法演禪師語錄 1.26

1.26

Ascending the hall, [the Master] said: "True thusness, ordinary, and sage are all words of a dream; Buddha and sentient beings are both redundant terms. If someone were to come forth and say, 'Old P'an-shan!' I would simply say to him: 'Were it not for the flowers blooming early on the purple lane, / How could the yellow oriole come down to the willow twig?' If he further asked: 'Old Simian!'" The Master said to himself: "Present! Stay alert."