宏智禪師廣錄 1.158

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上堂舉僧問九峯。如何是頭。峯云。開眼不覺曉。僧云。如何是尾。峯云。不坐萬年床。僧云。有頭無尾時如何。峯云。終是不貴。僧云。有尾無頭時如何。峯云。雖飽無力。僧云。直得頭尾相稱時如何。峯云。兒孫得力室內不知。師云。好諸禪德。雲從龍風從虎。客到家水歸海。頭尾平正。內外通同。八方受敵鐵牛機。半夜陣圓玄豹變。雖然如是。也祇是兒孫得力處。祇如室內不知。又作麼生。良久云。戶外有雲從斷徑。座中無照勝然燈。

Ascending the hall, [the Master] cited a monk asking Jiufeng: "What is the head?" Jiufeng said: "Opening the eyes, unaware of dawn." The monk said: "What is the tail?" Jiufeng said: "Not sitting on the ten-thousand-year bench." The monk said: "What is it like when there is a head but no tail?" Jiufeng said: "In the end, it is not precious." The monk said: "What is it like when there is a tail but no head?" Jiufeng said: "Though satiated, having no strength." The monk said: "What is it like when the head and tail directly match each other?" Jiufeng said: "Descendants gain strength; within the chamber, it is unknown." The Master said: "Splendid, venerable Chan monks! Clouds follow dragons, winds follow tigers; guests arrive home, water returns to the sea. Head and tail are level and upright; inside and outside are completely unified. Receiving attacks from eight directions—the iron ox's mechanism; at midnight the battle-array rounds out—the dark leopard transforms. Even though it is like this, it is still only the place where descendants gain strength. Just what is it like when 'within the chamber, it is unknown'?" After a long pause, he said: "Outside the door, clouds trail along the cut-off path; in the seat, being without illumination surpasses lighting a lamp."