一二七 方生方死
今天是一位弟子的生日。
「你想要什麼做為生日禮物？」大師說。
「能促成我開悟的任何東西。」她說。
大師莞爾一笑：「想想看，我的孩子，當你誕生於世時，你好比穹蒼的一顆星子翩然降臨，還是如一片葉子由樹梢萎落？」
弟子冥思終日這奇怪的問題。終於，她豁然開朗而明心見性了。
ORIGINS
It was the disciple’s birthday.
“What do you want for a birthday gift?” said the Master.
“Something that would bring me enlightenment,” she said.
The Master smiled. “Tell me, my dear.” he said, “when you were born, did you come
into the world like a star from the sky or out of it like a leaf from a tree?”
All day long she pondered that strange question of the Master. Then she suddenly saw
the answer and fell into Enlightenment.