續傳燈錄 20.32

20.32

滁州琅邪永起禪師襄陽人也。僧問。庵內人為甚麼不見庵外事。師曰。東家點燈西家暗坐。曰如何是庵內事。師曰。眼在甚麼處。曰三門頭合掌。師曰。有甚交涉。乃曰。五更殘月落。天曉白雲飛。分明目前事。不是目前機。既是目前事為甚麼不是目前機。良久曰。此去西天路。迢迢十萬餘。上堂良久。拊掌一下曰。阿呵呵阿呵呵。還會麼。法法本來法。遂拈拄杖曰。這箇是山僧拄杖。那箇是本來法。還定當得麼。卓一下。

Chan Master Yongqi of Langye in Chuzhou was a native of Xiangyang. A monk asked, "Why does a person inside the hermitage not see the affairs outside the hermitage?"
The Master said, "The eastern house lights a lamp; the western house sits in the dark."
[The monk] asked, "What are the affairs inside the hermitage?"
The Master said, "Where are the eyes?"
[The monk] said, "At the three gates, palms joined."
The Master said, "What relevance is there?"
He then said, "'At the fifth watch, the waning moon sets; / at dawn, white clouds fly.' / Distinctly, it is an affair right before one's eyes, / yet not the dynamic function right before one's eyes. / Since it is an affair right before one's eyes, why is it not the dynamic function right before one's eyes?" After a good while, he said, "'From here, the road to the Western Heavens / is distant, more than a hundred thousand [li].'"
He ascended the hall and remained silent for a good while. Clapping his hands once, he said, "A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha! Do you understand? Every single phenomenon is originally the Dharma." Thereupon he took up his staff and said, "This is this mountain monk's staff. Which one is the original Dharma? Can you settle it?" He struck [the ground] once.