圓悟佛果禪師語錄 3.16

3.16

Ascending the hall, he said: “Recognizing it under the first phrase, the Patriarch begs for his life; recognizing it under the second phrase, humans and devas lose their courage; recognizing it under the third phrase, one lies horizontally in the tiger's mouth. This is not following paths and keeping to ruts, nor is it changing ruts and shifting paths. If you penetrate it, you have six arms and three heads; if you have not yet penetrated it, you are still in the human and heavenly realms. But tell me, how do you speak a phrase beyond the three phrases? One's livelihood lies solely upon the silk fishing line; under the bright moon, a small boat drifts across the five lakes.”