宏智禪師廣錄 4.211

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上堂僧問。斷言語絕思惟處。作麼生商量。師云。滴水入石不得。僧云。㗖啄不入去也。師云。要爾著箇口嘴作麼。僧云。也要向其間旁通箇消息。師云。爾試回互道一句子看。僧云。船從明月波心轉。家在蘆華渡口看。師云。更須全身放下始得。僧云。便恁麼全身放下時如何。師云。摸著鼻孔時。方是爾自己。師舉。明安頌云。

Ascending the hall, a monk asked: "Where words are severed and thoughts eliminated, how does one deliberate?" The Master said: "A drop of water cannot enter stone." The monk said: "Pecking and biting cannot penetrate." The Master said: "What need is there for you to apply a mouth and snout?" The monk said: "One must also convey a message indirectly within it." The Master said: "Try saying an interpenetrating phrase, let us see." The monk said: "The boat turns from the heart of the bright moon's waves; / Looking on, the home is at the reed-flower ferry." The Master said: "You still must let go of your entire body before you can get anywhere." The monk said: "What about when one simply lets go of the entire body like this?" The Master said: "When you feel your own nostrils, only then are you yourself." The Master cited Ming'an's verse: