法演禪師語錄 1.96

1.96

上堂，僧問：「如何是佛？」師云：「獨木橋子。」學云：「如何趣向？」師云：「緊峭草鞋。」乃云：「幸然可怜生，剛地學參問，既然參得了，未免肚裏悶，悶即自家悶，困即自家困，祖佛生冤家，好與槌一頓。且道佛祖過在什麼處？若人會得，許儞具一隻眼。」

Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "What is Buddha?" The Master said, "A single-log bridge." The student said, "How should one proceed toward it?" The Master said, "Tie your straw sandals tight." He then said: "Fortunately, they are objects of pity; / Insistently they study through questioning. / Now that they have finished studying, / They cannot avoid feeling stifled inside. / If stifled, it is their own stifling; / If weary, it is their own weariness. / Patriarchs and buddhas become enemies— / It would be best to give them a sound thrashing! Tell me, where does the fault of the buddhas and patriarchs lie? If someone understands, I grant that you possess one eye."