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J39nB447_p0395b22除夕,小參。「古人以百年壽終之際喚作臘月三十夜,J39nB447_p0395b23若平日工夫不穩、漆桶不破,到這時節地黑天昏、胡J39nB447_p0395b24鑽亂撞,良可悲哀。諸昆仲!一年三百六十日已盡,你J39nB447_p0395b25諸人還辦得此事麼?若辦不得,則又虛喪一年光陰。J39nB447_p0395b26豈但虛喪此一年光陰?從無量劫來至於今日的光J39nB447_p0395b27陰盡是虛喪。諸昆仲!提起金剛王劍,將從前的昏沉J39nB447_p0395b28掉舉、散亂自恣一齊斬去,以明朝元旦為始,奮大勇J39nB447_p0395b29猛、起大精進,豎生鐵脊梁、抱無義味話,一直參、一直J39nB447_p0395b30究,歲月不計、寒暑不管,如打失了一件要緊的物相J39nB447_p0395c01似,定要尋、定要覓,覓到用力不及處、尋到留意不得J39nB447_p0395c02時,忽然當下了明,原來不在別處。」召大眾,云:「即今香J39nB447_p0395c03焚柏子、炬點蘭膏,梅花雪裏飄香、爆竹風前送韻,你J39nB447_p0395c04諸人還當下了明得麼?若了明得,說甚麼壽終?說甚J39nB447_p0395c05麼歲盡?一任徘徊法席、瀟灑雲堂;如當下了明不得,J39nB447_p0395c06未免寒隨一夜去、春逐五更來。」
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J39nB447_p0395c16重九,小參。「三玄三要事難分,得意忘言道易親,一句J39nB447_p0395c17明明該萬象,重陽九日菊花新。此是汾陽頌臨濟三J39nB447_p0395c18玄三要之句,即今重九已屆,黃菊盡開,你諸人向甚J39nB447_p0395c19處見臨濟三玄三要?倘若未見,茱萸茶且莫飲、黃栗J39nB447_p0395c20粽且莫餐。古者道:『大事了明,消他萬兩黃金亦得;不J39nB447_p0395c21然,滴水也難消。』且參禪一事非是肆口而談、縱舌而J39nB447_p0395c22論,必須要下真實工夫,如一人與萬人敵相似,正恁J39nB447_p0395c23麼時,眨眼不得、退步不得、怯畏不得、商量不得,直拼J39nB447_p0395c24一條性命向前抵敵,任是佛來也與之一刀兩斷、祖J39nB447_p0395c25來也與之一刀兩斷,若也如斯勇銳,不愁生死不明、J39nB447_p0395c26禪道不透。山僧嘗云:『學道猶如破戰場,單刀直入要J39nB447_p0395c27豪強,煙塵掃盡功歸大,家國清寧帝道昌。』到這境界,J39nB447_p0395c28茱萸茶任飲、黃栗粽憑餐,三玄三要直下打開,千七J39nB447_p0395c29百則一串穿卻,任他時節交加、寒暑遷變,何干於我J39nB447_p0395c30哉?」
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J39nB447_p0396b27小參。僧問:「和尚有禪道否?」師云:「無。」進云:「諸方俱有,和J39nB447_p0396b28尚為甚卻無?」師云:「我與諸方迥別。」乃云:「諸方有禪可J39nB447_p0396b29說,我獨無說;諸方有道可傳,我獨無傳。然無之一字,J39nB447_p0396b30包諸有而無餘,生萬物而不竭。天地雖大,能役有形J39nB447_p0396c01而不能役無形;陰陽雖妙,能役有氣而不能役無氣;J39nB447_p0396c02五行至精,能役有數而不能役無數;百念紛起,能役J39nB447_p0396c03有識而不能役無識。故曰:本來無一物,何處有塵埃?J39nB447_p0396c04昔有僧問趙州:『狗子有佛性也無?』州云:『無。』只將此個J39nB447_p0396c05無字時刻撕捱,晝夜諦審,不雜念、不異緣,忽然心花J39nB447_p0396c06發明,照十方剎,始知三千七百公案、一大藏教典文J39nB447_p0396c07盡從無字流出。」
