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圓悟佛果禪師語錄 17.30

圓悟佛果禪師語錄 17.30

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Classical Chinese

17.30

舉:「南際到雪峯經月次見玄沙,沙云:『長老唯我能知。』際云:『須知有不求知者。』沙云:『山頭老漢,費許多氣力作麼?』」師拈云:「玄沙放去太嶮,收來太速。若據金山則不然,此事唯我能知,須知有不求知者,只向他道:『也知長老不分外。』還委悉麼?一鏃破三關,分明箭後路。」

[The Master] cited: "Nanjidai went to Xuefeng and stayed for a month before meeting Xuansha. Xuansha said: 'Only I can understand the Elder.' Nanjidai said: 'You must know there is one who does not seek to be understood.' Xuansha said: 'Why does the old fellow on the mountain peak expend so much effort?'"
The Master critiqued: "Xuansha's release was too steep, his retrieval too swift. If it were Jinshan, it would not be so. 'This matter only I can understand; you must know there is one who does not seek to be understood'—I would simply say to him: 'I also know that the Elder does not overstep his bounds.' Do you understand thoroughly? A single arrowhead shatters three passes; clear is the path behind the arrow."

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