人天眼目 6.103

6.103

如何是爾有拄杖子。碁逢敵手難藏行。如何是爾無拄杖子。琴遇知音始好彈。如何是拄杖子。扶過斷橋水。伴歸明月村。

"What is 'you have a staff'?"
"When playing chess against an equal adversary, it is hard to hide one's moves."
"What is 'you have no staff'?"
"Only when the zither meets an appreciative listener is it good to play."
"What is the staff?"
"Supporting [one] across the waters of the broken bridge; accompanying [one] home to the moonlit village."