撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 2.3

2.3

National Teacher Zhong suddenly called his attendant. The attendant came and stood; the National Teacher lowered his head. The attendant stood for a long time and left. The National Teacher called the attendant; having done so three times, he said: 'I thought I had wronged you, but you on the contrary have wronged me.' Baizhang brought this up to ask Zhaozhou: 'The National Teacher called his attendant three times; what was the intention?' Zhou said: 'Like someone writing characters in the dark: although the characters are not formed, the literary brilliance is already evident.' Later, someone brought this up to ask the Master: 'The National Teacher called his attendant three times; what was the intention?' The Master said: 'The attendant came back the second time and said: "I do not believe the Venerable called me."'"