Blue Cliff Record 碧巖錄
第三六 Case36 長沙遊山 Chángshā Wandering in the Mountains
舉 舉。長沙。一日遊山。歸至門首(今日一日。只管落草。前頭也是落草。後頭也是落草)首座問。和尚什麼處去來(也要勘過這老漢。頭過新羅)沙云。 遊山來(不可落…
舉 舉。長沙。一日遊山。歸至門首(今日一日。只管落草。前頭也是落草。後頭也是落草)首座問。和尚什麼處去來(也要勘過這老漢。頭過新羅)沙云。 遊山來(不可落…
on a quiet halt sitting by the mountain path spring or fall, Who knows?
ah! at last spring comes! it feels so much easier to get enlightened
pondering back: how did I land on this cushion this spring this morning
【路逢达道】 雲門曰。世界恁麼廣闊。因甚向鐘聲裏披七條。 【無門曰】 大凡參禪學道。切忌隨聲逐色。縱使聞聲悟道見色明心。也是尋常。…
舉 僧問雲門。如何是一代時教(直至如今不了。座主不會。葛藤窠裏) 雲門云。對一說(無孔鐵鎚。七花八裂。老鼠咬生薑)。 Case A monk …
readying to join this new season of the world I can't but just sit
at the Zendo's door a worn-out toothless granny I smiled back at her /di…
【路逢达道】 五祖曰。路逢達道人。不將語默對。且道將甚麼對。 【無門曰】 若向者裏。對得親切。不妨慶快。其或未然。也須一切處著眼。…
until the sun rises no sky no sea to be seen sitting before dawn
【不思善惡】 六祖、因明上座、趁至大庾嶺。 祖見明至、即擲衣鉢於石上云、此衣表信。 可力爭耶、任君將去。 明遂擧之如山不動、踟□悚慄。 明白、我…
before my sitting I fit messy odds and ends in a neat drawer
every now and then I vaguely remember of my emtpy cushion
little by little all today's tasks are finished serene and settled
a full day goes by busy with this and that, could not think of sitting
【平常是道】 南泉、因趙州問、如何是道。 泉云、平常心是道。 州云、還可趣向否。 泉云、擬向即乖。 州云、不擬爭知是道。 泉云、道不屬知、…
where in the Zendo does Juzhi's finger point to place my cushion?
垂示云。 一塵舉大地收。一花開世界起。只如塵未舉花未開時。如何著眼。所以道。如斬一綟絲。一斬一切斬。如染一綟絲。一染一切染。只如今便將葛藤截斷。運出自己…
in this empty room on this cushion - what am I exactly doing
holiday sitting my mind wanders - what to do the rest of the day