大慧普覺禪師語錄 8.27

8.27

At the request of Bureau Director Cai, he instructed the assembly: / "Just hearing it brought up, one takes it upon oneself; / Sound flesh is pointlessly gouged into a wound. / Cast your eyes upon the turning of the mechanism, / Only then will you know that the pair does not make a twin." / Suddenly holding up his staff, he said, "Seeing it and not taking it, a thousand ages are hard to forget. The Buddhas of the three times, the patriarchs of all generations, and all the venerable old monks throughout the world are swallowed in a single gulp by Yunmen's staff; the great canon of teachings fills gullies and clogs ravines. Just at such a time, even if Deshan's blows were like raindrops and Linji's shouts were like rushing thunder, it would still be like somersaulting on a felt rug or wiggling one's toes inside a boot—of what use would it be? To speak like this is excessively pressing the free into servitude and not recognizing good from bad. If some patch-robed monk who does not care for his life were to come out, overturn the Chan seat, and shout to scatter the great assembly, you could not blame him. Is there anyone right now? If not, Yunmen will conclude the case based on the confession." He struck the staff once, and then cited: "Prime Minister Pei held a statue, knelt on both knees before Huangbo, and said, 'Please, Master, bestow a name upon it.' Huangbo said, 'Pei Xiu!' Pei responded, 'Yes?' Huangbo said, 'I have finished bestowing a name upon you.' Pei bowed and said, 'Thank you, Master, for bestowing the name.'" The Master said, "Lord Pei and Huangbo can be called water entering water, gold exchanged for gold. Even so, examining it thoroughly, there are leaks. Today, if Bureau Director Cai were to hold a statue and ask Yunmen to bestow a name, I would immediately say to him, 'The pure Dharmakāya, Vairocana Buddha.' If he said, 'Thank you, Master, for bestowing the name,' I would immediately say to him, 'Do not run down the slope; a swift opportunity is hard to meet.'"