續傳燈錄 28.17

28.17

岳州君山佛照覺禪師。上堂舉。古者道。仰之彌高鑽之彌堅。瞻之在前忽焉在後。諸人還識得者麼。若也不識為爾注破。仰之彌高不隔絲毫。要津把斷佛祖難逃。鑽之彌堅真體自然。鳥啼花笑在碧巖前。瞻之在前非正非偏。十方坐斷威鎮大千。忽焉在後一場漏逗。堪笑雲門藏身北斗。咄。

Chan Master Fozhao Jue of Junshan in Yuezhou ascended the hall and cited: 'An ancient said: "Looking up to it, it is ever higher; drilling into it, it is ever firmer. Beholding it in front, suddenly it is behind." Do you people recognize it? If you do not recognize it, I shall explain it thoroughly for you: Looking up to it, it is ever higher—not separated by a single hair; the crucial checkpoint is held fast, Buddhas and patriarchs cannot escape. Drilling into it, it is ever firmer—the true substance is natural; birds cry and flowers smile in front of the Blue Cliff. Beholding it in front—neither upright nor biased; sitting and severing the ten directions, majesty subdues the chiliocosm. Suddenly it is behind—a complete blunder; laughable that Yunmen hides his body in the Northern Dipper. Bah!'