諦觀如來千古之雄文。如覩如來千古之心。然則五天正語。充滿閻浮。鳥跡圓音。彌難穿鑿。直餐梵響。何待唐言。紙墨文字間。虗圓妙應。不自為形。而形已露。本來無跡。而跡已彰。言過視聽之外。理出思議之表。文以表心。心為文顯。世人唯以文字而求心。孰知心露皆為文字。故如來血脉。披析詳盡。剖露無餘。如禹之治水。淮陰之用兵。萃然一出。每變每奇。縱橫殺活。莫敢當其銳者。唯一劍之鋒𨦵。莫能攖觸。把千七百陳爛葛藤。一一斬斷。見聞俱泯。直向千劫已前。與一切人相見。故禹之治水。若九河會流。激流懸瀑。不可挽截者。皆如來一智而流出十二分教。以十二分教。會歸於一心。圓機妙論。巧入深中。數十百萬言籍雲舒。皆貫空有之美。獨脫於文字之表。懸解於文字之外。皆為活句。絕無文字氣息。即文字而非文字。即言詞而非言詞。直欲令人會取千劫已前。慎勿迷其本而棄其源也。故橫說豎說。不離其本。啐啄同時。嘿會經旨。唯一語之橫流。孰為宗乎。孰為教乎。孰為心乎。孰為佛乎。孰頓孰漸。揮灑如意。擊吐壺歌。洋洋乎其盈耳。煥爛兮其溢目。紛紛欣欣兮其獨樂。當此之時。不知誰為諸佛。誰是眾生。而不以善止。其又何佗求焉。是故谷答樵謳。花迎鳥咲。擴而充之。安蛇足矣。故琅邪覺云。汾陽先師道。汾陽門下。有一西河師子。當門踞坐。但有來者。即便齩殺。作何方便。入得汾陽門。見得汾陽人。瑯邪這裏。也有踞地師子。若有來者。即自喪身失命。作何方便。而入瑯邪門。見瑯琊人。此兩轉語。諸人還檢點得出。方為擇法眼。若不如是。且無安身立命處矣。故吐筆端。趨風傳響。疑滯豁然。非得至人。安能坐斷舌頭。了却千生百劫大事。如千里之馬。馭以孫陽。過都歷塊。直流星一抹哉。
Thousand Pines Notes (千松筆記)
About 千松筆記
Ming · by 大韶著
9,673 · about 32 min
The Thousand Pines Notes is a Buddhist scripture authored by the eminent monk Dashao of the Ming Dynasty, completed during the mid to late Ming period. Dashao was a renowned Chan master of the Linji school, active in the 16th century and celebrated for his profound Chan practice. This work records Dashao's Chan teachings and insights on cultivation in the form of discourse transcripts, covering core topics such as methods of Chan investigation, the theory of mind-nature, and the realm of sudden awakening, embodying the Linji school's direct pointing to the human mind. As an important Chan text of the Ming Dynasty, The Thousand Pines Notes inherits the essence of Tang and Song Chan Buddhism, exerting a profound influence on later Chan practice. It holds a pivotal position in the history of Buddhist thought, serving as a crucial text for the study of Chan development in the Ming Dynasty.