晚參
Evening Meditation
晚參，舉：「大耳三藏得他心通，朝見肅宗帝，帝命忠國師驗之。藏見國師便禮拜，側立於右。國師云：『汝得他心通是不？』藏云：『不敢。』國師云：『汝道老僧秪今在什麼處？』藏云：『和尚是一國之師，何得在西川看競渡？』國師再問：『汝道老僧即今在什麼處？』藏云：『和尚是一國之師，何得在天津橋上看弄猢猻？』國師第三次問：『老僧即今在什麼處？』藏罔知去處，國師叱云：『者野狐精！他心通在什麼處？』」師云：「三藏不見國師則且置，你道國師自知下落處麼？若謂自知，則百鳥銜花，諸天供養，未有休日。且道正當恁麼時，落在什麼處？」
Evening instruction: A case is raised:
"Great-Ear Tripiṭaka possessed the power to read minds. One morning, he had an audience with Emperor Suzong. The emperor ordered National Teacher Hui Zhong to test him. When the Tripiṭaka saw the National Teacher, he immediately bowed and stood respectfully to the right. The National Teacher said, 'You have the power to know others' minds, is that true?' The Tripiṭaka replied, 'I dare not claim such.' The National Teacher said, 'Tell me, where is this old monk right now?' The Tripiṭaka said, 'You, Venerable Sir, are a National Teacher—why are you in West River watching the dragon boat races?' The National Teacher asked again, 'Tell me, where is this old monk right now?' The Tripiṭaka said, 'You are a National Teacher—why are you on Tianjin Bridge watching the monkey show?' The National Teacher asked a third time, 'Where is this old monk right now?' The Tripiṭaka did not know where to find him. The National Teacher scolded him, saying, 'You wild fox spirit! What happened to your mind-reading power?'"
The master said: "We can set aside whether the Tripiṭaka could see the National Teacher. But tell me, do you think the National Teacher himself knew where he was? If you say he knew, then birds would carry flowers in their beaks, and gods would make offerings, with no end to such things. Just tell me—at that very moment, where had he fallen?"
晚參，舉：「陸亙大夫問南泉：『弟子家中有一片石，有時坐、有時臥，欲鐫作佛，得不？』泉云：『得。』陸云：『莫不得不？』泉云：『不得。』雲巖云：『坐則佛，不坐則非佛。』洞山云：『不坐則佛，坐則非佛。』」師云：「轉功就位，轉位就功，還他洞上父子。且道南泉意作麼生？直是針錐不得。」
Evening meditation session. [The master] raised the following case:
"Minister Lu Geng asked Nanquan: 'In my home there is a stone. Sometimes I sit on it, sometimes I lie on it. Can I carve it into a Buddha?' Nanquan said: 'You can.' Lu said: 'Is it not possible?' Nanquan said: 'It is not.' Yunyan said: 'When sitting, it is a Buddha; when not sitting, it is not a Buddha.' Dongshan said: 'When not sitting, it is a Buddha; when sitting, it is not a Buddha.'"
The master said: "Turning function to realize essence, turning essence to realize function — that belongs to the father and son of Dongshan’s lineage. But tell me, what was Nanquan’s intention? Truly, it cannot be pierced through—not even by the finest needle."
晚參，舉：「佛前有一女子入定，佛敕文殊出定，殊乃運神力托上梵天出定不得，佛乃云：『下方罔明大士能出此定。』須臾，罔明至，敕令出定，罔明彈指三下，女子便出定。」師云：「若定若動，當人變弄，鴻毛輕而不輕，太山重而非重。還知老瞿曇鼻孔在我手裏麼？」
Evening instruction:
"There was a case: Before the Buddha, a woman entered deep meditation. The Buddha instructed Manjushri to bring her out of samadhi. Manjushri used his spiritual powers to lift her up to the Brahma Heaven, but still could not bring her out. Then the Buddha said: 'The great enlightened being Wangming, from the world below, can release her from this samadhi.' In a moment, Wangming arrived. The Buddha told him to bring her out. Wangming snapped his fingers three times, and the woman immediately came out of samadhi."
The Master said: "Whether in stillness or in motion, it's the person concerned who makes it happen. A swan's feather is light—yet not light. Mount Tai is heavy—yet not heavy. Do you realize that Old Gautama's nose is right in my hand?"
