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J34nB311_p0735b06余昔於匡廬作《五燈熱.序》,發明吾宗傳燈命名之意。J34nB311_p0735b07蓋火藏光無體,因物續燄,而師資投機之際,各自得J34nB311_p0735b08此熱燄,始能傳受此神。不則,徒於光影門頭妄自玩J34nB311_p0735b09弄,於心性何有發揮哉?嗣於桐城與諸公談易,嘗以J34nB311_p0735b10先天之火為神,玅在附麗於薪燈,始能脫化此薪燈J34nB311_p0735b11之神。亦惟此火神之能脫化,乃能附麗於萬物,而轉J34nB311_p0735b12轉脫化,此神自不斷絕。如麗而不化,則成執妄之迷;J34nB311_p0735b13化而不麗,則成墮空之失矣。火之分合能傳,而成生J34nB311_p0735b14生不息也,大矣哉!因作尊火為宗論,參合《華嚴》、《法華》,J34nB311_p0735b15以借象取義而闡發之。或曰:從古謂土為五行之主,J34nB311_p0735b16今以火為宗,無乃矯先聖乎?曰:以土為主者,會天地J34nB311_p0735b17已成之數,定位而為中極也。天地未成之先,則當以J34nB311_p0735b18火為宗,而陰陽五行始皆得成就也。何則?先天之初,J34nB311_p0735b19無聲無臭,獨有此點覺明之火為造物主,運陰陽之J34nB311_p0735b20所以變化,五行之所以相生,皆此火為神也。如水、木、J34nB311_p0735b21土、金,皆有形質自守,可以執作玩狎,獨火為神,操存J34nB311_p0735b22舍亡,出入無時,莫知其鄉,此心之所以屬火也。然五J34nB311_p0735b23行之火,猶有相可見,至於藏為太極,使靜極生陽,動J34nB311_p0735b24極生陰,為萬物之化神,是天人之不可測也。有先天J34nB311_p0735b25之火性,為太極本;有後天之火神,為太陽元;有無相J34nB311_p0735b26之火精,為五行體;有有相之火氣,為生剋用。以故天J34nB311_p0735b27地人物之先,非火不能生;天地人物之後,非火不能J34nB311_p0735b28養。水非火不能自潤,木非火不能自長,土非火不能J34nB311_p0735b29自和,金非火不能自堅。即人生非附麗于父母精血J34nB311_p0735b30之火,不能脫化成胎;身非火,不剋化飲食而長養骨J34nB311_p0735c01肉;形非火,不能出力作勞;命非火,一時不能久存。即J34nB311_p0735c02人垂危,心上煖氣附麗雖暝去,尚能復生;心上煖氣J34nB311_p0735c03纔無,四行雖在終不能起。人之死屍,有陰魄附體者,J34nB311_p0735c04與所葬之地,有煖氣溫養,其年雖久,啟壙儼然,出土J34nB311_p0735c05見風,即時敗壞。此天地人物之餘火,尚能如是,況有J34nB311_p0735c06心之精神以為聖者,如日月燈明之相麗,寧不足以J34nB311_p0735c07充塞乎天地,而默成其人物之位育哉?又須知此火J34nB311_p0735c08以性空之火為主,有智慧火、緣生火,有無明火、業識J34nB311_p0735c09火,有瞋慾火、癡迷火,有冥陽鬼神無根之火,各自麗J34nB311_p0735c10化,而有真偽大小之不同也。一等陋人,不知魂升魄J34nB311_p0735c11降,因於業力,尚有精爽之火性,妄謂人死神滅,無三J34nB311_p0735c12世因果善惡報應之說,反指佛氏為異端虛無寂滅J34nB311_p0735c13之教,去人倫絕天理而排闢之。夫既以佛為虛無,則J34nB311_p0735c14不應以因果示人倫,使悟生死而證性命;以教為寂J34nB311_p0735c15滅,則不應以報應明天理,使擇善惡而全心神。不知J34nB311_p0735c16所謂去人倫絕天理者,莫大於誣人死神滅也。人果J34nB311_p0735c17死而神滅,則此後人類從何出生?若謂天能降衷於J34nB311_p0735c18人,道之大原出於天,是天為有性情之天乎?為無性J34nB311_p0735c19情之天乎?謂天無性情,彼既自無性情,何能有性情J34nB311_p0735c20與人?謂天有性情,則天與人同有性情,不可以性情J34nB311_p0735c21分人,且此天獨居何地乎?謂是無地之天,天而無地,J34nB311_p0735c22則天亦無有作為,不應如此紛紜降衷與人。若謂此J34nB311_p0735c23天是上帝之天,與三十三天梵釋相類,則當是有性J34nB311_p0735c24情之天,能作善法,樂五欲者也。又如是天降衷賦命J34nB311_p0735c25之人,是有性情之人乎?無性情之人乎?若無性情之J34nB311_p0735c26人,彼既自無性情,又何能受天衷命?若有性情之人,J34nB311_p0735c27彼既自有性情,如何又受天之衷命?此衷此命,是有J34nB311_p0735c28性情之衷命?是無性情之衷命?若有性情之衷命,則J34nB311_p0735c29人之性情已有之,如何更受天之性情衷命?若言此J34nB311_p0735c30人原是無性情之人,因受天之衷命,而後始有性情,J34nB311_p0736a01是則無性情之人,從何而有,且能承受天之衷命乎?J34nB311_p0736a02不然,土木金石,本是無性情者,亦當受天之衷命,與J34nB311_p0736a03人同有性情,則上帝之可天可人、可空可物,亦可以J34nB311_p0736a04分合同異也。人既能受天之衷命,而不知因果,乃自J34nB311_p0736a05滅絕其神,不特人如傀儡,不能祈天永命,而上帝亦J34nB311_p0736a06何其易於息機乎?上帝既能以衷命與人,何不作一J34nB311_p0736a07永命之人,如天之自強不息,生物不測,與高明博厚J34nB311_p0736a08同其悠久乎?陋者又謂人稟於天之清者,為聖賢,為J34nB311_p0736a09仁善;稟於天之濁者,為凡愚,為暴惡。如此,則人真似J34nB311_p0736a10木偶,既無性情,不知憎愛,懵然受天所賦,聽彼清濁,J34nB311_p0736a11任天戲弄。夫上帝好生,只應平等為心,何當以清賦J34nB311_p0736a12此、以濁賦彼,使順逆相反,自違其天命乎?或謂上天J34nB311_p0736a13原不賦人以清濁,世人稟受於天,自有清濁而作善J34nB311_p0736a14惡,則何謂作善天降之百祥、作惡天降之百殃?救者J34nB311_p0736a15曰:但人作善惡,天乃因而賞罰之也。予謂上天既不J34nB311_p0736a16授命於人,而人自為善惡,如我無借貸於人,無端索J34nB311_p0736a17償,是天何橫逆如此,而不聽其人之自作自受乎?或J34nB311_p0736a18又謂天之賦卑,原無彼此,如一器物與人,善用則順J34nB311_p0736a19而昌,不善用則逆而亡。如此則又落在佛氏之因果J34nB311_p0736a20報應也。世人不知自心循業發現,而有聖凡依正之J34nB311_p0736a21報,強以聖愚、貴賤、善惡、壽夭皆天命所賦,又何知自J34nB311_p0736a22性之天、自心之命所感見之同異乎?若果是天賦,天J34nB311_p0736a23何賦堯之清而聖,又賦其子丹朱濁而嚚以報之?既J34nB311_p0736a24賦瞽瞍夫婦以頑嚚,則不應賦長子舜清而聖以報J34nB311_p0736a25之?既報長以清,何又賦其小子象濁而傲以雜之?如J34nB311_p0736a26文王、武、周父子之清聖,而又報之以管、蔡?此非各自J34nB311_p0736a27循業之報乎?蓋人自心天命之流行逆順以成因果J34nB311_p0736a28也,彼上帝之天,蒼蒼之視,亦何能如此分合同異之J34nB311_p0736a29不可類而齊乎?試以易理推之,乃知性命之神不滅,J34nB311_p0736a30不可誣也。聖宗之道,莫精微於大易,聖人未作易時,J34nB311_p0736b01大易不傳之理,全在天地人物中,及聖人作易後,則J34nB311_p0736b02天地人物生生不息之理,皆在大易中。