續傳燈錄 23.50

23.50

慶元府雪竇持禪師。郡之盧氏子。僧問。中秋不見月時如何。師曰。更待夜深看。曰忽若黑雲未散又且如何。師曰。爭怪得老僧。上堂。悟心容易息心難息。得心源到處閑。斗轉星移天欲曉。白雲依舊覆青山。

Chan Master Chi of Xuedou in Qingyuan Prefecture was a son of the Lu family of the prefecture. A monk asked, "How is it when one does not see the moon at Mid-Autumn?" The Master said, "Wait further for late in the night and look." The monk said, "What if the black clouds have not dispersed?" The Master said, "How could you blame this old monk?" Ascending the hall: "Awakening the mind is easy, but putting the mind to rest is difficult. Putting the mind's source to rest, everywhere is at leisure. The Dipper revolves, the stars shift, and the sky is about to dawn; / White clouds cover the blue mountain just as before."