黃龍慧南禪師語錄 1.19

1.19

提刑入山，陞座，僧問：「提刑朝蓋，遠詣法筵，向上宗乘，乞師一訣。」師云：「一字幞頭，尖簷帽子。」進云：「非但提刑承此善，學人禮拜謝師恩。」師云：「拽脫爾眉毛，敲落爾鼻孔，又作麼生？」僧噓噓，師云：「打麫還他州土麥，唱歌須是帝鄉人。」

When the judicial commissioner entered the mountain, [the Master] ascended the seat. A monk asked, "The judicial commissioner's carriages have come from afar to grace this Dharma gathering. We beg the Master for a single key regarding the ancestral vehicle of the highest truth." The Master said, "A straight-cut headband, a sharp-brimmed hat." The monk continued, "Not only does the judicial commissioner receive this goodness, but this student bows in gratitude for the Master's kindness." The Master said, "If I pull off your eyebrows and knock away your nostrils, what then?" The monk sighed, "Hsu, hsu." The Master said, "To grind flour, one must rely on local wheat; to sing a song, one must be a person from the imperial capital."