法演禪師語錄 2.12

2.12

上堂，卓拄杖一下乃舉起云：「拄杖子敢問儞，還說得如來禪麼？」自云：「說不得。還說得祖師禪麼？」自云：「說不得。既說不得，白雲今日出自己意去也。出自己意，小兒子戲，人天眾前討甚巴鼻。」

Ascending the hall, he struck the staff once, then held it up and said, "Staff, I dare ask you: can you still speak Tathāgata Chan?" He said himself: "Cannot speak it." "Can you still speak Patriarchal Chan?" He said himself: "Cannot speak it." "Since you cannot speak it, Baiyun today will follow his own ideas. Following my own ideas is child's play; before the assembly of humans and devas, what handle are you seeking?"