悟道録
燈蛾蝗蚓

燈蛾蝗蚓

燈蛾蝗蚓

燈蛾撲燈,而自投火死;蚯蟕圖熱,而自致曝妄。此二物昏,喜明而傷生也。吾之觀此,因悟的趙吉避凶之道矣。世人順其所欲,爭名奪利,貪酒好色,以苦爲樂,以假為真,日夜勞碌,朝夕憂慮,費精耗神,不到三寸。氣斷之時,不肯歇心。猶如燈蛾撲燈燒身,蚯蚓圖𤍠䘮命,是謂間王不呌,自送其死也。若有自知惜命者,㸔破情緑塵籠,跳出名利罷綱,粧個無識無知痴漢,學側至柔至弱愚夫。人爭的我不爭,人愛的我不愛。處處屈已尊人,事事藏朝退步。如魚潛於淵,龜入於泥,毀譽不到,禍福不侵,不求生而自生,不致死而無死,此趨吉避凶之善法。奈何愚人以外物為重,以性命爲輕,自促其死耶?

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