景德傳燈錄 12.67

12.67

池州魯祖山教和尚僧問。如何是目前事。師曰。絲竹未將為樂器。架上葫蘆猶未收。問如何是雙林樹。師曰。有相身中無相身。曰如何是有相身中無相身。師曰。金香山下鐵崑崙。問如何是高峯孤宿底人。師曰。半夜日頭明日午打三更。問如何是格外事。師曰。化導緣終後虛空更那邊問進向無門時如何。師曰。太鈍生。僧曰。不是鈍根直下進向無門時如何。師曰。靈機未曾論邊際。執法無邊在暗中。問如何是學人著力處。師曰。春來草自青月上已天明。曰如何是不著力處。師曰崩山石頭落平川燒火行。

Upādhyāya Jiao of Mount Luzu in Chi Prefecture. A monk asked, "What is the matter right before one's eyes?" The Master said, "Silk strings and bamboo pipes have not yet been made into musical instruments; the gourds upon the trellis have not yet been gathered." The monk asked, "What are the twin trees?" The Master said, "The formless body within the body with form." The monk said, "What is the formless body within the body with form?" The Master said, "The iron Kunlun beneath Mount Jinxiang." The monk asked, "What kind of person lodges alone upon the high peak?" The Master said, "The sun shines at midnight; at midday the third watch is struck." The monk asked, "What is the matter beyond the pattern?" The Master said, "After the conditions for converting and guiding come to an end, empty space extends further to the other side." The monk asked, "How is it when there is no gate for advancing forward?" The Master said, "Excessively dull!" The monk said, "This is not dull capacity; right here and now, how is it when there is no gate for advancing forward?" The Master said, "The numinous faculty has never admitted of boundaries; grasping phenomena as boundless is staying in darkness." The monk asked, "Where should the student apply effort?" The Master said, "When spring arrives, the grass turns green on its own; when the moon rises, it is already broad daylight." The monk said, "Where is the place of no effort?" The Master said, "Rocks crumble and fall from the mountain; walking with blazing fire across the flat plain."