大慧普覺禪師語錄 5.15

5.15

上堂，僧問：「參禪要透塵勞網，學道還期出死生，鐵壁銀山無向背，金圈栗棘不多爭。這箇是學人尋常用底，未審和尚見處作麼生？」師云：「春日晴，黃鸎鳴。」進云：「今日小出大遇。」師云：「更聽落崖流水聲。」進云：「從上諸聖畢竟將何等法為何等人？」師云：「將何等法為何等人。」進云：「恁麼則喚作竹篦則觸，不喚作竹篦則背。」師云：「信受奉行，速禮三拜。」僧禮拜，師乃云：「今朝二月二十，又是清明寒食，靈雲不見桃華，爭信曲中有直。」遂拈拄杖卓一下云：「是曲耶？是直耶？」擲下云：「多虛不如少實。參！」

Ascending the hall, a monk asked: "Practicing Chan requires penetrating the net of afflictions; studying the Way expects stepping beyond life and death. The iron wall and silver mountain have neither front nor back; the golden hoop and chestnut burr are beyond contention. This is what students normally use; how is the Venerable's own perspective?" The Master said: "On a sunny spring day, the yellow oriole sings." The monk said: "Today, a small venture has met with a great encounter." The Master said: "Listen further to the sound of flowing water dropping over the cliff." The monk said: "In the end, what kind of Dharma did the sages of old take for what kind of people?" The Master said: "They took that kind of Dharma for that kind of people." The monk said: "If so, then calling it a bamboo comb violates; not calling it a bamboo comb turns away." The Master said: "Faithfully accept and uphold it; quickly make three prostrations." The monk bowed, and the Master then said: "Today is the twentieth day of the second month, once again Qingming and Hanshi. Lingyun did not see the peach blossoms; how could one believe there is straightness within the curve?" Thereupon, he took up his staff, struck it once, and said: "Is it curved? Is it straight?" He threw it down and said: "Better a little reality than much emptiness. Practice!"