J39nB447_p0396c08小參。「山僧入滇已來將及五載,曾未有片紙隻字干J39nB447_p0396c09謁檀門、取笑識者,茲準先賢風度,一藤一笠隨處翛J39nB447_p0396c10然,不期默契大德同闔郡紳衿邀入此院,懇請開堂J39nB447_p0396c11指揮劫前消息。然而劫前消息明歷歷、絕覆藏,且又J39nB447_p0396c12鶯啼綠樹、魚躍碧波、蜂嚷花叢、蝶穿苔徑,若是通方J39nB447_p0396c13作者未舉先知,豈待豎說橫談方云領略?不見道:未J39nB447_p0396c14舉已前先薦得,分明鷂子過新羅。」顧左右,云:「還有未J39nB447_p0396c15舉先知者麼?若有,山僧分半院與伊;如無,未免傍通J39nB447_p0396c16曲引。」召大眾,云:「乾坤之內、宇宙之間,中有一寶,秘在J39nB447_p0396c17形山。形山且置,如何是一寶?莫是耳聞目睹是?若謂J39nB447_p0396c18耳聞目睹是,如來又道:『若以色見我、以音聲求我,是J39nB447_p0396c19人行邪道,不能見如來。』若謂耳聞目睹不是,東坡又J39nB447_p0396c20道:『溪聲盡是廣長舌,山色無非清淨身。』於此批判得J39nB447_p0396c21出,則劫前消息不待指揮而自穎脫。」
J39nB447_p0396c22解夏,小參。「道吾舞笏,雪峰輥毬,德山拈白棒,俱胝豎J39nB447_p0396c23指頭,這一夥老古錐大似好肉上剜瘡、虛空裏挖洞,J39nB447_p0396c24檢點將來敗鈌不少。山僧這裏一夏九十日,也不舞J39nB447_p0396c25笏、也不輥毬、也不拈棒、也不豎指,直教諸人向三根J39nB447_p0396c26椽下、七尺單前看個無義味話。」召大眾,云:「即今九旬J39nB447_p0396c27制滿、三月功圓,你諸人的無義味話還曾看破也未?J39nB447_p0396c28若只癡雲靄靄、昏霧蒙蒙,莫說與麼坐一夏,縱使坐J39nB447_p0396c29百千萬億夏,秖增其業本耳。今日事不獲已,與諸人J39nB447_p0396c30展個寬限,最初發心入道之日即是結制,於中不論J39nB447_p0397a01年之與月、日之與時,恁麼參詳、恁麼逼拶,直至牢關J39nB447_p0397a02打破、及第心空,便是解制之日。諸上座!當知人人分J39nB447_p0397a03上有淨裸裸、赤灑灑,騰今耀古、越見超情,各不相知、J39nB447_p0397a04各不相到的一段奇特,秪為塵情意想、記持分別、露J39nB447_p0397a05布言詮、聞見覺知、是非得失所障。若向個裏盡情冰J39nB447_p0397a06釋,便與諸佛同一知見、同一語言、同一手作、同一體J39nB447_p0397a07相,非惟與諸佛同,亦乃與歷代宗師、天下老和尚同。J39nB447_p0397a08到這裏方知此段奇特,在聖不增、在凡不減,行住坐J39nB447_p0397a09臥是大圓覺、穿衣喫飯是大神通,說甚麼結?說甚麼J39nB447_p0397a10解?放曠平常,隨時任運,有甚麼生死可畏、涅槃之可J39nB447_p0397a11愛哉?」顧左右云:「山僧如斯告報,且道有指示處?無指J39nB447_p0397a12示處?若能分析,則道吾舞的、雪峰輥的、德山拈的、俱J39nB447_p0397a13胝豎的,與自己看的無義味話無二無別。脫或不爾,J39nB447_p0397a14且聽說偈,收起葛藤:佛事九旬今已周,此中幾個息J39nB447_p0397a15馳求?時來握杖登華座,聽得蟬聲報早秋。」
