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The Gateless Barrier of the Chan School, Case 39: Yunmen’s “The Words Fall” 禅宗无门关39. 云门话堕

Wumen Huikai | 2018-06-23 | Download | AI assisted translation

云门因僧问：“光明寂照遍河沙……”一句未绝。 When a monk asked Yunmen, “The luminous, quiescent illumination pervades Ganges sands ...,” he had not yet finished the sentence.
门遽曰：“岂不是张拙秀才语?” Yunmen abruptly said, “Is this not the verse of the scholar Zhang Zhuo?”
僧云：“是” The monk replied, “Yes.”
门云：“话堕也。” Yunmen said, “Your words have fallen into words.”
后来死心拈云：“且道那里是者僧话堕处?” Later, Sixin commented, “Tell me, where did this monk fall into words?”
【无门曰】 [Wumen said:]
若向者里见得，云门用处孤危，者僧因甚话堕？堪与人天为师；若也未明，自救不了。 If you can see clearly here, you will understand that Yunmen’s way of functioning is solitary and perilous. Why did this monk fall into words? You will be worthy to serve as a teacher of humans and devas. But if you have not yet understood, you cannot even save yourself.
【颂曰】 [Verse:]
急流垂钓，贪饵者著。口缝才开，性命丧却。 Fishing in a rushing current, those greedy for bait are caught. The moment the lips part, life is lost.
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