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J38nB406_p0152a27普說。「佛未出世時正是妙,祇是無人覺知,所以出世J38nB406_p0152a28來逗漏者箇消息,本是借路經過,反成垛生招箭。後J38nB406_p0152a29代兒孫不得真悟,往往一切時、一切處、一切念,總要J38nB406_p0152a30回合到那妙上靜境界。靜境界回合動境界。動境界J38nB406_p0152b01回合閒境界。閒境界回合忙境界。忙境界回合順境J38nB406_p0152b02界。順境界回合逆境界。逆境界回合是境界。是境界J38nB406_p0152b03回合非境界。非境界回合又錯引三十年不少鹽醬,J38nB406_p0152b04以為回合得力;四十九年猶有走作,以為回合不得J38nB406_p0152b05力。殊不知到家人實際理地,與塗路上湊泊,如霄與J38nB406_p0152b06壤。又如麻三觔,庭前柏樹子,鋸解秤錘,一口吸盡西J38nB406_p0152b07江水。古人大休歇、大總持,從胸襟中流出,與汝蓋天J38nB406_p0152b08蓋地。在今人分上,祇成得箇所知之境,到不如三家J38nB406_p0152b09村賣柴漢,晨朝起來,挑一擔柴,入城市裏換些事物,J38nB406_p0152b10傍晚還家,煮熟飯飽食了,洗腳上床,一覺天明,卻無J38nB406_p0152b11如許管帶。大眾!此事有得則必有失,是汝以有所得J38nB406_p0152b12之心,在本來田地上,大似捏目生花,愈精進愈加浮J38nB406_p0152b13逼。嘗見名重海內,忽然狂發,駭人聞見,皆因打頭悟J38nB406_p0152b14門不真,在禪那上稍有所重,不覺失念,便成差互。豈J38nB406_p0152b15不見《楞嚴》五十種陰魔,蓋為未曾發明,遵聖言教,深J38nB406_p0152b16入禪境,示有岐路,不足為怪。獨是擔荷如來,時譽所J38nB406_p0152b17歸,疑誤後學,良可浩歎。此猶是老實人禪病。若資性J38nB406_p0152b18宕佚,喜談過量,纔掉得箇相似,便一切棄置。為伊方J38nB406_p0152b19寸裏,先靠著箇心外無法,一切不可得底道理,任意J38nB406_p0152b20舉止,隨順妄情,以為行于非道方合佛道。比于南泉J38nB406_p0152b21斬貓,歸宗斬蛇,蜆子蝦蟆。殊不知古人劍刃上事,稍J38nB406_p0152b22一眨眼,血濺梵天,豈更麤境,公然狂肆?今時禪病,多J38nB406_p0152b23出於此。良由師家道眼不明,纔見學人蹋上箇豁達J38nB406_p0152b24見識,便一印印破,走到十字街頭,尋箇趁飯底,拏起J38nB406_p0152b25拄杖,穿州入縣,忽然撞著箇不知就裏底護法檀越,J38nB406_p0152b26一搭搭上馳聲走譽,做盡伎倆,用盡心術,總不出名J38nB406_p0152b27聞利養四字,更有顛躓,不堪挂齒。你道怎麼發得人J38nB406_p0152b28信心?于今世間人,儘有從聖賢路上設心制行,是我J38nB406_p0152b29衲僧家稱為傳佛心印,到有許多尷尬。大眾!一等行J38nB406_p0152b30腳,豈不飽聞飽見?切莫隨順顛倒,辜負初心。老僧初J38nB406_p0152c01住歸宗,與新舊住諸人一時緣聚,不妨從頭說破。出J38nB406_p0152c02家兒貴有高識,但凡參禪做事,須務實頭,莫學虛頭。J38nB406_p0152c03大眾!作麼生是虛頭?從冊子上覓機覓境,和會禪話J38nB406_p0152c04是虛頭;從心意識想,認箇見聞覺知,以為本命元辰J38nB406_p0152c05是虛頭;從舉起處承當是虛頭;從石火電光,掉箇不J38nB406_p0152c06容疑議底是虛頭;從平實上天是天、地是地、山是山、J38nB406_p0152c07水是水、得用便用更不移易是虛頭。大眾!何以知他J38nB406_p0152c08總是虛頭?汝但當如上許體會時,門外忽然有人喚J38nB406_p0152c09汝一聲,汝者體會底總沒了也。若謂甕裏何曾走卻J38nB406_p0152c10鱉,又要許多體會作甚麼?到者裏須是悟,不可但與J38nB406_p0152c11麼領略過便當得。曾憶二十年前,有箇時師判高峰J38nB406_p0152c12落枕子因緣,高峰因雪巖問云:『日間浩浩作得主麼?』J38nB406_p0152c13峰云:『作得主。』又問:『夜間夢裏作得主麼?』峰云:『作得主。』J38nB406_p0152c14又問:『既睡著無夢無想無見無聞,主在什麼處?』峰不J38nB406_p0152c15能荅。一夜臥次,推落枕子,忽然大悟。