J39nB447_p0397a16小參。「報爾英靈士,急切明西意,歲月疾如梭,精進莫J39nB447_p0397a17蹉跎,坐臥經行處,頭頭須照顧。從上諸聖賢,不離當J39nB447_p0397a18下圓,聞聲了自性,擊竹空山應。見色悟本宗,桃花照J39nB447_p0397a19面紅,捲簾明個事,層巒開障翳。吹燈徹本光,全體露J39nB447_p0397a20堂堂,況復無欠少,奚須向外討?拈香并撥火,在處無J39nB447_p0397a21非我,喫飯與穿衣,何曾隔一絲?趁此色力健,應堪眉J39nB447_p0397a22下薦,檢點舊話頭,不明誓不休。焂爾疑團破,原來是J39nB447_p0397a23這個,一明一切明,無處不皆春。既達一真界,縱橫得J39nB447_p0397a24自在,我昔曾經已,非是虛談耳。莫更求方便,直須如J39nB447_p0397a25是看,看到無看處,自有轉身路。」
J39nB447_p0397a26小參。「法不孤起,仗境方生。所以山僧住瀘西,即瀘西J39nB447_p0397a27境以垂示,鍾秀山頭鳥鵲咸集,環翠坊下車馬交馳,J39nB447_p0397a28翠屏拖澹蕩之雲,華嶺捧皎明之月。住師陽,即師陽J39nB447_p0397a29境以垂示,西華頂上竹樹參差,觀音閣前煙水瀰漫,J39nB447_p0397a30通玄洞鎖蒼霞,筆架山連紫霧。」舉拂子云:「且道是瀘J39nB447_p0397b01西的?是師陽的?於此脫然省去,始知頭頭皆我、處處J39nB447_p0397b02非他,觸境不疑、遇緣不惑,如水銀墮地無處不圓,似J39nB447_p0397b03春雷鳴空無物不惺,說甚麼瀘西美景、師陽佳山?」復J39nB447_p0397b04舉拂子云:「還委悉麼?是處是慈門,無門無善財。」
J39nB447_p0397b05為王氏恭人對靈小參。「隴上梅開似玉,門前水響如J39nB447_p0397b06琴,欲識本來這著,不離見色聞聲」。顧左右,云:「即今聲J39nB447_p0397b07已露、色已彰,且道本來這著在甚麼處?」舉如意,云:「見J39nB447_p0397b08麼?」敲靈几,云:「聞麼?這裏聞見分明,始知王氏恭人未J39nB447_p0397b09起念而已遊華藏、未舉足而已到蓮邦,奚須鼓鑼互J39nB447_p0397b10應、金石交宣,廣演靈文、頻談梵偈?所以,《華嚴經》云:『若J39nB447_p0397b11人欲識佛境界,當淨其意如虛空,遠離妄想及諸取,J39nB447_p0397b12令心所向皆無礙。』」復舉如意,云:「還委悉麼?若能委悉,J39nB447_p0397b13則聞聲悟性、見色明心總不出乎這裏;脫或未能,更J39nB447_p0397b14聽一偈:不辭消息與伊傳,生寄死歸理必然,色見聲J39nB447_p0397b15聞如透脫,方知月落不離天。」
J39nB447_p0397b16石章送褊衫,師小參。「這七斤衫子,一自趙州著後,鈍J39nB447_p0397b17置數百餘年,不期石章禪人從無得處得來,山僧向J39nB447_p0397b18無穿處穿出,普使闔道場人同一眼見。」遂著衫,云:「見J39nB447_p0397b19麼?這裏見得,始知終日穿衣未曾挂著一絲,到這裏J39nB447_p0397b20不惟不負石章,亦且不負趙老;倘或未然,須向山僧J39nB447_p0397b21未著此衫之前薦取。」
J39nB447_p0397b22新城駐防王守戎率眾上燈,請小參。「龍潭消息妙難J39nB447_p0397b23量,鑑地輝天不覆藏,今日圓通信手剔,一人頂上一J39nB447_p0397b24重光。明似鏡兮,照開如來三十二種妙相;晃如日兮,J39nB447_p0397b25爍破檀信八萬四千塵勞。般若春頭頭發現,曇花影J39nB447_p0397b26處處敷陳。」以拂子指燈,云:「還見麼?須知燈是火,莫向J39nB447_p0397b27外邊尋。」
