續傳燈錄 22.18

22.18

潭州道吾仲圓禪師上堂。不是心不是佛不是物。古人恁麼道。譬如管中窺豹但見一斑。設或入林不動草入水不動波。亦如騎馬向氷稜上行。若是射鵰手。何不向蛇頭上揩癢。具正眼者試辨看。良久曰。鴛鴦繡出自金針。

Chan Master Zhongyuan of Daowu in Tanzhou ascended the hall: '"It is not mind, it is not Buddha, it is not things." The ancients spoke thus; it is like peeping at a leopard through a tube, seeing only a single spot. Even if one enters the forest without stirring the grass, or enters the water without stirring the waves, it is still like riding a horse across the icy ridges. If you are an eagle-shooting archer, why not scrape the itch on the snake's head? Let those with true eyes test their discernment and see!' After a good while he said: 'The mandarin ducks are embroidered, born of the golden needle.'