續傳燈錄 12.54

12.54

舒州王屋山崇福燈禪師上堂。天不能蓋地不能載。一室無私何處不在。大眾直饒恁麼會去。也是鬼弄精魂。怎生說箇常在底道理。良久曰。金風昨夜起。遍地是黃花。

Chan Master Deng of Chongfu on Mount Wangwu in Shuzhou ascended the hall: "Heaven cannot cover it; earth cannot support it. A single room without bias; where is it not present? Assembly, even if you understand it like this, it is still ghosts playing with spirits. How do you express the principle of being constantly present?" After a long pause he said, "The golden wind arose last night; everywhere across the ground are yellow flowers."