圓悟佛果禪師語錄 4.31

4.31

Ascending the hall, [the Master] said: "Two thousand years ago, the Tathāgata wasted explanations; Maheśvara's single eye on the crown of the head leaked first. Having the potential to transform consciousness, one should arrive here: like a tiger wearing horns, or an awl spinning freely guarding the nest; within this, like a tortoise carrying a chart, one must truly awaken on one's own and cultivate on one's own, strictly avoiding relying on others to form understanding. Therefore it is said: 'There is a phrase capable of being the teacher of the buddhas and patriarchs; there is a phrase capable of being the teacher of humans and devas; there is a phrase that cannot save itself.' Just as cutting off the various streams without falling into the three phrases, how is it then? Do you fully understand? Beneath the words, the eyes of a thousand sages have not yet opened; before the dynamic point, the King of the Dharma's dynamic potential has already leaked."