圓悟佛果禪師語錄 2.18

2.18

Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "What was the meaning of Nanquan cutting the cat?" The master said, "Killing and reviving depend on the moment." The monk continued, "What about Zhaozhou putting the straw sandals on his head?" The master said, "That was his own domestic affair." The monk said, "I shall beat the drum and play the pipa lute." The master said, "For now, do not fake cleverness." Then he said, "Where there is a Buddha, one cannot be trapped in a cage; where there is no Buddha, one searches for people in wild grasses. Giving free rein, everywhere is fresh and radiant; holding fast, heaven and earth abruptly transform. And tell me: what about when a transcendent person arrives? His family naturally has a road leading straight through to the sky." He stepped down from the seat.