靈峰蕅益大師宗論
靈峰蕅益大師宗論卷第四之一
靈峰蕅益大師宗論卷第四之一
J36nB348_p0319b02 J36nB348_p0319b03普說
J36nB348_p0319b04祖堂幽棲寺丁亥除夕普說
J36nB348_p0319b05諸昆仲!欲復本來面目,須破我、法二執;欲破我、法二J36nB348_p0319b06執,先懲流俗知見。何謂流俗知見?今人一出家參學,J36nB348_p0319b07便要做善知識,只此豈非我執?又或以律非教,以教J36nB348_p0319b08斥禪,以禪藐教輕律,豈非法執?縱使和融,不互相非,J36nB348_p0319b09亦罕兼善。且律師不問何等根性,概要人持律,法師J36nB348_p0319b10不問何等根性,概要人聽經,宗師不問何等根性,概J36nB348_p0319b11要人參禪,豈非我、法二執?殊不知禪、教、律三,皆如來J36nB348_p0319b12隨機所說,豈有死法?吾今為諸昆仲徹底說破,若真J36nB348_p0319b13為生死持戒,持戒亦必悟道,真為生死聽經,聽經亦J36nB348_p0319b14必悟道,真為生死參禪,參禪亦必悟道,真為生死營J36nB348_p0319b15福,營福亦必悟道;專修一法亦悟道,互相助成亦悟J36nB348_p0319b16道,以因地真正故也。若想做律師受戒,想做法師聽J36nB348_p0319b17經,想做宗師參禪,想有權勢營福,則受戒、聽經、參禪、J36nB348_p0319b18營福,必皆墮三惡趣。故智者大師云:「為利名發菩提J36nB348_p0319b19心,是三塗因。」毫釐有差,天地懸隔,錯認定盤星,醍醐J36nB348_p0319b20成毒藥。今受戒、聽經、參禪、營福之士,口中亦說真為J36nB348_p0319b21生死,心中未知生死大苦,火燒眉毛,且圖眼下。殊不J36nB348_p0319b22知無始劫來,頭出頭沒,枉受多少辛酸;即今幸得人J36nB348_p0319b23身,幸成僧相,亦經過多少艱苦。然猶未肯猛省發心,J36nB348_p0319b24此與燕雀處堂何異。且如今夜臘月三十,古人以喻J36nB348_p0319b25大命盡時,何等迫切。今人且歡呼茶飲,曾不思百歲J36nB348_p0319b26光陰,尚存幾許,豈不痛哉。予出家時,母舅謂曰:「法師J36nB348_p0319b27世諦流布,吾甥決不屑為,將必為善知識乎。」予曰:「法J36nB348_p0319b28師是烏龜,善知識是忘八,總不墮此坑塹。」舅曰:「畢竟J36nB348_p0319b29何為?」予曰:「佛且不為,況其他也。」舅曰:「既爾,何用出家?」J36nB348_p0319b30予曰:「只要復我本來面目。」舅乃歎善。嗟嗟!予初志若J36nB348_p0319c01此,尚被虛名所害,不滿本志,深以為恥,況初心便要J36nB348_p0319c02做善知識者邪?假使做得一箇世諦善知識,濟甚麼J36nB348_p0319c03事?名利日重,正法日衰,壞周室者,齊桓晉文耳。又吾J36nB348_p0319c04眼見耳聞諸善知識,唯紫柏大師一人,已證無生,已J36nB348_p0319c05得自在。其餘大老,建叢席,立規條,廣大周詳,名滿海J36nB348_p0319c06內者,臨命終時,俱未免牽纏係戀,反不若我憨翁大J36nB348_p0319c07師,及幽溪師伯,晚年一味默修,不管叢林中事,皆得J36nB348_p0319c08脫然坐逝。又不若彼雪庭禪師、靈源法師,一生不拘J36nB348_p0319c09小節,臨終亦得瀟然。故知門庭施設,不惟無益本分,J36nB348_p0319c10正復縈絆殺人。吾憾障深力薄,戒品尚多缺略,持名J36nB348_p0319c11猶屬散心。然既深知生死過患,故決不敢裝模作樣,J36nB348_p0319c12大膽欺心。今二年聚首,不久擬別,故盡力抖擻屎腸,J36nB348_p0319c13為諸昆仲,作此最後警策,伏惟著眼。珍重。
歙西豐南仁義院普說
J36nB348_p0319c15諸仁者!生死事大,無常迅速,生不知所從來,死不知J36nB348_p0319c16所從去,是分段生死苦。念念遷流,剎那不住,是變易J36nB348_p0319c17生死苦。此二種苦,但是生死枝流,未是生死根源。如J36nB348_p0319c18何是二種生死根源?不了一真法界,不覺念起,而有J36nB348_p0319c19無明,妄於平等性中,分能分所、分色分心、分為無為、J36nB348_p0319c20分漏無漏、分依正、分因果、分善惡、分苦樂、分內外、分J36nB348_p0319c21大小,乃至種種虛妄分別,便是變易生死根源。不知J36nB348_p0319c22一切法因緣無性,妄計我人眾生壽者等種種知見,J36nB348_p0319c23妄起貪瞋癡慢等種種煩惱,便是分段生死根源。此J36nB348_p0319c24二種根源,總不離現前一念虛妄無明。而虛妄無明,J36nB348_p0319c25正眼觀來,不在內、不在外、不在中閒,不在過去、不在J36nB348_p0319c26現在、不在未來,非青黃赤白、非長短方圓,非聲香味J36nB348_p0319c27觸法、非眼耳鼻舌身意,當下即是真空實相,但由眾J36nB348_p0319c28生不了,自生迷倒,流轉無窮,所以諸佛出現,祖師西J36nB348_p0319c29來,直指人心,見性成佛,無非破此二種根源。秖如二J36nB348_p0319c30祖見初祖云:「我心未安,乞師安心。」初祖云:「將心來,與J36nB348_p0320a01汝安。」二祖良久云:「覓心了不可得。」初祖云:「與汝安心J36nB348_p0320a02竟。」只此覓心了不可得一語,大須著眼,莫似鸚鵡禪,J36nB348_p0320a03但能學語。我且問你:既了不可得,又誰為覓心者?且J36nB348_p0320a04如現前此身,不出地水火風空識六界,身中堅相是J36nB348_p0320a05地界,溼相是水界,煖相是火界,動相是風界,骨節毫J36nB348_p0320a06竅及腑臟疏通處即是空界,見聞覺知分別妄想是J36nB348_p0320a07心識界。若謂堅相能覓心者,則大地皆能覓心;溼相J36nB348_p0320a08能覓心者,江河海水皆能覓心;煖相能覓心者,燈灶J36nB348_p0320a09火乃至劫火皆能覓心;動相能覓心者,大小風乃至J36nB348_p0320a10毘嵐亦能覓心;空界能覓心者,現前虛空亦能覓心。J36nB348_p0320a11見聞覺知能覓心者,又喚甚麼作見聞覺知?眼如葡J36nB348_p0320a12桃朵,耳如新卷葉,鼻如雙垂爪,舌如初偃月,身如腰J36nB348_p0320a13鼓顙,都是色法,如何能見、能聞、能嗅、能嘗、能覺?意如J36nB348_p0320a14暗室,見昏擾擾相,自不明了,如何能知?見聞覺知既J36nB348_p0320a15不可得,安能覓心?如是地、水、火、風、空、識六界,皆不能J36nB348_p0320a16覓心,畢竟誰為能覓心者?若是箇有血性的男子,到J36nB348_p0320a17者裏,分疏不下,體會不來,決要討箇分曉,拶到水窮J36nB348_p0320a18山盡處,如銅牆鐵壁相似,老鼠入牛角,直至沒興路J36nB348_p0320a19頭窮,向有意無意閒,忽然打失娘生鼻孔,方知能覓J36nB348_p0320a20所覓,果然了不可得,方是宗門最初一步。若謂此外J36nB348_p0320a21別有修行,便是天魔外道;若謂此後更無修行,便當J36nB348_p0320a22朝打三千,暮打八百,貶向阿鼻地獄。何以故,如二祖J36nB348_p0320a23半世弘法,將大法付與三祖後,更復混跡塵寰,濫同J36nB348_p0320a24乞士,以自調心。咄!既覓心了不可得,何故又說調心?J36nB348_p0320a25終非二祖前後自語相違,當知此事,大不容易。溈山J36nB348_p0320a26祖師云:「此宗難得其妙,切須仔細用心,可中頓悟正J36nB348_p0320a27因,便是出塵階漸。生生若能不退,佛階決定可期。」古J36nB348_p0320a28來宗匠,於此一大事因緣,何等慎重真切,豈似末世J36nB348_p0320a29穢濁狂禪,纔得一知半解,便向人前妄開大口,自誑J36nB348_p0320a30誑他,壞我祖意,貽禍無窮。當知若從了不可得處安J36nB348_p0320b01心,則更無一物可貪,即是隨順修行施波羅蜜;更無J36nB348_p0320b02一塵可染,即是隨順修行戒波羅蜜;更無人我是非J36nB348_p0320b03可論,即是隨順修行忍波羅蜜;更無懈怠夾雜,即是J36nB348_p0320b04隨順修行精進波羅蜜;更無散亂妄想,即是隨順修J36nB348_p0320b05行禪波羅蜜;更無顛倒愚癡,即是隨順修行般若波J36nB348_p0320b06羅蜜。者箇方是應無所住而生其心。除此心性法門J36nB348_p0320b07外,何處有戒可持,有教可看,有禪可參?況如來所制J36nB348_p0320b08大小律儀,皆為斷除現在未來有漏,直下安心,本是J36nB348_p0320b09至圓至頓。如來所說一代時教,皆是破除我法二執,J36nB348_p0320b10直下安心,亦是至圓至頓。祖師千七百則公案,皆是J36nB348_p0320b11隨機設教,解黏去縛,斬破情關識鎖,直下安心,亦是J36nB348_p0320b12至圓至頓。若不能斷有漏法,即不知戒意;不能破我J36nB348_p0320b13法二執,即不知教意;不能斬破情關識鎖,即不知祖J36nB348_p0320b14師西來意。既不知戒意教意祖意,縱三千威儀、八萬J36nB348_p0320b15細行,性業遮業悉皆清淨,止是人天小果,有漏之因。J36nB348_p0320b16縱三藏十二部,無不淹貫,談說五時八教,權實本跡,J36nB348_p0320b17皆悉明了,止是貧人數他寶,身無半錢分。縱公案爛J36nB348_p0320b18熟,機鋒轉語,頌古拈古,上堂普說等,一一來得,秖足J36nB348_p0320b19長慢飾非,欺誑人天,皆所謂因地不真,果招紆曲,邪J36nB348_p0320b20人說正法,正法亦成邪。故《圓覺經》云「末世眾生,無令J36nB348_p0320b21求悟,唯益多聞,增長我見,但當精勤,降伏煩惱,未得J36nB348_p0320b22令得,未證令證。」此之謂也。諸仁者!出生死事,大不容J36nB348_p0320b23易。蕅益道人,二十四歲出家,真為生死大事,真不著J36nB348_p0320b24一毫意見,真不用一點氣魄,真不為一些名利。只因J36nB348_p0320b25藏身不密,為一二道友所偪,功用未純,流布太蚤,遂J36nB348_p0320b26致三十年來,大為虛名所誤。直至於今,髮白面皺,生J36nB348_p0320b27死大事,尚未了當,言之可羞,思之可痛。所以平生誓J36nB348_p0320b28不敢稱證稱祖,犯大妄語,誓不敢攝受徒眾,登壇傳J36nB348_p0320b29戒。邇來并誓不應叢林請,開大法席,蓋誠不肯自欺J36nB348_p0320b30自誤故也。今玄邃吳居士,普為緇素,特請開示超生J36nB348_p0320c01脫死法門。蕅益自實未曾超生脫死,如何可開示人?J36nB348_p0320c02然既同在生死海中,幸於出生死法,頗知真正路頭,J36nB348_p0320c03故不妨與諸仁者,平實商量最初一步。果欲超生脫J36nB348_p0320c04死,第一不得意見卜度,第二不得氣魄承當,第三不J36nB348_p0320c05得雜名利心。適閩之南,適燕之北,路頭一錯,愈趨愈J36nB348_p0320c06遠。此實言言血淚,字字痛心。秖恐愁人莫向無愁說,J36nB348_p0320c07說與無愁總不知耳。諸仁者!還知愁麼?佛言:「得人身J36nB348_p0320c08者,如爪上土,失人身者,如大地土。」一口氣不來,便向J36nB348_p0320c09驢胎馬腹,胡鑽亂撞,動經千生百劫,得出頭來,知是J36nB348_p0320c10幾時。況末世邪師說法,如恆河沙,一盲引眾盲,相牽J36nB348_p0320c11入火坑。故永明大師云:「無禪有淨土,萬修萬人去,有J36nB348_p0320c12禪無淨土,十人九錯路。」我憨翁大師又云:「今時若有J36nB348_p0320c13禪無淨,奚止十人九錯,敢保十一箇錯在。」此皆深慈J36nB348_p0320c14大悲,真語實語。伏願諸仁者,莫墮狂野覆轍,直須痛J36nB348_p0320c15念無常,信願念佛,求生淨土。此生不向今生度,更向J36nB348_p0320c16何生度此身。珍重。
