虛堂和尚語錄 1.138

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當晚小參，僧問：「承聞和尚有言：『衲僧家不求諸聖、不重己靈。』還端的也無？」師云：「聽教分曉。」僧云：「只如三條椽下，明甚麼邊事？」師云：「兩箇石人相耳語。」僧云：「與麼則德山、臨際倒退三千。」師云：「也恐如此。」僧云：「人天交接，兩得相見，一句作麼生？」師云：「大家在者裡。」僧云：「非但大眾觀光，學人小出大遇。」師云：「偷心鬼子。」僧禮拜，師拈主丈云：「若是我虎丘，直下如積世富兒，一錢不亂使，箇箇生生獰獰、局局促促，只因家法太嚴，以致門庭冷落。山僧沒興也，撞入者保社，被人喚作松源嫡孫，可謂浪得其名。今夜已展不縮，未免向無人著眼處拈出一星子，也教諸人知道十二峯頭，元有靈芝仙草。」卓主丈。

That evening, in an informal gathering, a monk asked, "I have heard the upādhyāya say, 'Patch-robed monks do not seek the sages, nor do they value their own numinous nature.' Is this really so or not?" The Master said, "Listen to the teaching clearly." The monk said, "Just so, beneath the three rafters, what side of the matter is clarified?" The Master said, "Two stone figures whispering in each other's ears." The monk said, "If so, then Deshan and Linji fall back three thousand [leagues]." The Master said, "I fear so too." The monk said, "When humans and gods mingle and both get to see each other, what is the single phrase?" The Master said, "Everyone is here." The monk said, "Not only does the assembly behold the radiance, but the student makes a small effort and has a great encounter." The Master said, "Ghost with a thieving mind!" The monk bowed. The Master took up his staff and said, "If it were my Huqiu, straight down like an heir of generations of wealth who does not misspend a single coin, everyone would be ferocious and restrained. It is simply because the household rules were too strict that the doorway became deserted. This mountain monk had bad luck and blundered into this society, called the legitimate grandson of Songyuan, which may be said to be an unearned name. Tonight, having already unfurled it, I will not pull back; I cannot avoid picking out a tiny spark where no one looks, to let everyone know that upon the Twelve Peaks, there originally were divine fungi and immortal herbs." He planted his staff.