筠州洞山悟本禪師語錄 1.49

1.49

The Master instructed the assembly, saying: "Only when you have embodied the matter beyond the Buddha do you have a small bit of speech and conversation." A monk then asked: "What is speech and conversation?" The Master said: "When speaking, the ācārya does not hear." [The monk] said: "Does the upādhyāya still hear or not?" The Master said: "Wait until I do not speak, and then it is heard." The monk asked: "What is a proper question and proper answer?" The Master said: "It is not spoken from the mouth." [The monk] said: "If someone asks, does the Master still answer or not?" The Master said: "They have also never asked." [The monk] asked: "What is meant by 'that which enters through the gate is not the treasure'?" The Master said: "It would be best to stop."