宏智禪師廣錄 4.92

4.92

上堂舉僧問趙州。至道無難。唯嫌揀擇。是時人窠窟否。州云。曾有人問我。直得五年分疎不下。師云。且道。趙州是答他話。不答他話。明眼底人。覷得他骨頭出。天童不免。下注脚去也。五年分疎不下。一句元無縫罅。只知推過商量。誰信分明酬價。玲籠底相知。莽鹵底相訝。寧可與曉事人相罵。不可共不曉事人說話。

Ascending the hall, [the Master] cited: A monk asked Zhaozhou, "'The Great Way is not difficult; it only dislikes picking and choosing.' Is this the nest of people of the time or not?" Zhou said, "Once someone asked me, and I was unable to explain it away for five years." The Master said: Tell me, was Zhaozhou answering his words or not answering his words? A person with clear eyes can see right through his bones. Tiantong cannot avoid adding a footnote: Unable to explain it away for five years, the single phrase originally has no seams. They only know to push it aside and debate it; who believes it clearly settles the price? The luminous know each other; the reckless marvel at each other. Better to curse with an understanding person than to speak with one who does not understand.