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復憨憨陳居士諱倩
J34nB300_p0275c28學道本為斷疑,非為起疑也。來論苦海迷津,堪憐去J34nB300_p0275c29路,回頭轉眼,當在今時,及塵根未斷,情識尚攖等語,J34nB300_p0275c30種種疑情,已如自推一座須彌山在面前,障卻去路J34nB300_p0276a01矣,豈又有不能頓起疑情之云哉?古人云:「學道須是J34nB300_p0276a02鐵漢,著手心頭便判,直取無上菩提,一切是非莫管。」J34nB300_p0276a03但能如是,則所謂一疑破千疑,萬疑一時破也,夫復J34nB300_p0276a04何云?
復大心吳居士
J34nB300_p0276a06學道人馳求不息,未可與言道也;一朝忽爾頓息,亦J34nB300_p0276a07未可便以為道也。枯木巖前錯路多,此之謂也。適見J34nB300_p0276a08再述舉綱因緣,謂從前馳求奇特之心,與現在要參J34nB300_p0276a09要悟之心,忽爾頓息者,正謂居士助喜。若果恁麼,始J34nB300_p0276a10好參禪也。若馳求不息,縱參而悟,亦狂解耳。古人云:J34nB300_p0276a11「懸崖撒手,自肯承當;絕後再甦,欺君不得。」倘非絕後J34nB300_p0276a12再甦,直饒偷心死盡,到佛心、菩薩心、菩提心、涅槃心J34nB300_p0276a13尚不現起,況復起於世間之心底地位?猶坐在蹬蹬J34nB300_p0276a14碣碣之鄉,全是法身理障,正所謂不疑言句,是為大J34nB300_p0276a15病。「你有拄杖子,我與你拄杖子;你無拄杖子,我奪御J34nB300_p0276a16你拄杖子。」不妨時時無間,念念不忘,向馳求頓息處J34nB300_p0276a17息之又息,以至死盡偷心,自然覷透古人方便處也。J34nB300_p0276a18所以從今後,不被天下老和尚舌頭瞞也。曾經大海J34nB300_p0276a19休誇水,除了須彌不是山,其斯之謂歟?若陪客事忙,J34nB300_p0276a20不暇爭多少語,似是而非,且請收著。
代老和尚復余居士
J34nB300_p0276a22接來諭,猛有省發,如出湯鑊,迄今清涼者,貧道則不J34nB300_p0276a23然,出湯鑊而清涼,以居士有別法故也。若果清涼,則J34nB300_p0276a24不作湯鑊見矣。所以古德問僧:「恁麼熱,向甚麼處迴J34nB300_p0276a25避?」僧云:「鑊湯爐炭裏迴避。」德云:「鑊湯爐炭裏如何迴J34nB300_p0276a26避?」僧云:「眾苦不能到。」夫眾苦不能到,豈非清涼乎?鑊J34nB300_p0276a27湯爐炭裏迴避,豈非鑊湯裏清涼乎?如是,則何有世J34nB300_p0276a28緣未了,宿業沉深者哉?既云迄今清涼,又云世緣未J34nB300_p0276a29了宿業沉深者,尤別法也,總未得清涼故耳。果欲得J34nB300_p0276a30之,但向湯鑊中猛省一回,則不著問人而自知矣。
與𨍏轢嚴居士法名大參
J34nB300_p0276b02臨濟道出常情,非井蛙醯雞所能窺測。前歲偶閱天J34nB300_p0276b03童錄,見居士洪發二偈并天童復偈,而居士未有進J34nB300_p0276b04言,心亦疑著,所以前次舟中屢為居士點之而未解J34nB300_p0276b05也。及閱所惠𨍏轢鑽七刻中有傳聞之訛一辯,更覺J34nB300_p0276b06忍笑不已。藥汞銀禪、龍頭蛇尾,皆從前得處鹵莽,而J34nB300_p0276b07師家印處顢頇耳。所以再見時,生擒活捉,徹底掀翻,J34nB300_p0276b08大有所期,乃望崖而退,仍似洪發公案,不嫌自己麻J34nB300_p0276b09繩短,只怨他家井底深,不知被天下老和尚舌頭瞞J34nB300_p0276b10卻多少?貧道當年亦深患此病者,曾為浪子偏憐客,J34nB300_p0276b11故不忍不明為指破也。何如?
