大慧普覺禪師宗門武庫 1.50

1.50

One day Old Shun asked Xiu Yuantong, "I hear that you met Master Huai; is that so?" Xiu said, "It is so." Shun said, "What words were there?" Xiu said, "There was an awakening verse: 'One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, / Standing on one foot before a ten-thousand-fathom cliff; / Snatching the pearl beneath the black dragon's chin, / In a single word, seeing right through Vimalakīrti.'" Shun said, "No good. What other words were there?" Xiu said, "One day an elder came to study. Huai raised his whisk and said, 'Do you understand?' The elder said, 'I do not understand.' Huai said, 'Ears are two flaps of skin; teeth are a set of bones.'" Shun sighed, "A true good spiritual friend!" From then on he took it to heart with deep respect.