佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 7.25

7.25

垂示云。當機覿面。提陷虎之機。正按傍提。布擒賊之略。明合暗合。雙放雙收解弄死蛇。還他作者。

The Pointer says: Facing the dynamic occasion directly, he raises the mechanism that entraps the tiger. Pressing from the front and seizing from the side, he deploys the strategy that captures the bandit. Meeting openly and meeting covertly, releasing both and holding both—knowing how to handle a dead snake requires an authentic creator.