佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 6.17

6.17

雲門問這僧。近離甚處。僧云。西禪。這箇是當面話。如閃電相似。門云。近日有何言句。也只是平常說話。這僧也不妨是箇作家。却倒去驗雲門。便展兩手。若是尋常人遭此一驗。便見手忙脚亂。他雲門有石火電光之機。便打一掌。僧云。打即故是。爭奈某甲話在。這僧有轉身處。所以雲門放開。却展兩手。其僧無語。門便打。看他雲門自是作家。行一步知一步落處。會瞻前亦解顧後。不失蹤由。這僧只解瞻前不能顧後。頌云。

Yunmen asked this monk, "Where have you recently left?" The monk said, "Xishan." This was speech face-to-face, like a flash of lightning. Men said, "What words and phrases have there been recently?" This too was just ordinary talk. This monk was certainly an adept; turning around to test Yunmen, he immediately spread both hands. If an ordinary person had met with this test, you would see him flustered in hands and feet; but Yunmen had the dynamic function of flint-sparks and lightning-flash, and immediately struck him a blow with his palm. The monk said, "To strike is indeed so, but what about the fact that I have words to say?" This monk had a place of turning his body, so Yunmen opened up and in turn spread both hands. The monk was speechless, and Men struck him. Look at Yunmen: he is naturally an adept, knowing with each step where he sets his foot down, able to look ahead and also understanding how to look behind, never losing his trail. This monk only understood looking ahead and could not look behind. The verse says: