佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 5.29

5.29

虛堂雨滴聲。作者難酬對。若喚作雨聲。則是迷己逐物。不喚作雨聲。又如何轉物。到這裏。任是作者也難酬對。所以古人道。見與師齊減師半德。見過於師方堪傳授。又南院道。棒下無生忍。臨機不讓師。若謂曾入流。依前還不會。教中道。初於聞中。入流忘所。所入既寂。動靜二相了然不生。若道是雨滴聲。也不是。若道不是雨滴聲。也不是。前頭頌。兩喝與三喝作者知機變。正類此頌。若道是入聲色之流。也不是。若喚作聲色。依前不會他意。譬如以指指月。月不是指。會與不會。南山北山轉𩃎霈也。

“In the empty hall, the sound of raindrops; even an adept finds it hard to reply.” If you call it the sound of rain, that is deluding oneself to chase after objects; if you do not call it the sound of rain, how can you turn objects around? Arriving here, no matter how much of an adept one is, it is hard to reply. Therefore the ancients said: “One whose view is equal to the master's diminishes the master's virtue by half; only one whose view surpasses the master's is worthy of transmission.” Also, Nanyuan said: “Under the staff is the forbearance of the unarisen; when facing dynamic functioning, do not yield to the master.” “If one says he has entered the flow, as before he still does not understand.” The teachings say: “Initially within hearing, entering the flow and forgetting what is heard; what is entered being tranquil, the two characteristics of motion and stillness clearly do not arise.” If you say it is the sound of raindrops, it is not; if you say it is not the sound of raindrops, it is not either. The earlier verse, “Two shouts and three shouts, the adept knows dynamic transformation,” is of this very type. If you say it is entering the flow of sights and sounds, it is not; if you call it sights and sounds, as before you do not understand his intent. It is like pointing at the moon with a finger—the moon is not the finger. Whether understanding or not understanding, “south mountain, north mountain, torrential downpours.”