撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.14

1.14

The Master asked Senior Monk De, 'In which sūtra is it taught that a bodhisattva in samādhi hears a fragrant elephant crossing the river?' The monk said, 'It is in the Nirvāṇa Sūtra.' The Master said, 'Does he hear it before samādhi, or hear it after samādhi?' The monk said, 'The master is drifting.' The Master said, 'You have spoken quite a lot, but you have only managed to say half of it.' The monk said, 'What about the master?' The Master said, 'Catch it downstream at the rapids.' The Master asked again, '"The Buddha's true dharmakāya is like empty space; responding to things, it manifests forms like the moon in water." How do you explain the principle of responding?' De said, 'Like a donkey peering into a well.' The Master said, 'You have spoken quite a lot, but you have only said eighty percent.' De said, 'What about the master?' The Master said, 'Like a well peering at a donkey.'