續傳燈錄 21.40

21.40

南嶽後洞方廣有達禪師。僧問。學人上來便請相見。師曰。袖裏金鎚腦後看。僧云。破二作三又作麼生。師曰。惜取眉毛。僧便喝。師曰。放過即不可。僧云瞎。師便打。上堂拈拄杖曰。諸禪德。展無礙手和雲折取帶雪將來對眾拈出。瞻之不足翫之有餘。遂畫一畫曰。早晚散為霖。草木滋天下。又曰離四句。絕百非。便恁麼。息狂機。不恁麼。轉狐疑。離此憑何旨。趙州東院西。還委悉麼。頭戴天脚踏地。動用之中論不二。一字妙門著眼看。鎮州蘿蔔知滋味。喝一喝。

Chan Master Fangguang Youda of the Rear Cave on Mount Nanyue. A monk asked, 'The student has come forward and requests to meet.' The master said, 'Look behind the back of the head for the gold mallet in the sleeve.' The monk said, 'What about when breaking two into three?' The master said, 'Spare your eyebrows.' The monk then gave a shout. The master said, 'It won't do to let you off.' The monk said, 'Blind!' The master then struck him. Ascending the hall, he held up his staff and said, 'Venerable Chan practitioners! Extending an unhindered hand, snapping it off together with clouds, bringing it with snow, and holding it out before the assembly—looking at it is never enough, enjoying it leaves room to spare.' He then drew a line and said, 'Sooner or later it will scatter as heavy rain, and grasses and trees throughout the world will be nourished.' He also said, 'Departing from the four propositions, / Cutting off the hundred negations. / If it is just so, / Cease the frantic impulse. / If it is not so, / Turn around your doubts. / Apart from this, on what tenet does one rely? / West of Zhaozhou's East Hall. / Do you understand? The head wears heaven, the feet tread the earth; in the midst of daily activity, do not debate duality. Look with your eyes at the wondrous gate of the single character: you will know the flavor of Zhenzhou's radishes.' He gave a shout.