宏智禪師廣錄 1.175

1.175

Citing the elevation of a monk by the head monk, he ascended the hall and said: / "My family's seedlings have been rare from ancient times to now; / Just as the eye of the needle splits, it passes the tip of the thread. / In the mixed place we mutually agree as you clasp hands; / When you arrive, I do not share the tray with you. / Turning back, the great functioning is criss-crossing and free; / Going forward, look at the full dynamic action shifting and turning. / This matter must rely on the master's seal of approval; / Samsāra, birth and death, are none of its concern."