頻吉祥禪師語錄
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J39nB454_p0636a01示眾。「你諸人,箇箇都是頂笠腰包,名為衲子,要當名J39nB454_p0636a02實相稱,若不存其實,徒有虛名,終無所益。如今來,須J39nB454_p0636a03聽山僧為你據實供通。」乃卓拄杖,曰:「雲冪冪,艸茸茸,J39nB454_p0636a04百花斂艷蹈芳叢。清淨行者不入涅槃,破戒比丘不J39nB454_p0636a05墮地獄,說什麼轉位就功、轉功就位,千聞不如一見,J39nB454_p0636a06剷艸何如而地,會得的,名與實俱,不會的,吞聲忍氣。J39nB454_p0636a07咄!伎死禪和,速退,速退。」
J39nB454_p0636a08普茶,示眾。「佛法遍天下,談禪口不開,雲巖終不辜負。J39nB454_p0636a09如今要拈出箇棗子,你便道是甜的;要拈來一片生J39nB454_p0636a10薑,你又道是辣的;若總不拈些子,你又道長老不通J39nB454_p0636a11人事。山僧只得舉則因緣,應箇時節。昔年在弁山侍J39nB454_p0636a12雲巖先師,普茶次,先師舉如意示眾曰:『用處不換機,J39nB454_p0636a13老僧已喚作如意了。汝諸人畢竟喚作箇什麼?』當時,J39nB454_p0636a14山僧在傍打箇噴嚏,先師便打一如意,山僧曰:『作麼?』J39nB454_p0636a15先師曰:『你道作麼?』山僧曰:『也不惡。』先師呵呵大笑。你J39nB454_p0636a16諸人,即今要見先師則易,要見雲巖則難。何故?先師J39nB454_p0636a17死卻無限人,雲巖活得無限人。你們若向死活裏相J39nB454_p0636a18見,也則白雲萬里;不向死活裏相見,也則白雲萬里。J39nB454_p0636a19今早典座纔開鍋,飯頭便退火,佛殿裏燒香,山門頭J39nB454_p0636a20合掌。不說是你無心,翻道是我說謊。而今實實告報,J39nB454_p0636a21只有者些子供養。」舉如意曰:「還會麼?」卓一下曰:「似鶻J39nB454_p0636a22捉鳩君不信,御樓前驗始方知。」
J39nB454_p0636a23鳴法鐘,示眾。「者一聲,普請諸人著眼聽,描他也就,畫J39nB454_p0636a24他也成,威嚴勇猛,力敵勢均,齊九有而拔四生,若不J39nB454_p0636a25是箇鐵石堅強的行願,怎肯圓成?」遂擊鐘,云:「南贍部J39nB454_p0636a26洲撈得月,西瞿耶尼翻著賊,東海烏龜變作鱉,好笑J39nB454_p0636a27當門牙齒缺,帝釋花,散不徹,羨而今,好時節。」又擊,云:J39nB454_p0636a28「萬疊雲山風凜冽。」
J39nB454_p0636a29鞔法鼓,示眾。卓拄杖,云:「震法雷。」復卓,云:「鳴法鼓,作麼J39nB454_p0636a30生是布慈雲兮灑甘露?」復卓兩卓,云:「靉靆垂布。如何J39nB454_p0636b01承攬?蘇嚕㗭唎地尾娑訶。」
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J39nB454_p0639a26普說。「今朝是結制的最初夜,從今已去八十五日,第J39nB454_p0639a27一要你諸人有箇趣向,若或時中無趣向、無把柄,便J39nB454_p0639a28名無主孤魂、纏空外道。諸兄弟!道不可以見聞覺知J39nB454_p0639a29求,亦不可離見聞覺知會。若以見聞覺知求,是認影J39nB454_p0639a30迷頭,終不見道;若離見聞覺知會,即破波求水,亦無J39nB454_p0639b01所獲。如是即不得、離不得、離即俱不到,畢竟如何即J39nB454_p0639b02得?」遂舉如意云:「好向山僧如意子頭上會取。