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大慧普覺禪師語錄 30.17

大慧普覺禪師語錄 30.17

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Classical Chinese

30.17

既得外護者存心相照,自可撥置人事,頻與衲子輩作佛事,久久自殊勝,更望室中與之子細,不得容人情,不得共伊落草,直似之以本分草料,教伊自悟自得,方是尊宿為人體裁也。若是見伊遲疑不薦,便與之下註脚,非但瞎却他眼,亦乃失却自家本分手段。不得人,即是吾輩緣法只如此;若得一箇半箇本分底,亦不負平昔志願也。

Now that you have received the thoughtful support of external protectors, you can naturally push aside mundane human affairs and frequently conduct Buddhist affairs with the patch-robed monks. In time it will naturally become extraordinary. Furthermore, I hope that in your room you will be meticulous with them: you must not accommodate human feelings, and you must not descend into the weeds with them; offer them straight away the provender of their proper portion, causing them to awaken for themselves and attain it for themselves—only this is the style of a venerable elder in helping people. If you see them hesitating and failing to recognize it, and immediately provide them with annotations and explanations, not only do you blind their eyes, but you also lose your own proper methods. If you do not find the right person, it means our karmic conditions are simply thus; but if you obtain one or a half who possesses the proper portion, you will also not fail your lifelong aspiration.

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