萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 6.43

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The Master said: Dayang said, "I would say directly: even without stepping out the door, grass is everywhere overflowing." Tiantong then said, "Grass overflows everywhere; inside the gate, outside the gate, see for yourself." It is just like speaking without intentionality, sporting and playing therein. That stepping out the door is grass is easy for everyone to know, and also easy to turn around. That even without stepping out the door is grass is difficult for people to know and difficult to turn around. Therefore it is said, "On level ground, countless people die; one who can pass through the thicket of brambles is a master hand." Tiantong said that in a thicket of brambles, placing one's feet is rather easy; on flat and clean ground, not stepping out of the courtyard, outside the luminous night screen, turning one's body is very difficult. This requires each person to keep their eyes open; no one can take your place. He also said, "How many kinds?" Yansheng had four kinds; Wansong has five kinds. Examining them, they do not go beyond the final two lines. Do you wish to know the place where Tiantong holds the palm? Though the tiger is gaunt, its heroic mind remains; though the person is poor, his resolve and spirit endure.