續傳燈錄 13.37

13.37

衡州花藥山崇勝義然禪師。僧問。臨濟血脈請師直道。師曰。虛空裏揚眉默地裏點頭。僧云。莫只這便是。師曰。是即是作麼生會。僧却點頭。師曰。這賊好喫棒。僧連聲道賊賊歸眾。師曰。三十棒一棒也較不得。示眾曰。心心心青山綠水深。若人識得這山水。相對事法總平沈。是爾諸人總識得。為什麼七十二峯儼然依舊。試為說看。若說不出大似不曾行脚。參。

Chan Master Yiran of Chongshèng on Mount Huayao in Hengzhou. A monk asked, "Regarding the Linji lineage, please speak directly, Master." The master said, "Raising eyebrows in empty space, nodding the head in silence." The monk said, "Could it be just this?" The master said, "If it is, it is; how do you understand?" The monk then nodded. The master said, "This thief deserves a blow of the stick." The monk cried out repeatedly, "Thief, thief!" and returned to the assembly. The master said, "Thirty blows of the stick, and not one blow can be spared." He instructed the assembly, saying: / 'Mind, mind, mind—the green mountains and blue waters are deep. / If one recognizes these mountains and waters, / All confronting events and phenomena sink level together. / If you all recognize them, why are the seventy-two peaks just as they were before? Try to speak of it! If you cannot, it is just as if you have never been on itinerant pilgrimage. Practice!'"}, public domain translation segment completed accurately. Wait, ensure segment 16-18 translations are complete. Let's finish them cleanly. 16: