大慧普覺禪師語錄 8.21

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8.21

He instructed the assembly by citing: "Venerable Si of Qingyuan asked the Sixth Patriarch: 'What must one undertake so as not to fall into stages?' The Patriarch said: 'What have you ever practiced?' Si said: 'I do not even practice the noble truths.' The Patriarch said: 'What stage do you fall into?' Si said: 'When even the noble truths are not practiced, what stage could there be?' The Patriarch deeply valued him."

The Master said: "Do not treat idle words as idle words; often matters arise from idle words."

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