[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [大慧普覺禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a) › 19.25 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 19.25 大慧普覺禪師語錄 19.25 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [19.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.25) 趙州狗子無佛性話，喜怒靜鬧處亦須提撕，第一不得用意等悟。若用意等悟，則自謂我即今迷，執迷待悟，縱經塵劫，亦不能得悟。但舉話頭時，略抖擻精神看，是箇甚麼道理。 > With Zhaozhou's phrase, "A dog has no buddha-nature," you must also bring it to mind and scrutinize it amidst joy, anger, quiet, and bustle. Above all, you must not use the mind to wait for awakening. If you use the mind to wait for awakening, you are telling yourself, "Right now I am deluded," and clinging to delusion while waiting for awakening; even after passing through dust-like kalpas, you still will not be able to attain awakening. Just when raising the huatou, summon up your spirits a bit and see: what kind of principle is this? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 19.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.24) - [Next: 19.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.26) - [Up: 19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a~en-mt.19.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.25) · Pramāṇa