禪林寶訓 1.46

1.46

白雲曰。多見衲子未嘗經及遠大之計。予恐叢林自此衰薄矣。楊岐先師每言。上下偷安最為法門大患。予昔隱居歸宗書堂。披閱經史不啻數百過。目其簡編弊故極矣。然每開卷。必有新獲之意。予以是思之。學不負人如此（白雲實錄）。

Baiyun said, “I often see patch-robed monks who have never turned their minds to far-reaching and great plans. I fear that the monastic groves will become feeble and shallow from now on. My late master Yangqi often said that superiors and inferiors settling for temporary ease is the greatest malady of the Dharma gate. Formerly, when I lived in retirement at the Guizong study hall, I browsed and read the scriptures and histories no less than several hundred times. My eyes saw the bamboo slips and texts wear out to the utmost. Yet every time I opened a volume, there was always newly attained understanding. Considering it by this, study never disappoints a person like this.” (Baiyun Veritable Records)