宏智禪師廣錄 3.84

3.84

舉玄沙示眾云。諸方盡道接物利生。忽遇三種病人來。如何接得。患盲者。拈推竪拂。他又不見。患聾者。語言三昧。他又不聞。患瘂者。教伊說又說不得。若接此人不得。佛法無靈驗。有僧請益雲門。門云。爾禮拜著。僧禮拜。門以拄杖桎。僧退後云。汝不是患盲。復喚近前來。僧近前。門云。汝不是患聾。乃云會麼。僧云不會。門云。汝不是患瘂。其僧於此有省。師云。雲門平展。這僧實酬。且道。悟在什麼處。不救之疾。難為針艾。

[The Master] cited: Xuansha instructed the assembly, saying, "Every quarter says they guide beings and benefit life. If suddenly three kinds of sick persons were to come, how could one guide them? For one suffering from blindness, holding up a mallet or raising a fly-whisk, he does not see it. For one suffering from deafness, the samādhi of speech, he does not hear it. For one suffering from muteness, telling him to speak, he cannot speak. If one cannot guide these people, the Buddha Dharma has no efficacy." A monk asked Yunmen for instruction. Yunmen said, "Make a bow." The monk made a bow. Yunmen prodded him with his staff; the monk retreated. [Yunmen] said, "You do not suffer from blindness." He called him to step forward again; the monk stepped forward. Yunmen said, "You do not suffer from deafness." He then said, "Do you understand?" The monk said, "I do not understand." Yunmen said, "You do not suffer from muteness." At this, that monk had an awakening. The Master said, "Yunmen unfolded it plainly, and this monk replied in earnest. Tell me, where was his awakening? An incurable disease is hard to treat with needles and moxibustion."