佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 4.26

4.26

[Case 36] Case: One day Changsha went roaming in the mountains. Returning to the front gate, (All day today, just attending to going into the grass. Fore and aft, both are going into the grass.) the head monk asked, "Where has the Venerable come from?" (He also wants to test this old fellow. His head has passed through Silla.) Changsha said, "I come from roaming the mountains." (He must not go into the grass. Defeated and flawed in no small degree. A fellow in the grass.) The head monk said, "To what place did you go?" (Squeezing him. If there were a place reached, he could not avoid going into the grass. Pulling each other into the fire pit.) Changsha said, "At first I followed the fragrant grass away; / then I chased the falling flowers back." (Leaks and disclosures in no small measure. Originally he was just sitting in a briar patch.) The head monk said, "It is very much like spring's intent." (Following along he has come. Taking wrong as right. Raising with one hand, pressing down with one hand.) Changsha said, "It also surpasses autumn dew dripping on lotus blossoms." (Adding mud on top of dirt. The first arrow was light, but the second arrow was deep. What end will there ever be?) Xuedou added the remark: "Thanks for the answer." (A gang of fellows playing with mud balls. All three brought to account under one charge.)