四明尊者教行錄 4.120

4.120

答：清淨本然，尚無一法可以當情，況論捶打痛苦之事。但真如不守自性，變為諸法，如一源水從流派別，清濁動靜海鹹河淡。是故於中人我競起、愛惡是興，以強陵弱，攻擊不休。子今設問，正是銓量迷妄中事。惟當返妄歸真、背塵合覺，則了十方三世一切眾生同共一法身，一身一智慧，力無畏亦然。到此之時，一證平等覺性，尚無彼此色相迭相見，豈復論於世間捶打勝負哉？

Answer: In its pure fundamental nature, there is not even a single dharma that can confront consciousness, let alone speaking of matters of beatings and pain. It is only that true suchness does not keep its own nature and transforms into all dharmas, just as water from a single source divides into flowing tributaries—clear and turbid, moving and still, the oceans salty and the rivers fresh. Therefore, within it, self and others arise in contention, attraction and aversion are generated, the strong bully the weak, and attacks never cease. Your question now is precisely evaluating matters within delusion and falsity. One need only turn back from falsity and return to truth, turning away from dust and uniting with awakening; then one will understand that all sentient beings in the ten directions and the three periods of time share one identical Dharma body, one identical body and one identical wisdom, and powers and fearlessnesses are likewise so. When one reaches this point and realizes the equal nature of awakening, there are not even physical forms of self and other to be seen in turn—how could there still be discussion of winning or losing in worldly beatings?