佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 5.38

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來問。若成風。應機非善巧。太傅問處。似運斤成風。此出莊子。郢人泥壁餘一少竅。遂圓泥擲補之。時有少泥。落在鼻端。傍有匠者云。公補竅甚巧。我運斤。為爾取鼻端泥。其鼻端泥若蠅子翼。使匠者斵之。匠者運斤。成風而斵之。盡其泥而不傷鼻。郢人立不失容。所謂二俱巧妙。朗上座雖應其機。語無善巧。所以雪竇道。來問。若成風。應機非善巧。堪悲獨眼龍曾未呈牙爪。明招道得也太奇特。爭奈未有拏雲攫霧底爪牙。雪竇傍不肯。忍俊不禁。代他出氣。雪竇暗去合他意。自頌他踏倒茶爐語。牙爪開生雲雷。逆水之波經幾回。雲門道。不望爾有逆水之波。但有順水之意亦得。所以道。活句下薦得。永劫不妄。朗上座與明招語句似死。若要見活處。但看雪竇踏倒茶爐。

"The incoming question was like the wind; responding to the dynamic occasion, he lacked skillful means." The place where the Grand Tutor asked was like swinging an axe to make a wind. This comes from Zhuangzi: A man of Ying had a tiny hole left when plastering a wall, so he rolled some mud and threw it to patch it. At that time, a bit of mud fell on the tip of his nose. A craftsman standing by said, "Sir, you patch holes very skillfully; I will swing my axe to remove the mud from the tip of your nose for you." The mud on the tip of his nose was like a fly's wing. He let the craftsman chop it. The craftsman swung his axe, generating a wind as he chopped it; he removed all the mud without harming the nose, while the man of Ying stood without losing his composure. This is called both being subtle and skilled. Although Senior Monk Lang responded to his dynamic occasion, his words lacked skillful means. Therefore Xuedou said: "The incoming question was like the wind; responding to the dynamic occasion, he lacked skillful means. Pitiable is the One-Eyed Dragon, who never revealed his fangs and claws." What Mingzhao said was also exceedingly extraordinary, yet what could be done about not possessing the claws and fangs that grasp the clouds and seize the mist? Standing by, Xuedou did not agree; unable to restrain himself, he vented steam on his behalf. Xuedou secretly harmonized with his intent, and eulogized his own words of kicking over the tea brazier: "Once the fangs and claws unfold, clouds and thunder are born! How many times has he weathered waves against the current?" Yunmen said: "I do not expect you to have waves against the current; if only you have the intention to go with the current, that too will do." Therefore it is said: "If comprehended under a living phrase, you will never be deluded for eternal kalpas." The phrases of Senior Monk Lang and Mingzhao seem dead; if you wish to see the living place, just look at Xuedou kicking over the tea brazier.