續傳燈錄 18.30

18.30

福州越峯粹珪妙覺禪師。本郡林氏子。僧問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。瘦田損種。曰未審如何領會。師曰。刈禾鐮子曲如鉤。問機關不到時如何。師曰。抱甕灌園。曰此猶是機關邊事。師曰。須要雨淋頭。

Chan Master Miaojue Cuigui of Yuefeng in Fuzhou was a native of the same commandery, surnamed Lin. A monk asked, "What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?" The master replied, "Lean fields ruin the seed." The monk said, "I do not know how to comprehend this." The master said, "The sickle that reaps grain is bent like a hook." The monk asked, "How is it when clever mechanisms do not reach?" The master said, "Carrying a pitcher to irrigate the garden." The monk said, "This is still an affair on the side of mechanisms." The master said, "Rain must drench the head."