明覺禪師語錄 2.154

2.154

上堂，僧問：「如何是時節因緣？」師云：「瞌睡漢。」僧便喝，師云：「詐惺惺。」復云：「譬若世界壞時大水競作，其間無量眾生，或沒未沒，互相悲號，仰望蒼蒼，皆云相救。當爾之時，四禪天人一見高聲便喝：『咄哉眾生，我預曾報汝，令頻頻上來。汝都不聽，如今有甚麼救處？』」乃拍手一下，云：「歸堂。」

Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "What are the conditions of the season?" The Master said, "Drowsy fellow." The monk shouted. The Master said, "Pretending to be sober." He further said, "For example, when the world is destroyed and great waters surge in rivalry, countless sentient beings therein, whether drowned or not yet drowned, wail in grief to one another, looking up at the vast blue sky, all calling for rescue. At that very time, the devas of the fourth dhyāna heaven, upon seeing this, raise their voices and shout: 'Pah! Sentient beings! I warned you in advance, telling you to come up repeatedly. You would not listen at all—now what rescue can there be?'" Thereupon he clapped his hands once and said, "Return to the hall."