宏智禪師廣錄 1.156

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歲旦上堂僧問。舊年已去。新歲到來。不審。無位真人。今日壽年多少。師云。也須頭上添一歲。進云。恁麼則應時納祐去也。師云。爾分上作麼生。進云。直得風行草偃。水到渠成。師云。百歲老人分夜燈。師乃云。淑氣成春。韶聲入律。堂堂做處。須知戶掛凋林。密密來時。自是花開枯木。金雞報曉。玉女登機。一段風光。大家時節。祇如時節若至其理自彰。又作麼生體得。借婆裙子拜婆年。買盡風光不著錢。劈面來時莫回避。箇人裡許有生緣參。

Ascending the hall on New Year's Day, a monk asked: "The old year has already departed, and the new year has arrived. I wonder, how many years old is the true person of no rank today?" The Master said: "He must also have one year added to his head." [The monk] proceeded: "If so, then he complies with the season and receives blessings." The Master said: "How is it on your part?" [The monk] said: "Directly, the wind blows and the grass bends; when water arrives, a ditch is formed." The Master said: "A hundred-year-old elder shares the night lamp." The Master then said: "Genial vapors become spring; elegant sounds accord with the pitch-pipes. Where it stands tall and dignified, one must know doors hang in the withered grove; when it comes intimately and secretly, of course blossoms open on dead wood. The golden rooster announces the dawn; the jade maiden ascends the loom. A stretch of scenery—a season for all. Just as when the season arrives, its principle naturally becomes manifest, how do you further comprehend it? Borrowing the old woman's skirt to pay New Year's respects to the old woman, buying up all the scenery without spending a coin. When it comes right in your face, do not evade it; within this person there are affinity conditions for birth. Participate!"