明覺禪師語錄 2.155

2.155

上堂云：「乾坤之內宇宙之間，中有一寶挂在壁上，達磨九年不敢正眼覷著，如今衲僧要見，劈脊打。」

Ascending the hall, he said, "Within heaven and earth, in the midst of the universe, there is a jewel hanging on the wall. For nine years Bodhidharma did not dare look at it straight on. Nowadays, if a patch-robed monk wants to see it, I strike him right across the back."