若會得J39nB454_p0639b03者一著子,不唯知他離即不到,亦知如意子有種種J39nB454_p0639b04神通、具種種三昧,有時現溈仰身入九十六種三昧,J39nB454_p0639b05說暗機義海、圓相法門;有時現臨濟身,入總別無礙J39nB454_p0639b06陀羅尼三昧,說玄要賓主、縱奪料揀等種種法門;有J39nB454_p0639b07時現雲門身入獅子奮迅三昧,說一字關、六不收、顧J39nB454_p0639b08鑒咦等種種法門;有時現法眼身入遍一切三昧,說J39nB454_p0639b09唯心旨訣、六相義等種種法門;只是不現曹洞身,不J39nB454_p0639b10入重玄三昧,不說正偏王子、功勛滲漏等種種法門。J39nB454_p0639b11何故?」卓如意云:「面目現在。山僧如意子有如是神通,J39nB454_p0639b12具如是三昧,且道山僧從什麼處得來?諸兄弟!亦如J39nB454_p0639b13汝等,今日如是腰包行腳,如是至誠參請,飧盡吳山J39nB454_p0639b14風月、楚水煙波,末上走到浙江湖州府弁山頂上,遇J39nB454_p0639b15著先老人,蒙他親手提挈,把山僧推向淨白地上,山J39nB454_p0639b16僧亦便抖得一身乾乾淨淨,擬便就此作安樂場,以J39nB454_p0639b17為畢竟所歸寧地,不意忽地又被他推向荊棘林裏,J39nB454_p0639b18雖則四方豁落、八面通融,纔動手腳便左罣右礙,如J39nB454_p0639b19是七八年間,不得快活。偶一日,看秘魔禪師,每逢僧J39nB454_p0639b20參,便擎箇木叉子云:『道得也叉下死,道不得也叉下J39nB454_p0639b21死。速道,速道。』後一老宿著語云:『杜撰長老,如麻似粟。』J39nB454_p0639b22山僧忽然如網子裏跳出的相似,始得從前所有罣J39nB454_p0639b23礙一齊勦絕,便見芙蓉面上春風,煙柳叢中明月,博J39nB454_p0639b24得箇如意子,到今來東湧西沒,無中入,有中起,拈金J39nB454_p0639b25鍼,抽玉線,將襟補領,作箇話端。所以《華嚴經》云:『雖復J39nB454_p0639b26不依言語道,亦復不離無言說。』你諸人,要得如意子J39nB454_p0639b27活潑自在,便請將父母生來的所有奇特知見、好聲J39nB454_p0639b28好色,放不下的,捨不得的,最親最愛的,一路子落索J39nB454_p0639b29盡情,束作一團,拋向北鬱單越了,然後抖得身心空J39nB454_p0639b30蕩蕩地,直下將箇本參真實參取。且今有一等麻纏J39nB454_p0639c01紙裏的禪客,纔到叢林下,打箇瞌睡,忽然眼裏火生,J39nB454_p0639c02見光見色,便道:『我得箇見處。』堂頭長老以己之見、度J39nB454_p0639c03人之見,亦滿口應證,他便就學拈、學頌、學轉語,如是J39nB454_p0639c04謂之磨楞合縫的禪,不唯生死到來作主不得,即病J39nB454_p0639c05苦時、煩惱時,乃至一切時,皆作主不得。汝等諸人,要J39nB454_p0639c06得此事相應,須辦箇決定信心,信得箇本參,歷歷分J39nB454_p0639c07明,開眼也著,合眼也著,去來坐立時也著,放參止靜J39nB454_p0639c08時也著,穿衣喫飯時也著,搬柴運水時也著,如將箇J39nB454_p0639c09摩尼珠在手的相似,如是管顧他、愛戀他,久久摸索,J39nB454_p0639c10待你做到無可用心處、無可著力處,左不得、右不得,J39nB454_p0639c11切不可生退墮心,如是猛力、如是專切,驀地一下子J39nB454_p0639c12撲倒,起來依舊天空地闊、月皎風清,瀟湘桃浪如春J39nB454_p0639c13暖,羚羊挂角三山後,始有參學分,始有話會分。山僧J39nB454_p0639c14說到者裏,自覺口勞舌惓,汝等少間來暖室裏,更為J39nB454_p0639c15商量,且道商量箇甚麼?」擲下如意,云:「白雲影裏怪石J39nB454_p0639c16露,流水光中古木青。」
