圓悟佛果禪師語錄 11.8

11.8

At an informal gathering, [the Master] said: "To bring forth the transcendent dynamic requires the transcendent eye; to point out the matter within requires a person from within. Even if one could place the thousand sages in the inferior position, hurl the great trichiliocosm beyond the limits of space, have the soles of one's feet rock-hard and firm, have the crown of one's head pitch-black, and cut off the essential crossroads so that neither ordinary nor sacred may pass—still this is not yet the transcendent dynamic, nor is it yet the matter within. And what is the transcendent dynamic, the matter within? If one clearly supposes that there is truly such talk, one fails to understand that, like swapping a bitter gourd for a sweet fruit, cleansing the karmic roots involves no real thing whatsoever. If one is an agile person, upon merely hearing it mentioned, one immediately knows where it lands and is no longer confused. Being no longer confused, then throughout the twelve periods of the day, though one eats all day long, one never bites into a single grain of rice; though one wears clothes all day long, one never hangs a single thread on oneself; though one speaks all day long, one never moves one's tongue. Even though it is like this, how many people can reach this ground? Why is that? Only because they do not fall into mind, intellect, or consciousness, do not fall into the extremes of pure or defiled, but penetrate beyond Bhīṣmagarjitasvararāja, fully illuminating the fundamental essential ground. A single blow, a single shout, a single jostle, a single push; an exit, an entrance, a question, an answer—like hurling a sword to slash through empty space, speak not of whether it reaches or does not reach: here the wheel of space bears no trace, and the sword-edge suffers no loss. Just at such a time, how do you utter a genuine phrase? Do you fully understand yet? Letting go of one's hands on that side, beyond the thousand sages, / The lantern and the exposed pillar radiate rays of light." He added a verse: "Wonderful Virtue and Empty-Born cannot exhaust its praise; / The true eye of Maheśvara lets no wind pass through. / The great trichiliocosm is hurled outside other realms; / An adept must understand the transcendent lineage."