圓悟佛果禪師語錄 4.9

4.9

Pointing to the Dharma seat, he said: “Towering high without exterior, plunging deep without limit. No longer paying homage to Sumeru Lamp, every step on the stairs is the entire reality. And tell me, what is this? Look, look!” Holding up incense, he said: “Great assembly! Do you see? Perfuming the fivefold dharmakāya, congealing the auspicious colors of five clouds, ignited in the censer, this is respectfully offered to solemnize the current Emperor’s sage longevity: ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand times ten thousand years! We humbly pray that his Way equals Yao and Shun, his virtue surpasses Fuxi and Xuanyuan, his longevity surpasses hundreds of millions of years like the Southern Mountain, and his venerable seat spans kalpas numerous as the sands of the Ganges like the Northern Pole. / The second piece of incense is offered for the Prefect and Minister along with the distinguished nobles of the various offices. We humbly pray that they receive the favor of the One Man, fulfill the gaze of the four seas, serve as the Duke of Zhou, the Duke of Shaobo, Shen Bo, and Zhong Shanfu, and act as Gao Yao, Kuí, Yi, and Xie. / The third piece of incense,” he said, “In past years amidst the heaps of white clouds, the first phrase cut off the flow; today before the assembly of humans and gods, this is the fourth time I bring it forth. Offered for the twelfth-generation Chan Master Yan of Mount Wuzu in Qizhou, ignited in the censer to repay the debt of the milk of the Dharma.” / He then gathered his robes and sat down. Master Tianxi struck the gavel and said: “Assembly of dragons and elephants at the Dharma banquet, you must contemplate the primary truth!” / The Master said: “A single stroke of the gavel is completed, its brilliance filling the eyes; the vital crossing is held fast, so who can respond in harmony? Is there anyone capable of contemplating the primary truth? Come forward and meet me!” / The Master then said: “The matter since kalpas without beginning is only right now; that beyond King of Awesome Voice is entirely grasped in hand. Everything right before us is fully manifest; clear and distinct, without error. Individually exerting great dynamic potential, wholly holding high the ancestral seal. Even if one puts forth outstanding deeds, displays extraordinary actions, and exhausts the crucial mechanisms of the world, one cannot avoid growing branches from knots and grasping the moon in the water. Therefore, when the Buddhas appeared in the world, they rarely met an adept; when the Patriarch came from the West, he merely caught wind of empty sounds. The transcendent path has never been transmitted by the thousand sages; students wear out their bodies like monkeys grasping shadows. Arriving here, unbound by conventions, not treading in past tracks, not obscuring the immediate dynamic—how should it be raised and sung? A clear-eyed fellow has no nest; the matter of the fundamental lot cuts off all snares. Fortunately encountering the Emperor’s path being peaceful and the imperial demeanor broad and open, we solemnize the sage longevity and open the hall for the nation. Your high excellency's carriages have graced us with your presence, and imperial envoys bear witness. At the summit of Mount Zhong, before Master Bao’s pagoda, open wide the eight characters and clearly manifest it!” / He then picked up his staff and said: “Do you see? The Buddhas cannot reach it; the Patriarchs cannot lift it up. A thousand suns shining together, ten thousand mirrors facing the stand; not separated by a hair's breadth, recognize it directly in the open! And not treading amidst various conditions, how do you speak a phrase? / The eight quarters receive the gentle drizzle of non-action's transforming influence; / Ten thousand realms sing songs, rejoicing in supreme peace.”