續傳燈錄 14.27

14.27

蘇州萬壽普懃禪師上堂曰。物外無堪老便休。乾城夢質兩悠悠。如何幻事來相逼。却使閑身不自由。然則出家之士利物為初。稟先祖之洪規。續慧燈於千古。一心妙法號總持門。得之者不立階梯頓齊諸聖。失之者塵劫不復徒自勞形。或得失兩忘凡聖情盡。正當恁麼時不是心不是佛不是物。敢問諸禪德。畢竟是什麼。若向這裏倜儻分明。便能獨步大方橫身三界。握金剛寶劍破生死魔軍。良久曰。劄。

Chan Master Puqin of Wanshou in Suzhou ascended the hall and said, “Outside worldly things, being of no use, one simply rests when old. / The dream substance of the Gandharva city—both are vast and drifting. / Why do illusory affairs come pressing in, / Forcing this idle body to be unfree?

“Yet for one who leaves home, benefiting things comes first. Inheriting the great guidelines of the former ancestors, continuing the lamp of wisdom for a thousand ages, the wondrous Dharma of the single mind is called the gate of dhāraṇī. Those who attain it do not establish steps or gradations, suddenly equaling all sages; those who lose it will not recover for dusty kalpas, vainly toiling their bodies. Or when gain and loss are both forgotten, and feelings of ordinary and sage are exhausted—precisely at such a time, it is not mind, it is not buddha, it is not a thing. I venture to ask all you venerable Chan monks, what on earth is it? If you are unrestrained and distinct right here, you will be able to stride alone across the great universe, thrust your body across the three realms, and grasp the diamond precious sword to shatter the demon armies of birth and death.”
After a long pause, he said, “Zha!”