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J34nB300_p0242c14小參。云:「若論此事,猶如世間六十花甲子相似,參而J34nB300_p0242c15不雜、混而不一,沒限量、絕行蹤,從今日以溯至過去,J34nB300_p0242c16不可說不可說無量劫,覓其孰為甲子始,不能得其J34nB300_p0242c17端倪;從今日以推至盡未來際,不可說不可說無量J34nB300_p0242c18劫,覓其孰為甲子終,不能得其邊際;正當甲子時,覓J34nB300_p0242c19其孰為甲、孰為子,不能得其指擬。而于中支干交互、J34nB300_p0242c20賓主迭陳,井然不亂、渾然無涯,即始即終、即終即始,J34nB300_p0242c21迥然出於前後兩端、始終對待之法,所以儒書亦不J34nB300_p0242c22言始終而言終始。故知甲子一週,位位終始、時時終J34nB300_p0242c23始、刻刻終始、息息終始,非斷非續、非促非延,智不可J34nB300_p0242c24知、識不可識,以此說法名為不說說,以此聞法名為J34nB300_p0242c25不聞聞,以此祝壽名為無量壽。今日蓋為江北章道J34nB300_p0242c26友六旬壽誕渡江而來,設齋供眾,仍乞山僧開示,不J34nB300_p0242c27覺攪動識海,遂說道理、打葛藤。如此正眼觀之,豈非J34nB300_p0242c28一場笑具?雖然……」驀拈拄杖,云:「賴有者一著,猶未動著J34nB300_p0242c29一絲毫在。還委悉麼?不是心、不是佛、不是物,六十甲J34nB300_p0242c30子數不出,一條活路透青霄,諸人休向棒頭覓。只如J34nB300_p0243a01不向棒頭覓時如何?」呈拄杖,云:「密移一步看飛龍,原J34nB300_p0243a02來秖是者箇賊。」卓一下。
J34nB300_p0243a03小參。云:「天長地久,歲改月遷,人生不久,巨浪一波,幻J34nB300_p0243a04質難留,空花半瓣。休貪目前快樂,如廁中蟲不知糞J34nB300_p0243a05臭;莫恃人我貢高,似井底蛙那識天寬?必須實參實J34nB300_p0243a06悟,身上著衣方免寒;若徒弄舌弄脣,口裏說食終不J34nB300_p0243a07飽。雖然,忽有箇出來道:『我本不寒,著甚麼衣?我本不J34nB300_p0243a08饑,說甚麼食?』時,又作麼生?」喝一喝,云:「假雞聲韻難瞞J34nB300_p0243a09我,未肯糢糊放過關。」
J34nB300_p0243a10紫迴段居士薦亡室,請對靈小參。云:「在生而生,在死J34nB300_p0243a11而死,把斷要津;生也不道,死也不道,現成活計。江上J34nB300_p0243a12芙蓉寂寞,顯發真機;庭前丹桂芬芳,全彰玅體。父母J34nB300_p0243a13未生時也恁麼,入胎處世時也恁麼,四大分散時也J34nB300_p0243a14恁麼,本非男女之身,亦非生滅之相,只因一念之迷,J34nB300_p0243a15妄生情見,妄受女身,夫妻子母恩愛牽纏,橫死夭亡,J34nB300_p0243a16傷心慘目,此亦約迷之說,據實而論,亦非別法。汝今J34nB300_p0243a17但乘般若力,截斷愛欲流,徹證金剛正體,那來生死J34nB300_p0243a18遷移?正當恁麼時,安身立命一句作麼生道?」揮拂子,J34nB300_p0243a19云:「頭頭皆極樂,在在是西方。」下座。
J34nB300_p0243a20住靈祐寺,冬夜小參。僧問:「工夫不得成片,求和尚指J34nB300_p0243a21示。」師指云:「東邊是廚房,西邊是方丈。」僧擬議,師云:「又J34nB300_p0243a22要打作兩片那?」進云:「望和尚再通箇消息。」師打云:「恁J34nB300_p0243a23麼七通八達,又要通箇甚麼?」乃云:「冬至月頭,賣被買J34nB300_p0243a24牛;冬至月尾,賣牛買被。今日冬至既不是月頭,也無J34nB300_p0243a25被賣,買甚麼牛?又不是月尾,也無牛賣,買甚麼被?只J34nB300_p0243a26有一條拄杖子,要賣一賣,買一件物事。諸人若有,一J34nB300_p0243a27任將來,兩手交易,不用買賣。不見道:雞兒換鹽,兩不J34nB300_p0243a28見錢。還有麼?」一僧吹滅燭便行,一僧云:「阿誰欠少?」一J34nB300_p0243a29僧豎起拳,一僧云:「還我拄杖來。」師云:「一總不然,一物J34nB300_p0243a30不成,兩物現在。」便歸方丈。
