宏智禪師廣錄 4.301

4.301

上堂疋馬突出單鎗直入。急電光中看轉側。疾雷案山忽頹。鈍漢唵耳不及。記得臨濟道。我在先師處。喫三頓棒。如蒿枝拂相似。如今思一頓喫。誰為下手。時有僧出某甲下手。濟度柱杖與僧。僧擬接濟便打。師云。臨濟得得求人。不到等閒落節。這僧草草開口。便見容易撞頭。當時纔見恁麼道。何不便與衲僧手段。見之不取。千載難忘。

Ascending the hall: "A single horse surges forth, a single spear thrusts straight in. In the flash of sudden lightning, see the turning around; when swift thunder suddenly collapses the desk-mountain, a dull fellow has no time to cover his ears. I recall Linji saying: 'When I was at my late master's place, I received three beatings with the stick, like a whisk of mugwort branches. Now I wish to receive one beating—who will take a hand to me?' At that time a monk came forward and said, 'I will take a hand.' Linji passed the staff to the monk; as the monk intended to take it, Linji struck him. The Master said: 'Linji deliberately sought a person, yet would not casually compromise his integrity. This monk carelessly opened his mouth, and readily bumped his head. At that time, as soon as he heard him speak like that, why didn't he give him the patch-robed monk's method? Seeing it and not taking it, for a thousand years it is hard to forget.'"