晚參，舉：「雪峰與三聖行次，見一隊猢猻，峰云：『秖者猢猻各各背一面古鏡。』聖云：『歷劫無名，何以彰為古鏡？』峰云：『瑕生也。』聖云：『一千五百人善知識，話頭也不識。』峰云：『老僧住持事繁。』」師云：「當時若見雪峰道：『瑕生也。』但近前云：『喏喏！』且道何故如此？爭之不足，讓之有餘。」
晚參，舉：「法眼問覺上座：『船來？陸來？』覺云：『船來。』眼云：『船在甚麼處？』覺云：『船在河裏。』覺退，眼問傍僧云：『你道適來者僧具眼不具眼？』」師云：「水不洗水，金不博金，昧毛色而得馬，靡絲絃而樂琴，結繩畫卦有許事，喪盡真淳太古心。」
晚參，舉：「曹山問德上座：『佛真法身猶若虛空，應物現形如水中月，作麼生說箇應底道理？』德云：『如驢覷井。』山云：『道則太煞道，只道得八成。』德云：『和尚又如何？』山云：『如井覷驢。』」師云：「驢覷井，井覷驢，智容無外，淨涵有餘，肘後誰分印？家中不蓄書。機絲不挂梭頭事，文彩縱橫意自殊。」
晚參，舉：「長慶示眾云：『淨潔打疊了，近前就我索，驀脊與你一棒。有者棒到你，你須具大慚愧；若無者一棒到你，你向甚麼處會？』」師云：「開口喫常住飯，展腳臥長連床，求箇知慚愧者難得。還知長慶棒落處麼？雷開蟄戶電燒尾，引出崢嶸頭角來。」
晚參，舉：「黃檗示眾云：『汝等諸人盡是噇酒糟漢，與麼行腳何處有今日？還知大唐國裏無禪師麼？』僧云：『只如諸方匡徒領眾又作麼生？』檗云：『不道無禪，只是無師。』」師云：「岐分絲染太勞勞，葉綴花聯敗祖曹，妙握司南造化柄，水雲器具在甄陶。屏割繁碎，剪除氄毛，星衡藻鑑，玉尺金刀。黃檗老！察秋毫，坐斷春風不放高。」
晚參，舉：「雲巖問道吾：『大悲菩薩用許多手眼作麼？』吾云：『如人夜間背手摸枕子。』巖云：『我會也。』吾云：『汝作麼生會？』巖云：『遍身是手眼。』吾云：『道即太煞道，只道得八成。』巖云：『師兄作麼生？』吾云：『通身是手眼。』」師云：「一竅虛通，八面玲瓏，無象無私春入律，不留不礙月行空。清淨寶目功德臂，遍身何似通身是？現前手眼顯全機，大用縱橫何忌諱？」
晚參，舉：「僧問洞山：『時時勤拂拭，莫使惹塵埃，為什麼不得他衣缽？』山云：『直饒道本來無一物，也未得他衣缽！且道什麼人合得？』僧下九十六轉語，不契，末後云：『設使將來他亦不受。』山深肯之。雪竇云：『他既不受是眼，將來必應是瞎。』」師云：「長蘆則不然，直須將來，若不將來，爭知不受？若不不受，爭免將來？將來底必應是眼，不受底真箇是瞎。還會麼？照盡體無依，通身合大道。」
晚參，舉：「雪峰在德山作飯頭，一日飯遲，德山托缽至法堂，峰云：『者老漢！鐘未鳴、鼓未響，托缽向什麼處去？』山便歸方丈。峰舉似巖頭，頭云：『大小德山不會末後句。』山聞，令侍者喚巖頭問：『汝不肯老僧那？』巖密啟前意，山乃休去。至明日陞堂，果與尋常不同。巖撫掌笑云：『且喜老漢會末後句，他後天下人不奈伊何。』」師云：「末後句，會也無？德山父子太含糊，座中亦有江南客，莫向樽前唱鷓鴣。」
晚參，舉：「密師伯與洞山行，見白兔子面前走過，密云：『俊哉！』山云：『作麼生？』密云：『如白衣拜相。』山云：『老老大大作者箇語話。』密云：『你作麼生？』山云：『積代簪纓，暫時落魄。』」師云：「抗力霜雪，平步雲霄，下惠黜國，相如過橋。蕭曹謀略能成漢，果許身心欲避堯，寵辱若驚深自信，真情參跡混漁樵。」
晚參，舉：「嚴陽尊者問趙州：『一物不將來時如何？』州云：『放下著。』嚴云：『一物不將來，放下箇什麼？』州云：『恁麼則擔取去。』」師云：「不防細行輸先手，自覺心麤愧撞頭，局破腰間斧柯爛，洗清凡骨共僊遊。」
