撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.56

1.56

僧問：「常在生死海中沈沒者是甚麼人？」師曰：「第二月。」僧云：「還求出離也無？」師曰：「也求出離，只是無路。」僧云：「出離什麼人接得伊？」師曰：「擔鐵枷者。」

A monk asked, "What kind of person is it who is constantly submerged in the ocean of birth and death?"
The Master said, "The second moon."
The monk said, "Do they still seek deliverance or not?"
The Master said, "They also seek deliverance, but there is simply no way."
The monk said, "When they are delivered, who can receive them?"
The Master said, "One who carries an iron pillory."