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", "Instruction to Mingzi Daxiao", "Counting too much and restraining the mind too tightly have caused various illnesses. Just be diligent and meticulous, without interruption and without mixing, and this is practice. There is no need for excessive ascetic practices. Delusional thoughts are stubborn, but they will naturally be subdued after a long battle, without a doubt.", "Instruction to Wu Dajun", "Do not worry about whether you are enlightened or not, do not worry about whether there is existence or non-existence, inside or outside, or in between, do not worry about cessation and contemplation, do not worry about whether it is the same or different from other Dharma methods. Since doubts do not arise, do not worry about who is who. Just uphold the name, with single-mindedness and singleness of purpose, without interruption and without ceasing, purely and without mixing, and continue to do it.", "Instruction to Yu Guanghui", "The ancients said, 'Scattered thoughts are illness, reciting the Buddha's name is medicine.' Reciting" ] } ``` -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 佛正治杂念。而不能治者。因念不杂切也。杂念起时。即用心加功念佛。字字句句。精一不二。杂念自息矣。 示王广第 不如直下执持。一句阿弥陀佛。尽心尽力念去。无丝毫异念。即是无字公案。其无字等话头。不必提了。纯一念佛。念佛上透。千处万处俱透。 示广耆 庞老云。十方同聚会。个个学无为。此是选佛场。心空及第归。未能空心。且勤念佛。念念不已。心当自空。 示吴广绶 既不疑生死。不疑古德公案。何得生大怖畏。何得尚虑疑箭入心也。是所云不疑者。犹有疑也。昔二比邱犯淫杀。维摩一言之下。罪灭无余。今若能如二比邱。则不必论。否则另有一法。经云。至心念佛一声。灭八十亿劫生死重罪。若䖍诚念佛十万八千。无罪不灭。所罚之咒。如风卷云。如日销露。如一滴投于大海。如片雪点于红炉。净尽灭除。更无踪迹矣。 示福建林荣(荣具陈所见异境) 经云。凡所有相。皆是虚妄。眼见耳闻。悉尽扫除。一心念佛。 示薛广阅 参究不便。专持亦得。但得一心。自不随境。 示某居士 坚持五戒。一心念佛。孝养父母。亦劝其一心念佛。求愿母子。同生净土。随缘度日。来供则受莫行募化。莫作念佛会。守分修行。即是末法中。大善人真居士也。 示洞庭山翁门石氏(求来世为官) 为官虽好。倚官为业。后生堕落。受苦无量。应当一心念佛。求生净土。直饶位至三公。不若莲登九品。念佛求生净土。胜似为官。 ```json { "translations": [ "现代汉语译本", "佛陀正是为了对治杂念，但不能对治的原因，是因为念头不够专注。当杂念生起时，就要用心加力地念佛，每个字每句话，都精纯专一，没有第二个念头，杂念自然就会止息。", "——开示王广第", "不如直接执持一句‘阿弥陀佛’（Amitabha，梵语，意为无量光、无量寿），尽心尽力地念下去，没有丝毫其他的念头，这就是‘无字公案’。那些‘无字’等话头，就不必提起了。纯粹一心念佛，念佛念到透彻，任何地方都能通透。", "——开示广耆", "庞蕴居士说：‘十方同聚会，个个学无为，此是选佛场，心空及第归。’如果还不能空心，就勤奋念佛，念念不停，心自然会空。", "——开示吴广绶", "既然不怀疑生死，不怀疑古德的公案，为什么还会产生如此大的恐惧？为什么还担心怀疑的箭射入心中呢？你所说的不怀疑，实际上还是有怀疑存在。过去有两个比丘犯了淫戒和杀戒，维摩诘（Vimalakirti，梵语，意为无垢称）一句话，就让他们罪业消灭无余。现在如果能像这两个比丘一样，那就不必讨论了。否则，还有另一种方法。经书上说：‘至诚念佛一声，能灭八十亿劫生死重罪。’如果虔诚念佛十万八千声，没有不能消灭的罪业。所受的惩罚和诅咒，就像风卷残云，像太阳融化露水，像一滴水投入大海，像一片雪花落在红炉中，完全清除干净，不再留下任何痕迹。", "——开示福建林荣（林荣详细陈述了他所见到的奇异景象）", "经书上说：‘凡所有相，皆是虚妄。’眼睛看到的，耳朵听到的，都要全部扫除干净，一心念佛。", "——开示薛广阅", "如果参禅不方便，专心持念佛号也可以。只要能达到一心不乱，自然就不会被外境所转。", "——开示某居士", "坚持五戒，一心念佛，孝养父母，也劝他们一心念佛，祈愿母子一同往生净土。随缘度日，有人供养就接受，不要主动去募化。不要组织念佛会，安分守己地修行，就是末法时代的大善人、真居士。", "——开示洞庭山翁门石氏（祈求来世做官）", "做官虽然好，但如果依靠官位来谋生，后世会堕落受苦，无量无边。应当一心念佛，求生净土。即使官位做到三公，也不如莲花化生上品。念佛求生净土，胜过做官。" ], "english_translations": [ "English version", "The Buddha precisely addresses distracting thoughts, but the reason for not being able to subdue them is that the thoughts are not focused enough. When distracting thoughts arise, one should diligently and forcefully recite the Buddha's name, with each word and phrase being pure and singular, without a second thought. The distracting thoughts will naturally cease.", "— Instruction to Wang Guangdi", "It is better to directly hold onto the phrase 