圓悟佛果禪師語錄 15.17

15.17

方來衲子，有夙根作工夫，驀地得入者，不遇真正宗師，返引他作露布，墮在機境中，無繩自縛，半前落後、似是不是，最難整理。要須識其病脈、辯其落著，徵其所偏墜而發起之，俾捨執著住滯，然後示以本分正宗，使無疑惑，了然得大解脫，居大寶宅，自然趁亦不去，可以洪濟大法傳續祖燈，堪報不報之恩也。

Among newly arriving patch-robed monks, there are those with past roots who apply effort and suddenly gain entry; yet without meeting a true ancestral master, they are instead led into wordy entanglements, falling into dynamic realms, binding themselves without ropes, half-advanced and falling behind, seeming right yet being wrong—most difficult to put in order. One must recognize the pulse of their disease, discern where they land, examine what they are biased toward and arouse them, enabling them to abandon clinging and stagnant dwelling; only then may one reveal to them the fundamental correct lineage, leaving them without doubt, clearly attaining great liberation and residing in the great jewel mansion. Naturally, even if driven away, they will not leave; they can vastly benefit the Great Dharma, continue the ancestral lamp, and be capable of repaying the debt of gratitude that cannot be repaid.