明覺禪師語錄 1.69

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師至晚小參，僧問：「四明侯伯遠降公文，未涉程途請師速道。」師云：「劄。」進云：「鄞江一枝今日猶秀。」師云：「不許夜行。」師乃云：「諸仁者，未有長行而不住，未有長住而不行，古之今之各有攸往。且如茲院僻處一隅，若非念報佛恩，無以四來居此。恐山僧進發之後，法席空虛，今命素公開士接續住持，幸冀眾慈同心勸請。」師辭翠峯，上堂，僧問：「承學士有言，輟翠峯之祖席，登雪竇之道場，如何是不動尊？」師云：「下坡不走，快便難逢。」進云：「與麼則動若行雲，止猶谷神。」師云：「爾須緊悄草鞋。」師乃云：「山僧斯者抑徇彼請，難可稽留，束裝告行，但多攀感，況住持久煩勤舊，備認歲寒，希各務道專孜，以副誠祝。其有參隨諸高士，動逾千里、俯近百僧，忽齋粥疎遺、船車隘窄，冀相回互，禪悅自貽，則佛國遍遊亦不為遠。何以？諸禪德！去來不以象，故無器而不形，動靜不以心，故無感而不應。然則心生於有心，象出於有象，象非我出，故金石流而不燋；形非我生，故日用而不勤，紜紜自彼，於我何為。請諸人高掛征帆，不勝珍重。」

In the evening the Master gave an informal gathering. A monk asked, "The prefect of Siming has sent an official document from afar; before we set out on the journey, please, Master, speak without delay." The Master said, "Noted." The monk continued, "One branch of the Yin River is still flourishing today." The Master said, "Walking by night is not permitted." The Master then said, "Good people, there has never been one who journeys endlessly without dwelling, nor has there ever been one who dwells forever without journeying; the ancients and the moderns each had their places to go. Furthermore, this monastery is situated in an isolated corner; were it not for mindfulness of repaying the Buddha's kindness, people would not have gathered here from the four quarters to abide. I fear that after this mountain monk sets out, the Dharma seat will be left vacant; I have now appointed the great being Elder Su to succeed as abbot. Fortunately, I hope you venerable assemblies will unitedly invite him." The Master took leave of Cuifeng and ascended the hall. A monk asked, "Hearing that the scholar has spoken, vacating the ancestral seat of Cuifeng and mounting the bodhimaṇḍa of Xuedou, what is the Immovable Honoured One?" The Master said, "Going downhill without running; such agility is hard to meet." The monk continued, "If so, then moving is like drifting clouds, resting is like the valley spirit." The Master said, "You must tighten your straw sandals." The Master then said, "This mountain monk is constrained to yield to their invitation, and cannot linger. Packing my baggage to take leave and depart, I feel only many attachments and deep emotion. Moreover, during my stay as abbot I have long troubled the diligent former members, who have fully proven themselves through the winter cold; I hope each will devotedly pursue the Way with special zeal, so as to fulfill my sincere prayers. For those noble practitioners who follow along, travelling over a thousand miles and numbering nearly a hundred monks, should food and gruel be missed or neglected, or boats and carts be cramped and narrow, I hope you will accommodate one another and find your own joy in Chan; then travelling everywhere throughout the Buddha-lands will not be far. Why is this? Venerable Chan monks! Coming and going are not through images, so there is no vessel that does not take form; motion and stillness are not through mind, so there is no stimulus that does not evoke a response. Thus, mind arises from having a mind, and images come forth from having images. Since images do not come forth from me, metal and stone may melt without being scorched; since forms are not produced by me, they may be used daily without weariness. Let their clamour remain with them; what does it have to do with me? Please, everyone, hang high the travelling sails; take good care of yourselves."