汾陽無德禪師語錄 1.74

1.74

問：「學人未達其中事，如何是自己？」師云：「當時莫忘今時句，未達須知逆順機。」「達後如何？」師云：「三十年後莫錯舉。」問：「靈龜未兆時如何？」師云：「海裏搖船笑，舉棹望程途。」問：「三界同途出身無路時如何？」師云：「叵耐無時狂寇起，對面無形識得伊。」問：「抱璞投師，請師雕琢。」師云：「來朝更獻楚王看。」「恁麼則同道方知也。」師云：「刖足雖知貴，人天不可量。」問：「萬法本空，心生何有？」師云：「不因伸此問，爭得到汾陽。」「恁麼則當生生不生也。」師云：「自知能作貴，不用更思量。」問：「一句道不得時如何？」師云：「萬境無差互，青天不自知。」「如何領解？」師云：「了然明似燭，何用更狐疑。」問：「無為之飯，未審供養什麼人？」師云：「千相無形者，共會不莊嚴。」「恁麼則大眾有賴也。」師云：「三千世界中，絕世利群生。」問：「門門一切境，迴互不迴互，如何是不迴互？」師云：「今日過泥不易。」問：「甘露頻霖，為什麼百草不生芽？」師云：「田疎不貯水，龍王爭那何。」問：「如何是心地法門？」師云：「莫從人覓。」「乞師再指。」師云：「爾是谷隱出家。」問：「簾捲扇開，當人何在？」師云：「萬姓歌皇化，玄音廓太虛。」「恁麼則明鏡當懸於此日，時人盡賀太平年。」師云：「一音普演三邊靜，四方八面總來朝。」問：「如何是西河一滴水？」師云：「飲者永無飢。」「恁麼則冷味少人知。」師云：「潤濟不從源。」問：「如何是諸佛行李處？」師云：「直下無生路，行時不動塵。」「恁麼則謝師方便也。」師云：「東西南北路，不用更奢華。」

A monk asked, "A student has not attained the matter within this: what is oneself?" The Master said, "Do not forget that time's phrase at this time; when not yet attained, one must know the contrary and concordant mechanisms." "What about after attaining it?" The Master said, "Thirty years later, do not cite it mistakenly." He asked, "What about when the divine turtle has not yet shown omens?" The Master said, "Rocking the boat in the sea with a laugh, raising the oar, looking toward the journey ahead." He asked, "When one is on the same path through the three realms and there is no way to escape, what then?" The Master said, "How intolerable when wild bandits arise without a time! Face to face, formless, recognize them." He asked, "Embracing an uncut jade, I turn to the Master; please, Master, carve and polish it." The Master said, "Tomorrow morning offer it again for the King of Chu to inspect." "In that case, only those of the same path know it." The Master said, "Though the severed foot is recognized as precious, gods and humans cannot fathom it." He asked, "The ten thousand dharmas are fundamentally empty; how can the mind arise?" The Master said, "If you had not presented this question, how could you have reached Fenyang?" "In that case, at the moment of arising, arising is non-arising." The Master said, "Knowing oneself capable of being noble, there is no need to deliberate further." He asked, "What about when a single phrase cannot be spoken?" The Master said, "The ten thousand environments have no discrepancy; the blue sky does not know itself." "How should one comprehend this?" The Master said, "Distinct and clear like a candle—what need is there for further suspicion?" He asked, "For what kind of person is the food of non-action offered?" The Master said, "Those of a thousand aspects and without form, assembling together without adornment." "In that case, the great assembly has something to rely upon." The Master said, "Within the three-thousandfold world, peerless in benefiting the multitude of beings." He asked, "'In gate after gate, all environments interpenetrate or do not interpenetrate'—what is not interpenetrating?" The Master said, "Passing through the mud today was not easy." He asked, "When sweet dew pours down repeatedly, why do the hundred grasses not sprout?" The Master said, "The field is coarse and does not retain water; what can the Dragon King do about it?" He asked, "What is the mind-ground Dharma door?" The Master said, "Do not seek it from others." "I beg the Master to point it out again." The Master said, "You left home at Guyin." He asked, "When the curtain is rolled up and the fan opened, where is the person in question?" The Master said, "The ten thousand commoners sing of the emperor's transforming influence; the mysterious sound widens through the great void." "In that case, the bright mirror should be hung today, and the people of the age all congratulate the era of peace." The Master said, "A single sound is proclaimed everywhere, the three borders are tranquil; from the four directions and eight sides, all come to pay court." He asked, "What is a drop of water from Xihe?" The Master said, "Those who drink it will never hunger." "In that case, its cold flavor is known to few." The Master said, "Moistening and nourishing does not depend upon the source." He asked, "What is the walking-ground of all Buddhas?" The Master said, "Directly, the path of non-arising; when walking, one does not stir the dust." "In that case, I thank the Master for the expedient." The Master said, "The road east, west, south, and north: no need for further extravagance."