楞伽阿跋多羅寶經註解 4.41

4.41

「大慧！如為愚夫以指指物，愚夫觀指，不得實義。如是愚夫隨言說指，攝受計著至竟不捨，終不能得離言說指第一實義。大慧！譬如嬰兒，應食熟食，不應食生，若食生者則令發狂，不知次第方便熟故。大慧！如是不生不滅，不方便修則為不善。是故應當善修方便，莫隨言說，如是指端。」

"Mahāmati, it is like pointing at an object with a finger for a fool: the fool looks at the finger and fails to grasp the real meaning. In this way, fools follow the finger of speech, grasping and clinging to it to the very end without letting go, and ultimately are unable to attain the primary real meaning that is free from the finger of speech. Mahāmati, it is like an infant who should eat cooked food and should not eat raw food; if it eats raw food, it will be driven mad, because it does not know the gradual expedient means of cooking. Mahāmati, in this way, unarisen and unceasing, if one does not cultivate expedient means, it will be unwholesome. Therefore, you should skillfully cultivate expedient means and not follow speech, like the tip of this finger."