宗鏡錄 98.21

98.21

興善和尚云。從上已來。祖佛相傳一心之法。以心印心。不傳餘法。初祖指一言以直說。譬如龍吐水至津。津滿至河。乃至大海。龍是水之源。以知如今已後。學人。相傳一心之法。皆是簡要說。而喚心時。不得別覓佛。當佛時。不得更求心。是以若人信自心是佛。此人所有言說。當能轉法輪。若人不信自心是佛。此人所有言說。皆是謗方等大乘。所以經云。性外得菩提。譬如壓砂求油。不是油正因。

Venerable Xingshan said: "From antiquity onwards, the patriarchs and Buddhas have transmitted to one another the Dharma of the one mind, sealing mind with mind, transmitting no other Dharma. The first patriarch pointed to a single phrase to explain directly, just as a dragon spouting water creates a ford, the ford fills to become a river, and ultimately the great sea; the dragon is the source of the water. From this, know that from now onwards, students who transmit to one another the Dharma of the one mind all speak concisely. When calling it mind, one must not seek a separate Buddha; when it is Buddha, one must not further seek mind. Therefore, if a person believes that their own mind is Buddha, all the words spoken by this person will be able to turn the wheel of the Dharma. If a person does not believe that their own mind is Buddha, all the words spoken by this person slander the vaipulya Great Vehicle. Therefore a sūtra says: 'Attaining bodhi outside the nature is like pressing sand to seek oil; it is not the true cause of oil.'"