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J36nB348_p0320c18《華嚴經》云「若人欲了知,三世一切佛,應觀法界性,一J36nB348_p0320c19切惟心造。」《金剛經》云「一切有為法,如夢幻泡影,如露J36nB348_p0320c20亦如電,應作如是觀。」當知二偈,旨趣無別,既惟心造,J36nB348_p0320c21皆是有為,既惟有為,皆如夢幻。然有為有二:一、有為J36nB348_p0320c22有漏,即六凡法界,二、有為無漏,即四聖法界。十界聖J36nB348_p0320c23凡雖別,究竟皆惟心造,而有為有漏如夢幻,有為無J36nB348_p0320c24漏順法性,故非夢幻也。何謂六凡皆唯心造?若一念J36nB348_p0320c25與上品十惡相應,則法界舉體而為地獄;一念與中J36nB348_p0320c26品十惡相應,法界舉體為畜生;一念與下品十惡相J36nB348_p0320c27應,法界舉體為餓鬼;一念與下品十善相應,法界舉J36nB348_p0320c28體為修羅;一念與中品十善相應,法界舉體為人道;J36nB348_p0320c29一念與上品十善相應,法界舉體為天道。此六道者,J36nB348_p0320c30不但三塗,及下界人天,生死往還,如幻如夢,假饒非J36nB348_p0321a01想非非想處,不免墮落空亡,皆如夢幻也。何謂四聖J36nB348_p0321a02皆唯心造?若能知苦斷集,慕滅修道,勤修戒定慧品,J36nB348_p0321a03得證偏真涅槃,則法界舉體而為聲聞;能諦觀流轉J36nB348_p0321a04還滅十二因緣,而得覺悟,則法界舉體為獨覺;能以J36nB348_p0321a05先知覺後知,先覺覺後覺,廣修六度萬行,自利利他,J36nB348_p0321a06則法界舉體為菩薩。菩薩復有四種:若依生滅四諦,J36nB348_p0321a07發四弘誓願,三大阿僧祇劫,伏惑度生,即是藏教菩J36nB348_p0321a08薩;依無生四諦發四弘,先斷正使,扶習潤生,度如幻J36nB348_p0321a09眾,即通教菩薩;依無量四諦發四弘,不但化度六凡,J36nB348_p0321a10出分段生死,兼度三乘權聖,出變易生死,即別教菩J36nB348_p0321a11薩;若能徹悟現前一念心性,本自豎窮橫遍,眾生迷J36nB348_p0321a12之,舉體為集苦,而此心不減,諸佛悟之,舉體為道滅,J36nB348_p0321a13而此心不增,妙心雖同,迷悟懸隔,遂依無作四諦,發J36nB348_p0321a14無上菩提心,稱性修行六度萬行,自覺覺他,即是圓J36nB348_p0321a15教菩薩。此四種菩薩,所修福智,便名有為無漏。況功J36nB348_p0321a16行圓滿,同歸無上菩提,則法界舉體而為四智菩提。J36nB348_p0321a17無漏身土,盡未來際,利樂有情,豈可亦謂之如幻如J36nB348_p0321a18夢乎?然四聖中,二乘雖出生死,但證偏真,不達心性J36nB348_p0321a19全體,僅名有為無漏。諸佛菩薩,能證心性全體,故約J36nB348_p0321a20全性起修,即名有為無漏可也;若約全修在性,即名J36nB348_p0321a21無為無漏可也。《金剛經》如幻如夢者,為破凡外二乘J36nB348_p0321a22我法二執言之。夫夢境雖空,而夢心即是覺心;幻事J36nB348_p0321a23雖虛,而幻本亦不全虛;泡雖無實,而非無水;影雖無J36nB348_p0321a24實,而非無質。則知六凡生死往還,雖如幻夢,而佛性J36nB348_p0321a25亦不斷滅,但日用不知耳。菩薩了知現前一念心性,J36nB348_p0321a26亙古亙今,本不生滅,上等諸佛,下等眾生,雖欲不上J36nB348_p0321a27求下化,不可得也。然雖發大菩提心,無始虛妄,無明J36nB348_p0321a28習重,觀力輕微,恐易退轉,必須將此圓解,專念阿彌J36nB348_p0321a29陀佛,求生極樂世界。蓋吾現前一念心性,既本豎窮J36nB348_p0321a30橫遍,則本具無邊剎海,於我心性無邊剎海中,實有J36nB348_p0321b01十萬億剎外之極樂世界,實有現在阿彌陀佛,先證J36nB348_p0321b02心性,慈悲接引一切迷流。我今以此菩提心力,稱彼J36nB348_p0321b03名號,便與阿彌陀佛,如空合空、水合水。故稱名一聲,J36nB348_p0321b04即一聲一心不亂,稱名十聲,即十聲一心不亂,乃至J36nB348_p0321b05稱名七日,即七日一心不亂,以正稱名時,更無二心、J36nB348_p0321b06更無可亂故也。或謂十惡五逆,臨終十念,尚得往生,J36nB348_p0321b07何必平日矻矻稱名?此大不然。經云十惡五逆得往J36nB348_p0321b08生者,必過去曾種菩提種子,若無菩提種子,何能遇J36nB348_p0321b09善友?縱遇善友勸發,亦何能頓生信願,稱念弘名邪?J36nB348_p0321b10故凡修心淨業之士,急須薦取妙心,發菩提願,稱念J36nB348_p0321b11阿彌陀佛,雖不斷惑,亦能帶業往生,橫超三界,乃不J36nB348_p0321b12可思議法門。十方諸佛,以無量舌、無量音,歎此法門,J36nB348_p0321b13猶莫能盡,應當諦信而力行之。今篁南聖河吳居士,J36nB348_p0321b14與堅密法友,特為令先慈成淨優婆夷洪太孺人,請J36nB348_p0321b15說法要,敬為拈出。
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J36nB348_p0321b17荅卓左車茶話原問,博山啟附
J36nB348_p0321b18上堂則超佛越祖,接眾則權引中下。此流俗宗匠,未悟心法者,所必墮之窠臼,致禪教律及淨土諸J36nB348_p0321b19法,俱失綱宗,俱成實法,智者無所適從,愚人蔑棄一切,有自來也。佛言:「若人專念彌陀佛,是名無上J36nB348_p0321b20深妙禪。」如今弄虛頭逞精魂漢,一味胡言亂語,定不如真實參究念佛底人。寧為上上人撥無淨土,J36nB348_p0321b21令悟土即心,不應為中下人收作權乘,破壞真法。況法王於法自在,隨時應機,自無陳見,何必依他J36nB348_p0321b22古宿,揚禪抑淨?伏乞豎吹毛劍,擊塗毒鼓,大轉法輪。如何是念佛門中通身入理向上一路,直踏毘J36nB348_p0321b23盧頂上行作略?如何是學人初下手時,便離四句、絕百非念佛?如何是念佛人最後極則,淆訛處腦J36nB348_p0321b24後一鎚?從來宗門語句,壁立萬仞,一涉淨土,定屬廉纖。冀和尚將向來自性彌陀,惟心淨土等語,撇J36nB348_p0321b25向一邊,親見如來境界,快說一番,震動大千世界。
J36nB348_p0321b26宗乘與淨土,二俱勝妙法。眾生根性異,不免隨機說。J36nB348_p0321b27向上一著,非淨非禪、即禪即淨,才言參究,已是曲為J36nB348_p0321b28下根。果大丈夫,自應諦信是心作佛、是心是佛。設一J36nB348_p0321b29念與佛有隔,不名念佛三昧;若念念與佛無閒,何勞J36nB348_p0321b30更問阿誰?故參究誰字,與攝心數息等,皆非淨土極J36nB348_p0321c01則事也。淨土極則事,無念外之佛,為念所念;無佛外J36nB348_p0321c02之念,能念於佛。正下手時,便不落四句百非,通身拶J36nB348_p0321c03入,但見阿彌陀佛一毛孔光,即見十方無量諸佛,但J36nB348_p0321c04生西方極樂一佛國土,即生十方諸佛淨土,此是向J36nB348_p0321c05上一路。若捨現前彌陀,別言自性彌陀,捨西方淨土,J36nB348_p0321c06別言惟心淨土,此是淆訛公案。經云「三賢十聖住果J36nB348_p0321c07報,惟佛一人居淨土。」此是腦後一鎚。普賢十大願王,J36nB348_p0321c08導歸極樂,誰敢收作權乘?憶佛念佛,不假方便,自得J36nB348_p0321c09心開,誰謂定屬廉纖?但能深信此門,依信立願,依願J36nB348_p0321c10起行,則念念流出無量如來,遍坐十方微塵國土,轉J36nB348_p0321c11大法輪,照古照今,非為分外,何止震動大千世界而J36nB348_p0321c12已。欲知納僧家事,不妨借中峰一偈,通箇消息。偈曰:
J36nB348_p0321c13示念佛法門
J36nB348_p0321c16念佛法門,別無奇特,只深信力行為要耳。佛云:「若人J36nB348_p0321c17但念彌陀佛,是名無上深妙禪。」天台云:「四種三昧,同J36nB348_p0321c18名念佛,念佛三昧,三昧中王。」雲棲云:「一句阿彌陀佛,J36nB348_p0321c19該羅八教,圓攝五宗。」可惜今人,將念佛看做淺近勾J36nB348_p0321c20當,謂愚夫愚婦工夫,所以信既不深,行亦不力,終日J36nB348_p0321c21悠悠,淨功莫剋。設有巧設方便,欲深明此三昧者,動J36nB348_p0321c22以參究誰字為向上。殊不知現前一念能念之心,本J36nB348_p0321c23自離過絕非,不消作意離絕,即現一句所念之佛,亦J36nB348_p0321c24本自超情離計,何勞說妙譚玄?秖貴信得及,守得穩,J36nB348_p0321c25直下念去,或晝夜十萬,或五萬三萬,以決定不缺為J36nB348_p0321c26準,畢此一生,誓無變改。若不得往生者,三世諸佛,便J36nB348_p0321c27為誑語。一得往生,永無退轉,種種法門,咸得現前。切J36nB348_p0321c28忌今日張三,明日李四,遇教下人,又思尋章摘句;遇J36nB348_p0321c29宗門人,又思參究問荅;遇持律人,又思搭衣用缽。此J36nB348_p0321c30則頭頭不了,帳帳不清。豈知念得阿彌陀佛熟,三藏J36nB348_p0322a01十二部極則教理,都在裏許;千七百公案,向上機關,J36nB348_p0322a02亦在裏許;三千威儀,八萬細行,三聚淨戒,亦在裏許。J36nB348_p0322a03真能念佛,放下身心世界,即大布施;真能念佛,不復J36nB348_p0322a04起貪瞋癡,即大持戒;真能念佛,不計是非人我,即大J36nB348_p0322a05忍辱;真能念佛,不稍閒斷夾雜,即大精進;真能念佛,J36nB348_p0322a06不復妄想馳逐,即大禪定;真能念佛,不為他歧所惑,J36nB348_p0322a07即大智慧。試自簡點,若身心世界猶未放下,貪瞋癡J36nB348_p0322a08念猶自現起,是非人我猶自挂懷,閒斷夾雜猶未除J36nB348_p0322a09盡,妄想馳逐猶未永滅,種種他歧猶能惑志,便不為J36nB348_p0322a10真念佛也。要到一心不亂境界,亦無他術,最初下手,J36nB348_p0322a11須用數珠,記得分明,刻定課程,決定無缺,久久純熟,J36nB348_p0322a12不念自念,然後記數亦得,不記亦得。若初心便要說J36nB348_p0322a13好看話,要不著相,要學圓融自在,總是信不深,行不J36nB348_p0322a14力。饒你講得十二分教,下得千七百轉語,皆是生死J36nB348_p0322a15岸邊事,臨命終時,決用不著。珍重。
示念佛三昧
J36nB348_p0322a17念佛三昧,名寶王三昧,三昧中王。凡偏圓權實種種J36nB348_p0322a18三昧,無不從此三昧流出,無不還歸此三昧門。蓋至J36nB348_p0322a19圓頓之要旨,亦三根普利之巧便也。眾生心性,一而J36nB348_p0322a20已矣。只此一心,法爾具真如、生滅二門。正隨緣而不J36nB348_p0322a21變,名真如門;即不變而隨緣,名生滅門。依真如門,說J36nB348_p0322a22圓實教,依生滅門,說偏權教。離真如無生滅,權是實J36nB348_p0322a23家之權,故可為實施權;離生滅無真如,實是權家之J36nB348_p0322a24實,故須開權顯實。為實施權,有藏通別教之三;開權J36nB348_p0322a25顯實,統惟圓教之一。權實四教,無非念佛法門,所謂J36nB348_p0322a26念自佛,念他佛,雙念自他佛,約四教成十二種念佛J36nB348_p0322a27三昧。又常行等四種三昧,同名念佛,一一三昧,各具J36nB348_p0322a28十二,則四十八種。復次念他佛者,或念相好、念法門、J36nB348_p0322a29念實相,以例念自念雙,亦可各三,廣歷四三昧,四教,J36nB348_p0322a30則一百四十四種,一一種,復有無量境觀差別,非言J36nB348_p0322b01可宣。而持名一法,出《佛說阿彌陀經》,仍在前來種種J36nB348_p0322b02三昧之外。《觀經》云「汝若不能念彼佛者,應稱無量壽J36nB348_p0322b03佛名字是也。」此持名法門,雖似曲為中下,仍復最頓J36nB348_p0322b04最圓。蓋所持之心,無論解與不解,當體無非一境三J36nB348_p0322b05諦;能持之心,無論達與不達,當體無非一心三觀。請J36nB348_p0322b06嘗言之。六字彌陀,為因名故名,為因心故名,為亦名J36nB348_p0322b07亦心故名,為非名非心故名?若因名故名,名應自持,J36nB348_p0322b08何待心持?又名能自持,與心何預?若因心故名,是心J36nB348_p0322b09本有名,則不持時,名何不現?若亦名亦心故名,名能J36nB348_p0322b10有名,何待於心?心能有名,何待於名?又此名字,誰半J36nB348_p0322b11屬名,誰半屬心?且不持時名中半,名雖無,心中半名J36nB348_p0322b12應在。離既各無,合云何有?若非名非心故名,既非名J36nB348_p0322b13非心,何能更有彌陀名字?如此推名,名字性空,緣生J36nB348_p0322b14幻有。一名字性,即一切名字性,名字即法界中道實J36nB348_p0322b15相,舉一全收,無一法在名字外,所念境諦既爾,能念J36nB348_p0322b16觀智例此可知。復次,束此境三,總名妙假,舉正報,該J36nB348_p0322b17依報,舉化主,該徒眾,舉假名,該實法,一句名號,三千J36nB348_p0322b18歷然故。復次,束此觀三,總名為空,以覓心無朕故。復J36nB348_p0322b19次,名若是心,復何為名?名若非心,心何持名?心若是J36nB348_p0322b20名,復何為心?心若非名,名何預心?於其中閒,無是非J36nB348_p0322b21是,豈非即中?虎谿云:「境為妙假觀為空,境觀雙亡即J36nB348_p0322b22是中,亡照何嘗有先後,一心圓絕了無蹤。」此之謂也。J36nB348_p0322b23悟此理而持名,則一稱一念,頓圓無上菩提。縱未悟,J36nB348_p0322b24而捻珠記數,矻矻窮年,未嘗不暗合道妙,全在妙境J36nB348_p0322b25妙觀之中,久久熏習,性德漸顯。如染香人,身有香氣,J36nB348_p0322b26不假方便,自得心開。此蓮宗諸祖,所以極力弘揚也。J36nB348_p0322b27誰有智者,捨此別求歧徑哉?
除夕荅問
J36nB348_p0322b29維那問:「臘月三十日,請師直拈向上一著。」荅:「本具現J36nB348_p0322b30成,不從人得。」西堂問:「本具現成,因甚欲證而不能即J36nB348_p0322c01證?」荅:「何勞欲證?」良久曰:「欲證者稀。」乃曰:「文殊起佛見J36nB348_p0322c02法見,世尊貶向二鐵圍山。高峰云:『今日有起佛見法J36nB348_p0322c03見,便應合掌讚歎。何以故?時節若到,其理自彰。』世尊J36nB348_p0322c04貶文殊,為誡心外求佛法者。高峰讚二見,為勸甘棄J36nB348_p0322c05佛法者。惟達心外別無佛法,方可熾然求於佛法。古J36nB348_p0322c06人不著佛法僧求,如是而求,豈似今人,才說求佛求J36nB348_p0322c07法,便昧性具之宗;才說無佛無法,便欲全廢修證。偏J36nB348_p0322c08邪之見,何預圓宗?」眾居士問:「大慧荅中庸首三句為J36nB348_p0322c09三身,有過無過?」荅:「宗眼圓通,隨拈皆得,灼然無過。然J36nB348_p0322c10是大慧之中庸,非子思之中庸也。」進問:「何故清涼國J36nB348_p0322c11師謂,妄欲和融儒釋者,應墮無閒?」荅:「儒是世閒法,執J36nB348_p0322c12同則謗出世法,所以犯墮。今稟《華嚴》事事無礙之宗,J36nB348_p0322c13如遍行外道,同證解脫,又稟《法華》開顯之旨,治世語J36nB348_p0322c14言,皆順正法,故無過也。惺谷禪師云:『為門外人說同J36nB348_p0322c15句不同,彼必反生疑謗;為入門人說異句不異,彼必J36nB348_p0322c16狃於舊習;為升堂人說雙亦句,令知差別源委;為入J36nB348_p0322c17室人說雙非句,麤言細語,同歸第一義諦。』儒釋但假J36nB348_p0322c18立名字,有何同異可論哉?」進問:「且如喜怒哀樂之未J36nB348_p0322c19發謂之中,與一念未生為同為別?」荅:「若熾然喜怒哀J36nB348_p0322c20樂時,仍是未發之中,可謂一念不生全體現。若離現J36nB348_p0322c21前一念,別求一念未生前,謂是向上,全墮滅相法塵。J36nB348_p0322c22當知念即無念,故云未生;喜怒哀樂即無喜怒哀樂,J36nB348_p0322c23故云未發。恁麼會得,方許說同;其或不然,四句俱謬。」J36nB348_p0322c24又問:「菩提流支是大乘法師,何於達磨興毒?」荅:「南嶽J36nB348_p0322c25思大師亦受七毒,此皆二義,約實則權位大士,不達J36nB348_p0322c26圓乘,如增上慢四眾,打常不輕是也。約權則正顯南J36nB348_p0322c27嶽、達磨之妙,如調達真善知識是也。」西堂問:「既云教J36nB348_p0322c28外別傳,何復云《楞伽》四卷可以印心?」荅:「教外別傳,即J36nB348_p0322c29教內真傳,如因指見月,指非是月,不謂所指非月也。J36nB348_p0322c30離經一字,即同魔說,不以經卷印心,何名傳佛心印?J36nB348_p0323a01又吾宗乘妙處,奪情不奪法,執著文字,須云不立。若J36nB348_p0323a02執不立,妙藥反成大病,卻是依文解義,三世祖冤,所J36nB348_p0323a03以仍須以教印心也。凡看宗語,須具超方眼目。且如J36nB348_p0323a04神秀偈,五祖教人禮拜持誦,依此修行,可作佛祖;六J36nB348_p0323a05祖書偈,以鞋抹之,云亦未見性。人皆謂與奪互換,又J36nB348_p0323a06詭護六祖。不知此時,佛法尚盛,人情尚淳,彼追逐者,J36nB348_p0323a07皆英傑為法而然,絕非爭虛名虛位,何必如兵不厭J36nB348_p0323a08詐之局,貽羞法門哉?當知秀偈,雖涉漸修,千穩百當;J36nB348_p0323a09祖偈雖甚圓頓,毫釐有差,天地懸隔,得則直超,失則J36nB348_p0323a10永墜。五祖賞則真賞,罰則真罰,非詭態也。且必密付J36nB348_p0323a11信衣,遣令他去者,正欲與六祖共扶圓門漸修之慧J36nB348_p0323a12命,不忍使現在未來眾生,誤墮坑塹,乃為密護神秀J36nB348_p0323a13故,致六祖備受逋逃驅逐之苦。使一時表彰,分以半J36nB348_p0323a14座,何得有此?豈五祖亦曾受金幣故,法嗣不厭眾心;J36nB348_p0323a15六祖亦以薦書得法故,雖受源流,而心虛膽怯,不能J36nB348_p0323a16登座揮麈哉?若能於語錄看出文外之旨,亦能於千J36nB348_p0323a17經萬論看出文外之旨,便不是依文解義,亦復不離J36nB348_p0323a18經論一字。如或不然,三藏十二部,千七百公案,皆標J36nB348_p0323a19月指。認祖指為月,與認佛指為月,何以異哉?」
為大冶
J36nB348_p0323a21禪教律三,總非心外有法,是故分執之固謬也,合求J36nB348_p0323a22之亦謬也。分執鬥諍滋生,合求泛濫無統,皆由不知J36nB348_p0323a23痛為生死,直趨菩提,所以圖名不圖實、圖枝末不圖J36nB348_p0323a24根本耳。夫禪教律,皆名也,真能自覺覺他,乃其實也。J36nB348_p0323a25機鋒轉語,偈頌拈提,禪之枝末也;透脫識情,禪根本J36nB348_p0323a26也。消文衍義,章句名相,教之枝末也;觀心入證,教根J36nB348_p0323a27本也。著衣持缽,錫杖芒鞋,律之枝末也;斷有漏法,律J36nB348_p0323a28根本也。苟依禪透脫識情,何患不觀心入證,斷有漏J36nB348_p0323a29法乎?苟依教觀心入證,何患不斷有漏法,透脫識情J36nB348_p0323a30乎?苟依律斷有漏法,何患不透脫識情,觀心入證乎?J36nB348_p0323b01不惟分無可分,亦且合無可合。分無可分,故古來大J36nB348_p0323b02聖大賢,無不貫通三學者;合無可合,故古來真實知J36nB348_p0323b03識,無不各專一門者。六祖、南嶽等,未嘗為人授戒說J36nB348_p0323b04經也。窺基、長水等,未嘗為人棒喝授戒也。道宣、懷素J36nB348_p0323b05等,未嘗為人上堂講經也。降自近代尊宿,亦有古風J36nB348_p0323b06可仰,如壽昌禪師,深知教律之意,終不授戒說經。雪J36nB348_p0323b07浪法師,深知禪律之意,終不提拈授戒。大會、示權二J36nB348_p0323b08律主,亦知禪教之意,終不譚宗說教。至紫柏大師,學J36nB348_p0323b09淹三藏,果證無生,道高德厚,杲日麗天,乃一生絕不J36nB348_p0323b10上堂,不講經傳戒,秖令人真參實究,深入經藏,誓持J36nB348_p0323b11根本五戒而已。其視法門中事,何等尊重。豈似後人,J36nB348_p0323b12茫無所知、肆無忌憚,敢於輒自上堂,講演傳戒,如賤J36nB348_p0323b13丈夫之登壟斷,幾何不以如來正法為戲劇之具也。J36nB348_p0323b14嗚呼痛哉!江右大冶賢者,苦求一言,發明三學根源。J36nB348_p0323b15予謂學人出門一步,先須痛絕眼前虛名小利,百年J36nB348_p0323b16活計,必當置身千古聖賢之列,誓就現前一念,識取J36nB348_p0323b17三學真正血脈,仍向紅爐烈燄中,千錘百鍊,勿為躍J36nB348_p0323b18冶之金,然後晦跡韜光,向古廟香爐安身立命,畢志J36nB348_p0323b19不起一念浮動心,直俟絕後再甦。譬如冷灰豆爆,無J36nB348_p0323b20秋毫意必固我,方可作陶凡鑄聖大冶矣。大眾珍重。
辛卯除夕茶話
J36nB348_p0323b22諸方茶話,多說向上事。朽旭不然,與諸友說家常受J36nB348_p0323b23用耳。佛制比丘,行六和敬,所以僧伽,名和合眾。身和J36nB348_p0323b24同住,口和無諍,意和同悅,戒和同修,見和同解,利和J36nB348_p0323b25同均,遵此六和,乃名僧寶,其要只一慈心也。佛告比J36nB348_p0323b26丘:「汝等應當身業行慈,口業行慈,意業行慈,當知慈J36nB348_p0323b27能關閉諸惡趣門,普生無量眾善。慈心之人,瞋者見J36nB348_p0323b28之歡喜,怖者見之安隱,憂者見之開釋,苦者見之悅J36nB348_p0323b29樂,乃至鳥獸見之,不生毒害恐怖之心。」試觀魔亦現J36nB348_p0323b30佛相好,光明殊特,而令見者恍惚不安,以無慈心也。J36nB348_p0323c01佛亦現明王相,忿怒威猛,而令見者拔罪生善,以有J36nB348_p0323c02慈力也。朽旭生平,不曾為一人薙頭,亦不曾為一人J36nB348_p0323c03改名,凡同住者,十方彼此,法道為親,情無適莫。但願J36nB348_p0323c04諸友,各修慈心三昧,不可隨俗徇污,亦勿矯強立異,J36nB348_p0323c05恪遵佛戒,痛革妄情,除得一分習氣,是一分修行;融J36nB348_p0323c06得一分偏私,是一分學問。朽旭德薄緣淺,誓不圖熱J36nB348_p0323c07鬧門庭,世諦流布,須各為大事,念報深恩,互相砥礪,J36nB348_p0323c08力挽頹風,庶不辜同住一番。最後臘月三十日到來,J36nB348_p0323c09保有真實受用,不至如落湯螃蟹也。珍重。
靈峰蕅益大師宗論卷第四之一
J36nB348_p0324a01靈峰蕅益大師宗論卷第四之二
J36nB348_p0324a02說
J36nB348_p0324a03作法說
J36nB348_p0324a04破戒雖惡,覆藏尤惡。無過雖善,改過尤善。改過一塗,J36nB348_p0324a05三世諸佛,證菩提之通津也。故五悔法門,凡夫迄等J36nB348_p0324a06覺,無不藉為進趣方便。憂悔吝者存乎介,震無咎者J36nB348_p0324a07存乎悔。禍福無門,唯人自召。世人正造罪時,實是大J36nB348_p0324a08惡,不以為恥;向人發露,善中之善,反以為羞。甘於惡J36nB348_p0324a09而苦於善,遂成惡中之惡,永無出期。顛倒愚癡,莫此J36nB348_p0324a10為甚。眾中懺悔,能使不犯者倍加警策,已犯者深生J36nB348_p0324a11慚愧。或亦發心懺悔,學好者增長善根,譏笑者亦植J36nB348_p0324a12遠因,兼可消我夙罪,誡我未來。如來立法,決定不錯,J36nB348_p0324a13違佛語者,非佛弟子。矧造已能悔,即是猛勇丈夫,可J36nB348_p0324a14敬可畏。勇改一念,成佛正因,非具真信心深善根,不J36nB348_p0324a15能將此法門流通人世。凡能此者,皆當與勇施比丘J36nB348_p0324a16同垂不朽。合掌而說偈曰:
妙安說
J36nB348_p0324a25三界無安,猶如火宅,惟深入火光三昧者,能轉煩惱J36nB348_p0324a26業報之火為智慧火,於中遊戲出沒自在無礙,乃名J36nB348_p0324a27妙安。夫煩惱火與智慧火,體一而異名者也。非煩惱J36nB348_p0324a28滅而智慧生,以無智慧時,煩惱決不滅故;亦非智慧J36nB348_p0324a29生而煩惱滅,以有智慧時,煩惱已先謝故。如暗時無J36nB348_p0324a30明,明時無暗,暗不障明,明不破暗,二法從不相到,以J36nB348_p0324b01明暗無體,同以虛空為其體故,如是智慧煩惱無體,J36nB348_p0324b02同以心性為其體故。如火大緣於糞境,臭氣逼人,緣J36nB348_p0324b03於栴檀,馨香遠徹。心性亦爾,緣利為三塗,緣名為修J36nB348_p0324b04羅,緣五常十善為欲界人天,緣四禪四空為色無色J36nB348_p0324b05界,緣無漏偏真為聲聞緣覺,緣六度萬行自利利他J36nB348_p0324b06為菩薩,緣於實相則名為佛。夫心雖隨緣具成十界,J36nB348_p0324b07其性仍非十界,猶火隨緣具有香臭,其性仍非香臭J36nB348_p0324b08也。夫十界法外,別無自心,而一一界心,還出十界,猶J36nB348_p0324b09香臭草木外,別無火體,而一一草木火種,還燒一切J36nB348_p0324b10諸草木也。《法華》三乘、人、天,龍女、闡提,無不授記作佛,J36nB348_p0324b11以一切草木之火,同一火性故也。能知一火一切火,J36nB348_p0324b12一切火一火者,不於煩惱火外,別求智慧火,不于業J36nB348_p0324b13火外,別求神通三昧火,不于苦報火外,別求法性真J36nB348_p0324b14火,併世閒聰明而置諸佛法,是謂即煩惱火成智慧J36nB348_p0324b15火。用推人之手扶人,毀人之口讚人,怨憾人之心愛J36nB348_p0324b16人慈人,是謂即業火成解脫火。知此根身器界,一一J36nB348_p0324b17唯心,不作彼此人我種種情見,則鑊湯爐炭、劍樹刀J36nB348_p0324b18山,皆納僧家樂意三昧,何況人閒小小逆境惡緣,寧J36nB348_p0324b19非磨礱性真之具?是謂即苦火成法身火,是謂火光J36nB348_p0324b20三昧。偈曰:
