法演禪師語錄 2.92

2.92

上堂，僧問：「承師有言：『山前一片閑田地，秖如威音王已前。』未審什麼人為主？」師云：「問取寫契書人。」學云：「和尚為甚倩人來答？」師云：「秖為儞教別人問。」學云：「與和尚平出去也。」師云：「大遠在。」乃云：「五目莫覩其容，二聽絕聞其響，有功者罰無功者賞，拈須彌山秤來二兩。忽有箇道：『一方知識，為什麼大秤秤人物事？』」自云：「官不容針，私通車馬。」

Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "Receiving the Master's words: 'A patch of idle land before the mountain—just like before Bhīṣmagarjitasvararāja.' I wonder: who is the master?" The Master said, "Ask the one who writes deeds and contracts." The student said, "Why does the Upādhyāya hire someone else to answer?" The Master said, "Only because you had someone else ask." The student said, "I come out even with the Upādhyāya." The Master said, "Far from it!" He then said, "The five eyes cannot view its countenance; the two hearings are cut off from listening to its echo. Those with merit are punished; those without merit are rewarded. Pick up Mount Sumeru—weighed out, it is two ounces. If suddenly someone says, 'A kalyāṇamitra of a region—why weigh people and things with such a large steelyard?'" He himself said, "The government does not admit a needle; privately, carriages and horses pass through."