Sanjiao said to an assembly, (He doesn’t mind making complications.)
“If we discuss this matter, as soon as you raise your eyebrows this is already stumbling past.” (Blind fellow.)
Magu came forth and said, “I don’t ask about stumbling past—what is this matter?” (An iron hammerhead without a hole.)
Sanjiao said, “Stumbled past.” (This too is failure to discern an opportunity.)
Magu thereupon overturned the Chan seat. (Tell me, what does this clarify?)
Sanjiao then hit him. (Arrow points staying each other still amounts to a little bit.)
Xuedou cited this and said, “Two fellows with a head but no tail; when the eyebrows have not been raised, (Where is it that the eyebrows haven’t been raised?)
What stumbling past of this matter are you talking about? (Setting it to one side, tell me, is this stumbling past or not stumbling past?)
A monk asked, “Why aren’t the eyebrows raised?” (You are a fellow student with him.)
Xuedou hit him. (Take what’s coming to you and get out.)
Italics are Yuanwu's, he asks some nice questions. Feel free to answer or disregard them. I formatted it nice and shiny for you r/zen, so come and raise your eyebrows. If someone says 'stumbled past', call them out; make sure you have a staff though or you'll only take a beating.
Submitted November 02, 2019 at 11:15PM by aamdev https://ift.tt/2WzHoK2
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