧中,任J34nB299_p0160a19緣任事,只是者一段不了公案,時刻要見明白而已。J34nB299_p0160a20鬧中亦不妨怕失,怕失則此事愈急,急極則自然發J34nB299_p0160a21作;鬧中亦不妨知見多,知見多則愈加氣力參究,加J34nB299_p0160a22力參究則知見自退而發明矣。有知見盡而發明此J34nB299_p0160a23事者,有發明此事而知見不得不盡者,故樓子和尚、J34nB299_p0160a24雲峰禪師皆忙處發明,可見參禪不獨坐在靜中也。J34nB299_p0160a25復有看話頭而不肯參請者,又有執參請而不看話J34nB299_p0160a26頭者,皆偏枯也。何不向話頭疑處著箇參請,參請疑J34nB299_p0160a27處反覆自看?如此參,如此看,兩路夾攻,不愁不得。」
J34nB299_p0160a28示眾。「古人要做工夫而悟道,今人多為做工夫翻不J34nB299_p0160a29得悟道。蓋古人聞得如何是佛,答箇乾矢橛,便反思J34nB299_p0160a30道:『所問是佛,為什不見答箇菩提涅槃、妙性真如,而J34nB299_p0160b01單單道箇乾矢橛?答不如問,有何長處?』因此疑心頓J34nB299_p0160b02起,放意不過,憑他鬧處閑處總是此疑,如萬絲結住,J34nB299_p0160b03百不能解,愈思愈疑,因之情絕心斷,徹見答處的確,J34nB299_p0160b04謂之悟道。不是今人閉眉打坐、遣夜排昏,不是靜歇J34nB299_p0160b05養第八識,不是穿鑿信第六識,不是抱守養第七識,J34nB299_p0160b06不是無心墮死水,不是悟些好光景入五蘊魔,不是J34nB299_p0160b07道理落分別。今人做工夫犯此,所以不悟。必欲求悟,J34nB299_p0160b08單單只在觸背兩路去不得處,如漫天網子兜住,一J34nB299_p0160b09味奮力求出,奮奮不已,東打西打,忽然打破,一直步J34nB299_p0160b10去作自在人。透過此著,更有末後句在。」
J34nB299_p0160b11示眾。「參禪最忌易明,易明則情不枯,情不枯則入不J34nB299_p0160b12深,入不深則見不徹了,見不徹了則何有相應分?所J34nB299_p0160b13以古人四指闊文字亦須搜盡,令人向無摸索處摸J34nB299_p0160b14索。故大慧以其師圓悟所作《碧嵒集》傷于刳剔,欲碎J34nB299_p0160b15其板,非徒然也。自評唱出,禪宗遂涉文字,致令學者J34nB299_p0160b16有箇著力處,甚至學語之流變而為講公案,東穿西J34nB299_p0160b17鑿,把佛祖慧命都成狼藉,可惜許也。若非親見親證J34nB299_p0160b18有箇入處,決不可看此等書以為活計,即如《智證傳》、J34nB299_p0160b19《宗鏡錄》亦然。有大心者,幸于自己分上求之,待徹後J34nB299_p0160b20細簡前書,不妨有大證據。」
J34nB299_p0160b21示眾。「手不攀枝,腳不踏枝,口咬一枝,驀然樹下人問:J34nB299_p0160b22『如何是西來意?』若不答他,卻是孤負他;問頭答他,則J34nB299_p0160b23喪身失命。看他說得如此話出,只為從前信得牢固、J34nB299_p0160b24捨得見解、死得心、咬得住、耐得久,所以悟得深、說得J34nB299_p0160b25切實。今人一箇話頭未曾參三日兩日,便爾蝟然刺J34nB299_p0160b26發,特地穿鑿壞了,纔見舉話,又道如此如彼。苦哉!苦J34nB299_p0160b27哉!只為見小利便要明白,不肯參求,直入異路耳。嗚J34nB299_p0160b28呼!生死事大,無常迅速,閻老子不怕你有見解,鬼符J34nB299_p0160b29子忽地到來,你將什麼支遣?不如今日休歇好、話頭J34nB299_p0160b30咬住好、耐久參去好、莫理路上著到好、須盡削除好、J34nB299_p0160c01勿太穿鑿好,便恁麼信去,更勿生疑生畏、回頭回腦。J34nB299_p0160c02所以道:啼得血流無用處,不如緘口度殘春。」
J34nB299_p0160c03示眾。「做工夫先須養精神,精神若旺,便得專志猛烈,J34nB299_p0160c04話頭便有精彩,有精彩便得躍然活潑,參情從此發J34nB299_p0160c05而真疑起矣。真疑若起,則觸不開、打不失,久久自然J34nB299_p0160c06卒地爆地耳。行人不識養神之方,多生障難。障難之J34nB299_p0160c07起,只在勤惰兩途。惰者之過,人皆知之,固不必言;勤J34nB299_p0160c08者之過,茲當略舉。一者夜不容睡,則昏沉逼發,不惟J34nB299_p0160c09夜不清爽,致令日間如霧中相似,經年累月,轉做轉J34nB299_p0160c10迷,精神漸疲,話不親切,此政不在遣昏沉為勤也。一J34nB299_p0160c11者發猛坐香,身覺安妥,用心漸微,疑情益弱,坐在安J34nB299_p0160c12樂窟裏,直須于未安貼時即便起立,立之未久即行,J34nB299_p0160c13行行再坐,則精神不倦不昏,不致凝滯,沉相中自然J34nB299_p0160c14轉轆轆地,若動若靜,都有激烈氣象,此又不在以坐J34nB299_p0160c15為勤也。一者坐得安妥,不散不昏,寂然入于沉相中,J34nB299_p0160c16目前如雪耀相似,話頭如逆水遊魚,脫力尾搖搖而J34nB299_p0160c17身漸退縮,越退越沉,人來巡警,亦不知他是沉相,自J34nB299_p0160c18己亦不知是退屈,目前便有許多作怪色相出現,耳J34nB299_p0160c19中亦有許多聲音語言,或玄或妙,似夢似醒,若驚若J34nB299_p0160c20喜,魔境佛境,惑亂千岐,多致失心狂執,此誤以寂靜J34nB299_p0160c21為勤所致也。一者急于求悟,廣生知解,將教乘極則J34nB299_p0160c22語,宗家玄妙句,坐時盤桓一上,夜來辨論一番,明日J34nB299_p0160c23又思索一遍,意在圖度,不知智門一開,悟門便塞,縱J34nB299_p0160c24有開發,亦是依通,生死分上,總無交涉,此誤以知解J34nB299_p0160c25為勤所致也。一者識得不從解入,全體打開,猛烈既J34nB299_p0160c26久,忽得前後際斷,覓取一念了不可得,話頭便不猛J34nB299_p0160c27烈,終日坐在死光影中,自謂快活,便爾精勤習靜,恐J34nB299_p0160c28怕失了者些好處,愈入愈深,不知不覺話頭懶去鞭J34nB299_p0160c29逼,所謂不疑言句,是為大病。若便坐此,謂之寒巖枯J34nB299_p0160c30木,死水不藏龍,岐路紛然,自此而起,到此田地,自己J34nB299_p0161a01便無主宰,必須仗此一箇話頭,度過者軟洋子,直至J34nB299_p0161a02開悟,方不墮落,此又不在把捉光影,即便住腳為勤J34nB299_p0161a03也。一者識得此處話頭要緊,猛地有箇省發,或見得J34nB299_p0161a04一切法空,目前無一點障礙,若身若心,如空中聲,如J34nB299_p0161a05鏡中影,開口便在空靜理上著腳,沒頭死水,永無出J34nB299_p0161a06期,祖師一句,盡力道不得,縱道得相似,亦是中間隱J34nB299_p0161a07隱夾帶一段意思,逢人滾滾地,直是叵耐,此又誤以J34nB299_p0161a08如夢如幻,及本來無一物上蹲坐為勤者也。一者透J34nB299_p0161a09過此關,便吐得一句出,不能實知落處,軟嫩嫩地,見J34nB299_p0161a10人便機鋒轉語,種種相似,勤于口頭三昧,失卻腳下J34nB299_p0161a11踐履,語時尚屬法見,事上亦落罅漏,不肯盤桓委曲J34nB299_p0161a12詳細,自道直截好漢,大是禍事。此又誤以口給禦人J34nB299_p0161a13為勤者也。一者在于一句上,果得實確確地,目前若J34nB299_p0161a14銀山鐵壁,如彈打鐵城,終日便無箇下落處,仰天俯J34nB299_p0161a15地,不可柰何,直下便肯休去歇去,不知更有下半節J34nB299_p0161a16事。此又誤以單提塗毒鼓為事,恐怕分擘法見,翻致J34nB299_p0161a17生情動念,而慎護為勤者也。復有一等,知有下半節,J34nB299_p0161a18而大法未盡,開口如連麻相似,以末上多一句為得,J34nB299_p0161a19或在斷貫索處,不自覺知,旁觀者哂,若早為人,便不J34nB299_p0161a20滿足了也。