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J34nB300_p0243b12除夜小參。舉:「北禪賢禪師小參云:『年窮歲盡,無可與J34nB300_p0243b13諸人分歲,老僧烹一頭露地白牛,炊黍米飯,煮野菜J34nB300_p0243b14羹,燒榾柮火,大家喫了,唱村田樂。何故?免見倚他門J34nB300_p0243b15戶傍他牆,剛被時人喚作郎。』便下座,歸方丈。至夜深,J34nB300_p0243b16維那入方丈問訊云:『縣裏有公人到,勾和尚。』禪云:『作J34nB300_p0243b17甚麼?』那云:『道和尚宰牛不納皮角。』禪遂將下頭帽擲J34nB300_p0243b18在地下,那便拾去,禪跳下禪床,攔胸擒住,叫云:『賊!賊!』J34nB300_p0243b19那將帽子覆禪頂云:『天寒,且還和尚。』禪呵呵大笑,那J34nB300_p0243b20便山去。時法昌為侍者,禪顧昌云:『者公案作麼生?』昌J34nB300_p0243b21云:『潭州紙貴,一狀領過。』」又舉:「雪巖欽禪師拈云:『活剝J34nB300_p0243b22耕牛,北禪是則好手,其奈牆塹不牢,被箇販私鹽漢J34nB300_p0243b23子和贓捉敗。雪巖則不然,今夜無可管顧諸人,不免J34nB300_p0243b24烹箇獨角泥牛,炊無米飯,唱無聲曲,與諸人分歲。忽J34nB300_p0243b25有箇漢出來道:「有公人索和尚皮角。」便與和聲一棒。J34nB300_p0243b26何故?有功者賞。』」師云:「烹露地白牛分歲,將官路當人J34nB300_p0243b27情,虛妝體面;烹獨角泥牛分歲,貼別人不發積,連你J34nB300_p0243b28一齊窮。靈祐則不然,也不烹露地白牛,免得天寒地J34nB300_p0243b29凍,將帽露頂;也不烹獨角泥牛,免得年窮歲盡,動棒J34nB300_p0243b30勞神。既然如是,且道如何是分歲一句?諸人分上各J34nB300_p0243c01有一頭水牯牛,須索自宰、自烹、自喫,靈祐並不敢動J34nB300_p0243c02著一絲毫。只有一事,忽若有人來索納皮角,且作麼J34nB300_p0243c03生酬他?若也酬得,真箇是免見倚他門戶傍他牆,剛J34nB300_p0243c04被時人喚作郎;其或未然,有食自噇,有苦自當。靈祐J34nB300_p0243c05且先自納去也。」拽拄杖歸方丈。
J34nB300_p0243c06小參。僧問:「天得一以清,地得一以寧,君王得一以治J34nB300_p0243c07天下。且道衲僧得一時如何?」師云:「扶過斷橋水,伴歸J34nB300_p0243c08明月村。」進云:「將謂和尚忘卻。」師云:「你試道看。」僧一喝,J34nB300_p0243c09師便打,乃云:「佛法無多子,只要信得及。若也信得,攪J34nB300_p0243c10長河為酥酪,變大地作黃金;若也不信,黃金酥酪翻J34nB300_p0243c11成大地長河。且道有何方便得直下信去?」卓拄杖,云:J34nB300_p0243c12「一超直入如來地,水土金酥共一真。」下座。
J34nB300_p0243c13嘉興府西渡菴小參。云:「若論此事,須向乾蘿蔔頭上J34nB300_p0243c14信得及、把得住,直下豁然灑落透脫、無意路知解,便J34nB300_p0243c15見眾生諸佛不隔絲毫,情與無情煥然等現,所謂一J34nB300_p0243c16念迴機便同本得,正好目朝雲漢,任運過時。雖然如J34nB300_p0243c17是,未可為人;若要為人,須是遇人始得。所以,古人道:J34nB300_p0243c18『悟了若不遇人,十箇有五雙杜撰。不惟瞎學者眼,兼J34nB300_p0243c19自己動便傷鋒犯手。』古人謂之自了漢,又謂之自救J34nB300_p0243c20不了,又謂之救不得底。須遇大手眼宗匠煆過,方能J34nB300_p0243c21將本得底事打得開、收得攏,著著有出身之路,始得J34nB300_p0243c22全提。山僧今舉幾箇古人樣子作證,一任諸人簡取。」J34nB300_p0243c23遂舉:「洛浦元安禪師在臨濟為侍者,濟嘗稱之曰:『此J34nB300_p0243c24臨濟門下一隻箭,誰敢當鋒?』諸人還知一隻箭底意J34nB300_p0243c25麼?便是到灑落透脫、無意路知解底田地,所以一味J34nB300_p0243c26迅捷,截斷天下人底舌頭。浦一日辭臨濟,濟云:『甚麼J34nB300_p0243c27處去?』浦云:『南方去。』濟以拄杖畫一畫,云:『過得者箇便J34nB300_p0243c28去。』浦便喝,濟便打,浦作禮而去。濟明日陞座,曰:『臨濟J34nB300_p0243c29門下有箇赤梢鯉魚,搖頭擺尾向南方去,不知向誰J34nB300_p0243c30家虀甕裏淹殺?』搖頭擺尾赤梢鱗,豈不灑落透脫?若J34nB300_p0244a01是今時杜撰長老,便好印證了,傳他拂子,教他學做J34nB300_p0244a02頌古、學做小參,作出世張本,因甚臨濟道不知向誰J34nB300_p0244a03家虀甕裏淹殺?