大慧普覺禪師語錄 19.23

19.23

"Where does birth come from? Where does death go? One who knows their place of coming and going is first worthy of being called a student of the Buddha." Who is it that knows birth and death? Who is it again that undergoes birth and death? Who is it again that does not know their place of coming and going? Who is it again that suddenly comes to know their place of coming and going? While looking into this phrase, blinking one's eyes unable to comprehend it, the guts tossing up and down, as though a ball of fire were abruptly dumped into one's chest—who is that again? If you wish to recognize it, just recognize it right where you cannot comprehend. If you manage to recognize it, only then will you know that birth and death definitely have nothing to do with you.