宏智禪師廣錄 4.96

4.96

上堂僧問。雲斂山寒。功勳及盡。潭空月沒。尊貴難窺。正恁麼時如何行履。師云。照盡體無依。通身合大道。僧云。坐斷舌頭路。不落二三機。師云。言前一句子。的歷極分明。僧云。寶印當風妙。重重錦縫開。師云。偏正未分時。又作麼生辨。僧云。虛不失照。照不失虛。師云。猶是偏正往來時節。僧云。不涉偏正時作麼生。師云。戶外有雲從斷逕。坐中無照勝然燈。師乃云。空空絕迹。一點不昏。湛湛亡言。一機自轉。釋迦彌勒。到箇時節不敢稱師。達磨老廬到箇處所不敢喚祖。諸禪德還會麼。金鍼雙鎖備。叶路隱全該。

Ascending the hall, a monk asked: "Clouds gather and mountains are cold; merit and effort are exhausted. The pool is empty and the moon sinks; the noble rank is hard to fathom. Right at such a time, how should one walk?" The Master said: "Illumination exhausted, the substance has no reliance; the whole body unites with the Great Way." The monk said: "Cutting off the tongue's path, not falling into dual or triple workings." The Master said: "The single phrase before words is exceedingly distinct and clear." The monk said: "The precious seal facing the wind is marvelous; layer upon layer, the brocade seams open." The Master said: "When bias and upright are not yet divided, how do you distinguish them?" The monk said: "Emptiness does not lose illumination; illumination does not lose emptiness." The Master said: "This is still the season of going and coming between bias and upright." The monk said: "When not involving bias and upright, how is it?" The Master said: "Outside the door there are clouds along the broken path; sitting without illumination is superior to lighting a lamp." The Master then said: Empty and void, cutting off all traces; a single point is unclouded. Serene and quiet, forgetting words; a single mechanism turns of itself. Śākyamuni and Maitreya at such a time dare not call themselves teachers; Bodhidharma and old Lu at such a place dare not call themselves patriarchs. Do you understand, Zen worthies? The golden needles are fully equipped with double clasps; hidden in the leaf-vein paths, it is completely embraced.