宏智禪師廣錄 4.269
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4.269
Ascending the hall on the eighth day of the fourth month: "The pure water of empty nature; the luminous body of the Dharma realm. Where it is vaguely discerned and clarified is precisely the Person who is born. Neither washing the body nor washing off the dust; the wondrous touch clearly proclaimed awakens to the cause of water. May I ask: what was the affair departing in that year? Why does it turn around today and become so intimate? At this time two thousand years ago, pointing to heaven and pointing to earth, a lion roared. Yunmen, dwelling in chaos, thought of great peace: beating him to death and feeding him to the dogs would have done no harm. Pointing east and speaking of west; taking nothingness to make existence. Filthy water is splashed on you, do not be angry; now let us see how you receive it. The Buddha said: 'Not receiving any feelings is called right reception.' If it is like this, not a single drop falls anywhere else."
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