佢便判無夢無J38nB406_p0152c16想無見無聞是文殊普賢境界,將謂高峰當時是在J38nB406_p0152c17無夢無想無見無聞處著到。咦!若祇麼悟,又爭了得?J38nB406_p0152c18大眾!參禪須要了得生死,若但道理和會,今日舉一J38nB406_p0152c19則如何如何批判,明日拈一則又如何如何批判,生J38nB406_p0152c20死到來,你者批判底放過一邊,畢竟作麼生打發?又J38nB406_p0152c21且不待生死到來,就如今日用裏,善惡諸緣一時拋J38nB406_p0152c22向面前,事不謀心,心不謀事,種子濃厚,發生現行,箇J38nB406_p0152c23裏便有許多做手腳不辦去處。不見《雜華》文殊師利J38nB406_p0152c24菩薩問法首菩薩云:『如佛所說,若眾生受持正法,即J38nB406_p0152c25能斷除一切煩惱。何故復有受持正法而不能斷者?J38nB406_p0152c26隨貪恚癡、隨慢、隨覆、隨忿、隨恨、隨嫉、隨慳、隨諂,勢力J38nB406_p0152c27所轉,無能離心。何故能受持正法,而復于心行之內J38nB406_p0152c28起諸煩惱?』法首菩薩以偈荅曰:『佛子善諦聽,所問如J38nB406_p0152c29實義,非但以多聞,能入如來法。如人水所漂,懼溺而J38nB406_p0152c30渴死,于法不修行,多聞亦如是。』大眾!此在教中,雖已J38nB406_p0153a01解悟,還要修行。若我宗門下,行解一時俱到,行解一J38nB406_p0153a02時俱撤。若已解了,便去修行,尚不當事,何況解亦未J38nB406_p0153a03圓,行復參商,瞞得人、瞞得自己麼?若要諦當,從古來J38nB406_p0153a04有箇絕好榜樣,不嫌陳腐,試一舉看。我黃面老子,當J38nB406_p0153a05時在王宮裏,一夜踰城,走到雪山,六年生受。從跋伽、J38nB406_p0153a06阿羅邏、迦蘭等六師,一一各盡其長,總不是了生死J38nB406_p0153a07處。後在菩提樹下,三七思惟,中夜睹明星出時,豁然J38nB406_p0153a08大悟,成等正覺。卻念此事無你開口處,無你安排處,J38nB406_p0153a09直是難信難解,便欲取般涅槃。一時欲梵諸天同聲J38nB406_p0153a10勸請,乃憶過去諸佛說法儀式,詣鹿野苑中,為憍陳J38nB406_p0153a11如五比丘轉四諦法輪。大眾!苦即是實,如來說有苦J38nB406_p0153a12諦是虛;集即是實,如來說有集諦是虛;滅即是實,如J38nB406_p0153a13來說有滅諦是虛;道即是實,如來說有道諦是虛。又J38nB406_p0153a14十二有支:無明即是實,說無明緣滅是虛;行即是實,J38nB406_p0153a15說行緣滅是虛;識即是實,說識緣滅是虛;名色即是J38nB406_p0153a16實,說名色緣滅是虛;六入即是實,說六入緣滅是虛;J38nB406_p0153a17觸即是實,說觸緣滅是虛;受即是實,說受緣滅是虛;J38nB406_p0153a18愛即是實,說愛緣滅是虛;取即是實,說取緣滅是虛;J38nB406_p0153a19有即是實,說有緣滅是虛;生即是實,說生緣滅是虛;J38nB406_p0153a20老病死憂悲苦惱即是實,說老病死憂悲苦惱緣滅J38nB406_p0153a21是虛。又菩薩六度:慳貪是實,布施是虛;污染是實,持J38nB406_p0153a22戒是虛;嗔恚是實,忍辱是虛;懶怠是實,精進是虛;散J38nB406_p0153a23亂是實,禪定是虛;愚癡是實,般若是虛。大眾!實不自J38nB406_p0153a24知,因虛而知;以虛為實,反能障實。何不更看法華會J38nB406_p0153a25上,如來為一大事因緣出現于世,亦不能直指眾生J38nB406_p0153a26知見,惟令眾生開佛知見、示佛知見、悟佛知見、入佛J38nB406_p0153a27知見。眾生與佛知見無二,然不免閉此開彼、隱此示J38nB406_p0153a28彼、迷此悟彼、出此入彼,是有轉變非不轉變,猶為說J38nB406_p0153a29虛不為說實。直至臨般涅槃,始云:『我四十九年不曾J38nB406_p0153a30說著一字。』分明是將從前言教一劃劃斷,于百萬人J38nB406_p0153b01天上拈青蓮華顧視大眾,惟有金色頭陀破顏微笑。J38nB406_p0153b02世尊云:『吾有正法眼藏,涅槃妙心,教外別傳,付與摩J38nB406_p0153b03訶迦葉。』自此乃有宗門之說流布將來。大眾!吾佛世J38nB406_p0153b04尊成等正覺以來,惟此拈華微笑之旨得名為實,其J38nB406_p0153b05餘一切言教皆名為虛。然雖如是,亦須具有超佛越J38nB406_p0153b06祖之眼,方堪承當。