'Amitabha' (Amitabha, Sanskrit, meaning immeasurable light, immeasurable life), reciting it wholeheartedly and with all your strength, without the slightest other thought. This is the 'wordless koan'. Those 'wordless' topics need not be mentioned. Purely recite the Buddha's name with one mind, reciting until it penetrates, and everything will be clear.", "— Instruction to Guangqi", "Layman Pang said, 'The ten directions gather together, each learning non-action. This is the selection ground for Buddhas; an empty mind returns with honors.' If you cannot empty your mind yet, diligently recite the Buddha's name, continuously, and your mind will naturally become empty.", "— Instruction to Wu Guangshou", "Since you do not doubt birth and death, nor doubt the koans of ancient masters, why do you still have such great fear? Why are you still worried about the arrow of doubt entering your heart? What you call not doubting still contains doubt. In the past, two monks committed adultery and murder. With one word from Vimalakirti (Vimalakirti, Sanskrit, meaning stainless fame), their sins were extinguished without remainder. If you can be like those two monks now, then there is no need to discuss it further. Otherwise, there is another method. The sutra says, 'Sincerely reciting the Buddha's name once can extinguish eighty billion kalpas of heavy sins of birth and death.' If you sincerely recite the Buddha's name one hundred and eight thousand times, there is no sin that cannot be extinguished. The punishments and curses you have received will be like wind sweeping away clouds, like the sun melting dew, like a drop of water falling into the ocean, like a snowflake landing in a red-hot furnace, completely cleared away, leaving no trace.", "— Instruction to Lin Rong of Fujian (Lin Rong detailed the strange sights he had seen)", "The sutra says, 'All forms are illusory.' Everything seen by the eyes and heard by the ears should be completely swept away, and one should recite the Buddha's name with one mind.", "— Instruction to Xue Guangyue", "If investigating Chan is inconvenient, focusing solely on recitation is also acceptable. As long as you attain one-pointedness of mind, you will naturally not be swayed by external circumstances.", "— Instruction to a certain layperson", "Uphold the five precepts, recite the Buddha's name with one mind, be filial to your parents, and also encourage them to recite the Buddha's name with one mind, praying that mother and child will be reborn in the Pure Land together. Live each day according to circumstances, accepting offerings when they are given, but do not actively solicit them. Do not organize Buddha recitation societies. Practicing diligently within your means is the great virtuous person and true layperson in the Dharma-ending Age.", "— Instruction to the Shi family of Wengmen Mountain, Dongting (seeking to be an official in the next life)", "Although being an official is good, relying on official position for a livelihood will lead to falling into suffering in future lives, immeasurably. You should recite the Buddha's name with one mind, seeking rebirth in the Pure Land. Even if your official position reaches the Three Dukes, it is not as good as being born on a lotus in the nine grades. Reciting the Buddha's name and seeking rebirth in the Pure Land is better than being an official." ] } ``` -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 远之远矣。 