大慧普覺禪師語錄 8.30

8.30

示眾，舉：「外道問佛：『不問有言，不問無言。』世尊良久，外道讚歎云：『世尊大慈大悲，開我迷雲，令我得入。』外道去後阿難問佛：『外道有何所證，而言得入。』世尊云：『如世良馬，見鞭影而行。』雪竇云：『邪正不分，過由鞭影。』」師云：「邪正兩分，正由鞭影。」

Instructing the assembly, he cited: "A non-Buddhist asked the Buddha, 'I do not ask about what has words, nor do I ask about what is wordless.' The World-Honoured One remained silent for a long time. The non-Buddhist praised him, saying, 'The World-Honoured One with great loving-kindness and great compassion has opened my clouds of delusion and enabled me to enter.' After the non-Buddhist left, Ānanda asked the Buddha, 'What did the non-Buddhist realize that he spoke of having entered?' The World-Honoured One said, 'Like a fine horse in the world, running at the mere shadow of the whip.' Xuedou said, 'Heterodox and orthodox are not distinguished; the fault lies in the shadow of the whip.'" The Master said, "Heterodox and orthodox are both distinguished; it is precisely due to the shadow of the whip."