龍舒增廣淨土文 6.14

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參禪大悟遂脫生死輪迴，固為上矣，然至此者百無二三。若修西方，則直出輪迴而生死自如，萬不漏一。故予欲勸僧家，上根器者參禪之外，每日以頃刻之暇修西方。若參禪大悟，遂超脫輪迴，尚去佛地極遠，更往見阿彌陀佛，展禮致敬，有何不可？若未得大悟而壽數忽盡，且徑往西方，見佛聞法，何患其不大悟也。若不修西方，不免隨業緣去。雖如青草堂戒禪師真如喆皆汩沒輪迴，誠可畏者，詳見第七卷。若不忽此道，精心修進，仍轉以化人，使更相勸化人，則以己為名僧，必樂從其言，其為利益無窮，己必上品上生。

To practice Chan and attain great awakening, thereby transcending birth, death, and saṃsāra, is indeed superior; yet not even two or three out of a hundred reach this. If one cultivates the Western direction, one goes straight out of saṃsāra and is at ease with birth and death, without a single failure in ten thousand. Therefore, I wish to exhort monks: those of superior faculties, besides practicing Chan, should cultivate the Western direction every day during their brief leisure moments. If you practice Chan and attain great awakening, thereby transcending saṃsāra, you are still extremely far from the Buddha ground; going further to see Amitābha Buddha and pay your respects—what could be wrong with that? If you have not yet attained great awakening and your lifespan suddenly ends, go straight to the Western direction, see the Buddha, and hear the Dharma; why worry that you will not attain great awakening? If you do not cultivate the Western direction, you cannot avoid following karmic conditions. Even masters like Chan Master Jie of Qingcaotang and Zhenru Zhe sank into saṃsāra—truly something to be feared; details appear in Fascicle 7. If you do not neglect this Path, cultivate and progress with focused mind, and in turn transform others, having them mutually exhort and transform one another, then because you are a famous monk, people will certainly be glad to follow your words; the benefits will be boundless, and you yourself will certainly attain rebirth in the highest level of the highest grade.