人天眼目 6.4

6.4

師上堂云。大凡唱教。從無欲中流出三句。秖是理論。咬去咬住。欲去不去。欲住不住。或時一向不去。或時一向不住。並不知方所。明眼漢沒窠臼突然地。若論戰也。箇箇須是咬猪狗手段。若未透未明。亦須得七八分方可入作。若從來眼目彌梨麻囉。且莫亂呈懵袋。錯槌折爾腰。莫言不道（按岩頭三句。咬去咬住是一。欲去不去。欲住不住。是一。或時一向不去。或時一向不住是一。舊本以咬去為一。咬住為一。欲去不去。欲住不住為一。而更不顧有或時一向不去。或時一向不住之句誤矣。今既正之。又略舉上堂為據）。

The Master went up to the hall and said: 'Generally, in proclaiming the teachings, flowing forth from non-desire are three phrases; they are merely theoretical discussions: biting off and biting firmly; wishing to go but not going, wishing to stay but not staying; sometimes completely not going, sometimes completely not staying. None of them know any fixed direction or place. A fellow with clear eyes has no nest or burrow, abrupt and sudden! If one speaks of combat, everyone must possess the technique of biting pigs and dogs. If you have not yet penetrated and not yet clarified it, you must still attain seventy or eighty percent before you can engage in the work. If your eyes have always been dim and muddled, do not recklessly present your confused sack; the mistaken hammer will break your waist! Do not say I did not tell you.' (Note: Regarding Yantou's three phrases: 'Biting off and biting firmly' is one; 'Wishing to go but not going, wishing to stay but not staying' is one; 'Sometimes completely not going, sometimes completely not staying' is one. The old edition took 'biting off' as one, 'biting firmly' as one, and 'wishing to go but not going, wishing to stay but not staying' as one, while disregarding the phrase 'sometimes completely not going, sometimes completely not staying' altogether; this was an error. Having now corrected it, the address given upon ascending the hall is briefly cited as proof.)