浦遊遍諸方,直往夾山卓菴,經年不J34nB300_p0244a04訪夾山,山乃修書令僧馳往,浦接得便坐,卻再展手J34nB300_p0244a05索,僧無語,浦便打曰:『歸去舉似和尚。』豈不是灑落透J34nB300_p0244a06脫、無意路知解底?僧回舉似,山曰:『者僧若開書,三日J34nB300_p0244a07內必來;若不開書,斯人救不得也。』諸人試看,洛浦到J34nB300_p0244a08者田地,夾山尚云若不開書,斯人救不得者,豈謂洛J34nB300_p0244a09浦全無見處?山僧因判大慧聞熏風南來話,忽得前J34nB300_p0244a10後際斷處,為自救不了。今時杜撰長老謂熏風南來,J34nB300_p0244a11此則話為天下叢林所共知聞,為灑落透脫、無意路J34nB300_p0244a12知解,謂山僧判謂在師家用處三句一時說,今就大J34nB300_p0244a13慧悟處合法斷之,即所謂自救不了語,為穿鑿、為套J34nB300_p0244a14頭,豈古人荅此話時作意謂我此荅話已具三句,亦J34nB300_p0244a15令人自救不了?謂如此批判,寧不瞎將來眼,為千百J34nB300_p0244a16世法門之罪人云云,可謂不智之極。胡不思從上古J34nB300_p0244a17今批判公案者甚多,乃旁人判之之辭,豈謂荅話時J34nB300_p0244a18作意云我此荅話已具三句,亦令人自救不了?若如J34nB300_p0244a19此誣陷山僧,則從上古今批判公案者何不盡用此J34nB300_p0244a20話闢他?乃山僧批判底便扭捏道荅話時作此意來,J34nB300_p0244a21雖然便道古人荅話先作此意,亦不妨有據。何故聻?J34nB300_p0244a22佛果舉東山水上行話,令大慧參,凡四十二日,凡下J34nB300_p0244a23四十九語,佛果皆不肯,乃自上堂,特特舉熏風自南J34nB300_p0244a24來話別之。果見大慧前後際斷,死了不活,豈不似荅J34nB300_p0244a25話時作意?謂我此荅話已具三句,亦令大慧自救不J34nB300_p0244a26了者,卻似拏得定底一般,豈似汝杜撰盲瞎,以豎拳J34nB300_p0244a27為體、一喝為用?轉一箇身謂之脫體無依、謂之向上J34nB300_p0244a28事,鼻孔大頭垂謂之本分句等,實法繫人,斷佛慧命。J34nB300_p0244a29須知到灑落透脫、無意路知解底田地,正要師承,若J34nB300_p0244a30不遇人,正夾山所謂救不得也。夾山卻令人伺洛浦J34nB300_p0244b01出菴,便與燒卻。越三日,浦果出菴來,人報曰:『菴中火J34nB300_p0244b02起。』浦亦不顧,豈不是灑落透脫、無意路知解底?直到J34nB300_p0244b03夾山不禮拜,乃當面叉手而立,山曰:『雞棲鳳巢,非其J34nB300_p0244b04同類。出去!』浦曰:『自遠趨風,請師一接。』山曰:『目前無闍J34nB300_p0244b05黎,此間無老僧。』浦便喝,豈不是灑落透脫、無意路知J34nB300_p0244b06解底?山曰:『住!住!且莫艸艸匆匆,雲月是同,溪山各異,J34nB300_p0244b07截斷天下人舌頭則不無,闍黎爭教無舌人解語?』浦J34nB300_p0244b08佇思,山便打,浦因茲服膺。諸人試看,洛浦解截斷天J34nB300_p0244b09下人舌頭,豈不正是坐在灑落透脫、無意路知解處?J34nB300_p0244b10所以凡人問著,亦解轉身當陽一喝,饒你千轉萬轉、J34nB300_p0244b11千喝萬喝,只是者箇意思。今時自號為正傳者不過J34nB300_p0244b12如此,所以夾山明眼能向咽喉上捏住洛浦。更有天J34nB300_p0244b13童宏智禪師洞徹今古,為伊頌出云:『搖頭擺尾赤梢J34nB300_p0244b14鱗,脫體無依解轉身。』此豈不是今時人底見處?截斷J34nB300_p0244b15舌頭饒有術,拽迴鼻孔妙通神。他又作麼生會?夜明J34nB300_p0244b16簾外兮風月如晝,枯木巖前兮花卉常春。無舌人,無J34nB300_p0244b17舌人,正令全提一句新,獨步寰中明了了,任從天下J34nB300_p0244b18樂欣欣。教他更參三生六十劫,亦未夢見在。諸人當J34nB300_p0244b19知,搖頭擺尾赤梢鱗,脫體無依解轉身,不是無有悟J34nB300_p0244b20處,只因綱宗未透,所以謂之救不得底,亦謂之自救J34nB300_p0244b21不了,亦謂之自了漢者,便是一箇樣子。又佛果跋示J34nB300_p0244b22大慧法語後云:『杲首座昔游叢林,遍見大有道之士,J34nB300_p0244b23軒昂騰踏,不可羈縻。宣和中,余被旨領天寧,渠即先J34nB300_p0244b24一日入堂,已而造室中,發語果異常。陞座,舉:「諸佛出J34nB300_p0244b25身處,熏風自南來。」即大瞥然。』