J39nB447_p0397b28小參。「永嘉云:『摩尼珠,人不識,如來藏裏親收得。』」以拂J39nB447_p0397b29子打圓相,云:「還識此珠麼?此珠至精至微、最殊最勝,J39nB447_p0397b30七珍莫可比其光、八寶無以喻其色、國土難以酬其J39nB447_p0397c01價。若識此珠,不為生死迫、不被迷悟羈,堪與諸佛同J39nB447_p0397c02行、列祖共話;倘或未能,須向袈裟角下精勤檢點、仔J39nB447_p0397c03細推尋,一日不獲則一日之心莫休、一年不獲則一J39nB447_p0397c04年之念莫廢,如此情消想竭、思苦神疲,正於無可覓J39nB447_p0397c05處焂然入手,光輝上下、照映四維,其平日所疑所礙J39nB447_p0397c06之心一時冰消瓦解,不見郁山主云:『我有明珠一顆,J39nB447_p0397c07久被塵勞關鎖,今日塵淨光生,照破山河萬朵。』是知J39nB447_p0397c08此珠人人本有、個個不無。」復以拂子打圓相,云:「還見J39nB447_p0397c09麼?」
J39nB447_p0397c10為吳氏恭人對靈小參。「五十三年一著子,本無生也J39nB447_p0397c11本無死,圓通不惜兩莖眉,一一從頭說破爾。」以如意J39nB447_p0397c12打圓相,云:「會麼?五十三年秖憑這個從夫,一段柔腸J39nB447_p0397c13親冷暖,十分喜態伴朝昏;五十三年秖憑這個教子,J39nB447_p0397c14凜凜英風堪繼祖,翩翩壯志可凌雲;五十三年秪憑J39nB447_p0397c15這個樂善,香焚白晝空諸有,心悟真乘了萬緣;五十J39nB447_p0397c16三年秪憑這個結果,霜澆木葉林間脫,雪點梅花嶺J39nB447_p0397c17上開。到這裏,無一法不是現成受用、無一事不是本J39nB447_p0397c18地風光,說甚麼生死境界、迷悟機關?所以道:頭頭非J39nB447_p0397c19取捨,處處沒張乖。正恁麼時,如何是吳氏恭人千了J39nB447_p0397c20百當一句?珠翠叢中俱踢倒,鸞鏡臺前盡打翻,兒女J39nB447_p0397c21夫君都不戀,信步迢迢空劫前。」
J39nB447_p0397c22為吳珍居士對靈小參。「昨宵疏雨凌空布,今日清風J39nB447_p0397c23匝地來,非滅非生明歷歷,何須苦苦叫哀哉?」舉拂子,J39nB447_p0397c24云:「見麼?見麼?此是汝五十四年衝鋒四塞、破敵八圍,J39nB447_p0397c25用命求功名的。」擊香案,云:「聞麼?聞麼?此是汝五十四J39nB447_p0397c26年覷破塵勞、歸投覺地,尋師問至道的。」揮拂子,云:「會J39nB447_p0397c27麼?會麼?此是汝五十四年殷勤市易、節檢饔餐,力身J39nB447_p0397c28起家業的。到這裏,手舞足蹈,無非本有之真;吐氣揚J39nB447_p0397c29眉,盡是不無之妙。雖然若是,且道是個甚麼?法法頭J39nB447_p0397c30頭都盧昧他不得。有意尋思雲萬里,無心晤對月盈J39nB447_p0398a01天,大悲千眼難窺覷,只許當人當下圓。」
J39nB447_p0398a02香燈會,小參。師以拂子指香燈,云:「秖這個劫前種植、J39nB447_p0398a03教外敷陳,或標思曩斯兒之名、或稱都思怛囉之號,J39nB447_p0398a04然則光聯八表,焚則氣貫十虛,雲結處萬類覆之有J39nB447_p0398a05餘、花放時群蜂採之不得,閃爍破千年之暗、氤氳回J39nB447_p0398a06億劫之春,德山以之明心、香嚴以之見性,所以十方J39nB447_p0398a07梵剎推斯為首、諸土叢林即此為先。既然,且道殊勝J39nB447_p0398a08在甚麼處?」舉拂子,云:「還見麼?」便歸方丈。
