法演禪師語錄 2.70

2.70

上堂，僧問：「如何是佛？」師云：「口是禍門。」乃云：「今日上元之節，處處燈光皎潔，不知天意如何，瑞雪翻為苦雪。貧窮變作殭蠶，烏龜凍得成鼈，唯有四海禪流，箇箇眼中添屑。何故？不說不說。」下座。

Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "What is the Buddha?" The Master said, "The mouth is the gate of misfortune." He then said, "Today is the Lantern Festival: everywhere the lantern light is brilliant and clear. I know not what Heaven intends, that auspicious snow should turn into bitter snow. The poor are frozen like stiff silkworms; tortoises freeze until they become turtles. Only among the Chan practitioners of the four seas does each have grit added to their eyes. Why so? I will not say, I will not say." He descended the seat.