宏智禪師廣錄 4.125

4.125

[Hongzhi] ascended the hall and brought up: "A monk asked Caoshan, 'How is it when the spirit garment is not worn?' Caoshan said, 'Caoshan's mourning ends today.'" The Master said, "The realm where a patch-robed monk acts sheds all merit and achievement and transcends emotional calculations; only then is there the occasion to step forth. And yet, I cannot help giving an indication in between: Where merits are intimate, turning the body is difficult; / Having turned, one feels one's family style is broad again. / Dimly, the old mountains' green drops before one's eyes; / Dissolving completely, the frost and snow wash the cold rain-cloak."