景德傳燈錄 8.26

8.26

Upādhyāya Songshan: One day he invited Upāsaka Pang to drink tea. The upāsaka lifted up the saucer and said, "Everyone has a share. Why is it that nobody can speak of it?" The master said, "Precisely because everyone has it, nobody can speak of it." The upāsaka said, "Why, then, can elder brother speak of it?" The master said, "One cannot be without words." The upāsaka said, "Truly so! Truly so!" The master then drank tea. The upāsaka said, "When elder brother drinks tea, why don't you salute your guest?" The master said, "Who?" The upāsaka said, "Old Pang." The master said, "What need is there for another salute?" Later Danxia heard this recounted and said, "If not for Songshan, he would almost have been thrown into confusion by that old man." When the upāsaka heard this, he sent someone to convey a message to Danxia, saying, "Why didn't you grasp the moment when I lifted up the saucer?"