予以先天後J34nB311_p0736b03天,表原始返終之故,而以乾坤為樞紐,故有乾元用J34nB311_p0736b04九、坤元用六,為聖人幹天旋地之玅,若無此用,則八J34nB311_p0736b05八卦、七七蓍,皆無情之物,無以通變化、行鬼神也。世J34nB311_p0736b06人讀易訓易,往往蹉過此二元二用,未嘗專提出也。J34nB311_p0736b07又何處見聖人能致中和,參贊位育,二元為大經大J34nB311_p0736b08法,二用為大功大能哉?乾坤是先天定位,變化之機J34nB311_p0736b09全在後天。坎離復姤二爻,為天根地柢之元,是為九J34nB311_p0736b10六之初。此慎獨之機,精一之秘,天人之竅,性命之關,J34nB311_p0736b11中和之宗,位育之本。能用此九,即能原始而出生;能J34nB311_p0736b12用此六,即能返終而入死。所謂原始返終,知生死之J34nB311_p0736b13故,通乎晝夜而知者。既不知此,何知朝聞夕死之道J34nB311_p0736b14哉?更須知陽之出,即六為九;陰之入,即九為六。陰陽J34nB311_p0736b15元是一氣,以出入起伏別為之名耳。即人一身,呼之J34nB311_p0736b16出,為陽九之升;吸之入,為陰六之降。督任二脈,即乾J34nB311_p0736b17坤之二元,何曾有二氣之不一哉?吾故曰:聖人通乎J34nB311_p0736b18一氣之變化,而能出生入死以傳神;凡愚昧乎一氣J34nB311_p0736b19之死生,而為生變死化以失性。能知此,則用初九,即J34nB311_p0736b20用八八諸爻之九;用初六,即用八八諸爻之六。一奇J34nB311_p0736b21一偶之交錯,須剛柔相濟,始成兼到之中和。惟聖人J34nB311_p0736b22能用九即用六、用六即用九,故能通變化,而行鬼神J34nB311_p0736b23與人物造命。賢者只能用九六,而奉承天命,順人物,J34nB311_p0736b24以各正性命。百姓則但為九六生滅所用,而且顛倒J34nB311_p0736b25生命、悖逆天理,為失身失命之徒。聖人之所以與百J34nB311_p0736b26姓同其憂患者,獨用此九六之神,設為道教,以制禮J34nB311_p0736b27樂刑政,曲成其人物之九六於可安立處,不致自相J34nB311_p0736b28賊亂也。予嘗曰:造化之玅,必附麗於天地人物,始能J34nB311_p0736b29脫化其精神,以成中和位育之元元不息,猶心神之J34nB311_p0736b30附麗官骸,大道之附麗器用也。太極必附麗於八八J34nB311_p0736c01卦爻以摩盪,使諸卦爻亦自附麗於屢遷周流者,正J34nB311_p0736c02以能脫化於生死,易而不易也。夫至聖莫過孔子,猶J34nB311_p0736c03自附麗于祖述憲章,上律下襲,為始終一貫之時中。J34nB311_p0736c04孟子亦善於附麗私淑,以攝清任和而脫化焉。夫附J34nB311_p0736c05麗諸聖而集成者,是自能擴克會通,神明統類,曾非J34nB311_p0736c06假於外鑠也。吾宗傳燈,亦此旨也。世間山海虛空,艸J34nB311_p0736c07木金石,無不有火,以無人能取用,故自埋沒。有人以J34nB311_p0736c08燧鏡鑽斗而取出之,以附麗於煙紙艸木,傳諸鐙灶,J34nB311_p0736c09其用無窮。謂有傳者,是師資相激,初投機之時也;謂J34nB311_p0736c10無傳者,是師資已印契之後也。使不傳,終似廢物而J34nB311_p0736c11自埋;使有傳,還似借光而未發。又況傳受之有善惡J34nB311_p0736c12邪正,為聖凡升降之各異,可漫漫哉!世法不悟河圖、J34nB311_p0736c13洛書、〈洪範〉及五經、四書、《老》、《莊》諸大子史,未必能會通J34nB311_p0736c14精一時中之道。如出世法不悟《華嚴》、《法華》、《楞嚴》、《唯識》J34nB311_p0736c15諸大經律論與宗門傳燈諸錄,未必能會通性相,一J34nB311_p0736c16多相即,而通達佛道也。夫不善於陰翊王化之不逮,J34nB311_p0736c17與折攝邪外之同歸者,正以各坐於宗教一偏之枯J34nB311_p0736c18也。故予獨於易旨三致意焉。古人有謂:易取意於畫J34nB311_p0736c19前,而實傳神於畫後。畫前之意,即太極也。曰:易有太J34nB311_p0736c20極,是生兩儀。即此太極,是先天後天之本,即是伏羲J34nB311_p0736c21一畫,此畫即負陰抱陽,是諸畫之宗,未曾以有無而J34nB311_p0736c22名之,號曰太極,又何必加以無極乎?此中須悟通變J34nB311_p0736c23化裁可也。周子云:「無極而太極。」將謂無極是無有方J34nB311_p0736c24體,就萬物統體言之;太極是會其要領,就一物根柢J34nB311_p0736c25言之。無無極,則太極無所本;無太極,則無極無所寓J34nB311_p0736c26乎?朱晦菴極力闡發,未免支離。夫加無極於太極,未J34nB311_p0736c27嘗不玅,但其說不圓,反失通變。後人泥無無極,則太J34nB311_p0736c28極止足為一物之根柢,如未加無極時,則易有太極,J34nB311_p0736c29皆不足為萬物體統,可乎?邵氏曰:「未可以有無動靜J34nB311_p0736c30言,而未嘗離乎有無動靜也。」夫對有極言無極,而不J34nB311_p0737a01落有無,號而太之,尚不執一,可執二執三乎?後人有J34nB311_p0737a02謂宋儒雖能發明聖學,亦多有蔽於註釋之臆見杜J34nB311_p0737a03撰,失其本來面目者;不若還經本文,令人於八面玲J34nB311_p0737a04瓏,無牽掣障蔽處,自尋自繹,必有得於秘密,通乎聖J34nB311_p0737a05人命意之微也。前古不論,即孔孟亦於絕學時深思J34nB311_p0737a06而通之,周程陸朱亦於絕學時深思而通之,雖通之J34nB311_p0737a07有本末大小,安知後人獨無如孔子之賢於堯舜者J34nB311_p0737a08哉?古人著作,如醫書雖一家,法有各善者,或著脈經,J34nB311_p0737a09或著病機,或著藥性,或著炮製,或著成方,或著醫案,J34nB311_p0737a10必須合異為同,而用之則神。更有善於著作者,則取J34nB311_p0737a11其親切要玅以會通之,如煉成金丹,只待人解吞耳。J34nB311_p0737a12秖如寂然不動,感而遂通天下之故,此一故字,即是J34nB311_p0737a13造物無盡藏也。大易以感而遂通之故,有八八六十J34nB311_p0737a14四卦,無不經緯之。此感之時義大矣哉。天地以陰陽J34nB311_p0737a15交感,而化生萬物。聖人以德政感人心,而化成天下。J34nB311_p0737a16如卜筮法,於人未感一爻時,則周天諸卦,皆寂然不J34nB311_p0737a17動,曾無吉凶悔吝之可占。天下之賾在乎幾。幾者,動J34nB311_p0737a18之微也。幾之未動,神亦莫測。以故聖人之明道設教,J34nB311_p0737a19先命人慎獨審幾,正所以慎感。感是危微之端,中和J34nB311_p0737a20之兆。此而不慎,則成習不著、行不察,無所忌憚而放J34nB311_p0737a21辟邪侈,尤難於審察制伏也。故吾以罪莫大於不知J34nB311_p0737a22念起,神莫玅於能見幾先。幾先之玅,在爻爻交易中。J34nB311_p0737a23見九六之用,在念念遷變中。神幾感之故,與佛《華嚴》J34nB311_p0737a24諸經甚合。偈云「佛身克滿於法界」,此即寂然不動太J34nB311_p0737a25極之本體也。「普現一切群生前」,此即諸卦交錯成文J34nB311_p0737a26之象也。「隨緣赴感靡不周」,此即感而遂通天下之故J34nB311_p0737a27也。「而恒處此菩提座」,此即成天下之亹亹,何思何慮J34nB311_p0737a28也。雖然,此感之故,先須悟得,始不為妄想境界所感,J34nB311_p0737a29而生執著顛倒。聖人悟此感之故,故能用九以通天J34nB311_p0737a30時,用六以行地利,用九六以成人和。我佛悟此感之J34nB311_p0737b01故,乃曰:「奇哉,一切眾生,皆具如來智慧德相。