Do not Hide Away

　　不要躲在一邊

　　Do not be lazy and behave like shrimps, always hiding away to sleep. Do not cheat others or cheat yourselves. It is okay if you are working for the bodhimanda. Once, I was at a run down place and I woke up every morning at 3 a.m. to work and did not retire until 11 p.m. If you are really cultivating and protecting the bodhimanda, whatever you do is fine. We have to be careful to not be idle somewhere while others are cultivating hard. During the Chan session, if one has business to take care of, one may do so. If one does not have business to take care of, one should come to investigate Chan. One should follow and accord with conditions and come to investigate Chan. In the daytime, there are not many people. One should sit in the front and not hide at the side, thinking it is much easier to catch a nap there, where others cannot see you. This constitutes the worst type of behavior. In this way there is absolutely no way for you to be enlightened or realize the Way.

　　不要懶惰，不要弄得好像蝦米似的，躲到一邊睡覺。不要欺騙世界，也不要欺騙人，也不要欺騙自己。你要是爲道場做工，這是可以的；我告訴你們，我以前有個破地方，我每天早晨叁點鍾起來做工，做到晚間十一點。只要你真正是爲的修行，爲的護持道場，你做什麼都可以；就怕是人家在那兒用功，我在這兒躲懶偷安，那就不可以。禅七期間，無論那一位有公事可以做，沒事就要來參禅，要隨喜坐禅。白天人少，人應該到前邊坐；不要躲在一邊，以爲睡覺方便，旁人看不見，這是最壞的行爲。你要是這樣能開悟，能成道業，那才怪呢！