法演禪師語錄 1.68

1.68

Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "How is it before the lotus has emerged from the water?" The Master said, "In the mud." The student said, "How is it after it emerges from the water?" The Master said, "On the water." He asked, "How is it before the prince ascends the throne of nine-and-five?" The Master said, "He frequently asks people for directions." The student said, "How is it just as he ascends the nine-and-five?" The Master said, "The realm is at great peace." The student said, "How is it after ascending the nine-and-five?" The Master said, "Who discusses good or bad?" He then said, "The very end is most earnest; our home is fresh everywhere. Within the great chiliocosm of sands, one cannot avoid being a person in the midst of it. Tell me, who is the person in the midst of it? Where the flat overgrown plains end are the green mountains; the traveler is still beyond the green mountains."