袁州仰山慧寂禪師語錄 1.20

1.20

The Master brought some fruit up to Guishan. Guishan took it and asked: "Where did you get this from?" The Master said: "From the family garden." Guishan said: "Is it fit to eat yet?" The Master said: "I did not dare to taste it; I present it first to the Upādhyāya." Guishan said: "Whose is it?" The Master said: "It is Huiji's." Guishan said: "Since it is yours, why do you make me taste it first?" The Master said: "The Upādhyāya has tasted thousands and tens of thousands of them." Guishan then ate it and said: "It still carries some sour astringency." The Master said: "Could sour astringency be unknown to oneself?" Guishan did not answer.