佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 6.40

6.40

【五九】舉。僧問趙州。至道無難。唯嫌揀擇（再運前來。道什麼。三重公案）纔有語言是揀擇（滿口含霜）和尚如何為人（拶著這老漢。㘞）州云。何不引盡這語（賊是小人智過君子。白拈賊。騎賊馬趁賊）僧云。某甲只念到這裏（兩箇弄泥團漢。逢著箇賊。垛根難敵手）州云。只這至道無難唯嫌揀擇（畢竟由這老漢。被他換却眼睛。捉敗了也）。

[Case 59] Case: A monk asked Zhaozhou: "'The Great Way is not difficult; it only disdains choosing and picking.'
(Brought forward again. What is he saying? A three-layer gong'an.)
As soon as there are words and speech, that is choosing and picking.
(His whole mouth filled with frost.)
How do you instruct people, Venerable?"
(Pressing this old fellow hard. Ha!)
Zhaozhou said: "Why do you not quote this phrase to the end?"
(A thief is a petty person whose cleverness exceeds a gentleman's. A daylight thief. Riding the thief's horse to pursue the thief.)
The monk said: "I only recite up to here."
(Two fellows playing with mud balls. Meeting a thief. Having set up the target, it is hard to match an opponent.)
Zhaozhou said: "It is just this: 'The Great Way is not difficult; it only disdains choosing and picking.'"
(In the end it is up to this old fellow. Having had his eyes switched by him, he is captured and defeated!)