汾陽無德禪師語錄 1.25

1.25

師云：「諸兄弟！當以此心，無令忘失，遞相警策，分明已見，免得荒疎虛延歲月，自利利人，堪消信施，所以道：日消萬兩黃金，豈況輕微供養，各自記取。無事不用久立，珍重。」

The Master said: "Brothers! You must keep this mind without letting it be lost. Exhort one another mutually and clearly see it for yourselves, so as to avoid becoming careless and vainly spending days and months. Benefiting oneself and benefiting others, one is fit to consume the offerings of the faithful. Therefore it is said: 'Consuming ten thousand ounces of yellow gold a day—how much more so slight and modest offerings!' Each of you should remember this. If there is no business, there is no need to stand for long. Take care."