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大慧普覺禪師語錄 1.40

大慧普覺禪師語錄 1.40

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1.40

上堂,僧問:「萬機休罷獨坐大方,猶是向下事,如何是向上事?」師云:「癡人面前不得說夢。」進云:「老和尚三寸甚密。」師云:「眾眼難謾。」進云:「只如僧問洞山:『如何是佛?』云:『麻三斤。』又作麼生?」師云:「大鵬展翅蓋十洲,籬邊之物空啾啾。」乃云:「昨日晴,今日雨,時分不相應,三日後看取。」拍禪床下座。

Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "Resting all machinations and sitting alone in great breadth is still a matter facing downward. What is the matter facing upward?" The Master said, "One must not speak of dreams in front of an idiot." The monk advanced, saying, "The Venerable's three-inch [tongue] is very dense." The Master said, "The eyes of the assembly are hard to deceive." The monk advanced, saying, "What about when a monk asked Dongshan, 'What is the Buddha?' and he said, 'Three pounds of hemp'?" The Master said, "The great roc spreads its wings and covers the ten continents; creatures beside the fence chirp in vain." He then said, "Yesterday it was clear, today it rains; the seasons do not correspond. Look again after three days!" Striking the meditation couch, he descended from the seat.

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