人天眼目 2.209

2.209

The lineage of Shaoyang issued from the source of Deqiao. First meeting Muzhou, the drill of the Qin era was pushed forth. Sending word to Xianggu, the cangue upon his neck was shed. He made the southern pit viper dart before one's face, struck the eastern carp, and rain poured down by buckets. He held up the critical pivot of the three phrases and brought forth the sharp edge of the one-word dynamic. Hiding his body within the Northern Dipper stars, he walked alone upon the waters of the Eastern Mountain. Looking directly and clearly, not a hair's breadth is violated; capturing and releasing beyond patterns, decisions are settled before speech. Truly, upon the blade's edge there is a path; against the iron wall there is no gate. Overturning winding vines, shearing away mundane views, how could blazing flames allow anyone to approach? Swift thunder leaves no time for reflection. Because his realization of the truth was broad and penetrating, his natural function and enjoyment were vast. Flowers blossomed at Lingshu, and fruit ripened at Xianglin. He raised the authority of Buddhas and Patriarchs, and opened the eyes of humans and gods. Alas, when the source is clear the stream becomes turbid; when the root is lush the branches wither. Deludedly establishing encounters of the eye of the Way, mistakenly creating distinctions in sounds and forms, piercing and boring into one another, clinging to language, bringing disgrace to the ancestral lineage—the fault lies with later students. This is the style of the Yunmen lineage.