續傳燈錄 6.37

6.37

南嶽雲峯元益首座。李林宗居士問。意欲出塵今未出。請師今日決疑情。師曰。作麼生是出塵。居士惘然。師曰。還會麼。居士忽然省悟。有頌云。心鏡從來瑩。洪河本自深。秖因師問後。沙石化為金。師曰。正趣地獄。居士曰。人我無相胡為地獄。師曰。汝今何在。居士云。見今對答。師曰。秖此是黃金。

Head Monk Yuanyi of Yunfeng on the Southern Peak. Upāsaka Li Linzong asked, "My intention is to leave the defilements, yet now I have not left them. Please, Master, resolve my doubt today." The Master said, "What is leaving the defilements?" The upāsaka was bewildered. The Master said, "Do you understand?" The upāsaka suddenly had an awakening and composed a verse: 'The mind's mirror has always been luminous; / The vast river is fundamentally deep. / Only after the Master's question / Did sand and stones turn into gold.' The Master said, "Directly heading for hell." The upāsaka said, "Self and other are signless; why speak of hell?" The Master said, "Where are you right now?" The upāsaka said, "Right now, responding and answering." The Master said, "Just this is yellow gold."