續傳燈錄 33.11

33.11

福川中際善能禪師。嚴陵人。往來龍門雲居有年未有所證。一日普請擇菜次。高庵忽以猫兒擲師懷中。師擬議。庵攔胸踏倒。於是大事洞明。上堂。萬古長空一朝風月。不可以一朝風月昧却萬古長空。不可以萬古長空不明一朝風月。且如何是一朝風月。人皆畏炎熱。我愛夏日長。薰風自南來。殿閣生微涼。會與不會切忌承當。

Chan Master Shanneng of Zhongji in Fuchuan was a native of Yanling. He went back and forth between Longmen and Yunju for years without any realization. One day, during collective work selecting vegetables, Gao'an suddenly threw a cat into the master's arms. While the master hesitated, Gao'an kicked him in the chest, knocking him down. Thereupon the great matter became thoroughly clear. He ascended the hall: 'The eternal vast sky, a single morning's breeze and moon: one must not obscure the eternal vast sky on account of a single morning's breeze and moon, nor may one fail to understand a single morning's breeze and moon on account of the eternal vast sky. But what is a single morning's breeze and moon? Everyone fears the scorching heat; / I love the long summer days. / The warm breeze comes from the south, / Bringing a light cool to pavilions and towers. / Whether you understand or do not understand, take care never to accept it as your own!'