Sunday, September 20, 2015

禅宗公案 Zen Koan - 有我在 There Is Me


http://www.fo5.cn/gushi/fo/21/804.html

The following are dialogue between Zen masters Yun Yan & Dao Wu (elder by 11 years) who are fellow disciples.

云岩昙晟禅师与长沙的道吾圆智禅师,同是药山惟俨禅师的弟子,两人友谊非常亲密。
道吾禅师四十六岁时才出家,比云岩大了十一岁。

有一天云岩禅师生病,道吾禅师便问道:
On day, Yun Yan was sick, and Dao Wu asked:

‘离却这个壳漏子,向什么处,再得相见?’
Leaving this leaking shell, go towards which place then can meet again?

云岩禅师毫不迟疑的道:‘不生不灭处。’
Zen Master Yuan Yan said without hesitation: Place of no birth nor disintegrate.
     
道吾禅师不以为然,提出不同的意见道:
ZM DW unperturbed, raised a different opinion:

‘何不道非不生不灭处,亦不求相见?’
Why don't said Not no birth nor no disintegrate place, also not seeking to meet again?
   
道吾禅师说后,也不等云岩的回答,就提起斗笠往外走去,云岩禅师便道:‘请停一下再走,我要请教你,拿这个斗笠做什么?’
After ZM DW said these, and not waiting for YY to reply, he picked up a straw hat and walked out.
ZM YY said: Please wait a while then go, I want to seek your opinion, Take this straw hat for what?


                                                斗笠-straw hat

道吾禅师答道:‘有用处。’
ZM DW answered: Have usage.
    
云岩禅师追问道:‘风雨来时,作么生?’
ZM YY asked: When wind and rain arrived, for what purpose?
   
道吾禅师答道:‘覆盖着。’
ZM DW answered: To cover up.
    
云岩:‘他还受覆盖也无?’
YY: He still accept the covering?
     
道吾:‘虽然如此,要且无漏。’
DW: Although like this, still need no leak.
     
云岩病好时,因渴煎茶,道吾禅师问道:‘你在作什么呢?’
When YY recovered, make tea because of thirst, ZM DW asked: What are you doing?
     
云岩:‘煎茶!’
YY: Make tea!
    
道吾:‘煎茶给谁吃?’
DW: Make tea for who?
     
云岩:‘有一个人要吃!’
YY: There is one such person who wants tea!
     
道吾:‘为什么他自己不煎?’
DW: Why don't he do so himself?
      
云岩:‘还好,有我在。’
YY: Fortunately, There is Me.   
   
云岩和道吾是同门兄弟,两人道风不同,道吾活泼热情,云岩古板冷清,但两人在修道上互勉互励,彼此心中从无芥蒂。
These 2 masters differed in direction or viewpoints.

他们谈论生死,有道在生灭处相见,有道在无生灭处相见。

生灭与不生灭,其实在禅者心中均一如也
Birth Disintegrate or not, in a Zen practitioner's heart is One and the same.

道吾拿一斗笠,主要是让本性无漏也,房屋漏水,茶杯有漏,皆非好器,人能证悟无漏(远离烦恼),即为完人,病中的云岩,
论生死,非常淡然;
论煎茶,‘还好,有我在!’

如此肯定自我,不随生死,不计有无,此即禅之解脱也!
This way of Affirming Self, not following Birth or Disintegrate, not bothered about exist or not, this then is Zen's Break Free!
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Interesting? :)

Dear all, 
GM Lu said that Maha Perfection Dharma is close or equivalent to Zen.

Lets enjoy Zen Koans too!


Cheers all


Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef

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