但因妄J34nB311_p0737b02想執著,而不證得。我當教以解脫之法,使各自證得。」J34nB311_p0737b03然則佛雖自悟,亦必附麗自己智慧德相。用之以示J34nB311_p0737b04無性緣生,而脫化其一切妄想執著,以證緣生無性。J34nB311_p0737b05又能使六凡四聖,皆得附麗我五時說教,以脫化其J34nB311_p0737b06智慧德相,於拈花微笑,作教外不傳之宗。雖皆屬一J34nB311_p0737b07真法界,惟佛祖能徹悟心性,圓滿果因,附麗於十界J34nB311_p0737b08聖凡,以大權方便,脫化格外機神,傳此宥密,為法界J34nB311_p0737b09主中主也。是則皆以明此幾感,神其麗化,因根之利J34nB311_p0737b10鈍,以成自他受用。一真之法,原無大小先後,其機宜J34nB311_p0737b11在人自悟耳。莊生謂薪盡火傳,人或失於附麗。予以J34nB311_p0737b12火麗薪傳,人當悟此神化。今人心之火,初失於藏而J34nB311_p0737b13不能善取,次則失於取而不能附麗,後又失於附麗J34nB311_p0737b14非法而不能傳。此真神即真火,藏之於太極,必因感J34nB311_p0737b15而後應。如世火能生水木土金,實藏麗於水木土金J34nB311_p0737b16中,亦必因感而後脫化。如龍為火之至精,必藏於淵J34nB311_p0737b17海之至密,非附麗於雷霆風雨,亦不能起蟄也。故太J34nB311_p0737b18極火神,必先附麗於坎二陰中,當坤盡子月之半,一J34nB311_p0737b19陽始來,為地雷復。所謂帝出乎震,以躍乎龍門,而入J34nB311_p0737b20於巽方,乃相見乎離,為九五之飛龍在天,與天地合J34nB311_p0737b21德、四時合序,而後成乎離中一陰。姤於乾底,而致養J34nB311_p0737b22乎坤,以麗澤乎兌,而戰勝乎乾。後入天門,以勞息乎J34nB311_p0737b23坎,而成言乎艮。此即原始返終,而貞下起元也。乃知J34nB311_p0737b24生死之故,以通晝夜之道,如循環之中虛,而無有端J34nB311_p0737b25倪可得。所謂時乘六龍以御天,以聖人能用九於附J34nB311_p0737b26麗,故脫化為無首無尾。可見此先天而天不違,後天J34nB311_p0737b27而奉天時,即薪之傳火、燈之續燄。而教外別傳,特嗣J34nB311_p0737b28過現未來三世,日月燈明之所以然者,必如此也。華J34nB311_p0737b29嚴一真法界,以寂滅場地香水海中之藏為金剛際,J34nB311_p0737b30此正水中之金、坎中之陽,為善財童子之初爻,純粹J34nB311_p0737c01精之不雜者,是慎獨精一,時中克己之第一念也。人J34nB311_p0737c02心道心,渾在厥中之隱見,惟大人能克念作聖,緝熙J34nB311_p0737c03敬止,不失赤子之心,則能福城東際,發於帝震群動J34nB311_p0737c04之初,如海日出於扶桑,遇文殊之根本大智,而法乳J34nB311_p0737c05成人,儼然巽順,而附麗於南方離明,獲五十三善知J34nB311_p0737c06識之差別智,而脫化於普賢之行,證得致養麗澤於J34nB311_p0737c07坤兌之地位,始得慈氏補坎之處,以成純乾,而入毘J34nB311_p0737c08盧藏身樓閣之重重,涉入涉入重重之玅密,初從體J34nB311_p0737c09起用,此攝用歸體,正以太極如一真法界之主中主J34nB311_p0737c10也。著述大經,須《華嚴》為原始,以人地為宗,佛於寂滅J34nB311_p0737c11場發用,《法華》為返終,以法乘為主,法以大牛車歸體,J34nB311_p0737c12如善財之子陽,為復卦之初心,龍女之午陰,為姤卦J34nB311_p0737c13之初智,能悟此初心之九,初智之六,則於《法華》、《華嚴》J34nB311_p0737c14大易河洛,隨得之淺深,而了生脫死,成佛作聖,世出J34nB311_p0737c15世法,曾不離此一真法界也。世人謂佛儒之分者,皆J34nB311_p0737c16以人智之見自別、利鈍之根自殊耳。夫一心之外,豈J34nB311_p0737c17更有異法可得哉?人知木石中有火,不知善於麗化J34nB311_p0737c18者,終於木石之自置也。木石中火,須以刀錐取之,以J34nB311_p0737c19煙紙度之,以艸木接之,以鐙灶傳之,則聽其無所不J34nB311_p0737c20用。凡夫既無取法,火神何自而發乎?外道不善於取,J34nB311_p0737c21以刀錐擊碎木石,不特不得火神,又且失本來形性J34nB311_p0737c22於空亡斷滅。二乘之人,雖能善巧,而取於五識浮光,J34nB311_p0737c23迸出分段生死,正如時禪,忽於聞聲見色,驀然有省,J34nB311_p0737c24究竟墮無事甲裏,還守幽閑,坐變易生死之枯木寒J34nB311_p0737c25崖異艸青也。獨有大乘利智,能以大行大願之刀錐,J34nB311_p0737c26取一真法界之火神,附麗於機緣之煙紙,傳受於宗J34nB311_p0737c27旨之薪燈,以脫化其十界五蘊識精之變易生死,為J34nB311_p0737c28等玅大覺之三身四智,以玅協向上不傳之火神也。J34nB311_p0737c29是誰得此一錐,便能透出眉光,迸出胸卍,與我輝天J34nB311_p0737c30照地,密古藏今於言象之外哉?後世學人,咿唔章句,J34nB311_p0738a01依通識解,尚未全知,至其為人處,何曾於事理險絕J34nB311_p0738a02處,頓斷業識,得根本真智,然後於一切生死險絕處,J34nB311_p0738a03證差別玅行,於事事無礙境界,通變此遮那神用乎?J34nB311_p0738a04大易乾坤開闢後,繼以屯蒙,立君立師,天險莫過於J34nB311_p0738a05雷,地險莫過於水,水雷之險難作,艸昧英雄之妄想J34nB311_p0738a06皆起,非有初爻之玅智真主,從地震作,能自建立,以J34nB311_p0738a07出經綸,而破惑亂,則天下之無知妄作,何自寧息?吾J34nB311_p0738a08人同陷於險難,亦無自而出矣!故先立君,以嗣天地J34nB311_p0738a09位育之象,蒙當初創,則人物皆在山水艸澤間相渾,J34nB311_p0738a10何能使一王之法,即時家諭戶曉,仰體力行,而無犯J34nB311_p0738a11其功令哉。苟不立師法,教之以居倫處世之方,導之J34nB311_p0738a12以安身立命之義,則天地何自以為天地,君臣何自J34nB311_p0738a13以為君臣乎?夫立君所以能成天下之經綸者,能用J34nB311_p0738a14來復之初九,為天地人物之本心。用此以習入坎出J34nB311_p0738a15坎之險,如龍之潛於九淵,乘風雷以出,而為天地之J34nB311_p0738a16文明。所謂習坎維心,亨行有尚。心之不亨,行何有尚?J34nB311_p0738a17太極真精,不入坎出坎,又何自而經綸天下?天向一J34nB311_p0738a18中生造化,人從心上起經綸。此一何一?即坎中之奇J34nB311_p0738a19一,即厥中之精一。此心何心?即復初之天心,即時中J34nB311_p0738a20之道心。不入坎出坎,此一此心,又能自用以見事功J34nB311_p0738a21哉?此一此心,猶是太極動後之一心。太極未動之先,J34nB311_p0738a22求此一此心,皆不可得。凡大易中之陰陽動靜,皆動J34nB311_p0738a23後之陰陽動靜。如陰陽之後,又為水火剛柔,皆後天J34nB311_p0738a24之陰陽也。此非讀《唯識》者,安知有心丁心所,與三細J34nB311_p0738a25六麤之次第。亦唯頓悟向上全提之玅者,則非性相J34nB311_p0738a26事理之所能擬議也。微乎微乎,更以幾感之故論之。J34nB311_p0738a27如火在木石中,無善巧以出有無之險,何以得此火J34nB311_p0738a28神,為傳心燈之用?世人全心陷於癡愛事法中,陽明J34nB311_p0738a29之智,不習善巧,何自而出?