諸人試看,既大瞥然,豈J34nB300_p0244b26謂其非灑落透脫、無意路知解也?為甚不印證?付拂J34nB300_p0244b27子,乃又云:『自爾命於方丈側,寅夕與之煆煉,以白雲J34nB300_p0244b28老師昔所示有句無句話,渠盡伎倆百種開展悉列J34nB300_p0244b29下。』諸人試看,大慧參禪二十年,今又悟矣,到者裏豈J34nB300_p0244b30不會豎拳、會喝、會轉身邪?佛果毫不肯他,畢竟是甚J34nB300_p0244c01麼意思?又云:『幾乎以為心倖移換,初無實地。』此正山J34nB300_p0244c02僧舉唱綱宗,今時以山僧為未有的見者一般地步。J34nB300_p0244c03又云:『因志誠語之,昔佛鑑與余正興是謗,使更絕意J34nB300_p0244c04探賾,當不較多。』」師乃長嘆云:「佛果、佛鑑、大慧是何等J34nB300_p0244c05人品?五祖佛果是何等師承?尚云昔佛鑑與余正興J34nB300_p0244c06是謗,何況當今之世?山僧舉此末後大事,大似一孤J34nB300_p0244c07弱之木撐大廈於傾頹之際,焉得不遭其毀闢?又云:J34nB300_p0244c08『後來驀然猛省,盡脫去機籌,知見玄妙,因為渠云:「正J34nB300_p0244c09好參禪也。」』諸人試看,至此方盡脫去機籌,知見玄妙,J34nB300_p0244c10則前面悟處豈不是自救不了?又云:『即踴躍向前,從J34nB300_p0244c11頭一一加針錐,始浩然大徹。余不喜得人,但喜此正J34nB300_p0244c12法眼藏有覷得透底,可以起臨濟正宗。』諸人試看,至J34nB300_p0244c13此方云覷透正法眼藏,則前面悟處未透可知,豈不J34nB300_p0244c14是自救不了者?又是一箇樣子。山僧以一十五年苦J34nB300_p0244c15心,一朝覷透,不敢自秘,誓死弘揚,盡力發揮,公天下J34nB300_p0244c16於末法之際。今自閩回,將他往覓一茆地,山主徐氏J34nB300_p0244c17父子乞舉揚大法,山僧因風吹火,不覺舉及此。久立J34nB300_p0244c18眾慈,伏惟珍重。」
J34nB300_p0244c19南華寺小參。師云:「日輪正當午,虛空絕點埃,若道更J34nB300_p0244c20無別箇,早添一點了也。所以,認箇明歷歷、露堂堂,猶J34nB300_p0244c21是鬼窟裏底活計。到者裏,須有箇透脫處,方得光明J34nB300_p0244c22燦爛、燦爛光明,情與無情一時成佛,真金土塊、煆與J34nB300_p0244c23未煆向甚麼處分?若也未透,須是全身放下,不教一J34nB300_p0244c24物存留,自然一踏到底;倘不放下,未免迷頭認影。若J34nB300_p0244c25已透得,亦不可放過;倘一放過,暫時不在,如同死人,J34nB300_p0244c26直得如大死卻活一般,無一點氣息、無一毫滲漏,二J34nB300_p0244c27六時中似水合水、似空合空,方有少許相應分。曹溪J34nB300_p0244c28今日說平實禪,汝等諸人還委悉麼?菴內不知菴外J34nB300_p0244c29事,歸家穩坐絕商量。」
J34nB300_p0244c30陞座,小參。師云:「法是體,佛是用;佛是體,法是用。未悟J34nB300_p0245a01以前,先法後佛,眾生度盡恒沙佛;既悟以後,先佛後J34nB300_p0245a02法,諸佛何曾度一人?所以經云:『諸佛無所師,惟師寂J34nB300_p0245a03滅法。』還知寂滅法麼?便是一切眾生之實體。諸佛既J34nB300_p0245a04以此為知,豈不是眾生度盡恒沙佛?又云:『無法可說,J34nB300_p0245a05是名說法。』還知無法可說麼?秪為一切眾生本體即J34nB300_p0245a06佛,非可說亦不用說故。既無法可說,則亦無生可度,J34nB300_p0245a07豈不是諸佛何曾度一人?到者裏,或佛、或法,或先、或J34nB300_p0245a08後,盡是虛名,俱無實義。但透得箇無實義,自然心智J34nB300_p0245a09路絕,凡聖俱離,喚作無住本,亦喚作金剛智。雖無一J34nB300_p0245a10切聖凡佛法名字,能與一切聖凡佛法安名立字;雖J34nB300_p0245a11建立一切聖凡佛法,其實不是凡、不是聖,亦不是佛、J34nB300_p0245a12不是法。所以云:『非離真而立處,立處即真。』又云:『一切J34nB300_p0245a13諸佛及諸佛阿耨多羅三藐三菩提法皆從此經出。』J34nB300_p0245a14如今盡道《金剛經》乃釋迦成佛之後般若會上方說J34nB300_p0245a15此經,因甚經中卻道佛法盡從此出?既佛法盡從此J34nB300_p0245a16出,則威音王以後先佛宣揚、後佛相續即得。若威音J34nB300_p0245a17王以前最初一人成佛時,此經是何人宣演?且將甚J34nB300_p0245a18麼為此經?若恁麼疑著,只認箇報化佛邊黃卷赤軸、J34nB300_p0245a19心思言議底為此經,未夢見此經在。不見古人道:『悟J34nB300_p0245a20則不無,爭奈落在第二頭何?』佛乃覺悟之意,悟既落J34nB300_p0245a21第二,豈不是未有佛法先有第一底此經?且如何是J34nB300_p0245a22第一底此經?」良久,云:「待汝諸人悟時與汝說破。」下座。
J34nB300_p0245a23小參。僧問:「如何是黑月以前事?」師云:「無人識得渠。」進J34nB300_p0245a24云:「如何是白月沒後事?」師云:「無人接得渠。」進云:「黑白J34nB300_p0245a25既分,前後際斷,且道者一著落在甚麼處?」師云:「分身J34nB300_p0245a26兩處看,不動一絲毫。」僧擬進語,師卓拄杖云:「洞山猶J34nB300_p0245a27在。」問:「和尚說法薦亡僧,未審亡僧還知也未?」師云:「你J34nB300_p0245a28還見麼?」僧擬議,師打云:「好與一齊燒去。」僧便喝,師云:J34nB300_p0245a29「賊過後興兵。」問:「觀一塵遍法界之內,觀法界於一塵J34nB300_p0245a30之中,是甚麼人分上事?」師云:「無面目人分上事。」進云:J34nB300_p0245b01「為甚麼踏在腳下?」師云:「非你境界。」僧禮拜起,云:「便恁J34nB300_p0245b02麼去時如何?」師云:「失卻了也。」問:「會則途中受用,不會J34nB300_p0245b03則世諦流布,金剛圈作麼生跳?栗棘蓬作麼生吞?」師J34nB300_p0245b04云:「喚甚麼作世諦?」僧擬議,師喝云:「果然吞跳不得。」遂J34nB300_p0245b05舉:「兜率悅禪師三問云:『撥草瞻風,秖圖見性,即今上J34nB300_p0245b06人性在甚麼處?』」師一喝。「又云:『識得自性,方脫生死,眼J34nB300_p0245b07光落地時作麼生脫?』」師又喝。「又云:『脫得生死,便知去J34nB300_p0245b08處,四大分離向甚麼處去?』」師又喝。良久,復喝一喝,云:J34nB300_p0245b09「恁麼當陽直透,名為向上全提,徹見自性,透脫生死,J34nB300_p0245b10知得去處,以至百千法門、無量玅義,無不在者一毫J34nB300_p0245b11頭上透頂透底。所謂一句通,千句百句一時通;一機J34nB300_p0245b12透,千機百機一時透,堪與祖佛為師。諸人還委悉麼?J34nB300_p0245b13若未委悉,不免放開一線,剖露分明。」乃云:「撥草瞻風,J34nB300_p0245b14秖圖見性,即今上人性在甚麼處?六根收不得,三句J34nB300_p0245b15豈能該?識得自性,方脫生死。眼光落地時作麼生脫?J34nB300_p0245b16洪波浩渺浪滔天,拈得鼻孔失卻口,脫得生死便知J34nB300_p0245b17去處。四大分離向甚麼處去?應以比丘身說法者,即J34nB300_p0245b18現比丘身而為說法;若向者裏透得去,二六時中如J34nB300_p0245b19龍得水、似虎靠山,大用現前,不存軌則,處處截斷眾J34nB300_p0245b20流、時時壁立千仞,堪與人天為師。諸人還委悉麼?若J34nB300_p0245b21未委悉,不免更為落草註解去也。今日蓋為大癡、不J34nB300_p0245b22意二亡僧估唱衣單,設齋供眾,因大癡為眾持缽江J34nB300_p0245b23右,冒疾身亡,臨命終時覺得生死未穩,托同行者轉J34nB300_p0245b24乞山僧舉揚般若,以資冥力。山僧今陞曲彔床對眾J34nB300_p0245b25叨呾,使存亡普利,現前大眾各各腰包頂笠,涉水登J34nB300_p0245b26山,到曹溪朝參暮叩,無非為圖超脫生死,明心見性。J34nB300_p0245b27且道性作麼生見?者箇如眼不自見、刀不自割、水不J34nB300_p0245b28自洗。從來性不見性者,你但直下恁麼了得,名為見J34nB300_p0245b29性,不待臨命終時眼光落地方脫生死,即今早已眼J34nB300_p0245b30光落地脫生死了也。一根既返源,六根成解脫。今既J34nB300_p0245c01透脫,四大分離時自然知得去處。試問諸人:且道還J34nB300_p0245c02有去處也無?若有去處,未為透脫;若無去處,亦非透J34nB300_p0245c03脫。山僧適纔道:應以比丘身說法者,即現比丘身而J34nB300_p0245c04為說法。若向者裏見得,方知古人道:『不變易處去,去J34nB300_p0245c05亦不變易。』昔日佛果禪師會下有道祖首座,一日為J34nB300_p0245c06眾入室,座忽問云:『生死到來,如何迴避?』眾無對,座擲J34nB300_p0245c07下拂子,奄然而逝,眾皆眙愕。