J39nB447_p0398a09小參。指缾梅,云:「秪這個不從庾嶺得來,亦非羅浮採J39nB447_p0398a10出,不煩雨露、不借雪霜,有時弄影燈前橫斜几案、有J39nB447_p0398a11時飄香室內清潤琴書,躡屐登山的徒勞疲倦、尋詩J39nB447_p0398a12跨蹇的枉受艱辛。」遂以兩手擎缾,云:「怎似山僧這裏J39nB447_p0398a13一缾收貯,不逐他尋?清翫以此而供、單傳以此而示,J39nB447_p0398a14縱使山間明月擬古無分、江上清風欲撼不能,說甚J39nB447_p0398a15麼包含太極、洩漏先天?」顧左右,云:「還知不入眾流處J39nB447_p0398a16麼?不許嚴寒逼,豈容雙鵲爭?」
J39nB447_p0398a17戒中,小參。「受諸佛戒,入諸佛位,汝等既登殊勝之門,J39nB447_p0398a18須行殊勝之事。如何是殊勝事?著衣持缽是殊勝事,J39nB447_p0398a19蕩瓶振錫是殊勝事,守護心城是殊勝事,精嚴軌範J39nB447_p0398a20是殊勝事。只有一事不是殊勝事,且道是那一事?」以J39nB447_p0398a21拂子擊香案,下座。
J39nB447_p0398a22小參。「東嶺一層門,恍如銕凌成,有人跳得出,何處不J39nB447_p0398a23稱尊?然而,此門不高、不矮,非小、非大,山川顛卓其中,J39nB447_p0398a24日月倒懸於上,諸佛法身裏許顯現,列祖心印裏許J39nB447_p0398a25傳持。」顧左右,云:「正當谷蘭飄香之時、山月吐輝之際,J39nB447_p0398a26你諸人還跳得出麼?若跳不出,三根椽下如切如磋,J39nB447_p0398a27七尺單前如琢如磨,捲簾問訊須教檢點,翻牌打板J39nB447_p0398a28切忌瞞盰,焂爾迷雲裂破、癡霧豁開,撒手輕輕跳出、J39nB447_p0398a29舉足處處無羈,百草頭上縱橫、十方界內舒卷,如龍J39nB447_p0398a30得水、似虎靠山。到此境界,不愁道超佛祖、位越人天,J39nB447_p0398b01爐韝洪開、法幢高豎,教內、教外項刻全收,世、出世間J39nB447_p0398b02一時週備,管甚一大藏教典墳、三千七百公案?所以J39nB447_p0398b03云:一透一切透,一明一切明。而今有一般的,弗肯灰J39nB447_p0398b04心泯志跳出斯門,一味逐浪隨波、合塵背覺,東去聽J39nB447_p0398b05兩句、西去看兩篇,向無智人前誇經賣紀,大似實學J39nB447_p0398b06飽參,忽遇具眼師家,未免耳紅面赤。似這般的,總之J39nB447_p0398b07未過斯門、未經辣手,所以心花不燦、智識不明,觸境J39nB447_p0398b08不能活機、遇緣不能發用。破山師翁云:『機不滑則見J39nB447_p0398b09理未圓,鋒不利則神悟未徹。水乳相投,箭鋒相拄,豈J39nB447_p0398b10容易哉?不見道:大疑大悟,小疑小悟,不疑不悟。』斯言J39nB447_p0398b11盡矣,可不知歟?況此山開闢有年,住持有代,未得五J39nB447_p0398b12湖聚集,四海交參,梵缽滿堂,袈裟盈室。茲承慕大開J39nB447_p0398b13府并闔郡官僚不忘靈山舊識,豈期意外重逢,一言J39nB447_p0398b14契合,傾念護持,堂室聿新,亭臺炳煥,布一天花雨,傳J39nB447_p0398b15雙桂心燈。又兼諸禪不遠而來,眾信不化而向,是以J39nB447_p0398b16立乎機境,行乎縱奪。你諸人應須借舟達岸,就路還J39nB447_p0398b17鄉,庶不負山僧婆心、官僚護念。若乃延延緩緩,因因J39nB447_p0398b18循循,不但東山這裏一期,縱使百千萬期終不能成J39nB447_p0398b19就也。」復舉:「真淨和尚云:『衲僧家無一處不是過量境J39nB447_p0398b20界、自在禪定。』喝一喝,云:『豈不是過量境界?』謦欬一聲,J39nB447_p0398b21云:『豈不是自在禪定?』」師云:「真淨和尚向音聲裏顯發J39nB447_p0398b22過量境界、自在禪定,檢點將來,秖可塞責初機,弗能J39nB447_p0398b23酬唱達者。若是山僧過量境界,無限青山閒裏眺;自J39nB447_p0398b24在禪定,半窗明月靜中觀。不特初機透脫,要且達者J39nB447_p0398b25圓通。」復顧左右,云:「且道真淨和尚顏面即今在甚麼J39nB447_p0398b26處?」撫禪床兩下,便歸方丈。
