大慧普覺禪師語錄 19.51

19.51

今時士大夫學道，多是半進半退，於世事上不如意，則火急要參禪，忽然世事遂意，則便罷參，為無決定信故也。禪乃般若之異名，梵語般若，此云智慧，當人若無決定信，又無智慧，欲出生死，無有是處。

When scholar-officials nowadays study the Way, most advance halfway and retreat halfway. When things do not go as they wish in worldly affairs, they urgently want to practice Chan; but when worldly affairs suddenly accord with their wishes, they immediately cease practicing, because they lack decisive faith. Chan is another name for prajñā; the Sanskrit word prajñā translates here as wisdom. If you lack decisive faith and also lack wisdom, wishing to transcend birth and death is impossible.