J39nB454_p0639c17普說。「適纔兩序兄弟,求山僧作箇法供養,仔細思量,J39nB454_p0639c18無物堪獻。今冬你眾昆仲,有從數千百里外,來到雲J39nB454_p0639c19峰者裏,參山僧的禪,怎奈我者裏無禪到你參。不唯J39nB454_p0639c20雲峰者裏無禪,大清國裏也無禪,一四天下也無禪,J39nB454_p0639c21總娑婆世界俱沒有禪。又不唯娑婆世界無禪,此界J39nB454_p0639c22之東有密訓世界無禪,南有豐溢世界,西有離垢世J39nB454_p0639c23界,北有豐樂世界,俱無有禪。如是東南方有攝取世J39nB454_p0639c24界,西南方有饒益世界,東北方有蘚少世界,西北方J39nB454_p0639c25有歡喜世界,下方有關鑰世界,上方有勝音世界,此J39nB454_p0639c26之謂十方世界,於中四維上下,無邊無等,不可數不J39nB454_p0639c27可說,盡法界際,欲覓箇禪相,了不可得。只是當初,有J39nB454_p0639c28箇黃檗禪師,示眾云:『你諸人與麼行腳,盡是噇酒糟J39nB454_p0639c29的漢,須知大唐國裏無禪師。』時有僧問:『即今諸方,拈J39nB454_p0639c30槌豎拂,浩浩說禪的,豈不是?』黃檗此時,不覺露頭露J39nB454_p0640a01面,向他道:『不是無禪,只是無師。』你諸兄弟,莫道雲峰J39nB454_p0640a02者裏有師,望教山僧與你們說些甚麼著落麼?錯了J39nB454_p0640a03也。不唯今日來到雲峰者裏是錯,纔出門時便錯;又J39nB454_p0640a04不止於此,你最初發心行腳時是錯,纔要出家時是J39nB454_p0640a05錯,乃至纔出孃胎㘞地一聲時是錯;究極而言,當初J39nB454_p0640a06向你孃老子前起愛憎時,早已錯卻路頭矣;又不但J39nB454_p0640a07於此一生錯,百劫千生俱是錯;非獨你諸人是錯,十J39nB454_p0640a08類含生亦是錯。所以阿難尊者道:『我輩飄零,積劫▆J39nB454_p0640a09露,何心何慮?預佛天倫?』者便是第一箇知錯路的人。J39nB454_p0640a10你諸兄弟,今日既到者裏,山僧又豈得密其三寸?也J39nB454_p0640a11只得將錯就錯,與你說箇路徑。」遂舉如意云:「大眾!且J39nB454_p0640a12者一條路徑,又如何說?思量起來,秪好作箇譬喻。若J39nB454_p0640a13論此事,譬如人家作房子的一般,先請箇匠人,於未J39nB454_p0640a14舉槌鑿已前,便與畫出箇樣子,使你於未入室時,先J39nB454_p0640a15知此室大小方圓、長短曲直,然後橫梁豎棟,一一安J39nB454_p0640a16排。你諸人即今西望長安,尚在遙遠,便請從今夜立J39nB454_p0640a17一箇最堅固不退轉心,以為基本,然後發廣大信心J39nB454_p0640a18為磢,用慈悲喜捨心為柱,以各各所參的話頭為梁,J39nB454_p0640a19將布施、持戒、忍辱、精進萬善法門以為莊嚴,令此室J39nB454_p0640a20極妙極奇。且如何是大信心?先將前半生所作的善J39nB454_p0640a21惡美醜,利名人我,恩愛習氣一時拋開,須信我此身J39nB454_p0640a22形定難長保,一口氣不來,此回便是虛生浪死,有什J39nB454_p0640a23麼可愛處?