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    轉載-《星雲禪話》不回答

    《星雲禪話》不回答
      2009/11/12 | 作者:星雲大師 | 點閱次數:437 | 推薦朋友 | 新聞評分 | 環保列印
      雲巖曇晟禪師,是藥山禪師的弟子,是洞山良价禪師的老師。

    有一次,雲巖禪師對眾人說:「任何人向我提出問題,我都能回答。」

    洞山禪師就問:「你住的書房裡有多少典籍藏書?」

    雲巖禪師回答:「一個字也沒有。」

    洞山良价再問:「既然是一個字都沒有,你為何如此多聞,什麼問題都能回答呢?」

    雲巖禪師說:「我日夜都不睡覺。」

    洞山良价問說:「我可以向你請教一個問題嗎?」

    雲巖禪師回答:「我的回答就是不回答;你可以問我,但我是不會回答的。」

    洞山良价聽了以後,很懷疑地說:「既是沒有不能回答的問題,為什麼又不回答呢?」

    雲巖禪師說:「因為不回答才是真正的回答。」(圖/李蕭錕)



    禪門的疑問,是心智的開花;老師的答案,是神祕的果實。神祕,就是不說破,不說破才是禪者用力之處。所以禪是離開語言文字的,他有時候以一個動作讓你去體會,有時候舉眉瞬目讓你契入。所謂「家藏萬卷書」,這是我們迷惑時的紙上知識;「日夜不睡覺」,那才是悟時的主人翁。不睡覺的真如佛性,時時刻刻都在清醒中,一切事情都明明白白,還要回答些什麼呢?

    所以禪你問他,他不給你回答,不是他不知道,而是不回答就是最好的回答。有的時候回答,反而讓人誤解,把問題又叉開了。所以禪有時候一默一聲雷,一個沉默,一個不回答,那就是最好的答案,就是告訴你最多的了。

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