明覺禪師語錄 2.78

2.78

一日小參，示眾云：「須菩提巖中宴坐，諸天雨華讚歎，尊者云：『空中雨華讚歎，復是何人？』云：『我是梵天。』尊者云：『汝云何讚歎？』天云：『我重尊者善說般若波羅蜜多。』尊者云：『我於般若未曾說一字，汝云何讚歎？』天云：『尊者無說，我乃無聞，無說無聞是真說般若波羅蜜多。』又復動地雨華。」師云：「避喧求靜處，世未有其方，他在巖中宴坐也，被者一隊漢塗糊。伊更有者，老把不住，問云：空中雨華讚歎復有何人，早見敗闕了也。我重尊者善說般若波羅蜜多，惡水驀頭潑。我於般若未曾說一字，草裏走。尊者無說我乃無聞，識甚麼好惡。總似者般底，何處有今日？」師復召大眾：「雲竇幸是無事人，爾來者裏覓箇甚麼？」以拄杖一時趁下。

One day during an informal assembly, he instructed the assembly, saying: "Subhūti sat in peaceful contemplation in a cave. The devas rained flowers down in praise. The Venerable said: 'Who is it raining down flowers in praise in the sky?' They said: 'I am Brahmā.' The Venerable said: 'Why do you offer praise?' The deva said: 'I revere the Venerable's skillful exposition of the perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā).' The Venerable said: 'I have never spoken a single word on prajñā; why do you offer praise?' The deva said: 'The Venerable has nothing said, and I have nothing heard; no speech and no hearing is the true exposition of the perfection of wisdom.' Again, the earth shook and flowers rained down." The Master said: "Fleeing noise to seek a quiet place—in this world there has never been such a way! When he sat in peaceful contemplation in the cave, he was already smeared with mud by that crowd. Even more, that old fellow couldn't hold his ground and asked, 'Who is raining flowers in praise in the sky?'—already a failure was seen! 'I revere the Venerable's skillful exposition of the perfection of wisdom'—foul water poured right over his head. 'I have never spoken a single word on prajñā'—running into the weeds. 'The Venerable has nothing said, and I have nothing heard'—what good or bad does he know? If all were like this sort, where would there be a today?" The Master then called out to the great assembly: "Xuedou is fortunate to be a man of no affairs; what have you come here looking for?" Using his staff, he drove them all away at once.