示眾云。飯來張口。睡來合眼。洗面處拾得鼻孔兜鞋時。摸著腳跟。那時蹉卻話頭。把火夜深別覓。如何得相應去。
Introduction: When food comes you open your mouth; when sleep comes you close your eyes. As you wash your face you find your nose, when you take off your shoes you feel your feet. At that time, if you miss what's being said, take a torch and make a special search deep in the night. How can you attain union?
舉。僧問趙州。學人乍入叢林乞。師指示（叢林於爾亦不惡）。州云。喫粥了也未（渾金璞玉）。僧云。喫了（久慣衲僧不如上座）。州云。洗缽盂去（不得左猜）。
Case: A monk asked Zhaozhou, "I have just entered the monastery: please give me some guidance."(The monastery isn't bad for you.) Zhaozhou said, "Have you had breakfast yet?"(Unrefined gold, a jewel in the rough.) The monk said, "Yes, I've eaten."(A long-experienced monk is not as good as this monk.) Zhaozhou said, "Then go wash your bowl." (Don't cast doubt.)
師云。直鉤釣龍。已是不快。漆桶離鉤三寸。已輪舡子夾山占斷。不道時人無分。大都貪餌吞鉤。看。他趙州亦不拗折釣竿。亦不蹋翻舡子。石橋上閑坐。略彴邊度時。自有上岸來入手底。本錄中。有其僧因此契悟。可謂竿頭絲線從君弄。不犯清波意自殊。趙州任公。得志於前。更看。天童鳴桹於後。
Commentary: Catching a dragon with a straight hook is already being dull; three inches apart from the hook is already being taken over by the boatman and Jiashan. I do not say people of these times have no share, but generally they swallow the hook out of greed for the bait. See how that Zhaozhou doesn't break the fishing pole, and doesn't kick over the boatman either: as he sits at leisure on the stone bridge, passing the time by the log crossing, naturally there are those who climb up the bank and fall into his hands. The original record has it that this monk hereby attained enlightenment; one might say, 'you may sport with the line on the pole--without disturbing the clear waves the meaning is naturally distinct.' Zhaozhou and Mr Ren (the whale catcher) got their wish before; Tiantong strikes the boat (to drive the fish into the net) afterwards:
頌云。 粥罷令教洗缽盂（快便難逢）。豁然心地自相符（非但今日）。而今參飽叢林客（依舊喫粥了洗缽盂去）。且道。其間有悟無（一人傳虛萬人傳實）。
Verse: Breakfast over, the direction is to wash the bowl;() Opened up, the mind ground meets of itself. And now, a guest of the monastery, having studied to the full--But was there enlightenment in there or not?
師舉。靈雲見桃花悟道。呈頌於溈山。山云。從緣入者永無退失。玄沙聞云。諦當甚諦當。敢保老兄未徹在。雲聞云。和尚徹也未。沙云。恁麼始得。天童頌這僧契悟心地相符。這僧乍入叢林。稱大悟大徹。飽叢林禪客。且道。有悟無悟。此謂之徵問。雪竇云。本無迷悟數如麻。獨許靈雲是作家。玄沙道未徹。雪竇獨許作家。徐六擔板。各見一邊。且道。洗缽盂。僧有悟也無。太平本是將軍致。不許將軍見太平。
Commentary: Lingyun awakened to the Way upon seeing peach blossoms; he presented a verse to Guishan, who said, "Those who enter by way of conditions never regress." Xuansha heard of this and said, "Lingyun's quite correct indeed, but I dare say the old brother's not through yet." Lingyun heard of this and said, "Are you through yet?" Xuansha said, "Now you've got it." Tiantong eulogizes this monk's attaining enlightenment, the meeting of the mind ground. The monk, having just entered the monastery, is extolled for his great enlightenment and great penetration, a guest of the monastery who has studied to the full. "But is there enlightenment in there or not?" Here this is called a searching question. Xuedou said, "Fundamentally there's no delusion or enlightenment--such are numerous as flax seed; I admit only Lingyun as an adept--carrying a board across the shoulder, each sees only one side. But tell me--'wash your bowl'--did the monk have enlightenment or not? Peace is originally the accomplishment of the general, but the general is not allowed to see peace.
Translated by Thomas Cleary
Translated by Thomas Cleary
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