續傳燈錄 3.19

3.19

Chan Master Huiguo of Mount Dacheng in Tangzhou. A monk asked: 'What is the intention transmitted from of old?' The Master said: 'Brought out on a golden tray for everyone to see.' [A monk] asked: 'How is it when brushing away the dust to see the Buddha?' The Master said: 'Brushing away the dust deviates; seeing the Buddha is an error.' [The monk] said: 'How is it when not doing either at all?' The Master said: 'An error.' [A monk] asked: 'What is the Way?' The Master said: 'Where it is wide, it is wide; where it is narrow, it is narrow.' [The monk] said: 'Who is the person within the Way?' The Master said: 'Where it is bitter, it is bitter; where it is joyful, it is joyful.' [The monk] said: 'How far apart are the Way and the person within the Way?' The Master said: 'A hundred and eight thousand [li].' [A monk] asked: 'What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?' [The Master] said: 'The sky clears and the sun comes out.' [The monk] said: 'Your student does not understand.' The Master said: 'Rain falls and mud is born.'