佛果聞之至,召云:『祖首J34nB300_p0245c08座。』座張目視之,果云:『抖擻精神透關去。』請看祖首座J34nB300_p0245c09於生死門頭恁麼直捷,佛果尚囑他抖擻精神,不過J34nB300_p0245c10恐其有異緣耳。諸人當知,不必待四大分離時方抖J34nB300_p0245c11擻精神透關,即今二六時中直須心心不觸物、念念J34nB300_p0245c12無處所,方有少許相應分。不見古人云:『日夜精勤恐J34nB300_p0245c13緣差。』故今時諸方說法不是滯在無得失處,便是滯J34nB300_p0245c14在有得失處。曹溪則不然,有得失、無得失,總無有剩J34nB300_p0245c15得底法。適來者些說話明破,不堪落艸死語,正所謂J34nB300_p0245c16自救不了者。然若也直恁透得,說甚第一、第二?佛祖J34nB300_p0245c17人天早已一時轉向腳跟下踏倒了也。還委悉麼?如J34nB300_p0245c18未委悉,有寒暑兮促君壽,有鬼神兮妒君福。」復召大J34nB300_p0245c19眾,云:「久立,珍重。」下座。
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J34nB300_p0246c12小參。舉:「雪峰在德山作飯頭,一日飯遲,德山擎缽下J34nB300_p0246c13法堂,峰曬飯巾次,見德山,乃云:『鐘未鳴,鼓未響,托缽J34nB300_p0246c14向甚麼處去?』德山便歸方丈。峰舉似巖頭,頭曰:『大小J34nB300_p0246c15德山未會末後句在。』山聞,令侍者喚頭去問:『你不肯J34nB300_p0246c16老僧那?』頭密啟其意,山乃休。明日陞堂,果與尋常不J34nB300_p0246c17同。頭至僧堂前,拊掌大笑曰:『且喜堂頭老漢會末後J34nB300_p0246c18句,他後天下人不奈伊何。雖然,也秖得三年活。』山果J34nB300_p0246c19三年後示寂。」師云:「大眾!還知德山低頭歸方丈并巖J34nB300_p0246c20頭密啟底意麼?無言時,覿露機鋒,如同電拂,豈不是J34nB300_p0246c21默時便是說?還知巖頭道:『大小德山未會末後句。』又J34nB300_p0246c22云:『且喜老漢會得末後句,以後天下人不奈伊何。』并J34nB300_p0246c23德山云:『你不肯老僧那?』與明日陞座,果與尋常不同J34nB300_p0246c24底意麼?有言時,踞虎頭、收虎尾,豈不是說時便是默?J34nB300_p0246c25所以雪竇道:『末後句,為君說。明暗雙雙底時節,卻物J34nB300_p0246c26為上,逐物為下,你默我說,你說我默,他人住處我不J34nB300_p0246c27住,他人行處我不行,我與雪峰同條生,不與雪峰同J34nB300_p0246c28條死。』便是者箇意。說是誑,默是謗,語默向上有事在。J34nB300_p0246c29所以五祖演道:『描也描不成,畫也畫不就。』近日博山J34nB300_p0246c30拈云:『密啟底意作麼道?電舌雷聲宣揚不及。』說箇電J34nB300_p0247a01舌雷聲,豈不是描也?畫也?既電舌雷聲宣揚不及,豈J34nB300_p0247a02不是描也描不成、畫也畫不就底?今有人生平只認J34nB300_p0247a03著箇描也描不成、畫也畫不就底主人公為事,及乎J34nB300_p0247a04他見博山道電舌雷聲宣揚不及,呵其不審公案語J34nB300_p0247a05脈,以快速說道理誤賺人,難道描也描不成、畫也畫J34nB300_p0247a06不就也是快速底道理麼?乃自逞解譏呵人,且復自J34nB300_p0247a07頌云:『低頭歸室坐孤幽,巖老要渠作濟舟,密啟意兮J34nB300_p0247a08將直剖,明朝說法便如流。』據此,則低頭歸室真箇是J34nB300_p0247a09德山不會,尚不是說法濟舟、巖頭密啟,是有箇要德J34nB300_p0247a10山說法利人底話密向德山說了,所以明日陞座便J34nB300_p0247a11會得接人言句,謂之果與尋常不同。他底杜撰如此,J34nB300_p0247a12焉得不以他人為謬?殊不知德山低頭歸方丈,吹毛J34nB300_p0247a13匣裏冷光生,外道天魔皆斬首。雪峰著了暗箭猶不J34nB300_p0247a14自知,舉向巖頭,巖頭恐他向死水裏坐殺,乃與當陽J34nB300_p0247a15提起云『大小德山未會末後句在』,正古人所謂泛鐵J34nB300_p0247a16船底意。殺活同時,雙明雙暗,只是孤危峭峻,難以明J34nB300_p0247a17破摶量,惟有同得同證者點著便知落處。所以天童J34nB300_p0247a18宏智禪師頌云:『末後句,會也無,德山父子太含糊,座J34nB300_p0247a19中亦有江南客,莫向樽前唱鷓鴣。』