宏智禪師廣錄 3.97

3.97

He cited: Daci instructed the assembly, saying: “Speaking ten feet is not as good as practicing one foot; speaking one foot is not as good as practicing one inch.” / Dongshan said: “Speak what cannot be practiced; practice what cannot be spoken.” / Yunju said: “When practicing, there is no path of speech; when speaking, there is no path of practice. When neither practicing nor speaking, what path should one follow?” / Luopu said: “When neither practice nor speech reaches, then the fundamental affair remains; when both practice and speech reach, then the fundamental affair is gone.” / The Master said: “Sever right and wrong, leave no trace. Meeting each other, one does not recognize the face; recognizing the face, one does not meet. All the venerable masters had their strengths. Today, on my tongue there is no crossroads barrier, and under my heels there is no five-colored cord: if I want to walk, I walk; if I want to speak, I speak. If someone were to ask Changlu: ‘What is wanting to walk and immediately walking?’, I say: ‘Steps.’ ‘What is wanting to speak and immediately speaking?’, I say: ‘Ah!’”