如孩提之子,雖秉二五之J34nB311_p0738a30精純,如泉在山巖險固中,非得水脈鑿而導之,何能J34nB311_p0738b01因始達以漸至於澤及天下哉?孔子開章便道學而J34nB311_p0738b02時習之,即習此心坎,使心亨也。應知天之險於日月J34nB311_p0738b03星辰也,誰能仰而觀之以得其文?地之險於山川丘J34nB311_p0738b04陵也,誰能俯而察之以得其理?人心之險於喜怒哀J34nB311_p0738b05樂也,誰能近取而制之於中和?物性之險於生剋制J34nB311_p0738b06化也,誰能遠取而用之於通變?主公設險以守其國,J34nB311_p0738b07不徒以城池兵甲也。四維不張,國乃滅亡。使禮樂刑J34nB311_p0738b08政之險不能設以防民心,則自心尚不可守,何能保J34nB311_p0738b09守天下國家之城池兵甲乎?險之時義大矣哉!不惟J34nB311_p0738b10是也,八八六十四卦,三百八十四爻,無一卦一爻不J34nB311_p0738b11是大易危微之至險,無一卦一爻不是喜怒哀樂之J34nB311_p0738b12最難過,無一卦一爻不是吉凶悔吝之最難通者。使J34nB311_p0738b13非聖人善用九六之初,何能得幾之先神,致誠之先J34nB311_p0738b14見,而不為喜怒哀樂之所遷變,不為吉凶悔吝之所J34nB311_p0738b15迷昧也哉?世人只知王公設險以守其國,百姓設險J34nB311_p0738b16以守其家,誰知先聖之制河圖、洛書、洪範、六經、書史,J34nB311_p0738b17與禮樂刑政、射御書數、九流百工等,無非此心之附J34nB311_p0738b18麗,設幾感之險,令人習之,以維天下之心、以創天下J34nB311_p0738b19之義、以治天下之情、以通天下之志,以開天下之愚J34nB311_p0738b20迷、以塞天下之狂放、以絕天下之篡逆、以杜天下之J34nB311_p0738b21竊欺,或防之未發、或制之將然、或治之已成,且使未J34nB311_p0738b22發者發於誠而不敢發於不誠、將然者從於道而不J34nB311_p0738b23敢從於非道、已成者創其善不敢復為不善,此皆先J34nB311_p0738b24聖制險以守人心、以存天道也,何曾於心外別有事J34nB311_p0738b25功哉?佛氏以慈悲設教而附麗於三藏修多羅與宗J34nB311_p0738b26門千七百淆訛公案,則一言一句、一機一境、一語一J34nB311_p0738b27默、一棒一喝、一逆一順、一正一邪,如吹毛劍、塗毒鼓,J34nB311_p0738b28如虎缺馬馵,觸背不得,何非設險使參學者習而脫J34nB311_p0738b29化之為入坎出坎,使眾生之金出礦、無明之火出木、J34nB311_p0738b30真心出於妄想、解脫出於執著?不如此,則眾生若干J34nB311_p0738c01種心、若干種情、若干種妄想執著,如何能觸其聲影?J34nB311_p0738c02即頓斷命根,不遍習差別之險,則涅槃玅心、正法眼J34nB311_p0738c03藏亦終如金之在礦、火之在木,更無能自出也。參學J34nB311_p0738c04人不肯求了生死而自陷於依通識解,如假死之汞J34nB311_p0738c05終不可以見火,果是出險之九轉還丹,又何不可以J34nB311_p0738c06脫胎換骨、超凡越聖也哉?予故重重表此習坎心亨、J34nB311_p0738c07麗正繼照之旨,蓋佛聖能以心習坎而成盧舍綱宗,J34nB311_p0738c08凡夫須以坎習心而入法界種艸,合之不妨能異、分J34nB311_p0738c09之不妨能同,為參學者不傳之秘,其有能猛然自悟J34nB311_p0738c10自證,則此道之存於麗化者何幸?
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J34nB311_p0738c12鐸夜子問曰:「和尚嘗有云:『凡厥有生者,皆當參造命、J34nB311_p0738c13立身、處世之三法。既得實際,庶足以知大權示現,顯J34nB311_p0738c14密開宗之意。窮則知變,變則知通,不至於自迷陷而J34nB311_p0738c15無捄也。』特求示此三參之法。」杖人彈指曰:「阿誰向此J34nB311_p0738c16中造命去?」又舉拳曰:「阿誰向此中立身去?」又展兩掌,J34nB311_p0738c17拍一拍曰:「阿誰向此中處世去?」復袖手而笑曰:「會耶?」J34nB311_p0738c18鐸夜曰:「且留此與向上人,請按下雲頭,入此泥水,救J34nB311_p0738c19荒亂之迷,可乎?」杖人笑曰:「卻原來客是相師也。試為J34nB311_p0738c20汝標示之。凡厥有生,莫不有知。只此靈知,古今不昧,J34nB311_p0738c21凡聖不磨。其所以異者,只為真知不能自了,因隨念J34nB311_p0738c22而成垢淨。淨則不迷,垢則不悟。既不能使常覺不迷,J34nB311_p0738c23又何能使常迷忽悟?欲使忽悟,必須返參尋常,不參J34nB311_p0738c24終無自悟。以故佛祖獨貴參悟之門,聖賢全重省察J34nB311_p0738c25之法。如曰三參者:一須參造命,二須參立身,三須參J34nB311_p0738c26處世。參造命之法,莫過於一念未生前,父母未生前,J34nB311_p0738c27喜怒哀樂未發前。參立身之法,莫過於善惡未萌之J34nB311_p0738c28際,教養命意之際,人倫立義之際。參處世之法,莫過J34nB311_p0738c29於事物交接之中,經營生計之中,出處變通之中。參J34nB311_p0738c30此三法,唯佛祖、聖賢、帝王,能始終本末,備悉天下古J34nB311_p0739a01今之事理,成全天地位育之化機。人既有身於天地J34nB311_p0739a02間,則與天地人物相關,性命身世相接,分之似有彼J34nB311_p0739a03此之殊,合之實無自他之別。佛祖洞視,則有同體之J34nB311_p0739a04心;聖賢徹觀,則有胞乳之義;帝王總攬,則有統御之J34nB311_p0739a05宗。故凡厥有生,須當參此三法,是世間出世間,皆不J34nB311_p0739a06可須臾離也。更請細言之。如何謂之造命?凡人皆本J34nB311_p0739a07有生,何必更造?須知此命,有性命之命,是不生不滅J34nB311_p0739a08之命;有業命之命,是意想所作之命;有身命之命,是J34nB311_p0739a09感報所結之命。本心自性,初無聖凡善惡形色勝劣J34nB311_p0739a10之名言。特以無念清淨心中,忽生一念意想,乃有淨J34nB311_p0739a11垢善惡之分。既有淨垢善惡之分,則有聖凡業識之J34nB311_p0739a12命。既有聖凡業識之命,則有聖凡業報之身。既有聖J34nB311_p0739a13凡業報之身,則有勝劣依報之世。教中所謂無明不J34nB311_p0739a14覺生三細,境界為緣長六麤是也。此不覺隨緣四字,J34nB311_p0739a15是當參當悟之本法也。惟一念不生之前,以不覺故,J34nB311_p0739a16妄起善惡之念,而隨淨垢之綠。使能參透此不覺緣J34nB311_p0739a17生而性空,則了根本無明,而證性命之體,是成等正J34nB311_p0739a18覺也。能參透此緣生不覺而無性,則了意想業命,而J34nB311_p0739a19證身世之用,是莊嚴淨國也。果能參透命由心造,身J34nB311_p0739a20因業生,淨垢業分,感報世異,誰謂過見未來無因果J34nB311_p0739a21之報應哉?試即現世而推之,使無報應,如何各纔生J34nB311_p0739a22身,便有富貴貧賤善惡賢愚之異。即現世為人,各自J34nB311_p0739a23一身造業,始終前後,或異或同。雖則事各有殊,其法J34nB311_p0739a24曾無差別。如人未造業初,誰能定其功罪升降之事。J34nB311_p0739a25天子雖操賞罰生殺之權,亦不能強置人於非分法J34nB311_p0739a26中。如士子之考言試事,各有等差,則進之於有司、薦J34nB311_p0739a27之於朝廷。天子亦必因其文章政事,而後準法以下J34nB311_p0739a28其敕命。雖曰命降自天,其實皆由自造。