復爾升羅居士諱逢日
J34nB300_p0276b13來諭:因閱臨濟三頓棒話,會得全體大用原來具足,J34nB300_p0276b14因有頌云:「黃檗慣施三頓打,多少人從棒下看?臨濟J34nB300_p0276b15小兒知在我,大愚脅下便麤拳」者,大似只認一己為J34nB300_p0276b16我,而我與棒依然兩箇,何以為全體大用邪?若據全J34nB300_p0276b17體大用,則棒也我、喝也我、麻三斤也我、柏樹子也我,J34nB300_p0276b18一機一境、一事一物、世出世間無非全體大用,不必J34nB300_p0276b19消天地萬物歸於我,亦不必即天地萬物以為我,又J34nB300_p0276b20不待合天地萬物然後為全體之我,而一事一物無J34nB300_p0276b21非天地萬物全備之我也。所以教中云:「無邊剎境,自J34nB300_p0276b22他不隔於毫端。」又云:「於一毫端現寶王剎。」即祖師家J34nB300_p0276b23亦云:「明明百艸頭,明明祖師意。」豈非會萬物以成己J34nB300_p0276b24者?以聖人無己,靡所不己哉?然此猶極則之理,說食J34nB300_p0276b25不能飽人。須知祖師門下一機一境、一棒一喝,直下J34nB300_p0276b26斷人命根,一聞便悟,已涉程途,佇思停機,喪身失命。J34nB300_p0276b27古人喻如擊石火、閃電光,又喻如金剛王寶劍者,總J34nB300_p0276b28非心思言議之可及故耳。但請塞卻意根、絕卻言路,J34nB300_p0276b29全身俯仰於天地間,自然築著磕著也。雖然,只如臨J34nB300_p0276b30濟道:「石火莫及,電光罔通。」且道臨濟即今在甚麼處?J34nB300_p0276c01咄!
復伯貞潘居士諱亮乾
J34nB300_p0276c03來問:居一切時,不起妄念四句,前人已言病處,而醫J34nB300_p0276c04病之方終未示人。前四句是對境工夫,至住妄想境J34nB300_p0276c05不加了知四句箇中光景是何面目者,非也。此八句J34nB300_p0276c06偈,病則總病,藥則總藥,而醫病之方是何面目,盡在J34nB300_p0276c07其中,了無剩義。豈不見大慧頌云:「荷葉團團團似鏡,J34nB300_p0276c08菱角尖尖尖似錐,風吹柳絮毛毬走,雨打梨花蛺蝶J34nB300_p0276c09飛。」但恁麼看,不必問是病非病,是藥非藥,及醫病之J34nB300_p0276c10方是何面目等,稍著一毫意解於其間,則覿體相違J34nB300_p0276c11了也。一朝打破漆桶,踏著秤鎚硬如鐵。
復朋玉林居士
J34nB300_p0276c13來教謂但肯省力,絕無費力,全身放下,不擾塵勞者,J34nB300_p0276c14只者便是方便法也。若捨此更需方便,則省力放下J34nB300_p0276c15等又是何等法?然方便法不可久戀,畜久亦成禪病,J34nB300_p0276c16須捨方便而獨脫,所謂渡河雖用筏,到岸不須舟也。J34nB300_p0276c17棒喝不棒喝,參話不參話,及無事流俗等見,不辨而J34nB300_p0276c18自明矣。且道如何是獨脫底人?參!