若作實法,則未拈華已前是箇甚J38nB406_p0153b07麼?既拈華已後又是箇甚麼?所謂借路經過,不則垛J38nB406_p0153b08生招箭。不見白雲端禪師有頌云:『盡道拈華微笑是,J38nB406_p0153b09不知將底驗宗風。若云心眼同時證,未免朦朧在夢J38nB406_p0153b10中。』你看者四句頌,直是徹骨徹髓。前後諸祖、諸善知J38nB406_p0153b11識,凡有人問:『如何是佛?』云:『麻三觔。』『如何是祖師西來J38nB406_p0153b12意?』云:『庭前柏樹子。』又有問其徒曰:『趙州庭前柏樹子J38nB406_p0153b13意旨如何?』荅云:『先師無此語,莫謗先師好。』你看他嫡J38nB406_p0153b14骨血脈,自是不走一線。近代有底杜譔長老,卻教人J38nB406_p0153b15向棒頭指處會。又有以麻三觔等語,謂從無心三昧J38nB406_p0153b16中流出,自謂親切指示。殊不知正是虛拳指上卻生J38nB406_p0153b17實解,遞相傳授,漸漸失真。後學小生祇看你祖傳底J38nB406_p0153b18弔牌子,又爭怪他菽麥不分?所以行腳高士大須著J38nB406_p0153b19眼。你若不即具擇法,但觀做處。若真大人,心地自是J38nB406_p0153b20平穩,言行自然相顧。前不云乎?但凡參禪做事,須向J38nB406_p0153b21實頭。你若在實頭上著到,一切施為動作自是不虛。J38nB406_p0153b22大眾!又如何是做事底實頭?做事底虛頭,者裏亦有J38nB406_p0153b23箇入理之談。我且問你,作麼生喚做事?莫是叢林裏J38nB406_p0153b24監寺有監寺底事,副寺有副寺底事,維那有維那底J38nB406_p0153b25事,知客有知客底事,侍者、書記、監收、直歲、庄頭及餘J38nB406_p0153b26一切諸職各各有應管底業務麼?若以此為事,則必J38nB406_p0153b27以長連單上參得底為理,恁麼則理不是事、事不是J38nB406_p0153b28理,作麼生說箇事無礙、理無礙?若道長連單上參得J38nB406_p0153b29底便是諸職事做底,諸職事做底便是長連單上參J38nB406_p0153b30得底,謂之事理無礙法界。須知更有信手拈來一毫J38nB406_p0153c01頭獅子、百千億毫頭獅子,無論順逆大小,當處全真,J38nB406_p0153c02謂之事事無礙法界。若總與麼定當,恰好做得箇座J38nB406_p0153c03主使下,何處復有宗門眼目?何況更說某甲職事與J38nB406_p0153c04某乙職事不著,便某處堂頭好、某處堂頭不好,某保J38nB406_p0153c05社規矩嚴謹、某保社散誕,較長度短、辯是爭非,只管J38nB406_p0153c06終日聚著頭絮絮忉忉,你道還有星子衲僧氣息麼?J38nB406_p0153c07龐蘊居士云:『日用事無別,惟吾自偶諧,頭頭非取捨,J38nB406_p0153c08處處莫張乖。朱紫誰為號?丘山絕點埃,神通與妙用,J38nB406_p0153c09運水及搬柴。』他是箇俗漢,到有些衲僧氣,舉此一偈J38nB406_p0153c10聊作指蹤。若便與麼會,且要做箇俗漢不得。今日因J38nB406_p0153c11安立職事,不覺引出如許葛藤。」驀豎拄杖,云:「且道還J38nB406_p0153c12與者箇相應麼?《大般涅槃經》云:『如來有時說于世諦,J38nB406_p0153c13而人以為第一義諦;如來有時說第一義諦,而人以J38nB406_p0153c14為世諦。』若向者裏分疏得下,方知古人道:但參活句,J38nB406_p0153c15莫參死句。若是死句下著,到無你自由分。直饒若玄、J38nB406_p0153c16若妙、若體、若用,一一融會猶是死句,作麼生說箇活J38nB406_p0153c17句?」卓拄杖,云:「不是,不是。」
J38nB406_p0153c18普說。「因緣大事,眾生慧命。若授受失真,佛種應斷。歷J38nB406_p0153c19代祖師喫盡生受,方能在那裏獲大總持。遇真法器,J38nB406_p0153c20猶自縝密,非吝法也。法運衰晚,人心儇薄,往往聰明J38nB406_p0153c21之士,托足清流,挂名高蹈,一以皮相,遂有魚目明珠J38nB406_p0153c22之誤。日久逗漏,悔何及矣。南嶽讓禪師云:『遇非其人,J38nB406_p0153c23宜慎辭哉。』良以是耶。嘗見善知識擇法不為不嚴,乃J38nB406_p0153c24以愛人之故,甄收輒濫。大陽平侍者大慧,以為盡得J38nB406_p0153c25大陽平實之旨,而黃秀才終不免三丫路口之記。賣J38nB406_p0153c26薑漢豈不是五祖戒高弟,而覺範以為賣師取名。予J38nB406_p0153c27每於此,益仰慎辭之訓。古人深達法源,深明根欲,非J38nB406_p0153c28老於叢林,未易知此。老僧三十年謬膺師席,所見所J38nB406_p0153c29聞,不可枚舉。然以法眼觀之,亦不足怪。夫道有真則J38nB406_p0153c30必有似,有深則必有淺。似者出於道外,淺者猶在道J38nB406_p0154a01中。以道中之淺,而欲其生滅淨盡,人我頓撤,此不達J38nB406_p0154a02俱生現行之理。將欲持法,祇恐傷慈。善知識之於學J38nB406_p0154a03人,應見及此,而預為之防。學人之於善知識,亦應見J38nB406_p0154a04及此,而先為己地。則師與資,兩無負矣。善知識為學J38nB406_p0154a05人預防,不過在道法上始之終之,使無剩義而已。學J38nB406_p0154a06人先為己地,亦不過在道法上既窺其體,直窮其用,J38nB406_p0154a07使無空解而已。古人云:『有頭無尾時如何,終是不貴。J38nB406_p0154a08有尾無頭時如何,雖飽無力。頭正尾正時如何,兒孫J38nB406_p0154a09得力,室內不知。』人止知有尾無頭之為無力,而不知J38nB406_p0154a10有頭無尾之為不貴,遂使理則甚明,情終難遣,乃自J38nB406_p0154a11解云:一切法不可得,一切心不可得。夫法不可得、心J38nB406_p0154a12不可得,盡天下人莫不皆然,幻因猶在,幻果難逃。古J38nB406_p0154a13人云:何不道拽而不拽?固昭昭可鑒也。且舍頭亦無J38nB406_p0154a14所謂尾,麻三觔、乾矢橛,此頭之極正者也。道則如是,J38nB406_p0154a15前後若何?所以云:句前句後,正是學人難處,大法不J38nB406_p0154a16明。正恁麼時,猶有趨向,劍去久矣,君方刻舟。不見趙J38nB406_p0154a17州作沙彌時參見南泉,泉云:『有主沙彌?無主沙彌?』州J38nB406_p0154a18云:『有主。』泉云:『主在什麼處?』州近前鞠躬云:『孟春猶寒,J38nB406_p0154a19伏惟和尚尊候萬福。』明日陞座,州便出眾云:『如何是J38nB406_p0154a20道?』泉云:『平常心是道。』州云:『還假趨向也無?』泉云:『擬向J38nB406_p0154a21即乖。』州云:『不擬向爭知是道?』泉云:『道不屬知,不屬不J38nB406_p0154a22知,知是妄覺,不知是無記。汝若深達不疑之道,猶如J38nB406_p0154a23太虛廓然無礙,豈可強是非耶?』此趙州得體明用一J38nB406_p0154a24箇大榜樣,已解道孟春猶寒,而復問云:『還假趨向也J38nB406_p0154a25無?』此真得底人自審去就。大眾!不假趨向,頭一句如J38nB406_p0154a26是,尾一句作麼生?莫是隨緣消舊業,更莫惹新災麼?J38nB406_p0154a27且道箇裏還有差別也無?試細細諦當著。古人有因J38nB406_p0154a28問云:『和尚手裏是箇什麼?』便舉拄杖云:『老僧年邁,離J38nB406_p0154a29伊一步不得。』大眾!作麼生說箇不離底道理?莫便云:J38nB406_p0154a30者箇還離得麼?且喜沒交涉。大凡衲僧家體究言句,J38nB406_p0154b01須有來由。於今人都是沒來由底取次批判,明眼人J38nB406_p0154b02笑汝。在昔達磨大師望神州有大乘氣航海而來,流J38nB406_p0154b03通箇事,掃除階級,祇要汝特地承當,頭正尾正,不是J38nB406_p0154b04但有其說。二祖安心已竟,一日復云:『外息諸緣,內心J38nB406_p0154b05無喘,心如牆壁,可以入道。』二祖由是七年,乃有語云:J38nB406_p0154b06『我已息諸緣。』磨云:『莫成斷滅否?』二祖云:『不成斷滅。』大J38nB406_p0154b07眾!此不成斷滅,正是吾宗門頭一箇嫡真血脈。後來J38nB406_p0154b08讓禪師聞馬祖開堂,密遣人往,纔見陞座,便出云:『作J38nB406_p0154b09麼生?』馬祖云:『自從胡亂後,三十年不少鹽醬。』大眾!作J38nB406_p0154b10麼生是馬大師不少鹽醬處?也須知是箇血脈。藥山J38nB406_p0154b11在馬祖處悟得石頭禪,一日在石上坐次,石頭云:『子J38nB406_p0154b12在此作什麼?』山云:『一物也不為。』頭云:『恁麼則閒坐也。』J38nB406_p0154b13山云:『若閒坐即為也。』大眾!藥山和尚既一物不為,而J38nB406_p0154b14又非閒坐,箇中事作麼生?譬如琴瑟、箜篌、琵琶,縱有J38nB406_p0154b15妙音,若無妙指,終不能發。到者裏,須知大有血脈在,J38nB406_p0154b16不得頇顢。