圓悟佛果禪師語錄 3.29

3.29

周侍御請上堂云：「祝一人無窮之壽，開十方選佛之場，建殊勝緣、作奇特事，須是作家漢共相激揚始得。」僧問：「秋去冬來忽忽過，流年日月信無多，決去玄沙三種病，趙州茶盞事如何？」師云：「放去收來。」進云：「須信天真佛，興悲幾萬般。」師云：「一點水墨。」進云：「直得微甘回齒頰，已輸崖蜜十分甜。」師云：「却須透得趙州關。」進云：「不煩魏帝一丸藥去也。」師云：「天下衲僧取則。」進云：「趙州老漢猶是入泥入水，未審道林門下作麼生為人？」師云：「截鐵斬釘。」進云：「可謂是一句當機迅若雷，爍迦羅眼頂門開。」師云：「分明記取。」師乃云：「玄機透脫，融萬象於目前；至理高明，會千差於物表。一明一切明，一見一切見，一用一切用，一說一切說，直截根源當陽顯露。若能於此洞達去，自己脚跟下一段大事，明如杲日、寬如太虛，可以修身、可以見性，可以祝一人上壽、可以種未來勝因。是故靈山拈華迦葉微笑，少林面壁神光傳心，於是中間，如擊石火、似閃電光，須是奇特人，方明本分事，要知本分事，還他奇特人。只如今日奇特本分底一句作麼生道？葵藿同傾仰，高祝萬年春。」

At the request of Censor Zhou, he ascended the hall and said, "Praying for the boundless longevity of the One Sovereign, opening the arena for selecting Buddhas in the ten directions, establishing an extraordinary condition, performing an exceptional affair—one must be an adept to engage in mutual incitement." A monk asked, "Autumn departs and winter comes, fleetingly passing; the flowing years, days, and months are truly not many. Leaving aside resolving the three sicknesses of Xuansha, what about the matter of Zhaozhou's teacup?" The Master said, "Letting go and taking back." The monk continued, "One must trust that the naturally genuine Buddha gives rise to compassion in tens of thousands of ways." The Master said, "A drop of water and ink." The monk continued, "Directly bringing slight sweetness back to the cheeks, it already surpasses the ten parts of sweetness of cliff honey." The Master said, "Yet you must penetrate Zhaozhou's barrier." The monk continued, "There is no need to trouble Emperor Wei for a single pill of medicine." The Master said, "A standard for the patch-robed monks of the world." The monk continued, "The old fellow Zhaozhou was still getting into the mud and water; how does the Daolin gate treat people?" The Master said, "Severing iron and cutting nails." The monk continued, "It can indeed be called: 'A single phrase meeting the occasion is as swift as thunder; the cakra eye opens on the crown of the head.'" The Master said, "Remember it clearly." The Master then said, "The mysterious dynamic penetrates and disengages, blending the myriad forms before our eyes; the ultimate principle is lofty and bright, harmonizing the thousand differences beyond things. One illumination is all illumination; one vision is all vision; one function is all function; one preaching is all preaching. Directly severing the source, it is revealed before us. If you can thoroughly penetrate here, the great affair under your own feet will be as bright as the midday sun, as broad as the great void; it can cultivate the person, it can see the nature, it can pray for the longevity of the One Sovereign, and it can plant superior causes for the future. Therefore, atop Mount Gṛdhrakūṭa a flower was held up and Kāśyapa smiled; before the wall at Shaolin, Shenguang transmitted the mind. In between, it is like sparks struck from flint, like a flash of lightning. One must be an extraordinary person to understand the matter of the fundamental lot; if you want to know the matter of the fundamental lot, it takes that extraordinary person. But just as for today, how do you say a phrase that is extraordinary and of the fundamental lot? Sunflowers and mallows alike tilt upward, respectfully praying for ten thousand years of spring."