大慧普覺禪師語錄 19.10

19.10

士人博覽群書，本以資益性識，而返以記持古人言語蘊在胸中，作事業、資談柄。殊不知，聖人設教之意，所謂終日數他寶，自無半錢分。看讀佛教亦然，當須見月亡指，不可依語生解。古德云：「佛說一切法，為度一切心，我無一切心，何用一切法。」有志之士，讀書看教能如是，方體聖人之意少分也。

Literati read widely among various books originally to nourish and benefit their nature and discernment, yet instead they retain the words of the ancients, storing them in their breasts to make a career and supply topics for conversation. They fail completely to understand the sage's intention in establishing the teachings, which is like counting others' treasures all day long without having half a coin of one's own. Reading Buddhist teachings is also like this: you must see the moon and forget the finger, and not produce understanding based on words. An ancient worthy said: "The Buddha spoke all dharmas to save all minds; I have no mind at all, so of what use are all dharmas?" If scholars with resolve can read books and study teachings like this, only then do they embody a small part of the sage's intention.