[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) › [禪林寶訓](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022) › 4.4 # 禪林寶訓 4.4 禪林寶訓 4.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.4) 水菴一和尚曰。易言。君子思患而預防之。是故古之人思生死大患防之以道。遂能經大傳遠。今之人謂求道迂闊不若求利之切當。由是競習浮華計較毫末。希目前之事。懷苟且之計。所至莫肯為周歲之規者。況生死之慮乎。所以學者日鄙叢林日廢。綱紀日墜。以至陵夷顛沛。殆不可救。嗟乎。可不鑑哉（雙林實錄）。 > The venerable master Shui'an Yi said: 'The Book of Changes states, "The gentleman reflects upon calamity and takes precautions against it in advance." For this reason, the ancients reflected on the great calamity of saṃsāra and guarded against it with the Way, thereby enabling it to endure through great trials and be transmitted far. People today say that seeking the Way is broad and impractical, not as prompt and pertinent as seeking profit. Consequently, they compete in cultivating superficial vanity and squabbling over trivialities, hoping for immediate outcomes and harboring makeshift expedients. Wherever they go, none are willing to make plans for a whole year, not to mention concerns over saṃsāra! Thus practitioners become more degraded by the day, the monastic grove falls into ruin by the day, and order and discipline decline by the day, leading to deterioration and collapse that can scarcely be remedied. Alas! Can one fail to take warning?' (True Records of Shuanglin) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.3) - [Next: 4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.5) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022~en-mt.4.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.4) · Pramāṇa