宏智禪師廣錄 4.19

4.19

When Master Zhenxie entered the mountain, [the Master] ascended the hall. A monk asked, "Meeting each other there is nothing the matter; when not coming, one still remembers you. What is the affair of meeting each other?" The Master said, "White hair smilingly hangs down from the crown; blue pupils coldly illuminate the person." The monk continued, "In that case, eyebrows are knit together, and nose tips bump against each other." The Master said, "You must also know there is a season of sharing the same body and common life." The monk said, "What is the season of sharing the same body and common life?" The Master said, "Knife and axe cannot chop it apart."