[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [六祖大師法寶壇經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008) › 1.63 # 六祖大師法寶壇經 1.63 六祖大師法寶壇經 1.63 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1.63) 「心平何勞持戒，行直何用修禪！ 恩則孝養父母，義則上下相憐， 讓則尊卑和睦，忍則眾惡無諠， 若能鑽木出火，淤泥定生紅蓮。 苦口的是良藥，逆耳必是忠言， 改過必生智慧，護短心內非賢。 日用常行饒益，成道非由施錢， 菩提只向心覓，何勞向外求玄。 聽說依此修行，西方只在目前。」 > "When the mind is level, what need to uphold the precepts? / When action is straightforward, what use is cultivating dhyāna? / For kindness, filially support your parents; / For righteousness, superiors and inferiors have pity on one another. / Through deference, the noble and humble live in harmony; / Through forbearance, the manifold evils produce no clamour. / If you can drill wood to bring forth fire, / The mud will surely bring forth red lotuses. / That which is bitter to the mouth is good medicine; / That which grates on the ear is surely loyal counsel. / Correcting errors will surely produce wisdom; / Defending faults within the mind is not virtue. / In daily use, constantly benefit others; / Attaining the Way does not come from bestowing money. / Bodhi is sought only in the mind; / What need to toil seeking the profound outside? / Having heard this, cultivate practice in accordance with it; / The West is right before your eyes." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1.62) - [Next: 1.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1.64) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008~en-mt.1.63) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1.63) · Pramāṇa