The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas is a Place for Cultivating the Path

万佛城是修道的地方

Those who came for the Chan session cannot be lazy! Unless you are not joining the Chan session, you should not be lazy in the slightest. Since you are here, you should diligently cultivate. Do not be lazy! The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas is a place for cultivating the Path. If you are not cultivating the Path, it is meaningless to be here. Those of you who entered the Chan Hall should not engage in casual conversation. Do not talk or even giggle. In fact, even when you are outside the Chan Hall, you should refrain from doing this. Do not let the mind of the person of the spiritual Path who is without a mind come running out. The person of the Path who is without a mind has reached the stage in which he perceives no self and no others; he cannot even find his own mind. If you make noise, he may find his mind (i.e. lose his concentration). Then you would be obstructing the cultivation of others, which is wrong! It is best if we can remain silent. If we really must speak, we should whisper so as not to disturb the minds of other cultivators.

凡是以「打七」的名义到这儿来的，不可以懒惰，除非你不是来参加打七，那可以随便一点。你来就要好好用功修行，不要那么懒惰；我们万佛城是修道的地方，到这儿你不修道，那是没有什么意思。我告诉你们，凡是来到禅堂，都不要随便讲话，随便说说笑笑的；就是在禅堂外边，也不要有声音，不要令无心道人的心跑出来。无心道人到无人无我的境界，连心也找不着，你若出种种的声音，他无心就变成有心，这是障碍其他人修行，是不对的！所以我们要能不讲话是最好，有必要的事情可以说，但是都要小一点声讲，免得摇动修道人的心。