J39nB447_p0398b27小參。「一從相聚在東山,九十春光彈指間,露地銕牛J39nB447_p0398b28須趁起,祖翁田地莫教閒。冒雨衝風兮,披星出而莫J39nB447_p0398b29厭;拖泥帶水兮,戴月歸以何妨?但得精勤種去,自然J39nB447_p0398b30豐稔收來。石屋和尚云:『若論此事,如農家耕田相似,J39nB447_p0398c01耕之以深、種之以時,所收必豐;耕之不深、種之非時,J39nB447_p0398c02所收必寡。』」遂以拂子打圓相,云:「這是祖翁田地,不辭J39nB447_p0398c03指出。」豎拂子,云:「這是露地銕牛,不辭牽出。」復顧左右,J39nB447_p0398c04云:「即今田已指明、牛已牽過,你諸人作麼生耕種?如J39nB447_p0398c05是,則不負聚首一朝、團圞三月,長連床邊七上八下,J39nB447_p0398c06無底缽內茹淡餐酸。倘或未能,更聽一偈:頂笠披簑J39nB447_p0398c07苦莫辭,犁耙翻轉趁茲時,而今若不深深種,秋後依J39nB447_p0398c08然倉廩虛。」
J39nB447_p0398c09為藩憲玉鉉柯護法對靈小參。「楊柳低垂象外春,桃J39nB447_p0398c10花斜吐生前面,乘時陞座說無生,直指亡靈登覺岸。」J39nB447_p0398c11舉拂子,云:「見麼?見處明,頭頭無不光輝。」擊案,云:「聞麼?J39nB447_p0398c12聞處通,處處悉皆透脫。如是,則知我玉翁柯大檀越J39nB447_p0398c13未舉心而已陟九蓮臺畔,不動步而早入八德池中。J39nB447_p0398c14況我公平日雖遊宦海,意注宗乘,志篤水雲,情深龍J39nB447_p0398c15象,陶然而塵塵自得,卓爾而處處無羈,積德施仁,育J39nB447_p0398c16民柱國,無不是固有之真、本然之道,又何須山僧考J39nB447_p0398c17鐘伐鼓、豎拂拈椎而謂之說法資薦耶?正所謂:瑪瑙J39nB447_p0398c18階前重砌玉,琉璃殿上更懸珠。敢問諸山達士:一會J39nB447_p0398c19高流,如何是玉翁大檀越不假修證一句?聳聳青山J39nB447_p0398c20扶日月,悠悠流水遶山河。」
J39nB447_p0398c21為臬憲素徵曹護法對靈小參。「彤雲舒嶺岫,梅雪點J39nB447_p0398c22江濱,本自無來去,如何說死生?」顧左右,云:「既無生死,J39nB447_p0398c23又非來去,且道素翁曹大檀越一靈真性在甚麼處?」J39nB447_p0398c24舉拄杖,云:「見麼?於此見得,始知嶺岫彤雲悉露本來J39nB447_p0398c25面目,江濱梅雪全彰佐國真風,雖來來去去而不為J39nB447_p0398c26來去顢頇,死死生生不為死生籠罩。到這裏,則拿問J39nB447_p0398c27貪酷之權與成佛證祖之心不別,伸理冤枉之政與J39nB447_p0398c28利生接物之道無殊。正恁麼時,如何是即事契理一J39nB447_p0398c29句?隨順世緣無罣礙,涅槃生死等空花。」
