續傳燈錄 12.58

12.58

汀州開元宗祐禪師。僧問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。扁舟衝雲浪。云未審意旨如何。師曰。一葦渡金陵。乃曰。祖師門下水泄不通。佛事門中風行草偃。於斯見得暢快平生。擬議思量千山萬水。

Chan Master Zongyou of Kaiyuan in Tingzhou. A monk asked, "What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?" The Master said, "A skiff charging through cloudy waves." The monk asked, "I wonder, what is the meaning?" The Master said, "A single reed crossing over to Jinling." He then said, "Under the Patriarch's gate, not a drop of water leaks through; within the gate of Buddha-work, the wind blows and the grass bends. If you see it here, your whole life is joyful and gratified; if you deliberate and ponder, there are a thousand mountains and ten thousand rivers."