景德傳燈錄 30.71

30.71

道樞中虛理不我。取其名像。靈機內發智不我。囚其化通。一念深徹本源。六義具成神用。出氣鼻快。從佛口生。轉眄之間彈指之頃。廓若雷龍破蟄。炳如霧豹變文。諸方衲子之傳。一等丈夫之作。達磨來不立文字。威音後須要師承。符合符而規矩相投。心印心而語默俱到燈燈續焰。分照世不斷之光明。葉葉聯芳。綴靈種不枯之春色嗣連祖譜。師紹誰宗。綿綿踵武之人。的的克家之子。剛柔可則。爛爛憐百鍊之金。𭄗黜不移。區區抱三獻之璞。不可期也。開池得月難其契也。擲芥投針。出爐鞴而放光。入鉗鎚而成器。自得受用相求證明。哆哆啝啝底。放教舌上毛生。磊磊落落底。拶使額頭汗出。下拳可畏。其勇却來捋虎髭鬚。攛棒作勢。且驚看取。弄蛇手段。相分圓缺應用合宜。位列正偏。隨機中矩。毫氂有差而天地懸隔。絲糝未淨而蠅螘留連。不聞不見以降魔。箇非泛泛自呼自應而作主。許是惺惺匾擔頭。事事挑來。布袋裏般般著得。短長在我。寶公杖頭剪刀。節奏由誰。萬回懷中花鼓。僧伽楊枝。舉起大士。拍板歌行。網鳳釣鼇也。本分工夫撈摝蝦蜆也。平生快活。應接磨礱之妙。對酬錐鑿之方。電卷之機輪。風馳之問答。打草驚蛇之句。探竿影草之功。啐啄同時心目相照。任運騰騰而無累。平懷坦坦而不羈。出家行脚之因緣坐脫立亡之時。節。紀之編簡如見古人將以著龜可格後學。當諧神契慎勿言求。恐口耳之流。通為身心之障碍。比丘思鑑久軫此懷。阿祖傳燈欲成其印。入眼要分青白。開口莫亂雌黃。葛藤窠無作。自纏擔版漢。不嫌人喚輒投。同道相與結緣。

The pivot of the Way is empty within; principle does not take names and forms from me. Spiritual function erupts from within; wisdom does not allow its transformations and penetrations to be imprisoned by me. A single thought profoundly penetrates the fundamental source; the six functions fully accomplish wondrous application. Snorting air through the nose with ease, born from the mouth of the Buddha. In the turning of an eye, in the snapping of fingers: vast like a thunder dragon breaking out of hibernation, splendid like a fog leopard transforming its markings. The transmissions of patch-robed monks from all directions, the works of peerless great heroes! Since Bodhidharma came, words and letters have not been established; after King Majestic Sound, a master's succession became requisite. Tally matching tally, the compass and square align with one another; mind sealing mind, both speech and silence arrive together. Lamp after lamp renewing the flame, shedding continuous light that illuminates the world; leaf after leaf joining fragrance, embellishing the unwithering spring of the spiritual seed. Continuing the patriarchal genealogy, inheriting whose lineage? The unbroken line of successors, the authentic heirs capable of upholding the family tradition! Firmness and softness serve as models, glittering like gold refined a hundred times; unmoved by promotion or dismissal, humbly cradling the jade unpolished through three presentations. Unfathomable! Digging a pond and finding the moon—how hard to tally with it! Hurling a mustard seed to hit the eye of a needle. Leaving the forge, it emits brilliance; entering the tongs and hammer, it becomes a vessel. One's self-realized enjoyment seeks confirmation: those who blabber on are left until hair grows on their tongues; those who are magnificent and open are pressed until sweat pours from their foreheads. The descending fist is fearful, its bravery coming forward to stroke the tiger's whiskers; raising the staff to strike a pose, look with alarm at the skill of snake handling! The marks divide into full and deficient, responding appropriately in accordance with need; the positions are ranked into absolute and relative, conforming to the measure according to the faculties. If there is a hair's breadth of difference, heaven and earth are kept far apart; if the slightest speck of dust remains uncleaned, flies and ants linger around. Unhearing and unseeing, one subdues māras—this is no ordinary feat; calling to oneself and responding to oneself, one acts as the master—truly, this is awakeness! On the flat carrying pole, every single affair is borne; in the cloth bag, all kinds of things are accommodated. Short or long depends on me: Master Bao's scissors on the tip of his staff; rhythm and cadence follow whom: Wanhuai's flower drum in his bosom. Sengqie's willow branch, the Great Being held high; clappers in hand, singing on the march. Netting the phoenix and angling for the turtle is the innate endeavor; scooping up shrimp and clams is the joy of a lifetime. The wonder of grinding and polishing in encounters; the skill of chisel and punch in replies. The machinery swift as rolling lightning; the dialogues fleeting as the wind. Phrases of striking the grass to startle the snake; functions of probing poles and shadowing grass. Pecking simultaneously from inside and outside, mind and eye reflect each other. Free and unhindered in natural movement, completely open and untied in tranquil heart. The conditions of leaving home and wandering on pilgrimage; the moments of passing away while sitting or standing—recording them in tablets and scrolls is like beholding the ancients, serving as a divination tortoise to guide later students. You must harmonize with the spiritual accord; beware of seeking it through words! For fear that the traffic of mouth and ears will become an obstruction to body and mind. The bhikṣu Sixian has long harbored this wish in his heart; wishing to complete the printing of the Patriarch's *Transmission of the Lamp*. Before your eyes you must distinguish black from white; when opening your mouth do not haphazardly alter yellow chalk. Do not make thickets of entangling vines, binding yourself like a board-carrying fellow! Not disdaining people's calls, he immediately contributed; let those of the same Way form a karmic bond together.