圓悟佛果禪師語錄 12.4

12.4

如上座請小參，僧問：「城東老母與佛同生，為什麼不見佛？」師云：「他具大丈夫意氣。」進云：「以手掩面十指悉皆見佛，為什麼回避不得？」師云：「只為渠儂得自由。」進云：「雪竇道：『他雖是女人，却有丈夫之行。』是肯伊？不肯伊？」師云：「重言不當吃。」師乃云：「情與無情一體，觸目皆真，佛與眾生不別，當體全現。隨處作主，遇緣即宗，有時放行，則溝渠瓦礫悉生光彩；有時把定，則真金七寶咸皆失色。所以道：諸人欲識命麼？流泉是命，湛寂是身，千波競起，是文殊境界，一亘晴空，是普賢床榻，其次借一句子是指月，於中事是話月，從上來事如節度使信旗相似，如諸古德未建立許多作略，到這裏作麼生商量？不假三寸試請說看，不假眼試觀矚看，不假耳試采聽看，所以道：『盡十方世界，都盧是箇真實人體，更向什麼處著眼耳鼻舌身意？』所以山僧從來向諸人道：『塞却爾眼，教爾覷不見，塞却爾耳，教爾聽不聞，塞却爾鼻，教爾嚊不得，塞却爾口，教爾說不得，拈却爾身，教爾不知痛痒，坐却爾意根，教爾分別不得。』正當恁麼時，却是好箇消息。且不是情塵意想、分別計較、得失是非境界，也須是罷却機境，不立知見，不作道理，除却解會，不見有佛祖，然後可以坐斷報化佛頭，天下人羅籠不住。是故玄沙道：『沙門眼目，直須把定世界，不漏絲毫。』只如把時，諸人向這裏下喝得麼？打一坐具得麼？拂袖出去得麼？從東過西從西過東得麼？六六三十六九九八十一得麼？都盧是自家屋裏事得麼？喚作本分事得麼？指露柱話燈籠得麼？唯心唯性得麼？若恁麼，渾是紛紛紜紜俱非正見。若有箇正知正見底，便知有本分事，既知有本分事，終不作計校窠窟道理。作麼生道？還委悉麼？振奮吒沙無向背，翻身師子大家看。」

Elder Ru requested an informal gathering. A monk asked: “The old woman east of the city was born at the same time as the Buddha; why did she not see the Buddha?” The Master said: “She possesses the mettle of a great hero.” [The monk] advanced and said: “Covering her face with her hands, through all ten fingers she saw the Buddha; why could she not evade him?” The Master said: “Only because that one obtained freedom.” [The monk] advanced and said: “Xuedou said: ‘Although she is a woman, she nonetheless has the conduct of a hero.’ Did he approve of her? Or did he not approve of her?” The Master said: “Words repeated need not be eaten.” The Master then said: “Sentient and insentient are of one substance, everything touching the eye is real; Buddha and sentient beings are not different, entirely manifesting right in the substance itself. Acting as master wherever one is, encountering conditions is none other than the lineage: at times letting go, then ditches and broken tiles all bring forth brilliance; at times taking hold, then pure gold and the seven treasures all lose their luster. Therefore it is said: ‘Do you all wish to know life? The flowing spring is life, serene stillness is the body; a thousand waves contending to rise is Mañjuśrī's realm, a single stretch of clear sky is Samantabhadra's bed.’ Next, borrowing a single phrase is pointing at the moon; the matter within it is speaking of the moon; the matter from above is similar to the military commissioner's sign of authority. As for before the ancient virtuous ones established so many ploys, coming to this place, how can it be discussed? Without relying on three inches [of tongue], try to speak and see; without relying on eyes, try to observe and see; without relying on ears, try to listen and see. Therefore it is said: ‘The entire universe of the ten directions is completely a single real person's body; where else would you apply eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind?’ Therefore this mountain monk has always said to you all: ‘Block your eyes and make you unable to look; block your ears and make you unable to hear; block your nose and make you unable to smell; block your mouth and make you unable to speak; take away your body and make you unaware of pain and itch; halt your mind faculty and make you unable to discriminate.’ Right at such a time, it is indeed a fine message. Moreover, it is not a realm of emotional dust and intentional thoughts, discrimination and calculation, gain and loss, right and wrong; you must also put an end to dynamic states, not establish views and understanding, not create rational principles, discard intellectual grasp, and not see that there are Buddhas and patriarchs; only then can you cut off the heads of the reward and transformation Buddhas, and the people of the world will not be able to cage you. For this reason, Xuansha said: ‘A śramaṇa's eyes must take hold of the world directly, without leaking the slightest bit.’ Just when taking hold, can you all give a shout here? Can you strike with the sitting mat? Can you flick your sleeves and walk out? Can you go from east to west and from west to east? Can you do ‘six times six is thirty-six, nine times nine is eighty-one’? Can you say it is entirely the matter within your own house? Can you call it the fundamental lot? Can you point to the exposed pillar and speak of the lantern? Can you say ‘mind-only and nature-only’? If it is like this, it is wholly a confusion and none of it is right view. If there is one of right knowledge and right view, they will know there is the fundamental lot; having known there is the fundamental lot, in the end they will not make a nest of calculations and rational principles. How do you speak? Do you still understand in detail? Rousing and shaking without front or back, the lion turning its body—let everyone see!”