禪關策進 1.88

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不可呆蠢蠢地念箇話頭。亦不可推詳計較。但時中憤然要明此事。忽爾懸崖撒手。打箇翻身。方見孤明歷歷。到此不可耽著。還有腦後一槌。極是難透。爾且恁麼參去○不參自悟。上古或有之。自餘未有不從力參而得悟者○優曇和尚。令提念佛的是誰。汝今不必用此等法。只平常念去。但念不忘。忽然觸境。遇緣。打著轉身一句。始知寂光淨土不離此處。阿彌陀佛不越自心。

"You must not recite a huatou dully and stupidly, nor should you calculate and deliberate. Just at all times be indignantly determined to clarify this matter. Suddenly, you let go your hands at the edge of the cliff and do a turnabout; only then will you see the solitary brightness distinct and clear. Arriving here, you must not become attached; there is still a hammer-blow behind the brain, which is extremely difficult to penetrate. For now, investigate in this manner. Awakening on one's own without investigation perhaps occurred in high antiquity; aside from that, there has never been anyone who attained awakening without vigorous investigation. Venerable Youdan had people bring up 'Who is the one reciting the Buddha?' You do not need to use such methods now; just recite normally. Simply recite without forgetting, and suddenly when encountering objects and meeting conditions, you will hit upon the single phrase that turns you around; only then will you know that the Pure Land of Quiescent Light is not apart from this place, and Amitābha Buddha does not transcend one's own mind."