宏智禪師廣錄 4.87

4.87

上堂舉僧問香嚴。如何是道。嚴云。枯木裏龍吟。僧云。如何是道中人。嚴云。髑髏裏眼睛。師云。若能恁麼去。言語有所不到。思惟有所不及。且道。作麼生行履。得相應去。還會麼。風掠烟沙蘆擁雪。船橫野渡水涵秋。

Ascending the hall, [the Master] cited: A monk asked Xiangyan, "What is the Way?" Yan said, "The dragon's chant in the withered tree." The monk said, "Who is the person in the Way?" Yan said, "The eyes in the skull." The Master said: If one can go like this, words do not reach it and thinking cannot attain it. Tell me, how should one practice to achieve correspondence? Do you understand? The wind sweeps across the misty sands, reeds embrace the snow; a boat lies across the wilderness ferry, water holds the autumn.