Of all the rich vinegars and fine wines in the world, those that grow ever more exquisite with the passage of time do so because they are tightly sealed, allowing no essence to escape. The ancients said, “If you could maintain silence for twenty years, even the Buddhas would have nothing more to teach you.” How truly profound!
by Grand Master Lian Chi (蓮池大師), the Eighth Patriarch of Pure Land Buddhism
靜之益 (二) – 錄自明末蓮池大師《竹窗隨筆》(初筆)
世間釅醯醇醴，藏之彌久而彌美者，皆由封錮牢密，不泄氣故。古人云:「二十年不開口說話，向後佛也奈何你不得。」旨哉言乎!
Buddha Mind 