[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [明覺禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996) › 2.184 # 明覺禪師語錄 2.184 明覺禪師語錄 2.184 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.184) 僧問：「只在目前，為甚麼再三不覩？」師云：「截耳臥街。」云：「黑豆未生芽時如何？」師云：「餧驢餧馬。」云：「生芽後如何？」師云：「透水透沙。」 > A monk asked: "It is right before our eyes; why do we fail to see it again and again?" The Master said: "Cut off your ears and lie in the street." The monk asked: "How is it before the black beans have sprouted?" The Master said: "Feed them to the donkeys, feed them to the horses." The monk said: "How is it after they have sprouted?" The Master said: "Penetrating water, penetrating sand." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.183) - [Next: 2.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.185) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996~en-mt.2.184) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.184) · Pramāṇa