虛堂和尚語錄 2.84

2.84

上堂，僧問：「天欲雪而未雪，梅欲花而未花，好箇西來意，無人共出家。」師云：「掩耳偷鈴。」僧云：「和尚多是成禠學人。」師云：「老僧向爾道甚麼？」僧云：「當面蹉過。」師云：「座上無老僧，目前無闍梨聻。」僧云：「莫向夾山背後叉手。」師云：「老僧被爾靠倒。」

Ascending the hall, a monk asked: "'The sky is about to snow but has not yet snowed; the plum blossoms are about to bloom but have not yet bloomed. Such a fine intention of the one who came from the West, yet no one joins him in renouncing the household.'" The master said: "Plugging one's ears to steal a bell." The monk said: "The upādhyāya mostly helps the student accomplish it." The master said: "What did this old monk say to you?" The monk said: "Missed right before our faces." The master said: "There is no old monk on the seat, nor is there an ācārya before our eyes." The monk said: "Do not fold your hands behind Jiashan's back." The master said: "This old monk was knocked down by you."