Master Xuansha Shibei addressed the crowd, saying, “The old adepts from every direction expended their speech to benefit living beings. Yet, if some are like those who are unable to see, hear, or speak, having three kinds of disability, how do you communicate with them? If you pick up an awl or stand up a whisk, they can see neither. Just the same, speak to them, and their ears will not hear, and their mouths are also unable to respond. By such means, communication is impossible, and the Buddhadharma is completely without effect.”
At that time, there was a monk who came forward and said, “These people with three kinds of disability, does even the Master allow them to discuss or not?” The Master said, “Yes—what did you want to discuss?”
The monk said some parting formalities and left. The Master said, “Wrong! Wrong!”
[0300c20] 玄沙備禪師示眾曰。諸方老宿盡道。接物利生。祇如盲聾啞三種病人。汝作麼生接。若拈錐竪拂。他眼不見。共他說話。耳又不聞。口復啞。若接不得。佛法盡無靈驗。時有僧出曰。三種病人。和尚還許人商量否。師曰。許。汝作麼生商量。僧珍重出。師曰。不是不是。
Retreat, advance, two facing together to argue—
We met by chance, and it’s difficult to turn away.
A spring breeze suddenly shakes the courtyard,
And we turn to see the countless petals falling.
[0301a02] 退後近前兼對辯。相逢邂逅難回面。春風驀地撼庭前。還見落花千萬片。
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