謙光說
J36nB348_p0324b29《易》曰「謙,德之柄也。」謙,尊而光,卑而不可踰,此與當仁J36nB348_p0324b30不讓於師之旨無殊。經云「心、佛、眾生,三無差別。」眾生J36nB348_p0324c01與佛平等,不應輕於一切,故示以謙;佛與自心平等,J36nB348_p0324c02不應諉能於佛,故策以不讓。不讓故,無卑劣慢,謙故,J36nB348_p0324c03無增上慢,及我慢、邪慢,此謙之實義也。欲契此實義,J36nB348_p0324c04應諦觀現前一念心之自性。適言其有,覓不可得;適J36nB348_p0324c05言其無,應用無盡。以為在內,周遍六虛;以為在外,覺J36nB348_p0324c06滿身際。以為即身,夢不俱寐,死不俱滅;以為離身,除J36nB348_p0324c07卻四大六根,畢竟便無形相。是知凡夫終日在妄之J36nB348_p0324c08心性,即離過絕非之心性,不俟成佛而後離過絕非J36nB348_p0324c09也。夫我心性本自離過絕非,何得讓能於佛,一切眾J36nB348_p0324c10生心性亦罔不離過絕非,何得稍生忽慢?由不讓故,J36nB348_p0324c11上合十方諸佛,與佛如來同一慈力;由不輕故,下合J36nB348_p0324c12十方眾生,與諸眾生同一悲仰。是謂尊而光,卑而不J36nB348_p0324c13可踰,君子之終也。
孝聞說
J36nB348_p0324c15世出世法,皆以孝順為宗。《梵網經》云「孝順父母師僧J36nB348_p0324c16三寶,孝名為戒。」蓋父母生我色身,師僧生我法身,三J36nB348_p0324c17寶生我慧命,是故咸須孝順。而欲修孝順者,尤須念J36nB348_p0324c18念與戒相應。如曾子云:「無故而殺一蟲蟻,非孝也。無J36nB348_p0324c19故而折一草木,非孝也。」世孝尚爾,況出世大孝乎。以J36nB348_p0324c20要言之,真能孝順父母師僧三寶,決不敢犯戒造惡。J36nB348_p0324c21經言「孝名為戒」者,正欲人以戒為孝故也。夫世閒孝,J36nB348_p0324c22以朝夕色養為最小,以不辱身不玷親為中,以喻親J36nB348_p0324c23於道為大。出世孝亦如是,勤心供養三寶,興崇佛事,J36nB348_p0324c24小孝也。脫離生死,不令佛子身久在三界淪溺,中孝J36nB348_p0324c25也。發無上菩提心,觀一切眾生,無始以來,皆我父母,J36nB348_p0324c26必欲度之,令成佛道,此大孝也。舜,盡世閒大孝之道,J36nB348_p0324c27玄德升聞於堯,而為天子。今出家兒,盡出世大孝之J36nB348_p0324c28道,玄德聞於法界,必成無上菩提明矣。
洗心說
J36nB348_p0324c30夫心性本自離過絕非,靈明清淨,秖由無始無明,迷J36nB348_p0325a01理為咎,妄有三惑。譬如浮雲,翳彼太虛,然浮雲決不J36nB348_p0325a02從太虛外來,以虛空性無外故。則無明三惑,亦豈從J36nB348_p0325a03心性外來,而心性豈有外哉?心性無外,何有能洗所J36nB348_p0325a04洗?當知既約全體成迷,假說能翳所翳;亦約全迷歸J36nB348_p0325a05悟,假說能洗所洗。全體成迷,猶全水成冰,冰即翳水,J36nB348_p0325a06而不令流動也。全迷歸悟,猶全冰成水,水即融冰,而J36nB348_p0325a07不令質礙也。於一心中,既妄成三惑,了彼三惑,即成J36nB348_p0325a08妙三止矣。體真止者,了知十界無非一心,能融界內J36nB348_p0325a09界外見思之惑。方便隨緣止者,了知一心具足十界,J36nB348_p0325a10能融界內界外塵沙之惑。息二邊分別止者,了知一J36nB348_p0325a11心十界、十界一心,不可思議,能融根本無明之惑。由J36nB348_p0325a12能融惑也,三止皆有止息義焉。由能了知也,三止皆J36nB348_p0325a13有停止義焉。由惑與理無二體,能融所融、能知所知,J36nB348_p0325a14無二致也,三止皆有不止止義焉。三止各具三義,則J36nB348_p0325a15是九義。九義秖是三止,三止秖是一心。一心本無能J36nB348_p0325a16洗所洗,而能洗所洗,宛然不濫。《易傳》曰「聖人以此洗J36nB348_p0325a17心,退藏於密。」義極於此。《大經》曰「三德若縱,亦不名妙,J36nB348_p0325a18三德若橫,亦不名妙,三德不縱不橫,名祕密藏,乃名J36nB348_p0325a19為妙。」契此妙密,功在於智;發此妙智,不離於心。心智J36nB348_p0325a20既發,則三惑融泮,如湯消冰,假名為洗。請更以《佛頂》J36nB348_p0325a21證之。經云「指皆是物,無是見者。此明妙心離一切相,J36nB348_p0325a22體真止也。又云,微細發明,無非見者。」此明妙心即一J36nB348_p0325a23切法,方便隨緣止也。又云「此見及緣,元是菩提妙淨J36nB348_p0325a24明體,云何於中有是非是?」此明妙心離即離非,是即J36nB348_p0325a25非即,息二邊分別止也。即此一章,宛具三止;即彼三J36nB348_p0325a26止,各含三義。若向此處真實體會,不泥語言文字,亦J36nB348_p0325a27不悖語言文字,從見色聞聲處分疏得下,從語言文J36nB348_p0325a28字中照剖得來,方知一代時教,千七百公案,說來說J36nB348_p0325a29去,無不是者箇道理,千變萬化,總是一條線索。一條J36nB348_p0325a30線索,具足千變萬化,便可坐微塵裡,轉大法輪,剖一J36nB348_p0325b01塵,出大千經卷,以大千經卷,收入一塵,亦不見有大J36nB348_p0325b02千相,亦不見有一塵相,亦能使大千一塵,各各宛然,J36nB348_p0325b03不相妨礙,不相映奪,是謂至顯至露,至微至密,是謂J36nB348_p0325b04非顯非密,亦顯亦密,是謂無可洗而洗,是謂若欲淨J36nB348_p0325b05土,當淨其心。隨其心淨,則佛土淨矣。
慈濟說
J36nB348_p0325b07佛道曠濟,以孝為宗。孝該萬行,以慈為要。慈心三昧J36nB348_p0325b08之力,毒藥可為甘露、刀杖化為天華,誠救劫濁之良J36nB348_p0325b09藥、解冤業之神咒也。嗚呼!四大同體,覺性無差,何彼J36nB348_p0325b10何我?孰怨孰親?由迷強故,橫計是非;由執重故,妄成J36nB348_p0325b11憎愛。愛則相生不斷,憎則相害不息,順則憎復成愛,J36nB348_p0325b12逆則愛復成憎。憎愛遞來,怨親互作,別業同造,劫感J36nB348_p0325b13刀兵。設不修行大慈,何以濟茲大難。誠能設七境以J36nB348_p0325b14繫心,施三樂而調意,乃至上怨緣中,與以上樂,心生J36nB348_p0325b15喜悅,無復嫉惱。以此定向刀山,刀山必折,以此定向J36nB348_p0325b16火湯,火湯必滅。故知普門究竟無畏神力,不離吾人J36nB348_p0325b17現前一念慈心也。設滿閻浮人,盡修此慈心三昧,娑J36nB348_p0325b18婆不即轉為淨土者,三世諸佛即為誑語。縱大地造J36nB348_p0325b19殺,一人獨修,此一人未嘗不獨得清泰也。唯智者能J36nB348_p0325b20深信之。
念佛三昧說
J36nB348_p0325b22全城章絜之,述乃翁宇衡,生平實行,臨終念佛坐逝,J36nB348_p0325b23及其先慈武碩人,得秉歸戒,正念善終因緣,乞予一J36nB348_p0325b24言,莊嚴淨土。《淨名經》云:「若欲淨土,當淨其心。」二先尊J36nB348_p0325b25心既淨矣,土安得不淨乎?且居士孝思不匱,深向法J36nB348_p0325b26門,心又淨矣,土安得不加淨乎?是何俟予言,而予始J36nB348_p0325b27可以言也。《妙宗鈔》云:「五濁輕則同居土淨;體空巧,方J36nB348_p0325b28便土淨;圓三觀,實報土淨;究竟證,寂光土淨。夫淨土J36nB348_p0325b29之道,若大路然,固不難知;淨土之理,若大海然,豈一J36nB348_p0325b30蹴盡乎。令先人五濁習輕,同居之淨,蓋可必也。至於J36nB348_p0325c01淨方便、實報、寂光,善繼善述,全賴君之孝思。居士但J36nB348_p0325c02諦審諦觀,此一念孝思,在內邪?在外、在中閒邪?過去J36nB348_p0325c03邪?現在、未來邪?青黃赤白邪?長短方圓邪?自生邪?他J36nB348_p0325c04生、共生、無因生邪?有邪?無邪?亦有亦無、非有非無邪?J36nB348_p0325c05如是觀已,於心無所取,於法無所著,了知孝思,當體J36nB348_p0325c06即空即假即中,即空故見思淨,即假故塵沙淨,即中J36nB348_p0325c07故無明淨,三惑淨故,三土亦淨,自心三土淨故,父母J36nB348_p0325c08三土隨淨,以無心外之父母故。如觀一念孝思,任運J36nB348_p0325c09能淨三惑,觀一切善念、一切惡念、一切無記念,亦復J36nB348_p0325c10如是,是名覺意三昧,亦名念佛三昧。以知自心即空,J36nB348_p0325c11得見化身佛;知自心即假,得見報身佛;知自心即中,J36nB348_p0325c12得見法身佛。如觀自心,能見三佛,則念三佛,亦即顯J36nB348_p0325c13發自心三德。故曰:『觀身實相,觀佛亦然。』觀佛實相,觀J36nB348_p0325c14身亦然。生佛不二,父子一體,能度所度,俱不思議。慎J36nB348_p0325c15毋曰:但向父母未生前薦取也。饒你說箇父母未生,J36nB348_p0325c16早已有無邊生死,而只向現前一念覷破,何嘗是父J36nB348_p0325c17母生的。故曰:『十世古今,始終不離於當念。』了卻目前,J36nB348_p0325c18更無剩法。深思之。」
孕蓮說亦名求生淨土訣
J36nB348_p0325c20癸未冬,予弘《法華》於普德,李石蘭居士,忘其齒爵,最J36nB348_p0325c21先皈依,時有求子凡情,予名曰淨育。越三年,則轉其J36nB348_p0325c22求子之心,塑佛像,朝夕戀慕,一意求生淨土矣。予語J36nB348_p0325c23之曰:世閒生育,膿血雜亂,安得稱淨?唯蓮華化生,乃J36nB348_p0325c24真淨育,居士當別號孕蓮,予更請以要訣券焉。古人J36nB348_p0325c25謂:愛不重不生娑婆,念不一不生極樂。居士既不求J36nB348_p0325c26子,則愛已輕,又能塑佛,則念已一。乃更有要訣者,蓋J36nB348_p0325c27莫切於「是心作佛,是心是佛」二語也。夫栴檀不過世J36nB348_p0325c28閒木耳,燒則成灰,雕則成像,豈非隨心所作乎?既成J36nB348_p0325c29像矣,朝夕禮拜瞻對,朝夕在心目中,心外無佛,豈非J36nB348_p0325c30即心而是乎?若知所雕佛像,的的心作心是,則知極J36nB348_p0326a01樂彌陀,亦的的心作心是也。若知極樂彌陀,心作心J36nB348_p0326a02是,則知十方三世一切諸佛,亦的的心作心是也。若J36nB348_p0326a03知一切諸佛心作心是,則知一切淨土,亦的的心作J36nB348_p0326a04心是也。以唯心淨因,育唯心淨果,無生而生,生即無J36nB348_p0326a05生。操此券而猶墮疑城,斷不可得;悟此訣而猶謂淨J36nB348_p0326a06土法門不至圓頓,尤不可得矣。
陳子法名真朗,法號自昭說
J36nB348_p0326a08《詩》曰「既明且哲,以保其身。」夫身非七尺肉團之謂也。J36nB348_p0326a09聖人以天下為一身,以萬古為一息,故必天地位,萬J36nB348_p0326a10物育,而後謂之保身。《大學》明明德於天下,《論語》一日J36nB348_p0326a11克己復禮,天下歸仁,皆此理也。王陽明超漢、宋諸儒,J36nB348_p0326a12直接孔、顏心學,一生示人,唯有「致良知」三字。良知者,J36nB348_p0326a13性德靈明之體,《大學》之所謂明德,《論語》之所謂已,《詩》J36nB348_p0326a14之所謂身也。致者,稱性圓照之功,《大學》之所謂明,《論J36nB348_p0326a15語》之所謂克,《詩》之所謂保也。苟不悟良知,則何所用J36nB348_p0326a16其致?苟不用致之之功,則良知何由全體顯現,得大J36nB348_p0326a17受用?故吾命汝名曰真朗,即直指汝良知本體,欲汝J36nB348_p0326a18全性起修也。又命號曰自昭,欲汝念念致其良知,不J36nB348_p0326a19向外求,全修在性也。果能顧名思義,何難憲章姚江,J36nB348_p0326a20祖述洙泗,又何難遠溯熙河,朝宗於香水大海也哉?
