大慧普覺禪師語錄 29.5

29.5

Your letter states: 'The thirtieth day of the twelfth month has already arrived; essentially, in daily life, one ought to observe like this, and then the mind of worldly toil and defilement will naturally melt away. Once the mind of worldly toil and defilement has melted away, the coming day as before will be early spring, still cold.' An ancient worthy said: 'If you wish to know the meaning of buddha-nature, you should observe the seasonal conditions.' This season is the very season when the yellow-faced old man appeared in the world, became a buddha, sat on the vajra seat, subdued the demon armies, turned the wheel of Dharma, saved sentient beings, and entered nirvāṇa; it is neither different nor distinct from the season of the thirtieth day of the twelfth month spoken of by Layman Jiekong. Arriving here, simply observe like this; observing in this way is called correct observation, while observing differently from this is called wrong observation. Before right and wrong are distinguished, one inevitably follows its seasonal changes. If you wish not to follow the seasons, just let go all at once; letting go to the point where there is nothing left to let go of, even these words are not accepted—as before, you are just Layman Jiekong, no one else.