溈山祐禪師一日因香嚴、仰山侍立,忽舉J38nB406_p0154b17手云:『於今恁麼者少,不恁麼者多。』香嚴從東過西,仰J38nB406_p0154b18山從西過東。溈山云:『者箇因緣,三十年後如金擲地。』J38nB406_p0154b19溈山當時法社如林已如此說,可見無上妙諦,今古J38nB406_p0154b20寥寥。汝若打頭不遇作家,纔掉得箇相似,便云本來J38nB406_p0154b21具足,暫時岐路,枉受驅馳。一日瞥地還其本有,直下J38nB406_p0154b22現成,不犯工夫,尋常無事,不知不覺闖入聲色差別,J38nB406_p0154b23儼然有善根底,暗地裏慚愧。若多生染得魔種,更增J38nB406_p0154b24邪見。所謂一切法不可得,一切法無別,道法凋零,皆J38nB406_p0154b25由此輩。古人比之獅子身中虫,自食獅子肉,非餘外J38nB406_p0154b26虫能食。若是真實道流,纔入頭來,便思究竟,決不肯J38nB406_p0154b27流於岐路。祇如祖師西來,直指人心,見性成佛。汝於J38nB406_p0154b28今自心自性,可中見得如伸手見掌麼?若果見得,便J38nB406_p0154b29知麻三觔正是者箇道理,乾矢橛正是者箇道理,乃J38nB406_p0154b30至玄要偏正,本體功勳,一一透徹,自然日用間相應J38nB406_p0154c01與不相應,不假問人。未相應者,自解方便,做到相應;J38nB406_p0154c02有走作底,做到無走作;不曾打成一片底,做到打成J38nB406_p0154c03一片。香林涌泉,豈不是古來大老?何曾蓋覆真實人J38nB406_p0154c04說真實話?祇要同道各自點簡,不如今時自欺欺人。J38nB406_p0154c05天下狂慧固多,老實底亦不少。人不可欺,去去來來,J38nB406_p0154c06總是自欺而已。然自亦不可欺,同是佛性,一切好歹,J38nB406_p0154c07亦各自委。只是名聞利養,一時撇不下,不免硬作主J38nB406_p0154c08張,日過一日,一口氣不來時,豈非禍事?我老僧于今J38nB406_p0154c09從自己著忙起,奉勸諸人亦如是著忙。未了事底,請J38nB406_p0154c10急了卻;既了事底,請乘朝氣一蹋到底。臨濟大師云:J38nB406_p0154c11『圓明方始了畢。』我洞山价祖亦云:『恁麼道即易,相續J38nB406_p0154c12也大難。』古人悟得的確,一箇箇俱是頭正尾正,不如J38nB406_p0154c13今人祇要師家點頭,便到處覓因緣,終日做學問,事J38nB406_p0154c14事迴向出頭那邊,自己腳跟下無始劫來麤重習氣J38nB406_p0154c15尚不能消停,萬一一剎那間聲譽在前、利欲在後,方J38nB406_p0154c16寸裏百種偷心,豈你一期之悟遏捺得住?依然打入J38nB406_p0154c17世諦,隨他流轉。莫聞與麼說,便道老僧全重功勳,箇J38nB406_p0154c18裏大有分曉。圭峰密禪師荅溫造尚書云:『但可以空J38nB406_p0154c19寂為自體,莫認色身;以靈知為自心,莫認妄念。妄念J38nB406_p0154c20若起,都不隨之,臨命終時,自然業不能繫。雖有中陰,J38nB406_p0154c21所向自由,天上人間,隨意寄託。若愛惡之念已泯,不J38nB406_p0154c22受分段之身,自然易短為長,易麤為妙。若微細流注,J38nB406_p0154c23一切寂滅,圓覺大智朗然獨存,即現百千億身,度有J38nB406_p0154c24緣眾生,名之曰佛。』此圭峰為有習氣者言之也。若老J38nB406_p0154c25僧道:『體本空寂,何分法化?心自靈妙,無有真妄。於此J38nB406_p0154c26頓徹,時時空寂靈妙,念念靈妙空寂,分段如是,變易J38nB406_p0154c27亦如是,一身如是,百千億身亦復如是。若見有色身J38nB406_p0154c28不認,有妄念不隨,卻似不曾悟理。』晦堂老師荅韓宗J38nB406_p0154c29古侍郎云:『心外無法者,不知煩惱習氣是何物,而欲J38nB406_p0154c30盡之。若起此念,翻成認賊為子。』此晦堂為心外無法J38nB406_p0155a01者。而復云:『縱有煩惱習氣,則以如來知見治之。』豈知J38nB406_p0155a02如來知見不是治煩惱習氣之具?迷如來知見,即為J38nB406_p0155a03眾生知見;悟眾生知見,即為如來知見。《涅槃》云:『有智J38nB406_p0155a04慧即無煩惱,有煩惱則無智慧。』若見有煩惱習氣,則J38nB406_p0155a05如來知見必斷;若如來知見斷,即無煩惱習氣。潔淨J38nB406_p0155a06深坑可畏之處,與無上菩提遠之遠矣。