晚參，舉：「僧問青林虔禪師：『學人徑往時如何？』林云：『死蛇當大路，勸子莫當頭。』僧云：『當頭時如何？』林云：『喪子性命。』僧云：『不當頭時如何？』林云：『亦無迴避處。』僧云：『正當恁麼時如何？』林云：『失卻了也。』僧云：『未審向甚麼處去？』林云：『草深無覓處。』僧云：『和尚也須隄防始得。』林撫掌云：『一等是箇毒氣。』」師云：「三老暗轉柁，孤舟夜回頭，蘆花兩岸雪，煙水一江秋。風力扶帆行不棹，笛聲喚月下滄洲。」
晚參，舉：「巖頭辭德山，山云：『子向甚麼處去？』頭云：『暫辭和尚下山去。』山云：『子他後作麼生？』頭云：『不忘和尚。』山云：『子憑何有此語？』頭云：『豈不聞智與師齊，減師半德；智過於師，方堪傳授？』山云：『如是！如是！善自護持。』」師云：「德山尋常棒下不立佛祖，及乎到者時節得恁麼老婆，雖然是養子之緣，爭免得後人檢責？待伊道：『智過於師，方堪傳授。』拽拄杖，驀脊便打。」
晚參，舉：「《金剛經》云：『若為人輕賤，是人先世罪業應墮惡道，以今世人輕賤故，先世罪業則為消滅。』」師云：「綴綴功過，膠膠因果。鏡外狂奔演若多，杖頭擊著破灶墮。破，來相賀，卻道從前辜負我。」
晚參，舉：「劉鐵磨到溈山，山云：『老牸牛汝來也。』磨云：『來日臺山大會齋，和尚還去麼？』山放身臥倒，磨便出。」師云：「百戰功成老太平，優柔誰肯苦爭衡？玉鞭金馬閒終日，明月清風富一生。」
晚參，舉：「南泉垂語云：『王老師牧一頭水牯牛，擬向溪東去，不免犯官家苗稼；擬向溪西去，不免犯官家苗稼。爭如隨分納些些，總不見得？』」師云：「南泉牧牛可謂奇特，直得一切處關防不得。為甚麼如此？是他隨分納些些。」
晚參，舉：「僧問乾峰：『十方婆伽梵，一路涅槃門，未審路頭在什麼處？』峰以柱杖一畫，云：『在者裏。』僧復問雲門，門云：『扇子𨁝跳上三十三天，築著帝釋鼻孔，東海鯉魚打一棒，雨似盆傾。會麼？』」師云：「入手還將死馬醫，反魂香欲起君危，一期拶出通身汗，方信儂家不惜眉。」
晚參，舉：「米胡和尚令僧問仰山：『今時人還假悟否？』山云：『悟即不無，爭奈落第二頭何？』胡深肯之。」師云：「第二頭號分悟迷，快須撒手捨筌罤，功兮未盡成胼拇，智也難知覺噬臍。兔老冰盤秋露泣，鳥寒玉樹曉風棲，持來大仰辨真假，痕玷渾無貴白圭。」
晚參，舉：「黃蘗問百丈：『從上相承底事，如何指示於人？』丈踞坐，蘗云：『後代兒孫將何傳授？』丈云：『將為你是箇人。』便歸方丈。」師云：「言滿天下無口過，行滿天下無怨惡，還他百丈。黃蘗不是不知有，且要此話大行。還會百丈歸方丈麼？林間風葉落，化外水天秋。」
晚參，舉：「僧問夾山：『撥塵見佛時如何？』山云：『直須揮劍。若不揮劍，漁父棲巢。』僧問石霜：『撥塵見佛時如何？』霜云：『渠無國土，何處逢渠？』僧回，舉似夾山，山乃上堂舉了云：『門庭施設不如老僧，入理深談猶較石霜百步。』」師云：「拂牛劍氣洗兵威，定亂歸功更是誰？一旦氛埃清四海，垂衣皇化自無為。」
晚參，舉：「趙州問投子：『大死底人卻活時如何？』子云：『不許夜行，投明須到。』」師云：「芥城劫石妙窮初，活眼寰中照廓虛，不許夜行投曉到，家音未肯付鴻魚。」
晚參，舉：「風穴垂語云：『若立一塵，家國興盛；不立一塵，家國喪亡。』」師拈拄杖云：「還有同生同死底衲僧麼？」復云：「皤然渭水起垂綸，何似首陽清餓人？只在一塵分變態，高名勛業兩難泯。」