禪林寶訓 4.65

4.65

懶菴曰。律中云。僧物有四種。一者常住常住。二者十方常住。三者現前常住。四者十方現前常住。且常住之物。不可絲毫有犯。其罪非輕。先聖後聖非不丁寧。往往聞者未必能信信者未必能行。山僧或出或處。未嘗不以此切切介意。猶恐有所未至。因述偈以自警云。十方僧物重如山。萬劫千生豈易還。金口共譚曾未信。他年爭免鐵城關。人身難得好思量。頭角生時歲月長。堪笑貪他一粒米。等閒失却半年糧。

Lan'an said: "The Vinaya states that there are four kinds of saṃgha property: first, fixed permanent property; second, permanent property of the saṃgha of the ten directions; third, property of the present saṃgha; and fourth, property of the present saṃgha from the ten directions. Furthermore, regarding permanent property, one must not violate it in the slightest; its offense is not light. It is not as if past and future sages have failed to give earnest instructions. Yet often those who hear it may not believe it, and those who believe it may not practice it. Whether going out or staying, this mountain monk has never failed to keep this earnestly in mind, still fearing that I might fall short. Therefore I composed a verse to admonish myself, saying:
The saṃgha property of the ten directions is as heavy as a mountain; / In myriad kalpas and a thousand lifetimes, how could it easily be repaid? / Though the golden mouth jointly spoke of it, they have never believed; / In another year, how will they escape the barrier of the iron city?
The human body is hard to obtain, so reflect well upon it; / When horns grow on one's head, the years and months will be long. / Ridiculous is coveting a single grain of another's rice, / Casually casting away half a year's provisions."