法器說
J36nB348_p0326a22盈天地閒,皆器也。天為覆器,地為載器,日月為照明J36nB348_p0326a23之器,虛空為容受之器。夫誰為不器者,其唯形而上J36nB348_p0326a24者乎?然形而上者,使離於天地、日月、虛空、萬物,不幾J36nB348_p0326a25為兔角龜毛哉?縱天地、日月、虛空、萬物外,果別有一J36nB348_p0326a26法名之曰道,其誰見聞之?設可見聞,又一器而已矣,J36nB348_p0326a27何名不器?吾是以知形而上者,謂器即不器。器即不J36nB348_p0326a28器,乃可稱法器耳。子以四教,文、行、忠、信。文、行、忠、信,古J36nB348_p0326a29之學者以之為道,今之學者以之為器。顏子博文約J36nB348_p0326a30禮,而欲從末由,則何器非道?由、求、赤各得其偏,而富J36nB348_p0326b01強禮樂,則何道非器?惟吾佛門亦然,三藏十二部,佛J36nB348_p0326b02之以文教也;四等六度,佛之以行教也;至誠心、深心、J36nB348_p0326b03回向發願心,佛之以忠信教也。文為般若德,行為解J36nB348_p0326b04脫德,忠信為法身德。般若有三,謂文字、觀照、實相,亦J36nB348_p0326b05三德也。解脫有三,謂性淨、圓淨、方便淨,亦三德也。法J36nB348_p0326b06身有三,謂自性、受用、變化,亦三德也。三三不為多,一J36nB348_p0326b07三不為少,不縱橫、不並別,隨拈一法,諸法頓彰,何器J36nB348_p0326b08而非道,何道而不具足一切器?先儒謂物物一太極,J36nB348_p0326b09太極本無極,庶幾近之。蓋以太極為太極,則太極亦J36nB348_p0326b10一器矣。知太極之本無極,而物物無非太極,則物物J36nB348_p0326b11無非道矣。以此持戒,名無上戒,以此念佛,名無上禪,J36nB348_p0326b12以此閱教,名甚深般若,以此禮拜持誦,作諸善事,名J36nB348_p0326b13普賢行門,將此隨類度生,名遊戲神通。若未悟此,而J36nB348_p0326b14勤修行門,秖名有漏有為。若離諸行門,而別求向上J36nB348_p0326b15一著,秖名龜毛兔角,亦名捉影捕虛。故不曰不器,而J36nB348_p0326b16曰法器。夫器以法稱,不逃空於器外,不局有於器中,J36nB348_p0326b17非有非空,超諸戲論,真儒邪?真佛邪?吾不得而區局J36nB348_p0326b18之矣。
聖學說
J36nB348_p0326b20佛祖聖賢之學無他,求盡其心而已。盡其心者,不於J36nB348_p0326b21心外別立一法,不於心內欠缺一法。是故為子臣弟J36nB348_p0326b22友,止孝忠順信,充惻隱辭讓羞惡是非之心,而仁義J36nB348_p0326b23禮智不可勝用,造次顛沛必於是,可以久處約,長處J36nB348_p0326b24樂,皆由了達心外無法故也。六祖云:「法法皆通,法法J36nB348_p0326b25皆備,而無一法可得,名最上乘。」今人甫欲通備一切J36nB348_p0326b26法,必捨自心而求諸外,甫說法皆無實,必固守癡頑,J36nB348_p0326b27而不知藉境鍊心,無怪乎不墮枝離之學,便落暗證J36nB348_p0326b28之坑也。夫不知萬法唯心,泛求諸事事物物,安得不J36nB348_p0326b29罔;不知心具萬法,獨取一昭昭靈靈,安得不殆。嗟嗟!J36nB348_p0326b30昭昭靈靈,尚不可取,況昏昏墨墨哉?真志佛祖聖賢J36nB348_p0326c01者,素位而行,不願乎外,凡富貴貧賤,種種境緣,皆大J36nB348_p0326c02爐韛,一切時中,動心忍性,增益不能,然後富貴不淫,J36nB348_p0326c03貧賤不移,威武不屈,如松柏亭亭,獨秀於霜雪閒,而J36nB348_p0326c04天地之心,賴此見矣。吾悲儒釋真風,今日盡皆埽地,J36nB348_p0326c05良由學儒者急富貴,學佛者在利名,元無佛祖聖賢J36nB348_p0326c06襟期,故學問操履行門,皆適助其虛妄。如良田然,種J36nB348_p0326c07未植,莠未芸,而灌以糞膩,益增蕪薉而已。學者但向J36nB348_p0326c08心田中,保護菩提嘉苗,芟刈名利莠草,隨時溉灌,勿J36nB348_p0326c09助勿忘,守到白露秋分,自見秀而且實。至於旱則車J36nB348_p0326c10水,潦則開渠,雖神農復興,亦不能使歲時無旱潦也。J36nB348_p0326c11以此方便,自養善根,令成熟度脫,便堪以四悉檀益J36nB348_p0326c12物,令其番番種熟,脫盡未來際,無所不度,而吃緊關J36nB348_p0326c13要,只在今日最初一步。蓋南其轅,則步步近楚,北其J36nB348_p0326c14轅,則愈趨愈遠,縱能久後覺悟改轍,不唯所傷既多,J36nB348_p0326c15亦枉卻多少功夫,豈不可惜。此苦口良藥,勿但作文J36nB348_p0326c16字看過、道理解過,直滴滴入口,從咽喉灌入臟腑,三J36nB348_p0326c17百六十骨節,八萬四千毛竅,皆為藥味所透,庶幾也J36nB348_p0326c18已。
文最說
J36nB348_p0326c20天下不治,由人心不明。人心不明,由聖學不講。聖學J36nB348_p0326c21不講,由功利不忘。功利不忘,由自待菲薄。君子莫貴J36nB348_p0326c22厚自期待也。誠念念自厚,則大行不加;窮居不損,有J36nB348_p0326c23何功利不忘?功利既忘,凡接對師友,誦讀詩書,專為J36nB348_p0326c24身心性命,有何聖學不講?聖學既講,行一不義,殺一J36nB348_p0326c25不辜,而得天下不為,有何人心不明?人心既明,正己J36nB348_p0326c26而物正,有何天下不平治也哉?今之文學,吾惑焉,不J36nB348_p0326c27求於自心,不合於聖學,惟趨時襲取科甲為志。苟遂J36nB348_p0326c28厥志,則恣其人欲之私,而莫知返。無怪乎世道人心J36nB348_p0326c29大壞,而不可救也。雖然,非文之咎,文不知其最者之J36nB348_p0326c30咎也。出世之文,迦文為最;治世之文,文宣為最。迦文J36nB348_p0327a01捨身,求得半偈;文宣遇難曰:「文王既沒,文不在茲乎。」J36nB348_p0327a02此皆於文而知其最者也。文之最者,始於大聖大賢,J36nB348_p0327a03極於諸佛菩薩。誠以聖賢佛菩薩自厚,舉凡道德文J36nB348_p0327a04章、功名富貴,皆非五霸假之,皆非義襲而取。吾所以J36nB348_p0327a05勗文最者無他,惟以文最厚自期待而已。
藏野說
J36nB348_p0327a07《易》曰「聖人以此洗心,退藏於密,吉凶與民同患。」又曰J36nB348_p0327a08「同人於野,亨。」蓋不藏不足以致用,而不於野,不能為J36nB348_p0327a09大同。乾之初九曰「潛龍勿用」,潛即藏也。藏者,道之體J36nB348_p0327a10也。歷見惕躍飛而不改其本體,故曰不變塞焉。知進J36nB348_p0327a11退存亡而不失其正也。世但謂乾為陽物,坤為陰物J36nB348_p0327a12而已。孰知一陰一陽之謂道,即形而下是形而上,其J36nB348_p0327a13君之也,即所以藏之。其藏之也,即所以君之,元非偏J36nB348_p0327a14屬者乎;故又曰「乾坤,其易之蘊邪。」蘊即藏也。藏乾坤J36nB348_p0327a15於易,易外無乾坤;藏易於乾坤,乾坤外亦無易。又以J36nB348_p0327a16易與坤而藏於乾,乾外無坤與易也;以乾與易而藏J36nB348_p0327a17於坤,坤外無易與乾也。斯之謂物物一太極,太極本J36nB348_p0327a18無極也。
恥菴說
J36nB348_p0327a20恥者,心耳。心之精神是謂聖,聖人不過有恥而已。富J36nB348_p0327a21貴,庸人所嗜也,豪傑恥之。功名,豪傑所矜也,聖人恥J36nB348_p0327a22之。恥至聖賢,大行不加,窮居不損,能以道援天下,禹、J36nB348_p0327a23稷、顏子,易地皆然,此世閒之行己有恥也。出世之道,J36nB348_p0327a24何莫不然。人天五欲,色無色定,凡外所嗜,三乘賢聖J36nB348_p0327a25恥之。偏真涅槃,二乘所尚,諸大菩薩恥之。出假神通,J36nB348_p0327a26菩薩所宗,圓頓行人恥之。故世出世最有恥者,莫尚J36nB348_p0327a27圓頓行人矣。名字以未登五品為恥,觀行以未淨六J36nB348_p0327a28根為恥,相似以未證法性為恥,分真以未滿本體為J36nB348_p0327a29恥,所以立躋妙覺,而不見其功也。恥之於人大矣,信J36nB348_p0327a30哉!
柴立說
J36nB348_p0327b02一切名號,無不性空,性空之義,則不可盡,不可盡空,J36nB348_p0327b03即是第一義空。故一一號,體即法界,不當以世出世J36nB348_p0327b04事局取之也。然惟超越世閒出世閒,則能遍入世閒J36nB348_p0327b05出世閒。世閒柴者,孔子所謂柴也,愚也。世閒立者,孔J36nB348_p0327b06子所謂立於禮也。子羔足不履影,啟蟄不殺,方長不J36nB348_p0327b07折,避難而行,不徑不竇,乃能見恩於被刖之人,非所J36nB348_p0327b08謂其愚不可及乎。出世柴者,釋迦為降苦行外道,示J36nB348_p0327b09現雪山苦行六年,其骨柴現,而不顛仆,故名柴立。夫J36nB348_p0327b10苦行雖非正道,然借此降伏外人,則自立立他,皆在J36nB348_p0327b11此矣。今居士欲為世閒聖賢,當學子羔;欲為出世佛J36nB348_p0327b12祖,當學釋迦。苟能學此世出世閒之道,則能超越世J36nB348_p0327b13出世閒,獲二殊勝。你有拄杖子,與你拄杖子,你無拄J36nB348_p0327b14杖子,奪卻拄杖子,縱橫殺活,無不自在,喚作柴立亦J36nB348_p0327b15得,不喚作柴立亦得,三千性相,百界千如,盡向柴立J36nB348_p0327b16二字中,炳然齊現。柴立為法界,一切法趣柴立,是趣J36nB348_p0327b17不過,柴立尚不可得,何況更有趣與非趣。迷此柴立J36nB348_p0327b18法界,則無始流轉生死;悟此柴立法界,則速證安樂J36nB348_p0327b19妙常。故知六凡法界,原在居士身中自取輪迴,四聖J36nB348_p0327b20法界,亦在居士身中放光動地。居士會麼?堂堂獨露J36nB348_p0327b21無他物,莫認摩尼作水晶。
茶毘說
J36nB348_p0327b23人之受生,識壽煖三而已。識,業所牽也。壽煖,識所變J36nB348_p0327b24之相也。依出入息名之為壽,即風大,煖即火大。識外J36nB348_p0327b25無壽煖,業外無識,妄想外無業。業為受生之因,識壽J36nB348_p0327b26煖三為受生之果,因果總不外於妄想。妄想無性,則J36nB348_p0327b27因果亦並無性明矣。眾生於無性因果法中,慣起妄J36nB348_p0327b28想,種種計著,謂有實我實法,枉受輪迴。大覺愍之,為J36nB348_p0327b29設方便,生則教以觀我法空,令永斷苦因;死則教作J36nB348_p0327b30茶毘佛事,令速脫冥滯。蓋火葬者,所以裨二空觀慧J36nB348_p0327c01也。凡夫執情重見,理不分明,語以茶毘,則詫為不情。J36nB348_p0327c02楚石大師,示寂於洪武三年,時禁火葬,師欲遵佛制,J36nB348_p0327c03太祖特為開例。噫!聖賢明達若此,復何疑哉。宜之老J36nB348_p0327c04居士,捨所卜兆宅,入棲霞常住,發願必遵火葬,非深J36nB348_p0327c05觀我法二空者不能也。
持名念佛歷九品淨四土說
J36nB348_p0327c07若欲速脫輪迴之苦,莫如持名念佛,求生極樂世界。J36nB348_p0327c08若欲決定得生極樂世界,又莫如以信為前導,願為J36nB348_p0327c09後鞭,信得決,願得切,雖散心念佛,亦必往生。信不真,J36nB348_p0327c10願不猛,雖一心不亂,亦不得生。云何為信?一者信阿J36nB348_p0327c11彌陀佛願力,二者信釋迦文佛教語,三者信六方諸J36nB348_p0327c12佛讚歎。夫世閒正人君子,便無妄語,況彌陀釋迦六J36nB348_p0327c13方諸佛,豈有妄語?此而不信,真不可救。故須先生深J36nB348_p0327c14信,勿起疑惑。云何為願?一切時中,厭惡娑婆生死之J36nB348_p0327c15苦,欣慕淨土菩提之樂,隨有所作,若善若惡,善則迴J36nB348_p0327c16向求生,惡則懺願求生,更無二志,是名為願。信願既J36nB348_p0327c17具,則念佛方為正行,改惡修善,皆為助行。隨功力之J36nB348_p0327c18淺深,以分九品四土,纖毫不濫。只須自己簡察,不必J36nB348_p0327c19旁問他人。謂深信切願念佛,而念佛時心多散亂者,J36nB348_p0327c20即是下品下生。深信切願念佛,而念佛時散亂漸少J36nB348_p0327c21者,即是下品中生。深信切願念佛,而念佛時便不散J36nB348_p0327c22亂者,即是下品上生。念到事一心不亂,不起貪瞋癡J36nB348_p0327c23者,即是中三品生。念到事一心不亂,任運先斷見思J36nB348_p0327c24塵沙,亦能伏斷無明者,即是上三品生。故信願持名J36nB348_p0327c25念佛,能歷九品,的確不謬也。又信願持名,消伏業障,J36nB348_p0327c26帶惑往生者,即是凡聖同居淨土。信願持名見思斷J36nB348_p0327c27盡而往生者,即是方便有餘淨土。信願持名豁破一J36nB348_p0327c28分無明而往生者,即是實報莊嚴淨土。信願持名持J36nB348_p0327c29到究竟之處,無明斷盡而往生者,即是常寂光淨土。J36nB348_p0327c30故持名能淨四土,亦的確不謬也。問曰:如何持名能J36nB348_p0328a01斷無明?荅曰:所持之佛名,無論悟與不悟,無非一境J36nB348_p0328a02三諦;能持之念心,無論達與不達,無非一心三觀。只J36nB348_p0328a03為眾生妄想執著,情見分別,所以不契圓常。殊不知J36nB348_p0328a04能持者,即是始覺,所持者即是本覺,今直下持去,持J36nB348_p0328a05外無佛、佛外無持,能所不二,則始覺合乎本覺,名究J36nB348_p0328a06竟覺矣。問曰:既始覺合本,則當下即常寂光,如何亦J36nB348_p0328a07說往生?荅曰:若達當下即常寂光,又何妨說箇往生。J36nB348_p0328a08蓋往即非往,非往而往,生即無生,無生而生。文殊、善J36nB348_p0328a09財之生西方者,此也。咄哉男子,無措思惟。
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J36nB348_p0328a11戒婬文
J36nB348_p0328a12人知殺生之業最慘,不知邪婬業尤慘也。人知殺生J36nB348_p0328a13之報最酷,不知邪婬報尤酷也。蓋種種受生,肇端婬J36nB348_p0328a14欲,種種造罪,托因有生,婬為生本,生為罪本。是故三J36nB348_p0328a15塗劇苦,人世餘殃,婬意才萌,一切俱起。婬習難斷,如J36nB348_p0328a16火燎原。於極臭處,謬為香美,於極穢處,謬為潔淨,隨J36nB348_p0328a17處苟合,何異畜生,非道染觸,過於雞犬。此在稍有良J36nB348_p0328a18心者,便應痛絕。柰何聰明學識之士,甘此喪心無恥J36nB348_p0328a19邪?一念欲心,是鐵床銅柱因?一念愛心,是積寒堅冰J36nB348_p0328a20因。況具行非法,滅理亂常,塵沙劫數,不足盡其辜,千J36nB348_p0328a21萬億言,不足數其惡。須發大慚懼,大誓願,寧火炙刀J36nB348_p0328a22剜,終不與一切男女欲心相觸,寧碎身粉骨,終不與J36nB348_p0328a23一切男女汙穢交遘。設忘正念,更犯前非,必遭毒害J36nB348_p0328a24橫災,生身陷入地獄。以茲猛決,善自要心,時時懺除J36nB348_p0328a25往業,切切悔過自新,庶白法可修。而又勤觀經論格J36nB348_p0328a26言,以策廢忘,精修對治觀行,以除毒本。不然,縱有多J36nB348_p0328a27智禪定現前,必落魔道,永無出期。矧世智辯聰,曾非J36nB348_p0328a28大器,隨業直墜,百劫千生,受諸燒煮,尚不成魔,安能J36nB348_p0328a29成佛?尚失人道,安能往生?請於靜時,仔細思之,於對J36nB348_p0328a30境努力防之。不然,諸佛無下手處,善友其柰爾何哉。
勸戒殺文
J36nB348_p0328b02自佛法東流,人知殺生為首戒,垂為勸誡,充楹積棟J36nB348_p0328b03矣。而猶多未悟者,冤業虛妄結集,不能頓解也。經云J36nB348_p0328b04「除奢摩他,及佛出世,不可除滅。」嗚呼!懵懵斯世,將何J36nB348_p0328b05抵極?殺業既厚,劫成刀兵,寇賊紛然,干戈不息,釋迦J36nB348_p0328b06往矣,彌勒未生,設欲拯救,惟力修奢摩他耳。奢摩他,J36nB348_p0328b07此翻妙止,止一切惡,從止殺始,若能止殺,即是止一J36nB348_p0328b08切惡。又止有三義:一、體真止,觀此身惟四大合成,毫J36nB348_p0328b09無實我可得。我既無實,何得殺彼生以養之?彼我皆J36nB348_p0328b10無實,即是同體,何忍殺之?二、方便隨緣止,觀一切靈J36nB348_p0328b11蠢,無始以來,恆與我互作父母妻子,親緣眷屬,隨業J36nB348_p0328b12改形,所以不識,若殺害之,是殺我過去六親也,安得J36nB348_p0328b13不種種方便而救護之。三、息二邊分別止,若但觀生J36nB348_p0328b14空,悲心不熾,但觀緣屬,慈心未周。今直觀蠢動含靈,J36nB348_p0328b15皆有佛性,皆得作佛,無論大小升降,本覺平等,終無J36nB348_p0328b16有二,豬牙中現化佛,蛤蜊中現大士,毒蛇聞偈而轉J36nB348_p0328b17身證果,鸚鵡念佛而焚得舍利,當知蜎飛蠕動,鱗甲J36nB348_p0328b18羽毛,或是過去諸佛,或現在如來,或未來世尊,那有J36nB348_p0328b19可殺之理。能修此三止,即成三慈,三慈既成,名佛出J36nB348_p0328b20世。一人修之,轉化多人,多人修之,轉化無盡,傳傳廣J36nB348_p0328b21化,普遍十方,庶最慘殺業可停,刀兵劫濁可救也。修J36nB348_p0328b22元性沙彌,幼持齋戒,癸酉,忽萌一食肉想,夢至陰府,J36nB348_p0328b23備見殺生者受報楚毒,歷歷分明,乃革心自矢,蓋以J36nB348_p0328b24深知過患,方敢孜孜勸人。予為申其說而獎助之,普J36nB348_p0328b25願仁人君子,體天地好生之德,推聖賢惻隱之心,必J36nB348_p0328b26使殺機永斷,天下歸仁。而又念娑婆之苦空,企樂邦J36nB348_p0328b27之常淨,一念十念,咸彰三觀妙修,自戒戒他,悉合三J36nB348_p0328b28慈妙行,止觀不二,福慧俱崇,虛妄結業,如湯消雪。則J36nB348_p0328b29釋迦含笑於寂光,彌勒授手於兜率,無量壽在其頂J36nB348_p0328b30門,觀世音為其勝友矣。
惠應寺放生社普勸戒殺念佛文
J36nB348_p0328c02夫物雖至微,未有不貪生惡死者。此貪生惡死之心,J36nB348_p0328c03全是煩惑,亦全是靈知靈覺所發現也。吾人貪生惡J36nB348_p0328c04死,情與物同,苟充此情,所欲與共,所惡勿施,安得不J36nB348_p0328c05是靈知靈覺。苟昧此情,但知我生可貪,不知他亦貪J36nB348_p0328c06生,我死可惡,不知他亦惡死,安得不是煩惑?是故若J36nB348_p0328c07欲放生,先須戒殺,欲拔生死煩惑,必須深心念佛。深J36nB348_p0328c08心者,自救救他之心;佛者,靈知靈覺之極致。深心念J36nB348_p0328c09佛者,以自救救他之心,契於靈知靈覺之極致,令若J36nB348_p0328c10自若他,念念解脫者也。以此為正行,以不殺大悲,放J36nB348_p0328c11生大慈助嚴之,必生極樂,蓮華化現,永脫輪迴之苦。J36nB348_p0328c12所以修曇禪友、公路居士等,盡心竭力,普皆勸請也。J36nB348_p0328c13有緣遇此佛圖,便請專精受持,展轉勸人,功德尤為J36nB348_p0328c14不可思議。當知生佛同體,佛者,無上眾生,眾生者,即J36nB348_p0328c15未來諸佛,一念一切念,一切念一念可也。
靈峰蕅益大師宗論卷第四之二
J36nB348_p0329a01靈峰蕅益大師宗論卷第四之三
J36nB348_p0329a02偶錄一
J36nB348_p0329a03梵室偶談共五十五條
J36nB348_p0329a04只貴子見地,不貴子行履,謂有見地,必有行履,有行J36nB348_p0329a05履,未必有見地也。今負狂解,而蕩德喪檢,痛哉!
