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title: "靈峰蕅益大師宗論 · 書知足歌後"
description: "靈峰蕅益大師宗論是明末高僧智旭的著作。明末佛教面臨內部僵化與外部挑戰，智旭大師立足天台宗，主張禪教律淨融合，回應時代弊病。該書匯集其書信、註疏與開示，系統闡述性相融通、淨土為歸的佛學思想，強調解行並進與實踐修行。作為中國佛教史上承先啟後的巨著，它深刻影響了後世漢傳佛教的發展，尤其對淨土宗的推廣貢獻卓著，被尊為淨土宗第九祖的智旭，其思想透過此論成為明清佛教的重要指南。"
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### 書知足歌後

> Written After the Song of Contentment

木必具火，遇緣乃發。心具般若，亦復如是。老病死生，皆發般若之勝緣也。愚夫習氣重，善根薄，如溼木不能發火。唯往昔久種善根，生平惑業輕眇者，雖不見其勤修，而千年暗室，一燈頓破。讀濟翁《知足歌》，信矣。子孟開，篤信三寶，孫真信，幼而茹素，般若心燈，正未有艾也。錫類之義，孝慈皆然，吾深為之助喜。

> Wood inherently contains the potential for fire, but it only ignites when conditions are right. The mind inherently contains wisdom (prajña), and the same principle applies. Aging, illness, death, and the cycle of life—all are excellent conditions that spark this wisdom. Ordinary people, burdened with deep habits and weak roots of goodness, are like wet wood that cannot catch fire. Only those who have long planted good roots in past lives and have light karmic obstructions in this life—though they may not appear diligent in practice—can have the darkness of a thousand years shattered by a single lamp the moment conditions align. Reading Master Ji's "Song of Contentment", I find this truth confirmed. Your son, Meng Kai, has deep faith in the Three Treasures. Your grandson, Zhen Xin, has been a vegetarian since childhood. The lamp of prajña in their hearts has only just been lit, with endless potential ahead. The principle of extending blessings to all beings applies equally to both filial piety and compassion. I rejoice wholeheartedly in this.

## 靈峰蕅益大師宗論卷第七之二

> Master Ouyi of Lingfeng: Collected Writings, Volume 7, Part 2

## 靈峰蕅益大師宗論卷第七之三

> Master Ouyi's Treatise, Volume 7.3