佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 9.38

9.38

Blind, deaf, and mute—(Already before words. The three apertures are completely clear. It has already made a single phase.) / Utterly cut off from dynamic occasions. (In what place will you grope? Can you still make calculations? What connection is there?)
Above heaven and below heaven—(True principle is self-existent. I am also like this.) / Worthy of laughter, worthy of sorrow. (Laughing at what? Grieving at what? Half bright, half dark.)
Li Lou does not distinguish the true color; (A blind fellow. The master artisan leaves no trace. Truly blind.)
How could Shi Kuang recognize the mystic string? (A deaf fellow. Great merit receives no reward. Truly deaf.) / How does that compare to sitting alone beneath the vacant window, (You must be like this before you attain it. Do not make a living in a ghost cave. Shatter the lacquer bucket at once.)
Where fallen leaves and opening flowers have their own seasons? (Right now, what season is it? You must never take it as having nothing to do. Today also from dawn till dusk; tomorrow also from dawn till dusk.)