法演禪師語錄 1.6

1.6

On the day he entered the monastery, he ascended the hall. A monk asked: "Carrying the staff and leading the assembly, the ancestral command is to be carried out; when borders are completely blocked, what is the Master's intention?" The Master said: "The autumn wind blows over the Wei River; / Falling leaves fill Chang'an." The student said: "Simian has no gates, the mountain peaks are graceful; / Today we are fortunate to have the host return." The Master said: "Where do you say the road is?" The student said: "Why fail to recognize each other face to face?" The Master said: "I am just glad you have arrived." He then cited: "The Patriarch said: 'I originally came to this land / To transmit the Dharma and save deluded beings. / One flower opens with five petals, / The fruit naturally ripens of itself.' Great Master Bodhidharma walked as his feet pleased and spoke as his mouth pleased, while later descendants mostly formed calculations about it. Do you want to understand the place where flowers open and fruit ripens? Pears of Zhengzhou, dates of Qingzhou: of all myriad things, nothing surpasses being fine in its place of origin."