撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 1.18

1.18

The Master instructed the assembly, saying: 'The various quarters hold completely to standards; why don't you say a turning word to them so that they are free of doubt?' Yunmen, who was in the assembly, stepped forward and asked, 'In the most intimate place, why does one not know existence?' The Master said, 'Just because it is the most intimate, therefore one does not know existence. (Xuedou said as an alternative: Bodhidharma has arrived.)' Yunmen said, 'How should this person approach it?' The Master said, 'Do not approach it in the most intimate place.' Yunmen said, 'What about when one does not approach it in the most intimate place?' The Master said, 'Only then do you understand approaching.' Yunmen said, 'Indeed, indeed. (Miaoxi said: Turbid oil added to a black lamp-wick.)'