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Sawing Apart a Steelyard Weight
Ninety-Nine: There Must Be No Place to Settle 九十九、须无落处

Teacher Qi Zhijun | 2018-06-23 | Download | AI assisted translation

〖公案原文〗 [Original Case]
又一日云：宗师为人，只不得有落地处。若有落地处，便被学家在面前行也。 On another day, he said: “When a Chan master teaches others, there must be no place to land. If there is a place to land, students will make their moves right before him.”
〖锯解秤砣〗 [Sawing Open a Steelyard Weight]
又有一天，大慧禅师说：做为一个禅师，为人解粘去缚，说话不能有落处。若有落处，便会被学人识破，学人就会当面跟你理论。 One day, Chan Master Dahui said: “As a Chan master, when freeing others from their attachments and bonds, one’s words must not come to rest anywhere. If they do, students will see through them and argue with you face-to-face.”
大家回过头去，看看“九○、道眼不明”，就明白大慧禅师为什么这样讲了。 If everyone looks back at “90. The Dharma Eye Is Unclear,” you will understand why Chan Master Dahui spoke this way.
临济禅师云：“如有真正学人，便喝！先拈出一个胶盆子，善知识不辨是境，便上他境上作模作样，学人便喝，前人不肯放。此是膏肓之病，不堪医。唤作客看主。” Chan Master Linji said: “If there is a genuine student, he immediately shouts! First, he presents a glue basin. If the spiritual friend cannot distinguish whether it is an object, he proceeds to put on a show in response to that object. The student then shouts, but the former will not let go. This is a disease in the vital organs, beyond cure. It is called ‘the guest observing the host.’”
宗师若有落地处，被学家在面前行，便是“客看主”。 If a Chan master has a place to land and students make their moves before him, this is “the guest observing the host.”
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