密菴和尚語錄 1.99

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上堂，驀拈拄杖，卓一下云：「上來講讚，無限勝因，拄杖子平地𨁝跳，撞倒燈籠露柱，驚起太湖龍王惡發，把須彌山一摑，直得海晏河清風恬浪靜，狸奴、白牯遞相贊言：『善哉，善哉！風以時、雨以時，今年蠶麥熟、五穀登。』東村王大嫂家夜來失却一頭水牯牛，渾家大小尋討不見，肚裏熱悶。小女阿八從後門出，長聲歌曰：『尋牛須訪跡，學道訪無心，跡在牛還在，無心道易尋。』山僧聞得呵呵大笑，且道笑箇什麼？」喝一喝云：「三十年後。」

Ascending the hall, he suddenly took up his staff, struck once, and said: "The praises and talks expounded above are boundless supreme causes. The staff jumps up from the level ground, knocks down the lantern and the exposed pillar, and alarms the Dragon King of Lake Tai into turning fierce, giving Mount Sumeru a slap, directly bringing about clear seas, quiet rivers, calm winds, and tranquil waves. The wildcat and the white bull praise each other, saying, 'Wonderful, wonderful! Wind comes in its season, rain comes in its season; this year the silkworms and wheat are ripe, and the five grains are abundant.' At the house of Aunt Wang in the eastern village, a water buffalo was lost last night; the whole family, old and young, searched for it without finding it, feeling hot and troubled in their bellies. Her young daughter, Aba, came out from the back door and sang in a drawn-out voice: 'To find the ox one must seek the tracks; to learn the Way, seek the mind that is without mind. When tracks are present, the ox is still there; without mind, the Way is easy to seek.' When this mountain monk heard it, I let out a great laugh. Tell me, what was I laughing at?" He gave a shout and said: "Thirty years later."