宏智禪師廣錄 1.96

1.96

師受江州圓通崇勝院請。上堂拈拄杖示眾云。好諸禪德。衲僧家拄杖子。靜也在人人之後。動也在人人之前。都緣不涉兩頭。所以能應諸變。諸仁者且道。應諸變時。作何面目。還會麼。虎踞龍盤勢未休。雲影山形冷相向。陳謝罷復舉。夾山示眾云。老僧於古路頭。置箇選場。若是孤進者即放過。若是其中人即別有一路。闍梨目前無法。意在目前。他不是目前法。非耳目之所到。師云。夾山可謂。買賤賣貴。變生造熟。祇在面前。還會麼。水向竹邊流出綠。風從花裏過來香。

The Master accepted an invitation from the Yuantong Chongsheng Monastery in Jiangzhou. Ascending the hall, he took up his staff, showed it to the assembly, and said: "Good Chan practitioners! The staff of a patch-robed monk: in stillness it is behind everyone; in motion it is before everyone. Entirely because it does not touch the two extremes, it is therefore able to respond to all transformations. Virtuous practitioners, tell me: when responding to all transformations, what face does it present? Do you understand? The tiger squats and the dragon coils, their momentum never ceasing; / Cloud shadows and mountain forms coldly face each other." Having finished expressing gratitude, he again cited: "Jiashan instructed the assembly, saying: 'This old monk has set up an examination ground at the head of the ancient road. If one approaches alone, I let them pass. If one is a person of the midst, there is a different road. Venerable, there is no phenomenon before your eyes; the intention is before your eyes. That is not a phenomenon before your eyes; it is not reached by ears or eyes.'" The Master said: "Jiashan can be said to buy cheap and sell dear, transforming the raw into the cooked, right before the face. Do you understand? Water flowing beside the bamboo emerges green; / Wind passing through the flowers brings fragrance."