圓悟佛果禪師語錄 16.23

16.23

道貴無心，禪絕名理，唯忘懷泯絕，乃可趣向，回光內燭，脫體通透，更不容擬議，直下桶底子脫，入此大圓寂照勝妙解脫門，一了一切了，只守閑閑地，初不分彼我勝負，纔有毫芒見刺，即痛剗之，放教八達七通，自由自在。長養綿密，千聖亦覷不見，自己尚似冤家，只求得遠離不隈傍，翛然澄淨，虛而靈、寂而照，勇猛斷割徹底，無纖毫撓胸次，王老師謂之作活計，趙州除粥飯二時是雜用心。悠久踐履使純熟，乃合從上來無心體道，密密作用，自見工夫到下梢結角頭，自然如懸崖撒手，豈不快哉。

The Way values no-mind; Chan is cut off from names and principles. Only by forgetting thoughts and extinguishing them entirely can one head toward it: reversing the light to illumine within, the entire substance thoroughly penetrating, no longer permitting deliberation. Directly the bottom of the tub falls out, and one enters this great, perfect, quiet-illumination gate of wondrous liberation. When one is resolved, all is resolved; simply keep to leisure. From the beginning, do not distinguish between self and other, victory and defeat. The moment a hair of thorn-like views arises, immediately weed it out painfully, letting it be completely open and thoroughly connected, free and unconstrained. Nurture it seamlessly, so that even the thousand sages cannot catch sight of it. Treat oneself as if an enemy, seeking only to be far removed and not lean on it: freely clear and pure, empty yet numinous, quiet yet illuminating. Sever it valorously and thoroughly, without the slightest disturbance in one's chest. Teacher Wang called it 'making a living'; Zhaozhou regarded eating gruel and rice twice a day as 'scattered mental effort.' Practice it for a long time so that it becomes fully mature, and it will accord with the realization of the Way through no-mind handed down from of old. Functioning intimately, you will naturally see your effort reach the final closing corner, naturally like letting go of your hands over a sheer cliff—how delightful that is!