大慧普覺禪師語錄 8.26

8.26

Instructing the assembly, he cited: "A monk asked Zhaozhou, 'What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?' Zhaozhou said, 'The cypress tree in the courtyard.' The monk said, 'Venerable, do not show people by means of an object.' Zhaozhou said, 'I do not show people by means of an object.' The monk asked, 'What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?' Zhaozhou said, 'The cypress tree in the courtyard.'" The Master said: / "The cypress tree in the courtyard / Is brought up again today. / Having broken through Zhaozhou's checkpoint, / He deliberately seeks out words. / Since he broke through the checkpoint, / Why then seek out words? / At first it was thought the thatch was short and tall; / Once burned away, it turns out the ground was uneven."