宏智禪師廣錄 2.2

2.2

Now, ultimate principle transcends the levels of name and form; true wisdom surpasses the reach of thought and deliberation. Buddhas and patriarchs seal one another mind to mind; leaves and flowers wonderfully adorn the root. Their gates and courtyards are precipitous and lofty, rising like steep cliffs, each inheriting their tradition; their branches and streams diverge far and wide, yet the vast branching flows ultimately return to the sea. They entrust differentiation to the staff and whisk, and conduct forging and refining in the furnace and anvil. The Way is entrusted to such a person! Broad is the chest that swallows and takes in all. The spirit responds to whoever seeks a vessel; they possess the methods of transformation. Serving as a divination tortoise for myriad generations, Mingjue first raised the chant before them; pursuing the thousand-mile stallion's roaming, who follows in his footsteps behind?