復朱居士諱蓋
J34nB300_p0276c20達磨面壁九年,正全提此事以待知音者耳。來書已J34nB300_p0276c21悟、未悟之問,皆贅語也,且置。貧道至莆日,上堂云:「法J34nB300_p0276c22身塞太虛,則色身塞太虛。」語此,惟許情忘見謝者共J34nB300_p0276c23相證據,便知一人塞太虛、人人塞太虛,各不相礙、各J34nB300_p0276c24不相混。而來書云:登堂豎拂之人果是色身乎?法身J34nB300_p0276c25乎?若是法身,則無相、無貌、無聲音,應不會登堂豎拂,J34nB300_p0276c26且嘵嘵說玄諦者。試問居士:離色身外,以何為法身J34nB300_p0276c27乎?離法身外,以何為色身乎?古云:「幻化空身即法身。」J34nB300_p0276c28法身塞太虛,則色身塞太虛。方知無相、無貌、無聲音,J34nB300_p0276c29不會登堂豎拂說玄諦者,即此登堂豎拂之人也。但J34nB300_p0276c30居士作登堂豎拂會,所以錯過法身耳。又云:若是色J34nB300_p0277a01身,則太虛何不塞滿?尚留許多地為眾人聽法之所J34nB300_p0277a02者。試問居士:甚麼處不塞滿?甚麼處是閒地?請指出J34nB300_p0277a03看。若指不出,莫道色身不塞太虛好;若指得出,正貧J34nB300_p0277a04道所謂質礙難融之見也。離卻指出、指不出,別有生J34nB300_p0277a05機一路,方於曹山門下有喫棒分。咄!
復心空曾居士諱紹煙
J34nB300_p0277a07來教說道理頗相似,但途路之樂耳。若要脫生死,須J34nB300_p0277a08透祖師關。古人入門便棒,入門便喝,如疾燄過風,奔J34nB300_p0277a09流度刃,豈容心思言議作箇平嘗心道之見而已哉?J34nB300_p0277a10須是猛著精彩,向者一毫頭上挨透通天大路,方知J34nB300_p0277a11懷州牛喫禾,益州馬腹脹,天下覓醫人,炙豬左膊上。J34nB300_p0277a12咄!正好三十拄杖。然雖如是,也是無風起浪,且置。
復如緯張居士
J34nB300_p0277a14來教所談乃學人之通病,居士既知之,當直向自己J34nB300_p0277a15腳跟下研窮,不移蛙步而登絕頂也。貧道更有箇方J34nB300_p0277a16便,如何是祖師西來意?荅云:庭前柏樹子。若也透得J34nB300_p0277a17如來禪,祖師禪一狀領過。參。
復淨珞陳居士
J34nB300_p0277a19來諭:打破生死關頭,薦取現前消息。又云:惟於世緣J34nB300_p0277a20未了中刻刻猛省者。早已打作兩橛,便是生死關頭J34nB300_p0277a21也。若據現前消息,不外世緣;若也薦得,十二時中行J34nB300_p0277a22住坐臥、語言動靜、折旋俯仰、迎賓待客,無不是大解J34nB300_p0277a23脫、大安樂之地,何嘗有絲毫間隔者哉?秖緣不薦,錯J34nB300_p0277a24認世緣,以致未了耳。其實世緣本無差別,而未了則J34nB300_p0277a25為世緣,薦取則為現前消息也。如薦取現前消息,豈J34nB300_p0277a26復有世緣未了者邪?到者裏,須是懸崖撒手一回,生J34nB300_p0277a27死關頭真破,方不墮此。
復無諍彭光祿
J34nB300_p0277a29接來翰讀之,不覺快然,信知般若靈驗,三日不見而J34nB300_p0277a30已霄壤也。第歸宗敲鼎一則話,當更別參。彼聞我不J34nB300_p0277b01聞,彼不聞我聞,此從上佛祖向上關捩子,為人解粘J34nB300_p0277b02去縛,覿面提持,當陽披露者,但併作一句參,即所謂J34nB300_p0277b03「但願空諸所有,慎勿實諸所無」也。直下便透,一切風J34nB300_p0277b04聲、雨聲、鳥聲、樹聲,盡是觀音入理之門。
與芝岳何相國諱如寵
J34nB300_p0277b06若論此事,不從人得,不在遇人不遇人。但明得不從J34nB300_p0277b07人得之正眼,則遇亦得,不遇亦得。不然,古人云:「汝眼J34nB300_p0277b08本正,因師故邪。」遇之不得其人,正為學道之大障。貧J34nB300_p0277b09道忍曾受此害,所謂病多諳藥性者。故不惜身命,誓J34nB300_p0277b10挽時風,凡有遇著,竭力匡救。自非沒量大人,一撥便J34nB300_p0277b11轉,每認醍醐為毒藥,遇而不遇者多矣。擇法眼正,反J34nB300_p0277b12己功深,舍大護法,其誰與歸?前承光顧,山壁增輝,飽J34nB300_p0277b13領緒餘,生平希遘。所謂萬事俱備,只欠東風,不假一J34nB300_p0277b14法,脫體承當。依然只是舊時人,只改舊時行履處耳。J34nB300_p0277b15別後十餘日矣,不知何以教貧道耳。
與玅高居士
J34nB300_p0277b17松陵、韶陽,三千里外絕淆訛也。居士果時時覿面否J34nB300_p0277b18邪?若有纖障未盡,不可輕易放過,須是田地潔淨,日J34nB300_p0277b19用穩密,方於生死岸頭得力。古人差別言句,乃治人J34nB300_p0277b20心差別之病,但自盡差別心,自然一切透脫,不可著J34nB300_p0277b21意穿鑿,釀成實法,為病更深,又所囑也。曹溪山水果J34nB300_p0277b22見全美,既為發心初地,當圖究竟中興。親來之約,幸J34nB300_p0277b23謝世緣,不憚跋涉可耳。
復穎生李孝廉諱當泰
J34nB300_p0277b25龐公云:「但願空諸所有,慎勿實諸所無。」破相了空,實J34nB300_p0277b26諸所無之見也。往往學道人不遇明眼,多墮於此。來J34nB300_p0277b27教既已知為宿障,貧道亦復何云?然更須脫體承當,J34nB300_p0277b28方得聖凡情盡。但願空諸所有,則不墮凡;慎勿實諸J34nB300_p0277b29所無,則不墮聖。果向者裏透脫,則親見龐公於千百J34nB300_p0277b30載之上,亦何懸隔貧道於千百里之間哉?承又云:不J34nB300_p0277c01吝一偈。即草復偈云:「空諸有與實諸無,兩處忘情一J34nB300_p0277c02念孤。選佛場中親及第,男婚女嫁有工夫。」
與集生余中丞諱大成
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與雲升沈司馬諱猶龍
J34nB300_p0278a06世、出世間唯此一事,儒教、佛教原無二心,秖貴直下J34nB300_p0278a07自信,則日用頭頭成現、本來處處無乖,不離宰官身J34nB300_p0278a08而現佛身、不壞世間相而談實相,豈但佛祖之道不J34nB300_p0278a09礙做官?乃惟知佛祖之道方好做官也。古不云乎?吾J34nB300_p0278a10學佛然後知儒,然知與不知猶屬對待語。儒、佛之道,J34nB300_p0278a11知者不增、不知亦不減。惟其知者不增,所以聖人有J34nB300_p0278a12所不知;惟其不知亦不減,所以愚、不肖可以與知;惟J34nB300_p0278a13其愚、不肖可以與知,聖人有所不知,乃見此道之不J34nB300_p0278a14屬知、不屬不知也。既不屬知,何處有佛祖?既不屬不J34nB300_p0278a15知,何處有眾生?佛與眾生皆是強名,廓然平等、充塞J34nB300_p0278a16兩間,滿眼、滿耳,彼我無間,十二時中覓箇出世處不J34nB300_p0278a17可得,何況世間乎?夏初領教,尚有世間法之疑,曾日J34nB300_p0278a18月幾何?而廣益堂中再聆高論,大非前比矣!但要真J34nB300_p0278a19箇世、出世間打成一片,只須撒手親證一回,方得喜、J34nB300_p0278a20笑、怒、罵無不是神通玅用也。既承外護、復領布金,方J34nB300_p0278a21外之交片言相報,以大護法天資高敏,固不讓裴公J34nB300_p0278a22之獨賢,第山野僧道德輕微,實自比運師之有愧耳!
