圓悟佛果禪師語錄 17.24

17.24

舉：「僧問馬祖：『如何是祖師西來意？』祖云：『近前來向爾道。』僧近前，祖劈耳便掌云：『六耳不同謀。』後來南禪師道：『古人尚六耳不同謀，那堪三二百眾浩浩地商量，禍事禍事。』」師拈云：「南禪不妨因風吹火，也未免隨語生解。若有問道林：『如何是祖師西來意？』只對他道：『水長船高，泥多佛大。』」

[The Master] cited: "A monk asked Mazu, 'What is the meaning of the Patriarch coming from the West?' The Patriarch said, 'Come closer, and I will tell you.' The monk stepped forward, and the Patriarch slapped him right across the ear, saying, 'Six ears do not plan together.' Later, Chan Master Nan said, 'The ancient still said six ears do not plan together; how can two or three hundred people discuss it noisily in a tumult? A disaster, a disaster!'"
The Master critiqued it, saying, "Chan Master Nan made use of the wind to blow the fire, but still could not avoid generating interpretations following words. Were someone to ask Daolin, 'What is the meaning of the Patriarch coming from the West?' I would simply say to him, 'When the water rises the boat is high; when there is much mud the Buddha is big.'"