如淨和尚語錄 1.60

1.60

Ascending the hall: Today is the first day of the ninth month; strike the clappers and invite everyone to sit in meditation. First and foremost, avoid sleeping blindly; being fierce and vigorous right underfoot is paramount. Suddenly bursting open the lacquer bucket, vast as clouds dispersing into the autumn sky. A staff splitting the back, a fist striking the chest—only then day and night can one not sleep. Empty space vanishes and vanishes further, penetrating through to before any omen of Bhīṣmagarjitasvararāja. Yi! Chestnut burrs and golden rings freely interlocking; high songs of victory resounding in ecstatic frenzy.