示智聲禪人
Showing the Chan Practitioner Zhisheng
既為出家兒，須要度具參禪，做個破格長老，不然，是個禿頭百姓，有何用哉？而老僧在羅平坐夏，有智聲禪者持紙一軸來，索老僧法語，試問：智非性，聲從何處而發耶？是威音而聲，何用舌？是雷音而聲，何用鼓？是琴音而聲，何用指？且道：妙音在甚麼處？速道，速道！
Since you have chosen the path of leaving home, you must dedicate yourself to the practice of meditation and strive to become an exceptional elder. Otherwise, you are merely a shaven-headed layperson—what use is that?
Now, while I was residing in Luoping for the summer retreat, a Chan practitioner named Zhisheng brought a scroll of paper, requesting a Dharma teaching from me. Let me ask you this: If wisdom is not inherent in nature, from where does sound arise?
If it is the sound of the primordial voice, what need is there for a tongue? If it is the sound of thunder, what need is there for a drum? If it is the sound of a zither, what need is there for fingers?
Now tell me: Where does the wondrous sound reside? Speak quickly, speak quickly!