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title: "破山禪師語錄 · 示明璽禪者"
description: "破山禅师语录是清代临济宗高僧海明禅师的言行录，由弟子印正等人编集，印峦等辑录年谱，印绬等编纂。海明禅师生活于明末清初，身处社会动荡时期，他继承并发展了临济宗风，以棒喝峻烈、禅风朴实著称。语录内容涵盖其开示、法语、机缘对答及年谱，全面展现了其禅法思想和修行实践。作为明清之际禅宗重要文献，该书对研究临济宗传承、明清佛教史及禅学思想具有重要价值，是了解当时禅宗风貌的核心典籍之一。"
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### 示明璽禪者

> Instructions for Zen Practitioner Ming Xi

學道如撐逆水舟，愈撐愈退不回頭，機關用盡渾無得，撥轉從教直直流。

> Practicing the Way is like rowing a boat upstream— The harder you row, the more you drift back, with no turning back. Even when you exhaust every clever scheme, you gain nothing— But turn the rudder around, and let it flow straight onward.