明覺禪師語錄 1.10

1.10

Ascending the hall, a monk asked: "Clearly between mind and eyes, yet its form cannot be seen; brightly within the dust of form, yet its principle cannot be divided. Since it is between mind and eyes, why can its form not be seen?" The master said: "Flowers must bloom through the night; do not wait for the morning breeze to blow." The monk continued: "In that case, the clouds disperse, and there is the moon at every house." The master said: "Vipaśyin Buddha paid attention to it long ago." As the monk was bowing, the master struck him once with his staff and said: "You cannot be let off." A monk asked: "'The ape embraces its young, returning behind the blue peaks; the bird holds a flower in its beak, dropping it before the green cliff.' What was the ancient's intended meaning?" The master said: "Jiashan is still present." The student said: "How about the upādhyāya?" The master said: "Vaguely resembling a tune, it has just become listenable, / When again it is blown by the wind into a different melody." The monk then asked: "What is the environment of Cuifeng?" The master said: "When spring arrives, peach blossoms also fill the stream." The monk bowed, and the master said: "This mountain monk made a blunder today; if someone can point it out and examine it, I grant that he has an eye atop his crown." He then stepped down from the seat.