法演禪師語錄 2.79

2.79

Ascending the hall, he cited: "A monk asked Caoshan, 'How was it before the Buddha appeared in the world?' Caoshan said, 'Caoshan was not as good.' 'How was it after he appeared in the world?' Caoshan said, 'He was not as good as Caoshan.'" The Master said, "If viewed from the worldly truth, Caoshan deserves twenty blows; if viewed from the ancestral path, Baiyun deserves twenty blows. Even though it is so, the tip of the staff has eyes: between the two, one thoroughly approves, and one thoroughly disapproves. If someone can distinguish this, I grant that you possess half an eye."