近日又聞呵責宏J34nB300_p0247a20智道:『德山父子何曾含糊?是你含糊。』乃陞座,舉此公J34nB300_p0247a21案從頭著語種種邪解,復有一頌云:『去來托缽自全J34nB300_p0247a22身,未審如何接得人?隱顯兩番巖老語,明朝再見句J34nB300_p0247a23分明。』他以句分明三字擬破宏智太含糊。他此一頌J34nB300_p0247a24并所著語,一味逐塊全是死句,語中無語名為活句。J34nB300_p0247a25宏智太含糊,即婆婆和和、有句無句、明暗雙雙底意,J34nB300_p0247a26所以洛浦云:『末後一句始到牢關,鎖斷要津不通凡J34nB300_p0247a27聖。』洞山云:『如世嬰兒五相完具,不去不來、不起不住,J34nB300_p0247a28婆婆和和、有句無句,終不得物語未正故。』溈山云:『有J34nB300_p0247a29句無句如滕倚樹。』將知演說諸法實無所說,有所說J34nB300_p0247a30是野干鳴,無所說是獅子吼。宏智太含糊,豈不是獅J34nB300_p0247b01子吼?他反欲以句分明底野干鳴破之,多見莫不知J34nB300_p0247b02量也。正是野干逐法王,百年妖怪虛開口。諸人還知J34nB300_p0247b03杜撰底病痛處麼?便是不曾透得末後句,所以命根J34nB300_p0247b04不斷,隨語生解。見巖頭道:『大小德山未會末後句在。』J34nB300_p0247b05他將謂實有說法接人之句,便著語云:『要驗轉身句。』J34nB300_p0247b06殊不知只者大小德山未會末後句在,便是巖頭底J34nB300_p0247b07轉身句也,便是巖頭底把斷要津、不通凡聖句也,便J34nB300_p0247b08是巖頭底天下人不奈伊何句也。所以道:卻物為上,J34nB300_p0247b09逐物為下。不見當年兜率悅問張無盡道:『秖如巖頭J34nB300_p0247b10言末後句,是有邪?無邪?』張云:『有。』悅大笑。今云:『要驗轉J34nB300_p0247b11身句。』又云:『明朝再見句分明,好與無盡一坑埋卻。』無J34nB300_p0247b12盡因兜率一笑,一夜睡不穩,至五更下床,觸翻溺器,J34nB300_p0247b13乃大徹,猛省前話。有頌云:『鼓寂鐘沉托缽回,巖頭一J34nB300_p0247b14拶語如雷。』既道語如雷,曾向你說箇甚麼來?豈不是J34nB300_p0247b15婆婆和和、有句無句而太含糊底?又恐你不會語如J34nB300_p0247b16雷底意,乃隨語生解,將謂被巖頭一拶,明朝德山實J34nB300_p0247b17有說法之句,他便捏住咽喉,向命根下一刀,云:『果然J34nB300_p0247b18秖得三年活,莫是遭他授記來?』他既悟了出語,自有J34nB300_p0247b19為人底方便、活人底眼目。下箇果然莫是四字,正是J34nB300_p0247b20挑出你那隨語生解底瞖,為你一時刮去了也。如是,J34nB300_p0247b21則果與尋常不同。莫是真有箇末後句,曾受巖頭密J34nB300_p0247b22啟來麼?你莫開眼做夢好。山僧己巳冬曾以此頌請J34nB300_p0247b23益先師,先師云:『你道他下箇果然莫是四字是甚麼J34nB300_p0247b24意?』山僧即時便領會得,乃作頌呈云:『托回休去已全J34nB300_p0247b25彰,活得三年雪上霜,直令後代守株客,踢翻溺器沸J34nB300_p0247b26如湯。』先師正之,時山僧雖未實證,意解所到,頌亦頗J34nB300_p0247b27似。既末後句是雪上霜,豈可道德山低頭歸方丈,未J34nB300_p0247b28是接人麼?既是沸如湯,豈容得你杜撰差排,逐節生J34nB300_p0247b29解麼?山僧今復別其說,為伊刮目。」乃云:「去來托缽自J34nB300_p0247b30全身,步步全提善誘人,明日陞堂不同處,舌頭無骨J34nB300_p0247c01峭嶙峋。」下座。
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J34nB300_p0247c21平侯鄧居士請小參。僧問:「如何是意到句不到?」師云:J34nB300_p0247c22「我不曾向你說甚麼。」進云:「如何是句到意不到?」師云:J34nB300_p0247c23「你作麼生會?」進云:「如何是意句俱到?」師打云:「一棒打J34nB300_p0247c24殺。」乃云:「明明向你道尚是不會,何況蓋覆將來?你諸J34nB300_p0247c25人向甚處摸索?不見臨濟云:『你等諸人赤肉團上有J34nB300_p0247c26一無位真人,常在面門山入,未證據者看看。』豈不是J34nB300_p0247c27明明向道底?石霜在方丈內坐,僧在窗外問云:『咫尺J34nB300_p0247c28之間為甚不睹師顏?』霜云:『遍界不曾藏。』