J34nB300_p0278a23又
J34nB300_p0278a24承論佛法磕著撞著無處非是,只輸未曾得手不為J34nB300_p0278a25家珍者,足見深信此道,方於日用中自驗,覺有未得J34nB300_p0278a26手之病而云然也。若據佛法磕著撞著無處非是,則J34nB300_p0278a27無有得手、未得手之分岐,縱饒有箇得手,便有非是J34nB300_p0278a28處矣,況云未得手邪?既無處非是,則無處非家珍,秖J34nB300_p0278a29緣要箇得手,故為未得手所礙。如今但將得手、未得J34nB300_p0278a30手之疑直下坐斷,正好於日用應酬中脫然擔荷,方J34nB300_p0278b01知真箇磕著撞著無處非是。不但今日無處非是,從J34nB300_p0278b02曠大劫來原無處非是,自不猛省,反生非是之見,故J34nB300_p0278b03謂之迷。非是之見一除,即謂之悟,悟只悟其迷,迷只J34nB300_p0278b04迷其悟,而當人腳跟下一段蓋天蓋地無處非是之J34nB300_p0278b05佛法,未常一毫增損於其間也。此正從上諸佛諸祖J34nB300_p0278b06之所護念處,貧道受盡辛苦,磨盡差別,臨末梢頭到J34nB300_p0278b07自證自肯處,依舊亦只如是,故不惜拖泥帶水,直剖J34nB300_p0278b08以似。古人云:「即今休去便休去,若覓了時無了時。」而J34nB300_p0278b09居士又何待哉?
復王中丞
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與報恩玉林和尚
J34nB300_p0278c01不肖生不逢時,遭法門變局,已不利于俗眼矣。生平J34nB300_p0278c02德薄,習氣偏多,又不足以浩歸天下衲子,自揣無補J34nB300_p0278c03法門,而當此祖道凋零、魔風熾盛之日,非得一間出J34nB300_p0278c04名宿,何以迴狂瀾于既倒?所以日夜焦思,引領而望J34nB300_p0278c05者,此也。壬午冬初,忽見佳刻諸種,合掌欣嘆,喜而不J34nB300_p0278c06寐,蓋以當世有人,祖道不復終晦矣。是冬即有普說、J34nB300_p0278c07請益二錄,正以千里同風,不謀而合,令魔輩知而魄J34nB300_p0278c08喪耳。滿擬三週掃塔,定▆面談,途路難行,今已遣僧J34nB300_p0278c09代祭矣。當茲亂世,晤會難期,略述數行,少伸同志。又J34nB300_p0278c10以《傳燈錄》自元至今未續,近來凡遇士大夫,無不諄J34nB300_p0278c11諄道及,今復筆告當道諸公,乞題一疏,則諸方語錄J34nB300_p0278c12自易集矣。此乃法門大故,幸不吝筆舌,共為鼓舞,或J34nB300_p0278c13有為法而興起者,未可知也。臨楮不盡欲言,伏惟慈J34nB300_p0278c14諒不一。
復希有林中丞
J34nB300_p0278c16塵勞之儔,為如來種。承諭塵坌中翻筋斗,便是現宰J34nB300_p0278c17官身說法處,第自信即為現身,不信即為塵累耳。一J34nB300_p0278c18時未得超然無礙者,以向來自信處尚疏也。至云合J34nB300_p0278c19下承當,何處可著知解?及輪刀上陣,亦得見之,正乃J34nB300_p0278c20知行合一。果能如是,更何悟與未悟之足云?又諭但J34nB300_p0278c21恐未悟謂悟,以自信轉入無明障者,此便不肯自信J34nB300_p0278c22而過慮矣。自信即謂之悟,即破無明障之利刃;若未J34nB300_p0278c23悟謂悟,則自欺非自信矣。雖信有遙信、證信之分,然J34nB300_p0278c24證信必繇遙信,但請直下信去,久久自然證悟耳。
復沈司馬
