圓悟佛果禪師語錄 8.25

8.25

上堂云：「十方同聚會，箇箇學無為，此是選佛場，心空及第歸。大丈夫俱決烈志氣、慷慨英靈，踏破化城直截承當，外不見有一切境界，內不見有自己，上不見有諸聖，下不見有凡愚，淨裸裸赤灑灑，一念不生桶底剔脫，豈不是心空，到箇裏還容棒喝麼？還容玄妙理性麼？還容彼我是非麼？直下如紅爐上一點雪相似，豈不是選佛場中擎頭戴角。雖然如此，子細檢點將來，猶涉階梯。且不涉階梯一句作麼生道？還委悉麼？千聖不留無朕跡，萬人叢裏奪高標。」復有頌云：「住山只貴眾和諧，表裏通明應整齊，折脚濫兒幸無恙，相憑出手共提携。」

Ascending the hall, [the master] said, "Gathering together from the ten directions, each and every one studies non-action. This is the arena for selecting Buddhas; when the mind is empty, one passes the examination and returns. A great hero possesses fierce resolve and generous, noble spirit, trampling through the phantom city and directly taking it on: outside, seeing no realms whatsoever; inside, seeing no self; above, seeing no sages; below, seeing no ordinary or ignorant beings. Stark naked and purely exposed, not a single thought arising, the bottom of the tub kicked out—is this not the mind being empty? Arriving here, is there still room for blows and shouts? Is there still room for profound and wondrous principle and nature? Is there still room for that and this, right and wrong? Directly it is like a single snowflake on a red-hot furnace; is this not holding up the head and wearing horns in the arena for selecting Buddhas? Although this is so, if you examine it closely, it still involves steps and stairs. And what do you say in a single phrase that does not involve steps and stairs? Do you understand thoroughly? The thousand sages do not retain any sign or trace; in the midst of ten thousand people, one seizes the high banner." He further had a verse that said:
"Living in the mountains, one values only harmony in the assembly; / Inside and outside bright and clear, things should be properly aligned. / The broken-legged vessel fortunately suffers no harm; / Relying on each other, we put forth our hands and assist together."