景德傳燈錄 20.17

20.17

Chan Master Chang of Mount Yunju (the third generation to reside there) was asked: "How is it when meeting each other yet not recognising each other?" The Master said: "Since you have met each other, why do you not recognise each other?" [A monk] asked: "How is it amidst the fierce flames of the red furnace?" The Master said: "What is inside?" [A monk] asked: "How is it when one does not accept deliberation?" The Master said: "Why have you come?" He said: "I came, yet also without deliberation." The Master said: "What is the benefit of coming in vain?" [A monk] asked: "How is it when one finds room for one's body before the abbot's quarters?" The Master said: "What is the size of your body?"