J34nB300_p0278c26軍旅中有佛法,不可更說佛法也;軍旅便是佛法,不J34nB300_p0278c27可更說有佛法也。橫按莫邪,掃除孛彗,靜以應動,動J34nB300_p0278c28而能靜者,自然直破巢穴,坐致太平矣。莫邪者,當人J34nB300_p0278c29之智慧力用也;孛彗者,根塵中之影響也;巢穴者,起J34nB300_p0278c30心動念之根株也;太平者,本來之現成活計也;靜以J34nB300_p0279a01應動者,二六時中直據本分以作用也;動而能靜者,J34nB300_p0279a02千應萬變而不昧乎本命元辰也。雖然,依舊只是軍J34nB300_p0279a03旅中佛法。若夫軍旅便是佛法,貧道不敢攙行奪市,J34nB300_p0279a04待護法掃蕩猺氛時面領▆教也。
復晉卿劉殿元諱同卉
J34nB300_p0279a06宗門向上事,自古名公巨卿多透脫者,雖其天性之J34nB300_p0279a07高明,亦以師承之玅密也。選官頂甲居士,已奪高標;J34nB300_p0279a08選佛狀元,畢竟難辭鈍榜。時節若至,其理自彰,但得J34nB300_p0279a09時時留念,自然一舉全收。謹復。
寄諾諾導侍者
J34nB300_p0279a11似地擎山,不知山之孤峻;如石含玉,不知玉之無瑕。J34nB300_p0279a12此雖法爾如然,亦在當人密用。自古師勝資強、流長J34nB300_p0279a13源遠者,莫不飽參厚養、果熟香飄,豈旋蒸熱賣、薄識J34nB300_p0279a14淺解所可幾及?汝素負古,當知眾中操履師友之益J34nB300_p0279a15倍多,若不割盡速成自便之習,何以為英措而異常J34nB300_p0279a16流哉?
J34nB300_p0279a17又
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復沈司馬
J34nB300_p0279a24南華俗僧夾雜,行道難以純一。六祖慈恩,有促行之J34nB300_p0279a25兆;護法鼎力,有過獎之推。今住寶華,甚為得地,遠來J34nB300_p0279a26近悅,頗勝南華。機緣大似非偶,且希老事事調停,山J34nB300_p0279a27中件件妥當,破椽敝壁之下,惟日與諸衲舉揚此事,J34nB300_p0279a28即所以報二護法矣。華翰忽至,泉石增光,厚施下頒,J34nB300_p0279a29佛僧共益。承諭南華退不肖事,深見力為祖庭,純惟J34nB300_p0279a30謝謝不一。
復林中丞
J34nB300_p0279b02嚴壑深居,人間事絕不聞矣。衲子頗集,檀信亦增,行J34nB300_p0279b03道之緣,似為得地。誨人不倦,素所自盟。第出世十年,J34nB300_p0279b04未獲一嗣。抑根器之未熟邪?抑選擇之過刻邪?貧道J34nB300_p0279b05亦不能自解也。初一至初八,說三壇戒,兼受請上堂。J34nB300_p0279b06拙語謹附承施,即於佛誕日清晨設齋也。此復。
J34nB300_p0279b07又
J34nB300_p0279b08時當減劫,非屬一人之業,惟達業性空者,素位而行。J34nB300_p0279b09所謂了即業障本來空也。來論戎事倥傯,寢食俱廢,J34nB300_p0279b10百病叢集,此憂國憂民者之所必致。第欲脫然無累,J34nB300_p0279b11先須了達根源。根源既達,福業兩空,息息圓明,無能J34nB300_p0279b12侵擾。然後以無欣厭心,維持世運,降伏鏡裏魔軍,成J34nB300_p0279b13就夢中佛事,是為直下明心之證耳。不然,縱使功高J34nB300_p0279b14伊呂,績配皋夔,正是水月搖光,空花亂目,於世出世J34nB300_p0279b15事,難免微風匝匝之波。但請豁開慧眼,脫體擔當,自J34nB300_p0279b16然十二時中,自繇自在去也。承問以何業臨難等事,J34nB300_p0279b17不揣鄙騃,少伸管見如此。
復二濂曾諫給諱應遴
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J34nB300_p0279b26又
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復季公蕭居士諱士珂
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