法演禪師語錄 1.77

1.77

Ascending the hall, he held up his staff and said, "Last night at the third watch, I dreamed that the staff taught me a piece of Chan, saying to me, 'Upādhyāya! Tomorrow morning when you rise and ascend the hall, cite it for the assembly: Yesterday was laying brocade over flowers; today feet tread on solid ground. Just look at today and tomorrow—what talk of the Patriarch's intention in coming! Reflecting on the yellow-faced old man, in vain he spoke of conferring predictions on Vulture Peak. Even though the mountains and rivers of the great earth borrow my nostrils to breathe, it is better to cast off body and mind; then benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom are natural.'"