继祖灯打禅七

公鉴祖道式微。宗风不振。故传戒而后。即举行禅七。四十九日。力倡宗风。注重坐香上殿过堂。威仪整肃。规约森严。以期由戒生定由定发慧。使佛祖心灯永照。菩萨法水常流。尽未来际。

宣化偈曰：

楞严大定妙总持。三摩禅那无所思。
若问直指西来意。狂心歇处即菩提。

Continuing the lamp of the Patriarchs and holding a dhyana session

The Master saw that the Way of the Patriarchs was declining and that the tradition and repute of the dhyana school was shaky. In an attempt to revitalize the Ch'an school, after the transmission of the precepts a forty-nine day dhyana meditation session was convened, during which the proper demeanor while sitting, as well as during the ceremonies of the formal meal offering, was emphasized. Awesome comportment was stressed, as well as strict adherence to monastic rules. In time, from precepts grows samadhi, and from samadhi is developed wisdom. The Master caused the lamp of the Buddhas and Patriarchs to shine forever, and the Dharma water of the Bodhisattvas to overflow to the very bounds of the future.

The gatha says:
In the Great Shurangama Concentration is a miraculous dharani.
Dhyana samadhi is without mentation.
If asked to point out directly the meaning coming from the West,
Just the place where the mad mind stops is itself enlightenment.