者便是信此身世了無實有的心,又要信J39nB454_p0640a24得者箇話頭,決定是我破生死關的利器、成佛祖事J39nB454_p0640a25的根本,靠著他如一座銀山子相似,穩的的地晝參J39nB454_p0640a26夜參,行提坐究,茶裏飯裏,開眼合眼,一切時、一切處,J39nB454_p0640a27緊緊密密,如失了一件最樂意的寶貝,去了一箇極J39nB454_p0640a28快心的相知一般,悶悶憂憂,鬱結不散,由今晚至明J39nB454_p0640a29日,如此十日半月,一期,半年,以至三年五載,自然有J39nB454_p0640a30箇天崩地裂的時節,但尋常私地裏,只要自家照管,J39nB454_p0640b01久久疑情自生,話頭自現。又須知做工夫時,有時得J39nB454_p0640b02力,不須強制,如順風行舟的一般;有時不得力,牽扯J39nB454_p0640b03也不來,如拗驢拽磨的相似。究竟凡夫眾生的境界,J39nB454_p0640b04得力時少,不得力時極多,其實不得力處,正好著力。J39nB454_p0640b05當自忖,我過去生中,定不曾行正道,不曾做好人來,J39nB454_p0640b06所以今生事事難就,實為慚愧,果見我道念如此輕J39nB454_p0640b07微,業緣如此深厚,由是再加工夫,力究力參,忽然參J39nB454_p0640b08到無可參處面前,如觸著一所壁子相似,手無可攀,J39nB454_p0640b09足無可立,心無可思,力無可著,如明目人處大暗室,J39nB454_p0640b10四方八面,總無出處,心中又如一團猛火煎逼的樣J39nB454_p0640b11子,正此之時,牢牢把住一箇話頭,絲毫莫放,不得生J39nB454_p0640b12恐怖心、生煩悶心、生退墮心、生歡喜心,倘若於此時,J39nB454_p0640b13見光見花、見奇特勝妙境界,都莫領受他,又不得將J39nB454_p0640b14心待悟,如上心境,皆是障道深源。你只顧看箇話頭,J39nB454_p0640b15於行住坐臥,仍舊參究,忽爾一朝時節到來,撲地一J39nB454_p0640b16下子打破疑團了,方見得出身有路,者箇境界如風J39nB454_p0640b17躍雲開,如久雨新霽,真箇好光境也,始知身在含悅J39nB454_p0640b18殿,苦向長安欲問津。到者裏,便好將山僧者箇樣子,J39nB454_p0640b19一火燒卻,始見得你自家一所精舍,真箇玉殿瓊樓J39nB454_p0640b20無可比況,卻不似阿難云:『譬如天王賜與華屋,雖獲J39nB454_p0640b21大宅,要因門入。』且道他入的是?你出的是?若於此道J39nB454_p0640b22得分明,然後說有禪參也得,無禪參也得,有師學也J39nB454_p0640b23得,無師學也得,三世諸佛是閒和尚,歷代祖師是傳J39nB454_p0640b24語人,便許你歸家穩坐。若道我也曾參見雲峰來,呵J39nB454_p0640b25呵,要且未敢相許。何故?須知目前無闍黎,此間無老J39nB454_p0640b26僧。且問你在那裏參見雲峰來?莫是方丈內禮了三J39nB454_p0640b27拜的是麼?要且沒交涉。莫是僧堂前、廚庫下,你來我J39nB454_p0640b28往,覿面相逢的是麼?要且沒交涉。莫是朝同飧、夜同J39nB454_p0640b29宿,拈槌豎拂,說向上向下的是麼?要且沒交涉。既總J39nB454_p0640b30沒交涉,且道者箇樣子又是什麼人畫的聻?試聽一J39nB454_p0640c01偈:除卻四威儀裏內,大千總是箇雲峰,水聲山色俱J39nB454_p0640c02無際,不盡煙嵐蒼靄中。今夜設有箇衲僧出來道:『長J39nB454_p0640c03老!你前來說盡十方無禪參、無師學,又說他黃檗露J39nB454_p0640c04頭露面,因甚到者裏又道大千總是箇雲峰?』山僧只J39nB454_p0640c05好向他冷笑一聲,云:『從前汗馬無人識,只要重論蓋J39nB454_p0640c06代功。』茶筵短少,莫怪空疏。」
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