大慧普覺禪師語錄 24.23

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24.23

An ancient sage said: "The Way does not rely on cultivation; just do not defile it." This mountain monk says: "Speaking of mind and speaking of nature is defilement; speaking of the profound and speaking of the wondrous is defilement; sitting in meditation and practicing absorption is defilement; applying thought and deliberating is defilement." Just now, expressing it on paper and brush like this is deliberately defiling it. Aside from this, what is ultimately the place where you truly gain strength? Let the vajra precious sword sever it directly; pay no heed to the rights and wrongs of the human world. Practitioner Zong, just investigate in this way.

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大慧普覺禪師語錄 — Classical Chinese