66.拒絕與歡迎者 First being rejected and then being received

拒絕與歡迎者

鼻流血不止。二十日至黃土灘。白云寺。知客見公口流血。不留強一宿。二十一日進大原城。至極樂寺。飽受責罵。不掛單。二十二出城禮拜。遇青年僧文賢。特別歡迎。竭誠恭敬。住十日行。

宣化偈曰： 一番寒冷一番春。方受白眼遇垂青。 拒留歡迎公親歷。試問動心不動心。

First being rejected and then being received

The Master had by now developed an incessant nose-bleed. He reached Pai Yun (White Clouds) Monastery in Huan T’u T’an on the twentieth. When the Guest Prefect saw the Master’s bloody mouth, he did not allow him to stay there. On the twenty-first, the Master entered the city of Ta Yuan (Great Source) and went to Chi Le (Ultimate Bliss) Monastery, where he received considerable verbal abuse. He did not stay there. On the twenty-second, he left the city and continued bowing. He then encountered a young Sangha member named Wen Hsien, who warmly received the Master with sincerity and deference. The Master stayed ten days.

The verse says: Passing through the freezing cold, he then encountered spring. After glares and ridicule, he was looked upon with favor. The Master himself experienced both rejection and warm reception. I ask you now, was he moved, or did his mind move not?