又有一等,雖已透得大法,而操養未深,終J34nB299_p0161a21是未熟果子,未堪摘得,若此處坐住,總是半塗而廢,J34nB299_p0161a22果到腳尖頭,也踢出佛來,一任高臥孤峰,放身城市,J34nB299_p0161a23無可不可,生亦得,死亦得,直入無功用行,不于勤處J34nB299_p0161a24坐著,而于不坐著處精勤,直至無悟無法,無操履,無J34nB299_p0161a25習氣,無作佛,無利生,無勤不勤,然後勤如永明,惰如J34nB299_p0161a26嬾殘,各請自便。做工夫若此,始有些子氣息,若到明J34nB299_p0161a27眼尊宿門下,好與三十拄杖。」
J34nB299_p0161a28示眾。「道理不是禪,世情不是禪,工夫不是禪,修行坐J34nB299_p0161a29香不是禪,問話答話不是禪,機鋒迅疾不是禪,精進J34nB299_p0161a30勇猛不是禪。但只時時憤然要明此事,即是參禪。時J34nB299_p0161b01時要明此事,則及盡一切經教祖師言句,直逼塞在J34nB299_p0161b02沒縫罅處,謂之真道理。落落人前,不識好惡青黃長J34nB299_p0161b03短,一任世間起伏摩盪,謂之真世情。不辨是工夫非J34nB299_p0161b04工夫,是間斷非間斷,祇此疑情結住,不可柰何,謂之J34nB299_p0161b05真工夫。不知行住坐臥,不間去就是非,顛倒錯亂,謂J34nB299_p0161b06之真坐香真修行。人去不得處,逢人便問,因人問處,J34nB299_p0161b07向人便答,不作安排,謂之真問答。撩著便轉,撥著便J34nB299_p0161b08行,不作機用套子,自然合轍,謂之真機鋒真迅疾。拌J34nB299_p0161b09卻身命,絕卻心識,撇卻修行道理世情,談辯單單,直J34nB299_p0161b10做那事,謂之真勇猛精進。忽然一憤憤著,便好拍手J34nB299_p0161b11呵呵大笑曰:『原來卻在者裏。』且道如何是者裏?」良久J34nB299_p0161b12云:「今夜臘月初七,堂中稽考,喫茶與汝說破。」
J34nB299_p0161b13示眾。「昔黃龍死心新禪師初參秀鐵面,已善機鋒轉J34nB299_p0161b14語。及參晦堂,堂豎拳問:『喚著拳則觸,不喚著拳則背,J34nB299_p0161b15汝喚作什麼?』師罔措,二年方領解,然談辯益熾。堂于J34nB299_p0161b16其語銳處曰:『住!住!說食豈能飽人?』師窘曰:『某到此弓J34nB299_p0161b17折箭盡,望指箇安樂處。』堂曰:『一塵飛而翳天,一芥墮J34nB299_p0161b18而覆地,安樂處正忌上座許多骨董,直須死卻無量J34nB299_p0161b19劫來全心乃可耳。』全心一作偷心,然而全字最好。師J34nB299_p0161b20趨出,聞知事椎行者而迅雷忽震,即大悟。趨見晦堂,J34nB299_p0161b21忘納其履,即自譽曰:『天下人總是參底禪,某是悟底J34nB299_p0161b22禪。』堂曰:『選佛得甲科,何可當也?』因號死心叟。今人不J34nB299_p0161b23曾見人開發,但將一箇話頭在肚皮裏念見神見鬼J34nB299_p0161b24種種祥瑞,極是可笑。又有一種學箇口頭機鋒,要人J34nB299_p0161b25唱和一上,人不肯他,他便拂袖去,道:『機鋒也不會。』殊J34nB299_p0161b26不知死心見秀鐵面時何等來得?及見晦堂,于拳頭J34nB299_p0161b27觸背上去不得,方始服膺。及二年既悟,已是機辯縱J34nB299_p0161b28橫,又于說食不飽處兜住,直至弓折箭盡,教他死卻J34nB299_p0161b29無量劫來全心,所以聞雷頓喪,慶快平生。切莫去念J34nB299_p0161b30箇是誰?是誰?無無本來面目。本來面目念出事來,只J34nB299_p0161c01于拳上背觸不得,心言兩絕。盡你見聞處,頭頭法法J34nB299_p0161c02一截截斷,自然轉身。轉過來後雖是活脫,還須死盡J34nB299_p0161c03全心,直如選佛得甲科始得。參禪人不可自賺自誤。」