因J36nB348_p0329a06戒生定,定生而戒愈完,因定發慧,慧發而戒定愈勝,J36nB348_p0329a07故名三無漏學也。今甫習定,戒先蕪矣,甫學慧,定先J36nB348_p0329a08汩矣。以後後廢前前,猶豎梁掘圮基址,覆椽截去梁J36nB348_p0329a09柱也,欲優游寢處其下,得乎?
夫惟得其神者,能遺J36nB348_p0329a10其跡,亦惟失其要者,必染其病。故今之持律者十人J36nB348_p0329a11九陡,演教者十人九流,弘宗者十人九妄,得神遺跡,J36nB348_p0329a12百無一矣。
戒定慧三學,佛法大綱,出苦要徑也。今J36nB348_p0329a13也見律師陡遂廢戒,見法師流遂棄教,見宗師妄遂J36nB348_p0329a14置禪,何因噎廢飯,甘守餓而死也。
有戒無定慧,有J36nB348_p0329a15定無戒慧,有慧無戒定,非真戒定慧也。有戒無定慧,J36nB348_p0329a16墮欲天;有戒定無慧,墮色無色天;有定無戒慧,墮土J36nB348_p0329a17木金石,或空散銷沉;有定慧無戒,墮邪魔神鬼;有慧J36nB348_p0329a18無戒定,不免三惡道苦。或曰:若是,則古人取乘急戒J36nB348_p0329a19緩何居?荅曰:緩之云,非無也。且豪傑之士,與其急乘J36nB348_p0329a20緩戒,墮惡道而方昇,何如乘戒俱急,常近佛而無退。J36nB348_p0329a21又因戒生定,因定發慧,急戒即急乘之階梯,若藉經J36nB348_p0329a22教為名利本,托話頭為優免牌,戒不唯緩而且廢,乘J36nB348_p0329a23雖名急而實緩,甚非古人料揀之心也。
予居徑山,J36nB348_p0329a24始受一食法。有禪者曰:「定共戒,道共戒是務,茲在所J36nB348_p0329a25緩矣。」予不屑荅也。嗚呼!儱侗瞞盰,病通斯世,解文識J36nB348_p0329a26義,能復幾人?若在所緩,應云,定奪戒,道奪戒,共之一J36nB348_p0329a27字云何通?
古之受戒者,修心之基也;今受戒者,我J36nB348_p0329a28慢幟也。古之習教者,學道之戶也;今習教者,破戒由J36nB348_p0329a29也。古之參禪者,增上之要行也;今參禪者,捨戒別名,J36nB348_p0329a30謗教塗轍也。革弊防非,在豪傑士矣。
因地不真,果J36nB348_p0329b01招紆曲,何謂也?方受戒,志為律師矣,方聽經,志為法J36nB348_p0329b02師矣,方參禪,志為宗師矣。不為律師、法師、宗師,無所J36nB348_p0329b03用其受戒、聽教、參禪也。猶應院不為嚫施,無用經懺;J36nB348_p0329b04俗儒不為作宦,無用舉業;娼優隸卒不為利,無用眩J36nB348_p0329b05色俳演,承迎趨走也。雖然,以世法圖利,事雖卑,無大J36nB348_p0329b06過也。讀書規富貴,得罪宣尼矣;佛法博虛名,玷污正J36nB348_p0329b07教矣。
古者透最後關之謂宗匠,博通三藏之謂法J36nB348_p0329b08師,塵業不侵之謂持律。今也稍解麤淺機緣,則以宗J36nB348_p0329b09自鳴;略知流通教典,則以教自負;但護根本四重,則J36nB348_p0329b10以戒自滿。根器狹劣如此,誰與荷擔正法?
予寓龍J36nB348_p0329b11居,有老僧看《寶積經》云:「若先看此經,和尚做不成。」予J36nB348_p0329b12曰:「若不看此經,和尚做不成。」謂不成和尚法故,謂無J36nB348_p0329b13所取於為和尚故。噫!可為知者道,難與俗人言也。
J36nB348_p0329b14予甫受菩薩戒,發心看律藏。闍黎古師試曰:「汝已受J36nB348_p0329b15大,何更習小?」對曰:「重樓四級,上級既造,下級可廢邪?」J36nB348_p0329b16師曰:「身既到上層,目豈緣下級?」對曰:「雖昇他化佛,元J36nB348_p0329b17不離寂場。」
一花拈於三藏既說之後,達磨來自佛J36nB348_p0329b18法盛行之時,龍畫就,一點睛則飛去也。今龍影尚無,J36nB348_p0329b19睛何處點?
邇來宗教大失,在為正法之心不切,為J36nB348_p0329b20門庭之見熾然。詎知為正法,門庭不期高而自莫及;J36nB348_p0329b21為門庭,正法以爭抗而愈玷污也。
古者大宗匠之J36nB348_p0329b22埽教為義學,認指為月,不見真月也。彼已具通教理,J36nB348_p0329b23但不能親證親到,故奪其依解,俾入真通。今之學者,J36nB348_p0329b24尚未夢見教理,何所用埽,不幾謗法之罪乎?
如來J36nB348_p0329b25應世,教隨機設,故大小兩乘,並行不悖。其小乘者,出J36nB348_p0329b26家受具,先以學戒為基,次讀誦坐禪,隨修一法,不必J36nB348_p0329b27兼行。其大乘者,亦必以戒為基,次讀誦坐禪,雖隨根J36nB348_p0329b28各分主助,而要兼修,決無一往禪思不通了義,一往J36nB348_p0329b29持說不事觀心者。不通了義,味禪之犯必成,不事觀J36nB348_p0329b30心,說食之譏何濟?迨夫末法,三學分張,尸羅僅成人J36nB348_p0329c01天之福,而持犯未達,猶未保其人天;禪思每墮無聞J36nB348_p0329c02之誚,而戒慧兩荒,多見淪於惡取;持說每為名利之J36nB348_p0329c03媒,而戒定俱廢,罕不落於空談。噫!安得豪傑士,一振J36nB348_p0329c04其頹者乎?身為床座,所深願焉。
末法衰敗,良以邪J36nB348_p0329c05正不分。丁斯時者,未暇較深淺,急須甄邪正。如以深J36nB348_p0329c06淺,則如來三昧,迦葉不知,迦葉三昧,阿難不知,乃至J36nB348_p0329c07六群比丘,猶勝馬鳴、龍樹。正法尚爾,末法可求全責J36nB348_p0329c08備乎?如以邪正,則頻伽在㲉,已勝餘鳥,砒毒少許,便J36nB348_p0329c09能傷命,安得不辨於幾微乎?故其人正,淺亦可依;其J36nB348_p0329c10人邪,深愈當斥。正人雖淺,必害少而利多;邪人雖深,J36nB348_p0329c11必害多而利少。欲辨邪正之致,未有出於教、理二種J36nB348_p0329c12定量者也。
宗者,無言之教,教者,有言之宗,至言也。J36nB348_p0329c13三藏十二部,默契之皆宗也,既無言矣,安得謂之教?J36nB348_p0329c14千七百公案,舉揚之皆教也,既有言矣,安得謂之宗?J36nB348_p0329c15故不以說證分宗教,第以門庭施設者,噇糟漢也。
J36nB348_p0329c16數見教病則思禪,數見禪病則思教。然有當互救J36nB348_p0329c17者,亦有可各自救者,良以病在當人,非法門咎也。何J36nB348_p0329c18謂各自救?實義虎,決不以畫餅充饑;真禪人,決不墮J36nB348_p0329c19惡取空。見三藏十二部,無一法不勸修行,今之不修J36nB348_p0329c20行者,皆叛教人,非學教人也。西來大意,直指人心,見J36nB348_p0329c21性成佛,今之不務見性成佛,而妄逞邪解者,皆謗禪J36nB348_p0329c22人,非參禪人也。既云見性,安得撥教律於性外?既成J36nB348_p0329c23覺者,安得置教律於不覺?即或未能,且以一句話頭,J36nB348_p0329c24作見性成佛方便,權置萬行門頭。必須信得及,守得J36nB348_p0329c25定,是非莫管,身世俱忘,憤同殺父,急似燒眉,寒暑饑J36nB348_p0329c26渴,尚無暇知,律檢教門,又何暇謗?直以一門深入,未J36nB348_p0329c27及兼修,亦以一鏡既懸,能含多影。故舉起話頭,萬緣J36nB348_p0329c28俱捨即檀;十惡俱息即戒;境風不動即忍;綿密不斷J36nB348_p0329c29即進;更無異緣即禪;真疑歷歷,窮義路之淵源,詣離J36nB348_p0329c30絕之境界,尋伺無棲,能所雙絕即慧。若不能捨緣息J36nB348_p0330a01惡,不動綿密,更無異緣,真疑歷歷者,當知不名真提J36nB348_p0330a02話頭也。既不真提,獨以之為優免牌,且為邪見本,豈J36nB348_p0330a03法門咎哉?故知教禪,法無優劣,特因地不真,利名奪J36nB348_p0330a04志,不免作獅子身蟲耳。果求其本,則禪亦無病,何求J36nB348_p0330a05救於教?教亦無病,何求救於禪?又學人因地雖或不J36nB348_p0330a06真,若遇正師,自能中養不中,才養不才。唯師匠自眼J36nB348_p0330a07未明,自事未了,盲引深坑,雖正因之士,猶被其荼毒,J36nB348_p0330a08況適相叩者哉。吾故曰:法門之壞,撐法門者壞之也。J36nB348_p0330a09唯真宗匠,可呵教家空言,唯真義虎,可斥宗乘儱J36nB348_p0330a10侗,否則自救不暇,何堅固鬥諍為哉。
今人患不在J36nB348_p0330a11提話頭,患不知所以提耳;患不在廢萬緣,患廢不盡J36nB348_p0330a12耳;亦不患教人提話頭,患不知所以教耳。且萬緣既J36nB348_p0330a13廢,身心世界,何以依然不廢。廢惡不廢善,猶在人天,J36nB348_p0330a14廢善不廢惡,報必三惡。捨人天而趣三惡,謂之有智J36nB348_p0330a15可乎?又身心世界,既不能全體放下,則真實話頭,必J36nB348_p0330a16不能直下承當。以悠悠泛泛心,而提儱侗話頭,自誑J36nB348_p0330a17也?於悠悠泛泛人,而儱侗教提一話頭,誑人也。以誑J36nB348_p0330a18人之師,誑自誑之弟子,法門抑何罪乎?故雲棲曰:「人J36nB348_p0330a19以為佛法復興,吾以為宗風大壞也。」
唯三種人可J36nB348_p0330a20參話頭:一者,夙具靈根,著手便判,身心世界,全體放J36nB348_p0330a21下,金剛寶劍,當下提起,直待大事了畢,然後或見知J36nB348_p0330a22識,或觀契經,印證自心,接引後學。二者,雖道路未甚J36nB348_p0330a23明白,能依真實具眼宗匠,死心參究,到歧塗處,自能J36nB348_p0330a24為我指點;到根節處,自能為我解闢;到轉關處,自能J36nB348_p0330a25為我拶入。三者,既未深明道路,又無真師,必洞徹教J36nB348_p0330a26理,方死心參究,雖不能通三藏眾典,《楞嚴》一部,不可J36nB348_p0330a27不精熟也,譬如獨自遠行,若不預問路程,斷斷必有J36nB348_p0330a28錯誤。除此三種,其餘悠悠泛泛之徒,欲參禪悟道,敢J36nB348_p0330a29保十個,錯有五雙。
憨大師,以話頭喻敲門瓦子,至J36nB348_p0330a30言也。識得本無實法,方能用法,而不被法縛。或有病J36nB348_p0330b01其說破,令不生切心,則《金剛》筏喻,《圓覺》標指,亦有過J36nB348_p0330b02邪?且惟說破,知瓦非寶,亟在敲門;若不說破,必忘敲J36nB348_p0330b03門,終日玩瓦。救病神丹,而人顧病之,得無愚且狂乎?
