[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) › 29.17 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 29.17 大慧普覺禪師語錄 29.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [29.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.29.17) 示諭：「求一語與信道人做工夫。」既看《圓覺經》，經中豈止一語而已哉。諸大菩薩各隨自所疑處發問，世尊據所疑一一分明剖析，大段分曉，前所給話頭，亦在其中矣。經云：「居一切時不起妄念，於諸妄心亦不息滅，住妄想境不加了知（此語最親切），於無了知不辯真實。」老漢昔居雲門菴時，甞頌之曰：「荷葉團團團似鏡，菱角尖尖尖似錐，風吹柳絮毛毬走，雨打梨花蛺蝶飛。」但將此頌放在上面，却將經文移來下面，頌却是經，經却是頌。試如此做工夫看，莫管悟不悟，心頭休熱忙，亦不可放緩，如調絃之法，緊緩得其所，則曲調自成矣。歸去但與沖輩相親，遞相琢磨，道業無有不辦者。祝祝。 > You instructed: 'I ask for a phrase for a person who believes in the Path to practice.' Since you are reading the Sūtra of Perfect Enlightenment, how could there be only a single phrase in the sūtra? The great bodhisattvas each raised questions according to their own doubts, and the World-Honoured One distinctly analyzed them one by one according to their doubts, making them exceedingly clear; the huatou given previously was also among them. The sūtra says: 'At all times do not give rise to delusive thoughts; toward delusive minds do not extinguish them; dwelling in states of delusive thinking, do not add comprehension (this phrase is the most intimate); within non-comprehension, do not discern reality.' When this old fellow previously resided at the Yunmen Hermitage, I once made a verse on it: / 'Lotus leaves are round, round as a mirror; / Water chestnuts are sharp, sharp as an awl. / The wind blows the willow catkins, running like hairy balls; / The rain beats the pear blossoms, flying like butterflies.' / Just place this verse on top and shift the sūtra text below: the verse is indeed the sūtra, and the sūtra is indeed the verse. Try practicing in this way and see: do not care whether you awaken or not; let your mind not be feverishly flurried, nor should you slacken. Like the method of tuning strings, when tightness and looseness find their proper measure, the tune will naturally be completed. When you return, just stay close to the likes of Chong, polishing one another, and your work on the Path will certainly be accomplished. Best wishes, best wishes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 29.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.29.16) - [Next: 29.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.29.18) - [Up: 29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.29) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a~en-mt.29.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.29.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.29.17) · Pramāṇa