大慧普覺禪師語錄 4.36

4.36

上堂，僧問：「道無方所，明之在人；法離見聞，斷之在智。不起一念，還有佛法也無？」師云：「無佛法。」進云：「為甚麼無佛法？」師云：「為爾住在那一念中。」進云：「和尚向甚麼處見學人那一念？」師云：「起也。」乃云：「不起一念，未是諸人放身命處；一念纔生，如龍得水、似虎靠山，全體恁麼來、全體如是住。便恁麼領得去，更買百二十䩫草鞵行脚始得。為甚麼如此？我王庫內無如是刀。」

Ascending the hall, a monk asked: "The Way has no fixed place; clarifying it depends on the person. The Dharma is free from seeing and hearing; severing it depends on wisdom. When not giving rise to a single thought, is there still Buddha Dharma or not?" The Master said: "There is no Buddha Dharma." The monk continued: "Why is there no Buddha Dharma?" The Master said: "Because you abide in that single thought." The monk continued: "Where does the Venerable see that single thought of the student?" The Master said: "It has arisen." He then said: "Not giving rise to a single thought is not yet the place for you to abandon body and life. As soon as a single thought arises, like a dragon gaining water, like a tiger leaning against a mountain, the whole substance comes in this way, the whole substance abides as such. If you understand it in this way, you must buy another one hundred and twenty pairs of straw sandals to go on pilgrimage. Why so? In our king's treasury, there is no such sword."