故知真發明J38nB406_p0155a07人,他自知時。曹山寂禪師云:『妙明體盡知傷觸,力在J38nB406_p0155a08逢緣不借中。』借是外紹,不借是內紹,是真王種,隨緣J38nB406_p0155a09任運,血脈不斷。故又云:『無身有事超岐路,無事無身J38nB406_p0155a10落始終。』悟得無身,自然有事,一切時中,泯然無始終J38nB406_p0155a11本末之異。所謂兒孫得力,室內不知;未有室內不知,J38nB406_p0155a12兒孫可不得力也。以要言之,無論有習氣無習氣,從J38nB406_p0155a13最初發心以至佛地,祇是一箇道理,大須著意,切莫J38nB406_p0155a14閒過,孤負己靈。今與諸人約,共住佳山水,山深無事,J38nB406_p0155a15正宜體究。老僧是箇老實頭,一切門庭鬧熱,讓與諸J38nB406_p0155a16方。一飯兩粥,耐麤甘澹,便與麼過時,祇要與諸人隨J38nB406_p0155a17根授道,稍知痛痒,便合徹底。倘或失念,上頭有人提J38nB406_p0155a18挈汝在。古人打發了,尚埋頭眾中十年二十年,且道J38nB406_p0155a19意作麼生?臨濟大師參得黃檗禪,可謂千了百當。卻J38nB406_p0155a20後七年,破夏入山,密啟何事,始知師資商榷,深淺有J38nB406_p0155a21時,不可麤浮,輕言過量。明朝後日,大有事在,悔之已J38nB406_p0155a22晚。汝今現在座下,及將來更有付授,悉聽老僧遣發,J38nB406_p0155a23不得自請住山。離師太蚤,終難成立,行同流俗,非吾J38nB406_p0155a24弟子。久立,珍重!」
茶話
J38nB406_p0155a26除夕,茶話。「今夕除夕,天下人盡於此夕著忙,惟有我J38nB406_p0155a27衲僧家不然。且道:衲僧家具箇甚麼道理?只是貧亦J38nB406_p0155a28了得、富亦了得,乃至有無、長短一切了得,甚而是非、J38nB406_p0155a29好惡、聲色無有不了之處,不是無,只是了。德山云:『一J38nB406_p0155a30切萬法皆由心生,心若無生,法無能住。若達心地法J38nB406_p0155b01門,一切無礙,遇非其人,宜慎辭哉。』大眾!作麼生說箇J38nB406_p0155b02無礙底道理?天下無嫌底法,總是你不了便成繫縛,J38nB406_p0155b03不是隨事隨物而了,了而後隨,故隨而不隨。大慧云:J38nB406_p0155b04『汝但八識一刀,此一刀斷則千刀、萬刀應時而斷。』所J38nB406_p0155b05以,古人云:『行腳高士大須向聲色裏坐臥、聲色裏困J38nB406_p0155b06眠始得。』你若不了,在者裏便生出許多趨避、許多取J38nB406_p0155b07舍,且作麼生坐臥、困眠?平日胸次間未免疑滯,何況J38nB406_p0155b08臘月三十?你若了,便時時了、念念了,豈待臘月三十?J38nB406_p0155b09觸事遇物總有箇打發處,而又不是離他人生,世間J38nB406_p0155b10一切是非、善惡、種種生滅你作麼生離?而今儘有掉J38nB406_p0155b11得箇不生滅底道理,便擬向生滅邊淘汰以為踐履,J38nB406_p0155b12不知生滅又是箇甚麼?你纔擬淘汰,蚤是生滅。如此J38nB406_p0155b13見解,正眼觀來總成外道。你若了,豈有恁麼事?就是J38nB406_p0155b14山僧恁麼說,已是老婆心切,故有落草之談。既恁麼J38nB406_p0155b15說,猶是落草之談,過此已往又作麼生開口?無事,歸J38nB406_p0155b16堂。」
J38nB406_p0155b17茶話。「如今末世佛法凋零,師家與學人俱順顛倒而J38nB406_p0155b18不順正理。山僧平時東廊下、西廊上,禪堂裏、方丈裏,J38nB406_p0155b19與你諸人說長說短、說是說非,商古量今,時情目下J38nB406_p0155b20都不曾見你諸人著箇眼孔。而今見山僧出來食茶,J38nB406_p0155b21便箇箇拈起紙筆記山僧說話,難道今日纔是麼?豈J38nB406_p0155b22不是順顛倒?就如趙州當日僧問:『學人乍入叢林,乞J38nB406_p0155b23師指示。』州云:『食粥了也未?』僧云:『食粥了也。』州云:『洗缽J38nB406_p0155b24盂去。』其僧便悟。尋常恁麼語句悟得幾箇?多少人作J38nB406_p0155b25佛法會,只是見者僧云:『學人乍入叢林,乞師指示。』便J38nB406_p0155b26將趙州恁麼語句向日用處會、向開口處會、向舉起J38nB406_p0155b27處會,此豈不是順顛倒?又如高亭簡參德山,山隔江J38nB406_p0155b28招手,簡橫趨而去。