悟道録
泥蓮霜菊

泥蓮霜菊

泥蓮霜菊

蓮幹空,故出汙泥而分外淨;菊花遲,故遇秋霜而分外鮮。葢中空則外物不能染,花遲則氣足而耐寒。之觀此,因悟的修內禦外之道矣。造化能以拘我,萬物能以移我,災禍能以傷我者,非造化果能拘,萬物果能移,災禍果能傷,皆由我之見景生情,遇物生心,隨風起流,知前而不知後,知強而不知弱,自拘自移傷之耳。果能萬緣不起,一念不生,常清常静,外物不能入,客氣不能雜,亦如出水之蓮,而塵垢不染。能妆歛才智,大巧若拙,大智若愚,藏形晦迹,柔弱爲先,禍福不能及,毀譽不能加,亦如三秋之菊,而經霜耐寒。修道者,可不以清静柔弱為爲乎?

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