圓悟佛果禪師語錄 18.10

18.10

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."