如命九卿科J34nB311_p0739a29道百司,及天下庶職,各自有分命、各自有出身、各自J34nB311_p0739a30有地位。此非命由業造、身由業生,爵祿名位,皆天之J34nB311_p0739b01明命,與分之成數哉?以吾心意生之理而造命,吾命J34nB311_p0739b02緣生之分而成數。世人不達緣生而陷於命數,又誰J34nB311_p0739b03能轉緣生之數,且於數中而造命哉。如在吏部是數,J34nB311_p0739b04或移其數而超陞,或移其數而遷轉,或移其數而下J34nB311_p0739b05降,此皆於數中造命,命中造數也。不見道堯只能薦J34nB311_p0739b06舜於天,不能使天以天子與舜。能參透此意,則知堯J34nB311_p0739b07之所以薦舜,舜之所以薦禹,禹之所以傳子,湯武之J34nB311_p0739b08所以代天討罪,文武之所以受命,有周孔子與顏曾J34nB311_p0739b09思孟之所以為千聖百王之師者,皆自能造此聖命J34nB311_p0739b10聖身聖世,與天地同其高厚悠久也。若上天能造人J34nB311_p0739b11命,則天何獨秪造三皇五帝三王,及此數聖賢哉。推J34nB311_p0739b12而至於出世間法,世尊之為法界主中主,達磨之為J34nB311_p0739b13教外正法眼,二支五宗之為向上全提,皆能自造命J34nB311_p0739b14於本心自性也。惟佛祖聖賢,能善用心而自造命。所J34nB311_p0739b15以先天而天不違,後天而奉天時。此外九流百家,士J34nB311_p0739b16農工賈,亦自有造命立身處世,與佛聖相參於天地J34nB311_p0739b17間者在也。其間或有聖凡善惡,權實淳疵之不同,不J34nB311_p0739b18可概以形跡而窺測者。如佛氏以一心法,廣開十界J34nB311_p0739b19之門,有以五逆十惡,而造地獄之身命;有以慳貪嫉J34nB311_p0739b20姤,而造餓鬼之身命;有以貪慾癡迷,而造畜生之身J34nB311_p0739b21命;有以世諦五常十善戒法,而造人仙天梵之身命;J34nB311_p0739b22有以四諦因緣,轉分段生死,而造二乘小果之身命;J34nB311_p0739b23有以般若心宗,轉變易生死,而造佛祖之身命;有由J34nB311_p0739b24一念之豎於十界,次第而漸造地位之慧命;有由一J34nB311_p0739b25念之橫於十界,隨類而頓造當體之慧命;即世間法,J34nB311_p0739b26亦有循途漸進,異路交通,而造分數之身命;亦有大J34nB311_p0739b27機忽遇,平步青霄,而造大成之身命;或如桀紂,有一J34nB311_p0739b28時造犯天條之命;或如宰輔,有一時造誅九族之命;J34nB311_p0739b29此皆明如日星,昭示今古者;誰謂命不由心而造,身J34nB311_p0739b30不從業而成也哉?故予曰:善造命者,只在善用其向J34nB311_p0739c01上心志,端其正大趨向;占高尚之地步,享速疾之便J34nB311_p0739c02宜;亦不必以世間所處之地位為地位,世間所尚之J34nB311_p0739c03機權為機權;所謂向上者,正是一念未生前之類也;J34nB311_p0739c04趨向者,玅密圓通之類也;地步者,自利利人之類也;J34nB311_p0739c05便宜者,主中作主之類也;吾人以分,數在三教,即三J34nB311_p0739c06教中造命;在百家九流,即百家九流中造命。不必別J34nB311_p0739c07尋蹊徑,求尊反成卑,求榮反成辱,求進反成退,求得J34nB311_p0739c08反成失也;進退得失,未嘗不可求;但求之無理,取之J34nB311_p0739c09無道,則顛倒耳。如醫者以生死危難造人命,堪輿以J34nB311_p0739c10相宅卜葬造人命,星者以守分進取造人命,相者以J34nB311_p0739c11量才作為造人命,卜者以趨吉避凶造人命。至於士J34nB311_p0739c12人,則以設教維世造人命,農者以勤苦耕種造人命,J34nB311_p0739c13工者以器物利用造人命,商者以交易相濟造人命。J34nB311_p0739c14然此有善與不善,其功過不爽也。善者則能密用聖J34nB311_p0739c15賢造物之機權,交扶民生身世之經濟;不善者不特J34nB311_p0739c16不能自己造命,亦乃傷天滅理,其禍有不可勝言者。J34nB311_p0739c17此惟士可兼醫、輿、星、相、卜之術。農、工、商三者,自食其J34nB311_p0739c18力,則不可責以術數。天下之所以得養者,皆食其力,J34nB311_p0739c19而農之為命尤重也。自古及今,皆稱三教以道養天J34nB311_p0739c20下,百家五流以術養天下,三民以力養天下。然此天J34nB311_p0739c21下非道以成治,則五流、三民亦無所措手足矣。使無J34nB311_p0739c22三民之力養天下,則三教、五流又何可一日無養?欲J34nB311_p0739c23為天下立極者,不於教養以致其中和,則天下人物J34nB311_p0739c24又何自以各正性命哉?天下無制,全賴神聖設教,以J34nB311_p0739c25造天下之命;天下有制,全賴世主輔相之能,行教養J34nB311_p0739c26之法,以造天下之命也。使一日不與天下造命,則一J34nB311_p0739c27日天下無安身立世之處矣。以故佛聖不敢以一人J34nB311_p0739c28自了,即了天下之事;不敢以一世自足,便足千古之J34nB311_p0739c29宗。聖人以一夫不被堯、舜之澤,為推而內之溝中;佛J34nB311_p0739c30祖以一法不嚴於遮那法身,為陷盡法界之種性。若J34nB311_p0740a01非參透如此造命,何敢以虛空界盡而生疲厭哉?不J34nB311_p0740a02見世尊於雪山夜睹明星,乃大悟曰:『奇哉!一切眾生J34nB311_p0740a03皆具如來智慧德相,但因妄想執著而不證得。』我今J34nB311_p0740a04既悟既證,必當教以解脫之法,令一切眾生皆悟此J34nB311_p0740a05妄想執著本無實法,而證如來智慧德相與我無異,J34nB311_p0740a06始得名為平等菩提一真法界也。正以一法若有,毘J34nB311_p0740a07盧墮在凡夫;萬法若無,普賢失其境界。阿難悟得如J34nB311_p0740a08來藏性,乃發誓曰:『願今得果成寶王,五濁惡世誓先J34nB311_p0740a09入;如一眾生未成佛,終不於此取泥洹。』泥洹者,如來J34nB311_p0740a10極果不生不滅大涅槃,即薩婆若海大寂滅場地。毘J34nB311_p0740a11盧遮那與十方諸佛同悟同證此清淨法身之常寂J34nB311_p0740a12光土也,亦是一切凡聖眾生本源清淨覺地。雖居十J34nB311_p0740a13法界中,各各差別,原不曾離此地。阿難未悟時,以五J34nB311_p0740a14濁為眾生業地;及悟後,乃知五濁眾生之根根塵塵J34nB311_p0740a15周遍法界,當體即是如來藏心。捨此五濁,無從發智J34nB311_p0740a16悲行願而為入處,以成就寶王,證如來之莊嚴極果J34nB311_p0740a17也。眾生全身在此覺地,以妄識緣生,各自顛倒執著J34nB311_p0740a18其心命身世,不知參究,不得此入處耳。如天上之星J34nB311_p0740a19辰羅列,各自不同,而不離於天;其地上人物禽獸、山J34nB311_p0740a20川艸木,各自為類,而不曾離於地。此天即吾性之覺J34nB311_p0740a21天,此地即吾性之覺地,此種種不同之類,即吾靈知J34nB311_p0740a22之所發現。捨吾靈知,則一切皆不能發現也。人在睡J34nB311_p0740a23夢中,凡所見所聞、所交所接之命之身之世、天地人J34nB311_p0740a24物與明暗色空,各各差別,皆不出一己靈知之所發J34nB311_p0740a25現。如無此靈知,則無此夢想。如無此夢想,則無此靈J34nB311_p0740a26知。若以唯識推之,根身器界,所生各有次第。心王心J34nB311_p0740a27所,見分相分,親疏自證等分,先後能所,種子現行之J34nB311_p0740a28別,一法不可攙越。