宏智禪師廣錄 4.90

4.90

上堂云。文彩豁空。秉佛祖傳宗之印。光明破暗。續人天照世之燈。箇時不落思惟。底處却能宛轉所以舡子和尚道。藏身處沒蹤迹。沒蹤迹處莫藏身。吾在藥山三十年。只明此事。諸禪德。且道。明底是什麼事。還相委悉麼。良久云。鼇歸海殿晚潮落。兔過星河夜魄清。

Ascending the hall, [the Master] said: Patterns opening emptiness, upholding the seal of the transmission of the ancestral lineage of Buddhas; illumination shattering darkness, continuing the lamp of humans and gods that lights the world. At that moment, one does not fall into deliberation; in that place, one is yet able to adapt freely. Therefore Master Chuanzi said: 'In the place of hiding the body, there are no tracks; where there are no tracks, do not hide the body. I have been at Yaoshan for thirty years and have only clarified this matter.' Zen worthies, tell me: what was the matter he clarified? Do you understand? After a long pause, he said: The sea turtle returns to the ocean hall as the evening tide falls; the hare crosses the starry river as the night moon grows clear.