尋常舉手動足,一切人總見他,為J38nB406_p0155b29甚麼無一箇半箇在者裏得箇消息?纔聞高亭簡與J38nB406_p0155b30麼悟,便向招手處會,不可總教人作野狐精去也。又J38nB406_p0155c01如會通侍者辭鳥窠往諸方學佛法,窠云:『若論佛法,J38nB406_p0155c02我者裏亦有少許。』通云:『如何是和尚者裏佛法?』窠拈J38nB406_p0155c03起布毛一吹,通便悟。不可又道:吹布毛便是鳥窠佛J38nB406_p0155c04法。若不是,為甚麼侍者悟去?」時有僧出問云:「從苗辨J38nB406_p0155c05地,因語識人。高亭簡與德山相見,為是神通妙用?為J38nB406_p0155c06是法爾如然?」師拈果子云:「會麼?」進云:「當初只為茅長J38nB406_p0155c07短,燒了原來地不平。」師云:「還見德山麼?」進云:「沒有兩J38nB406_p0155c08箇。」師約住云:「過來,過來。」僧近前,師云:「一箇兩箇相去J38nB406_p0155c09多少?」進云:「正是學人疑處。」師復以果子擊案一下,進J38nB406_p0155c10云:「畢竟有箇親切處。」師云:「何不放下?」僧禮拜,師復云:J38nB406_p0155c11「此事大難,須實實在那裏了得纔好。你看世尊當日J38nB406_p0155c12拈花,後頭便生出許多葛藤,你若總作佛法會,有甚J38nB406_p0155c13麼了期?須是觸著便知下落,方纔曉得世尊為人處J38nB406_p0155c14正在那裏、破綻處亦正在那裏,你更在那裏替他缽J38nB406_p0155c15盂安柄?說甚麼一箇兩箇、三四五箇了得了不得?說J38nB406_p0155c16甚麼法身邊、說甚麼向上、說甚麼三玄三要、五位君J38nB406_p0155c17臣、法眼根境?雲門三句既說不得,你又作麼會他?似J38nB406_p0155c18山僧恁麼說話,難道沒有伶俐衲子一句句穿過,為J38nB406_p0155c19甚麼卻了不得?且道病在甚麼處?」良久云:「無事歸堂。」
J38nB406_p0155c20除夕茶話。「今夕除夕,天下人俱向家裏度歲,惟我衲J38nB406_p0155c21僧隨寓而安,將謂無家可歸,殊不知我衲僧以山河J38nB406_p0155c22大地為家、以四生六道為家、以喜怒哀樂為家、以是J38nB406_p0155c23非得失為家、以甘苦平險為家,雖論劫在途中而不J38nB406_p0155c24離家舍。雲門大師云:『會則途中受用。』既在途中,作麼J38nB406_p0155c25生受用?故知在在處處俱有到家消息。世人有父母J38nB406_p0155c26妻子之家,而非安樂長久之計,時節若到,聚散無常、J38nB406_p0155c27悲歡相倚,雖暫時在家而恆居途路。雖然,以道俗相J38nB406_p0155c28較,固有如是便宜。若我衲僧到得在處為家、腳跟安J38nB406_p0155c29穩,亦知還更有長處麼?」良久云:「明朝又是新年月,今J38nB406_p0155c30夜且看人送窮。」
J38nB406_p0156a01茶話。「此事現前不過,汝若鉤索將來,便見玄遠。祇如J38nB406_p0156a02即今大眾在者裏會茶,某果子好食、某果子不好食,J38nB406_p0156a03者一杯冷、那一杯暖,何等天真靈妙?及乎問著如何J38nB406_p0156a04是佛、如何是祖師西來意,便有許多承當、許多指示。J38nB406_p0156a05且道:過在什麼處?古人道:『佛法在日用處、迎賓送客J38nB406_p0156a06處、痾矢撒溺處。』纔恁麼,卻又不是也。雖然如是,須要J38nB406_p0156a07開者箇眼始得。汝若未開者箇眼,雖全體是佛,卻全J38nB406_p0156a08體是眾生境界;汝若開者箇眼,雖日在眾生中,總是J38nB406_p0156a09佛之妙用。所以云:知之一字,眾妙之門。然又道:知之J38nB406_p0156a10一字,眾禍之門。汝作麼生折合?今晚華首監寺為新J38nB406_p0156a11首座普茶,特請山僧茶話。適來幾句子,且道:是要諸J38nB406_p0156a12人知?是要諸人不知?」良久,豎拂子,云:「大眾!多少人在J38nB406_p0156a13者裏作知不知會?大眾!佛法不是者箇道理。既不是J38nB406_p0156a14者箇道理,畢竟合作麼生?」以拂子左右拂,云:「珍重。」
J38nB406_p0156a15茶話。「言不可以示道,心不可以入玄,所以從上先哲J38nB406_p0156a16無心體合,不言躬行。老僧自見先師得此滋味,便擬J38nB406_p0156a17向深山窮谷力行古道,詎意因緣不偶,後來在者破J38nB406_p0156a18院住三五年、那破院住三五年,住來住去便是二三J38nB406_p0156a19十年。十年前,澹監寺深悉老僧此意,曾向三吳替老J38nB406_p0156a20僧尋箇住廬山因緣,三回兩次祇是不成就。如今想J38nB406_p0156a21起來,始知因緣合在者裏。既有監寺一副身心,又得J38nB406_p0156a22副寺、直歲、庄頭暨山園大小職事,前後發起亦同一J38nB406_p0156a23副身心,所以五年之間儼然叢席。雖則老僧初心,亦J38nB406_p0156a24是諸人願力互相湊合,不得不歸之夙緣。老僧今日J38nB406_p0156a25到來,安置職事與大眾會茶,不可無說。」遂舉盞子云:J38nB406_p0156a26「大眾!住山須要得者箇著落。」復云:「有得食,有得呷,便J38nB406_p0156a27是我和你底活計。食了呷了,拿起鋤頭,挑起匾擔,向J38nB406_p0156a28那青黯黯處去,不管他高低平突,鋤了一畦,又翻一J38nB406_p0156a29[田*令]。正當恁麼時,佛也覷你不得。若是具眼底,埋頭在J38nB406_p0156a30那裏,日三月三,必定到親證田地。就是初心淺學,總J38nB406_p0156b01教生按著,不許走作分毫,久久自然觸著磕著。大眾!J38nB406_p0156b02此是汝諸人本分上原自具足底,不是彊為,祇是暫J38nB406_p0156b03時岐路。你若肯收拾世間底心,一按按在三寶上,全J38nB406_p0156b04身放下,一肩挑起,老僧不教你求禪學道。大眾!你便J38nB406_p0156b05是禪,你便是道,更求箇什麼?學箇什麼?你若還起一J38nB406_p0156b06箇求禪學道底心,卻似出得醬缸,又入虀甕。從上佛J38nB406_p0156b07祖雖有言句,卻是教你向無言句處,不是叫你在言J38nB406_p0156b08句上作境致。你若向言句上作境致,與那沾滯麤重J38nB406_p0156b09境緣有何分別?總是解脫不得,說甚麤細。于今說心J38nB406_p0156b10說性,說玄說妙,盡是惡口,你又在他惡口上左思右J38nB406_p0156b11量,豈不東行西向?古人道:學到佛邊猶是雜用心,何J38nB406_p0156b12況其餘?大眾!于今世間人祇有兩種障:每日下得床J38nB406_p0156b13來,門外門內,若大若細,一切境緣,悲喜得失,你若透J38nB406_p0156b14他不過時,隨順了他,便是被他流轉;若不隨順,便有J38nB406_p0156b15許多礙塞處,謂之事障。一回瞥地,轉向自己,又在自J38nB406_p0156b16己正位上住著,不得自在,謂之理障。豁然醒覺,回向J38nB406_p0156b17日用,在日用上,一切時、一切處,頭頭上明、物物上了,J38nB406_p0156b18纔喚做事理無礙。更須知有牛頭出、馬面沒,指東為J38nB406_p0156b19西、喚黃作白。到得者田地,若不知轉變,古人喚作貼J38nB406_p0156b20體汗衫,最難脫卻。到不如我和你食飽飯,肩上作具,J38nB406_p0156b21東嶺上、西嶺下,更自親切,祇是你不肯承當。大眾!天J38nB406_p0156b22下無難行底事,祇要自肯發心。于今現住著好山水,J38nB406_p0156b23相聚底都是絕好師友,又有許多菩薩替你起了房J38nB406_p0156b24屋,趕趁錢糧,種種成就,你還當下錯過,擬向什麼處J38nB406_p0156b25去?何不趁色力康健,持一片衣,一口食,與眾作息,歲J38nB406_p0156b26久月深,自然暗自點頭。老僧不教你無利益,努力向J38nB406_p0156b27前取辦一生,豈不慶快?還肯麼?久坐。」
J38nB406_p0156b28茶話。「一切諸法,皆唯是心。有情無情,同入法界。不了J38nB406_p0156b29此宗,功歸生滅。所以一切眾生界即是法界,一切二J38nB406_p0156b30乘界即是法界,一切菩薩界即是法界,一切諸佛界J38nB406_p0156c01即是法界。但一切界現,則法界不現。眾生界現,則法J38nB406_p0156c02界不現;二乘界現,則法界不現;菩薩界現,則法界不J38nB406_p0156c03現;諸佛界現,則法界不現。非無法界,祇是不現。若法J38nB406_p0156c04界現時,觀一切界,如第五大、如第六陰,出頭天外,誰J38nB406_p0156c05是我般若。就一切界,冥合法界,如水中鹽味,色裏膠J38nB406_p0156c06青,不壞目前,且共來往,心相體信,自有因緣。然雖如J38nB406_p0156c07是,古人又道,法界一真,猶存見隔。見在即凡,情忘即J38nB406_p0156c08佛。拈卻藥忌,慎莫追尋。諸人到者裏,須防打翻茶碗。」