撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 1.31

1.31

A monk asked the Master, "Do the eyebrows and the eyes recognize each other?" The Master said, "They do not recognize each other." The monk said, "Why do they not recognize each other?" The Master said, "Because they are together in one place." The monk said, "If so, then are they not distinguished?" The Master said, "The eyebrows are not the eyes, and the eyes are not the eyebrows." The monk said, "What are the eyes?" The Master said, "Directly certain." The monk said, "What are the eyebrows?" The Master said, "Caoshan, on the contrary, doubts." The monk said, "Why does the Master, on the contrary, doubt?" The Master said, "If I did not doubt, then it would be directly certain."