J39nB447_p0398c30為糧憲慈母李太夫人對靈小參。「嶺月光流繡闥,池J39nB447_p0399a01蓮香散錦堂,不必更尋歸路,即此便是西方。」揮拂子,J39nB447_p0399a02召大眾,云:「諸昆仲!還會李太夫人不離當處,悟證無J39nB447_p0399a03生法忍麼?倘若會得,始知塵心即是佛心,此岸無非J39nB447_p0399a04彼岸,說甚麼風雲十萬里,山水八千程?所以道:無邊J39nB447_p0399a05剎海,自他不隔於毫端;十世古今,始終不離於當念。J39nB447_p0399a06正恁麼時,如何是李太夫人直下高超,不假資薦一J39nB447_p0399a07句?白雲原自棲峰頂,綠水何曾離澗邊?」
J39nB447_p0399a08為林埜上座對靈小參。「長空瑞木飄,大地琉璃結,請J39nB447_p0399a09我說無生,牙疼道不得師是日患牙疼。先哲云:佛法大有,只J39nB447_p0399a10是牙痛。」顧左序,云:「識山僧痛處麼?」遂高聲云:「哎喲!哎J39nB447_p0399a11喲!」顧右序,云:「還識山僧不痛處麼?」亦高聲云:「哎喲!哎J39nB447_p0399a12喲!如是始知林埜上座來不滯於生、去不礙於滅,踏J39nB447_p0399a13碎兩重關,千江一片月。正與麼時,如何是即事指南J39nB447_p0399a14一句?不須更問去來關,薦取牙疼這一訣。如何是這J39nB447_p0399a15一訣?」復高聲云:「哎喲!哎喲!」
J39nB447_p0399a16為法主矩度和尚對靈小參。「解脫清涼月,金剛堅固J39nB447_p0399a17幢,銕牛生犢子,脫體露堂堂。只此一法,惟我矩公和J39nB447_p0399a18尚證之矣。所以耆年碩德、高節古風,樸實住世沒半J39nB447_p0399a19點攀緣,本色教化無些子裝飾,一滴楊枝灑遍穢邦J39nB447_p0399a20淨土,十卷《楞嚴》講得天雨花飛,真教乘之梁棟,實末J39nB447_p0399a21法之光明幢也。吾儕與公情深江海、義重丘山,雖門J39nB447_p0399a22庭建立有殊,而風規闡化不別。於戲!胡為法社之不J39nB447_p0399a23幸而天奪我良朋,遂使講筵月冷、後學無依?雖然,且J39nB447_p0399a24喜七十年前行雲流水實無所來,七十年後海湛空J39nB447_p0399a25澄亦無所去,然則去來無相,更有何物之可悼哉?既J39nB447_p0399a26無可悼,即今供設伊蒲、茶傾紫筍、香焚牛首、炬點蘭J39nB447_p0399a27膏,又是甚麼意旨?」良久,云:「佛法固如是,人情不可無。」
J39nB447_p0399a28為大中丞梅公閻大檀越對靈小參。「生而無生,嶺上J39nB447_p0399a29白雲;滅而不滅,水中明月。生滅既無千,有何法可說?」J39nB447_p0399a30拈拄杖,云:「然而這個消息是我都憲大檀越不修而J39nB447_p0399b01修、不證而證矣,所以臨終之際妙心澄淨、正念昭彰J39nB447_p0399b02而無些子留礙。況我公平日優游宦海,宦海不能困J39nB447_p0399b03其智;受用錦玉,錦玉不能縛其用。且蒞任黔南五載,J39nB447_p0399b04仁和若春風、慈愛如甘雨,凡士、農、工、商莫不霑其潤J39nB447_p0399b05澤,又兼興崇蘭若、莊嚴佛乘,凡方袍圓頂無不叨其J39nB447_p0399b06弘護,可謂一路福星、萬家生佛。於戲!何黔地之福淺J39nB447_p0399b07而相星一旦還天,致令緇素含悲、山林墮淚?正恁麼J39nB447_p0399b08時,坐斷生滅則且置,得大自在一句作麼生道?道崇J39nB447_p0399b09一貫意何堅?祿享萬鍾只淡然,生滅兩關俱不觸,當J39nB447_p0399b10空寶月鎮長圓。」
蓬萊永興寺嗣法門人性堅,捐刻J39nB447_p0399b13 本師和尚語錄第五卷,附藏流通。伏願慈風永用J39nB447_p0399b14 於禪林,慧日長明於佛土。J39nB447_p0399b15 康熙戊寅歲季夏月吉旦。J39nB447_p0399b16 板藏嘉禾楞嚴經坊。
東山梅溪度禪師語錄卷第五終