密菴和尚語錄 1.93

1.93

上堂：「撥轉天關，掀翻地軸，氷凌上走馬，劍刃上翻身，未是衲僧行履處；萬年一念，一念萬年，羅籠不肯住，呼喚不回頭，亦未是衲僧行履處。透脫兩重窠臼，別有生機一路，向百草頭上罷却干戈，山僧甘心生陷無間地獄，是汝諸人還自撿責麼？」喝一喝云：「漆桶，參堂去。」

Ascending the hall: “Reversing the celestial pivot, overturning the earthly axis, riding a horse over ice, flipping one's body on a sword blade—this is not yet the patchrobed monk's walk of life. Ten thousand years in one thought, one thought for ten thousand years; refusing to stay in the cage, not turning the head when called—neither is this the patchrobed monk's walk of life. Having broken through the two layers of ruts, there is a separate single road of vitality. Laying down weapons atop the hundred grasses, the mountain monk willingly falls alive into Avīci Hell. Do all of you still examine yourselves?” He gave a shout and said, “Lacquer buckets, go to the hall for practice!”