佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 10.51

10.51

垂示云。收因結果。盡始盡終。對面無私。元不曾說。忽有箇出來道一夏請益為什麼不曾說。待爾悟來向爾道。且道為復是當面諱却。為復別有長處。試舉看。

The pointer says: Gathering the cause and bringing forth the fruit, exhausting the beginning and exhausting the end. Face to face without private partiality, from the start nothing has ever been said. If suddenly someone came forth and said, "Having asked for instruction all summer, why has nothing ever been said?" Wait until you are enlightened, and I will tell you. Tell me, is this denying it to one's face, or is there another merit? Consider the following case: