黃龍慧南禪師語錄 1.165

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上堂：「時人住處我不住，時人行處我不行，於此了然明的旨，須會全身入火坑。」以拂子畫一畫云：「臭煙𤑫㶿，紅焰熾然，眼未明者，總在裡許。從上古聖，無非入生死坑中、向無明火裡，提拔有情。汝等諸人，且如何入？若人入得，可謂在火不燒、在水不溺；若入不得，非但不能自利，亦乃不能利他。既不能自利利他，圓頂方袍，殊無利益。」良久，召大眾，眾舉首，師曰：「牛頭出，馬頭回。」

Ascending the hall, he said: “Where worldly people dwell, I do not dwell; where worldly people walk, I do not walk. Clearly understanding the explicit purpose in this, one must know how to plunge one's whole body into the fire pit.” Making a stroke with his fly-whisk, he said: “Foul smoke billows, red flames rage fiercely; those whose eyes are not yet clear are all inside it. From the past, the ancient sages all, without exception, entered the pit of birth and death and went into the fire of ignorance to pull out sentient beings. All of you, just how will you enter? If someone can enter, they can be said not to burn in fire and not to drown in water. If you cannot enter, not only can you not benefit yourself, but you also cannot benefit others. Having failed to benefit yourself and benefit others, shaving the crown and wearing the square robe are of utterly no benefit.” After a long pause, he called out to the great assembly. The assembly raised their heads, and the Master said: “The ox's head goes out, the horse's head turns back.”