J36nB348_p0330b04歸元性無二,方便有多門,然則參禪、念佛、止觀,皆J36nB348_p0330b05方便也。既謂之門,安得同?若知全性起修,全修在性,J36nB348_p0330b06則三皆一致,安得異?故真修止貴就路還家,說同說J36nB348_p0330b07異,增益戲論。
憨大師方便語,曲為末世開助道門,J36nB348_p0330b08契理契機,善之又善者也。或非之曰:正道不得力,更J36nB348_p0330b09修助道,教門則可,宗乘斷不可。噫!若論向上一著,話J36nB348_p0330b10頭亦用不著。既許話頭,已屬方便,安得獨廢助道。必J36nB348_p0330b11不許持咒為助,先不許提持話頭,以話頭為宗而許,J36nB348_p0330b12是謗宗,以持咒等為教而不許,是輕教。輕教謗宗,何J36nB348_p0330b13止得罪憨師,三世佛冤耳。
今之知識,每於利者令J36nB348_p0330b14參禪,鈍者教念佛,是參禪唯被上機,念佛唯為中下J36nB348_p0330b15也。夫禪不曲被中下則謗禪,念佛不被上機則謗教,J36nB348_p0330b16禪教俱謗,扇以成風,遂令禪作虛名,念無實行,可悲J36nB348_p0330b17也。詎知參禪、念佛及修教觀,各有夙根,一一根性,各J36nB348_p0330b18分三品。禪門第一品人,觸著便了,更無餘事,夙具靈J36nB348_p0330b19根,如時雨化。第二品人,直下不疑,深藏密養,直待瓜J36nB348_p0330b20熟蒂落,大用現前,龍天推出,任運利生。第三品人,具J36nB348_p0330b21大疑憤,如殺父怨,判盡平生,究明此事。念佛第一品J36nB348_p0330b22人,頓悟自心是佛,念念圓明。第二品人,深信自心作J36nB348_p0330b23佛,念念入理。第三品人,深信佛力無量,念念滅惡。此J36nB348_p0330b24復四種,謂念佛自性、念佛相好功德、念佛名號、念佛J36nB348_p0330b25形像,此四各通三品也。教觀第一品人,創聞圓理,頓J36nB348_p0330b26發初心,成正覺於剎那,示八相於百界。第二品人,信J36nB348_p0330b27一境三諦,淨生身六根,伏住地無明,摧見思塵垢。第J36nB348_p0330b28三品人,發圓覺於聞經,修五品之觀行,習三觀以成J36nB348_p0330b29熏,伏五住而趣覺。由此言之,法無優劣,應病則是藥J36nB348_p0330b30皆靈;機有淺深,執方則因藥成病。
身病知憂,家不J36nB348_p0330c01給知憂,年不熟知憂,方隅不靖知憂,獨大事未了則J36nB348_p0330c02不憂,佛法將澌則不憂,眾生業重則不憂。或雖憂而J36nB348_p0330c03不知所以憂,或復倍增其可憂。噫!憂寧有已時也。
J36nB348_p0330c04宗乘所以超勝者,具諸功德而無所住故也。若以不J36nB348_p0330c05具為不住,何異家無斛米兩金,而曰超勝千金之子?
J36nB348_p0330c06古者相宗易,性宗難,故玄奘捨性習相;演教易,證J36nB348_p0330c07宗難,故神光立雪斷臂。今也不然,以宗自鳴者,教茫J36nB348_p0330c08然也,以教自負者,相宗紊然也。嗚呼!難其所易,而易J36nB348_p0330c09其所甚難,不能舉一羽而能舉百鈞,不能見輿薪而J36nB348_p0330c10能察秋毫,五尺童子不為所欺矣。
予遊歷諸山,備J36nB348_p0330c11覽人情物態,顛倒最多,卒難悉舉。且如飲食衣服,塵J36nB348_p0330c12勞也,惟恐不勤;持誦禮拜,勝業也,惟恐不惰;三聚淨J36nB348_p0330c13戒,出世正因也,深厭煩瑣;百年活計,生死根本也,常J36nB348_p0330c14虞缺略。為佛法,慢幢高起,求貨利,體面頓忘,乃至同J36nB348_p0330c15一語也,謂出某經論,則棄如怨敵,謂出某語錄,則愛J36nB348_p0330c16如珍寶。世緣中事,與道無妨,律檢教門,有違向上。嘻,J36nB348_p0330c17吾不知其所趣矣。
何謂教,何謂宗?語言施設之謂J36nB348_p0330c18教,忘情默契之謂宗。故宗也者,雖云教外別傳,實即J36nB348_p0330c19教內真傳也。如以指指月,認指為月,不可也,謂所指J36nB348_p0330c20非月,亦不可也。且諸佛言教皆指,諸祖語錄寧獨非J36nB348_p0330c21指?不認佛指作月,何獨認祖指也?又祖所指是月,佛J36nB348_p0330c22所指寧非月?信祖之所指,何獨不信佛所指也?甚矣,J36nB348_p0330c23人之顛倒也!
發大心猶易,具正見更難;具正見猶J36nB348_p0330c24易,勤修習更難;勤修習猶易,除心病更難。然心病不J36nB348_p0330c25除,安事修習?修習不勤,安取正見?正見不具,豈真大J36nB348_p0330c26心?則直謂之發大心難。
利關不破,得失驚之,名關J36nB348_p0330c27不破,毀譽動之。既為得失毀譽所轉,猶以禪道佛法J36nB348_p0330c28鳴乎?
不見己短,愚也,見而護,愚之愚也。不見人長,J36nB348_p0330c29惡也,見而掩,惡之惡也。
或問予:「汝何願?」「願生西方。」J36nB348_p0330c30「更何願?」「願入地獄。」曰:「是何心哉?」曰:「西方則上事諸佛,J36nB348_p0331a01地獄則下度眾生。佛從彌陀始,願王勝故;生從地獄J36nB348_p0331a02始,悲心切故。」
有禪者問予,作何功夫。曰:念佛。曰:念J36nB348_p0331a03佛何為?曰:求生西方。禪者嗤曰:何不薦取自性彌陀,J36nB348_p0331a04唯心淨土,用是妄念妄求為?予曰:汝謂阿彌陀佛在J36nB348_p0331a05性外,極樂國土在心外邪?心性亦太局隘矣。即汝所J36nB348_p0331a06謂不念不求者,非惡取空邪?
善知識者,猶良醫乎。J36nB348_p0331a07良醫能兼療諸病,亦有專治一病者。兼療則應病與J36nB348_p0331a08藥,專治非其病不醫,故皆能壽夭而生死也。若伎倆J36nB348_p0331a09唯一,欲眾疾普收,其傷害多矣,況一伎未精哉。
語J36nB348_p0331a10云:真人前說不得假:今也假人前說不得真。悲夫!
J36nB348_p0331a11語云:三日賣不得一擔真,一日賣得三擔假。吾曰:寧J36nB348_p0331a12使千日賣不得一擔真,不願一日賣得千擔假。
人J36nB348_p0331a13謂參禪則悟道,不必求生西方;念佛則生西,未必即J36nB348_p0331a14能悟道。不知悟後尚不可不生西方,況未必悟邪。又J36nB348_p0331a15禪者欲生西方,不必改為念佛,但具信願,則參禪即J36nB348_p0331a16淨土行也。又念佛至一心不亂,能所兩忘,即得無生J36nB348_p0331a17法忍,豈非悟道。故參禪念佛,俱能悟道,俱能生西也。J36nB348_p0331a18但有疑則參,無疑則念,在人下手時自酌耳。
古人J36nB348_p0331a19自牧愈卑,品愈高,今人自視愈高,品愈卑;古人自處J36nB348_p0331a20愈小,道愈大,今人自視愈大,道愈小;古人自考愈歉,J36nB348_p0331a21德愈完,今人自恃愈完,德愈歉。是謂不揣其本,而齊J36nB348_p0331a22其末。
小人以己之過為人之過,每怨天而尤人;君J36nB348_p0331a23子以人之過為己之過,每反躬而責己。夫不謂人過J36nB348_p0331a24謂己過,有四觀焉:眼見惡色,耳聞惡聲等,皆自業所J36nB348_p0331a25感,非關他事故;惡境紛紛,皆唯識所現,虛幻不實故;J36nB348_p0331a26眾生煩惱無量,應度應斷,己分事故;眾生修惡,即是J36nB348_p0331a27性惡,眾生性惡,即己性惡故。
法性本常住,云何分J36nB348_p0331a28正像?正像之分,全在人耳。嗚呼。時丁末季,去聖時遙,J36nB348_p0331a29為利者十之九,為名者十之一,為己生死發二乘心J36nB348_p0331a30者百千中一,為大地眾生發無上心者萬萬中一。此J36nB348_p0331b01止就禪和料簡耳,應院及俗人,又不必言矣,佛法將J36nB348_p0331b02安恃邪?
生西方以三種心,至誠心、深心、迴向發願J36nB348_p0331b03心,此三直至成佛。流俗人亦三種心,輕心、忽心、將就J36nB348_p0331b04心,此三常遊五趣。嗚呼!前三百千中或一有,後三百J36nB348_p0331b05千中或一無,奚怪口言求生者多,真實往生者少也。
J36nB348_p0331b06末法中病,有三不可救:喜守不喜攻、喜略不喜廣、J36nB348_p0331b07喜同不喜異。交友有三大惡:喜順不喜逆、喜口是而J36nB348_p0331b08心非、喜不如不喜勝。學問有三大錯:好多不好精、逐J36nB348_p0331b09末不求本、求解不求證。
古人疏經論,必為發幽微,J36nB348_p0331b10示指歸,出綱要,明修法,故隨依一典,可了生死,上弘J36nB348_p0331b11下化。後世畏其繁而廢棄焉,雖似善變通,實大傷教J36nB348_p0331b12眼,如五霸尊周,周益受削。嗚呼!攀枝忘幹,罪元不在J36nB348_p0331b13先賢;因噎廢飯,訓豈可遺後裔?扶教者曷深思之。
J36nB348_p0331b14予見學士堂與務下互輕也:學士曰:彼不知教,不知J36nB348_p0331b15理,貿貿然勤作而已,非我等,叢林無光輝,縉紳莫酬J36nB348_p0331b16對矣。務下曰:我竭力而作,彼袖手而食,戒德不守,學J36nB348_p0331b17業不成,安用是浪蕩子為哉。予傷之,私念曰:彼學士,J36nB348_p0331b18胡不念務下之勞,實我外護,我無實行,坐享難消,即J36nB348_p0331b19一切作普賢想。彼務下,胡不念我等障重,無聞熏種,J36nB348_p0331b20彼等聰利,皆由夙因,即一切作導師想。叢林不幾盛J36nB348_p0331b21乎。復見禪堂與藏堂相輕也。禪輕藏曰:彼鑽故紙,圖J36nB348_p0331b22嚫施耳,使進而坐香,安可得,亦安可能哉?藏輕禪曰:J36nB348_p0331b23彼坐食而身不勞,守癡而心不用,叩以了義,茫無所J36nB348_p0331b24知,警其昏沉,瞋心震發,悟道無人,著魔接踵,何如看J36nB348_p0331b25經種般若因,作務得人天福邪?予倍傷之,復代念曰:J36nB348_p0331b26我堂大事未了,滴水難消,彼應和有外護功,閱藏為J36nB348_p0331b27思修本,設我念念親切,法行亦無超于信行,儻悠悠J36nB348_p0331b28自縱,禪誦反高出于坐禪。而藏堂人,胡不念明理不J36nB348_p0331b29修行,說食終不飽,發心欲坐禪,勝十方論師,況謝絕J36nB348_p0331b30萬緣,併除昏散,專心向上,窮究本參,我等散心,豈能J36nB348_p0331c01彷彿。則法門不亦光乎。唯貢高各蘊於懷,忌剋每形J36nB348_p0331c02於吻,致令是非蜂起,體段兩傷,皆獅子身蟲矣。
凡J36nB348_p0331c03智利宜慧行,力強宜定行,亦各有二種。慧行二者,一、J36nB348_p0331c04單從慧入,明極則誠,不煩修定,而自得定,此夙因深J36nB348_p0331c05厚,習氣微薄故也。二、能發聞解,不能即證,必依解起J36nB348_p0331c06行,行起解絕,若不猛做一番,不能親證親到,故須定J36nB348_p0331c07力濟之也。定行二者,一、單刀直入,便能徹法源底,此J36nB348_p0331c08亦夙因深厚,正見力強故也。二、但能死守,不能權變,J36nB348_p0331c09每墮空見,或耽味禪,求脫反縛,求升反墜,必慧行濟J36nB348_p0331c10之,方免墮坑落塹也。復有智力並備,定慧雙圓者,如J36nB348_p0331c11佛在世時,聞法得道,及六祖等是也。若夫借宗教資J36nB348_p0331c12牙後慧,托話頭為優免牌,慧行定行兩無所當,皆獅J36nB348_p0331c13子身中蟲矣。
雲棲大師發揮念佛法門曰:「有事一J36nB348_p0331c14心不亂,理一心不亂。說者謂持名號是事一心,參誰J36nB348_p0331c15字是理一心,亦何訛也。夫事一心者,歷歷分明,不昏J36nB348_p0331c16不散是也。理一心者,默契無生,洞明自性是也。是參J36nB348_p0331c17時話頭純熟,猶屬事門,念時心佛兩忘,即歸理域,安J36nB348_p0331c18得事獨指念,理獨指參也。又參誰字,謂之究理則可,J36nB348_p0331c19謂理一心不可。然非其人,即究理亦未可輕易。何以J36nB348_p0331c20故?事有挾理之功,理無隻立之能,幸審思之。」
甚矣!J36nB348_p0331c21二見之為害也,煩惱、菩提,生死、涅槃,同依於一心,而J36nB348_p0331c22判然為二;宗乘、教乘,同傳於一佛,而判然為二;法性、J36nB348_p0331c23法相,同秉於一音,而判然為二;慧解、行門,同詮於一J36nB348_p0331c24教,而判然為二。二見紛然,正見滅矣。
坐禪名一,實J36nB348_p0331c25則有六,謂圓頓禪、次第禪、利慧禪、鈍修禪、世俗禪、假J36nB348_p0331c26名禪也。圓頓禪者,創聞正法眼藏,涅槃妙心,不可思J36nB348_p0331c27議,微妙理性,而發其心。此復四,一者,乍聞即悟,頓證J36nB348_p0331c28自心,不落階級,具足智德,二者,以未頓證,便大疑憤,J36nB348_p0331c29畟塞虛空,當下依正兩忘,凡聖坐斷,昏散無棲泊處,J36nB348_p0331c30智理無湊合處,儼如有氣死人,直待冷灰豆爆。三者,J36nB348_p0332a01未能直下成片,實信得及,疑得定,雖被無始業力所J36nB348_p0332a02纏,種種昏散障緣,不退初心,或一向單提,或道品助J36nB348_p0332a03成,畢生不起名利心,不起餘乘心,約機即鈍,約根亦J36nB348_p0332a04名圓頓種子。四者,先於教典留心,討明理性,隨起觀J36nB348_p0332a05行,名為乾慧,次得相似理水,名入信心,次乃發心,名J36nB348_p0332a06入正位,即與頓悟同一智德。須知頓悟,本多生熏習,J36nB348_p0332a07故初心不可不於至教厚植種子也。次第禪者,先以J36nB348_p0332a08空慧修一切智,觀一切法無不皆空,次以假慧修道J36nB348_p0332a09種智,觀一切法從空建立,後以中慧修一切種智,觀J36nB348_p0332a10一切法非空非假,即第一義心。利慧禪者,達一切法J36nB348_p0332a11如幻如夢,當體全空,非空故空。鈍修禪復四,一者,為J36nB348_p0332a12得神足,行菩薩道,修根本四禪,依之發通。二者,深觀J36nB348_p0332a13十二因緣,坐斷無明。三者、深觀四諦,剎那斷惑證真。J36nB348_p0332a14四者,雖深知苦諦,必九次第定,漸次斷惑證真。世俗J36nB348_p0332a15禪復二,一者,凡夫以欣厭心,修上八定。二者、外道計J36nB348_p0332a16彼涅槃,修習彼定。假名禪復三,一者,雖聞圓頓名言,J36nB348_p0332a17慕名不會義,強提一話頭,尚未解盡話頭義路,況義J36nB348_p0332a18路窮處,是人以一句話,作優免牌,盡廢他善,死在繫J36nB348_p0332a19驢橛上,雖稍卻昏散,且未得世俗禪定,安望圓頓?雖J36nB348_p0332a20無大害,卻失聞熏無量功德。二者,於諸祖機緣,深求J36nB348_p0332a21道理,廢寢忘餐,或得一義路入處,輒認為有所醒發,J36nB348_p0332a22便作得本,不愁末想,是人雖不撥萬行,常躲身無事J36nB348_p0332a23甲裏,且以解行分作兩橛,是名謗真般若。三者,但好J36nB348_p0332a24虛名,以機緣資牙慧,胡說亂說,自害害人,或挂虛名,J36nB348_p0332a25言參話頭,偷安藏拙,昏散不除,憎愛恆熾,空消檀施,J36nB348_p0332a26敗壞法門。已上六種中,共成十有五等,若再料簡,差J36nB348_p0332a27降更多。嗟哉!末季,徒取其名,莫稽其實,柰何宗教不J36nB348_p0332a28埽地也。
古謂虛舟飄瓦,則不生瞋,今亦生瞋矣。鵲J36nB348_p0332a29噪鴉鳴則不分別,今亦分別矣。逆順境緣,安望其脫J36nB348_p0332a30然邪?
