汾陽無德禪師語錄 1.73

1.73

上堂云：「夫說法者，須及時節，觀根投機，應病用藥；若不及時節，總喚作非時語。所以道，欲知佛性義，當觀時節因緣。若不明君臣父子之道，邪正不分，觸淨難明矣。喚作野老謳歌，皇道坦然，佛法現前，擒縱自在，生殺臨機，或明賓中主，或明主中賓，或明賓中賓，或明主中主，或兼帶叶通，或探竿影草，或一句中，有三玄三要。還有問者麼？出來對眾商量。」

Ascending the hall, he said: "Those who preach the Dharma must be timely, observe faculties and address conditions, and apply medicine in response to the illness. If it is not timely, it is altogether called untimely speech. Therefore it is said: 'If you wish to know the meaning of Buddha-nature, you must observe the conditions of time and season.' If one is not clear about the principles between ruler and minister, father and son, not distinguishing the deviant from the correct, defilement and purity are hard to clarify. It is called: the rustic singing ballads, the imperial way being level and open, the Buddhadharma appearing right before us, seizing and releasing freely, killing and giving life in response to the moment—now illuminating the host within the guest, now illuminating the guest within the host, now illuminating the guest within the guest, now illuminating the host within the host, or combining them to bring thorough integration, or using the sounding pole and the shadowing grass, or having the three mysteries and three essentials within a single phrase. Is there still anyone who asks? Come forth and consult before the assembly."