虛堂和尚語錄 2.67

2.67

Ascending the hall on Mid-Autumn, a monk asked: "Gṛdhrakūṭa speaks of the moon, Caoxi points to the moon; what is the meaning of this?" The master said: "Deceiving the barbarian and hoodwinking the Han." The monk said: "What fault does Third Son Xie have?" The master said: "The crime of falsely accusing others." The monk said: "Then the moon is full in the heavens and half-full among men." The master said: "An old crow pecks an oyster." The monk drew a circle, saying: "How to clarify this?" The master said: "Clarify it, and you go blind." The monk said: "Thank you, Master, for pointing it out." The master said: "Repeatedly bearing sons." He then said: "Huating's boat is full yet still not enough; Nanquan hurries his pace yet fails to tread on it. All the others before our eyes are in chaos, all saying they see the moon and forget the finger." Striking his staff: "Where is the moon?"