大慧普覺禪師語錄 7.17

7.17

示眾：「有一人一生為善，有一人一生造惡，為善者一旦犯不與取戒，造惡者一念了悟自心，善人犯不與取戒，即名為賊，惡人了悟自心，即名為佛。二人同到，雲門著那一人即是？著善人而却惡人，則是著賊而却佛；著惡人而却善人，則是怕惡而欺善；若二人俱著，則佛賊不分；若二人俱不著，則善惡不明。若決定指佛是惡人，則招謗佛之愆，入地獄如箭射；若指賊是善人，未有善人而做賊者，當人未具智眼在。到這裏還有斷得者麼？若斷不得，雲門為諸人斷却。賊是善人為，佛是惡人做，佛賊善惡人，不出這兩箇。還會麼？」驀拈拄杖面前畫一畫云：「建昌紙貴，一狀領過。」

Instructing the assembly, [the Master] said: "There is one person who does good all his life, and one person who commits evil all his life. The one who does good one day violates the precept against taking what is not given; the one who commits evil in a single thought awakens to his own mind. When the good person violates the precept against taking what is not given, he is called a thief; when the evil person awakens to his own mind, he is called a buddha. If the two arrive together, which one should Yunmen welcome? If I welcome the good person and reject the evil person, that is welcoming a thief and rejecting a buddha. If I welcome the evil person and reject the good person, that is fearing evil and slighting the good. If I welcome both, then buddha and thief are not distinguished. If I welcome neither, then good and evil are not clarified. If I definitively point to the buddha as an evil person, that incurs the fault of slandering the Buddha, falling into hell like an arrow shot. If I point to the thief as a good person—never has there been a good person who is a thief—the person does not yet possess the wisdom eye. Reaching here, is there anyone who can resolve this? If you cannot resolve it, Yunmen will resolve it for you all: A thief is made by a good person; a buddha is made by an evil person. Buddha, thief, good person, evil person—none goes beyond these two. Do you understand?" Suddenly taking up his staff, he drew a line in front of him and said, "Paper is expensive in Jianchang; take this single indictment and leave."