僧問雪峰:『遍J34nB300_p0247c29界不曾藏意旨如何?』峰云:『甚麼處不是石霜?』豈不是J34nB300_p0247c30明明向道底?黃山谷參晦堂,堂云:『秖如仲尼道:「二三J34nB300_p0248a01子以我為隱乎?吾無隱乎爾。」居士如何會?』谷擬對,堂J34nB300_p0248a02云:『不是,不是。』谷迷悶不已。一日,侍堂山行次,時巖桂J34nB300_p0248a03盛開,堂云:『聞木稚花香麼?』谷云:『聞。』堂云:『吾無隱乎爾。』J34nB300_p0248a04谷有省。者豈不是明明向道底?韓文公參大顛,問:『和J34nB300_p0248a05尚春秋多少?』顛提起數珠云:『會麼?』公云:『不會。』顛云:『晝J34nB300_p0248a06夜一百八。』公不曉,遂回。次日,再來至門首,見首座,舉J34nB300_p0248a07前話問:『意旨如何?』座扣齒三下。復見顛,理前問,顛亦J34nB300_p0248a08扣齒三下。者豈不是明明向道底?所以臨濟云:『沿流J34nB300_p0248a09不止問如何?真炤無邊說似他。』又不見僧問臨濟:『如J34nB300_p0248a10何是無位真人?』濟下繩床扭住云:『速道!速道!』僧擬議,J34nB300_p0248a11濟托開云:『無位真人是甚麼乾屎橛?』便歸方丈。者豈J34nB300_p0248a12不是蓋覆將來底?石霜聞雪峰之語,乃云:『者老漢著J34nB300_p0248a13甚死急?』峰聞乃云:『老僧罪過。』者豈不是蓋覆將來底?J34nB300_p0248a14黃山谷後參死心,心問云:『死心死,學士死,燒作兩堆J34nB300_p0248a15灰,向甚麼處相見?』谷無語,心約出云:『晦堂處參得底J34nB300_p0248a16使未著在。』者豈不是蓋覆將來底?韓文公見顛扣齒,J34nB300_p0248a17乃云:『元來佛法無兩般。』顛云:『是何道理?』公云:『適來首J34nB300_p0248a18座亦如是。』顛乃召首座問:『是汝如此對否?』座云:『是。』顛J34nB300_p0248a19乃打趁出院。者豈不是蓋覆將來底?所以臨濟道:『離J34nB300_p0248a20相離名人不稟,吹毛用了急須磨。』從上古人箇箇頭J34nB300_p0248a21正尾正都透到者裏,若不到者裏,雖或得箇入處,祇J34nB300_p0248a22是平常性相,謂之明前不明後。試看僧問石霜:『咫尺J34nB300_p0248a23之間為甚不睹師顏?』豈不是孔子道:『二三子以我為J34nB300_p0248a24隱乎底意?』石霜道:『遍界不曾藏。』豈不是孔子道『吾無J34nB300_p0248a25隱乎爾』底意?雪峰道:『甚麼處不是石霜?』豈不是孔子J34nB300_p0248a26道『吾無行而不與二三子者,是丘也』底意?若只恁麼,J34nB300_p0248a27何有吾宗?須知古人末後全提,如石霜云:『者老漢著J34nB300_p0248a28甚死急?』雪峰云『老僧罪過』等,無論諸子百家未聞其J34nB300_p0248a29說,即一大藏教中亦所罕有。諸老若非有此一著,何J34nB300_p0248a30以承當從上教外別傳底事?且別傳底意作麼生?」良J34nB300_p0248b01久云:「路遠夜長休把火,大家吹滅暗中行。」下座。
J34nB300_p0248b02除夜,小參。僧問:「大解脫底人還隨遷變也無?」師云:「隨。」J34nB300_p0248b03進云:「既是大解脫底人,為甚麼隨遷變?」師云:「為汝妄J34nB300_p0248b04想。」進云:「不將爆竹催殘臘,且聽新調律呂家。」師云:「果J34nB300_p0248b05然妄想。」問:「年窮歲盡則不問,推門落臼事如何?」師云:J34nB300_p0248b06「東家著焰爐,西家放爆竹。」進云:「爆竹後如何?」師云:「相J34nB300_p0248b07隨來也。」乃云:「歲盡年窮,諸事已畢,既無官錢私債逼J34nB300_p0248b08迫亂心,又無歌舞伎樂歡娛縱意,數莖虀菜、幾盞麤J34nB300_p0248b09茶與大眾分歲,此我林下人辦住世間事,辦到臘月J34nB300_p0248b10三十日底受用處。一旦無常,眾緣淨盡,無生死可怖、J34nB300_p0248b11無涅槃可趨,閻羅王引身自退,天鼓樂無處來迎,自J34nB300_p0248b12在自繇,全體獨脫,此我林下人辦出世間事,辦到臨J34nB300_p0248b13命終時底受用處。所以,古人以臨命終時一著喻之J34nB300_p0248b14臘月三十日。然既作箇譬喻,未免世間受用與出世J34nB300_p0248b15間受用打作兩橛。且如何是世、出世間受用?」卓拄杖,J34nB300_p0248b16云:「來年更有新條在,惱亂春風卒未休。」
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