密菴和尚語錄 1.25

1.25

上堂，僧問：「大龍老倒放癡憨，㵎水山花錯指南，堅固法身無覓處，千峰盤屈色如藍。正與麼時如何？」師云：「剔起眉毛，直下薦取。」進云：「直得上無攀仰，下絕己躬。」師云：「畢竟向甚處安身立命？」進云：「平生心膽向人傾。」師云：「猶在半途。」進云：「忽有問和尚：『色身敗壞，如何是堅固法身？』未審如何對他？」師云：「破草鞋。」進云：「處處綠楊堪繫馬，家家門裏透長安。」便禮拜。師乃舉：「外道問佛：『不問有言，不問無言。』世尊良久。外道讚嘆云：『世尊大慈大悲，開我迷雲，令我得入。』」師云：「黃面老子為人天師，被外道輕輕問著，便見七穿八穴。外道不識好惡，更言：『大慈大悲，開我迷雲，令我得入。』正是夢中說夢。外道去後，阿難問：『外道有何所證而言得入？』世尊云：『如世良馬，見鞭影而行。』」師喝云：「向什麼處去來？黃面老子當時若下得遮一喝，兒孫未至掃土。眾中莫有為黃面老子作主底麼？出來與烏巨相見。」良久云：「吽。」下座。

Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "Dalong, old and decrepit, indulged in foolishness, wrongly pointing to mountain streams and flowers: 'The indestructible dharma-body is nowhere to be found, a thousand peaks twist and turn, indigo in color.' Right at such a moment, how is it?" The master said, "Raise your eyebrows and comprehend it directly." [The monk] advanced and said, "So that above there is nothing to climb up to, and below one's own self is cut off." The master said, "After all, where do you establish your life?" [The monk] advanced and said, "All my life, I pour out my heart and guts to others." The master said, "Still halfway there." [The monk] advanced and said, "If someone suddenly asks the Venerable, 'When the physical body decays, what is the indestructible dharma-body?' how would you answer him?" The master said, "A worn-out straw sandal." [The monk] advanced and said, "Everywhere green willows are fit to tie a horse; every household's gate opens through to Chang'an." He then made prostrations. The master then cited: "A non-Buddhist asked the Buddha, 'I do not ask about what has words, nor do I ask about what has no words.' The Bhagavat remained silent for a long time. The non-Buddhist praised him, saying, 'The Bhagavat's great kindness and great compassion have cleared away the clouds of my delusion and enabled me to enter.'" The master said, "The yellow-faced old fellow was a teacher of gods and humans, but lightly questioned by a non-Buddhist, he was pierced through with seven holes and eight apertures. The non-Buddhist did not know good from bad and further said, 'His great kindness and great compassion have cleared away the clouds of my delusion and enabled me to enter.' This is truly speaking of a dream within a dream! After the non-Buddhist left, Ānanda asked, 'What did the non-Buddhist realize that he spoke of having entered?' The Bhagavat said, 'Like a fine horse in the world, he runs at the shadow of the whip.'" The master shouted and said, "Where has he gone? If the yellow-faced old fellow had delivered this shout at that time, his descendants would not have reached the point of sweeping the floor. In the assembly, is there anyone who can take charge on behalf of the yellow-faced old fellow? Come out and meet with Wuju!" After a long pause, he said, "Hūṃ." He descended from the seat.