如能悟此靈知之夢想,于一時頓J34nB311_p0740a29現,于一念頓消,何曾有親疏次第之畢。所謂一念發J34nB311_p0740a30真歸源,十方世界即時消殞,夢裏明明有六趣,覺後J34nB311_p0740b01空空無大千是也。又誰能悟覺後之心境,還如夢中J34nB311_p0740b02而不執著乎?又誰能悟萬法歸一,一歸何處之旨,為J34nB311_p0740b03我在青州作一領布衫,重七斤乎?此又非木人石女J34nB311_p0740b04所得而唱和也。傀儡戲曲,盡古今人物之差別。線索J34nB311_p0740b05雖百般抽牽,何曾動著?本身妄想生滅顛倒,不曾動J34nB311_p0740b06著常住真心,如群兒之舞弄鏡光。故曰:迷之則生死J34nB311_p0740b07始,悟之則涅槃證。而眾生為夢想役其靈心,如真金J34nB311_p0740b08為匠作役為瓶盤釵釧。其名相雖異,而金性未移。真J34nB311_p0740b09金雖能隨緣現眾器,器器之金,曾無變異。所謂心佛J34nB311_p0740b10及眾生,是三無差別也。以故華嚴毘盧遮那,為一真J34nB311_p0740b11法界之主中主隨緣而現,為正覺世間主,有情世間J34nB311_p0740b12主,器世間主。統十方塵剎諸佛菩薩,若聖若凡,若天J34nB311_p0740b13魔外道,夜叉羅剎,山靈海島,一切鬼神,與五十三參J34nB311_p0740b14善知識。無論是男是女,是僧是俗,各自有主,曾不移J34nB311_p0740b15本位一絲毫許。如善財雖初得根本知,後得差別智,J34nB311_p0740b16而始終曾不易其童心,於其中間,法法不相到而自J34nB311_p0740b17到,各各不相知而自知,亦不見別求戀易名相而成J34nB311_p0740b18佛,皆與遮那同一藏性三昧,如金性之無一無異,無J34nB311_p0740b19欠無餘,更不必如法華會權歸實,三戀淨土,次第授J34nB311_p0740b20記,龍女轉男,然後向南方無垢界成佛也。會得華嚴J34nB311_p0740b21之不變隨緣,與法華之隨緣不變,則知是法住法位,J34nB311_p0740b22世間相常住之玅旨矣。又如梨園登臺,各自作古今J34nB311_p0740b23人物,曾不昧此靈知,而喜怒哀樂曲盡其情,雖屬假J34nB311_p0740b24事,能以全副真精神為之,又不自謂能如此超然解J34nB311_p0740b25脫不執著也,殆所謂世間奇男子乎?及乎下臺,或讚J34nB311_p0740b26之則喜,詈之則怒,稱他為聖人之流則矜,呵他為賊J34nB311_p0740b27人之類則恨,雖皆上下無實,而迷悟之情不同。予謂J34nB311_p0740b28臺上戲子以有為無,故能如佛聖之解悟;臺下戲子J34nB311_p0740b29以無為有,故同眾生之執迷。世人全身是戲,大地是J34nB311_p0740b30臺,而不能如戲子之解悟者,豈非以妄想執著自迷J34nB311_p0740c01倒哉?使人皆能參透以有為無之解悟,以無為有之J34nB311_p0740c02執迷,則臺上臺下皆相忘于大化之鄉也,豈不為世J34nB311_p0740c03出世間之真奇特乎?雖然,更須知眾生以不干己事J34nB311_p0740c04常解脫,其干己事常執迷。何以見之?岳王墳前鑄鐵J34nB311_p0740c05秦檜,賢愚莫不禮岳王生敬畏心,擊秦檜且溺之。嗚J34nB311_p0740c06呼!世人于岳何親?於檜何怨?特以好善惡惡之良知J34nB311_p0740c07良能,有不可磨滅者在。至有事干涉於私己,便自蒙J34nB311_p0740c08蔽,或能設身處地,不黨秦而助岳,且能爭善惡是非,J34nB311_p0740c09如拜岳墳打秦檜之不惜心手者幾人哉?更有可笑J34nB311_p0740c10者,如檜再世幸得為人,到此墳前,亦必禮岳王而自J34nB311_p0740c11擊也。彼董卓何嘗不痛罵王莽?盧杞何嘗不罵李林J34nB311_p0740c12甫?但傍觀者多醒,當局者易迷耳。人有善惡之良,則J34nB311_p0740c13可以處身世而無昧;人無執著之妄,則可以悟心命J34nB311_p0740c14而不迷。如果能參透如夢如戲,登臺上之禪,則諸法J34nB311_p0740c15皆畫蛇添足,捫空布彩耳。」鐸夜曰:「三世諸佛,以種種J34nB311_p0740c16方便因緣,譬喻言詞,開示其結集經典,充滿海藏,流J34nB311_p0740c17布十方,秪應眾生業無不盡,眾生界無不空,而猶然J34nB311_p0740c18如在夢中。其出生受生,不由人教,偏能具足一切癡J34nB311_p0740c19愛、貪嗔、嫉妒、我慢、誑欺、奸矯、詐偽種種妄想,執著法J34nB311_p0740c20門,觸處皆現,如磁石之見針自合,貪慾之見色自迷,J34nB311_p0740c21抑且磨之不滅,壞亦不銷,諸佛豈曾為彼設教,結集J34nB311_p0740c22此業識之藏於天上人間哉?是何善法教之多不能J34nB311_p0740c23就,如煉石之難于補天,斷鰲之艱于立極;惡法不教J34nB311_p0740c24卻自能成,如流水之易于趨海,野火之速於燎原,豈J34nB311_p0740c25善惡逆順之理有固然哉?將謂初教之不親,次教之J34nB311_p0740c26漸似,再教之逼真,終教之必神乎?將謂佛聖世出世J34nB311_p0740c27法,如春夏秋冬之必當循環乎?必生住異滅而後成J34nB311_p0740c28法化乎?必成住壞空而後成法界乎?如此則佛聖之J34nB311_p0740c29道,只能以一時人救一世事,不可以前遺後,亦不可J34nB311_p0740c30以後代前乎?或以不可遺為相遺,以不可代為相代,J34nB311_p0741a01必以各時各世各自為繼往開來,始不壞其造命、立J34nB311_p0741a02身、處世之事,以互相密成者,使人各自振作而不倦J34nB311_p0741a03乎?」杖人乃大笑曰:「其然,豈其然乎?子不見窮須知變,J34nB311_p0741a04變須知通,通須知久,此所謂千聖不傳之秘乎?天地J34nB311_p0741a05不能以一時成歲,佛聖不能以一法利生,太極不能J34nB311_p0741a06以一卦成易,帝王不能以一制成治,神道不能以一J34nB311_p0741a07教齊民,立法不能以一義成宗,醫王不能以一藥治J34nB311_p0741a08病。以故佛有三藏十二部,儒有經書子史、九流百家,J34nB311_p0741a09各有傳授之業。善能參透一法,可以通一切法;參透J34nB311_p0741a10一切法,可以歸一法。或各自執于一法,專于一門,大J34nB311_p0741a11小、偏圓、正邪、淺深之異,皆不能出一念未生前為根J34nB311_p0741a12宗也。即有透此根宗而不悟差別,徒執未生以為己J34nB311_p0741a13證,而不能使法界聖凡同參悟此心命身世,則佛聖J34nB311_p0741a14亦是自了漢,如焦芽敗種,墮斷常坑矣,何足為法界J34nB311_p0741a15之調御師哉?但有能參一念未生前,則於身世不遠,J34nB311_p0741a16從源出流,自得本宗。若上根利智之人,何枝末非原J34nB311_p0741a17本之心哉?如孔子謂視其所以,觀其所由,察其所安。J34nB311_p0741a18視、觀、察三字,即參究也,即精一、慎獨、克己也。所以、所J34nB311_p0741a19由、所安,即生、住、異、滅之心也。何心何事,無以由安哉?J34nB311_p0741a20但無人能視、觀、察耳。又如曾子之動容貌,出詞氣,正J34nB311_p0741a21顏色。動是誰動?正是誰正?出是誰出?此三字,即有神J34nB311_p0741a22之司存也。容貌、顏色、辭氣三者,即如籩豆之事也。世J34nB311_p0741a23人視此三者為事而外之,豈非自棄其形色,別覓天J34nB311_p0741a24性之所存乎?曾子見道之玅,慎獨之功,全在於此。足J34nB311_p0741a25見動容周旋而中禮,為盛德之至。灑掃應對,皆是精J34nB311_p0741a26義入神。果如是而參,造次必于是,顛沛必于是,何非J34nB311_p0741a27復禮歸仁之所在乎?