圓悟佛果禪師語錄 18.10

18.10

舉：「僧問雲門：『樹彫葉落時如何？』門云：『體露金風。』」師拈云：「雲門善巧方便，可謂即事即理，即隱即顯，三句可辨，一鏃遼空。雖然，猶是粘皮著骨。若有問蔣山：『樹彫葉落時如何？』只對他道：『撑天拄地。』且道：是三句？是一鏃？試玉須經火，求珠不離泥。」

He brought up [the following case]: "A monk asked Yunmen: 'How is it when the tree withers and the leaves fall?' Yunmen said: 'The body is exposed in the autumn wind.'" The Master commented: "Yunmen's skillful means may be called phenomenon as principle, the concealed as the revealed; the three phrases can be discerned, a single arrow piercing the distant sky. Even so, it still sticks to the skin and clings to the bones. If someone asked Jiangshan: 'How is it when the tree withers and the leaves fall?' I would only say to him: 'Propping up heaven and supporting earth.' Tell me: is it the three phrases? Is it the single arrow? Testing jade requires passing through fire; seeking pearls does not depart from mud."