大慧普覺禪師語錄 5.11

5.11

Arriving at Xuedou, [the Master] was invited to ascend the hall: "An ordinary phrase of non-arising; a wondrous, profound phrase of impartiality; an intrinsically luminous phrase of inexhaustibility. A single arrow pierces the three checkpoints; that family possesses its own foundation. What is that family's foundation? Do not blame that formerly there was much spirit; that family once trod upon the uppermost checkpoint." He brought up again: "A monk asked Chan Master Mingjue, 'What is the fundamental source of all buddhas?' Mingjue said, 'The cold hues of a thousand peaks.' The monk said, 'I wonder, is there still something further beyond?' Mingjue said, 'Rain dripping on cliff blossoms.'" The Master said, "'The cold hues of a thousand peaks', 'Rain dripping on cliff blossoms'—today this does no harm in matching the time and occasion. But if it is the fundamental source of all buddhas, you must not stir it. Why must you not stir it? Naturally, the host of Xuedou is present."