宏智禪師廣錄 2.62

2.62

Pointer: Fengxue was in the government office in Yingzhou. He ascended the hall and said, "The seal of the ancestral teachers' mind is like the mechanism of an iron ox. When removed, the impression remains; when kept, the impression is broken. Just as when it neither leaves nor stays, is it right to stamp it, or is it right not to stamp it?" At that time, Senior Lupei came forward and asked, "I have the mechanism of the iron ox; I request the Master not to apply the seal." Fengxue said, "Accustomed to angling for whales to calm the great deep, / I turn to sigh at the frog-hopping wading through muddy sand." Lupei paused in thought. Fengxue shouted and said, "Why does the Elder not advance a word?" Lupei hesitated. Fengxue struck him once with his whisk and said, "Do you still remember the topic? Try reciting it!" Lupei was about to open his mouth when Fengxue struck him with his whisk again. The prefect said, "The Buddha Dharma is just like the king's law." Fengxue said, "What do you see?" The prefect said, "When what should be decided is not decided, one turns around and invites disorder." Fengxue then stepped down from the seat. The verse says: