續傳燈錄 2.29

2.29

Chan Master Xiu of Mount Wuzu in Qizhou. A monk asked, "'There being no dharma that can be spoken is called speaking the Dharma.' If there is a dharma that can be spoken, what then would one speak?" The Master said, "The frost is cold and the earth is frozen." The monk said, "Subhūti did not know how to sit within the rock, / Inviting heavenly flowers to shake the earth as they came." The Master said, "The sun comes out and the ice melts." The monk hesitated. The Master said, "Why do you not advance a word?" The monk was speechless. The Master said, "A cart does not push crosswise; reason is not decided crookedly."