Something that does not cease to exist

　　一個不能沒有的東西

　　The Japanese investigate “nonexistence”. I”ll teach you to investigate “existence”. There is no fixed dharma. It is not easy to answer the topic, “Who is mindful of the Buddha

　　” There are people who investigate this topic but cannot find the answer for years. And those who investigate, “What was my original face before my parents gave birth to me

　　” are not always successful. The Japanese who investigate “nonexistence, nonexistence, nonexistence” are not always successful either. I will teach you now to investigate “existence”. This does not just mean repeating, “Existence! Existence! Existence!” Then what should you do

　　 Everything in this world can cease to exist. Is there something that cannot cease

　　 You should investigate this. When everything else is gone, what ultimately is left

　　 Look for that which still exists. Everything can end or be annihilated. Then what cannot be annihilated

　　 You will be enlightened when you find this one “thing” that cannot be annihilated. You will also be enlightened if you can find that something that does not cease, or the original face before your parents gave birth to you, or who is mindful of the Buddha. But it must be a genuine attainment. Some people fake a breakthrough and simply talk intellectual Chan. That is useless. You cannot use what people have used before. It is not your own.

　　日本人參「無」，我現在教你們也可以參「有」，因爲無有定法。像參「念佛是誰」這是很不容易找的，有的人找了幾年也找不著這個誰；有的參「父母沒生以前的本來面目」也找不到，日本人參無、無、無

　　，還是沒找著。我現在教你們參「有」，不是念「有！有！有！」這要怎麼樣呢？世間一切都可以沒有，到底有沒有一個「不能沒有」的東西呢？你找這個。什麼都沒有了，究竟哪一個是有的呢？找那個「有」的。一切都能了、都可以斷滅，那什麼是不斷滅的呢？你找那個不斷滅的。你要找著那個不斷滅的，你就開悟了；你要找著那個不能沒有的，也是開悟了；你要找著你父母未生以前的本來面目，那也是開悟了；你找著念佛是誰，也是開悟了，但是要找著才算。你找不著就會口頭禅，那是沒有用的；人家說過的，你再跟著說，那都不是你的。