J34nB299_p0161c04示眾。「僧問趙州:『如何是西來意?』州曰:『庭前柏樹子。』只J34nB299_p0161c05此一問,不是等閑,便是百千虎狼一時周匝環布了J34nB299_p0161c06也。若無向下一答,豈不死在句下?可見此一問不是J34nB299_p0161c07趙州,未免說心說性,將一段道理支吾。他與西來意J34nB299_p0161c08有何交涉?先須識取西來意始得。所謂承言須會宗,J34nB299_p0161c09勿自立規矩。今人只管熱驟忙忙,手舞足蹈,希圖體J34nB299_p0161c10面上好過,摹倣他庭前柏樹子意度,道他說柏樹子J34nB299_p0161c11是顯法身,要牽合些子教理,著些子伎倆,依樣畫貓J34nB299_p0161c12兒。或道一句說一物,聲一聲色一色,做出千模百樣,J34nB299_p0161c13中間夾許多見處,殊不知總是魔業。又有一種,纔見J34nB299_p0161c14說道勿夾中間事,他便作解道沒意味話,但衝口便J34nB299_p0161c15出,莫要擬議,此是現量中事。不知沒義味語,正是夾J34nB299_p0161c16中間事了也。又有纔聞有義味不得、無義味不得,便J34nB299_p0161c17道柏樹子本來是無底,及問爭柰柏樹子何,便道無J34nB299_p0161c18又不得也。此等說話惑亂殺人,祖師分上有何交涉?J34nB299_p0161c19只為平日不肯真正盡情捨下做大死底人,鎮日只J34nB299_p0161c20要堆積些糞穢以備不時之需,生怕做人不得,故有J34nB299_p0161c21許多見處潛入魔道。何如?百不知、百不會,一點頭路J34nB299_p0161c22也無,昏天黑地只有一箇話頭,不知是何等語,只要J34nB299_p0161c23求他下落處。然此下落處不是教乘裏有底、不是事J34nB299_p0161c24相上有底,只在問答處看。他如此問,因什卻如此答?J34nB299_p0161c25看不出如壁立千仞,只在壁立千仞處看,絕事理、去J34nB299_p0161c26有無、離四句、絕百非,終日捱拶去不得處,古人所謂J34nB299_p0161c27正是好處。若不如此做工夫,只求箇速會。轉不會矣。J34nB299_p0161c28若更別求方便,更無容易方便了也。大丈夫立堅固J34nB299_p0161c29志,不管一生、二生、百生、千生,按定腳頭冷冷地與一J34nB299_p0161c30塊石頭相似。高峰曰:『拌一生做箇癡獃漢去,豈不是J34nB299_p0162a01前輩好樣子哉?』一點雜法不得入心,只是鐵壁上捫J34nB299_p0162a02摸,亦不要你尋出箇門路來,捫摸來、捫摸去,連身心J34nB299_p0162a03鐵壁一時跌向火坑地獄裏,化為灰燼,然後向灰飛J34nB299_p0162a04煙滅處起來商量向上事。且道灰飛煙滅阿誰起來J34nB299_p0162a05商量向上事?只向道柏樹子聻。」
J34nB299_p0162a06示眾。「當機一句是劍刃上事,不得如何若何,纔動著J34nB299_p0162a07已成滲漏了也。雖然,若守著枯樁兒,有什麼用處?須J34nB299_p0162a08知動著正是動不得底正句。要識正句,須識有句無J34nB299_p0162a09句。然有無句有多種,有有問底句、有無問底句。有問J34nB299_p0162a10本合有無句,須知有時卻無無句;無問本合無無句,J34nB299_p0162a11亦須知卻有無句。有問底有句與無問底有句,要審J34nB299_p0162a12是同是別?無問底無句與有問底無句,要審是同是J34nB299_p0162a13別?作麼生是如來禪底有無句?作麼生是祖師禪底J34nB299_p0162a14有無句?如來禪、祖師禪相去多少?有句無句有何力J34nB299_p0162a15用即出生死?為什會得有無句卻出不得生死?為什J34nB299_p0162a16有一種會得有無句,雖出生死,未透法身?如何出生J34nB299_p0162a17死全透法身?為什麼溈山說箇如藤倚樹?須識如藤J34nB299_p0162a18倚樹底道理,須向如藤倚樹處過得日子,最為切要。J34nB299_p0162a19先須看透此一節,再看樹倒藤枯等語,此事大須仔J34nB299_p0162a20細仔細。」
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