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金山昙颖禅师，浙江人，俗姓丘，号达观，十三岁皈投到龙兴寺出家，十八岁时游京师，住在李端愿太尉花园里。
Jin-shan (Gold mountain) ZM Tan-ying, from Zhejiang, surname Qiu, first name Da-guan, ordained at the age of 13 at Long-xin temple.
At 18, he went on a visit to the capital and stayed at supreme court official (Tai Wei) Li Duan-yuan's garden residence.
有一天，太尉问他道：‘请问禅师，人们常说的地狱，毕竟是有呢？抑是无呢？’
One day, Tai-wei asked: Zen master, please tell what is Hell that people commonly talked about, whether it exist or not?
One day, Tai-wei asked: Zen master, please tell what is Hell that people commonly talked about, whether it exist or not?
昙颖禅师回答道：‘诸佛如来说法，向无中说有，如眼见空华，是有还无；太尉现在向有中觅无，手搘河水，是无中现有，实在堪笑。
如人眼前见牢狱，为何不心内见天堂？
忻怖在心，天堂地狱都在一念之间，善恶皆能成境，太尉但了自心，自然无惑。’
Tan-ying answered: All Buddhas expound dharma, like making up something our of nothing, like eyes seeing empty scenes, so have or don't have;
Tai-wei is seeking emptiness from existing, hand scooping river water, is exhibiting existence from emptiness, truly laughable.
Like prison seen in front by people's eyes, why not see heaven within own heart?
Fear is at heart, Heaven or hell all a moment's thought, kind and evil also can become a scene or plane, Tai-wei if understand own heart, naturally no doubt or troublesome thoughts.
太尉：‘心如何了？’
Tai-wei: How do understand heart?
Tai-wei: How do understand heart?
昙颖：‘善恶都莫思量。’
Tan-ying: Not pondering on Kind or Evil.
Tan-ying: Not pondering on Kind or Evil.
太尉：‘不思量后，心归何所？’
Tai-wei: After not pondering, then where does heart belong?
Tai-wei: After not pondering, then where does heart belong?
昙颖：‘心归无所，如金刚经云：应无所住，而生其心。’
Tan-ying: Heart belongs nowhere, as per Diamond sutra: Due to non abiding, then heart grows.
Tan-ying: Heart belongs nowhere, as per Diamond sutra: Due to non abiding, then heart grows.
太尉：‘人若死时，归于何处？’
Tai-wei: If one dies, then belong where?
Tai-wei: If one dies, then belong where?
昙颖：‘未知生，焉知死？’
Tan-ying: No knowing birth, how to know death?
Tan-ying: No knowing birth, how to know death?
太尉：‘生则我早已知晓。’
Tai-wei: I already know about birth.
Tai-wei: I already know about birth.
昙颖：‘请道一句，生从何来？’
Tan-ying: Ask, birth from where?
Tan-ying: Ask, birth from where?
太尉正沉思时，昙颖禅师用手直捣其胸曰：‘只在这里思量个什么？’
Tai-wei was in deep thought, when Tan-ying punch his chest and said: Only pondering here about what?
Tai-wei was in deep thought, when Tan-ying punch his chest and said: Only pondering here about what?
太尉：‘会也，只知贪程，不觉蹉跎。’
Tai-wei: I know, only know greedy ways, not aware of wasting time in faltering.
Tai-wei: I know, only know greedy ways, not aware of wasting time in faltering.
昙颖：‘百年一梦。’
Tan-ying: One dream per hundred years.
Tan-ying: One dream per hundred years.
太尉李端愿当下有悟，而说偈曰：
At that moment, Tai-wei attain realisation and spoke this verse:
At that moment, Tai-wei attain realisation and spoke this verse:
‘三十八岁，懵然无知。及其有知，何异无知？’
Still ignorant at 38 years of age. What is the difference of exist or not?
‘滔滔汴水，隐隐惰堤。师其归矣，箭浪东驰。’
Turbulent river waters, faint lazy bank. When teacher has gone, arrow waves going east.
生从何来？
死往何去？
这是一般人经常想到的问题，甚至不少人都在探究的问题，但都没有人揭破这个谜底。
释迦牟尼佛和历代禅师们道出了原委，又不易为人了解。
Sakyamuni Buddha and historical or ancestral zen masters realised the Truth but not easy to explain to people.
生命有隔阴之迷，意即换了身体就不知过去一切 [Changed a body then won't know what happened in the past]，故千古以来，生命之源，一直众说纷纭，莫衷一是。
其实生命的形相虽千差万别，而生命的理性则一切平等，佛教的缘起性空、三法印、业识、因果等的义理能通达明白，则生从何来？
死去何处？
即不问可知了。
Bearing in mind that Life's characteristic is Everything is Equal, even though forms of life varies tremendously, in Buddhism, the affinity that arises has void nature, 3 dharma prints, knowledge of deeds and cause and effect ... concepts, then can understand, birth from where? Death go where?
Needless to ask.
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Hahaha!
One dream per hundred years?
Assuming that most survived a hundred years, then you enter the transmigration cycle and adopt a new body or form and resurface or reappear into this realm!
GM Lu always said: Life is but a stage show. You make your debut and then when the curtains are down, you exit.
So?
In the limited time span that you have for this stage show, what should you concentrate on to ensure you escape transmigration or go to higher realm of less suffering?
GM Lu said that each individual's best choice is to cultivate to free Self!
No one can free you too!
Choice is always yours and yours alone!
Who is in charge of who?
Hahaha!
Now, realised what it means to have control of one's own life and death?
GM Lu said also: I don't owe you and you don't owe me!
Understand now what he meant?
Does being on a reverend list in the sentient realm mean one's life and death?
It is so crucial to be listed that you will sell your soul to be "IN"?
If you wake up already, you will realise that what others chose to stick on you, is not important in determining whether you can free yourself from transmigration or not!
GM Lu said: I don't care and not bothered at all!
Golden words or life-saving ones from GM Lu, how many have you picked up and able to use?
Am I harming or helping you?
Cheers all
Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef
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