續傳燈錄 11.11

11.11

建州開元瑩禪師上堂曰。有一面鏡到處懸挂。凡聖不來誰上誰下。遂拈拄杖曰。這箇是拄杖那箇是鏡。良久曰。萬古碧潭空界月。再三撈摝始應知。又曰。倏倏忽忽東涌西沒。無害無傷穿皮透骨。平等應用非心非佛。拶破面門箇是何物。古人無端謂遼天鶻。無眼者看取力囗希咄咄咄。以拂子擊禪床下座。

Chan Master Ying of Kaiyuan in Jianzhou ascended the hall and said, "There is a mirror hanging everywhere; neither ordinary nor sage comes, so who is superior and who is inferior?" He then picked up his staff and said, "This is the staff; which is the mirror?" After a long pause, he said, "The moon in the realm of space over the eternal green pool: / Only after repeated dredging will you come to know it." He also said, "Flickering and darting, surging in the east and sinking in the west; unharmed and uninjured, piercing the skin and penetrating the bone. Its equal function is neither mind nor Buddha. Squeezing open your face—what is this thing? The ancients without reason called it an osprey soaring into the distant sky. Those without eyes, look closely! Alas, alas, alas!" Striking the meditation couch with his whisk, he stepped down from the seat.