果能如是參,求其不如是,亦不J34nB311_p0741a28可得也。趙州所謂除二時粥飯,不雜用心,何異終食J34nB311_p0741a29之不違仁,與須臾之不可離此道乎?儒者不肯參究,J34nB311_p0741a30禪者不能遍參,便有儒釋之分,淺深之異。使能參透J34nB311_p0741b01此旨,則學佛自能知儒,通儒自能造佛。世豈有曾入J34nB311_p0741b02門庭,而不肯造堂奧者乎?一部《禮記》,不出母不敬三J34nB311_p0741b03字。至於儼若思,安定辭,安民哉,即《大學》、《中庸》之三綱J34nB311_p0741b04領也。如謂動、正、出,即曾子之戒、定、慧也;容貌、顏色、詞J34nB311_p0741b05氣,即曾子之經、律、論也。既不曰形色,而曰所貴乎道J34nB311_p0741b06者三,非曾子之禪乎?即門人記孔子所慎齋、戰、疾,非J34nB311_p0741b07慎此三也,以形容夫子之慎如齋、如戰、如疾也。此慎,J34nB311_p0741b08即夫子之戒、定、慧也;此齋、戰、疾,即夫子之經、律、論也。J34nB311_p0741b09得此慎之神,非夫子自性宗通之禪乎?即吾佛三藏J34nB311_p0741b10十二部之玅,與教外別傳之神,亦不出此身、語、意三J34nB311_p0741b11業也。神而明之,化而裁之,默而成之,亦必存乎其人J34nB311_p0741b12耳,何分世法、出世云乎哉?自無如粉飾取榮,而不致J34nB311_p0741b13精一。末法奸巧,本學日荒,天下豈果皆可以粉飾,而J34nB311_p0741b14不切於心命身世,遂足久安長治乎?大氐善者終順,J34nB311_p0741b15可以漸誘漸磨;而惡者終逆,必致暴起暴滅。佛聖深J34nB311_p0741b16見其常,遠見其大,不敢謂善惡不同謀也。不見先聖J34nB311_p0741b17為萬世制作,凡民生日用,養生送死,乃至山川、鬼神、J34nB311_p0741b18禽獸、艸木,無所不用其極,以安身世性命,無少偏虧。J34nB311_p0741b19合天下之人,會古今之事,為一人之事;或有匹夫匹J34nB311_p0741b20婦,一事一物不得其所者,引為一人之責,一己之罪。J34nB311_p0741b21天下即不己責,而一己當自責;古今即不我關,而一J34nB311_p0741b22我當自關。從上帝王聖賢,與出世佛祖,為十方慈父,J34nB311_p0741b23世豈有師遺天下之徒,父捨法界之子哉?天下人皆J34nB311_p0741b24有父義、子義,法界人皆有師義、徒義,然未有不子而J34nB311_p0741b25能父,未有不徒而能師者也。人不以父子師徒自命,J34nB311_p0741b26則將為何如人哉?既知,則必真知;不真知,則迷苦而J34nB311_p0741b27不可救。既為,則必真為;不真為,則迷倒而不可扶。夫J34nB311_p0741b28真為者,非欲盡為極富貴權位之人也,為此外慕,便J34nB311_p0741b29喪身失命矣。真知者,真知有造命之玅法,立身之善J34nB311_p0741b30事,處世之正道。如父頑、母囂、弟傲,煢煢鰥夫,亦自能J34nB311_p0741c01以孝道得祿位名壽。如伊尹傳說太公之終顯,及顏、J34nB311_p0741c02曾、思、孟之不遇,亦何嘗不從貧賤自致身於聖賢豪J34nB311_p0741c03傑之間哉?予雖如此比似,以激發世人,而其宗旨,實J34nB311_p0741c04要人參究造命為法界中第一義也。世人不知此意,J34nB311_p0741c05故不畏天命,不畏大人,不畏聖人之言。不知造命、立J34nB311_p0741c06身、處世之法,乃敢犯法侮亂,蹈于不測,或甘死于偷J34nB311_p0741c07安取樂,或醉死於亂事危機。所以畏之一字,為眾生J34nB311_p0741c08出苦海之慈航。即人天之聖,與三乘大聖,皆有所畏,J34nB311_p0741c09乃能成就大法。唯佛出過聖凡,永謝二死,故號為無J34nB311_p0741c10畏法王。如師子一吼,百獸腦裂,自此之外,誰敢不畏J34nB311_p0741c11哉?如我意者,即佛祖大聖,亦有畏也。佛為法界之父,J34nB311_p0741c12而法界之子,有一無知,以犯危險,則父母之為子計,J34nB311_p0741c13不能不憂畏也。如火宅中諸子,以癡迷不知畏故,或J34nB311_p0741c14迷死於五欲之樂,或迷死於五逆之惡,或迷死于功J34nB311_p0741c15名富貴、勢利恩愛,或迷死於文字道理、知見功業,而J34nB311_p0741c16不知出生死性命之活路。或以正為邪、以邪為正,妄J34nB311_p0741c17自顛倒執著,不可教之以道,不可化之以法,不可制J34nB311_p0741c18之以刑,不可畏之以威。或以一邪事而亂國家,或以J34nB311_p0741c19一逆政而壞天下。是一人之別業,與天下之同業,互J34nB311_p0741c20為因緣,互為消長,或激之以自憤,或毒之以破迷,或J34nB311_p0741c21因禍而致福,或由亂而成平也。在佛祖神聖,正眼視J34nB311_p0741c22之,安知非眾生無始劫,積集有不可思議智,種於五J34nB311_p0741c23蘊識藏?或以上天造物,憐愍沉迷,因其業力,掀翻其J34nB311_p0741c24劫習,如火宅之三災變起,使諸子棄捨貪慾命根,而J34nB311_p0741c25趨出火宅,以取三車也。孟軻氏亦謂世人多死于安J34nB311_p0741c26樂,少生于憂患,若非苦到動心忍性,而得增益其所J34nB311_p0741c27未能,亦終是小人陷于坑阱,而莫之知避也。夫世出J34nB311_p0741c28世間法,皆重在有主。有主之學,雖習邪法,而皆可歸J34nB311_p0741c29于正;無主之學,雖習正法,而或亦流于邪。如華嚴有J34nB311_p0741c30三世間,而盧舍那為主中主,則十方塵剎皆有所主,J34nB311_p0742a01雖欲自妄,不能妄;雖欲自亂,不能亂;雖欲自邪,不能J34nB311_p0742a02邪;雖欲自外,不能外也。造天下之命者,其在斯乎?天J34nB311_p0742a03下非一人之天下,乃天下人之天下。人能以天下之J34nB311_p0742a04天下為心者,即一人是天下之人、萬古之人。唯天下J34nB311_p0742a05之一人,能以天下之性命如一己之性命,天下之道J34nB311_p0742a06德如一己之道德,天下之功業如一己之功業,天下J34nB311_p0742a07之罪過疾苦如一己之罪過疾苦者,則能分性命、道J34nB311_p0742a08德、功業、教養與天下而為天下。不以天下之教養養J34nB311_p0742a09我一人,當以我一人之教養共養于天下,為心、為法、J34nB311_p0742a10為事,或可以為君師主盟此天下也。人不知天下之J34nB311_p0742a11亂,皆是生民自己業報,反乃怨天運、恨世數。自古以J34nB311_p0742a12來,天何曾陷堯、舜、禹、湯、文、武、周、孔不為聖?何曾使桀、J34nB311_p0742a13紂、幽、厲、莽、卓、操、懿必為亂哉?所謂禍福無門,惟人自J34nB311_p0742a14召,寧不信乎?夫佛聖之玅道,深遠難測,不至於神悟J34nB311_p0742a15焉,終不足以感通於天下也。初心參學者,未可即令J34nB311_p0742a16其盡知,未可即令其盡行,但能控其先得入處之真,J34nB311_p0742a17而察其心命之所可知,其所不可知者當自悟;精其J34nB311_p0742a18身世之所可行,其所不可行者當自神。如知焉而不J34nB311_p0742a19久習于察,行焉而不久造於精,則亦徒事虛文。其所J34nB311_p0742a20謂察而悟、精而神者,曾不感通于實際,而反怪佛聖J34nB311_p0742a21之道雖嘗知嘗行,而不見效于神悟,豈不為自誣與J34nB311_p0742a22誣佛聖哉?更須知世人非不察不精也,如察而非所J34nB311_p0742a23當察,精而非所當精,如百工之玅技,外道之玅門,雖J34nB311_p0742a24察雖精,又何預於佛聖之道法,與性命之神悟哉?