大慧普覺禪師語錄 29.23

29.23

左右以自所得瞥脫處為極則，纔見涉理路入泥入水為人底，便欲掃除使滅蹤跡，見宗杲所集《正法眼藏》便云：「臨濟下有數箇菴主好機鋒，何不收入？如忠國師，說義理禪，教壞人家男女，決定可刪。」左右見道如此諦當，而不喜忠國師說老婆禪，坐在淨淨潔潔處，只愛擊石火閃電光一著子，此外不容一星兒別道理，真可惜耳。故宗杲盡力主張，若法性不寬，波瀾不闊，佛法知見不亡，生死命根不斷，則不敢如此四楞著地入泥入水為人，蓋眾生根器不同故。從上諸祖各立門戶施設，備眾生機隨機攝化，故長沙岑大蟲有言：「我若一向舉揚宗教，法堂前須草深一丈。倩人看院始得。」既落在這行戶裏，被人喚作宗師，須備眾生機說法，如擊石火閃電光一著子，是這般根器，方承當得；根器不是處用之，則揠苗矣。宗杲豈不曉瞥脫一椎便，七穿八穴是性燥，所以集《正法眼藏》不分門類，不問雲門、臨濟、曹洞、溈仰、法眼宗，但有正知正見，可以令人悟入者，皆收之。見忠國師、大珠二老宿，禪備眾體，故收以救此一類根器者。左右書來云：「決定可刪。」觀公之意，《正法眼藏》盡去除諸家門戶，只收似公見解者，方是。若爾，則公自集一書，化大根器者，有何不可？不必須教妙喜隨公意去之。若謂忠國師說拕泥帶水老婆禪便絕後，則如巖頭、睦州、烏臼、汾陽無業、鎮州普化、定上座、雲峯悅、法昌遇諸大老，合兒孫滿地，今亦寂然無主化者，諸公豈是拕泥帶水說老婆禪乎？然妙喜主張國師，無垢破除，初不相妨也。

You take the place of your own sudden breakout as the ultimate principle; as soon as you see someone stepping into theoretical paths and entering the mud and water for the sake of others, you wish to sweep it away and make their traces disappear. Seeing the *Treasury of the True Dharma Eye* compiled by Zonggao, you then said: "Under Linji there are several hermitage masters with fine dynamic functioning; why not include them? As for National Teacher Zhong, who spoke of doctrinal-reason Chan and corrupted other people's sons and daughters, he definitely can be deleted." You see the Way so accurately, yet you dislike National Teacher Zhong speaking grandmotherly Chan; sitting in a clean and pure place, you only love the one move of striking flint for sparks and flashing lightning, and beyond this you do not permit a single speck of other principle—truly a pity! Therefore Zonggao upholds it with all his might: if the dharma-nature is not broad, the waves not wide, the views and understanding of the Buddhadharma not eliminated, and the life-root of birth and death not severed, one would not dare to fall flat on all four corners like this and enter the mud and water for people's sake, precisely because the capacities of sentient beings are not the same. From of old, the various patriarchs each established doors and gave provisions, providing for the capacities of sentient beings and gathering and transforming them according to their capacities. Therefore Tiger Cen of Changsha had a saying: "If I were exclusively to extol the ancestral school, grass would grow ten feet deep in front of the dharma hall, and I would have to hire someone to look after the monastery." Having already fallen into this line of work and being called an ancestral master by others, one must provide for the capacities of sentient beings in expounding the Dharma. A move like striking flint for sparks and flashing lightning can only be taken up by those of such capacity; to use it where the capacity is not suitable is pulling up seedlings [to help them grow]. How could Zonggao not know that a single blow of sudden breakout is handy, while making seven penetrations and eight holes is hot-tempered? Therefore, in compiling the *Treasury of the True Dharma Eye*, I made no distinction of categories, asking not whether it was the Yunmen, Linji, Caodong, Guiyang, or Fayan school; as long as there was right knowledge and right view that could enable people to awaken and enter, I included them all. Seeing that the two venerable elders, National Teacher Zhong and Dazhu, had Chan that possessed all forms, I therefore included them to rescue this one class of capacities. You wrote in your letter: "He definitely can be deleted." Looking at your intention, the *Treasury of the True Dharma Eye* would have to eliminate completely the doors of the various houses, and only include those resembling your view, before it would be right. If so, why should you not compile a book yourself to transform those of great capacity? There is no need to make Miaoxi follow your intention to remove them. If it were said that because National Teacher Zhong spoke grandmotherly Chan that dragged through mud and water his lineage was cut off, then great elders such as Yantou, Muzhou, Wujiu, Fenyang Wuye, Puhua of Zhenzhou, Senior Monk Ding, Yunfeng Yue, and Fachang Yu ought to have descendants covering the earth, yet now they too are silent with no one to preside over their transformation—did those gentlemen drag through mud and water speaking grandmotherly Chan? Yet Miaoxi's upholding of the National Teacher and Wugou's destroying him do not obstruct each other in the least.