虛堂和尚語錄 8.13

8.13

上堂：「佛之一字，吾不喜聞，俗人沽酒三升，寧可洋銅灌口，不受信心人食，此地無金二兩，會得兩不成雙；不然，花須連夜發，莫待曉風吹。」

Ascending the hall: "The single character 'Buddha'—I do not like to hear it. A worldly person buys three pints of wine; better to pour molten copper down the mouth than to accept food from faithful people. In this ground there are no two taels of gold. If you understand, both do not form a pair; if not: 'The flowers must bloom through the night; / Do not wait for the morning breeze to blow.'"