續傳燈錄 19.46

19.46

婺州智者紹先禪師。潭州人也。上堂。根塵同源縛脫無二。不動絲毫十方游戲。子湖犬子雖獰。爭似南山鼈鼻。遂高聲曰。大眾看脚下。上堂。團不聚撥不散。日晒不乾水浸不爛。等閑挂在太虛中。一任傍人冷眼看。

Chan Master Zhizhe Shaoxian of Wuzhou was a native of Tanzhou. He ascended the hall [and said]: "Sense faculties and sense objects share the same source; bondage and liberation are not two. Without moving a fraction, one disports in the ten directions. Though Zihu's dog is ferocious, how can it compare to the turtle-nosed snake of Nanshan?" He then said in a loud voice: "Assembly, look beneath your feet!" He ascended the hall [and said]: "Roll it into a ball and it will not gather; brush it away and it will not disperse. Parched by the sun, it does not dry; soaked in water, it does not rot. Casually suspended in great space, let bystanders look on with a cold eye as they please."