示洞庭山许门石氏(求来世为僧) 为僧虽好。僧不修行。后生堕落。受无量苦。应当一心念佛。求生净土。亲近金木雕装之假像。不若亲近现在说法之真佛也。净土为僧。胜过此世界为僧。远之远矣。 示学者 今人多好说参悟。好说了生死。不知在此土了悟甚难。谓之竖超三界。斯陀含犹一往一来。况凡人乎。此土众生多是先生西方。然后了悟。生西方一门。谓之横超三界。万无一失。 警众 我出家后。到处参访。时遍融师门庭大振。予至京师叩之。膝行再请。师曰。你可守本分。不要去贪名逐利。不要去攀援。只要因果分明。一心念佛。予受教出。同行者大笑。以为这几句话。那个说不出。千里远来。只道有甚高妙处。原来不值半文。予曰。这个正见他好处。我们渴仰企慕。远来到此。他却不说元说妙。凌驾我们。只老老实实。把自家体认过。切近精实的工夫。丁宁开示。故此是他好处。我至今着实遵守。不曾放失。 入道要门。信为第一。要事非信。尚不成就。况善事乎。譬如世间盗贼。时乎败露。官府非不以极刑绳之。迨后释免。依旧不悔。所以者何。他却信得这条门路。不赍一文本钱。自获利无算。所以备受苦痛。决不退悔。今人念佛。尔不肯真切加功。只是不曾深思谛信。不要说不信净土。只如世尊说。人命在呼吸间。这一句话。于义理不是难解说。你们眼里亲见。耳里亲闻。经过许多榜样。如今要你信得这句话。早是不能勾也。你若真实信得这句话。则念佛法 ```json { "translations": [ "现代汉语译本", "远离啊，远离啊。", "开示洞庭山许门石氏（祈求来世出家为僧）", "出家为僧虽然好，但如果出家人不修行，来世就会堕落，遭受无量的痛苦。应当一心念佛，求生西方净土。亲近用金银木头雕刻装饰的假佛像，不如亲近现在说法的真佛啊。在净土出家为僧，胜过在这个世界出家为僧。远离啊，远离啊。", "开示学者", "现在的人大多喜欢谈论参禅悟道，喜欢谈论了脱生死。却不知道在这个娑婆世界了悟生死非常困难，这叫做‘竖超三界’。斯陀含果位的圣者尚且要一往一来（指还要在此世间经历一次生死），更何况是凡夫呢？这个世界的众生大多是先往生西方极乐世界，然后才了悟生死。往生西方极乐世界这一法门，叫做‘横超三界’，万无一失。", "警策大众", "我出家后，到处参访。当时遍融禅师的门庭非常兴盛，我到京城去拜访他，跪着再三请求开示。遍融禅师说：‘你可要安守本分，不要去贪图名利，不要去攀附权贵，只要因果分明，一心念佛。’我接受教诲后出来，同行的人大笑，认为这几句话，谁说不出来？千里迢迢赶来，还以为有什么高妙之处，原来一点也不值钱。我说：‘这正是体现了他的好处。我们渴望仰慕，远道而来，他却不说玄说妙，凌驾我们，只是老老实实地，把自家体认过、切近精实的功夫，叮咛开示。’所以这正是他的好处。我至今切实遵守，不曾丢弃。", "进入佛道的要门，信为第一。重要的世俗之事，没有信心尚且不能成就，更何况是行善事呢？譬如世间的盗贼，有时会败露，官府一定会用极刑来惩罚他。等到后来被释放，依旧不悔改。这是为什么呢？因为他深信这条门路，不用花费一文钱的本钱，就能获得无数的利益。所以即使备受痛苦，也决不后悔。现在的人念佛，你们不肯真切地用功，只是因为不曾深思谛信。不要说不相信净土，就如世尊所说，‘人命在呼吸之间’，这一句话，在义理上并不是难以理解的。你们眼里亲眼见到，耳朵里亲耳听到，经过了许多榜样，如今要你相信这句话，已经是不能够了。你如果真实地相信这句话，那么念佛法门..." ], "english_translations": [ "English version", "Far away, far away.", "Instruction to Shi of Xu Family, Dongting Mountain (Seeking to be a monk in the next life)", "Becoming a monk is good, but if a monk does not cultivate, he will fall in the next life and suffer immeasurable pain. One should wholeheartedly recite the Buddha's name and seek rebirth in the Pure Land. Getting close to the fake statues made of gold, silver, wood, and decorations is not as good as getting close to the true Buddha who is now expounding the Dharma. Being a monk in the Pure Land is better than being a monk in this world. Far away, far away.", "Instruction to Scholars", "Nowadays, people mostly like to talk about Chan meditation and enlightenment, and like to talk about liberation from birth and death. They do not know that it is very difficult to achieve enlightenment in this Saha world, which is called 'vertical transcendence of the Three Realms'. Even a Stream-enterer (Srotapanna) still has one more coming and going (referring to experiencing one more birth and death in this world), let alone ordinary people? Most sentient beings in this world are first reborn in the Western Pure Land and then attain enlightenment. The Dharma door of rebirth in the Western Pure Land is called 'horizontal transcendence of the Three Realms', and there is no chance of failure.", "Admonishing the Assembly", "After I left home, I visited everywhere.