圓悟佛果禪師語錄 18.22

18.22

He cited: "Daowu asked Yunyan, 'When we shed this skin bag, where shall we meet?' Yunyan said, 'We shall meet where there is neither birth nor death.'" The Master commented: "Far too circuitous!" "Daowu said, 'Why not say we shall meet where it is not neither-birth-nor-death?'" The Master commented: "Far too solitary and steep! In general, when a kalyāṇamitra brings up a single word and presents a single dynamic action, it is essential to clarify the root source of life and death, enabling everyone to understand their minds and see their natures. How exhilarating that is! If someone were to ask Daolin, 'When we shed this skin bag, where shall we meet?' I would simply say to him, 'Where does one not encounter him?'"