法門有七壞相,六興相。何謂七壞相?一懼命J36nB348_p0332b01天,知命孤,以家貧故,令出家;二避難無聊,激氣求安J36nB348_p0332b02樂故,自出家;三求清高故自出家;四以好名故受戒;J36nB348_p0332b03五好名故聽經;六藏拙故參禪;七好名故參禪。七種J36nB348_p0332b04雖高低不等,優劣判然,同為因地不真,壞法門一也。J36nB348_p0332b05何謂六興相?一為生死故出家,二為大菩提故出家,J36nB348_p0332b06三為修行基本故受戒,四為修行門路故聽經,五為J36nB348_p0332b07了生死故參禪,六為得種智故參禪。六種雖大小不J36nB348_p0332b08等、偏圓有殊,同為因地真正,能興正法一也。噫!凡吾J36nB348_p0332b09同類,尚自考之。儻因地真,幸善自保持,俾終正而不J36nB348_p0332b10入於邪。或因地未真,則痛自改悔,速反真而無溺於J36nB348_p0332b11偽,庶幾自救,亦救法門耳。
正人觀邪法,邪法亦成J36nB348_p0332b12正,邪人觀正法,正法亦成邪。深人觀淺法,淺法亦成J36nB348_p0332b13深,淺人觀深法,深法亦成淺。圓人觀偏法,偏法亦成J36nB348_p0332b14圓,偏人觀圓法,圓法亦成偏。道人觀俗法,俗法亦成J36nB348_p0332b15道,俗人觀道法,道法亦成俗。嗚呼!今之正成邪、深成J36nB348_p0332b16淺、圓成偏、道成俗,往往矣。試各自簡點,苟知其病,必J36nB348_p0332b17知其藥,深望之。
有名同而實異者,如佛言道,謂三J36nB348_p0332b18種菩提,老言道,謂虛無自然,儒言道,謂五常五倫,未J36nB348_p0332b19可同語也。有名異實同者,如台宗謂之一心三觀,賢J36nB348_p0332b20首謂之一真法界,相宗謂之勝義唯識,禪宗謂之向J36nB348_p0332b21上一著,未始少異也。譬一帝都,曰北京,曰燕都,曰順J36nB348_p0332b22天府,有盛譚北京,鄙燕都為陋劣,或譚燕都,鄙順天J36nB348_p0332b23為陋劣,吾知其必被嗤也。彼性相分河,南北豎黨,何J36nB348_p0332b24以異此?
松江李居士,寓天封寺,猛欲出家。予問:「汝J36nB348_p0332b25欲出家,曾看經否?」「未也。」「看語錄否?」「稍看。」「何以看語錄J36nB348_p0332b26不看經?」曰:「經則煩細,語錄爽快可觀。」予曰:「爽快可觀,J36nB348_p0332b27無如水滸傳,三國志矣。」
偶書二則
J36nB348_p0332b29諸佛修稱性之善,故能化身千百億,自在度眾生。眾J36nB348_p0332b30生造稱性之惡,故能一一身遍滿八萬四千大地獄,J36nB348_p0332c01一日一夜具受八萬生死之苦。然則佛境界不可思J36nB348_p0332c02議,眾生境界亦不可思議,秖由現前一念,本自不可J36nB348_p0332c03思議耳,有智者宜安從邪?
四凶居堯、舜之世,而不J36nB348_p0332c04能自安其生,孔、孟丁春秋、戰國之亂,而不足以改其J36nB348_p0332c05樂,故知得失全由自心,外境何與焉?今人不治心而J36nB348_p0332c06問境,無乃惑乎?
閱陽明全集畢偶書二則
J36nB348_p0332c08君子小人,良知之體,未始不同也。一蔽於私而不能J36nB348_p0332c09致,遂嫉功忌能,誣忠陷良,無所不至。吁!可哀矣。唯君J36nB348_p0332c10子昭曠如太虛空,絕不與較是非、辯得失,故小人卒J36nB348_p0332c11無所騁其毒,而陷溺未深者,猶可化為君子。一與之J36nB348_p0332c12抗,則其去小人不能以寸,而玉與石角,玉必先敝矣。J36nB348_p0332c13通此佛氏二無我觀,妙旨泠然,孰謂世閒大儒,非出J36nB348_p0332c14世白茅哉?或病陽明有時闢佛,疑其未忘門庭,蓋未J36nB348_p0332c15論其世,未設身處其地耳。嗚呼!繼陽明起諸大儒,無J36nB348_p0332c16不醉心佛乘,夫非鍊酥為酒之功也哉?
學無論儒J36nB348_p0332c17釋,其貴真賤偽一也。學果真,雖一時受讒被抑,精光J36nB348_p0332c18終不可掩;學苟偽,雖一時欺世盜名,醜態終亦必露。J36nB348_p0332c19故曰:斯民也,三代所以直道而行。夫直道,即良知本J36nB348_p0332c20體而已。致此本體,可建天地,質鬼神,俟百世,況斯世J36nB348_p0332c21之民哉!顧斯世之民信之,而權姦獨誣陷之,俗儒獨J36nB348_p0332c22排斥之。彼權姦俗儒獨無良知邪?特有以蔽之,弗能J36nB348_p0332c23致之耳。嗚呼!均此本體,但弗致則與瑾、彬同惡,能致J36nB348_p0332c24則與陽明同善,讀聖賢書者,宜何如慎其獨也!今世J36nB348_p0332c25佛門,陷足於偽者亦多矣,吾為此懼,欲閑之而未能,J36nB348_p0332c26閱此書,不覺感憤流淚云。
偶書二則
J36nB348_p0332c28《唯識》以遍破我法二執為宗趣,故借立法為遣情之J36nB348_p0332c29門。《般若》以會一切法無非妙理為宗趣,故借破執為J36nB348_p0332c30立理之門。然則《唯識》宜名破相,《般若》宜名立法,而相J36nB348_p0333a01傳反稱《唯識》為相宗,《般若》為空宗者,謬也。
鳥窠禪J36nB348_p0333a02師為侍者吹布毛,止是初入信門方便,世多認為極J36nB348_p0333a03則事,其為白香山拈「諸惡莫作,眾善奉行」二語,正是J36nB348_p0333a04徹骨徹髓,原始要終法門,世多認為淺近事。無怪乎J36nB348_p0333a05解行分張,不達實相正印。
山客問荅病起偶書
J36nB348_p0333a07靈峰有五美四惡。何謂五美?一者泉甘且多,二者黜J36nB348_p0333a08陟不聞,三者暑不酷,四者寒燒柴火,五者蚊少。何謂J36nB348_p0333a09四惡?一者病時醫藥難,二者貧時借貸難,三者大風J36nB348_p0333a10能飄瓦,四者地瘠多砂,所生穀菜味皆劣。客曰:「敢問J36nB348_p0333a11四惡亦可屏乎?」山曰:「可。」客曰:「請聞厥方。」山曰:「節口腹,J36nB348_p0333a12慎寒暑,則少病,斯屏醫藥矣。少欲知足,則不貧,斯屏J36nB348_p0333a13借貸矣。緊覆茅,泥治壁,糊窗閉戶,斯屏風矣。依佛教J36nB348_p0333a14戒,於美惡食,勿妄分別,趣療形枯,斯屏劣味矣。」客拜J36nB348_p0333a15曰:「善哉受教,請畢世依君住。」
解
J36nB348_p0333a17致知格物解約佛法為唐宜之說
J36nB348_p0333a18知者,明德之本體,乃中道第一義諦妙心,非空非假,J36nB348_p0333a19而實離一切相,即一切法者也。致者,一心三觀,了達J36nB348_p0333a20此一諦而三諦也。物者,迷此知體,而幻現之身心家J36nB348_p0333a21國天下,如水所結之冰也。格者,推究此身心家國天J36nB348_p0333a22下,皆如幻影,並非實我實法,如以煖氣銷堅冰也。欲J36nB348_p0333a23得水,莫若泮水,欲致知,莫若格物,冰泮水現,物格知J36nB348_p0333a24致矣。物者,所觀之境也,格者,能觀之智也,知者,所顯J36nB348_p0333a25之諦也。一心三觀,名格物,一境三諦,不令隱晦,名致J36nB348_p0333a26知,不可以致知為空觀,格物為假觀也唐謬分,故破之。了知J36nB348_p0333a27五位百法,皆無實我實法,為物格;轉第六識為妙觀J36nB348_p0333a28察智,為知致;轉第七識為平等性智,為意誠;轉第八J36nB348_p0333a29識為大圓鏡智,為心正;轉前五識為成所作智,為身J36nB348_p0333a30修。一身清淨,故多身清淨,乃至一世界清淨,故一切J36nB348_p0333b01世界清淨。為家齊國治天下平,只一物格工夫到底,J36nB348_p0333b02致知之學,始無虧欠,是謂究竟不離於初步也。
藏性解難五則
J36nB348_p0333b04隨緣那名不變,不變那得隨緣?一難非不變之體,安有J36nB348_p0333b05隨緣之用?非隨緣之用,安顯不變之體?一解
不變體J36nB348_p0333b06常,隨緣用無常,還是一分無常,一分常?二難體不變故,J36nB348_p0333b07妙用不變,體常用亦常;用隨緣故,舉體隨緣,用無常,J36nB348_p0333b08體亦無常。常與無常,二鳥雙遊。二解
正隨緣時,不變J36nB348_p0333b09安在?悟不變後,豈更隨緣?三難正隨緣,隨緣即不變,別J36nB348_p0333b10無不變所在,如二月外無真月,二月即是真月。悟不J36nB348_p0333b11變,不變隨悟緣,了了常無迷惑,如淨眼見真月,更不J36nB348_p0333b12見二月。三解
月是能隨邪?見是所隨邪?四難就月為喻,J36nB348_p0333b13真月不變,一二皆隨緣。真月隨人,見一見二,不變常J36nB348_p0333b14自隨緣。見一見二,實無他月,隨緣常自不變,就見為J36nB348_p0333b15論,見性不變,見一見二皆隨緣,見一是真見,見二是J36nB348_p0333b16妄見。只一見體,而有真妄,不變常隨緣,真見妄見,總J36nB348_p0333b17是見,隨緣常不變。四解
月是能隨,即是所見,見是能J36nB348_p0333b18見,即是所隨,名不二邪?五難此非不二。須知月不在天,J36nB348_p0333b19見不在目。月在天,見在目,二物相遠,如何成見?又復J36nB348_p0333b20月不來目,見不往天,月來目,天則無月,見往天,目則J36nB348_p0333b21無見。然非月何見?非見何月?月若是見,復何名月?月J36nB348_p0333b22若非見,云何見月?見若是月,復何名見?見若非月,月J36nB348_p0333b23云何見?從此體會,方知能所不二。不二之性,即是不J36nB348_p0333b24變。迷者謂二,悟知不二,總號隨緣,一性隨迷悟兩緣,J36nB348_p0333b25迷悟總不改一性也。五解
靈峰蕅益大師宗論卷第四之三終