法演禪師語錄 1.105

1.105

Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "What is the affair under Linji?" The Master said, "Hearing thunder at the five unpardonable offenses." The student asked, "What is the affair under Yunmen?" The Master said, "Red flags fluttering." The student asked, "What is the affair under Caodong?" The Master said, "Sending a letter that does not reach home." The student asked, "What is the affair under Guiyang?" The Master said, "A broken stele lying across an ancient road." The monk bowed. The Master said, "Why don't you ask about the affair under Fayan?" The student said, "I leave it to the Upādhyāya." The Master said, "The night patrolman violates curfew." He then said: "If you understand, all things are of one family; / If you do not understand, there are ten thousand differences and a thousand divisions. / Half eat mud and eat dirt; / Half feed on wheat and feed on hemp. / Or they subdue dragons and tame tigers, / Or they dredge up clams and scoop up shrimp. / Heshan only knows how to beat the drum; / Mimo always brandishes a pitchfork. / This whole play of laughter / All stems from smiling and holding up a flower. / Baiyun follows along with the hodgepodge, / Scattering dirt and tossing sand with the wind. / Without such guts and belly, / How could one return home clad in brocade? / Tell me, how do you speak a phrase of returning home? / Today's glory people do not recognize; / Ten years ago, he was a book-reading scholar."