雲門匡真禪師廣錄 2.69

2.69

He brought up: "A monk asked Xuefeng: 'What is the bodhi that strikes the eye?' Xuefeng said: 'A fine pillar.' Elsewhere it is said: 'Do you still see the pillar?'" The Master held up his staff and said, "There are those who understand things on the substance: seeing a pillar, they only call it a pillar. Elsewhere it is said: 'I do not see that there is a pillar.' Their view is one-sided and dry. Seeing a pillar, just call it a pillar; seeing a staff, just call it a staff—what fault is there?"