撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 2.35

2.35

He also said: 'The fall of following kinds is turning the body right now upon all sounds, forms, and things, not following stages; this is called the fall of following kinds.' He also said: 'The fall of the noble: the dharmakāya and Dharma-nature are matters on the noble side, which must also be turned away; this is the fall of the noble. Just like the white ox on the open ground, it is the ultimate of the dharmakāya, yet it must also be turned away, to avoid one sitting in a single color with nowhere to distinguish; these are all matters called cutting off offerings. If you wish to make an offering, you must obtain this food; therefore the flavor of no flavor, also called taintless, is worthy of being offered; all other contaminated foods are not the food of taintless liberation.' Someone asked Baizhang: 'What is taken as food?' He said: 'Taking the taintless as food.' Yunyan said: 'Do not take flavor as an offering.' Daowu said: 'Places where existence is known and preserved are all offerings.'