撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.63

1.63

The Master read the dharmakāya verse composed by Dushun and Fu Dashi, and then said, "My intention is not to speak like that." His disciples requested that he compose another one; after composing the verse he also annotated it. His words said:
"He is fundamentally not me (Not me),
I am fundamentally not him (Not him).
If he lacks me, he dies (Looking to you to sustain life),
If I lack him, I am the remainder (There is nothing else).
If he were like me, he would be a Buddha (Above all, he is not a Buddha),
If I were like him, I would be a donkey (Neither is established).
Not eating the rations of the King of Emptiness (If encountering the royal meal, one must spit it out),
Why rely on wild geese to deliver letters? (Exchanging no messages)
I sing a song exposing myself (Singing for the sake of trust);
Look at the hair on my back! (It does not resemble you)
At first it is like a song of White Snow (One would suppose it to be 'White Snow');
I still fear it is a song of Ba." (It is handed down that this phrase has no annotation.)