正J34nB311_p0742a25由此輩以不察不精之知行,與非所當為之參學,流J34nB311_p0742a26弊至後之學者,例如此從事,襲成頑風,以痼天下,為J34nB311_p0742a27不可救藥,豈非千古教法之大冤哉?從來此道一治J34nB311_p0742a28一亂,天下承平日久,人多死於故常,以假性情出假J34nB311_p0742a29禮義,以假禮義作假文章,以假文章取假功名事業,J34nB311_p0742a30以假功名事業立假道德聲名。及乎天下既無實際,J34nB311_p0742b01而上下無勤儉之功,有侵殘之害,事無生法,物多困J34nB311_p0742b02窮,天下相奪相爭,勢必各無自立,則三教九流,百工J34nB311_p0742b03技藝,無不假假相偽,各不相容,如養癱之必潰,久蠹J34nB311_p0742b04之必摧,積火之必然,畜毒之必發,安能不傾天下之J34nB311_p0742b05否,不倒天下之倉,不化腐爛為神奇,不反乾坤為再J34nB311_p0742b06造?然後如大冶紅爐,乃能煆去一切假物,煉出一切J34nB311_p0742b07真性情、真文章、真事業、真功名道德、真禪道佛法,安J34nB311_p0742b08知此非佛聖天地之所以為天下造新命,立新身,處J34nB311_p0742b09新世,作新宗旨經法乎?人能參透此,窮則變,變則通,J34nB311_p0742b10通則久之玅密,則能以窮變之機,自造造人,自立立J34nB311_p0742b11人,自達達人,雖不能博施天下,濟眾古今,亦可以一J34nB311_p0742b12真之法,存此世間,以濟度人也。昔人願天常生聖人,J34nB311_p0742b13願人常行善事者,以有聖人在世,天下雖有小人,終J34nB311_p0742b14不致為亂,自當循守善法;如無聖人在位,則雖有聖J34nB311_p0742b15德如孔孟,無能以致天下,如禪道於會昌,不免自隱J34nB311_p0742b16其身。以故,此造命之道猶重。在位者得之,雖天下之J34nB311_p0742b17萬民,不一一皆能立身處世;而天下如大船,聖人能J34nB311_p0742b18載萬民而撐之於生死苦海,免風波之溺,不亦大哉!J34nB311_p0742b19如大地皆是風波、蛟龍、鬼怪之危,而無舟楫以度;大J34nB311_p0742b20地皆賊盜、虎狼之險,而無善兵以護。世之能自度、自J34nB311_p0742b21免,幾人哉!是故,佛祖以性命之道而通聖賢、帝王及J34nB311_p0742b22有權位者。聖賢、帝王與有權位者,能以造命之法推J34nB311_p0742b23及三教九流、天下黎庶以至山川、鬼神,則天下之身J34nB311_p0742b24可立、天下之世可處、天下之命可以自造造人也。而J34nB311_p0742b25世之能自造者,亦佛聖之所與也。我此三參宗旨,清J34nB311_p0742b26淨法身,毘盧遮那如來於自心正中立十方法界諸J34nB311_p0742b27佛身命之極為主中主,如堯、舜之精一厥中、孔子之J34nB311_p0742b28一貫時中,與大易、河圖、洛書、洪範之建中立極,合致J34nB311_p0742b29陰陽之中和、成位育之經濟。三教九流、百工技術,雖J34nB311_p0742b30有大小、淺深之殊,曾無一法、一事、一物不由此主之J34nB311_p0742c01中而得自成立也。即吾教外諸宗,皆以向上全提、正J34nB311_p0742c02中玅協為千聖不傳之旨,捨此則是外道邪命陷于J34nB311_p0742c03偏枯。欲出此陷,如不以中,又何有出身之處哉!所謂J34nB311_p0742c04天向一中生造化,人從心上起經綸。羅經之針,非中J34nB311_p0742c05不定子午;律呂之管,非中不見天心。如此之類,非中J34nB311_p0742c06皆不成就。又況為君、為師與天下人物造此身命,不J34nB311_p0742c07有神於中焉者,而能為世、出世間之主人公哉!故有J34nB311_p0742c08天下者,必祀天、祭地、奉宗廟與先聖、先王及有功德J34nB311_p0742c09于世者,乃至社稷嶽瀆,山川鬼神,無不統制其祀典,J34nB311_p0742c10以隆殺於禮中,為聖帝明王之師法。設使世間之師J34nB311_p0742c11道能尊,則於出世間法,自能尊尊親親,此毘盧師法J34nB311_p0742c12身父,為吾心法界之主中主也。中乎!中乎!自非參透J34nB311_p0742c13而神悟此中之玅密有不可得而思議者,誰能與於J34nB311_p0742c14斯乎?善乎!韶國師之示眾云:『世尊於一切處成等正J34nB311_p0742c15覺,菩提樹下成等正覺,塵塵剎剎成等正覺,閻浮世J34nB311_p0742c16界裏成等正覺,一切聖凡,乃至三途地獄處,無不成J34nB311_p0742c17等正覺。』更須知吾法門,於言語機鋒,豎拂拈椎,無不J34nB311_p0742c18是令人成等正覺者。如華嚴為一真法界,有勝熱婆J34nB311_p0742c19羅門,以五炙投身,令人成等正覺。無厭足王,斬截刑J34nB311_p0742c20戮,令人成等正覺。婆須密以貪慾清淨,令人成等正J34nB311_p0742c21覺。又如提婆達多、歌利王等,及十方作大魔王外道J34nB311_p0742c22者,或以慾鉤而引其佛智,或以非法而導其神機,至J34nB311_p0742c23治世語言資生業等,雖種種幻法,於實相印中,皆以J34nB311_p0742c24大權示現,密令人於一切逆順法中,造命立身處世,J34nB311_p0742c25而成等正覺。不然,則道有偏黨,而滯狹小,法有所不J34nB311_p0742c26到,事有所不及也。何故?以心外別無有法,法外別無J34nB311_p0742c27有心,如心境可分,則前之所謂金性與器相亦可分,J34nB311_p0742c28夢想與靈知亦可分,戲子與戲文亦可分,水與波浪J34nB311_p0742c29亦可分,春與花葉亦可分,六根與此身亦可分,六識J34nB311_p0742c30與一心亦可分,三教與性命亦可分。善此顯密法門J34nB311_p0743a01者,機不墮于毒海,玅不昧于始終,大用現前,絕無滲J34nB311_p0743a02漏,則分與不分,皆名言無實法也。不見先聖親丁此J34nB311_p0743a03難,曲盡天下之變亂,目不耐見,心不自安,入水入泥,J34nB311_p0743a04推原此故,乃不辭三令五申,叮嚀反覆,如貫花之參J34nB311_p0743a05差,迴文之周匝,不過要人自參自悟、自得自證,以自J34nB311_p0743a06脫化耳。世尊於靈山拈花,百萬人天,獨迦葉微笑者,J34nB311_p0743a07得如來正法眼藏,教外別傳之旨,蓋能深悟此本分J34nB311_p0743a08風光,有千聖不傳之玅也。如阿難號為多聞第一,猶J34nB311_p0743a09自迷於聖見,法執不忘,不知金襴袈裟外,別傳何物?J34nB311_p0743a10若非迦葉尊者,於糞掃堆頭,翻出正法眼藏,何能以J34nB311_p0743a11倒卻門前剎竿,令阿難頓斷偷心,跳出活路,悟此向J34nB311_p0743a12上不傳之秘,為三藏十二部之綱宗哉?達磨渡蘆面J34nB311_p0743a13壁;二祖安心得髓;六祖落葉歸根,來時無口;青原聖J34nB311_p0743a14諦不為不落階級,而廬陵米價,玅出全提;南嶽說似J34nB311_p0743a15不中,染汙不得,而磨磚作鏡,別出大機,二支得之而J34nB311_p0743a16分流,五宗得之而會旨,是皆能與佛聖造命,與人天J34nB311_p0743a17立身而處世也。世人若但執佛聖之言教,而不參究J34nB311_p0743a18宗旨,終是自救不了,何能與人天作眼目,與佛祖作J34nB311_p0743a19師宗哉?末法邪外,掩日月燈之光明,恐世人陷于長J34nB311_p0743a20夜之迷,幸此鐸者,能振先聲於三墮縱橫中,以啟夢J34nB311_p0743a21覺,以悟戲場,使人皆得入千聖不傳之密門,苟非與J34nB311_p0743a22法界眾生,示異方便中之方便,出向上全提之旨,何J34nB311_p0743a23能會法界同參,皆令悟入此遮那主中主之光明,遍J34nB311_p0743a24照大統綱宗哉?」